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3Naye abasajja ba Dawudi ne bamugamba nti, “Wano mu Yuda tuli mu ntiisa. Naye ate bwe tuligenda e Keyira okulwanyisa Abafirisuuti, kiriba kitya?”
4Dawudi nʼaddayo nate okwebuuza ku Mukama. Mukama nʼamuddamu nti, “Golokoka oserengete e Keyira, kubanga ŋŋenda kuwaayo Abafirisuuti mu mukono gwo.”
5Awo Dawudi nʼabasajja be ne balaga e Keyira, ne balwana nʼAbafirisuuti, ne batwala ente zaabwe, era ne batta bangi ku bo. Dawudi nʼawonya abatuuze bʼe Keyira.
6Mu biro ebyo Abiyasaali mutabani wa Akimereki bwe yaddukira eri Dawudi e Keyira, yagenda ne kkanzu eyʼobwakabona eyitibwa efodi.
7Sawulo nʼategeezebwa nti Dawudi agenze e Keyira, nʼayogera nti, “Katonda awaddeyo Dawudi mu mukono gwange, kubanga Dawudi yesibiddeyo, bwʼayingidde mu kibuga ekiriko wankaaki owʼemitayimbwa.”
8Awo Sawulo nʼakuŋŋaanya amaggye ge gonna okweteekerateekera olutalo, nʼaserengeta e Keyira okuzingiza Dawudi ne basajja be.
9Dawudi nʼategeera nga Sawulo ateekateeka okumukola akabi, nʼagamba Abiyasaali kabona nti, “Leeta ekkanzu eyʼobwakabona eyitibwa efodi wano.”
10Awo Dawudi nʼayogera nti, “Ayi Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri, omuweereza wo awuliridde ddala Sawulo bwʼateekateeka okujja okusaanyaawo ekibuga Keyira ku lwange.
11Abatuuze bʼe Keyira balimpaayo gyʼali? Era Sawulo anaaserengeta nʼajja, ngʼomuweereza wo bwʼawulidde? Ayi Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri, nkwegayiridde, tegeeza omuweereza wo.”
12Dawudi nʼaddamu nʼabuuza nti, “Abasajja bʼe Keyira balimpaayo nze nʼabasajja bange eri Sawulo?”
13Awo Dawudi nʼabasajja be, abawera nga lukaaga ne bava e Keyira, ne batambulatambulanga wano ne wali nga tebalina kifo kyankalakkalira. Sawulo bwe yategeezebwa nga Dawudi adduse okuva mu Keyira, nʼatagendayo.
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15Dawudi ngʼali mu ddungu eryʼe Zifu mu kibira kyʼe Kolesi, nʼategeera nga Sawulo amunoonya okumutta.
16Awo Yonasaani mutabani wa Sawulo nʼagenda eri Dawudi mu kibira, Kolesi, okumugumya mu Mukama.
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19Awo abʼe Zifu ne bambuka eri Sawulo e Gibea ne bamutegeeza nti, “Okimanyi nga Dawudi yeekwese mu ffe mu kibira kyʼe Kolesi, ku lusozi Kakira oluli ku luuyi olwʼobukiikaddyo obwa Yesimoni?
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21Sawulo nʼabaddamu nti, “Mukama abawe omukisa, olwʼokunkwatirwa ekisa.
22Mugende mweyongere okwetegereza, mumanye, mulabe nʼebifo gyʼatera okutambulira, nʼabamulabayo, kubanga bantegeeza nti mujagujagu nnyo.
23Noolwekyo munoonye mu bifo mwe yeekweka munkomezeewo amawulire amakakafu. Bwʼanaabeera mu kitundu ekyo ekyʼensi nnaagenda nammwe munoonye mu bika byonna ebya Yuda.”
24Awo ne bagolokoka ne bakulemberamu Sawulo ne bagenda e Zifu. Mu biro ebyo Dawudi nʼabasajja be baali mu ddungu eryʼe Mawoni mu Alaba ku luuyi olwʼobukiikaddyo obwa Yesimoni.
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26Sawulo nʼayambukira ku luuyi olumu olwʼolusozi, Dawudi ne basajja be ne bambukira ku luuyi olulala, nga banguwa okudduka Sawulo. Naye Sawulo ne basajja be bwe baali nga banaatera okuzingiza Dawudi nʼabasajja be,
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28Awo Sawulo nʼalekayo okunoonya Dawudi, nʼagenda okulwanyisa Abafirisuuti. Ekifo ekyo kyekyava kituumibwa Serakammalekosi.
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