David Is Rejected by the Philistines
1 The Philistines brought all their troops together at Aphek, while the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel Valley. 2 The five Philistine kings marched out with their units of a hundred and of a thousand men; David and his men marched in the rear with King Achish. 3 The Philistine commanders saw them and asked, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”
Achish answered, “This is David, an official of King Saul of Israel. He has been with me for quite some time now. He has done nothing I can find fault with since the day he came over to me.”
4 But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said to him, “Send that fellow back to the town you gave him. Don't let him go into battle with us; he might turn against us during the fighting. What better way is there for him to win back his master's favor than by the death of our men? 5 After all, this is David, the one about whom the women sang, as they danced, ‘Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.’”
6 Achish called David and said to him, “I swear by the living God of Israel that you have been loyal to me; and I would be pleased to have you go with me and fight in this battle. I have not found any fault in you from the day you came over to me. But the other kings don't approve of you. 7 So go back home in peace, and don't do anything that would displease them.”
8 David answered, “What have I done wrong, sir? If, as you say, you haven't found any fault in me since the day I started serving you, why shouldn't I go with you, my master and king, and fight your enemies?”
9 “I agree,” Achish replied. “I consider you as loyal as an angel of God. But the other kings have said that you can't go with us into battle. 10 So then, David, tomorrow morning all of you who left Saul and came over to me will have to get up early and leave as soon as it's light.”
11 So David and his men started out early the following morning to go back to Philistia, and the Philistines went on to Jezreel.
Dafite unolambiwa nge Bafilisitiya
1 Bafilisitiya bakakubunganyila babhayani babo bose ku Apheki, Baiziraela ibo bakakotokela pa nsenya umu Jezerele. 2 Kwakati batungamili be babhayani be Bafilisitiya Bakalongoloka nge mizila ye mazana nenge zwiwulu, Dafite ne bathu babe bakapinda bali shule na Akhishi. 3 Balauli be babhayani be Bafilisitiya bakabe beti, “Bahebheru ibaba banoshingani ipapa kene?”
Akhishi kadabila balauli be Bafilisitiya kati, “Apa iwoyu ate ali Dafite, wakabe ali gulukota la Saulo mambo we Iziraela, wakabe nami tjibaka tjingapinda gole? Kwetjinga kwa akadwa kuna Saulo andizotongowana nlandu munli kuswikila nasi.”
4 Koga balauli be babhayani be Bafilisitiya bakan'gwadzila moyo bakati kunli, “Shandusa nlume iwoyu, abgwilile ku bugalo gwawakambiga. Asitongo ngina naswi mu ngwa, ungadwa etishandukila titji pakati kwe ngwa. Ini tjingandziba kuzwihwananya na tetshi uwe ngobulaya balume ibaba bedu kene? 5 Apa ate iye Dafite iwoyu, wabakamba bedabidzana mu mizano kene? Beti, ‘Saulo wakabulaya zwiwulu zwizwe, ngono Dafite wakabulaya zwiwulu zwili gumi kene?’ ”
6 Ndizo Akhishi kadana Dafite kandwa kati, “Tjoselele ndotuna na Yahwe banotjila, wabe ugalika bgwe mundili, kakale ndabe ndishathila kuti ungashinga nami mu ngwa, ngobe akuna tjandakawana tjinlandu mukuli kudwa mu zhuba lawakazha kundili kuswikila nasi. Ngono batungamili abatokudumila. 7 Shandukazo, uyende nge mbakiso, kuti usidwe ukopodza batungamili be Bafilisitiya.”
8 Dafite kabhuzwa eti, “Ndakathamani kene? Ini tjamakabona mu nlanda wenyu kudwa mu zhuba landakatangisa kungina mu nshingo wenyu kowoti nasi? Ngono ini tjingandikonedza kunogwa ne zwita zwa tetshi wangu mambo kene?”
9 Akhishi kadabila Dafite eti, “Ndoziba kuti wakalulwama mu mesho angu se ntumwa we kudzimu, koga balauli be Bafilisitiya baleba beti, ‘Angayende naswi ku ngwa.’ 10 Ndizo ngwenu mumuke mubinduke mangwanana, iwe ne balanda ba tetshi uwo bawakazha nabo, mu milike kutji mangwanana koga akuyedza.”
11 Ndizo Dafite ne balanda babe bakabinduka kutji mangwanana bakabgwilila ku shango ye Bafilisitiya, ngono Bafilisitiya ibo bayenda ku Jezerele.