Dhavidhi Athawira M'phanga
Onsene akukhala na mangawa, na nyatwa, peno na kuwawa kwa ntima agumanyikana kuna Dhavidhi m'phanga, amuna madzana manai. Sauli, akusunga kuipirwa kwace pantsi pa muti wa tamariski, alamula Dhoegi kuti aphe anyantsembe a Baba wathu makumi masere na axanu na nzinda onsene wa Nobe. Mwana m'bodzi apulumuka, ndipo Dhavidhi alonga kuti iye ndiye adacitisa kufa kwawo.
22 1Dhavidhi abuluka penepo mbathawira ku m'phanga ya Adhulami; abale ace na banja yonsene ya babace pidabva iwo, aenda kuna iye penepo. 2Onsene akhali na nyatwa, na ale akhali na mangawa, na ale akhali akuipirwa muntima, agumanyikana kuna iye; iye akhala ntsogoleri wawo—amuna pifupi na madzana manai. 3Kubuluka penepo, Dhavidhi aenda ku Mizipe ya Moabe, mbaphemba mambo wa kweneko: “Ndaphata miyendo, tawireni baba wanga na mai wanga mbakhale na imwe mpaka ndidzadziwa cinafuna Baba wathu kundicitira.” 4Aasiya iwo kuna mambo wa Moabe; iwo akhala na iye n'dzidzi onsene ukhali Dhavidhi pa linga. 5Mprofeta Gadhi apanga Dhavidhi: “Lekani kukhala pa linga; bulukani, mwende ku dziko ya Yuda.” Na tenepo Dhavidhi abuluka mbaenda ku nsitu wa Hereti.
Sauli Apha Anyansembe a Baba
6Sauli abva kuti Dhavidhi na amuna ace agumanika. Iye akhala ku Gibeya pantsi pa muti wa tamariki pa phiri, ali na dipa m'manja mwace, atumiki ace onsene ayima nkhundu mwace. 7Sauli apanga atumiki ace akhali cunkhundu na iye: “Bverani, imwe Abenjamini! Kodi mwana wa Djese anakupasani onsene minda na maminda a mauva? Kodi anakuikhani onsene atsogoleri a vikwi na atsogoleri a madzana, 8toera imwe onsene mwabverana kundiwukira? Nkhabe munthu wakundipanga kuti mwana wanga acita cibverano na mwana wa Djese. Nkhabe m'bodzi wa imwe anandibvera ntsisi peno kundipanga kuti mwana wanga alimusa ntumiki wanga toera kundinyendekera, ninga pinacita iye lero.”
9Penepo Doegi Mwedhomu, akhali pakati pa atumiki a Sauli, atawira tenepa: “Ine ndaona mwana wa Djese mbakwiza ku Nobe, kuna Ahimeleki mwana wa Ahitubi. 10Ahimeleki ambvundzira Mbuya thangwi ya iye, mbampasa cakudya na supada ya Goliati Mufilisti.”
11Mambo acemeresa nyansembe Ahimeleki mwana wa Ahitubi, na banja yonsene ya babace, anyansembe akhali ku Nobe, mbakwiza onsene kuna mambo. 12Sauli alonga: “Bvera cincino, mwana wa Ahitubi.” Iye atawira: “Ndiri pano, mbuya wanga.”
13Sauli ambvundza: “Thangwi yanji iwe na mwana wa Djese mwabverana kundiwukira? Iwe wampasa nkate na supada, mbumbvundzira Mulungu thangwi ya iye, toera iye andiwukire mbandinyendekera, ninga pinacita iye lero.”
14Ahimeleki atawira mambo: “Mbani pakati pa atumiki anu onsene wakukhulupirika ninga Dhavidhi, mkamwali wa mambo, ntsogoleri wa alonda anu, pontho wakulemedzwa panyumba panu? 15Kodi lero ndatoma kumbvundzira Baba wathu thangwi ya iye? Nkhabe tayu! Mambo aleke kupasa mulando ntumiki wace—nee banja yonsene ya baba wanga—thangwi ntumiki wanu nkhabe kudziwa cinthu ca pyonsene ipi, cing'ono peno cikulu.”
16Mbwenye mambo alonga: “Unafa mwandimomwene, Ahimeleki, iwe na banja yonsene ya babako.” 17Mambo apanga alonda akhali ayima n'khundu mwace: “Zungunukani mphate muphe anyansembe a Baba wathu, thangwi manja awombo ali pabodzi na Dhavidhi; iwo akhadziwa kuti iye akhathawa, mbwenye hadandipanga tayu.” Mbwenye atumiki a mambo akhonda kulamusa manja awo toera kumenya anyansembe a Baba wathu.
18Mambo apanga Doegi: “Zungunuka iwe, umenye anyansembe.” Na tenepo Doegi Mwedhomu azungunuka mbaamenya, mbapha amuna makumi masere na maxanu akhabvala efodhi ya lineni ntsiku ineyi.
19Amenya Nobe, nzinda wa anyansembe, na supada—amuna, akazi, ana, anang'ono, ng'ombe, maburu, mabira—pyonsene na supada. 20Mbwenye mwana m'bodzi wa Ahimeleki mwana wa Ahitubi, wakucemerwa Abhiatari, apulumuka mbathawira kuna Dhavidhi. 21Abhiatari apanga Dhavidhi kuti Sauli akhadapha anyansembe a Baba wathu.
22Dhavidhi apanga Abhiatari: “Ntsiku ineyi ndikhadziwa kale kuti Doegi Mwedhomu akhalipo—iye mbadapanga Sauli. Ine ndabweresa kufa kwa anthu onsene a panyumba pa babako. 23Khala na ine; leka kugopa. Ule anasaka umaso wanga asasakambo wako. Ukakhala na ine, unakhala wakutsidzikizwa.”