Kugwa kwa Sauli Kusafika kuna Dhavidhi
Utongi wa Dhavidhi—kukunda kwace na kuphonya kwace kwakuwawa kakamwe. Pakati pace pali cibverano cinacita Baba wathu na Dhavidhi: cipiciro ca Baba na mwana cinafika kutali kakamwe kupita mpando umbodzi waumambo.
1 1Pakumala kufa kwa Sauli, Dhavidhi abwerera kubuluka ku nkhondo yakukunda Amaleki, mbakhala ntsiku ziwiri ku Zikilagi. 2Pa ntsiku yacitatu, mamuna m'bodzi abwera kubuluka ku ntanda ya Sauli, na nguwo zace zakupandika, na dothi pa nsolo wace. Pidafika iye kuna Dhavidhi, agwa pantsi mbagodama.
3Dhavidhi am'bvundza: “Wabwera kubuluka kupi?” Iye atawira: “Ndathawa kubuluka ku ntanda ya Izarayeli.”
4Dhavidhi am'bvundza: “Pyacitika cani?” Mbalonga: “Ndipange.” Iye atawira: “Anthu athawa nkhondo. Azinji agwa mbafa. Sauli na mwanace Yonatani afa pontho.”
5Dhavidhi am'bvundza mphale ule adabweresa mphangwa: “Usadziwa tani kuti Sauli na mwanace Yonatani afa?”
6Mphale alonga: “Ndagumanika pa phiri ya Djilibhoa, penepo pakhali na Sauli, akhadatsamira pa dipa yace, makareta na akwiri a makavalo akhanfendedzera. 7Iye azungunuka, mbandiona, mbandicemera. Ine ndalonga: ‘Ndiri pano.’ 8Iye andibvundza: ‘Iwe ndiwe ani?’ Ine ndampanga: ‘Ndine Mwamaleki.’ 9Iye andipanga: ‘Imira pa ine mbundipha; nyatwa yandiphata, mbwenye ndiciri m'maso.’ 10Na tenepo ndaimira pa iye mbandimpha, thangwi ndikhadziwa kuti nee mbadapulumuka pakugwa kwace. Penepo ndakwata korowa pa nsolo wace na mphete ikhali pa mkono wace, mbandipibweresa pano kuna mbuya wanga.”
11Penepo Dhavidhi aphata nguwo zace mbazipandula, pontho amuna onsene akhali na iye acitambo tenepo. 12Alira maliro, mbalira misozi, mbacita kucustira mpaka namaulo, thangwi ya Sauli, na mwanace Yonatani, na anthu a Baba wathu, na nyumba ya Izarayeli, thangwi akhadagwa na supada.
13Dhavidhi am'bvundza mphale ule adabweresa mphangwa: “Iwe ndiwe wa kupi?” Iye atawira: “Ine ndine mwana wa mulendo, Mwamaleki.”
14Dhavidhi alonga: “Thangwi yanji nee wagopa kuthukula dzanja yako toera kupha nyakudzodzwa wa Baba wathu?” 15Dhavidhi acemera m'bodzi wa aphale ace, mbalonga: “Ndoko, mumenye.” Iye ammenya, mbafa. 16Dhavidhi akhadanpanga: “Ciropa cako ciri pa nsolo wako wene, thangwi mulomo wako wene wapereka umboni kutsutsana na iwe pidalonga iwe: ‘Ine ndapha nyakudzodzwa wa Baba wathu.’”
Tani Anyakuwanga Adagwa
17Penepo Dhavidhi aimba nyimbo iyi ya maliro thangwi ya Sauli na mwanace Yonatani, 18mbapereka ntemo toera anthu a ku Djuda apfundziswe nyimbo iyi, yakucemerwa Uta; yalembwa m'bukhu ya Yaxari: a a v18 Bukhu ya Yaxari ikhali bukhu yakale ya Aizarayeli yakugumanyiza nyimbo za uhombo wa anyakuwanga, mbwenye nee yapitiriza mpaka lero. 19“Mbiri yako, Izarayeli, iri yakuphiwa pa mapiri yako yakulapha. Tani anyakuwanga adagwa! 20Lekani kupilonga ku Gati, lekani kupimwaza m'miseu ya Axkeloni, toera anakazi a Afilisteu akhonde kutsandzaya, anakazi a anyakukhonda kugwatwa akhonde kukomerwa. 21Mapiri a Djilibhoa, mukhonde kugwa dzongwe nee mvura, nee minda yakubala pyakupereka. Thangwi penepo xango ya anyakuwanga yadethweswa, xango ya Sauli, yakukhonda kudzodzwa pontho na mafuta. b b v21 Anyankhondo akhadzodza mafuta kazinji kene pa maxango awo a cikopa toera akhale akufewa na akunasirika toera ku nkhondo; xango yakukhonda kudzodzwa mafuta ikhadafudzika mbikhakhonda kuphata basa. 22Kubuluka ku ciropa ca akuphiwa, kubuluka ku nyama ya anyakuwanga, uta wa Yonatani nkhabe kubwerera nduma, supada ya Sauli nee yabwerera yakukhonda kukhuta. 23Sauli na Yonatani, akufunwa na akukomeresa mu umaso wawo, mu kufa kwawo nee alekana. Akhali akucimbiza kupita makwazi, akuwanga kupita nkhalamu. 24Anakazi a Izarayeli, lirani thangwi ya Sauli, ule adakubvazikani nguwo zakufwira na zakudeka, mbabalikisa nguwo zanu na pyakudekesa pya oro. 25Tani anyakuwanga adagwa pakati pa nkhondo! Yonatani ali wakuphiwa pa mapiri yako yakulapha. 26Ndisatsukwala thangwi ya iwe, m'bale wanga Yonatani; iwe ukhafunika kakamwe kuna ine. Kundifuna kwako kukhali kwakudzumatirisa, kwakupita kufuna kwa akazi. 27Tani anyakuwanga adagwa! Pyombo pya nkhondo pyafudzika.”