1Daudi nakaluta kwa mtambika Ahimeleki ako Nobu. Ahimeleki nayali yokakama loyeting'hane na Daudi, nakamuuza, “Lekachoni nakuya hano uliyeka, kuduhu ne munhu hamwe na hegwe?”
2Daudi nakamwidichila mtambika Ahimeleki, “Heni nda hano kwa chiwalo cha ilajizo lya mndewa. Ndeche kumlonjela munhu yoneche mnzila mbuli ayi yandajize. Ndiwalajiza walume walute na tuting'hane honhu hanji.
3Lelo kuna chinhu choneche? Umhe heni mibumunda jihano ama chinhu choneche chouweza kumha heni.”
4Ila mtambika Ahimeleki nakamlonjela Daudi, “Ndahela ibumunda lyoneche lya hihi hela hano. Ila ja hano mibumunda jelile, wone wanhu wa hegwe nawewika kutali na wadala.”
5Daudi nakamwidichila yula mtambika, “Kwa kukomya, natibagula na wadala mazuwa mado aga kota vyonditaga hondilawa ndiluta kuli majendo. Ng'huli za walume zanguwaga zelile mbaka kuli majendo ga hihi hela. Lelo ndaze, ng'huli za hewo haziwa zelile lukami lehano?”
6Lelo yula mtambika Ahimeleki nakamha jila mibumunda jelile, kwa vila nakwali haduhu mibumunda ja hihi hela ila jila jelile, najo najusigwa kumwando kwa Mkulu Nguluwi leka jiwichigwe mibumunda jilingulawa mchiko zuwa lila lojusigwe.
7Zuwa lila nakwali na yumwe wa vitumagwa wa Sauli yaganigwe kuwa hali Mkulu Nguluwi. Chitumagwa ayo nayali yochemigwa Doegi, Mwedomu, mkulu wa wadimi wa Sauli.
8Daudi nakamlonjela Ahimeleki, “Ndaze, kuna ipanga ama igoha? Heni hambe mbuye na ipanga ne vinhu vya heni vya kitowa ngondo, kwa vila mndewa nakagana ndawe himahima.”
9Yula mtambika nakalonga, “Ndanalyo lila ipanga lya yula Mfilisti Goliati umkopole kula kuli ibindi lya Ela, liwohigwa na nguwo kumbele kwa chizibao. Lougana kuhola alyo ipanga, uhole kwa vila haduhu ipanga linji.” Daudi nakalonga, “Haduhu ipanga linji kota alyo, ndangukulanda umhe heni.”
10Lelo Daudi nakabilima, nakalawa kwa Sauli zuwa lila nakaluta kwa mndewa Akishi wa Gati.
11Wala vitumagwa wa Akishi nawamlonjela Akishi, “Ndaze, ayu hawele ndo yula Daudi, mndewa wa isi ya Isilaeli? Yula yawele wanhu wangwimba mbuli za heye, wolonga, ‘Sauli nakawakopola elufu, ila Daudi nakawakopola makumi elufu?’ ”
12Daudi nakauwika ulonzi wula mnhumbula ya heye, nakaluka kumdumba Akishi mndewa wa Gati.
13Lelo nakedita kota kana lukwale hali hewo, nayali yozadazada kuli lwizi lwa muji, nakalileka lite lya heye lilingulagala kuli lulevu lwa heye.
14Lelo Akishi nakawalonjela wala vitumagwa wa heye, “Hemwe mvizela kota munhu ayu kahela chinhu kumutwi, lekachoni mwangumigala kwa heni?
15Ndaze, heni ndanguwagana wanhu wawele na lukwale mbaka mmigale ayo hali heni? Ndaze, naiganigwa munhu ayu yoye haluga ha heni?”