Pangano la Atate wathu ndi Davide
Davide akufuna kumangira Atate wathu nyumba, ndipo Natani akuvomereza asanamve kwa iye. Yankho likusintha zonse: Atate wako adzakumangira iwe nyumba, ndipo mwana wako adzandimangira ine nyumba. Davide akupita nakhala pansi, wogwidwa mtima kuti zonsezi zikukhudza iyeyo.
17 1Davide atakhazikika m'nyumba yake, anati kwa Natani mneneri, “Taonani, ine ndikukhala m'nyumba ya mkungudza, koma likasa la pangano la Atate wathu lili pansi pa nsalu za chihema.”
2Natani anayankha Davide nati, “Chitani zonse zili mu mtima wanu, pakuti Atate wathu ali ndi inu.”
3Koma usiku womwewo mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa Natani, kuti:
4Pita ukauze Davide mtumiki wanga, kuti: “Atate wako akuti: Si iwe amene udzandimangira Ine nyumba yokhalamo.” 5Ine sindinakhale m'nyumba kuyambira tsiku limene ndinatulutsa Israeli mpaka lero—koma ndakhala ndikusamuka kuchoka chihema china kupita china, kuchoka pokhala pena kupita pena.
6Kulikonse kumene ndinayenda ndi Israeli yense, kodi ndinalankhulapo mau kwa aweruzi aliyense wa Israeli, amene ndinawalamula kuti aweng'e anthu anga, kuti, ‘Chifukwa chiyani simunandimangire nyumba ya mkungudza?’
7Choncho ukauze mtumiki wanga Davide, kuti: “Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba akuti: Ine ndinakutenga iwe kuchoka kubusa, kusiya kutsata nkhosa, kuti ukhale mfumu ya anthu anga Israeli. 8Ndakhala ndi iwe kulikonse kumene unapita, ndipo ndawononga adani ako onse pamaso pako. Ndipo tsopano ndidzasandutsa dzina lako kukhala ngati dzina la akuluakulu a dziko lapansi. 9Ndidzawapatsa malo anthu anga Israeli, ndi kuwadzala pomwepo, kuti akhale m'nyumba yawoyawo, osavutitsidwanso. Anthu oipa sadzawazunzanso monga kale, 10kuyambira pamene ndinaika aweruzi kulamulira anthu anga Israeli. Ndidzagonjetsa adani ako onse. Ndikukuuza iwe kuti: Atate wako adzakumangira nyumba. 11Masiku ako akadzatha ndipo udzapita kukakhala ndi makolo ako, ndidzaukitsa mbewu yako pambuyo pako, mmodzi wa ana ako, ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa ufumu wake. 12Iye ndiye amene adzandimangira nyumba, ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa mpando wake wachifumu kwamuyaya. 13Ine ndidzakhala Atate wake; iye adzakhala mwana wanga. Sindidzachotsa chikondi changa cha pangano kwa iye monga ndinachichotsa kwa amene anali patsogolo pako. 14Ndidzamuika pa nyumba yanga ndi ufumu wanga kwamuyaya; mpando wake wachifumu udzakhazikika kwamuyaya.”
15Natani anafotokozera Davide mau onsewa ndi masomphenya onsewa.
Davide Akhala Pamaso pa Atate wathu Modabwa
16Ndipo mfumu Davide analowa, nakhala pamaso pa Atate wathu, nati, “Kodi ine ndine yani, Atate wanga, ndipo nyumba yanga nchiyani, kuti mwandifikitsa patali chotere? 17Ndipo kunga ichi nchinthu chaching'ono pamaso panu, Atate wanga—mwalankhula za nyumba ya mtumiki wanu mpaka nthawi yakutali, ndipo mwandiyang'ana ine ngati wamkulu kwa anthu onse, Atate wanga. 18Kodi Davide anganenenso chiyani kwa Inu, chifukwa cholemekeza mtumiki wanu? Pakuti Inu mumamudziwa mtumiki wanu. 19Atate wanga, chifukwa cha mtumiki wanu ndi mwa mtima wanu, mwachita zinthu zonse zikuluzikuluzi, kuonetsa malonjezo onse akuluwa. 20Atate wanga, palibe wofanana ndi Inu, ndipo palibe Atate wina koma Inu, monga momwe tamva zonse ndi makutu athu. 21Kodi ndani ofanana ndi anthu anu Israeli, mtundu umodzi wa pa dziko lapansi umene Atate wathu anapita kukawuwombola kukhala anthu ake, nadzipangira Inu nokha dzina mwa ntchito zazikulu ndi zoopsa, kutulutsa mitundu ya anthu pamaso pa anthu anu, amene munawawombola kuchoka ku Igupto? 22Munasandutsa anthu anu Israeli kukhala anu enieni kwamuyaya, ndipo Inu, Atate wanga, munakhala Atate wawo. 23Tsopano, Atate wanga, mau amene munalankhula za mtumiki wanu ndi nyumba yake akhazikike kwamuyaya; chitani monga mwanenera. 24Akhazikike, ndipo dzina lanu likule kwamuyaya, kuti anthu azinena kuti, ‘Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba ndiye Atate wathu wolamulira Israeli.’ Ndipo nyumba ya mtumiki wanu Davide ikhazikike pamaso panu. 25Pakuti Inu, Atate wanga, munaonetsa mtumiki wanu kuti mudzamumangira nyumba—choncho mtumiki wanu anapeza kulimba mtima kupemphera pamaso panu. 26Ndipo tsopano, Atate wanga, Inu ndinu Atate wathu; munalonjeza mtumiki wanu chinthu chabwino ichi. 27Ndipo tsopano mwakonda kudalitsa nyumba ya mtumiki wanu, kuti ikhalebe pamaso panu kwamuyaya; pakuti Inu, Atate wanga, mwaidalitsa, ndipo yadalitsika kwamuyaya.”