Pangano la Atate ndi Davide
Davide akufuna kumangira Atate wathu nyumba ya mkungudza. Yankho likutembenuza zimenezo: Atate wathu adzamangira Davide nyumba, mbewu imene mpando wake wachifumu udzakhazikika kosatha — Ine ndidzakhala Atate wake ndipo iye adzakhala mwana wanga. Davide anakhala pansi napemphera, akubwereza mawuwo modabwa.
7 1Pamene mfumu inakhazikika m'nyumba yake, ndipo Atate wathu anamupatsa mpumulo kwa adani ake onse omuzungulira, 2mfumu inati kwa Natani mneneri, “Taonani tsopano, ine ndikukhala m'nyumba ya mkungudza, koma likasa la Atate wathu limakhala mu hema.”
3Natani anati kwa mfumu, “Pitani, chitani zonse zimene zili mu mtima wanu, pakuti Atate wathu ali ndi inu.”
4Koma usiku womwewo mawu a Atate wathu anafika kwa Natani, kuti:
5“Pita, ukamuuze mtumiki wanga Davide kuti, Atate wako akuti, ‘Kodi ndiwe amene udzandimangira nyumba yoti ndizikhalamo? 6Sindinakhale m'nyumba kuyambira pamene ndinatulutsa Aisrayeli ku Igupto mpaka lero, koma ndakhala ndikuyenda malo ndi malo, ndili ndi hema monga pokhala panga.’ 7Kulikonse kumene ndinayenda ndi Aisrayeli onse, kodi ndinanenapo mawu kwa mtsogoleri aliyense amene ndinamulamula kuweta anthu anga kuti, ‘Nchifukwa chiyani simunandimangire nyumba ya mkungudza?’ 8Tsopano ukamuuze mtumiki wanga Davide kuti, Atate wa makamu akumwamba akuti, ‘Ine ndinakutenga ku busa, kutsatira nkhosa, kuti ulamulire anthu anga Aisrayeli. 9Ndinali ndi iwe kulikonse kumene unapita, ndipo ndinawononga adani ako onse pamaso pako. Ndidzasandutsa dzina lako kukhala lalikulu, ngati la akulu kwambiri a pa dziko lapansi. 10Ndidzakonzera malo anthu anga Aisrayeli, ndipo ndidzawadzala pamenepo kuti akhazikike osavutitsidwa m'malo awoawo. Anthu ankhanza sadzawazunzanso monga kale, 11kuyambira masiku amene ndinaika oweruza kulamulira anthu anga Aisrayeli. Ndidzakupatsa mpumulo kwa adani ako onse. Atate wako akukuwuzanso kuti Iye mwini adzakumangira nyumba. 12Masiku ako akadzatha ndipo ukadzagona pamodzi ndi makolo ako, ndidzaukitsa mbewu yako yotsatira iwe, imene idzachokera m'thupi mwako, ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa ufumu wake. 13Iye adzamangira dzina langa nyumba, ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa mpando waufumu wake kwamuyaya. 14Ine ndidzakhala Atate wake, ndipo iye adzakhala mwana wanga. Akadzachimwa, ndidzamulanga ndi ndodo ya anthu, ndi zikwapu za manja a anthu, 15koma chikondi changa cha pangano sichidzamuchoka, monga ndinachichotsa kwa Sauli, amene ndinamuchotsa pamaso pako. 16Nyumba yako ndi ufumu wako zidzakhazikika kwamuyaya pamaso panga; mpando wako waufumu udzakhazikitsidwa kwamuyaya.’”
17Natani anafotokozera Davide mawu onsewa ndi masomphenya onsewa.
Davide Ayamika pamaso pa Atate wake
18Pamenepo mfumu Davide analowa, nakhala pansi pamaso pa Atate wathu, nati: “Ine ndine yani, Ambuye Atate, ndipo nyumba yanga nchiyani, kuti mwandifikitsa pano? 19Ngati kuti ichi chinali chinthu chaching'ono pamaso panu, Ambuye Atate, mwanenanso za nyumba ya mtumiki wanu za nthawi yamtsogolo yakutali. Kodi umu ndi mmene mumachitira ndi anthu onse, Ambuye Atate? 20Kodi Davide anganenenso chiyani kwa Inu? Pakuti Inu mukumdziwa mtumiki wanu, Inu Ambuye Atate. 21Chifukwa cha mawu anu ndi monga mwa mtima wanu, mwachita ukulu wonsewu, ndipo mwawudziwitsa mtumiki wanu. 22Choncho Inu ndinu wamkulu, Ambuye Atate. Palibe wofanana ndi Inu, ndipo palibe Mulungu wina koma Inu, monga mwa zonse zimene tamva ndi makutu athu. 23Kodi ndani wofanana ndi anthu anu Aisrayeli, mtundu umodzi wokha pa dziko lapansi umene Atate wathu anapita kuwuwombola kukhala anthu ake, nadzipangira dzina, ndi kukuchitirani zinthu zazikulu ndi zoopsa—kuthamangitsa mitundu ya anthu ndi milungu yawo pamaso pa anthu anu, amene munawawombola kukhala anu kuchokera ku Igupto? 24Munasandutsa anthu anu Aisrayeli kukhala anthu anu kwamuyaya, ndipo Inu, Atate wathu, munakhala Atate wawo.
25Ndipo tsopano, Atate wathu, sungani kwamuyaya mawu amene munanena za mtumiki wanu ndi nyumba yake, ndipo chitani monga munalonjeza.’ 26Dzina lanu lidzakhala lalikulu kwamuyaya, ndipo anthu adzati, ‘Atate wa makamu akumwamba ndiye Mulungu wolamulira Aisrayeli.’ Nyumba ya mtumiki wanu Davide idzakhazikika pamaso panu. 27Pakuti Inu, Atate wa makamu akumwamba, Mulungu wa Aisrayeli, mwawululira mtumiki wanu kuti, ‘Ndidzakumangira nyumba.’ Choncho mtumiki wanu wapeza kulimba mtima kupemphera pemphero ili kwa Inu.
28Ndipo tsopano, Ambuye Atate, Inu ndinu Mulungu, ndipo mawu anu ndi oona, ndipo mwalonjeza chinthu chabwino ichi kwa mtumiki wanu. 29Choncho tsopano, chonde dalitsani nyumba ya mtumiki wanu, kuti ikhalebe kwamuyaya pamaso panu. Pakuti Inu, Ambuye Atate, mwanena, ndipo ndi madalitso anu nyumba ya mtumiki wanu idzadalitsidwa kwamuyaya.”