1Mwenyezi 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.” 2Samueli achiuza, “Ndawezadze kuhenda hivyo? Mana Sauli achigamanya, andaniolaga.”

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

4Samueli wahenda dza vyo arivyoambirwa ni Mwenyezi Mlungu. Ariphotsoloka Bethilehemu atumia a mudzi amphokera kuno anakakama. Nao amuuza, “Dze! Ukedza kpwa mambo ga amani?” 5Naye 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.

6Jese na anae ariphofika, Samueli wamlola Eliabu achiamba chimoyo-moyo, “Bila shaka hiyu aimireye mbere za Mwenyezi Mlungu, ndiye chiyetsambulwa!” 7Ela 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.” 8Chisha Jese achimuiha Abinadabu, achimtsupiza mbere za Samueli. Ela Samueli achiamba, “Hiyu piya kakatsambulwa ni Mwenyezi Mlungu.” 9Ariphola hiye, Jese watsupiza Shama, naye Samueli achiamba, “Wala hiyu Mwenyezi Mlungu kakamtsambula.” 10Jese waenderera kutsupiza anae alume mbere za Samueli hata achifika sabaa, ela Samueli achimuamba, “Aha osi taakatsambulwa ni Mwenyezi Mlungu.”

11Chisha 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* hadi iye afike.” 12Phahi 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.” 13Phahi 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.

14Sambi phahi, Roho wa Mwenyezi Mlungu kala akamricha Sauli na roho mbii kula kpwa Mwenyezi Mlungu kala ichimgbwayisa. 15Nao atumishi a Sauli achimuambira, “Kuna roho mbii kula kpwa Mlungu inakugayisa. 16Sambi 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.”

17Sauli achiambira atumishie, “Ni sawa, niendzerani hiye sogora wa ngephephe munirehere.” 18Ndipho 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.”

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