Ziba Agumana Dhavidhi na Pyakudya
Zibha agumana mambo anathawa na pyakudya, mbalonga pyakunama pya Mefibhoxeti. Simei afamba m'mphepete mwa phiri mbatukana na kuponya miyala; Dhavidhi akhonda kuti Abhisai amphe, mbalonga kuti panango Baba wathu ndiye adampanga kuti acite tenepo. Ku Yerusalemu, Abisalomu agona na akazi a cipali a baba wace pa nsolo wa nyumba, ninga mudapangira Ahitofeli.
16 1Dhavidhi pidapita iye padoci kuseri kwa ntsonga ya phiri, Ziba, ntumiki wa Mefiboseti, ambgumana na maburu mawiri akukonzekeswa, akuthukula mikate 200, masumbu dzana ya mauva akuuma, misapo dzana yakupisa, na nthumba ya vinyu. 2Mambo ambvundza Ziba, alonga kuti: “Thangwi yanji wabweresa pinthu ipi?” Ziba alonga kuti: “Maburu ndi a banja ya mambo toera kukwira, mikate na misapo yakupisa ndi ya aphale toera kudya, vinyu ndi wa ule anadzaneta n'thando toera kumwa.”
3Mambo ambvundza, alonga kuti: “Ali kupi mwana wa mbuya wako?” Ziba atawira kuti: “Iye asakhala mu Yerusalema, thangwi alonga kuti: ‘Lero nyumba ya Izarayeli inandibwezera umambo wa baba wanga.’”
4Mambo apanga Ziba, alonga kuti: “Pinthu pyonsene pikhali pya Mefiboseti cincino ndi pyako.” Ziba alonga kuti: “Ndisakugodamirani. Mbandigumane kukoma ntima kuna imwe, mbuya wanga mambo.”
Simei Atukana Mambo Wakuthawa
5Mambo Dhavidhi pidafika iye ku Bahurimu, mamuna m'bodzi wa dzinza ya Sauli, Simei mwana wa Gera, abuluka mbatukana mwakukhonda kumala. 6Iye aponya miyala kuna Dhavidhi na atumiki onsene a Mambo Dhavidhi, mu ndzidzi ukhali anthu onsene na anyankhondo onsene amphambvu ku khundu yace yamadyo na yabzere. 7Mukhatukana iye, Simei alonga kuti: “Buluka, buluka, iwe mamuna wa ciropa, iwe mamuna wakukhonda kufunika! 8Baba wathu akubwezera ciropa consene ca nyumba ya Sauli, iwe udatonga pa mbuto yace, pontho Baba wathu apereka umambo m'manja mwa mwana wako Abisalomu. Cincino wagwatwa mu kuipa kwako, thangwi ndiwe mamuna wa ciropa.” a a v8 Maseze mukutukana, Simei asakwanisa basi kucemera Baba — mbwenye iye asanfanikisa ninga nyakubwezera wakusowa ntsisi, uthambi thangwi ya ntima wa Baba unatawirwa na cikhulupiro cakutonthola ca Dhavidhi.
9Penepo Abisai mwana wa Zeruya apanga mambo, alonga kuti: “Thangwi yanji musasiya imbwa iyi yakufa itukane mbuya wanga mambo? Ndisiyeni ndiende ndikagwande nsolo wace.” 10Mbwenye mambo alonga kuti: “Pyenepi pisakukhuyani ninji, imwe ana a Zeruya? Iye angatukana thangwi Baba wathu ampanga kuti: ‘Tukana Dhavidhi,’ mbani anakwanisa kubvundza kuti: ‘Thangwi yanji wacita pyenepi?’”
11Dhavidhi apanga Abisai na atumiki ace onsene, alonga kuti: “Mwana wanga, adabuluka m'manungo mwanga, asafuna kundipha; nanga uyu wa dzinza ya Benjamini! Munsiyeni, mbatukane, thangwi Baba wathu ampanga tenepo. 12Panango Baba wathu anadzaona nyatwa yanga mbandibwezera pyadidi thangwi ya kutukana kwa lero. 13Dhavidhi na amuna ace apitiriza kufamba munjira, mu ndzidzi Simei akhafamba pa khundu ya phiri yakutsogolo, mbatukana mukhafamba iye, mbamponya miyala na mbamwaza pfumbi.” 14Mambo na anthu onsene akhali na iye afika akuneta, penepo iye apuma.
Abisalomu Apita mu Yerusalema mbatambira Uphungu
15Mu ndzidzi unowu, Abisalomu na anthu onsene, amuna a Izarayeli, afika ku Yerusalema, pontho Aitofeli akhali na iye. 16Huxai Mwarkiti, xamwali wa Dhavidhi, pidafika iye kuna Abisalomu, Huxai apanga Abisalomu, alonga kuti: “Mambo akhale na umaso! Mambo akhale na umaso!”
17Abisalomu ambvundza Huxai, alonga kuti: “Uku ndi kukhulupirika kwako kuna xamwali wako? Thangwi yanji nee waenda na xamwali wako?”
18Huxai apanga Abisalomu, alonga kuti: “Nkhabe; ule adasankhulwa na Baba wathu na anthu awa na amuna onsene a Izarayeli—ine ndinakhala wace, mbandikhala na iye. 19Pontho, ndisafunika kutumikira ani? Nee ndi mwana wace tayu? Ninga ndikhatumikira baba wako, ndinakutumikira iwe.”
20Penepo Abisalomu apanga Aitofeli, alonga kuti: “Tipaseni uphungu wanu. Tinafunika kucita ninji?”
21Aitofeli apanga Abisalomu, alonga kuti: “Gona na azikazi a baba wako, adasiya iye toera kunyindira nyumba. Penepo Izarayeli onsene anabva kuti iwe wadzicitisa kununkha kuna baba wako, pontho onsene ali na iwe anawangiswa.”
22Na tenepo amanga tsindzimba toera Abisalomu padzulu pa nyumba, iye agona na azikazi a baba wace pamaso pa Izarayeli onsene.
23Mu ndzidzi ule uphungu wa Aitofeli ukhali ninga kubvundza Baba wathu mwandimomwene; Dhavidhi na Abisalomu onsene awiri akhaona uphungu wace wonsene munjira ineyi.