Izarayeli Asankhula Kusaka Baba Wathu
Dhavidhi asacedzana na onsene mbathukula Bokosi ya Baba wathu ikhadasiyiwa pa ngolo ipsa. Ng'ombe pidagwegwedzeka mbaiphata Uza toera kuikhazikisa, iye asafa penepo-penepo. Dhavidhi asatoma kupsa ntima, buluka penepo kugopa, mbasiya Bokosi n'nyumba ya Obhedhi-edhomu — kuna banja isapaswa nkhombo.
13 1Dhavidhi acedzana na akulu a vikwi na akulu a madzana, pabodzi na atsogoleri onsene. 2Dhavidhi apanga mpingo onsene wa Izarayeli: “Mungaona kuti ndi pyadidi kwa imwe, pontho pingakhala kuti pisabuluka kuna Baba wathu, tendeni titumize mphangwa kutali na kunkhabe, kuna abale athu adasala m'mawang'a onsene a Izarayeli, pabodzi na anyantsembe na Alevi m'mizinda yawo na m'minda yawo yakudyesera pifuyo, toera agumanyikane kuna ife. 3Tendeni tibweze Bokosi ya Baba wathu kuna ife, thangwi nee tayisaka mu ntsiku za Sauli.”
4Na tenepo mpingo onsene abverana kucita tenepo, thangwi pyaonekera pyadidi kuna anthu onsene.
5Dhavidhi agumanya Aizarayeli onsene kubulukira ku Xihori wa Edjitu mpaka ku Lebo-hamati, toera kubweresa Bokosi ya Baba wathu kubulukira ku Kiriyati-yearimi.
6Dhavidhi na Aizarayeli onsene akwira kuenda ku Baalha, ndiwo Kiriyati-yearimi mu Yuda, toera kubweresa kubulukira kweneko Bokosi ya Baba wathu, idakhala padzulu pa akerubi, kunacemerwa Dzina yace. 7Iwo akwatula Bokosi ya Baba wathu pa ngolo ipsa kubulukira ku nyumba ya Abhinadhabhi; Uza na Ahiyo ndiwo akhaitsogolera. 8Dhavidhi na Aizarayeli onsene akhasekera patsogolo pa Baba wathu na mphambvu zawo zonsene, mukuimba nyimbo, na vinanda, maarpa, ng'oma, masimbalo na malipenga.
9Pidafika iwo pa mbuto yakupwandira mbeu ya Kidhoni, Uza athambarusa djanja yace toera kuphata Bokosi, thangwi ng'ombe zagwegwedzeka. 10Na tenepo ukali wa Baba wathu wagaka kwa Uza, Iye ampha thangwi athambarusa djanja yace kuna Bokosi; iye afa kweneko patsogolo pa Baba wathu. 11Dhavidhi aipirwa thangwi Baba wathu agwandira Uza mwadzidzidzi, natenepo mbuto ineyi isacemerwa Perezi-uza mpaka lero. 12Dhavidhi agopa Baba wathu pa ntsiku ineyi, mbalonga: “Ndinakwanisa tani kubweresa Bokosi ya Baba wathu kuna ine?” 13Na tenepo Dhavidhi nee abweresa Bokosi ku nzinda wa Dhavidhi; mbaiendesa ku nyumba ya Obhedhi-edhomu, Mgiti. 14Bokosi ya Baba wathu yakhala na banja ya Obhedhi-edhomu mu nyumba yace miyezi mitatu, natenepo Baba wathu apasa nkhombo banja ya Obhedhi-edhomu na pyonsene pikhali na iye.
