Kugwa kwa Sauli Kufika kwa Davide
Ufumu wa Davide—zipambano zake ndi zolephera zake zowawa. Pakati pake pali pangano limene Atate wathu akupangana ndi Davide: lonjezo la Atate ndi mwana limene likufika kutali kuposa mpando wachifumu umodzi.
1 1Pambuyo pa imfa ya Sauli, Davide anabwerera atagonjetsa Aamaleki, nakhala masiku awiri ku Zikilagi. 2Pa tsiku lachitatu, munthu wina anafika kuchokera ku msasa wa Sauli, atang'amba zovala zake, ndi dothi pamutu pake. Atafika kwa Davide, anagwa pansi nagwada.
3Davide anamufunsa nati, “Wachokera kuti?” Iye anayankha nati, “Ndathawa ku msasa wa Isiraeli.”
4Davide anafunsa nati, “Zatani? Ndiuze.” Iye anati, “Anthu anathawa ku nkhondo. Ambiri anagwa nafa. Sauli ndi mwana wake Yonatani afanso.”
5Davide anafunsa mnyamata amene anabweretsa nkhaniyo nati, “Wadziwa bwanji kuti Sauli ndi mwana wake Yonatani afa?”
6Mnyamatayo anati, “Ndinangopezeka ku phiri la Gilibowa, ndipo Sauli anali pamenepo, atatsamira mkondo wake, ndipo magareta ndi okwera akavalo anali kumuthamangira. 7Iye anatembenuka, nandiona, nandiitana. Ine ndinati, ‘Ndili pano.’ 8Iye anandifunsa nati, ‘Ndiwe yani?’ Ine ndinamuuza nati, ‘Ndine Mwamaleki.’ 9Iye anati kwa ine, ‘Imirira pa ine undiphe; ndagwidwa ndi zowawa, koma ndikadali ndi moyo.’ 10Choncho ndinaimirira pa iye ndi kumupha, popeza ndinadziwa kuti sadzakhala ndi moyo atagwa kale. Ndipo ndinatenga chipewa chaufumu pamutu pake ndi chibangiri cha pa mkono wake, ndi kuzibweretsa kuno kwa mbuye wanga.”
11Pamenepo Davide anagwira zovala zake nazing'amba, ndipo anthu onse amene anali naye anachitanso chimodzimodzi. 12Analira maliro, nalira misozi, nasala kudya mpaka madzulo, chifukwa cha Sauli, ndi mwana wake Yonatani, ndi anthu a Atate wathu, ndi nyumba ya Isiraeli, chifukwa anagwa ndi lupanga.
13Davide anafunsa mnyamata amene anabweretsa nkhaniyo nati, “Umachokera kuti?” Iye anati, “Ndine mwana wa mlendo, Mwamaleki.”
14Davide anati, “Bwanji sunaope kutambasula dzanja lako kuti uphe wodzozedwa wa Atate wathu?” 15Davide anaitana mmodzi wa anyamata ake nati, “Pita, umukanthe.” Iye anamukantha, ndipo anafa. 16Davide anali atamuuza kuti, “Mwazi wako uli pamutu wako, pakuti pakamwa pako panakuchitira umboni pamene unati, ‘Ndapha wodzozedwa wa Atate wathu.’”
Mmene Amphamvu Agwera
17Pamenepo Davide anayimba nyimbo iyi ya maliro, ya Sauli ndi mwana wake Yonatani, 18nalamula kuti anthu a Yuda aphunzitsidwe nyimbo iyi ya maliro, yotchedwa Uta; yalembedwa m'buku la Yasara: a a v18 Buku la Yasara linali mpukutu wakale wa Aisiraeli wa ndakatulo za anthu olimba mtima, umene sunatsale mpaka lero. 19“Ulemerero wako, Isiraeli, wagona utaphedwa pa zitunda zako. Amphamvu agwa bwanji! 20Musaiuze ku Gati, musailengeze m'misewu ya Asikeloni, kuti ana aakazi a Afilisti angasangalale, ana aakazi a osachita mdulidwe angakondwere. 21Mapiri a Gilibowa, musakhale ndi mame kapena mvula, pasakhale minda yopereka zokolola za nsembe. Pakuti kumeneko chishango cha wamphamvu chinadetsedwa, chishango cha Sauli, chosapakidwanso mafuta. b b v21 Ankhondo ankapaka nthawi zonse mafuta pa zishango zawo zachikopa kuti zikhalebe zofewa ndi zokonzekera nkhondo; chishango chosapakidwa mafuta chinali chowonongeka ndi chopanda ntchito. 22Pa mwazi wa ophedwa, pa mnofu wa amphamvu, uta wa Yonatani sunabwerere m'mbuyo, lupanga la Sauli silinabwerere lopanda kukhutitsidwa. 23Sauli ndi Yonatani, okondedwa ndi osiririka pa moyo wawo, ndipo pa imfa yawo sanalekane. Anali aliwiro kuposa ziwombankhanga, amphamvu kuposa mikango. 24Ana aakazi a Isiraeli, lirani Sauli, amene anakuvekani zovala zofiira ndi zokongola, amene anakometsa zovala zanu ndi zokometsera za golide. 25Amphamvu agwa bwanji pakati pa nkhondo! Yonatani wagona ataphedwa pa zitunda zako. 26Ndili ndi chisoni chifukwa cha iwe, mbale wanga Yonatani; unali wokondedwa kwambiri kwa ine. Chikondi chako pa ine chinali chodabwitsa, choposa chikondi cha akazi. 27Amphamvu agwa bwanji! Zida za nkhondo zatheratu.”