Amnoni Anagwirira Mlongo Wake Tamara
Amnoni anadzinamizira kudwala kuti akhale yekha ndi mlongo wake wa bambo m'modzi Tamara, anamugwirira, kenako anamuda natseka chitseko iye atatulutsidwa. Tamara anang'amba mkanjo wake nakhala wosiyidwa m'nyumba ya Abisalomu. Davide anakwiya kwambiri koma sanachitepo kanthu; patapita zaka ziwiri Abisalomu anapha Amnoni pa phwando lometa nkhosa nathawa.
13 1Zitatha izi, Abisalomu mwana wa Davide anali ndi mlongo wokongola dzina lake Tamara, ndipo Amnoni mwana wa Davide anamkonda. 2Amnoni anavutika mtima kwambiri chifukwa cha mlongo wake Tamara mpaka anadwala; popeza iye anali namwali, ndipo Amnoni sanapeze njira yoyandikana naye. 3Amnoni anali ndi bwenzi dzina lake Yonadabu, mwana wa Simea m'bale wa Davide; ndipo Yonadabu anali wochenjera kwambiri. 4Iye anamfunsa Amnoni nati, “Chifukwa chiyani ukuwonda m'mawa ndi m'mawa, mwana wa mfumu? Kodi sunga undiuze?” Amnoni anayankha nati, “Ndimakonda Tamara, mlongo wa m'bale wanga Abisalomu.”
5Yonadabu anati, “Ugone pa bedi nunamizire kudwala. Pamene atate wako adzabwera kudzakuona, umuuze kuti, ‘Chonde mlongo wanga Tamara andidyetse. Akonze chakudya ine ndikuona, kuti ndidye kuchokera m'manja mwake.’”
6Amnoni anagona nanamizira kudwala. Pamene mfumu inadza kudzamuona, Amnoni anati, “Chonde mlongo wanga Tamara abwere adzandipangire makeke awiri ine ndikuona, kuti ndidye kuchokera m'manja mwake.”
7Davide anatumiza uthenga kwa Tamara ku nyumba yaufumu, kuti, “Pita ku nyumba ya mchimwene wako Amnoni ukamukonzere chakudya.” 8Tamara anapita ku nyumba ya mchimwene wake Amnoni, kumene anagona. Anatenga mtanda, naukanda, napanga makeke pamaso pake, naphika. 9Anatenga poto napereka kwa iye, koma iye anakana kudya. Amnoni anati, “Tulutsani aliyense.” Ndipo aliyense anamuchokera. 10Amnoni anati kwa Tamara, “Bweretsa chakudya m'chipinda mwanga, kuti ndidye kuchokera m'manja mwako.” Tamara anatenga makeke amene anapanga, nawabweretsa kwa mchimwene wake Amnoni m'chipinda. 11Pamene anawasendeza kuti adye, iye anamgwira nati, “Bwera, ugone nane, mlongo wanga.”
12Iye anati, “Ayi, mchimwene wanga! Usandikakamize. Chinthu choterechi sichichitika m'Isiraeli. Usachite chinthu chonyansa ichi. 13Ndipo ine—ndikachotsa kuti manyazi anga? Ndipo iwe—udzakhala ngati mmodzi wa zitsiru zonyozeka za Isiraeli. Chonde, uyankhule ndi mfumu; iye sadzandimana kwa iwe.”
14Koma iye anakana kumvera; popeza anali wamphamvu kuposa iye, anamkakamiza nagona naye. 15Ndipo Amnoni anamuda ndi udani waukulu—woposa chikondi chimene anali nacho pa iye. Anati kwa iye, “Dzuka utuluke!”
16Iye anati, “Ayi, kundithamangitsa ndi cholakwa choipa koposa chimene wandichitira kale.” Koma iye anakana kumvera.
17Anaitana mtumiki wake nati, “Tulutsa mkazi uyu pano, nukhome chitseko kumbuyo kwake.”
18Iye anavala mkanjo wautali wokongoletsedwa, chovala cha ana aakazi a mfumu amene anali anamwali masiku amenewo. Mtumiki wake anamutulutsa, nakhoma chitseko kumbuyo kwake. 19Tamara anathira phulusa pamutu pake, nang'amba mkanjo wautali wokongoletsedwa umene anavala. Anaika dzanja lake pamutu pake, napita, nalira mokweza akuyenda. 20Mchimwene wake Abisalomu anati, “Kodi Amnoni mchimwene wako wakhala nawe? Khala chete tsopano, mlongo wanga; iye ndi mchimwene wako. Usachite chinthu ichi mtima.” Ndipo Tamara anakhala ngati mkazi wosungulumwa m'nyumba ya mchimwene wake Abisalomu.
21Pamene mfumu Davide inamva zonsezi, inakwiya kwambiri. 22Abisalomu sananene kalikonse kwa Amnoni, chabwino kapena choipa, chifukwa anamuda popeza anamgwirira mlongo wake Tamara.
Abisalomu Abwezera Mlongo Wake Tamara
23Zaka ziwiri zathunthu pambuyo pake, Abisalomu anali ndi ometa nkhosa ku Baala-hazori pafupi ndi Efuraimu, ndipo anaitana ana onse a mfumu. 24Abisalomu anapita kwa mfumu nati, “Mtumiki wanu ali ndi ometa nkhosa. Kodi mfumu ndi atumiki ake angabwere nane?”
25Mfumu inati kwa Abisalomu, “Ayi, mwana wanga, tonsefe tisapite, kuti tingakulemere.” Ngakhale Abisalomu anamkakamiza, iye sanapite koma anamdalitsa.
26Abisalomu anati, “Ngati sichoncho, chonde mchimwene wanga Amnoni abwere nafe.” Mfumu inafunsa nati, “Chifukwa chiyani apite nawe?”
27Koma Abisalomu anamkakamiza, kotero analola Amnoni ndi ana onse a mfumu kuti apite naye. 28Abisalomu analamula atumiki ake kuti, “Chenjerani. Pamene vinyo idzasangalatsa Amnoni ndipo ndikanena kuti, ‘Kanthani Amnoni,’ mumuphe. Musaope. Kodi sindine amene ndakulamulani? Limbani mtima nukhale olimba mtima.”
29Atumiki a Abisalomu anamchitira Amnoni monga momwe Abisalomu analamulira. Ndipo ana onse a mfumu anadzuka, aliyense nakwera bulu wake, nathawa.
30Ali panjira, Davide anamva kuti, “Abisalomu wapha ana onse a mfumu; palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene watsala.”
31Mfumu inayimirira, nang'amba zovala zake, nagona pansi; atumiki ake onse anayima pafupi, atang'amba zovala zawo. 32Koma Yonadabu mwana wa Simea, m'bale wa Davide, anati, “Mbuye wanga asaganize kuti apha anyamata onse, ana a mfumu. Amnoni yekha ndiye wafa. Abisalomu anatsimikiza zimenezi kuyambira tsiku limene Amnoni anagwirira mlongo wake Tamara. 33Mbuye wanga mfumu asatenge zimenezi mtima, kuganiza kuti ana onse a mfumu afa. Amnoni yekha ndiye wafa.”
34Pakadali pomwepo Abisalomu anathawa. Mlonda wamng'ono anakweza maso ake, naona anthu ambiri akubwera akutsika panjira ya m'mbali mwa phiri kumbuyo kwake. 35Yonadabu anati kwa mfumu, “Taonani, ana a mfumu abwera. Zachitika monga momwe mtumiki wanu ananenera.” 36Atangomaliza kuyankhula, ana a mfumu anafika akulira mokweza; mfumu ndi atumiki ake onse analiranso kwambiri mowawidwa mtima.
37Abisalomu anathawa napita kwa Talimai mwana wa Amihudi, mfumu ya Gesuri. Davide analira mwana wake tsiku ndi tsiku. 38Abisalomu atathawa napita ku Gesuri, anakhala kumeneko zaka zitatu. 39Ndipo mtima wa mfumu Davide unalakalaka kupita kwa Abisalomu, pakuti anatonthozedwa atafa Amnoni.