Davide Atenga Bateseba
Pa nthawi imene mafumu amapita kunkhondo Davide anatsala kunyumba, anaona Batiseba akusamba, natumiza anthu kukamutenga, ndipo iye anatenga pakati. Uriya anakana kupumula m'nyumba yake pamene gulu lankhondo lili m'misasa, choncho Davide analemba kuti aikidwe kutsogolo kwa nkhondo ndipo anaphedwa. Zimenezi zinali zoipa pamaso pa Atate wathu.
11 1Pa nyengo ya masika, pamene mafumu amapita ku nkhondo, Davide anatuma Yowabu, ankhondo ake, ndi Aisraeli onse. Iwo anawononga Aamoni, nazinga mzinda wa Raba. Koma Davide anakhalabe ku Yerusalemu. 2Tsiku lina madzulo Davide anadzuka pa bedi lake, nayenda pa denga la nyumba ya mfumu. Ali pomwepo anaona mkazi akusamba; mkaziyo anali wokongola kwambiri. 3Davide anatuma munthu kukafunsa za mkaziyo. Munthu wina anati, “Kodi uyu si Bateseba, mwana wa Eliamu, mkazi wa Uriya Mhiti?”
4Davide anatuma amithenga, namtenga iye. Mkaziyo anadza kwa Davide, ndipo Davide anagona naye — mkaziyo anali atangodziyeretsa ku madetse ake — ndipo anabwerera kwawo. a a v4 Lamulo la Mose linkafuna kuti mkazi achite miyambo yodziyeretsa pambuyo pa nthawi yake ya mwezi, asanabwerere ku moyo wake wa tsiku ndi tsiku (onani Levitiko 15:19–28). 5Mkaziyo anatenga pathupi, natumiza mawu kwa Davide, nati, “Ndili ndi pathupi.”
6Davide anatumiza mawu kwa Yowabu, nati, “Nditumizire Uriya Mhiti.” Ndipo Yowabu anatumiza Uriya kwa Davide. 7Pamene Uriya anafika kwa iye, Davide anamfunsa za Yowabu, za ankhondo, ndi mmene nkhondo imayendera. 8Davide anati kwa Uriya, “Pita kunyumba kwako, ukasambe mapazi ako.” Uriya anatuluka m'nyumba ya mfumu, ndipo mfumu inatumiza mphatso kumtsatira iye. 9Koma Uriya anagona pa khomo la nyumba ya mfumu pamodzi ndi atumiki onse a mbuye wake, ndipo sanapite kunyumba kwake. 10Atamuuza kuti Uriya sanapite kunyumba, Davide anamfunsa, “Kodi sunachokera kuulendo? Nchifukwa chiyani sunapite kunyumba kwako?”
11Uriya anati kwa Davide, “Likasa la pangano, Aisraeli, ndi Ayuda akukhala m'mahema, ndipo mbuye wanga Yowabu ndi ankhondo a mbuye wanga amanga misasa kuthengo. Kodi ine ndingapite kunyumba kuti ndikadye, ndimwe, ndi kugona ndi mkazi wanga? Pali inu, ndiponso pali moyo wanu, sindingachite chinthu ichi.”
12Davide anati kwa Uriya, “Khalanso pano lero, ndipo mawa ndidzakubwezera.” Choncho Uriya anakhala ku Yerusalemu tsiku limenelo ndi tsiku lotsatira. 13Davide anamuitana, ndipo iye anadya nkumwa naye, ndipo Davide anamuledzeretsa. Koma madzulo ake Uriya anatuluka kukagona pa mphasa yake pamodzi ndi atumiki a mbuye wake; sanapite kunyumba kwake.
14M'mawa Davide analemba kalata kwa Yowabu, naipereka kwa Uriya kuti akaipereke. 15Analemba mu kalata kuti, “Ika Uriya kutsogolo, kumene nkhondo ili yoopsa kwambiri, ndipo ubwerere m'mbuyo kumsiya iye, kuti akanthidwe, nafa.”
16Pamene Yowabu anali kuzinga mzindawo, anaika Uriya pamalo pamene amadziwa kuti panali ankhondo amphamvu kwambiri. 17Anthu a mu mzindawo anatuluka namenyana ndi Yowabu, ndipo ena mwa atumiki a Davide anagwa. Uriya Mhiti naonso anafa. 18Ndipo Yowabu anatumiza mawu, nauza Davide nkhani zonse za nkhondo. 19Analangiza wamthenga, nati, “Ukadzatha kuuza mfumu nkhani zonse za nkhondo, 20ngati mfumu idzapsa mtima, nifunsa kuti, ‘Nchifukwa chiyani munayandikira kwambiri ndi mzinda pomenyana nawo? Kodi simunadziwe kuti adzalasa ndi mivi kuchokera pa khoma? 21Kodi anapha Abimeleki mwana wa Yerubeseti ndani? Kodi si mkazi amene anamuponyera mwala wamphero kuchokera pa khoma, mwakuti anafira ku Tebezi? Nchifukwa chiyani munayandikira kwambiri ndi khoma?’ — pamenepo udzati, Mtumiki wanu Uriya Mhiti naonso wafa.” b b v21 Yerubeseti ndi dzina lina la Gideoni; nkhani ya mwala wamphero ili m'buku la Oweruza 9:50–54.
22Choncho wamthenga ananyamuka, nafika, nauza Davide zonse zimene Yowabu anamtuma kuti akanene. 23Wamthenga anati kwa Davide, “Anthuwo anatigonjetsa, natuluka kudzamenyana nafe kuthengo, koma ife tinawabweza m'mbuyo mpaka pa khomo la chipata. 24Oponya mivi analasa atumiki anu kuchokera pa khoma, ndipo ena mwa atumiki a mfumu anafa. Mtumiki wanu Uriya Mhiti naonso wafa.”
25Davide anati kwa wamthenga, “Ukauze Yowabu kuti, ‘Usalole kuti chinthu ichi chikuvutitse, pakuti lupanga limadya wina ngati mnzakenso. Limbika kumenya mzinda, nuwuwononge.’ Umulimbikitse.”
26Mkazi wa Uriya atamva kuti Uriya mwamuna wake wafa, analira maliro a mwamuna wake. 27Pamene maliro anatha, Davide anamuitanitsa, namutenga kunyumba kwake, ndipo anakhala mkazi wake, namuberekera mwana wamwamuna. Koma chimene Davide anachita chinali choipa pamaso pa Atate wathu.
