1 Samwele 29:1-11
29 AbaPelishiti+ balongenye abashilika babo bonse ku Afeke, na bena Israele bapangile inkambi pa kamfukumfuku ka mu Yesreele.+
2 Na bakateka ba baPelishiti+ balepita imyanda ne myanda, na makana na makana, kabili Davidi na bantu bakwe balikonkelepo balepita pamo na Akishi.+
3 E lyo bacilolo ba baPelishiti batile: “Nga ba abaHebere+ ba nshi wasenda?” Na o Akishi atile kuli bacilolo ba baPelishiti: “Bushe uyu te Davidi umubomfi wa kwa Shauli imfumu ya Israele, uwaikala na ine pa mwaka umo napamo ibili,+ kabili nshasanga+ kantu muli ena ukutula pa bushiku afulumukile kuli ine mpaka na lelo?”
4 Na bacilolo ba baPelishiti balimukalipile; kabili bacilolo ba baPelishiti bamwebele ati: “Tamfya uyu muntu,+ leka abwelele ku cifulo wamupeela; kabili wileka atukonke ku bulwi, epali aya mu kutucincintila+ mu bulwi. Kabili ni kuli cinshi engayalenga shikulu wakwe ukumutemwa? Bushe te ku mitwe ya bantu besu?
5 Bushe uyu te Davidi uo balecindila abati, ‘Shauli aipaya abalwani amakana, na Davidi aipaya abalwani amakana amakumi’?”+
6 E ico Akishi+ aitile Davidi no kumweba ati: “Na pali Yehova,+ uli mulungami, kabili nintemwa sana ukuti naunkonka+ ukwisalwa ubu bulwi;+ pantu nshasanga ububi muli iwe ukutula pa bushiku waishile kuli ine mpaka na lelo.+ Lelo mu menso ya bakateka tauli musuma.+
7 Nomba bwelelamo kabili uye umutende, ukuti wicita icibi mu menso ya bakateka ba baPelishiti.”
8 Lelo Davidi aipwishe Akishi ati: “Nga cinshi ncitile,+ kabili cinshi mwasanga mu mubomfi wenu ukufuma pa bushiku naishile kuli imwe mpaka na lelo,+ ica kuti nshilingile no kukonka ku kulwisha abalwani ba kwa shikulu imfumu?”
9 Na o Akishi ayaswike Davidi ati: “Ninjishiba ukuti uli musuma mu menso yandi, kwati ni malaika wa kwa Lesa.+ Ni co fye bakateka ba baPelishiti e batile, ‘Tafwile ukutukonka mu bulwi iyo.’
10 E ico ucelele ulucelo na babomfi ba kwa sokulu abaishile na iwe; mucelele ulucelo ilyo kwalabuuta. E lyo muleya.”+
11 Awe Davidi alicelele ulucelo,+ pamo na bantu bakwe, ukuti abwelele ku calo ca baPelishiti; na baPelishiti baile ku Yesreele.+
