David e li moshilongo shOvafilisti
1 Ndele David e lipopila momwenyo waye ndele ta ti: “Efiku limwe eke laSaul tali ka dipaa nge. Kashi na eshi tashi kwafa nge, okuninga handi lixupifa moshilongo shOvafilisti. Opo nee Saul ta efa okukonga nge vali moshilongo ashishe shaIsrael, naame ohandi ke lixupifa mo meke laye.” 2 Opo nee David a fikama novalumenhu omafele ahamano pamwe naye ava va li puye va ya kuAkis yaMaok, ohamba yomuGat. 3 Ndele David a kala puAkis muGat, ye mwene novalumenhu vaye, keshe umwe neumbo laye: David pamwe novalikadi vaye vavali, Ahinoam wokuJisreel naAbigail, omwalikadi waNabal, Omukarmel. 4 Saul eshi a kundana nokutya, David okwa ya onhapo kuGat, ye ine mu konga vali. 5 Ndele David okwa lombwela Akis ndele ta ti: “Ame ngeenge nda filwa onghenda momesho oye, nandi pewe onhele moshilando shimwe shomedu la lalakana, ndi shiive okukala mo. Omolwashike omupiya woye a kale pwoove moshilando shepangelo? 6 Opo nee Akis e mu pa efiku tuu olo Siklag. Onghee hano Siklag osha ninga sheehamba daJuda fiyo onena eli.”
7 Ndele David a kala moshilongo shOvafilisti omudo umwe neehani nhee. 8 Ndele David okwa fikama novalumenhu vaye ndele va homona Ovagesuri nOvagirsi nOvaamaleki, osheshi vo ova li nale oonakukalamo voshikandjo langhele kwinya yaSur fiyo okedu laEgipiti. 9 Ndele alushe David ngeenge a homona oshilongo, ye ina efa nande omulumenhu umwe ile omukainhu umwe a kale nomwenyo, ndele okwa kufa oimuna neengobe neendongi neengamelo noikutu; ndele ye eshi a aluka nokwe uya kuAkis, 10 Akis ta pula: “Nena omwa ka homonene peni?” Opo nee David ta ti: Omoshilongo shokoumbuwanhu waJuda ile: moshilongo shokoumbuwanhu wOvajerahmeel ile moshilongo shokoumbangalanhu wOvakeni. 11 Ndelenee ina efa nande omulumenhu umwe ile omukainhu umwe a kale nomwenyo e va twale kuGat, osheshi a diladila: Vo tave ke va hepaululila osho David a ninga. Nonghedi yaye oyo tuu oyo omafiku aeshe eshi a kala moshilongo shOvafilisti. 12 Ndele Akis okwe lineekela David ndele ta ti: “Ye okwe litondifa moshiwana shaye Israel, ndele ta ka kala alushe omupangelwa wange.”
David mokati kOvafilisti
1 David we rihungirira nai mu ye omuini: “Rimwe romayuva nga Saul me ndji zepa. Otjiṋa otjisemba ku ami okongwi okuhenena kehi rOvafilisti. Nu Saul ma isa okundjipaha aruhe mehi rOvaisrael nami me kara nokuhinatjipo.” 2 David otja sekama, a i puna ovarumendu ve omasere hamboumwe ku Akis, omuzandu wa Maok, ombara ya Gat, avehe puna omaṱunḓu wawo. 3 David wa ri puna ovakazendu ve aveyevari, Ahinoam wa Jesreel, na Abigail, omuhepundu wa Nabal, Omukarmel. 4 Saul tja zuva ombuze yokutja David wa taurire kOgat, arire tja isa okumutjera rukwao.
5 David wa tja ku Akis: “Tji mba munu ondjingonekero move, ndji esa mbi ture mokarongo okaṱiṱi. Kahepero, muhona, omukarere woye okutura puna ove motjihuro tjouhona.” 6 Akis otje mu pa otjihuro Siklag meyuva tjingero ndo. Siklag opu tja za okurira otjihuro tjozombara za Juda nga ku ndinondi. 7 Oruveze David ndwa kara mehi rOvafilisti, rwa ri ombura imwe nomieze vine.
8 David novarumendu ve va rwisa Ovagesuri nOvageseri nOvaamalek, mba turire mehi ndo oruveze orure tjinene okuza kOtelem okuhungama Sur nga kehi ra Engipte. 9 David tja rwisa ehi ndi, ka syere po omurumendu poo omukazendu nomuinyo, nu wa huura ozonyanda nozongombe nousino nozongamero nozombanda. Nu David tjaa kotoka ku Akis, 10 Akis aruhe ee mu pura a tja “Ndinondi mwa kahuurire pi?” Nu David ee mu ziri a tja: “Omehi rokeyuva kokumuho kwa Juda poo omehi rokeyuva kokumuho rOvajerakmeel poo omehi rokeyuva kokumuho rOvakeni.” 11 Nungwari kapa ri omurumendu poo omukazendu ngwa hupisiwa i David okumueta kOgat, orondu tje ripura nai: “Tjapo ngaave tu horora kutja David wa tjiti nai na nai.” Imbwi ombwa ri omuhingo David mbuya tjiti oruveze aruhe ndwa turire mehi rOvafilisti. 12 Akis wa kara nongamburiro mu David na tja: “Eye we ritondisa omuini tjinene nai kotjiwaṋa tje Israel, nu ma karerere omukarere wandje nga aruhe.”