Abisalomu Aba Mitima ya Aisraeli
Abisalomu ankaima pachipata kuuza aliyense wodza ndi mlandu kuti palibe amene adzamumvere, ndipo anaba mitima ya Israeli. Atavekedwa ufumu ku Hebroni, anathawitsa Davide opanda nsapato kukwera phiri la Azitona. Davide anabweza likasa napempha Atate wathu kuti asandutse uphungu wa Ahitofeli kukhala wopusa.
15 1Patapita nthawi, Abisalomu anadzipezera galeta ndi akavalo, pamodzi ndi anthu makumi asanu akuthamanga patsogolo pake. 2Abisalomu ankadzuka m'mawa nkuyimirira m'mbali mwa njira yopita ku chipata. Nthawi zonse pamene munthu wokhala ndi mlandu ankabwera kwa mfumu kudzaweruzidwa, Abisalomu ankafuwula nati, “Kodi iwe ndiwe wa mzinda uti?” Munthuyo ankayankha nati, “Kapolo wanu ndi wa fuko limodzi la Aisraeli.”
3Ndipo Abisalomu ankanena naye kuti, “Taona, zonena zako ndi zabwino ndi zolondola, koma mfumu sanasankhe wina aliyense kuti akumvere.” 4Abisalomu ankawonjezera nati, “Ndikadakhala ine woweruza m'dziko! Aliyense wokhala ndi mlandu kapena nkhani akanabwera kwa ine, ndipo ndikanamuweruzira molungama.” 5Nthawi zonse pamene wina aliyense ankayandikira kuti amugwadire, Abisalomu ankatambasula dzanja lake, namgwira, napsompsona iye. 6Abisalomu ankachita izi kwa Mwisraeli aliyense amene ankabwera kwa mfumu kudzaweruzidwa, ndipo motero anaba mitima ya Aisraeli.
7Patapita zaka zinayi, Abisalomu anati kwa mfumu, “Chonde ndiloleni ndipite ku Heburoni kukakwaniritsa lumbiro limene ndinalumbira kwa Atate wathu. 8Pakuti pamene ndinkakhala ku Gesuri m'dziko la Aramu ndinalumbira nati, ‘Ngati Atate wathu adzandibwezera ku Yerusalemu, ndidzamulambira Iye.’”
9Mfumu inati kwa iye, “Pita mu mtendere.” Ndipo Abisalomu ananyamuka napita ku Heburoni.
10Abisalomu anatumiza amithenga mobisa m'mafuko onse a Aisraeli, kuti, “Mukamva kulira kwa lipenga la nyanga ya nkhosa, munene kuti, ‘Abisalomu akulamulira ku Heburoni!’”
11Anthu 200 oyitanidwa ochokera ku Yerusalemu anapita pamodzi ndi Abisalomu mosalakwa konse, osadziwa kalikonse za chiwembucho. 12Pamene Abisalomu ankapereka nsembe, anatuma anthu ku Gilo kukayitana Ahitofeli Mgilo, mlangizi wa Davide. Chiwembucho chinakula mphamvu, ndipo gulu la otsatira Abisalomu linkachulukirachulukira.
Davide Athawa Mwana Wake Abisalomu
13Wamthenga anabwera kwa Davide, nati, “Mitima ya Aisraeli yatembenukira kwa Abisalomu.”
14Davide anawuza antchito ake onse amene anali naye ku Yerusalemu, kuti, “Nyamukani! Tiyenera kuthawa, kapena palibe wa ife adzapulumuka kwa Abisalomu. Fulumirani, kapena posachedwa adzatigwira, natiwononga, nakantha mzindawu ndi lupanga.”
15Antchito a mfumu anayankha nati, “Chilichonse chimene mbuye wanga mfumu adzasankhe, akapolo anu ndife okonzeka.”
16Ndipo mfumu inanyamuka, banja lake lonse likutsatira, koma inasiya azikazi khumi kuti asamalire nyumba yaufumu. a a v16 Azikazi anali akazi achiwiri okhala ndi ufulu wochepa pamalamulo kuposa mkazi woyamba. 17Mfumu inanyamuka pamodzi ndi anthu onse akumutsatira, ndipo anayima pa nyumba yotsiriza. 18Antchito ake onse anadutsa m'mbali mwake, pamodzi ndi Akereti onse ndi Apeleti; ndipo Agiti onse 600 amene anamutsatira kuchokera ku Gati anayenda patsogolo pa mfumu. b b v18 Akereti ndi Apeleti anali magulu apadera a asilikali osunga Davide.
19Mfumu inati kwa Itai Mgiti, “Nanga ubwera nafe chifukwa chiyani iwenso? Bwerera ukakhale ndi mfumu yatsopano; iwe ndiwe mlendo, wothamangitsidwa kutali ndi dziko lako. 20Iwe wabwera dzulo lokha. Kodi ndikuyenereza iwe kuti uziyendayenda nafe lero, pamene ine sindidziwa ngakhale kumene ndikupita? Bwerera, tenga abale ako pamodzi ndi iwe. Atate wathu akuonetse chikondi cha pangano ndi kukhulupirika.”
21Itai anayankha mfumu, nati, “Pali Atate wathu wamoyo, ndiponso pali mbuye wanga mfumu wamoyo, kulikonse kumene mbuye wanga mfumu adzakhale, kaya ndi moyo kapena imfa, kumeneko kapolo wanu adzakhalako.”
22Davide anati kwa Itai, “Pita, woloka.” Ndipo Itai Mgiti anawoloka pamodzi ndi anthu ake onse ndi ana ang'onoang'ono onse amene anali naye. 23Dziko lonse linalira mokweza pamene anthu onse ankawoloka. Mfumu inawoloka chigwa cha Kidroni, ndipo anthu onse anawoloka kulowera ku chipululu. 24Zadoki analinso komweko, pamodzi ndi Alevi onse amene ananyamula likasa la pangano la Atate wathu. Anaika pansi likasa la Atate wathu, ndipo Abiatara anapereka nsembe kufikira anthu onse atamaliza kutuluka mu mzinda. 25Mfumu inati kwa Zadoki, “Bwezera likasa la Atate wathu mu mzinda. Ngati Atate wathu akondwera nane, adzandibwezera ndipo adzandilola kuti ndionenso ilo ndi malo kumene amakhala. 26Koma akanena kuti, ‘Sindikondwera nawe,’ ine ndili pano—achite kwa ine monga akuonera koyenera.” 27Mfumu inatinso kwa Zadoki wansembe, “Kodi iwe si mlosi? Bwerera ku mzinda mu mtendere, ndipo tenga ana ako awiri pamodzi ndi iwe—Ahimaazi mwana wako ndi Yonatani mwana wa Abiatara. 28Ine ndidzadikira pa mawokolero a ku chipululu kufikira mawu atafika kuchokera kwa inu kudzandidziwitsa.” 29Ndipo Zadoki ndi Abiatara anabwezera likasa la Atate wathu ku Yerusalemu, nakhala komweko.
30Davide anakwera Phiri la Maolivi, akulira pamene ankakwera, mutu wake utaphimbidwa ndi mapazi ake ali maliseche. Anthu onse amene anali naye anaphimba mitu yawo nakwera, akulira pamene ankapita. c c v30 Mfumu yoperekedwayi, ikulira pamene ikukwera Phiri la Maolivi, ikuyimira Yesu, amene patapita nthawi yaitali anawoloka chigwa chomwechi ndipo anadandaula pa phiri lomwelo usiku umene bwenzi lokhulupirika linamupereka.
31Davide anamuwuza kuti, “Ahitofeli ali pakati pa ochita chiwembu pamodzi ndi Abisalomu.” Ndipo Davide anapemphera nati, “Atate wathu, sandutsani uphungu wa Ahitofeli kukhala uchitsiru.”
32Pamene Davide anafika pamwamba pa phiri, pamene anthu ankalambira Atate wathu, Husai Mwariki anali komweko kudzakumana naye, mwinjiro wake utang'ambika ndi fumbi pamutu pake. 33Davide anati kwa iye, “Ngati ubwera nane, udzangokhala cholemera kwa ine.”
34Koma ngati ubwerera ku mzinda ndi kuuza Abisalomu kuti, ‘Ndidzakhala kapolo wako, mfumu yanga; monga ndinatumikira bambo ako kale, momwemonso tsopano ndidzakutumikira iwe,’ pamenepo udzatha kundithetsera uphungu wa Ahitofeli. 35Zadoki ndi Abiatara ansembe ali komweko pamodzi ndi iwe. Uwauze zonse zimene udzamve mu nyumba ya mfumu. 36Ana awo awiri ali komweko pamodzi nawo—Ahimaazi mwana wa Zadoki ndi Yonatani mwana wa Abiatara. Unditumizire mawu kudzera mwa iwo a zonse zimene udzamve.
37Ndipo Husai, bwenzi la Davide, analowa mu mzinda pamene penipeni Abisalomu ankalowa mu Yerusalemu.