Moyo wa Yonatani Waphatana na wa Dhavidhi

Yonatani apasa Dhavidhi nguwo yace, talasada yace na kukhulupirika kwace, mwakuti nyimbo ya akazi ipasa Dhavidhi zikwi khumi na khumi, Sauli zikwi basi. Sauli aponya ntsuko, mbayesera kuti Dhavidhi aphiwe na Afilisti. Pyonsene pinayesera iye pinakulisa Dhavidhi, thangwi Baba wathu ali na iye.

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Dhavidhi pidamala iye kulonga na Sauli, moyo wa Yonatani waphatana na moyo wa Dhavidhi, na Yonatani amufuna ninga moyo wace ene. Kubulukira ntsiku ineyi, Sauli akhakoya Dhavidhi na iye, mbakhonda kuntawirisa kubwerera ku nyumba ya babace. Na tenepo Yonatani acita cibverano na Dhavidhi, thangwi amufuna ninga moyo wace ene. Yonatani abvula nguwo yace mbaipasa Dhavidhi, pabodzi na nguwo yace ya n'kati, supada yace, uta wace, na lamba wace.

Dhavidhi akhapembera konsene kudamutuma Sauli, natenepo Sauli ammika pa anyankhondo, mbakomeresa anthu onsene na atumiki a Sauli pontho.

Mukhabwerera iwo, Dhavidhi pidabwerera iye mukupha Mufilisti, akazi akhabuluka m'nzinda onsene wa Izarayeli toera kucingamira Mambo Sauli, mbaimba, mbasema, akutsandzaya, na matambureni na pyakuimbira. Mukhatsandzaya iwo, akazi akhaimbirana kuti: “Sauli apha pyikwi pyace, Dhavidhi apha pyikwi khumi pyace.”

Sauli apswa na ukali; fala ineyi nkhayikomerwa naye tayu. Iye alonga kuti: “Asapasa Dhavidhi pyikwi khumi, mbwenye Ine pyikwi basi. Ndi ninji cadasala kuna iye kusiyapo Umambo basi?” Na kubulukira ntsiku ineyi, Sauli akhayang'anira Dhavidhi na nkhanje. Ntsiku yakutewera, nzimu wakuipa wakubuluka kuna Baba wathu wathukira Sauli; iye akhalonga mwaupswiru n'kati mwa nyumba yace, mukhaimba Dhavidhi mbira, ninga mukhacita iye ntsiku na ntsiku. Sauli akhali na dipa yace m'manja mwace. Iye aponya dipa, mbanyerezera kuti: “Ndinamukhomerera Dhavidhi pa khoma.” Mbwenye Dhavidhi antcenjera kawiri. Sauli agopa Dhavidhi, thangwi Baba wathu akhali na iye, mbwenye akhadabuluka kwa Sauli. Natenepo Sauli abulusa Dhavidhi pamaso pace, mbamucita nkulu wa anyankhondo pyikwi, na Dhavidhi akhatsogolera anthu kuenda ku nkhondo na kubwerera. Dhavidhi akhapembera m'njira zace zonsene, thangwi Baba wathu akhali na iye. Sauli pidaona iye kupembera kukulu kwa Dhavidhi, iye amugopa kakamwe. Mbwenye Izarayeli onsene na Yuda akhafuna Dhavidhi, thangwi iye akhaatsogolera kuenda ku nkhondo na kubwerera.

Dhavidhi Akwatira Mikali Mukutsutsa Masenzeka a Sauli

Sauli apanga Dhavidhi kuti: “Ali apa mwana wanga wankazi wankulu, Merabi. Ndinakupasa iye toera akhale nkazi wako—basi khala wacipapo thangwi ya Ine, mbamenya nkhondo za Baba wathu.” Thangwi Sauli akhanyerezera kuti: “Djanja yanga nkhabe kukhala kuna iye tayu, mbwenye mbilekwe djanja ya Afilisti ikhale kuna iye.”

Dhavidhi apanga Sauli kuti: “Ine ndine ani, na banja yanga ndi yanji, banja ya babanga mu Izarayeli, toera ine ndikhale mkwasa wa mambo?” Mbwenye pa ndzidzi ukhafunika Merabi, mwana wa nkazi wa Sauli, kuperekwa kuna Dhavidhi, iye aperekwa kuna Adhiryeli Wacimehola toera akhale nkazi wace.

Mikali, mwana wa nkazi wa Sauli, akhafuna Dhavidhi. Sauli pidabva iye pyenepi, pyamukomeresa. Sauli akhanyerezera kuti: “Ndinampasa iye ninga nsampha, toera djanja ya Afilisti imumenye.” Natenepo Sauli apanga Dhavidhi kuti: “Lero uli na mwai waciwiri wakukhala mkwasa wanga.”

Sauli apanga atumiki ace kuti: “Pangani Dhavidhi mwacibisobiso: ‘Mambo asakomerwa nawe, na atumiki ace onsene asakufuna. Cincino khala mkwasa wace.’”

Atumiki a Sauli apanga Dhavidhi mafala anewa. Dhavidhi alonga kuti: “Kukhala mkwasa wa mambo ndi cinthu cing'ono kwa imwe? Ine ndine nyakutcerenga na nyakukhonda kudziwika.”

Na atumiki a Sauli ampanga kuti: “Ipi ndi pidalonga Dhavidhi.”

Sauli alonga kuti: “Pangani Dhavidhi: ‘Mambo nkhabe kufuna malobolo, mbwenye makanda a Afilisti dzana basi—kubwezera kuna anyamalwa a mambo.’” Iye akhafuna kuti Dhavidhi agwe m'manja mwa Afilisti. ^a Atumiki ace apanga Dhavidhi pyenepi; iye akomerwa kakamwe toera akhale mkwasa wa mambo. Mbukanati kupita ndzidzi onsene, Dhavidhi na amuna ace abuluka, mbapha Afilisti madzana mawiri, mbabweresa makanda awo kuna mambo, mbalengeswa onsene toera akhale mkwasa wace. Natenepo Sauli ampasa mwana wace wa nkazi Mikali toera akhale nkazi wace. Sauli pidaona na kudziwa iye kuti Baba wathu akhali na Dhavidhi, na kuti Mikali mwana wace wa nkazi akhamufuna, Sauli agopa Dhavidhi kakamwe kupita, mbakhala nyamalwa wa Dhavidhi mu ntsiku zonsene za umaso wace.

Akulu a Afilisti akhapitiriza kubuluka kuenda ku nkhondo, na ndzidzi onsene Dhavidhi akhapembera kupita akulu onsene a Sauli, natenepo dzina yace yalemedzwa kakamwe.