1 Mwenyezi Mlungu achimuambira Samueli, “Undamririra Sauli hata rini ichikala mino nkamrema asitawale Aiziraeli? Odzaza pembeyo mafuha, uphiye hadi Bethilehemu kpwa mutu aihwaye Jese, mana nkatsambula mwanawe mmwenga akale mfalume.” 2 Samueli achiuza, “Ndawezadze kuhenda hivyo? Mana Sauli achigamanya, andaniolaga.”

Mwenyezi Mlungu achimjibu, “Tsukula ndama ukaambe, ‘Nkedzamlavira Mwenyezi Mlungu sadaka.’ 3 Kamualike Jese edze kpwenye sadaka nami ndakuonyesa ra kuhenda. Nawe mmwagire mafuha yuya ndiye kuambira.”

4 Samueli wahenda dza vyo arivyoambirwa ni Mwenyezi Mlungu. Ariphotsoloka Bethilehemu atumia a mudzi amphokera kuno anakakama. Nao amuuza, “Dze! Ukedza kpwa mambo ga amani?” 5 Naye waajibu, “Oho, nkedza kpwa amani. Nkedzamlavira Mwenyezi Mlungu sadaka. Namwi dzitakaseni mwedze phamwenga nami kpwenye sadaka.” Samueli piya watakasa Jese na anae, achiaalika kpwenye sadaka.

6 Jese na anae ariphofika, Samueli wamlola Eliabu achiamba chimoyo-moyo, “Bila shaka hiyu aimireye mbere za Mwenyezi Mlungu, ndiye chiyetsambulwa!” 7 Ela Mwenyezi Mlungu achimuambira Samueli, “Usimlole usowe wala chimoche. Mino nkamrema kpwa mana sihenda mambo dza anadamu. Anadamu nkulola unono wa kondze, ela Mwenyezi Mlungu nkulola moyo urivyo.” 8 Chisha Jese achimuiha Abinadabu, achimtsupiza mbere za Samueli. Ela Samueli achiamba, “Hiyu piya kakatsambulwa ni Mwenyezi Mlungu.” 9 Ariphola hiye, Jese watsupiza Shama, naye Samueli achiamba, “Wala hiyu Mwenyezi Mlungu kakamtsambula.” 10 Jese waenderera kutsupiza anae alume mbere za Samueli hata achifika sabaa, ela Samueli achimuamba, “Aha osi taakatsambulwa ni Mwenyezi Mlungu.”

11 Chisha Samueli achimuuza Jese, “Hano ndio anao osi?” Naye achijibu achiamba, “Hata, ye chiziyanda wao kapho, acharisa mangʼondzi.” Ndipho Samueli achimuambira Jese, “Huma mutu amlunge, kpwa sababu tahundasagala hukarya* 16:11 Mana yanjina ni kukala taandahenda rorosi ranjina hadi iye edze. hadi iye afike.” 12 Phahi Jese wahuma mutu achendamreha Daudi. Naye kala akundu, mwenye matso ga kungʼala na madzenige kala ni manono. Mwenyezi Mlungu achiamba, “Iye ndiye, unuka ummwagire mafuha.” 13 Phahi Samueli achihala iyo pembe ya mafuha, achimmwagira Daudi mafuha kahi-kahi ya nduguze. Na kula siku iyo, Roho wa Mwenyezi Mlungu achimwedzera Daudi kpwa nguvu nyinji. Phahi Samueli wauka achiuya kpwakpwe, mudzi wa Rama.

14 Sambi phahi, Roho wa Mwenyezi Mlungu kala akamricha Sauli na roho mbii kula kpwa Mwenyezi Mlungu kala ichimgbwayisa. 15 Nao atumishi a Sauli achimuambira, “Kuna roho mbii kula kpwa Mlungu inakugayisa. 16 Sambi phahi bwana wehu amuru swiswi atumishio hurio hipha mberezo hukaendze mutu ambaye ni sogora wa ngephephe. Phahi indakala hivi: chila iyo roho mbii kula kpwa Mlungu ichikpwedzera, iye andapiga ngephephe nawe undadigirikpwa.”

17 Sauli achiambira atumishie, “Ni sawa, niendzerani hiye sogora wa ngephephe munirehere.” 18 Ndipho mmwengawapho wa atumishie achiamba, “Nkaona mwana mmwenga wa Jese, Jese mutu kula Bethilehemu. Ye mwana wa Jese ni sogora wa kupiga ngephephe. Barobaro iye ni sujaa, hodari wa viha, ana maneno ga busara, ni mutu wa sura nono, tsona mutu ambaye Mwenyezi Mlungu a phamwenga naye.”

19 Phahi Sauli wahuma ujumbe kpwa Jese, kpwendamuamba, “Nihumira mwanao Daudi ambaye ni mrisa wa mangʼondzi.” 20 Jese achihala punda achimpakiya mikahe, chiriba cha uchi wa zabibu na mwana mbuzi, achimupha mwanawe Daudi amphirikire Sauli. 21 Phahi Daudi waphiya kpwa Sauli achendamuhumikira. Sauli naye wammendza sana na achimuhenda akale mutu wa kumtsukurira silahaze. 22 Chisha Sauli achihuma atu kpwa Jese kpwendamuamba, “Nakuvoya mriche Daudi anihumikire mana nikamtsunuka.” 23 Chila mara napho iyo roho mbii kula kpwa Mlungu ikamwedzera Sauli, ndipho Daudi nkuhala ngephepheye akapiga naye Sauli nkuburudishwa na iyo roho mbii ikamricha.