17 Pa numa Shauli aebele Davidi ati: “Mona Merabu+ umwana wandi umukalamba pa bana bandi bonse abanakashi. E o nkakupeela pa kuti akabe umukashi obe.+ Lelo ufwile ukutwalilila ukuba uwashipa pa kumombela kabili ulelwa inkondo sha kwa Yehova.”+ Pantu Shauli alelanda mu mutima ati: ‘Nshilefwaya ukwipaya Davidi, ndefwaya abaPelishiti e bo bakamwipaye.’+

21 E ico Shauli atile: “Pa kumubeleleka, nalamupeela umwana wandi umwanakashi pa kuti abaPelishiti bakamwipaye.”+ Lyena Shauli aebele Davidi umuku walenga bubili ati: “Walaba umupongoshi wandi lelo.”