1 Magega Saulo gakuure, Daudi akairana korwa ase ogoita Abaameleki, akabeera agwo Sikilagi ase engaki y’amatuko abere.
2 Ase rituko ria gatato, omonto agacha korwa ase egetwori gia Saulo; chianga chiaye nigo chiatandoire, na amaroba are ase omotwe oye. Ekero aigete ase Daudi, akagua inse maumama ase okoorokia amasikani.
3 Daudi akamobooria, “Ng’ai okorwa”?
4 Naende Daudi akamobooria, “Amoteebie buna amang’ana agendererete aria.”
5 Daudi akaboria omomura oria, “Inaki gwakorete okamanya ng’a Saulo na Yonathani, momura oye, bakuure?”
6 Omomura oria akamoiraneria, “Nigo yabete ng’a nao narenge ase egetunwa kia Giliboa, na aroro ’nkarora Saulo osigamerete riitimo riaye; chigaari konya chiamoikereire ang’e, na abanto bariinete chibarasi bakomominyokia.
7 Agachia korigereria magega, akandora, akandangeria, na inche ngaitaba: Nao inde aa.
8 Erio akamboria: Naye ng’o? Nkamoiraneria ng’a n’Omoameleki inde.
9 Ere aganteebia: Koranche, ong’ike ang’e ong’ite, ekiagera nonya ngendererete koba moyo, nigo inde nobororo bw’ogokwa.
10 Ase ayio ’nkamoika ang’e, ’nkamoita, ekiagera nigo namanyete ng’a tare koba moyo magega kaguure. Nkamorusia eguutwa y’obogaambi yare motwe oye na egetange kiarenge koboko kwaye, narentire ebinto ebio aa ase ore, aye omonene one.”
11 Erio Daudi akabwata chianga chiaye, agachitandora, na abanto bonsi abarenge amo nere bagakora bo.
12 Bakarera na kweumia, na kweng’ata goika mogoroba ase engencho ya Saulo na Yonathani, omwana oye, na ase engencho y’abanto ba Omonene na ey’Abaisraeli, ekiagera barabwo konya baitirwe nemioro.
13 Daudi akaboria omomura oria omoteebia amang’ana ayio, “Aye noyo o arari ore?”
14 Daudi akamobooria, “Inaki yabete otairogete korambora okoboko kwao ase ogoita omoakwa amaguta bw’Omonene”?
15 Erio Daudi akarangeria omomura oyomo, akamoteebia, “Inchuo omoite!” Omomura oria agaaka Omoameleki oria, akamoita,
16 ekiagera Daudi konya oteebirie Omoameleki oria, “Okomocha kw’ogoiterwa kw’amanyinga ao, tiga kobarwe igoro yao, ekiagera kwebereire kirori aye omonyene, ekero gwateba ng’a gwaitire omoakwa amaguta bw’Omonene.”
17 Daudi akareera Saulo na Yonathani, momura o Saulo, n’ogoteera oko gw’okweumia.
18 Agachiika ng’a abanto b’egesaku kia Yuda borokererigwe ogoteera okwo kw’obota koriikire ase Egetabu kia Yashari.
19 “Inwe Abaisraeli, obonene bwaino
20 Timoteeba amang’ana aya ase Gati,
21 “Inwe ebigoro bia Giliboa,
22 Obota bwa Yonathani nigo bwaitete abanto abange,
23 Saulo na Yonathani barenge abanchwa baito, barenge gotogokia.
24 “Inwe abakungu b’Abaisraeli, reera Saulo,
25 “Chituoni chiaitirwe ase esegi!
26 “Aye Yonathani ominto,
27 Chituoni chiaitirwe,