1 Mbiri
20 Luk 20:1 Ndipo kudali, kuti chitapita chaka, nthawi yomweyo
Mafumu aturuka kunkhondo, Yoabu anatsogolera ankhondo, napasuka
+ Kenako anafika m’dziko la ana a Amoni n’kuzungulira mzinda wa Raba. Koma
Davide anakhala ku Yerusalemu. Ndipo Yoabu anakantha Raba, nauononga.
20:2 Ndipo Davide anatenga chisoti cha mfumu yawo pamutu pake, nachipeza
kulemera kwake talente imodzi ya golidi, ndimo munali miyala ya mtengo wake; ndi izi
anaikidwa pamutu pa Davide, natenganso zofunkha zambirimbiri
wa mzinda.
20:3 Ndipo anatulutsa anthu amene anali mmenemo, ndipo anawacheka ndi macheka.
ndi nsonga zachitsulo, ndi nkhwangwa. Momwemonso anamchitira Davide zonse
midzi ya ana a Amoni. ndi Davide ndi anthu onse
anabwerera ku Yerusalemu.
20:4 Ndipo kudali zitapita izi, nkhondo inabuka ku Gezeri
Afilisti; pa nthawi imeneyo Sibekai Mhusati anapha Sipai
anali wa ana a Refaimu: ndipo anagonjetsedwa.
Act 20:5 Ndipo panabukanso nkhondo ndi Afilisti; ndi Elihanani mwana wa
Yairi anapha Lami m’bale wake wa Goliyati Mgiti, amene ndodo yake ya mkondo
anali ngati mtengo wa owomba nsalu.
20:6 Ndipo panalinso nkhondo ku Gati, kumene kunali munthu wa msinkhu waukulu.
amene zala zake ndi zala makumi awiri mphambu zinayi, zisanu ndi chimodzi pa dzanja limodzi, ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi
pa phazi lililonse, iyenso anali mwana wa chiphonacho.
20:7 Koma pamene iye ananyoza Isiraeli, Jonatani mwana wa Simeya m'bale wake Davide
anamupha iye.
20:8 Amenewa ndiwo anabadwira ku chiphona ku Gati; ndipo adagwa ndi dzanja la
Davide, ndi dzanja la atumiki ake.