Samuweli Oopacerya 27:1-12
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Afilisti anninvaha Davidi muttetthe wa oSikilaki (1-12)
27 Davidi aanuupuwela vamurimani vawe oriki: “Nihiku nlo Sawuli onookiiva. Etthu yooloka opaka otthyawela elapo ya afilisti. Nto Sawuli onoohiya okaavya muttetthe wootheene wa Isarayeli, vano miyo kinimoopowa mmatatani mwawe”.
2 Siiso Davidi aahivenya ni alopwana 600 aarina awe, onarowa wa Akixi, mwaana a Mawoki, mwene a oGathi.
3 Davidi ni alopwana aarina awe yaahikhala ni Akixi, oGathi, khula mulopwana ni etthoko awe. Davidi ari ni axaarawe anli: Ahinowami a oYezireyeli, ni Abigayili a oKarmelo, naamukhweli a Nabali.
4 Okathi aaleeliwe awe Sawuli wiira Davidi aahitthyawela oGathi, aahihiya omwaavya.
5 Vano Davidi aahimuhimeerya Akixi wiira: “Mwakeemererya, mukivahe opuro wookhala muttetthe mwaamukhaani ori ota wa epooma. Tthiri khivanrerela murumeyi anyu ola okhala vamosa ni mwene”.
6 Nto, nihiku nle Akixi aahinvaha Davidi muttetthe wa oSikilaki. Tivo muttetthe wa oSikilaki ori aya wa mamwene a oYuda mpakha olelo-va.
7 Davidi aahiviriha mwaakha mmosa ni miyeeri mixexe okhalaka muttetthe wa afilisti.
8 Davidi ni anakhotto awe yaanaatuphela axesuri, axirizi ni atthu a wAmaleki, okhala wiira yaakhala elapo yaakhuma oTelami mpakha oXuri, ekhuruwelaka elapo ya wExiitu.
9 Okathi Davidi aatuphela awe elapo eyo, khaamuhiya nnakhala mutthu mmosa mukumi, okhale mulopwana wala muthiyana. Owo aanikuxa ipwittipwitthi saya, ipooyi saya, apuuru aya, ikamelo saya ni ikuwo saya. Nuumala-vo aanitthikela wa Akixi.
10 Okathi Akixi aamukoha awe oriki: “Muttetthe xeeni mutuphenle anyu olelo?” Davidi aanaakhula wiira: “Olelo kituphenle osuuli wa oYuda”; aahiiso “Kituphenle osuuli wa oYerameyeli”; wala “Kituphenle osuuli wa akeni”.
11 Davidi khaamuhiya mukumi mulopwana wala muthiyana, wiira atthu awo ahiroihiwe oGathi, maana aanihimya wiira: “Awo anoonikaxari, ni anoohimya etthu kipanke aka”. (Ela ti etthu Davidi aapaka awe okathi wootheene aakhala awe muttetthe wa afilisti.)
12 Siiso Akixi aanimukupali Davidi, uupuwelaka wiira: ‘Voohaaniherya owo oopacerya onyokhiwa ni atthu awe aisarayeli, nto okathi wootheene onrowa okhalaka murumeyi aka’.
