Omukanda Wa Vali wa Samuwele
1 Etyi Saulu ankhia, pweetyi Ndaviti alwisa ova Amaleke avatiliko,* Ndaviti akala ko Sikalange+ ononthiki onombali. 2 Monthiki ya tatu, akuya omulume wo monthanda ya Saulu, weya novikutu viatandauka neheke momutwe. Etyi ehika pu Ndaviti, elipetamena pohi aikila konongolo.
3 Ndaviti emupulu okuti: “Opi watunda?” Akumbulula okuti: “Natunda konthanda yova Isilayeli.” 4 Ndaviti emupulu okuti: “Oityi? Mphopile-vo mbambavo.” Ati: “Omafwalali aya nkholo* kovilwa, ovanthu ovanyingi vankhia. Atee umwe Saulu nomona wae Sonataa vankhia.”+ 5 Ndaviti apulu omulume wokwaeta ondaka oyo okuti: “Oñgeni ove utyii okuti Saulu nomona wae Sonataa vankhia?” 6 Omulume akumbulula okuti: “Ame ankho ndyikahi vala Komphunda Silimbowa+ andyimono Saulu weliyeka keonga liae, omatemba ovilwa, no vokuvelama kononkhambe vekahi nokuya no kwe.+ 7 Etyi aleuka amono, andyihana, ame andyiti: ‘Ame uno!’ 8 Amphulu okuti: ‘Ovelie?’ Andyimukumbulula okuti: ‘Ame ndyimu Amaleke.’+ 9 Amphopila okuti: ‘Endyu undyipae, mokonda namphila nkhele ndyina omwenyo, mahi neihamenwa unene.’* 10 Ame andyiende kwe, andyimwipaa+ mokonda ankho ndyityii okuti kamahupu vali, vemutoma unene. Andyimupolo otyuuya tyae* komutwe, noluuli lwae kokuvoko, pahe nevieta kuno kwoove tatekulu.”
11 Ndaviti akwata ovikutu viae evitandula, novalume aveho ena-vo avatandula ovikutu viavo. 12 Aveliyave, avalili unene+ ononkhia mba Saulu, no mbomona wae Sonataa, novanthu aveho va Siovaa neumbo liova Isilayeli,+ mokonda vankhia komutunga. Avahali atee kwanthikovela.
13 Ndaviti apulu omulume wokwaeta ondaka okuti: “Ove uwapi?” Ngwe akumbulula okuti: “Ame ndyimona wonthunda-vilongo imwe yo ko Amaleke.” 14 Ndaviti emupulu okuti: “Omokonda yatyi wayelulila okuvoko kwove oipaa omulembulwa wa Siovaa, utupu owoma?”+ 15 Ndaviti aihana umwe pomaswalali ae, emutumu okuti: “Endyu kuno, mwipaa!” Omulume eya emuvange, ankhi.+ 16 Ndaviti ati: “Hivelwa onombei mokonda yohonde yove, omulungu wove, oo wekwipaesisa etyi wati: ‘Ame naipaa omulembulwa wa Siovaa.’”+
17 Ndaviti aimbi otyiimbo tyomutambo wa* Saulu nomona wae Sonataa,+ 18 apopi okuti ankho tyina okulongeswa ovanthu vo Sundaa. Otyiimbo otyo tyitiwa “Otyiimbo Tyonkhondyi,” tyahonekwa momukanda wa Sasale, tyati:+
19 “Ouwa wove Isilayeli, wavombela monomphunda.+
Ovalume vokwapama vatoka!
20 Mwehetyipopiei ko Ngate.+
Tyeheivale momatapalo o Asikeloo,
Opo ovana ovafikwena vova Filisitiya vahahambukwe
Opo ovana ovafikwena va vana vahaile ekwendye vahahele.
21 Onwe nomphunda mbo Silimbowa,+
Kwoonwe kwahakale eyombo nii ombila,
Nii kwahakale omapia aeta oviawa vikola,+
Mokonda ondyakulilo yo vokwapama oko yasilisilwa,
Ondyakulilo ya Saulu kayalembulilwe vali nomulela.
22 Ohonde ya vana vaipawa, novilenga vyo vokwapama,
Onkhondyi ya Sonataa ankho kaivekondoka,+
Omutunga wa Saulu ankho kaulikondokela.+
23 Saulu na Sonataa,+ vokuholwe unene, vokwapandwa* etyi muna omwenyo,
Atee umwe pononkhia kavemuyapulile.+
24 Onwe vana ovafikwena vo Isilayeli, lilei Saulu,
Wokwemuvalekele ovikutu ovikuhu, nokumuhiwiswa,
Wokwapakele ovipuka oviwa vioolu kovikutu vienyi.
25 Vokwapama movilwa vatoka!
Sonataa wankhila konomphunda!+
26 Ononkhia mbove mbendyihama, mukulu wange, Sonataa.
Ove wali epanga liange ndyihole unene.+
Kwaame, ove ankho unthyole vali unene tyipona etyi ovakai venthyole.+
27 Ovalume vokwapama vatoka,
Ovihongati viovilwa viavomba!”