1Awo Samwiri nʼagamba Sawulo nti, “Mukama nze gwe yatuma okukufukako amafuta okuba kabaka wʼabantu be Isirayiri, noolwekyo wuliriza obubaka obuva eri Mukama Katonda.
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4Awo Sawulo nʼakuŋŋaanya abasajja, nʼababalira e Terayimu, nga bawera abaserikale abʼebigere emitwalo amakumi abiri, nʼabalala omutwalo gumu okuva mu Yuda.
5Sawulo nʼasemberera ekibuga kya Amaleki nʼabateegera mu kiwonvu.
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8Nʼawamba Agagi kabaka wʼAbamaleki nga mulamu, naye abantu abalala bonna nʼabazikiririza ddala nʼekitala.
9Era Sawulo nʼeggye ne baleka Agagi nga mulamu, era endiga nʼente, nʼennyana nʼabaana bʼendiga nʼebyassava, nʼebyo byonna bye baalaba nga bya muwendo, ne batabizikiririza ddala. Naye ebirala byonna ebitaali bya muwendo nga binyoomebwa oba nga binafu, ne babizikiririza ddala.
10Awo ekigambo kya Mukama ne kijjira Samwiri nti,
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14Naye Samwiri nʼamuddamu nti, “Ate okubejjagala okwʼendiga nʼokuŋooŋa kwʼente bye mpulira biva wa?”
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16Awo Samwiri nʼagamba Sawulo nti, “Sirika! Kankutegeeze Mukama kye yaŋŋambye ekiro.” Sawulo nʼamuddamu nti, “Ntegeeza.”
17Samwiri nʼamugamba nti, “Newaakubadde nga wali weeraba ngʼoli mutono, tewafuuka mukulu wa bika bya Isirayiri? Mukama yakufukako amafuta okuba kabaka wa Isirayiri.
18Naakutuma omulimu, ngʼagamba nti, ‘Genda ozikiririze ddala abalina ebibi abo Abamaleki, obalwanyise okutuusa lwʼolibamalirawo ddala.’
19Lwaki tewagondedde ddoboozi lya Mukama? Lwaki mwalulunkanidde omunyago ne mukola ekibi mu maaso ga Mukama?”
20Sawulo nʼaddamu Samwiri nti, “Nagondedde eddoboozi lya Mukama, era nagenze ku mulimu Mukama gwe yantumye. Nazikiririzza ddala Abamaleki era ne ndeeta Agagi kabaka waabwe.
21Abaserikale baatute endiga nʼente, ebisinga obulungi ku ebyo ebyali biteekeddwa okuzikirizibwa, babiweeyo eri Mukama Katonda wo e Girugaali.”
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25Kaakano nkusaba, osonyiwe ekibi kyange, okomewo nange nsobole okusinza Mukama.”
26Naye Samwiri nʼamuddamu nti, “Sijja kuddayo naawe kubanga ovudde ku kigambo kya Mukama, ne Mukama akugaanye okuba kabaka wa Isirayiri.”
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28Samwiri nʼamugamba nti, “Mukama akuyuzizzaako obwakabaka bwa Isirayiri leero, nʼabuwa omu ku baliraanwa bo akusinga.
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31Awo Samwiri nʼaddayo ne Sawulo, Sawulo nʼasinza Mukama.
32Samwiri nʼalagira nti, “Mundeetere Agagi kabaka wʼAbamaleki.” Agagi nʼajja gyʼali ngʼakankana naye ngʼagamba mu mutima gwe nti, “Mazima ddala obubalagaze bwʼokufa buyise.”
33Naye Samwiri nʼayogera nti,
34Samwiri nʼalyoka agenda e Laama, naye Sawulo ye nʼagenda ewuwe mu Gibea ekya Sawulo.
35Samwiri yanakuwala nnyo olwa Sawulo, era teyaddayo kulabagana ne Sawulo okutuusa Samwiri lwe yafa. Mukama nʼanyolwa olwʼokufuula Sawulo kabaka wa Isirayiri.