David ma yama otjihuro Keila
1 David wa raerwa kutja Ovafilisti mave rwisa otjihuro Keila, nokutja mave pundu ovikokotwa ovipe. 2 Neye otja pura ku Muhona a tja: “Hi karwise Ovafilisti?”
Nu Muhona we mu zira a tja: “Ii, twende u karwise Ovafilisti, nu u kayame otjihuro Keila.”
3 Nungwari ovarumendu va David va tja nai ku ye: “Tara, muno mOjuda nai twa mumapara. Nu matu yenene vi okuyenda kOkeila okukarwisa ovimbumba vyOvafilisti vyovita?” 4 Nu David otja kapura ku Muhona rukwao, nu Muhona we mu zira a tja: “Rirongera u yende kOkeila, orondu ami me ku pe outoṋi kombanda yOvafilisti.” 5 David arire tja i puna ovarumendu ve kOkeila na karwisa Ovafilisti, a huura otupanda twawo ne ve havere tjinene. Komuhingo mbwi David otja yama ovature va Keila.
6 Abiatar, omuzandu wa Ahimelek, tja taura, wa ya ku David kOkeila, e nombanda ye yokoviṱuve youpristeri.
7 Saul tja zuva kutja David weya kOkeila arire tja tja: “Ndjambi we mu yandja momake wandje. David we ripatera omuini motjihuro tji tji notumbo nomivero ominamasa.” 8 Saul otja woronganisa otjimbumba tje atjihe tjovita okurauka kOkeila kutja a kovere David novarumendu ve.
9 David tja zuva kutja Saul we ripura okumurwisa arire tja tja komupristeri Abiatar: “Eta ombanda yokoviṱuve youpristeri.” 10 David arire tja kumbu nai: “Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel! Omukarere woye, tjiri, wa zuu kutja Saul we ripura okuya kOkeila okunyona otjihuro hi mena randje. 11 Ovature va Keila mave ndji yandja puna ovarumendu vandje ku Saul are? Nu Saul, tjiri, meya, otja omukarere woye pa zuu ingee? Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel, arikana tjivisa omukarere woye!”
Muhona arire tja ziri a tja: “Ii, eye, tjiri, meya.”
12 David otja pura rukwao nai: “Ovature va Keila mave ndji yandja puna ovarumendu vandje ku Saul are?” Muhona arire tja ziri a tja: “Ii, mave mu yandja.”
13 David otja sekama novarumendu ve mangara omasere hamboumwe, ave hene mOkeila nave karyanga ngamwa akuhe kuyave sora. Nu Saul otja zuva kutja David wa hena mOkeila, arire tja isa okuyenda ngo.
David mEhi rOzondundu
14 David wa kaṱara mokuti onguza, okutja mozondundu zokuti ongaango Sif. Saul we mu paha omayuva aehe, nungwari Ndjambi ke mu yandjere momake we. 15 David wa tjiza kutja Saul wa sekama okumuzepa.
Nu David wa ri mokuti onguza Sif mOhoresa. 16 Nu Jonatan, omuzandu wa Saul, wa sekama na i ku David kOhoresa, ne kemuzeuparisa mu Ndjambi. 17 Neye wa tja ku ye: “O tira! Tate kamaa yenene okukutjita otjipo, nungwari ove mo rire ombara yOvaisrael, nami me rire outjavari wokehi yoye. Ihi tate me tji tjiwa nawa.” 18 Tjazumba David na Jonatan otji va tjita kumwe omakwizikiro omayapuke woupanga; nu David wa kara mOhoresa, nu Jonatan wa yaruka koye.
19 Ovandu tjiva votjihuro Sif va ya ku Saul kOgibea, nave katja nai: “David wa kaṱara mehi retu mOhoresa, kondundu Hakila, ndji ri keyuva kokumuho mokuti onguza kwa Judea. 20 Tji u nombango okuya, mbara, indjo! Neṱe matu mu yandja momake wombara.”
21 Saul arire tja tja: “Muhona nga sere eṋe ondaya, tjinga amwa ṱondjenda na ami. 22 Nambano, twendeye mu kakonḓonone nawa komeho, nu mu katjiwe kutja okeri, nokutja owaṋi ngwe mu muna ngo, tjinga amba raerwa kutja eye omurumendu omunatjurutjutju. 23 Kakonḓononeye nawa moṋa amuhe me ṱara, mu kotoke ku ami nouatjiri; indino ami me i puna eṋe. Nu ndoovazu u ri mehi ndi, ami me mu tjingi mokati komihoko avihe vya Juda.”
24 Ovasif otji va kumuka nave ka wondja komurungu wa Saul kOvasif. Nungwari David novarumendu vevari mokuti onguza kwa Maon, morutjandja rwokeyuva kokumuho kwokuti onguza kwa Judea. 25 Saul novarumendu ve tji va kumuka okukemupaha, David otja tjivisiwa; eye opa ira koruuwa mokuti onguza kwa Maon na kakara ngo. Nungwari Saul wa zuva otjiṋa hi narere David novandu ve nga mokuti onguza kwa Maon na kakara ngo. Nungwari Saul wa zuva otjiṋa hi na tezere David novandu ve nga mokuti onguza kwa Maon. 26 Nu Saul novandu vevari munda mbuno wondundu, nungwari David novandu vevari munda mbwina, David wa taura ku Saul, Saul novandu ve ngunda ave mu kovere kutja ve mu kambure. 27 Kamanga otji pe ya omuhindwa ku Saul na tja: “Indjo tjimanga! Ovafilisti va taurire mehi.” 28 Saul otja isa okutezera David, na karwisa Ovafilisti. Poṋa mbo opu pa rukirwa kutja Oruuwa rOmahaṋikiro. 29 Okuzambo David wa karonda na kakara mozondundu za Engedi.