1 Mbiri
12:1 Tsopano awa ndi amene anapita kwa Davide ku Zikilagi, iye adakali kusunga
anayandikira kwa Sauli mwana wa Kisi; ndipo iwo anali pakati pa ankhondo
anthu amphamvu, othandiza pankhondo.
12:2 Iwo anali ndi mauta, ndipo amatha kugwiritsa ntchito dzanja lamanja ndi lamanja
Anatsala akuponya miyala ndi kuponya mivi ya Sauli
abale a Benjamini.
3 Mtsogoleriyo anali Ahiyezeri, kenako Yowasi, ana a Sema wa Mgibeya.
ndi Yezieli, ndi Peleti, ana a Azimaveti; ndi Beraka, ndi Yehu
Antothi,
12:4 ndi Ismaya Mgibeoni, munthu wamphamvu mwa makumi atatu, ndi woyang'anira gulu.
makumi atatu; ndi Yeremiya, ndi Yahazieli, ndi Yohanani, ndi Yosabadi
Gederatite,
12:5 Eluzai, ndi Yerimoti, ndi Bealiya, ndi Semariya, ndi Sefatiya
Harufite,
12:6 Elikana, ndi Yesiya, ndi Azareli, ndi Yoezere, ndi Yasobeamu,
Akora,
12:7 ndi Yoela, ndi Zebadiya, ana a Yerohamu wa ku Gedori.
Act 12:8 Ndipo a fuko la Gadi kumeneko anadzipatulira kwa Davide ku linga
kwa chipululu amuna amphamvu, ndi amuna ankhondo oyenera kunkhondo, kuti
anatha kunyamula zikopa ndi zikopa, nkhope zao zinali ngati nkhope zace
mikango, inaliwiro ngati mbawala pamapiri;
12:9 Ezeri woyamba, Obadiya wachiwiri, Eliyabu wachitatu.
12:10 Misimana wachinayi, Yeremiya wachisanu.
12:11 Atai wachisanu ndi chimodzi, Elieli wachisanu ndi chiwiri;
12:12 Yohanani wachisanu ndi chitatu, Elizabadi wachisanu ndi chinayi;
12:13 Yeremiya wakhumi, Makibanai wa khumi ndi mmodzi.
Act 12:14 Amenewa ndiwo a ana a Gadi, akulu a khamulo, mmodzi wamng'ono
anali oposa zana, ndi wamkuru ndi cikwi.
Act 12:15 Amenewa ndiwo adawoloka Yordano mwezi woyamba, pakuoloka
unasefukira magombe ake onse; ndipo anathamangitsa onse a m’zigwa;
kum'mawa ndi kumadzulo.
Act 12:16 Ndipo anadza ena a ana a Benjamini ndi Yuda ku linga ku linga
Davide.
Act 12:17 Ndipo Davide adatuluka kukakomana nawo, nayankha, nati kwa iwo, Ngati mutero
mubwere kwa ine mwamtendere kuti mundithandize, mtima wanga udzakhala wolumikizika kwa inu.
koma ngati mwadza kudzandipereka kwa adani anga, popeza palibe kulakwa
m’manja mwanga, Mulungu wa makolo athu achipenyerere, nachidzudzule.
12:18 Pamenepo mzimu anadza pa Amasai, amene anali mkulu wa asilikali, ndi iye
nati, Ndife anu Davide, ndi a mbali yanu, mwana wa Jese;
mtendere ukhale ndi inu, ndi mtendere ukhale kwa akukuthandizani; pakuti Mulungu wako athandiza
inu. Pamenepo Davide anawalandira, nawaika akulu a gululo.
12:19 Ndipo ena a Manase anagwa kwa Davide, pamene iye anabwera ndi mfumu
Afilisti anamenyana ndi Sauli kunkhondo, koma sanawathandize;
Pamenepo akalonga a Afilisti anamlola amuke, nati, Atero
ugwere kwa Sauli mbuye wake, mitu yathu ili pachiswe.
12:20 Popita ku Zikilagi, anagwera kwa iye a Manase, Adina, ndi Yozabadi.
ndi Yediyaeli, ndi Mikayeli, ndi Yozabadi, ndi Elihu, ndi Ziletai, atsogoleri
mwa zikwi za fuko la Manase.
Act 12:21 Ndipo iwo anathandiza Davide pa gulu la achifwamba; pakuti anali onse
anthu amphamvu ndi olimba mtima, ndi atsogoleri ankhondo.
12:22 Pakuti tsiku ndi tsiku anafika kwa Davide kumthandiza, mpaka
anali khamu lalikulu, ngati khamu la Mulungu.
12:23 Ndipo izi ndi chiwerengero cha magulu amene anali okonzeka kunkhondo.
nadza kwa Davide ku Hebroni, kumtembenuzira ufumu wa Sauli kwa iye;
monga mwa mau a Yehova.
24 Ana a Yuda onyamula zishango ndi mkondo analipo 6,000
mazana asanu ndi atatu, okonzeka kunkhondo.
12:25 Ana a Simeoni, ngwazi zamphamvu kunkhondo, asanu ndi awiri
zikwi zana limodzi.
12:26 Ana a Levi zikwi zinayi mphambu mazana asanu ndi limodzi.
12:27 Ndipo Yehoyada anali mtsogoleri wa ana a Aroni, ndipo iye anali atatu
zikwi mazana asanu ndi awiri;
12:28 ndi Zadoki, mnyamata wamphamvu ndi wolimba mtima, ndi wa nyumba ya atate wake.
akapitao makumi awiri mphambu awiri.
12:29 Ndi a ana a Benjamini, abale a Sauli, zikwi zitatu.
pakuti kufikira tsopano ochuluka a iwo adasunga ulonda wa pa nyumba ya
Sauli.
12:30 Ndi a ana a Efraimu zikwi makumi awiri mphambu mazana asanu ndi atatu, wamphamvu
amuna amphamvu, omveka m'nyumba za makolo ao.
12:31 Ndi a hafu ya fuko la Manase zikwi khumi mphambu zisanu ndi zitatu
watchulidwa ndi dzina, kuti abwere kudzalonga Davide mfumu.
Act 12:32 Ndi a ana a Isakara, amuna ozindikira
za nthawi, kudziwa chimene Israeli ayenera kuchita; mitu yawo inali
mazana awiri; ndi abale awo onse adawalamulira.
12:33 A Zebuloni, amene anapita kunkhondo, aluso nkhondo, ndi onse
zida zankhondo, zikwi makumi asanu akusunga mikangano;
a mitima iwiri.
12:34 Ndi a Nafitali atsogoleri chikwi, ndi iwo pamodzi ndi zishango ndi mikondo.
zikwi makumi atatu ndi zisanu ndi ziwiri.
Act 12:35 A fuko la Dani okonzekera nkhondo zikwi makumi awiri mphambu zisanu ndi zitatu kudza zisanu ndi chimodzi
zana.
Act 12:36 Ndi a Aseri, akutuluka kunkhondo, akupangira nkhondo, makumi anayi
zikwi.
12:37 ndi tsidya lina la Yordano, ana a Rubeni, ndi Agadi,
a fuko la hafu la Manase, ndi zida zankhondo zamtundu uliwonse
nkhondoyo, zikwi zana limodzi mphambu makumi awiri.
12:38 Amuna onsewa ankhondo, okhoza kusunga udindo, anabwera ndi mtima wangwiro
Hebroni, kudzalonga Davide mfumu ya Israyeli yense, ndi otsala onse a m’mwemo
Israyeli anali ndi mtima umodzi kupanga Davide mfumu.
Act 12:39 Ndipo adali komweko ndi Davide masiku atatu, kudya ndi kumwa;
abale awo adawakonzera iwo.
12:40 Komanso iwo amene anali pafupi nawo, mpaka Isakara, ndi Zebuloni, ndi
Nafitali anabweretsa mkate pa abulu, ndi ngamila, ndi nyuru, ndi kupitirira
ng’ombe, ndi nyama, ndi ufa, ndi mikate ya nkhuyu, ndi mitsuko yamphesa, ndi vinyo;
ndi mafuta, ndi ng’ombe, ndi nkhosa zocuruka; pakuti munali cimwemwe mu Israyeli.