Atate wathu Apulumutsa Israeli Kudzera mwa Sauli
Nahasi anauza anthu a ku Yabesi-giliyadi kuti adzawapatsa mtendere ngati atamulola kukolowola diso lamanja la aliyense. Sauli anali kulima pamene uthenga unafika. Mzimu unamugwira, ndipo anakhadzula ng'ombe zake kuti aitane Israele, ndipo pofika m'mawa anagonjetsa Aamoni. Anakana kupha amene anamunyoza, nati: lero Atate wathu wabweretsa chipulumutso.
11 1Ndipo Nahasi Mwamoni anakwera, namanga misasa kulimbana ndi Yabesi-giliyadi. Anthu onse a ku Yabesi anati kwa Nahasi, “Chitani pangano ndi ife, ndipo tidzakutumikirani.”
2Nahasi Mwamoni anayankha nati, “Pangano ili ndilo ndidzachita nanu: Ndidzakolowola diso lamanja la aliyense, ndi kubweretsa manyazi pa Israeli yense.”
3Akulu a ku Yabesi anati kwa iye, “Tipatseni masiku asanu ndi awiri kuti titume amithenga kudutsa dziko lonse la Israeli. Ngati palibe amene adzatipulumutsa, tidzadzipereka kwa inu.” 4Amithenga anafika ku Gibeya wa Sauli, nawuza anthu zimene zinachitika, ndipo onse analira mokweza mawu.
5Pa nthawi yomweyo Sauli anabwera kuchokera kuminda, kutsatira ng'ombe zake. Nafunsa nati, “Kodi anthu avutika ndi chiyani? Chifukwa chiyani akulira?” Ndipo anamuwuza nkhani ya anthu a ku Yabesi. 6Sauli atamva mawu amenewa, Mzimu wa Atate wathu unamufikira mwamphamvu; ndipo mkwiyo wake unayaka kwambiri. 7Anatenga goli la ng'ombe, nazidula zidutswazidutswa, nazitumiza kudzera mu dziko lonse la Israeli ndi amithenga, nati, “Chimenechi ndi chimene chidzachitika kwa ng'ombe za aliyense amene sadzatuluka kutsatira Sauli ndi Samueli.” Ndipo mantha a Atate wathu anagwera anthu, ndipo anatuluka ngati munthu mmodzi. 8Anawerenga iwo ku Bezeki: Aisraeli 300,000, anthu a ku Yuda 30,000. 9Iwo anati kwa amithenga amene anabwera, “Kawuzeni anthu a ku Yabesi-giliyadi kuti: Mawa, pamene dzuwa lidzatentha, mudzapulumutsidwa.” Amithenga anapita nawuza anthu a ku Yabesi, ndipo anasangalala. 10Anthu a ku Yabesi anati, “Mawa tidzadzipereka kwa inu; mudzatichitire chilichonse chimene chikukomerani.” 11Mmawa mwake Sauli anagawa anthu m'magulu atatu. Pa nthawi ya kalonda wa m'mawa analowa mu msasa, nakantha Aamoni kufikira kutentha kwa masana; ndipo opulumuka anabalalika motero kuti palibe awiri anatsalira pamodzi.
Ufumu Ukonzedwanso pamaso pa Atate wathu
12Anthu anati kwa Samueli, “Ndani anafunsa kuti, ‘Kodi Sauli adzatilamulira?’ Tipatseni anthu amenewo—tidzawapha.”
13Koma Sauli anati, “Palibe munthu amene adzaphedwa lero, pakuti lero Atate wathu abweretsa chipulumutso mu Israeli.”
14Samueli anati kwa anthu, “Bwerani, tiyeni tipite ku Giligala, tikakonzenso ufumu kumeneko.” 15Ndipo anthu onse anapita ku Giligala, nawumika Sauli kukhala mfumu kumeneko pamaso pa Atate wathu. Kumeneko anapereka nsembe zamtendere pamaso pa Atate wathu, ndipo Sauli pamodzi ndi anthu onse a Israeli anasangalala kwambiri.
