Sauli Asafuna Kupha Dhavidhi
Yonatani akhazikisa baba wace kamodzi, ndipo pyakhazikika mpaka ntsuko unatowera. Mikali atsitsa Dhavidhi na pa windo mbaikha cifanikiso pa bedi yace toera kugula ndzidzi. Atumiki a Sauli asalambaliwa na Nzimu wa Baba wathu, mbalonga mapolofeta m'mbuto mwa kumkwata, ndipo patsogolo pace Sauli acitazve tenepo.
19 1Sauli alonga na mwanace Jonatani na atumiki ace onsene thangwi ya kupha Dhavidhi. Mbwenye Jonatani, mwana wa Sauli, akhakomerwa kakamwe na Dhavidhi. 2Jonatani apanga Dhavidhi tenepa: “Sauli baba wanga asafuna kukupha, natenepa khala maso namacibese—khala wakubisika mbukhonde kuoneka. 3Ine ndinabuluka, mbandilimira pabodzi na baba wanga ku munda unakhala iwe, mbandilonga na baba wanga thangwi ya iwe—buluka penepo ndinakupanga pyonsene pinadzadziwa ine.”
4Jonatani alonga pyadidi thangwi ya Dhavidhi kuna baba wace Sauli, mbampanga tenepa: “Mambo akhonde kudawira ntumiki wace Dhavidhi, thangwi iye nkhabe kukudawirani. M'mbuto mwace, pinthu pyace pyakhala pyadidi kakamwe kwa imwe. 5Iye apereka umaso wace toera kupha Mfilisti, na Baba wathu apasa Izarayeli onsene kupemba kukulu. Imwe mwapiona mbamukomerwa. Thangwi yanji munadawira ciropa cakusowa mulando, mbamupha Dhavidhi mwakusowa thangwi?”
6Sauli abvera Jonatani mbadumbira tenepa: “Ninga Baba wathu ali maso, Dhavidhi nee anaphiwa.”
7Jonatani acemera Dhavidhi mbampanga pyonsene pyenepi, buluka penepo ampereka kuna Sauli, na Dhavidhi antumikira ninga kale.
8Nkhondo yatoma pontho. Dhavidhi abuluka, mbamenya na Afilisti, mbaapha na kupha kukulu, iwo mbathawa kuna iye.
9Mbwenye nzimu wakuipa wakubuluka kuna Baba wathu waperekera Sauli mu ndzidzi ukhakhala iye n'nyumba mwace, ali na dipa m'manja, na Dhavidhi mbaimba nyimbo. 10Sauli ayesera kupoceka Dhavidhi n'khoma na dipa yace, mbwenye Dhavidhi acenjera, na dipa yagomera n'khoma. Dhavidhi athawa mbapulumuka usiku ineoyu. 11Sauli atuma amuna toera kuonera nyumba ya Dhavidhi na kumpha namacibese. Mikali, nkazi wa Dhavidhi, ancenjeza tenepa: “Ungakhonda kuthawa usiku uno, namacibese unadzaphiwa.” 12Natenepo Mikali atcitisa Dhavidhi kubulukira pa janela, iye mbathawa mbapulumuka. 13Penepo Mikali akwata cifanisiro ca mulungu wa m'nyumba, mbauikha pa msasa, mbaikha nguwo ya mphumba za mbuzi pa nsolo wace, mbauphimbira na nguwo. 14Sauli pidatuma iye amithenga toera kuphata Dhavidhi, Mikali alonga tenepa: “Iye ali wakuduwala.”
15Natenepo Sauli atumiza pontho amithenga toera kuona Dhavidhi, mbalonga tenepa: “Ndibwereserani iye pabodzi na msasa wace, toera ndimuphe.” 16Amithenga pidapita iwo, cifanisiro ca mulungu wa m'nyumba cikhali pa msasa, na nguwo ya mphumba za mbuzi pa nsolo wace.
17Sauli apanga Mikali tenepa: “Thangwi yanji wandinyengeza tenepa mbuleka nyamalwa wanga apulumuke?” Mikali atawira Sauli tenepa: “Iye andipanga tenepa: ‘Ndilekerere, thangwi yanji ndikuphe?’”
18Dhavidhi athawa mbapulumuka, mbabwera kuna Samueli ku Rama, mbampanga pyonsene pidancitira Sauli. Penepo iye na Samueli aenda mbakakhala ku Nayoti. 19Sauli apangwa tenepa: “Dhavidhi ali ku Nayoti ku Rama.” 20Sauli atuma amithenga toera kuphata Dhavidhi. Mbwenye pidaona iwo nsoka wa aprofeta mbaprofetesa, na Samueli alimira ninga ntsogoleri wawo, Nzimu wa Baba wathu waperekera amithenga a Sauli, iwombo mbaprofetesa. 21Sauli apangwa; iye atuma amithenga anango, iwombo mbaprofetesa. Sauli atuma pontho amithenga, kaciatatu, iwo mbaprofetesambo. 22Pakumalisa Sauli ekhene aenda ku Rama, mbafika pa ncera ukulu wa ku Seku. Iye abvundza tenepa: “Samueli na Dhavidhi ali kupi?” Munthu m'bodzi atawira tenepa: “Ali ku Nayoti ku Rama.”
23Iye aenda ku Nayoti ku Rama, mbwenye Nzimu wa Baba wathu waperekera iyembo, mbafamba mbaprofetesa, mpaka pidafika iye ku Nayoti ku Rama. 24Iye adulambo nguwo zace, mbaprofetesa pamaso pa Samueli, mbagona bwerebwere ntsiku na usiku wenewo onsene. Natenepa anthu asalonga tenepa: “Kodi Sauli aliwo pakati pa aprofeta?”