Israeli Atsimikiza Kufunafuna Atate wathu
Davide akufunsira kwa aliyense nasuntha likasa la Atate wathu limene linanyalanyazidwa pa ngolo yatsopano. Pamene ng'ombe zikupunthwa ndipo Uza akuligwira, iye akufa pomwepo. Davide akuyamba kukwiya, kenako kuopa, ndipo likasa likusiyidwa kunyumba ya Obedi-edomu — kumene banjalo likudalitsidwa.
13 1Davide anafunsana ndi atsogoleri a magulu a zikwizikwi ndi a mazana, ndi mkulu aliyense. 2Davide anati kwa msonkhano wonse wa Israeli, “Ngati zikuoneka zabwino kwa inu, ndipo ngati zichokera kwa Atate wathu, tiyeni titumize uthenga kutali konse kwa abale athu otsala m'maiko onse a Israeli, ndiponso pamodzi ndi iwo ansembe ndi Alevi m'mizinda yawo ndi m'madera a busa, kuti asonkhane kwa ife. 3Tiyeni tibwezere kwa ife likasa la Atate wathu, popeza sitinalifunefune m'masiku a Sauli.”
4Ndipo msonkhano wonse unavomereza kuchita motero, pakuti zinaoneka zoyenera kwa anthu onse.
5Davide anasonkhanitsa Israeli yense kuchokera ku Sihori wa ku Igupto mpaka ku Lebo-hamati, kuti abweretse likasa la Atate wathu kuchokera ku Kiriati-yearimu.
6Davide ndi Israeli yense anapita ku Baala, ku Kiriati-yearimu m'dziko la Yuda, kuti abweretse kuchokera kumeneko likasa la Atate wathu, amene amakhala pamwamba pa akerubi, kumene Dzina lake limalengezedwa. 7Anatenga likasa la Atate wathu pa ngolo yatsopano kuchokera ku nyumba ya Abinadabu; Uza ndi Ahiyo anaiyendetsa. 8Davide ndi Israeli yense anakondwerera pamaso pa Atate wathu ndi mphamvu zawo zonse—ndi nyimbo, azeze, apangwe, matambolini, maseche, ndi malipenga.
9Pamene anafika pa malo opunthira a Kidoni, Uza anatambasula dzanja kuti agwire likasa, chifukwa ng'ombe zinapunthwa. 10Ndipo mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayakira Uza, nam'kantha chifukwa anatambasula dzanja lake ku likasa; anafera pomwepo pamaso pa Atate wathu. 11Davide anakwiya chifukwa Atate wathu anaukira Uza, kotero malowo amatchedwa Perezi-uza mpaka lero. 12Davide anaopa Atate wathu tsiku limenelo, nati, “Kodi ndingatani kuti ndibweretse likasa la Atate wathu kwa ine?” 13Kotero Davide sanabweretse likasa ku mzinda wa Davide; analipatutsa kupita ku nyumba ya Obedi-edomu Mgiti. 14Likasa la Atate wathu linakhala ndi banja la Obedi-edomu m'nyumba yake miyezi itatu, ndipo Atate wathu anadalitsa banja la Obedi-edomu ndi zonse anali nazo.
