Davide athawira kwa wansembe Ahimeleki ku Nobu
1 Ndipo Davide anafika ku Nobu kwa Ahimeleki wansembeyo; ndipo Ahimeleki anadza kukomana ndi Davide alikunjenjemera, nanena naye, Muli nokha bwanji, palibe munthu wina nanu?
2 Nati Davide kwa Ahimeleki wansembeyo, Mfumu inandilamulira ntchito, ninena nane, Asadziwe munthu aliyense kanthu za ntchito imene ndakutumira ndi kukulamulira; ndipo ndawapanga anyamatawo ku malo akuti.
3 Chifukwa chake tsono muli ndi chiyani? Mundipatse m’dzanja langa mikate isanu, kapena chilichonse muli nacho.
4 Ndipo wansembeyo anayankha Davide nati, Ndilibe mkate wachabe, koma ulipo mkate wopatulika; pokhapo ngati anyamatawo anadzisunga kupewa akazi.
5 Ndipo Davide anayankha wansembeyo, nati naye, Zoonadi tinafulatira akazi monga masiku atatu; chichokere ine, zotengera za anyamatawo zinali zopatulika ungakhale unali ulendo wachabe; koposa kotani nanga zotengera zao zikhala zoyera lero?
6 Chomwecho wansembeyo anampatsa mkate wopatulika, popeza panalibe mkate wina, koma mkate woonekera, umene adauchotsa pamaso pa Yehova, kuti akaike mkate wotentha tsiku lomwelo anachotsa winawo.
7 Tsono munthu wina wa anyamata a Saulo anali komweko, tsiku lija, anachedwetsedwa pamaso pa Yehova; dzina lake ndiye Doegi wa ku Edomu, kapitao wa abusa a Saulo.
8 Ndipo Davide ananena ndi Ahimeleki, Nanga pano m’dzanja mwanu mulibe mkondo kapena lupanga kodi? Chifukwa ine sindinatenge lupanga langa kapena zida zanga, popeza mlandu wa mfumu ukuti ndifulumire.
9 Nati wansembeyo, Lupanga la Goliyati Mfilisti munamuphayo m’chigwa cha Ela, onani lilipo lokulunga m’nsalu, kumbuyo kwaefodi; mukafuna kutenga limenelo, tengani; popeza pano palibe lina. Ndipo Davide anati, Palibe lina lotere longa lijalo, ndipatseni.
Davide athawira kwa Akisi
10 Ndipo Davide ananyamuka, nathawa tsiku lomwelo chifukwa cha kuopa Saulo, namuka kwa Akisi mfumu ya ku Gati.
11 Ndipo anyamata a Akisi ananena naye, Uyu si Davide mfumu ya dzikolo kodi? Sanathirirana mang’ombe za iye kodi m’magule ao, ndi kuti,
Saulo anapha zikwi zake,
koma Davide zikwi zake zankhani?
12 Ndipo Davide anasunga mau awa mumtima mwake, naopa kwambiri Akisi mfumu ya Gati.
13 Nasanduliza makhalidwe ake pamaso pao, nadzionetsera m’manja mwao ngati wamisala, nangolembalemba pa zitseko za chipata, nakhetsa dovu lake pa ndevu yake.
14 Tsono Akisi ananena ndi anyamata ake, Taonani, mupenya kuti munthuyo ngwa misala; mwabwera naye kwa ine chifukwa ninji?
15 Kodi ndisowa anthu amisala kuti mwabwera ndi uyu kuti akhale wamisala pamaso panga? Kodi uyu adzalowa m’nyumba mwanga?
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