1 Samueli
23:1 Pamenepo anauza Davide kuti, Taonani, Afilisti akumenyana
Keila, ndipo amabera zodwalitsa.
23 Pamenepo Davide anafunsira kwa Yehova, kuti, Ndipite ndiwakanthe awa?
Afilisti? Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Davide, Muka, ukanthe
Afilisti, ndi kupulumutsa Keila.
Act 23:3 Ndipo anthu a Davide anati kwa iye, Tawonani, ife tikuchita mantha kuno ku Yuda;
koposa kotani nanga tikafika ku Keyila kulimbana ndi ankhondo a Yehova
Afilisti?
23:4 Pamenepo Davide anafunsiranso kwa Yehova. Ndipo Yehova anamuyankha nati
nati, Nyamuka, tsikira ku Keila; pakuti ndidzapereka Afilisti m'dzanja lao
dzanja lako.
23:5 Choncho Davide ndi anthu ake anapita ku Keila, ndipo anamenyana ndi Afilisti.
natenga ng'ombe zao, nawakantha makanthidwe akuru. Choncho
Davide anapulumutsa anthu okhala ku Keila.
23:6 Ndipo kunali, pamene Abiyatara mwana wa Ahimeleki anathawira kwa Davide
Keila, kuti anatsika ndi efodi m’dzanja lake.
23:7 Ndipo anauza Sauli kuti Davide wabwera ku Keila. Ndipo Sauli anati, Mulungu
wampereka m’dzanja langa; pakuti watsekedwa, pakulowa m’
mudzi umene uli ndi zipata ndi mipiringidzo.
23:8 Ndipo Sauli anasonkhanitsa anthu onse kunkhondo, kuti atsikire ku Keila
zungulirani Davide ndi anthu ake.
23:9 Ndipo Davide anadziwa kuti Sauli anamchitira iye zoipa m'tseri; ndi iye
anati kwa Abiyatara wansembe, Bwera naye kuno efodi.
23:10 Pamenepo Davide anati, Yehova Mulungu wa Isiraeli, mtumiki wanu wamva ndithu
kuti Sauli anafuna kubwera ku Keila, kuononga mudziwo chifukwa cha ine.
11 Kodi anthu a ku Keila adzandipereka m'manja mwake? kodi Sauli adzatsika,
monga wamva kapolo wanu? + Inu Yehova Mulungu wa Isiraeli, + ndikupemphani kuti munene
mtumiki wanu. Ndipo Yehova anati, Adzatsika.
23:12 Pamenepo Davide anati, Kodi anthu a ku Keila adzandipereka ine ndi anthu anga m'dziko?
dzanja la Sauli? Ndipo Yehova anati, Adzakupereka.
23:13 Pamenepo Davide ndi anthu ake, amene anali ngati mazana asanu ndi limodzi, ananyamuka nachoka
anatuluka ku Keila, namuka kulikonse anakhoza kupita. Ndipo anauzidwa
Sauli kuti Davide anapulumuka ku Keila; ndipo adaleka kutuluka.
23:14 Ndipo Davide anakhala m'chipululu m'malinga, ndipo anakhala ku A
phiri m'chipululu cha Zifi. Ndipo Sauli anamfuna iye tsiku ndi tsiku, koma
Mulungu sanampereka m’dzanja lace.
23:15 Ndipo Davide anaona kuti Sauli watuluka kudzafunafuna moyo wake, ndipo Davide anali m'kati
m’chipululu cha Zifi m’nkhalango.
23:16 Ndipo Jonatani mwana wa Sauli ananyamuka napita kwa Davide kunkhalango
analimbitsa dzanja lake mwa Mulungu.
Act 23:17 Ndipo iye anati kwa iye, Usawope, pakuti dzanja la Sauli atate wanga silidzatero
kukupezani; ndipo udzakhala mfumu ya Israyeli, ndipo ine ndidzakhala wachiwiri wake
inu; ndipo Sauli atate wanga akudziŵa.
23:18 Ndipo awiriwo anapangana pangano pamaso pa Yehova, ndipo Davide anakhala m'dzikolo
+ nkhuni, ndipo Jonatani anapita kunyumba kwake.
19 Pamenepo Azifi anakwera kwa Sauli ku Gibeya, nati, Kodi Davide asabisale
Iye pamodzi ndi ife m’malo achitetezo m’nkhalango, m’phiri la Hakila;
chimene chili kummwera kwa Yesimoni?
Act 23:20 Chifukwa chake tsono, mfumu, tsikani monga mwa kufuna kwa moyo wanu wonse
kutsika; ndipo gawo lathu lidzakhala kumpereka m'dzanja la mfumu.
23:21 Ndipo Sauli anati, "Yehova akudalitseni inu; pakuti mundichitira chifundo.
Rev 23:22 Pitani, mukakonzekeretu, nimudziwe, nimuwone malo ake kumene ayandikira
ali, ndi ndani wamuwona iye komweko: pakuti kwanenedwa kwa ine kuti achita ndithu
mochenjera.
Mat 23:23 Chifukwa chake yang'anani, zindikirani mobisaliramo iye
abisala, nimubwere kwa Ine mowonadi, ndipo ndidzatero
mukani nanu; ndipo kudzacitika, akakhala iye m’dzikomo, ine
adzamufunafuna mwa zikwi zonse za Yuda.
23:24 Iwo ananyamuka ndi kupita ku Zifi pamaso pa Sauli, koma Davide ndi anthu ake anali
+ m’chipululu cha Maoni, + m’chigwa cha kum’mwera kwa Yesimoni.
23:25 Ndipo Sauli ndi anthu ake anapita kukafunafuna iye. Ndipo anauza Davide, chifukwa chake
anatsikira m’thanthwe, nakhala m’chipululu cha Maoni. Ndipo liti
Sauli atamva zimenezi anathamangitsa Davide m’chipululu cha Maoni.
23:26 Ndipo Sauli anapita mbali iyi ya phiri, ndi Davide ndi anthu ake
mbali iyo ya phiri; ndipo Davide anafulumira kuthawa chifukwa cha mantha
Sauli; pakuti Sauli ndi anthu ake anazinga Davide ndi anthu ake
kuwatenga.
Act 23:27 Koma mthenga adadza kwa Sauli, nati, Fulumira, bwerani; za
Afilisti alowa m’dzikolo.
28 Pamenepo Sauli anabwerera osalondola Davide, napita kukamenyana ndi mfumu
Afilisti: chifukwa chake anatcha malowo Selahamalekoti.
23.29Ndipo Davide anachoka kumeneko, nakhala m'malinga a ku Engedi.