Samuel ta vaeke David
1 Opo nee Omwene ta ti kuSamuel: “Fiyo onaini to nyika oluhodi omolwaSaul? Ame nde mu ekelashi aha kale vali ohamba Ovaisraeli. Yadifa oshanga yoye omaadi u ye. Ame ohandi ku tumu kuIsai Omubetlehem, osheshi movana vaye ovamati, Ame nde lihoololela ohamba.” 2 Ndelenee Samuel ta pula: “Ame ohandi dulu okuya ko ngahelipi? Saul ngeenge te shi udu, ota dipaa nge.” Opo nee Omwene ta ti: “Oto i ko u nondema ndee to ti: ‘Onde uya okuyambela Omwene.’ 3 Ifana Isai e uye koshitelekela sheyambo, ndele Ame ohandi ke ku shiivifila osho u noku shi ninga, ndele u nokuvaekela nge umwe, ou handi ke ku ulikila.” 4 Ndele Samuel a ninga ngaashi Omwene e mu lombwela. Ndele ye eshi e uya kuBetlehem, ovakulunhu voshilando ve uya nokukakama tave mu shakeneke ndee tava pula: “Euyo loye olombili tuu?” 5 Ndele ye ta ti: “Heeno, ombili. Nde uya ndi yambele Omwene. Liyapuleni, mu uye pamwe naame koshitelekela sheyambo.” Ndele ye okwa yapula Isai novana vaye ovamati, ndele e va ifana koshitelekela sheyambo. 6 Vo eshi ve uya mo ndele ye a mona Eliab, okwa diladila: Oshili, ou omuvaekwa waye, ou ta kala moipafi yOmwene! 7 Ndelenee Omwene ta lombwele Samuel: “Ino tala olupe laye nomufika waye, osheshi Ame inandi mu hokwa. Osheshi hasho shi li ngaashi omunhu ta tale. Osheshi omunhu ta tale osho shokombada, ndelenee Omwene ta tale omutima.” 8 Opo nee Isai a ifana Abinadab nokwe mu eta moipafi yaSamuel. Ndelenee ye ta ti: “Naau yo Omwene ine mu hoolola.” 9 Isai okwa eta po vali Samma. Ndelenee Samuel ta ti: “Naau yo Omwene ine mu hoolola.” 10 Osho ngaha hano Isai okwa eta ovana vaye ovamati vaheyali moipafi yaSamuel, ndelenee Samuel okwa lombwela Isai: “Omwene ine va hoolola.” 11 Samuel okwa pula vali kuIsai: “Ovana voye ovamati ovo aveke ava?” Ndele ye ta ti: “Onghelo oyo aike ihe po natango, tala, yo oi li koufita weedi.” Opo nee Samuel ta ti kuIsai: “Tuma ko, i ka talwe ko, osheshi itatu dulu okukala omutumba poshililo fimbo yo inai uya.” 12 Opo nee ye a tuma ko e ke mu tale. Ndele ye okwa li muwa, nomesho mawa, nolupe liwa. NOmwene ta ti: “Fikama, u mu vaeke, osheshi oye nee ou.” 13 Opo nee Samuel a kufa oshanga yomaadi nokwe mu vaeka mokati kovamwaina, nOmhepo yOmwene ye uya muDavid kefiku tuu olo ndele ya kala muye. Ndele Samuel okwa fikama ndee ta i kuRama.
David ta longele Saul
14 Ndelenee Omhepo yOmwene ya dja muSaul, nomhepo ii, ya tumwa kOmwene, ye mu hepeka. 15 Opo nee ovapiya vaSaul ve mu lombwela: “Tala, omhepo ii ya tumwa kuKalunga, tai ku hepeke, 16 Omweneumbo na lombwele ashike, opo nee ovapiya vaye ava ve li ofika koshipala shoye tava ka konga omulumenhu ou a shiiva okushika okaxumbafeta. Nomhepo ii ya tumwa kuKalunga ngeenge tai ku hange, ye e nokushika okaxumbafeta, opo nee ove to ngungumana.” 17 Opo nee Saul ta ti kovapiya vaye: “Kongelei nge omulumenhu ou a shiiva okushika nawa okaxumbafeta ndele mu eteni kwaame.” 18 Ndele umwe womovapiya okwa nyamukula ta ti: “Tala, ame nda mona omona umwe omumati waIsai, Omubetlehem, ou e shi okushika okaxumbafeta, ndele ye ependa nomukwaita nomunongo mokupopya nokwa shitwa nawa, nOmwene oku li pamwe naye.” 19 Opo nee Saul a tuma ovatumwa kuIsai ndee ta ti: “Tumine nge omona woye David, ou e li koufita weedi.” 20 Ndele Isai okwa kufa ondongi nomungome nombao yomaviinyu nokakombwena, ndele te i tumu pamwe nomona waye David kuSaul. 21 Osho ngaha hano David e uya kuSaul nokwa kala noku mu longela. Ndele ye okwe mu hokwa unene, ndele a ninga omuhumbati woiti yaye. 22 Opo nee Saul a tuma kuIsai ta ti: “Efa David a kale pwaame nokulongela nge, osheshi a mona onghenda momesho ange.” 23 Ndele alushe omhepo ya tumwa kuKalunga ngeenge ya hange Saul, David a kufa okaxumbafeta ndee te ka shiki. Opo nee Saul a li e udite etulumuko nouwa, nomhepo ii ye mu efa.
Samuel ma twirisa David a rire Ombara
1 Muhona wa tja ku Samuel: “Mo ṱoruhoze na Saul nga ruṋe? Ami mbe mu nakaura kutja a ha rire ombara mOisrael. Urisa onya yoye nomaze omatwirise, nu u yende kObetlehem! Ami me ku hindi komurumendu wena Isai, tjinga amba toorora umwe wovazandu ve okurira ombara.”
2 Nu Samuel we mu pura a tja: “Ami me sora vi okutjita nao? Saul tja zuu otjiṋa hi me ndji zepa.”
Nu Muhona wa zira nai: “Twaerera ondana ondume, u katje: ‘Ami mbe ya okupunguhira Muhona.’ 3 Ṋanga Isai komukandi wombunguhiro, nu ami me ku tjivisa imbi mbi mo pu pokutjita. Ove mo twirisa ingwi ngu me ku urikire kutja a rire ombara.”
4 Nu Samuel wa tjita ihi Muhona tje mu raera, na i kObetlehem; novanane votjihuro ve mu tjakanena nomburuma, nave mu pura ave tja: “Omeero woye nga omanahange?”
5 Eye wa zira a tja: “Ii, omanahange! Ami mbe ya okupunguhira Muhona ombunguhiro. Riyapureye oveni, nu mu ye puna ami kombunguhiro!” Eye wa raera Isai novazandu ve wina kutja ve riyapure, ne ve ṋanga kombunguhiro.
6 Nowo tji ve ya, Samuel wa muna Eliab, omuzandu wa Isai, ne ripura nai mu ye omuini: “Omurumendu ngwi ngwa kurama mba komurungu wa Muhona, tjiri, onguri ingwi Muhona ngwa toorora okutwirisiwa.” 7 Nungwari Muhona wa tja nai ku Samuel: “O tara ku ihi ovandu ku ve tara; ovandu ve tara kombunikiro yomuhapo, nungwari Muhona u tara omutima womundu.”
8 Tjazumba Isai wa isana omuzandu we Abinadab, ne mu eta ku Samuel. Nungwari Samuel wa tja: “Kako, ingwi ka toororerwe i Muhona.” 9 Tjazumba wa eta omuzandu we Sama. Nu Samuel wa tja: “Kako, ingwi wina ka toororerwe i Muhona.” 10 Komuhingo mbwi Isai otja eta ovazandu ve hambombari ku Samuel, nungwari Samuel wa tja ku ye: “Avehe mba Muhona ke ve toororere.” 11 Tjazumba Samuel wa pura Isai a tja: “Ovazandu voye mba owo avehe?”
Isai wa zira nai: “Ngunda pe nongero, nungwari eye u ri pendje, u risa ozonḓu.”
Samuel arire tja tja “Kemuete! Katu nokupunguha ombunguhiro eye ngunda e hiye ya.” 12 Nu Isai wa hinda omundu okukemupaha. Omuzandu ngwi wa ri omuwa mombunikiro nomeho omawa, nomuhapo omuwa. Nu Muhona wa tja ku Samuel: “Onguri ye ngwi, mu twirisa!” 13 Samuel otja toora onya yomaze womiṋinga na twirisire David momurungu womarumbi we. Nombepo ya Muhona ya hita mu David nai kara mu ye okuza keyuva ndo. Nu Samuel arire tja yaruka kOrama.
David ma ungurire Saul
14 Ombepo ya Muhona ya pita mu Saul, nombepo ombi Muhona ndja hinda ye mu zunga. 15 Ovakarere va Saul va tja nai ku ye: “Matu tjiwa kutja ombepo ombi ndja hindwa i Ndjambi mai ku zunga. 16 Tu raera, muhona, tu kapahe omundu ngu tjiwa okunyanda otjiharpe. Indji ombepo ombi tji mai hiti move, omurumendu ngwi otji ma nyanda otjiharpe, nove otji mo kara nawa rukwao.”
17 Saul otja rakiza nai kovakarere ve: “Kendjipahereye omurumendu ngu nyanda nawa, nu mu mu ete ku ami.”
18 Nu umwe wovakarere ve wa tja nai: “Tara, ami mba muna omuzandu wa Isai, Omubetlehem, ngwa sora okunyanda otjiharpe, neye ependa nomurwe wovita, omunamirya, wa hapa nawa, nu Muhona u ri puna ye.”
19 Saul otja tuma ovahindwa ku Isai, ve katje nai: “Ndji hindira omuzandu woye David, ingwi ngu risa ozonḓu.” 20 Isai wa kambura okasino na kutire ko omboroto nondjaṱu yomavinu nokangombona, na hindi omuzandu we David ku Saul puna oviṋa avihe mbi. 21 Nu David wa ungurira Saul. Saul we mu suverere tjinene ne mu toorora kutja a rire omutjinde wovirwise vye. 22 Saul otja hinda ombuze ku Isai a tja: “Ami me vanga David; mu esa a kare mba, e ndji ungurire.” 23 Nokuzambo ombepo ombi ndja hindwa i Ndjambi tji ya penduka mu Saul, David otjaa toora otjiharpe tje, na nyanda. Nombepo ombi otjaa i piti mu Saul, neye otjiye rimunu nawa, na kara nawa rukwao.Otjiharpe