Baba Abulusa Dhavidhi ku Nkhondo

Atsogoleri a Afilisti akhonda kuenda na Dhavidhi kumbuyo kwawo, mwakuganiza kuti anadzaatsandukira pakati pa nkhondo toera kudzakomeresa pontho mbuya wace wakale. Akixi, wakuti amkhulupira kakamwe, ambwezera kunyumba mbapepesa. Dhavidhi atsutsa, ndipo Baba wathu amtsidzikiza kuti aleke kumenyana na Izarayeli.

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Na tenepo Afilisti agumanya anyankhondo awo onsene ku Afeki, mbwenye Izarayeli akhadagona pa misasa cifupi na nsodzi wa ku Jezereeli. Mu ndzidzi ukhafamba atsogoleri a Afilisti mu magulu a madzana na a zikwi, Dhavidhi na amuna ace akhafamba kunyuma pabodzi na Akixi.

Akulu a nkhondo a Afilisti abvundza, mbalonga: “Aebri awa asacitanji pano?” Akixi aatawira tenepa: “Uyu ndi Dhavidhi, ntumiki wa Sauli mambo wa Izarayeli. Iye ali na ine mu ntsiku zenezi—nkhabe, mu pyaka pyenepi—na kubulukira pa ntsiku idathawira iye kuna ine mpaka lero nkhabe kugumana mulando mwa iye.”

Mbwenye akulu a nkhondo a Afilisti aipirwa naye, mbalonga tenepa: “Bwezera mamuna unoyu ku mbuto idampasa iwe. Iye nkhabe kufunika kuenda ku nkhondo pabodzi na ife, thangwi panango anadzakhala nyamalwa wathu mu nkhondo. Mbasa iye anakwanisa tani kukomeresa pontho ntima wa mbuya wace kupita na misolo ya anyankhondo athu ene? Kodi uyu si Dhavidhi ule adaimba iwo pa kutenga kwawo, mbalonga: ‘Sauli apha anthu zikwi zace, Dhavidhi apha anthu makumi a zikwi ace’?”

Na tenepo Akixi acemera Dhavidhi, mbalonga tenepa: “Ninga Mbuya ali maso, iwe ndiwe munthu wakulungama, pontho ndingadakomerwa iwe kufamba kubuluka na kupita pabodzi na ine mu nsasa. Nkhabe kugumana mulando mwa iwe kubulukira pa ntsiku idabwera iwe kuna ine mpaka lero. Mbwenye atsogoleri nkhabe kukomerwa na iwe. Cincino bwerera mbuenda mu ntendere, toera ukhonde kucita cinthu cakuipisa ntima wa atsogoleri a Afilisti.”

Mbwenye Dhavidhi alonga tenepa: “Mbwenye ndacitanji? Mwagumana mulando wanji wa ntumiki wanu kubulukira pidabwera ine kuna imwe mpaka lero, toera ndikhonde kuenda kumenya nyamalwa za mbuya wanga mambo?”

Akixi apanga Dhavidhi tenepa: “Ine ndisadziwa kuti kuna ine iwe ndiwe wadidi ninga anjo wa Mulungu. Mbwenye, akulu a nkhondo a Afilisti alonga kuti: ‘Iye nkhabe kufunika kukwira na ife ku nkhondo.’ Na tenepo lamuka mancibese, iwe na atumiki a mbuya wako adabwera pabodzi na iwe; lamuka mancibese mbuenda dziko pingacena.”

Na tenepo Dhavidhi na amuna ace alamuka mancibese toera kubwerera ku dziko ya Afilisti namacibese, mbwenye Afilisti akwira ku Jezereeli.