Kuwukidwa kwa Ziklagi ndi Kutengedwa kwa Mabanja

Davide afika kwawo ku Zikilagi napeza mudziwo utatenthedwa ndi moto ndipo banja lililonse litatengedwa, ndipo anthu ake omwe akukamba zomponya miyala; iye adzilimbitsa mwa Atate wathu. Kapolo wa ku Igupto wofa ndi njala amtsogolera kwa achifwambawo. Zonse zibwezedwa, ndipo amuna otopa amene anatsala m'mbuyo agawana mofanana.

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Davide ndi anthu ake anafika ku Ziklagi pa tsiku lachitatu; ndipo Aamaleki anali atalanda ku Negebu ndi ku Ziklagi, nawuthira nkhondo mzindawo nawutentha, nagwira akazi ndi onse amene anali kumeneko, aang'ono ndi akulu; sanaphe aliyense, koma anawatenga kupita nao, napita kwawo. Davide ndi anthu ake anafika ku mzinda, ndipo unali utatenthedwa ndi moto—akazi awo, ana awo aamuna ndi aakazi anali atagwidwa ukapolo. Davide ndi anthu ake anakweza mawu awo nalira, kufikira analibe mphamvu zolirira. Akazi awiri a Davide nawonso anali atagwidwa, Ahinoamu wa ku Yezireeli ndi Abigayeli, mkazi wamasiye wa Nabala wa ku Karimeli. Davide anavutika kwambiri—popeza anthu ankanena zomugenda ndi miyala, aliyense anawawidwa mtima chifukwa cha ana ake aamuna ndi aakazi—koma iye analimbitsa mtima wake mwa Atate wathu.

Davide anati kwa Abiatara wansembe, mwana wa Ahimeleki, “Nditengere efodi.” Abiatara anamtengera Davide efodiyo.

Davide anafunsa Atate wathu, nati, “Kodi ndilondole gulu lachifwambali? Kodi ndidzawapeza?” Atate anati, “Londola. Udzawapeza ndithu ndi kupulumutsa onse.”

Choncho Davide ndi anthu ake 600 anafika ku chigwa cha Besori, kumene ena anatsala. Davide anapitiriza kulondola ndi anthu 400; anthu 200 anatsala, popeza anatopa kwambiri osathe kuwoloka chigwa cha Besori. Anapeza munthu wa ku Igupto m'munda, namubweretsa kwa Davide, namupatsa buledi ndi madzi. Anamupatsanso kachidutswa ka nkhuyu zokanda ndi maphava awiri a mphesa zowuma. Iye anadya, ndipo mphamvu zake zinabwerera—popeza anakhala masiku atatu usana ndi usiku wosadya buledi kapena kumwa madzi. Davide anamufunsa, nati, “Ndiwe wa yani? Umachokera kuti?” Iye anati, “Ndine mnyamata wa ku Igupto, kapolo wa Mwamaleki. Mbuye wanga anandisiya patatha masiku atatu—chifukwa ndinadwala.

Ife tinalanda ku Negebu wa Akereti, ku dziko la Yuda, ndi ku Negebu wa Kalebe, ndipo tinatentha Ziklagi ndi moto.”

Davide anamufunsa, nati, “Kodi unganditsogolere kutsikira ku gulu lachifwambali?” Iye anati, “Lumbira kwa ine mwa Mulungu kuti sudzandipha kapena kundipereka kwa mbuye wanga, ndipo ndidzakutsogolera kwa iwo.”

Munthu wa ku Igupto uja anatsogolera Davide kutsika, ndipo onani, anali atabalalika pa dziko lonse, akudya, akumwa, nakondwerera chifukwa cha zofunkha zambiri zimene anazitenga ku dziko la Afilisti ndi ku dziko la Yuda. Davide anawakantha kuyambira mdima wa m'bandakucha mpaka madzulo a tsiku lotsatira; palibe amene anapulumuka koma anyamata 400 okha amene anakwera ngamila nathawa. Davide anapezanso zonse zimene Aamaleki anazitenga, ndipo anapulumutsa akazi ake awiri. Palibe chimene chinasowa—chaching'ono kapena chachikulu, ana aamuna kapena aakazi, zofunkha, kapena china chilichonse chimene anachitenga—Davide anabwera nazo zonse. Davide anatenga ziweto zonse, nkhosa ndi ng'ombe; anthu ake anaziyendetsa patsogolo pa ziweto zina, nanena, “Izi ndi zofunkha za Davide.”

Davide anafika kwa anthu 200 aja amene anatopa kwambiri osathe kumutsatira, amene anatsala ku chigwa cha Besori. Iwo anatuluka kudzakumana ndi Davide ndi anthu ake; ndipo Davide atayandikira anawapatsa moni. Koma anthu onse oyipa ndi achabechabe amene anali pakati pa otsatira Davide anati, “Popeza sanapite nafe, sitidzawapatsa zofunkha zimene tazipezanso—koma mkazi ndi ana a munthu aliyense yekha, kuti awatenge napite.”

Koma Davide anati, “Musatero, abale anga, ndi zimene Atate wathu anatipatsa. Iye anatisunga, napereka m'manja mwathu gulu lachifwamba limene linabwera kudzalimbana nafe. Ndani angakumvereni pa zimenezi? Pakuti amene anapita ku nkhondo ndi amene anakhala ndi katundu adzagawana mofanana.” Kuyambira tsiku limenelo, Davide anachita zimenezi kukhala lamulo ndi chiweruzo cha Isiraeli, chimene chilipobe mpaka lero.

Davide atafika ku Ziklagi, anatumiza zofunkha kwa akulu a Yuda, abwenzi ake, nanena, “Ichi ndi mphatso yanu yochokera ku zofunkha za adani a Atate wathu.” Anatumiza kwa a ku Beteli, ndi a ku Ramoti wa ku Negebu, ndi a ku Yatiri; kwa a ku Aroeri, ndi a ku Sifimoti, ndi a ku Esitemowa; kwa a ku Rakala, ndi a m'mizinda ya Ayerameeli ndi Akeni; kwa a ku Horima, ndi a ku Bori-asani, ndi a ku Ataki; ndi kwa a ku Heburoni, ndi kumalo konse kumene Davide ndi anthu ake anayendayenda.