Sawuli ashaka kwica Dawidi
Yonatani aganiza se akamutuza rimwe, bikaguma kugeza ku cumi gikurikira. Mikali amanura Dawidi anyuze mu idirishya, ashyira ikigirwamana mu buriri bwe kugira ngo abone igihe. Intumwa za Sawuli zikomeza guhabwa Mwuka wa Data wa twese zikahanura aho kumufata, hanyuma na Sawuli abigenza atyo.
19 1Sawuli abwira umuhungu we Yonatani n'abagaragu be bose ko ashaka kwica Dawidi. Ariko Yonatani umuhungu wa Sawuli yakundaga Dawidi cyane. 2Yonatani abwira Dawidi ati: “Sawuli data ashaka kukwica, none wirinde mu gitondo, uhishe utyo ntukagire aho ubonekerwa. 3Jye nzasohoka mpagarare iruhande rwa data mu murima aho uzaba uri, ndetse nzamuganiriza iby'ibyawe, maze icyo nzamenya cyose ndakubwira.”
4Yonatani avuga neza iby'ibyawe Dawidi kwa se Sawuli, aramubwira ati: “Umwami ntakacumurire umugaragu we Dawidi, kuko we atakugiriye icyaha. Ahubwo ibyo yakoze byakugiriye akamaro kenshi. 5Yarahaye amagara ye kugira ngo yice uwo Mufilisiti, maze Data wa twese aha Abisiraheli bose gutsinda bikomeye. Warabibonye urabyishimira. None se kubera iki wacumurira amaraso y'inzirakarengane, ukica Dawidi nta mpamvu?”
6Sawuli yumvira Yonatani, nuko ararahira ati: “Nk'uko Data wa twese ariho, Dawidi ntakicwe.”
7Yonatani ahamagara Dawidi, amubwira ayo magambo yose, hanyuma amujyana kwa Sawuli, maze Dawidi aba kumwe na we nk'uko bisanzwe.
8Intambara yongera kuvuka. Dawidi arasohoka, arwana n'Abafilisiti, abakubita igikubo gikomeye, nuko barahunga.
9Ariko umwuka mubi uturutse kwa Data wacu uza kuri Sawuli ubwo yari yicaye mu nzu afashe icumu mu ntoki, naho Dawidi acuranga inanga. 10Sawuli ashaka gutera Dawidi icumu rimushite ku rukuta, ariko Dawidi aryizibukira, maze icumu rikubita urukuta. Dawidi arahunga aracika iryo joro. 11Sawuli yohereza abantu kurinda inzu ya Dawidi ngo bamwice bukeye mu gitondo. Mikali umugore wa Dawidi aramuburira ati: “Nutahunga iri joro, ejo mu gitondo uzaba wapfuye.” 12Nuko Mikali amanurira Dawidi mu idirishya, maze arahunga aracika. 13Hanyuma Mikali afata igishushanyo cy'ikigirwamana, akiryamika ku buriri, ashyira umusego w'ubwoya bw'ihene ku mutwe wacyo, maze agitwikiriza umwenda. 14Sawuli ngo yohereje abatumwa gufata Dawidi, Mikali ati: “Ararwaye.”
15Nuko Sawuli yongera kohereza abatumwa ngo bareba Dawidi, ati: “Mumunzanire muri ubwo buriri, mbone uko mumwica.” 16Abatumwa binjiye, basanga igishushanyo cy'ikigirwamana kiri ku buriri, umusego w'ubwoya bw'ihene uri ku mutwe wacyo.
17Sawuli abwira Mikali ati: “Ni iki cyatumye umbeshya utyo ugacikisha umwanzi wanjye?” Mikali asubiza Sawuli ati: “We yambwiye ati: ‘Ndeka ngende, nkwice iki?’ ”
18Dawidi arahunga aracika, ajya kwa Samweli i Rama, amumenyesha uko Sawuli yamugenje kose. Hanyuma Dawidi na Samweli baragenda baba i Nayoti. 19Sawuli abwirwa ngo: “Dore Dawidi ari i Nayoti h'i Rama.” 20Sawuli yohereza abatumwa gufata Dawidi. Ariko babonye itsinda ry'abahanuzi bahanura, Samweli ahagaze ari umutware wabo, Mwuka wa Data wacu aza ku batumwa ba Sawuli, na bo barahanura. 21Sawuli abibwirwa, yohereza abandi batumwa, na bo barahanura. Sawuli yongera kohereza abatumwa ku ncuro ya gatatu, na bo barahanura. 22Amaherezo Sawuli ubwe agenda ajya i Rama, agera ku iriba rinini riri i Seku. Nuko abaza ati: “Dawidi na Samweli bari hehe?” Umuntu aramubwira ati: “Bari i Nayoti h'i Rama.”
23Agenda ajya i Nayoti h'i Rama, ariko Mwuka wa Data wacu amuzaho na we, nuko akomeza urugendo ahanura, kugeza ageze i Nayoti h'i Rama. 24Na we yiyambura imyambaro ye, ahanurira imbere ya Samweli, maze aryama yambaye ubusa uwo munsi wose n'ijoro ryawo. Ni yo mpamvu abantu bavuga bati: “Ese na Sawuli yabaye umuhanuzi?”