1 Samweli 23 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

23 ¹Apanga Dhavidhi kuti: “Onani, Afilisti ali kumenya nkhondo na Keila, mbakuba mbeu pa mbuto zakupwazira tirigu.”

²Dhavidhi abvundza Baba wathu kuti: “Ndiende ndikamenye Afilisti awa?” Baba wathu atawira tenepa: “Ndoko, menya Afilisti mbupulumusa Keila.”

³Mbwenye amuna a Dhavidhi alonga kuti: “Onani, ife tiri kugopa pano mu Yuda; mphapo kani tingaenda ku Keila kuti timenye nkhondo na magulu a Afilisti!”

⁴Dhavidhi abvundza Baba wathu pontho, Baba wathu atawira tenepa: “Lamuka, enda ku Keila, thangwi ndinapereka Afilisti m'manja mwako.”

⁵Dhavidhi na amuna ace aenda ku Keila, mbamenya Afilisti, mbathamangisa pifuyo pyawo, mbaapha kakamwe; tenepo apulumusa anthu a ku Keila.

⁶Abhiatari, mwana wa Ahimeleki, akhadathawira kuna Dhavidhi ku Keila; afika na efodi m'manja mwace.

⁷Sauli pidabva iye kuti Dhavidhi ali ku Keila, alonga kuti: “Mulungu andipereka Dhavidhi m'manja mwanga; iye adzimangira ekhene, mukupita nzinda wa misuwo na mipiringaniro.” ⁸Penepo Sauli acemera anthu onsene ku nkhondo, toera aende ku Keila, mbazungulira Dhavidhi na amuna ace. ⁹Dhavidhi adziwa kuti Sauli akhansandukira na pyakuipa, mbapanga Abhiatari, nyantsembe, kuti: “Bweresa efodi pano.” ¹⁰Dhavidhi alonga kuti: “Imwe Baba wanga, Mulungu wa Izarayeli, ntumiki wanu abva mwandimomwene kuti: Sauli asafuna kubwera ku Keila toera kufudza nzinda thangwi ya ine.

¹¹Kodi anthu a ku Keila anandipereka m'manja mwace? Kodi Sauli anabwera, ninga adabva ntumiki wanu? Imwe Baba wanga, Mulungu wa Izarayeli, ndaphata miyendo, pangani ntumiki wanu.” Baba wathu alonga kuti: “Iye anabwera.”

¹²Dhavidhi abvundza kuti: “Kodi anthu a ku Keila anandipereka ine na amuna anga m'manja mwa Sauli?” Baba wathu alonga kuti: “Anakuperekani.”

¹³Dhavidhi na amuna ace, akhali ninga 600, abuluka ku Keila, mbayendayenda ku mbuto na mbuto. Sauli pidapangwa iye kuti Dhavidhi abuluka ku Keila, aleka kunthamangira. ¹⁴Dhavidhi akhakhala m'mbuto zakuwanga za n'thando, na ku mapiri a n'thando wa Zifi. Sauli akhansaka ntsiku zonsene, mbwenye Baba wathu hadampereka m'manja mwace tayu. ¹⁵Dhavidhi akhali ku Horexi, n'thando wa Zifi, pidaona iye kuti Sauli abuluka toera kusaka umaso wace. ¹⁶Yonatani, mwana wa Sauli, abuluka mbaenda kuna Dhavidhi ku Horexi, mbanwangisa mu Baba wathu. ¹⁷Iye alonga kuti: “Leka kugopa. Djanja ya baba wanga Sauli nkhabe kudzakugumana. Iwe unadzakhala mambo wa Izarayeli, ine ndinadzakhala waciwiri wako. Ngakhala baba wanga Sauli asadziwambo pyenepi.” ¹⁸Onsene awiri acita cibverano pamaso pa Baba wathu. Dhavidhi apitiriza kukhala ku Horexi; Yonatani abwerera kunyumba kwace.

¹⁹Penepo anthu a ku Zifi aenda kuna Sauli ku Gibea, mbalonga kuti: “Kodi Dhavidhi nkhabe kubisala pakati pathu m'mbuto zakuwanga za ku Horexi, paphiri ya Hakila, kummwera kwa Yesimoni? ²⁰Cincino, imwe mambo, bwerani, bwerani mwene, n'dzidzi onsene unafuna imwe; basa yathu ndi kumpereka m'manja mwa mambo.”

²¹Sauli atawira kuti: “Baba wathu mbakupaseni nkhombo, thangwi mwandibvera ntsisi. ²²Ndokoni, khunganyikani pontho; dziwani kunakhuya iye miyendo yace, mbani adamuona kweneko, thangwi ndapangwa kuti iye ndi wandzeru kakamwe. ²³Dziwani mbuto zonsene zakubisalira zinabisala iye, buluka mbabwera na pinthu pyandimomwene. Ine ndinaenda na imwe; iye angakhala m'dziko, ndinansaka pakati pa madzindza onsene a Yuda.”

²⁴Iwo abuluka mbaenda ku Zifi patsogolo pa Sauli. Dhavidhi na amuna ace akhali n'thando wa Maoni, mu Araba, kummwera kwa Yesimoni. ²⁵Sauli na amuna ace abuluka toera kunsaka. Dhavidhi apangwa pyenepi, mbaenda ku mwala, mbakhala n'thando wa Maoni. Sauli pidabva iye, athamangira Dhavidhi n'thando wa Maoni. ²⁶Sauli akhafamba ku khundu ibodzi ya phiri, Dhavidhi na amuna ace ku khundu inango, Dhavidhi mbacimbiza toera kuthawa Sauli, mu n'dzidzi ukhadzafendedzera Sauli na amuna ace toera kuphata Dhavidhi na amuna ace. ²⁷Mbwenye nthumwi abwera kuna Sauli, mbalonga kuti: “Bwerani mwakucimbiza! Afilisti ali kumenya dziko.” ²⁸Na tenepo Sauli aleka kuthamangira Dhavidhi, mbaenda kukamenya Afilisti. Ndi thangwi yace apasa mbuto ineyi dzina ya Sela-Hamalekoti. ^a a v28 Sela-Hamalekoti pisabveka kuti “mwala wakulekana” — mbuto idalekana Sauli na Dhavidhi pakati pawo, mu n'dzidzi udakakamizwa Sauli na kumenya kwa Afilisti toera kusiya kuthamangira Dhavidhi. ²⁹Dhavidhi abuluka kweneko, mbaenda kukhala m'mbuto zakuwanga za Eni-Gedi.