1 Atyanu oSawulo oweyafiire, oDawudi nʼakanga e Zikulaga ngʼamalire okuwangula aBamereki era nʼabbaayo enaku ibiri.
2 Oku lunaku lwokusatu ni wabbaawo omusaiza eyatuukireyo e Zikulaga, ngʼazwa omu nkambi ya Sawulo, ngʼanyiirire ebizwalobye era nga yeesukire eitakali omu mutwe okulaga okunakuwala. Nʼayaba eeri oDawudi, nʼaika ni yeeyala ansi okwitakali okumuwa ekitiisya.
3 ODawudi nʼamubuulya ati, “Ozwa yaina?”
4 Tete oDawudi nʼamubuulya ati, “Onkobere bibbaire bitya.” Nʼamwiramu ati, “Amaje gʼaBaisirairi gairukire omu lutalo era bangi kwibo babaitire. OSawulo nʼomutaane oYonasani bona bafiire.”
5 Awo oDawudi nʼabuulya omusaiza nago ati, “Otegeire otya ngʼoSawulo nʼomutaane oYonasani bafiire?”
6 Iye nʼamwiramu ati, “Nabbaire oku lusozi oGirubbowa ni mbona oSawulo ngʼayemereire yeekwaite okwisimolye. Era ni mbona abalabe abʼoku bigaali ebyʼamaje, nʼabʼoku mbalaasi nga bamwigereireku.
7 Awo oweyacuukire nʼambona, nʼanjeta, ni njetuka nti, waitu.”
8 Nʼambuulya ati, “Oli wʼeigwangaki?” Ni mmwiramu nti, “Ndi Mwamereki.”
9 Kaisi nʼankoba ati, “Nkusaba oize aanu onjite. Ndi omu bulumi wʼamaani newankubbaire nga nkaali mwomi.”
10 “Awo ni njaba e gyali ni mmwita, olwʼokubba nategereire nakimo nti oweyaagwa tiyasigale nga mwomi. Ni mmutoolaku engule oku mutwe nʼomukobyo gwa bbulonzi oku ngalo, era musengwa mbinu mbireetere egyoli.”
11 ODawudi nʼanyiira ebizwalobye olwʼenima, nʼabalwanibe bonabona ni bakola batyo.
12 Ni banakuwala, ni bakunga oSawulo nʼomutaane oYonasani, nʼamaje ga Musengwa nʼabaana aBaisirairi abebaitiire omu lutalo olwo. Nandi ni balya olunaku lwonalwona paka igulo.
13 ODawudi nʼabuulya omusaiza odi eyamuleeteire amawuliro ago ati, “Iwe ozwera yaina?”
14 Tete oDawudi nʼamubuulya ati, “Oyinza otya okutatya okujigirica obwomi bwʼoyo oMusengwa oguyasukireku amafuta?”
15 Awo oDawudi nʼayeta omoiza oku balwanibe, nʼamukoba ati, “Omwite!” Kale nʼakubba oMwamereki, nʼamwita.
16 Ekyo kyabbaire kityo olwʼokubba oDawudi yabbaire akobere oMwamereki ati, “Omusango gubbe ku niiwe onanyere. Niiwe onanyere ogwesingisirye owookobere oti, ‘Ninze njitire oyo oMusengwa oguyasukireku amafuta.’ ”
17 Awo oDawudi nʼayemba olwembo olwʼokukunga oSawulo nʼomutaane oYonasani,
18 era nʼalagira beegesye abantu abʼomu Buyudaaya olwembo olwo olukwata oku kalaso, olubawandiikire omu kitabo kya Yasali.
19 “Oo Isirairi, ababbaire bakuweesya ekitiisya babaitiire oku nsozigyo!
20 Timwakitumulaku omu kibuga oGaasi,
21 “Inywe ensozi gyʼe Girubbowa,
22 Akalaso ka Yonasani kabbaire kʼamaani,
23 “OSawulo nʼoYonasani
24 “Abakali aBaisirairi
25 “Nga kibbikibbi ino nti abalwani abʼamaani nago bafiire
26 Nnjizwire enima oku lulwo, Yonasani muganda wange!
27 “Nga kibbikibbi ino nti abalwani abʼamaani nago bafiire!