1 Samuele 14 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

14 ¹Tsiku lina Yonatani mwana wa Sauli anati kwa mnyamata wonyamula zida zake, “Bwera, tiwolokere ku linga la Afilisti lotiyang'anizana nalo,” koma sananene izi kwa atate wake. ²Sauli anakhala m'mphepete mwa Gibeya pansi pa mtengo wa mkoma pa Migroni, ali ndi anthu pafupifupi 600. ³Ahiya mwana wa Ahitubi, mchimwene wa Ikabodi, mwana wa Finehasi, mwana wa Eli, wansembe wa Atate wathu ku Silo, anavala efodi. Asilikali sanadziwe kuti Yonatani anachoka. ^a a v3 Efodi inali chovala chapadera cha wansembe chimene anavala pofunsira malangizo kwa Mulungu.

⁴Pakati pa njira zimene Yonatani anafuna kuwolokera ku linga la Afilisti, panali thanthwe mbali ina ndi thanthwe mbali inanso—limodzi linkatchedwa Bozezi, linzake Sene. ⁵Thanthwe limodzi linali kumpoto, kuyang'anizana ndi Mikimasi, ndipo linzake kumwera, kuyang'anizana ndi Geba. ⁶Yonatani anati kwa mnyamata wonyamula zida zake, “Bwera, tiwolokere ku linga la anthu osadulidwa awa. Mwina Atate wathu adzatichitira kanthu; palibe chimene chingamuletse kupulumutsa ndi ambiri kapena ndi ochepa.”

⁷Mnyamata wonyamula zida zake anati, “Chitani zonse zimene zili mu mtima mwanu. Pitani—ine ndili ndi inu, ndi mtima wanga wonse ndi moyo wanga wonse.”

⁸Ndipo Yonatani anati, “Tiwolokera kwa anthu aja ndipo tidzadzionetsa kwa iwo. ⁹Ngati ati, ‘Dikirani kufikira titafika kwa inu,’ tidzakhala pomwepo ndipo sitidzakwera kwa iwo. ¹⁰Koma ngati ati, ‘Kwererani kwa ife,’ tidzakwera, pakuti Atate wathu wawapereka m'manja mwathu—ichi ndiye chizindikiro chathu.”

¹¹Onse awiri anadzionetsa ku linga la Afilisti. Afilisti anati, “Taonani, Ahebri akutuluka m'maenje amene anabisalamo.” ¹²Anthu a ku linga anaitana Yonatani ndi mnyamata wonyamula zida zake, nati, “Kwererani kwa ife ndipo tikuphunzitsani phunziro.” Yonatani anati kwa mnyamata wonyamula zida zake, “Nditsate ndi kukwera kumbuyo kwanga, pakuti Atate wathu wawapereka m'manja mwa Israeli.”

¹³Yonatani anakwera ndi manja ake ndi mapazi ake, mnyamata wonyamula zida zake ali kumbuyo kwake; Afilisti anagwa pamaso pa Yonatani, ndipo mnyamata wonyamula zida zake anakhala akuwapha kumbuyo kwake. ¹⁴Pa chiwonongeko choyamba chija Yonatani ndi mnyamata wonyamula zida zake anapha anthu pafupifupi makumi awiri pa malo a theka la ekala.

¹⁵Mantha anagwera msasa, munda, ndi asilikali onse; anthu a ku linga ndi olanda zinthu anantanso, nthaka inagwedezeka—mantha ochokera kwa Atate wathu. ¹⁶Alonda a Sauli ku Gibeya wa Benjamini anayang'ana—gulu lalikulu la Afilisti linkasungunuka, likumwazikana paliponse. ¹⁷Sauli anati kwa asilikali ake, “Werengani kuti muone amene akusowa.” Pamene anawerenga, Yonatani ndi mnyamata wonyamula zida zake analibe.

¹⁸Sauli anati kwa Ahiya, “Bweretsani likasa la Atate wathu kuno,” pakuti pa nthawi imeneyo likasa la Atate wathu linali ndi Aisraeli. ¹⁹Sauli akulankhula ndi wansembe, phokoso la ku msasa wa Afilisti linkakula kwambiri. Iye anati kwa wansembe, “Bweza dzanja lako.”

²⁰Sauli ndi asilikali ake anasonkhana, nafika ku nkhondo, ndipo anapeza malupanga a Afilisti atatembenukirana wina ndi mnzake, chisokonezo chili chachikulu. ²¹Ahebri amene poyamba anali kumbali ya Afilisti nakwera nawo ku msasa, nawonso anatembenuka kuti akhale ndi Aisraeli amene anali ndi Sauli ndi Yonatani. ²²Pamene anthu onse a ku Israeli amene anabisala ku dziko la mapiri la Efuraimu anamva kuti Afilisti athawa, iwonso anawathamangitsa kwambiri ku nkhondo. ²³Motero Atate wathu anapulumutsa Israeli tsiku limenelo, ndipo nkhondo inapitirira kupyola Beti-aveni.

Lumbiro Losaganizira la Sauli Lafooketsa Israeli

²⁴Asilikali a Israeli anavutika kwambiri tsiku limenelo, pakuti Sauli anawalumbiritsa, nati, “Wotembereredwa ndi aliyense amene adya chakudya madzulo asanafike, ine ndisanalipsire adani anga.” Choncho palibe mmodzi mwa asilikali amene analawa chakudya.

²⁵Asilikali onse analowa m'nkhalango, ndipo panali uchi pansi. ²⁶Pamene analowa m'nkhalango, uchi unkayenda, komabe palibe amene ananyamula dzanja lake kukamwa, pakuti asilikali anaopa lumbiro lija. ²⁷Koma Yonatani sanamve kuti atate wake analumbiritsa asilikali, choncho anatambasula nsonga ya ndodo yake, nayiviyika m'chisa cha uchi, nayika dzanja lake kukamwa, ndipo maso ake anawala. ²⁸Msilikali wina anati, “Atate wako analumbiritsa asilikali, nati, ‘Wotembereredwa ndi aliyense amene adya chakudya lero’—choncho anthu atopa.”

²⁹Yonatani anati, “Atate wanga wavutitsa dziko. Onani momwe maso anga anawalira polawa pang'ono pa uchi uwu. ³⁰Bwenzi kuli bwino kwambiri asilikali akanadya momasuka lero zofunkha za adani awo! Kugonjetsedwa kwa Afilisti sikunakhale kwakukulu.” ³¹Tsiku limenelo anakantha Afilisti kuyambira Mikimasi mpaka Aiyaloni, ndipo asilikali anatopa kwambiri. ³²Asilikali anathamangira zofunkha, nagwira nkhosa, ng'ombe, ndi ana a ng'ombe, nazipha pansi, nadya nyama ili ndi magazi. ³³Munthu wina anati kwa Sauli, “Asilikali akuchimwira Atate wathu, akudya nyama ili ndi magazi.” Iye anati, “Mwachita mosakhulupirika. Gudubuzirani mwala waukulu kuno kwa ine.”

³⁴Ndipo anati, “Balalikani pakati pa asilikali ndipo muwauze kuti: aliyense andibweretsere ng'ombe yake kapena nkhosa yake, aiphere pano, nadye—musachimwire Atate wathu podya nyama ili ndi magazi.” Choncho usiku umenewo aliyense anabweretsa ng'ombe yake naiphera pamenepo.

³⁵Sauli anamangira Atate wathu guwa lansembe—guwa lake loyamba kwa Iye. ³⁶Sauli anati, “Titsikire Afilisti usiku uno, tiwafunkhe mpaka kucha, ndipo tisasiye ndi mmodzi yemwe wamoyo.” Iwo anayankha, nati, “Chitani zimene zikuoneka zabwino kwa inu.” Koma wansembe anati, “Tiyeni tiyandikire Atate wathu pano.”

³⁷Choncho Sauli anafunsa Atate wathu, nati, “Kodi nditsikire Afilisti? Kodi mudzawapereka m'manja mwa Israeli?” Koma Iye sanamuyankhe tsiku limenelo. ³⁸Sauli anati, “Bwerani kuno, inu atsogoleri onse a asilikali, kuti tipeze kuti tchimo ili lachitika bwanji lero. ³⁹Pali Atate wathu wamoyo amene amapulumutsa Israeli—ngakhale kuti kulakwa kuli kwa mwana wanga Yonatani, adzafa ndithu.” Koma palibe mmodzi pakati pa anthu amene anayankha. ⁴⁰Iye anati kwa Aisraeli onse, “Inu imani mbali ina; ine ndi mwana wanga Yonatani tiima mbali inayo.” Anthu anati kwa Sauli, “Chitani zimene mukuona kuti ndi zabwino.”

⁴¹Sauli anapemphera, nati, “Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli, chifukwa chiyani simunayankhe mtumiki wanu lero? Ngati kulakwa uku kuli mwa ine kapena mwa mwana wanga Yonatani, Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli, yankhani ndi Urimu; koma ngati kuli mwa anthu anu Aisraeli, yankhani ndi Tumimu.” Maere anagwera Yonatani ndi Sauli; koma asilikali anamasulidwa. ^b b v41 Urimu ndi Tumimu zinali zinthu zopatulika zimene zinkasungidwa mu efodi ya wansembe, zogwiritsira ntchito kufunsira yankho la Mulungu mwa maere.

⁴²Sauli anati, “Chititsani maere pakati pa ine ndi mwana wanga Yonatani.” Maere anagwera Yonatani.

⁴³Sauli anati kwa Yonatani, “Ndiuze chimene wachita.” Iye anayankha nati, “Ndinangolawa uchi pang'ono pa nsonga ya ndodo yanga. Tsopano ndiyenera kufa.”

⁴⁴Sauli anati, “Atate wathu andichite zimenezi, ndi zoposa, ngati iwe sudzafa ndithu, Yonatani.”

⁴⁵Asilikali anati kwa Sauli, “Kodi Yonatani afe—amene wachita chigonjetso chachikulu ichi kwa Israeli? Sizingatheke! Pali Atate wathu wamoyo, palibe tsitsi limodzi la kumutu kwake limene lidzagwera pansi, pakuti anachita zimenezi lero ndi thandizo la Atate wathu.” Choncho anapulumutsa Yonatani, ndipo sanafe. ⁴⁶Ndipo Sauli analeka kuthamangitsa Afilisti, ndipo Afilisti anabwerera ku dziko lawo.

Nkhondo za Sauli ndi Banja Lake

⁴⁷Sauli atalandira ufumu wa Israeli, anamenyana ndi adani ake onse mbali zonse: Mowabu, Amoni, Edomu, mafumu a Zoba, ndi Afilisti. Kulikonse kumene anatembenukira, anawagonjetsa. ⁴⁸Anamenya nkhondo molimba mtima, nakantha Aamaleki, napulumutsa Israeli kwa amene anawalanda. ⁴⁹Ana a Sauli aamuna: Yonatani, Isivi, ndi Maliki-suwa. Ana ake aakazi awiri: Merabu woyamba kubadwa, ndi Mikala wamng'ono. ⁵⁰Mkazi wake: Ahinoamu, mwana wa Ahimaazi. Mkulu wa gulu lake lankhondo: Abineri mwana wa Neri, malume wa Sauli, ⁵¹pakuti Kisi, atate wa Sauli, ndi Neri, atate wa Abineri, anali ana a Abieli.

⁵²Nkhondo yolimbana ndi Afilisti inali yoopsa masiku onse a Sauli; nthawi iliyonse imene anaona munthu wamphamvu kapena wolimba mtima, anamulemba kuti akhale wake.