1 Samuele 23 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

23 ¹Anamuuza Davide, nati, “Taonani, Afilisti akulimbana ndi Keila ndipo akufunkha pa malo opunthira tirigu.”

²Davide anafunsa Atate wathu, nati, “Kodi ndipite kukamenyana ndi Afilisti awa?” Ndipo Atate wathu anayankha nati, “Pita, ukamenyane ndi Afilisti ndipo upulumutse Keila.”

³Anthu a Davide anati, “Taona, ife tikuchita mantha ngakhale pano mu Yuda, nanga kuli bwanji tikapita ku Keila kukalimbana ndi magulu ankhondo a Afilisti!”

⁴Davide anafunsanso Atate wathu, ndipo Atate wathu anayankha nati, “Imirira, utsikire ku Keila, pakuti ndikupereka Afilisti m'manja mwako.”

⁵Davide ndi anthu ake anapita ku Keila, namenyana ndi Afilisti, nathamangitsa ziweto zawo, nawakantha kwambiri. Motero anapulumutsa anthu okhala ku Keila.

⁶Abiatara mwana wa Ahimeleki anali atathawira kwa Davide ku Keila; anafika ali ndi efodi m'dzanja lake.

⁷Pamene Sauli anamva kuti Davide ali ku Keila, anati, “Mulungu wapereka Davide m'manja mwanga; iye wadzitsekera yekha, polowa mu mzinda wa zipata ndi mipiringidzo.” ⁸Ndipo Sauli anayitanitsa anthu onse kuti apite kunkhondo, kutsikira ku Keila, kukazinga Davide ndi anthu ake. ⁹Davide anadziwa kuti Sauli akumukonzera chiwembu, ndipo anati kwa Abiatara wansembe, “Bweretsa efodi kuno.” ¹⁰Davide anati, “Atate wanga, Mulungu wa Israeli, mtumiki wanu wamva ndithu kuti Sauli akufuna kudza ku Keila kudzawononga mzinda chifukwa cha ine.

¹¹Kodi anthu a ku Keila adzandipereka m'manja mwake? Kodi Sauli adzatsika, monga mtumiki wanu wamvera? Atate wanga, Mulungu wa Israeli, chonde uzani mtumiki wanu.” Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Adzatsika.”

¹²Davide anafunsa, nati, “Kodi anthu a ku Keila adzandipereka ine ndi anthu anga kwa Sauli?” Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Adzakuperekani.”

¹³Davide ndi anthu ake, pafupifupi 600, anachoka ku Keila, nayendayenda malo osiyanasiyana. Pamene Sauli anawuzidwa kuti Davide wathawa ku Keila, analeka kumuthamangitsa. ¹⁴Davide anakhala m'malo otetezeka a m'chipululu ndi kudera la mapiri la m'chipululu cha Zifi. Sauli anamufunafuna tsiku lililonse, koma Atate wathu sanamupereke m'manja mwake. ¹⁵Davide anali ku Horesi m'chipululu cha Zifi pamene anaona kuti Sauli watuluka kudzafunafuna moyo wake. ¹⁶Yonatani, mwana wa Sauli, ananyamuka napita kwa Davide ku Horesi, namulimbitsa mtima mwa Atate wathu. ¹⁷Anati, “Usaope. Dzanja la bambo anga Sauli silidzakupeza. Udzakhala mfumu ya Israeli, ndipo ine ndidzakhala wachiwiri wako. Ngakhale bambo anga Sauli akudziwa zimenezi.” ¹⁸Onse awiri anachita pangano pamaso pa Atate wathu. Davide anakhala ku Horesi; Yonatani anapita kwawo.

¹⁹Ndipo Azifi anakwera kupita kwa Sauli ku Gibeya, nati, “Kodi Davide sakubisala pakati pathu m'malo otetezeka ku Horesi, pa phiri la Hakila kummwera kwa Yesimoni? ²⁰Tsopano, inu mfumu, tsikani, tsikani ndithu nthawi iliyonse imene mungafune; ntchito yathu ndiyo kumupereka kwa mfumu.”

²¹Sauli anayankha nati, “Atate wathu akudalitseni, pakuti mwandichitira chifundo ine. ²²Pitani, mukonzekerenso bwino; dziwani kumene amapondapo, ndi amene wamuonako—ndauzidwa kuti iye ndi wochenjera kwambiri. ²³Fufuzani malo onse obisalamo mmene amabisalamo, ndipo mudzandibweretsere nkhani zotsimikizika. Ndipo ndidzapita nanu, ndipo ngati ali m'dzikomo, ndidzamufufuza pakati pa mafuko onse a Yuda.”

²⁴Iwo ananyamuka kupita ku Zifi patsogolo pa Sauli. Koma Davide ndi anthu ake anali m'chipululu cha Maoni, mu Araba kummwera kwa Yesimoni. ²⁵Sauli ndi anthu ake ananyamuka kukafufuza, ndipo Davide anawuzidwa. Iye anatsikira ku thanthwe, nakhala m'chipululu cha Maoni. Sauli atamva zimenezi, anamuthamangitsa Davide kulowa m'chipululu cha Maoni. ²⁶Sauli ankayenda mbali ina ya phiri, ndipo Davide ndi anthu ake mbali inayo, Davide akufulumira kuthawa Sauli, pamene Sauli ndi anthu ake ankawandikira kuti agwire Davide ndi anthu ake. ²⁷Koma anadza wamthenga kwa Sauli, nati, “Bwerani msanga! Afilisti akuthira nkhondo m'dzikomo.” ²⁸Choncho Sauli analeka kumuthamangitsa Davide, napita kukamenyana ndi Afilisti. Nchifukwa chake anatcha malo amenewo Sela-hamalekoti. ^a a v28 Sela-hamalekoti tanthauzo lake ndi “thanthwe lakupatukana”—malo amene Sauli ndi Davide anapatukana wina ndi mnzake pamene kuthira nkhondo kwa Afilisti kunakakamiza Sauli kuleka kuthamangitsa. ²⁹Ndipo Davide anachoka kumeneko, nakakhala m'malo otetezeka a Eni-Gedi.