Yonatani agirana ubucuti bukomeye na Dawidi
Yonatani aha Dawidi ikanzu ye, inkota ye, n'urukundo rwe, mu gihe indirimbo y'abagore iha Dawidi ibihumbi icumi naho Sawuli ibihumbi gusa. Sawuli amutera icumu, hanyuma agerageza ko Dawidi yicwa n'Abafilisiti. Ibyo yose agerageza bituma Dawidi arushaho kuba mukuru, kuko Data wa twese ari kumwe na we.
18 1Dawidi arangije kuvugana na Sawuli, umutima wa Yonatani uba umwe n'uwa Dawidi, maze Yonatani aramukunda nk'uko yikunda. 2Uhereye kuri uwo munsi Sawuli agumana Dawidi, ntiyongera kumwemerera gusubira iwabo mu nzu ya se. 3Nuko Yonatani agirana isezerano na Dawidi, kuko yamukundaga nk'uko yikunda. 4Yonatani yiyambura ikanzu ngufi ye ayiha Dawidi, hamwe n'imyambaro ye, n'inkota n'umuheto n'umukandara we.
5Dawidi yagendaga atsinda aho hose Sawuli yamutumaga, bituma Sawuli amushyira ku ngabo. Ibyo byanezezaga abantu bose ndetse n'abagaragu ba Sawuli.
6Bagarutse, igihe Dawidi yagarukaga avuye kwica Umufilisiti, abagore bo mu mijyi yose y'Abisiraheli baje gusanganira umwami Sawuli, baririmba, babyina, banezerewe, bafite amashakwe n'ibindi bikoresho byo kuvuza. 7Uko banezeranaga, abo bagore baraterana bati: “Sawuli yishe ibihumbi bye, naho Dawidi yica ibihumbi icumi bye.”
8Sawuli ararakara cyane; iryo jambo rimubabaza cyane. Aravuga ati: “Dawidi bamuhaye ibihumbi icumi, naho jye ibihumbi gusa. Hamusigaje iki, atari ubwami?” 9Uhereye kuri uwo munsi Sawuli atangira kugirira Dawidi ishyari. 10Bukeye umwuka mubi uvuye kwa Data wacu uza kuri Sawuli, aza umurego mu nzu iwe, mu gihe Dawidi yacurangaga inanga nk'uko yabigenzaga buri munsi. Sawuli yari afite icumu rye mu ntoki. 11Atera icumu, yibwira ati: “Nzamushitira Dawidi ku rukuta.” Ariko Dawidi aryizibukira kabiri. 12Sawuli atinya Dawidi, kuko Data wacu yari kumwe na we ariko akaba yaravuye kuri Sawuli. 13Nuko Sawuli amukura iruhande rwe, amugira umutware w'ingabo igihumbi, maze Dawidi ajya ayobora abantu ku rugamba akanabagarura. 14Dawidi yagendaga atsinda mu nzira ze zose, kuko Data wacu yari kumwe na we. 15Sawuli abonye ukuntu Dawidi yagendaga atsinda cyane, aramutinya. 16Ariko Abisiraheli bose n'Abayuda bakundaga Dawidi, kuko yabayoboraga ku rugamba akanabagarura.
Dawidi ashyingirwa Mikali bitewe n'imigambi ya Sawuli
17Sawuli abwira Dawidi ati: “Dore umukobwa wanjye w'impfura Merabu. Nzaguha abe umugore wawe, gusa umbere intwari urwane intambara za Data wacu.” Kuko Sawuli yibwiraga ati: “Ukuboko kwanjye ntikuzamuteraho, ahubwo hazamuteraho ukuboko kw'Abafilisiti.”
18Dawidi abwira Sawuli ati: “Ni njye nde, kandi umuryango wanjye, inzu ya data mu Bisiraheli ni iki, ngo mbe umukwe w'umwami?” 19Nyamara igihe Merabu umukobwa wa Sawuli yagombaga guhabwa Dawidi, yahawe Adiriyeli w'i Mehola ngo abe umugore we.
20Noneho Mikali umukobwa wa Sawuli yakundaga Dawidi. Sawuli abyumvise, biramunezeza. 21Sawuli yibwira ati: “Nzamuha abe umutego we, kugira ngo ukuboko kw'Abafilisiti kumutereho.” Nuko Sawuli abwira Dawidi ati: “Uyu munsi ufite uburyo bwa kabiri bwo kuba umukwe wanjye.”
22Sawuli ategeka abagaragu be ati: “Mubwire Dawidi mu ibanga muti: ‘Dore umwami aragukunda, kandi abagaragu be bose baragukunda. None uba umukwe we.’”
23Abagaragu ba Sawuli babwira Dawidi ayo magambo. Dawidi aravuga ati: “Mbese kuba umukwe w'umwami mubona ko ari ikintu gito? Jye ndi umukene kandi ndi umuntu udafite agaciro.”
24Abagaragu ba Sawuli baramubwira bati: “Dore ibyo Dawidi yavuze.”
25Sawuli aravuga ati: “Mubwire Dawidi muti: ‘Umwami ntashaka inkwano, ahubwo ashaka ibinyita ijana by'Abafilisiti, ngo yihōrere ku banzi b'umwami.’” Sawuli yagambiriye ko Dawidi azicwa n'amaboko y'Abafilisiti. a a v25 Kuzana ibinyita by'abanzi nk'ikimenyetso cy'abo wishe byari umuco uzwi wo kugaragaza intsinzi muri Kanāni ya kera n'imico yayikikije. 26Abagaragu be babwira Dawidi ibyo; aranezerwa cyane ko azaba umukwe w'umwami. Igihe cyose kitararangira, 27Dawidi n'abantu be baragenda, bica Abafilisiti magana abiri, bazana ibinyita byabo ku mwami, babibara byose kugira ngo abe umukwe we. Nuko Sawuli amuha umukobwa we Mikali ngo abe umugore we. 28Sawuli abonye kandi amenye ko Data wacu yari kumwe na Dawidi, no ko Mikali umukobwa we yamukundaga, 29Sawuli yongera gutinya Dawidi cyane, maze aba umwanzi wa Dawidi iminsi ye yose yo kubaho.
30Abatware b'Abafilisiti bakomeza kuza ku rugamba, kandi buri gihe Dawidi yatsindaga kurusha abatware bose ba Sawuli, bituma izina rye ryubahwa cyane.