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2Awo Dawudi nʼagenda eyo ne bakyala be bombi, Akinoamu Omuyezuleeri ne Abbigayiri nnamwandu wa Nabali owʼe Kalumeeri.
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4Awo abantu ba Yuda ne bajja mu Kebbulooni, ne bafukirako eyo Dawudi amafuta okuba kabaka wʼennyumba ya Yuda.
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6Mukama abalage ekisa nʼokwagala, nange ndibalaga kyʼekimu olwʼekyo kye mukoze.
7Noolwekyo kyemunaava mubeera abʼamaanyi era abavumu, kubanga oluvannyuma olwʼokufa kwa Sawulo mukama wammwe, ennyumba ya Yuda enfuseeko amafuta okubeera kabaka waabwe.”
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9Nʼamufuula kabaka wʼe Gireyaadi, owʼAbasuuli
10Isubosesi, mutabani wa Sawulo yali wa myaka amakumi ana we yatandika okufuga Isirayiri, era nʼafugira emyaka ebiri. Naye ennyumba ya Yuda ne bagoberera Dawudi.
11Ebbanga Dawudi lye yabeerera kabaka mu Kebbulooni ngʼafuga ennyumba ya Yuda lyali emyaka musanvu nʼemyezi mukaaga.
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14Awo Abuneeri nʼagamba Yowaabu nti, “Abamu ku basajja bagolokoke beegezeemu mu maaso gaffe.” Yowaabu nʼamuddamu nti, “Kale bagolokoke.”
15Ne bagolokoka, kkumi na babiri ne babalibwa okuva ku ludda lwa Benyamini ne Isubosesi mutabani wa Sawulo, nʼababala kkumi na babiri okuva ku ludda lwa Dawudi.
16Buli omu nʼakwatagana ne gwe yali atunuuliganye naye, ne banyolegana emitwe, ne bafumitigana amafumu, ne bagwira wamu. Era ekifo ekyo mu Gibyoni ne kituumibwa Kerukasu-kazzulimu.
17Olutalo ne lweyongerera ddala, Abuneeri nʼabasajja be ne bawangulwa abasajja ba Dawudi.
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19Asakeri nʼagoba Abuneeri emisinde, obutatunula ku mukono ogwa ddyo wadde ogwa kkono.
20Awo Abuneeri bwe yatunula emabega we, nʼabuuza nti, “Ye ggwe Asakeri?”
21Abuneeri nʼamugamba nti, “Tunula ku mukono gwo ogwa ddyo oba ku mukono gwo ogwa kkono ogye ku omu ku bavubuka akuli okumpi ekyokulwanyisa kye.” Naye Asakeri nʼatalekaayo kumugoba.
22Abuneeri nʼaddamu okumulabula ngʼagamba nti, “Bwʼoleka okungoba! Lwaki ondeetera okukutta? Muganda wo Yowaabu nnaamudda wa?”
23Naye Asakeri ne yeeyongera bweyongezi okumugoba; Abuneeri kwe kumufumita mu lubuto nʼomuwunda gwʼeffumu, effumu ne liggukira mu mugongo, nʼagwa wansi era nʼafiirawo.
24Naye Yowaabu ne Abisaayi ne bagoba Abuneeri. Enjuba bwe yali eneetera okugwa, ne batuuka ku lusozi Amma, oluliraanye Giya mu kkubo eryʼeddungu eryʼe Gibyoni.
25Awo abasajja bʼe Benyamini ne beekola ekibinja kimu, ne badda ku luuyi lwa Abuneeri, ne bayimirira ku lusozi olumu.
26Abuneeri nʼakoowoola Yowaabu nʼayogera nti, “Ekitala kirirya ennaku zonna? Tolaba nti enkomerero ya byonna buliba bukyayi bwereere? Kale kiki ekikulobera okulagira abantu bo balekeraawo okucocca baganda baabwe?”
27Yowaabu nʼaddamu nti, “Katonda nga bwʼali omulamu, ne bwe watandikyogedde, obudde bwe bwandikeeredde ngʼabasajja balekeddaawo okugoba baganda baabwe.”
28Awo Yowaabu nʼafuuwa ekkondeere
29Ekiro ekyo kyonna Abuneeri nʼabasajja be ne batambula ne bayita mu Alaba, ne basomoka Yoludaani, ne batambula mu kiseera ekyʼoku makya kyonna ne batuuka e Makanayimu.
30Awo Yowaabu nʼaddayo ngʼalese okugoba Abuneeri, nʼakuŋŋaanya abasajja be. Bwe baababala, ne basanga ngʼabasajja kkumi na mwenda be baali bafudde, okwo nga tobaliddeeko Asakeri.
31Naye abasajja ba Dawudi baali basse Ababenyamini ebikumi bisatu mu nkaaga ku abo abaali ne Abuneeri.
32Ne batwala omulambo gwa Asakeri ne bamuziika ku biggya bya kitaawe e Besirekemu. Nʼoluvannyuma Yowaabu nʼabasajja be ne batambula ekiro kyonna, ne batuuka e Kebbulooni enkeera.