Davide Apita Kukatenga Likasa
Pobweretsa likasa kwawo pa ngolo yatsopano, Uza analigwira kuti asagwe ndipo anafa; Davide anakwiya, kenako anachita mantha, nalisiya miyezi itatu kwa Obedi-edomu, amene nyumba yake inadalitsidwa. Analitenganso ndi nsembe, akuvina pamaso pa Atate wathu atavala efodi wa nsalu yabafuta pamene Mikala ankamunyoza.
6 1Davide anasonkhanitsanso anthu onse osankhidwa a Israeli, 30,000. 2Davide ananyamuka pamodzi ndi anthu ake onse kuchokera ku Baale-yuda, kuti akatengeko likasa la Atate wathu, lotchedwa ndi Dzina, dzina la Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, wokhala pakati pa akerubi. 3Anaika likasa la Atate wathu pa ngolo yatsopano, nalitenga kuchokera ku nyumba ya Abinadabu imene inali paphiri; Uza ndi Ahiyo, ana a Abinadabu, anayendetsa ngolo yatsopanoyo, 4ndi likasa la Atate wathu, ndipo Ahiyo anayenda patsogolo pa likasalo.
5Davide ndi nyumba yonse ya Israeli anakondwerera pamaso pa Atate wathu ndi mphamvu zawo zonse—nyimbo, azeze, apangwe, ng'oma, maseche, ndi ziboliboli.
6Pamene anafika pa malo opunthira tirigu a Nakoni, Uza anatambalitsa dzanja lake nagwira likasa la Atate wathu, chifukwa ng'ombe zinapunthwa. 7Mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayakira Uza; anamkantha pamenepo chifukwa cha kusalemekeza kwake, ndipo anafera pomwepo pambali pa likasa la Atate wathu. a a v7 Atate wathu anali atapereka malangizo osamalitsa a kanyamulidwe ka likasa; tsoka ili likuonetsa kulemera kwa kukhalapo kwake koyera pakati pa anthu ake, osati Atate wofunitsitsa kukantha ana ake. 8Davide anakwiya chifukwa Atate wathu anaukira Uza; malowo akutchedwabe Perezi-uza mpaka lero. b b v8 Perezi-uza kutanthauza “kuukira Uza” — malowo anatchedwa chifukwa cha chimene chinachitika pamenepo. 9Davide anaopa Atate wathu tsiku limenelo nati, “Kodi likasa la Atate wathu lingadze bwanji kwa ine?” 10Davide anakana kutenga likasa la Atate wathu kupita nalo ku Mzinda wa Davide, koma analitengera ku nyumba ya Obedi-edomu Mgiti. 11Likasa la Atate wathu linakhala miyezi itatu mu nyumba ya Obedi-edomu Mgiti, ndipo Atate wathu anadalitsa Obedi-edomu ndi banja lake lonse.
12Mfumu Davide inauzidwa kuti, “Atate wathu wadalitsa banja la Obedi-edomu ndi zonse zimene ali nazo chifukwa cha likasa.” Choncho Davide anapita, natenga likasa la Atate wathu kuchokera ku nyumba ya Obedi-edomu kupita nalo ku mzinda wa Davide, akukondwera.
13Pamene amene anali kunyamula likasa la Atate wathu anayenda masitepe asanu ndi limodzi, Davide anapereka nsembe ng'ombe yamphongo ndi mwana wa ng'ombe wonenepa. 14Ndipo Davide anavina pamaso pa Atate wathu ndi mphamvu zake zonse, atavala efodi ya nsalu yabafuta. c c v14 Efodi ya nsalu yabafuta inali chovala chophweka cha unsembe — choyenera kupembedza, koma osati mikanjo yaufumu imene mfumu imayembekezeredwa kuvala. 15Davide ndi nyumba yonse ya Israeli ananyamula likasa la Atate wathu ndi kufuwula ndi kuliza malipenga a nyanga za nkhosa.
Mikala Anyoza Davide
16Pamene likasa la Atate wathu linkalowa mu mzinda wa Davide, Mikala, mwana wamkazi wa Sauli, anasuzumira pa zenera naona Mfumu Davide akulumpha ndi kuvina pamaso pa Atate wathu—ndipo anamnyoza mu mtima mwake. 17Analowetsa likasa la Atate wathu, naliika pamalo pake mu hema imene Davide anaimanga chifukwa cha lo, ndipo Davide anapereka nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zamtendere pamaso pa Atate wathu. 18Davide atamaliza kupereka nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zamtendere, anadalitsa anthu m'dzina la Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba. 19Anapatsa anthu onse—gulu lonse la Israeli, mwamuna ndi mkazi momwemo—aliyense chidutswa cha mkate, keke ya nkhanya, ndi keke ya mphesa zowuma. Ndipo aliyense anapita kwawo.
20Pamene Davide anabwerera kudzadalitsa banja lake, Mikala mwana wamkazi wa Sauli anatuluka kudzakumana naye nati, “Taonani mmene mfumu ya Israeli yadzilemekezera lero, akudzivula pamaso pa atsikana antchito a m'banja, monga mmene munthu wachabechabe aliyense akanadzivulira mopanda manyazi!”
21Davide anati kwa Mikala, “Zinali pamaso pa Atate wathu, amene anandisankha ine kuposa abambo ako ndi banja lawo lonse, kuti andiike kukhala wolamulira anthu a Atate wathu, Israeli. Choncho ndidzakondwerera pamaso pake. 22Ndidzadzichepetsa koposa ichi, kukhala wotsika m'maso mwanga; koma ndi atsikana antchito amene unawatchula, ndi iwowo ndidzalemekezedwa.”
23Ndipo Mikala mwana wamkazi wa Sauli analibe mwana mpaka tsiku limene anamwalira.