Buku Lachiŵi la Samuyeli 21:1-22
21 Mu mazuŵa ngaku Davidi kwenga nja+ kwa vyaka vitatu vakundondoloskana. Mwaviyo Davidi wangufumba Yehova ndipu Yehova wangumumuka kuti: “Sauli kweniso nyumba yaki, ŵe ndi mulandu wa ndopa chifukwa wangubaya Agibiyoni.”+
2 Sonu fumu yingudana Agibiyoni+ ndipu yingukambiskana nawu. (Agibiyoni ŵenga Ayisirayeli cha, kweni ŵenga Aamori+ wo angujaku kwambula kubayika, pakuti Ayisirayeli anguchita nawu phanganu kuti aŵabayengi cha.+ Kweni Sauli wanguŵabaya chifukwa cha phamphu laki pa Ayisirayeli ndi Ayuda.)
3 Davidi wangufumba Agibiyoni kuti: “Kumbi ndikuchitiyeninji, ndipu ndingapepesa wuli kuti yimwi mutumbiki chihara chaku Yehova?”
4 Agibiyoni angumuka kuti: “Pa nkhani ya pakati paku isi ndi Sauli limoza ndi nyumba yaki, mungatipepese ndi siliva pamwenga golidi cha.+ Kweniso isi tingabaya munthu munyaki weyosi cha mu Isirayeli.” Davidi wangukamba kuti: “Ndikuchitiyeningi chechosi cho mungakamba.”
5 Yiwu angukambiya fumu Davidi kuti: “Munthu yo wangutibaya ndipuso yo wangunozga chiŵembu chakuti watimaliyi limu kuti tileki kuja muchigaŵa chechosi cha Ayisirayeli,+
6 tipaskiki ŵana ŵaki 7 anthulumi. Tipayikengi mathupi ngawu*+ pa masu paku Yehova ku Gibeya+ waku Sauli, yo wangusankhika ndi Yehova.”+ Sonu fumu yingukamba kuti: “Ndiŵaperekengi kwaku yimwi.”
7 Kweni fumu yingumulongo lisungu Mefiboseti,+ mwana waku Yonatani mwana waku Sauli, chifukwa cha layizgu lo Davidi wanguchita ndi Yonatani+ mwana waku Sauli pa masu paku Yehova.
8 Sonu fumu yinguto Arimoni ndi Mefiboseti wo ŵenga ŵana anthulumi ŵaŵi aku Rizipa+ wo wangubaliya Sauli. Rizipa wenga mwana munthukazi waku Aya. Fumu yinguto so ŵana anthulumi ankhondi aku Mikala*+ wo wangubalirana ndi Adiriyeli+ mwana waku Barizilayi wa ku Mehola. Mikala wenga mwana munthukazi waku Sauli.
9 Fumu yingupereka ŵana yaŵa kwa Agibiyoni, ndipu yiwu angupayika mathupi nga ŵana yaŵa paphiri, pa masu paku Yehova.+ Ŵana wosi 7 angufwiya pamoza. Yiwu angubayika mu mazuŵa ngakwamba nga nyengu yakuvuna, kukwamba kwa nyengu yakuvuniya balire.
10 Rizipa+ mwana munthukazi waku Aya, wanguto chigudulu ndipu wanguchitandika pamwa. Iyu wangwamba kuja kweniko kutuliya kukwamba kwa nyengu yakuvuna mpaka po vuwa yinguwiya pamathupi ngo. Ndi msana iyu wazomerezanga cha kuti viyuni vamude viboti pamathupi ngawu, kweniso ndi usiku wazomerezanga cha kuti vinyama vamudondu vizi kufupi.
11 Davidi wanguvwa vo Rizipa mwana munthukazi waku Aya, mbilika* yaku Sauli wanguchita.
12 Sonu Davidi wanguluta kwa alongozgi* aku Yabeshi-giliyadi kuchito viwanga vaku Sauli kweniso va mwana waki Yonatani. Alongozgi a ku Yabeshi-giliyadi+ anguba viwanga venivi mubwalu la tawuni ya Beti-shani, ko Afilisiti anguŵapayika pa zuŵa lo Afilisiti angubayiya Sauli ku Gilibowa.+
13 Iyu wanguza ndi viwanga vaku Sauli kweniso va mwana waki Yonatani kutuliya kwenuku, ndipuso wanguwunjika viwanga va ŵanthu wo angupayikika.*+
14 Pavuli paki yiwu anguŵika viwanga vaku Sauli kweniso va mwana waki Yonatani ku Zela+ mucharu cha Benjamini mumuwunda waku Kishi+ awisi aku Sauli. Ŵati achita vosi vo fumu yinguŵalamula, Chiuta wanguvwa kuliya kwawu kwakupempha chovyu mucharu cho.+
15 Pangubuka so nkhondu pakati pa Afilisiti ndi Ayisirayeli.+ Mwaviyo, Davidi ndi ateŵeti ŵaki anguluta kuchichita nkhondu ndi Afilisiti, kweni Davidi wanguvuka ukongwa.
16 Sonu Ishibi-benobu yumoza mwa Arefayimu+ wakhumbanga kubaya Davidi. Iyu wenga ndi mkondu wamkuŵa wo wenga uzitu masekeli 300*+ kweniso wenga ndi lipanga lifya.
17 Nyengu yeniyo, Abishayi+ mwana waku Zeruya wanguza kuzimuwovya+ ndipu wangupweteka Mfilisiti mpaka kumubaya. Pa nyengu yeniyo, anthulumi aku Davidi angumulapizgiya kuti: “Kwamba msanawale, mungalutanga nasi so cha ku nkhondu!+ Tikhumba cha kuti nyali yaku Isirayeli yizimwi!”+
18 Pavuli paki, anguchita so nkhondu yinyaki ndi Afilisiti+ ku Gobu. Pa nyengu yeniyi, Sibekayi+ Muhushati wangubaya Safu yo wenga Mrefayimu.+
19 Pangubuka so nkhondu yinyaki ndi Afilisiti+ ku Gobu, ndipu Elihanani mwana waku Yare-oregimu wa ku Betelehemu wangubaya Goliyati Mgiti, yo nthonga ya mkondu waki yenga yikulu nge chimiti cho ŵanthu akupanga salu agwiriskiya ntchitu.+
20 Nkhondu yinyaki so yinguchitika ku Gati, ndipu kwenuku kwenga munthu wa msinkhu wakuziziswa. Iyu wenga ndi vikumbu 6 kujanja lelosi kweniso vikumbu 6 kuphazi lelosi, ndipu vosi pamoza vengapu 24. Iyu nayu wenga yumoza mwa Arefayimu.+
21 Munthu uyu wanyozanga Ayisirayeli.+ Sonu Yonatani mwana waku Shimeyi+ mubali waku Davidi wangubaya munthu yo.
22 Ŵanthu anayi yaŵa ŵenga Arefayimu a ku Gati, ndipu angubayika ndi janja laku Davidi kweniso ndi janja la ateŵeti ŵaki.+
Mazu Ngam'mphata
^ Mazu ngaki chayingu, “Tinikengi mathupi ngawu,” kulongo kuti, manja ndi malundi ngawu ngafyolekengi.
^ Yapa pangafwatulikiya so kuti, “Merabu.”
^ Anyaki akamba kuti, “mbiliŵa.”
^ Yapa pangafwatulikiya so kuti, “ŵenekucharu.”
^ Mazu ngaki chayingu, “angunikika.”
^ Pafufupi makilogilamu 3.42. Wonani Fundu Zakukumaliya B14.
