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6Entalo nʼenkaayana nga zikyagenda mu maaso wakati wʼennyumba ya Sawulo nʼennyumba ya Dawudi, Abuneeri nʼanyweza ekifo kye mu nnyumba ya Sawulo.
7Sawulo yalina omuzaana erinnya lye Lizupa muwala wa Aya. Isubosesi nʼabuuza Abuneeri nti, “Lwaki weetaba nʼomuzaana wa kitange?”
8Awo Abuneeri nʼasunguwala nnyo olwʼekigambo Isubosesi kye yamugamba, nʼamuddamu nti, “Nze mutwe gwʼembwa ya Yuda? Mbadde wa kisa eri ennyumba ya kitaawo Sawulo, nʼeri baganda be, ne mikwano gye, ne sibawaayo mu mukono gwa Dawudi. Kaakano onteekako omusango olwʼomukazi oyo.
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10okuggya obwakabaka ku nnyumba ya Sawulo, nʼokunyweza entebe eyʼobwakabaka eya Dawudi okufuga Isirayiri ne Yuda okuva ku Ddaani okutuuka e Beeruseba
11Isubosesi nʼataŋŋaanga kwanukula Abuneeri kigambo kirala, olwʼokumutya.
12Awo Abuneeri nʼatumira Dawudi ababaka okumugamba nti, “Ensi yʼani? Kola endagaano nange, laba nnaafuula Isirayiri yonna okuba eyiyo.”
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14Awo Dawudi nʼatumira Isubosesi mutabani wa Sawulo ababaka ngʼagamba nti, “Mpa mukyala wange Mikali gwe nayogereza nʼebikuta ekikumi ebyʼAbafirisuuti.”
15Amangwago Isubosesi nʼalagira, bamuggye ku bba Palutiyeri mutabani wa Layisi.
16Naye bba we nʼabagoberera, nga bwʼakaaba okutuukira ddala, e Bakulimu. Abuneeri nʼamugamba nti, “Ddayo eka. Nʼaddayo.”
17Abuneeri nʼateesa nʼabakadde ba Isirayiri, nʼabagamba nti, “Mumaze ebbanga nga mwagala okufuula Dawudi kabaka wammwe.
18Kaakano mukituukirize, kubanga Mukama yasuubiza Dawudi nti, ‘Ndirokola abantu bange Isirayiri okuva mu mukono gwʼAbafirisuuti ne mu mukono gwʼabalabe baabwe bonna, nga nkozesa omuddu wange Dawudi.’ ”
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20Awo Abuneeri nʼagenda nʼabasajja amakumi abiri ewa Dawudi e Kebbulooni, Dawudi nʼabategekera embaga nnene.
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22Awo abasajja ba Dawudi ne bakomawo ne Yowaabu, nga baleese omunyago munene ddala. Naye we baakomerawo nga Abuneeri takyali ne Dawudi e Kebbulooni, kubanga yali amusiibudde agende mirembe.
23Yowaabu nʼeggye lyonna bwe baatuuka, Yowaabu nʼategeezebwa nga Abuneeri mutabani wa Neeri bwe yazze eri kabaka, naye kabaka nʼamusiibula, nʼagenda mirembe.
24Awo Yowaabu nʼagenda eri kabaka nʼamugamba nti, “Wakoze ki ekyo, okuleka Abuneeri nʼagenda?
25Okimanyi nga Abuneeri mutabani wa Neeri, yazze okukubuzaabuza, nʼokuketta ennyingira yo nʼenfuluma yo, ne byonna byʼokola?”
26Yowaabu nʼava mu maaso ga Dawudi, nʼatuma ababaka okugoberera Abuneeri, era ne bamukomyawo okuva ku luzzi lwa Siira, naye Dawudi nʼatakimanya.
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28Oluvannyuma Dawudi bwe yakiwulira, nʼayogera nti, “Nze nʼobwakabaka bwange tetulivunaanibwa ennaku zonna mu maaso ga Mukama olwʼomusaayi gwa Abuneeri mutabani wa Neeri.
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30Yowaabu ne Abisaayi muganda we ne batta Abuneeri kubanga yatta muganda waabwe Asakeri mu lutalo e Gibyoni.
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32Abuneeri nʼaziikibwa e Kebbulooni, kabaka nʼakaaba nʼeddoboozi ddene awamu nʼabantu bonna ku ntaana ya Abuneeri.
33Kabaka nʼakungubagira Abuneeri, ngʼagamba nti,
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36Awo abantu bonna ne bakitegeera era ne kibasanyusa. Byonna kabaka bye yakolanga ne bisiimibwanga abantu.
37Era ku lunaku olwo abantu bonna ne Isirayiri yenna ne bategeera nga kabaka teyasiima kuttibwa kwa Abuneeri mutabani wa Neeri.
38Awo kabaka nʼagamba abantu be nti, “Temumanyi nga leero mu Isirayiri mufuddemu omukungu era omusajja omuzira?
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