Chichewa - The Book of 1st Samuel the Prophet

1Samueli

MUTU1

1NdipopanalimunthuwinawakuRamataimuZofimu,wa kumapiriaEfraimu,dzinalacendiyeElikana,mwanawa Yerohamu,mwanawaElihu,mwanawaTohu,mwanawa Zufi,wakuEfrati;

2Ndipoadalinawoakaziawiri;dzinalammodzindiye Hana,dzinalawinayondiyePenina;ndipoPeninaanalindi ana,komaHanaanalibeana.

3Chakandichakamunthuameneyuankatulukamumzinda wakekukalambirandikukaperekansembekwaYehovawa makamukuSilo.AnaawiriaEli,HofenindiPinehasi, analiansembeaYehova

4NdipoitakwananthawiyakutiElikanaaperekensembe, anaperekamagawokwamkaziwakePenina,ndikwaana akeonseaamunandiaakazimagawo

5KomaHanaanampatsagawolokwanira;pakuti anamkondaHana,komaYehovaanatsekamimbayake.

6Ndipomdaniwakeyoanamputazowawa,kutiamupsetse mtima,popezaYehovaanatsekamimbayake

7Ndipomongamomweiyeanachitirachakandichaka, pokweraiyekunyumbayaYehova,momwemoiyeanali kusautsamkaziyo;cifukwacaceanalira,osadya

8PamenepoElikanamwamunawakeanatikwaiye,Hana, uliranji?ndiposudyabwanji?ndipomtimawakouli wacisonibwanji?Sindinewakuposaanakhumikwaiwe kodi?

9ChonchoHanaananyamukaatadyakuSilondikumwa TsopanoEliwansembeanakhalapampandopafupindi mphuthuyaKachisiwaYehova.

10Ndipomtimawakeunawawamtima,napempherakwa Yehova,naliramisozi;

11Ndipoanawinda,nati,Yehovawamakamu, mukapenyererandithumazunzoamdzakaziwanu,ndi kundikumbukiraine,osaiwalamdzakaziwanu,koma kumpatsamdzakaziwanumwanawamwamuna, ndidzamperekakwaYehovamasikuonseamoyowake, ndipolezalasilidzamgwerapamutupake

12Ndipokunali,pakupempheraiyepamasopaYehova,Eli anapenyapakamwapake

13KomaHanaanalankhulamumtimamwake;milomo yaceyokhainagwedezeka,komamauacesanamveka; cifukwacaceElianaganizakutiwaledzera

14NdipoElianatikwaiye,Udzaledzerakufikiraliti? chotsavinyowakokwaiwe

15NdipoHanaanayankhanati,Iyayimbuyanga,ndine mkaziwachisoni,sindinamwavinyokapenachakumwa chaukali,komandatsanuliramoyowangapamasopa Yehova

16Musamawerengemdzakaziwanukukhalamwana wamkaziwaBeliyali;

17PamenepoElianayankha,nati,Mukamumtendere;

18Ndipoiyeanati,Mulolemdzakaziwanuapezeufulu pamasopanuNdipomkaziyoanamuka,nadya,ndinkhope yacesiinakhalansoyacisoni

19Ndipoanadzukam’mamawa,nalambiraYehova, nabwerera,nafikakunyumbakwawokuRama;ndipo Yehovaanamkumbukira

20Ndipokunali,itakwananthawi,Hanaanatengapakati, anabalamwanawamwamuna,namutchadzinalake Samueli,kuti,ChifukwandinampemphaYehova.

21NdipomwamunayoElikana,ndiam’nyumbayake yonse,anakwerakukaperekakwaYehovansembe yapachaka,ndichowindachake.

22KomaHanasanakwere;pakutianatikwamwamuna wake,Sindidzakwerakokufikiramwanayoataletsedwa kuyamwa,pamenepondidzapitanaye,kutiakaonekere pamasopaYehova,ndikukhalakomwekokosatha

23NdipoElikanamwamunawakeanatikwaiye,Chita chimeneukukomera;khalanikufikiramutamletsa kuyamwa;komaYehovaakhazikitsemauakePamenepo mkaziyoanakhala,nayamwitsamwanawacekufikira anamletsakuyamwa.

24Ndipoatamuletsakuyamwa,anakweranayepamodzi nding’ombezamphongozitatu,ndiefaimodziyaufa,ndi thumbalavinyo,napitanayekunyumbayaYehovaku Silo:ndipomwanayoanaliwamng’ono

25Ndipoanaphang’ombeyamphongo,nabweranaye mwanayokwaEli.

26Ndipoiyeanati,Ombuyanga,palimoyowanu, mbuyanga,inendinemkaziameneanaimapafupindiinu, ndikupempherakwaYehova.

27Chifukwachamwanauyundidapemphera;ndipo Yehovawandipatsachopemphachangachimene ndinampempha;

28ChifukwachakeinensondamperekakwaYehova; masikuonseamoyowakeaperekedwakwaYehovaNdipo analambiraYehovakumeneko

MUTU2

1NdipoHanaanapemphera,nati,Mtimawanga ukondweramwaYehova,nyangayangayakwezekamwa Yehova;chifukwandikondwerandichipulumutsochanu.

2PalibewoyerangatiYehova,pakutipalibewinakoma Inu;

3Musalankhulensomonyadirakwambiri;kudzikuza kusatulukepakamwapanu,pakutiYehovandiyeMulungu wodziwa,ndipoIyeayesazochita.

4Mautaaanthuamphamvuathyoledwa,ndipoamene akupunthwaamangidwandimphamvu

5Okhutaadalembaganyukutiapezechakudya;ndiiwo anjalaadaleka:koterokutiwosabalayoadabalaasanundi awiri;ndipoiyewakukhalanawoanaambiriwafooka 6Yehovaamapha,napatsamoyo;

7Yehovandiyeakusauka,nalemera;

8Adzaukitsaosaukam’fumbi,nakwezawopemphapempha kumcotsapadzala,kuwaikapakatipaakalonga,ndi kuwalowetsam’mpandowachifumuwaulemerero;

9Adzasungamapaziaoyeramtima,Ndipooipaadzakhala chetemumdima;pakutimwamphamvupalibemunthu adzapambana

10AdaniaYehovaadzaphwanyidwa;Iyeadzawagunda kuchokerakumwamba:Yehovaadzaweruzamalekezeroa dzikolapansi;ndipoidzapatsamphamvumfumuyace,ndi kukwezanyangayawodzozedwawace

11NdipoElikanaanankakuRamakunyumbakwake. NdipomwanayoanatumikiraYehovapamasopaEli wansembe

12AnaaElianalianaaamunaaBeliyali;sanamdziwa Yehova

13Ndipomwambowaansembendianthuunaliwakuti, munthuakapheransembe,kapolowawansembeankabwera alindimbedzayamanoatatum’dzanjalake,ilimkatimwa nyamayophika;

14Ndipoanapayam’ciwaya,kapenam’mbale,kapena m’mbale,kapenam’mbale;zonsezimenembedza inatulutsawansembeyoanalidzitengerayekhaAnateronso kuSilokwaAisrayelionseameneanabwerakumeneko.

15Ndiponsoasanatenthemafuta,anadzakapolowa wansembe,natikwawoperekansembe,Perekanyama yowotchawansembe;pakutisafunakwaiwenyama yophikidwa,komayaiwisi

16Ndipoakanenakwaiye,Asalekekutenthamafuta tsopanolino,ndikutengamongaumomoyowako ukukhumbira;pamenepoanamyankhaiye,Iai;koma udzandipatsainetsopano;

17Chonchotchimolaanyamatawolinalilalikulukwambiri pamasopaYehova,+chifukwaanthuananyansidwandi choperekachaYehova.

18KomaSamuelianatumikirapamasopaYehova,ali mwana,wobvalaefodiwansalu

19Ndiponsoamakeanampangiramalayaaang’ono, nabweranawokwaiyechakandichaka,pokweraiyendi mwamunawakekudzaperekansembeyapachaka

20NdipoElianadalitsaElikanandimkaziwake,nati, Yehovaakupatsembeumwamkaziuyum’malomwa ameneanabwerekaYehovaNdipoadapitakwawo

21NdipoYehovaanasamaliraHana,natengapakati,nabala anaamunaatatundianaakaziawiriNdipomwanayo SamuelianakulapamasopaYehova

22Elianaliwokalambandithu,ndipoanamvazonseana akeanachitiraAisrayelionse;ndimomweanagonandi akaziosonkhanapakhomolachihemachokomanako 23NdipoIyeanatikwaiwo,Muchitiranjizinthuzotere? pakutindimvazamachitidweanuoipaaanthuawaonse 24Iyayi,anaanga;pakutimbiriimenendikumvailisi yabwino;mulakwiraanthuaYehova.

25Munthuakachimwiramnzake,woweruza adzamuweruza;komangatimunthuachimwiraYehova, adzampembedzerandani?Komasanamveramauaatate wao,popezaYehovaanafunakuwapha 26NdipomwanayoSamuelianakula,nakondedwandi Yehova,ndianthu.

27NdiyenomunthuwaMulunguanafikakwaEli n’kumuuzakuti:“Yehovawanenakuti,‘Kodiine ndinaonekerakwaam’nyumbayabamboakopamene analikuIguputom’nyumbayaFarao?

28KodindinasankhaiyepakatipamafukoonseaIsiraeli kutiakhalewansembewanga,+kudzaperekansembe paguwalangalansembe,kufukizazofukiza,+kuvalaefodi +pamasopanga?ndipondinapatsanyumbayaatatewako nsembezamotozaanaaIsrayelikodi?

29Cifukwacacemukukankhansembeyanga,ndinsembe yanga,zimenendinalamulirapokhalapanga;ndi kulemekezaanaakoaamunakoposaine,kudzinenepetsa ndinsembezokwezazaanthuangaIsrayeli?

30CifukwacaceYehovaMulunguwaIsrayeliatero, Ndinatindithu,nyumbayako,ndinyumbayaatatewako, idzayendapamasopangakosatha;pakutiamene andilemekezaInendidzawalemekeza;

31Taona,masikuadzafikapamenendidzaduladzanjalako, ndidzanjalanyumbayaatatewako,kutim’nyumba mwakomusakhalenkhalamba

32Ndipoudzaonamdanim’nyumbayanga,m’cumaconse cimeneMulunguadzapatsaIsrayeli;

33Ndipomunthuwam’nyumbamwako,amene sindidzam’chotsapaguwalangalansembe,adzadyedwa ndimasoako,ndikumvetsachisonimtimawako;

34Ndipoichichidzakhalachizindikirokwaiwe,chimene chidzagweraanaakoawiri,HofenindiPinehasi;tsiku limodziadzafaonseawiri

35Ndipondidzadziutsirawansembewokhulupirika,amene adzachitamongazilimumtimamwangandim’maganizo mwanga;ndipoadzayendapamasopawodzozedwawanga kosatha

36Ndipokudzachitikakutialiyensewotsalam’nyumba mwakoadzabwerakudzam’gwadirakutialandirendalama yasilivandikagawokakang’onokamkate,+n’kunenakuti, ‘Mundiikem’gululaansembe,kutindidyechidutswacha mkate

MUTU3

1NdipomwanayoSamuelianatumikiraYehovapamasopa Eli.NdipomawuaYehovaanaliamtengowapatalimasiku amenewo;panalibemasomphenyaotseguka

2Ndipokunalipanthawiyo,Eliatagonam’malomwake, ndimasoakeanayambakuchitamdima,osapenya;

3NyaliyaMulunguisanazimem’kachisiwaYehova, mmenelinalilikasalaMulunguwoona,ndipoSamueli anagonatulo.

4YehovaanaitanaSamueli:ndipoiyeanayankhakuti, Ndinepano

5NdipoanathamangirakwaEli,nati,Ndinepano;pakuti mudandiitanaIneNdipoanati,Sindinaitana;gonansopansi Ndipoanamukanagona

6NdipoYehovaanaitananso,Samueli.NdipoSamueli ananyamuka,napitakwaEli,nati,Ndinepano;pakuti mudandiitanaIneNdipoiyeanayankha,Sindinakuitane, mwanawanga;gonansopansi.

7KomaSamuelisanamdziŵaYehova,ndipomaua Yehovaanaliasanaululidwekwaiye

8NdipoYehovaanaitanansoSamuelikacitatu.Ndipo ananyamukanapitakwaEli,nati,Ndinepano;pakuti mudandiitanaIneNdipoElianazindikirakutiYehova anaitanamwanayo.

9ChonchoElianauzaSamuelikuti:“Pitaukagone;pakuti kapolowanuamva.ChonchoSamueliananyamuka n’kukagonam’malomwake

10NdipoYehovaanadza,naima,naitanamonganthawi zina,Samueli,SamueliPamenepoSamuelianayankha, Nenani;pakutikapolowanuamva.

11NdipoYehovaanatikwaSamueli,Taona,ndicitacinthu m’Israyeli,chimenemakutuonseaŵiriakumvaadzalira 12PatsikulimenelondidzachitiraElizonsezimene ndanenazokhudzanyumbayake,kuyambirakuyambirandi kutha.

13Pakutindamuuzakutindidzaweruzanyumbayake kwamuyayachifukwachamphulupuluimeneakudziwa; popezaanaakeanadzinyazitsa,komaiyesanawaletsa.

14Cifukwacacendinalumbiriraam’nyumbayaEli,kuti mphulupuluyanyumbayaElisidzayeletsedwandinsembe kapenacoperekampakakalekale

15NdipoSamuelianagonakufikiram’mawa,natsegula zitsekozanyumbayaYehova.NdipoSamuelianaopa kumuuzaElimasomphenyawo 16PamenepoElianaitanaSamueli,nati,Samueli,mwana wanga.Ndipoiyeanayankha,Ndinepano.

17Ndipoiyeanati,MawuameneYehovaananenandiiwe nchiyani?ndikupemphausandibisire;Mulunguakuchitire motero,ndipoawonjezere,ngatiwandibisirakanthupa zonsezimeneananenandiiwe

18NdipoSamuelianamuuzazonse,osabisakanthukwa iyeNdipoanati,NdiYehova;acitecimkomeraiye 19NdipoSamuelianakula,ndipoYehovaanalinaye, osalolakutimauakeonseagwepansi.

20NdipoAisrayelionsekuyambirakuDanikufikiraku BeeresebaanadziŵakutiSamuelianakhazikikakukhala mneneriwaYehova.

21NdipoYehovaanaonekeransokuSilo,pakutiYehova anadziululakwaSamuelikuSilomwamauaYehova

MUTU4

1NdipomauaSamuelianadzakwaAisrayelionse.Ndipo AisrayelianaturukakukamenyanandiAfilisti,namanga mahemaaokuEbenezeri;Afilistiwoanamangamisasaku Afeki.

2AfilisitiwoanafolakutiamenyanendiAisiraeli,ndipo pameneanamenyana,AisiraelianagonjetsedwandiAfilisiti, ndipoanaphaasilikalipafupifupi4,000m’deralankhondo.

3Ndipopameneanthuanafikakumisasa,akuluaIsrayeli anati,YehovawatikanthabwanjileropamasopaAfilisti?

TiyenititengelikasalapanganolaYehovakuSilokwaife, kutilikadzafikapakatipathu,litipulumutsem’manjamwa adaniathu

4ChonchoanthuanatumizauthengakuSilo+kuti akatengelikasa+lapanganolaYehovawamakamu,+ wokhalapakatipaakerubi,+ndipoanaawiriaEli,Hofeni ndiPinehasi,+analikumenekopamodzindilikasala panganolaMulunguwoona

5NdipolikasalacipanganolaYehovalitalowakucigono, Aisrayelionseanapfuulandikupfuulakwakukulu,ndi dzikolinagwedezeka

6NdipopameneAfilistianamvaphokosolamfuuyo,anati, PhokosolamfuuyolalikurumumsasawaAhebrinlotani?

NdipoanazindikirakutilikasalaYehovalafikakuchigono

7NdipoAfilistiwoanachitamantha,pakutianati,Mulungu wafikakumisasaNdipoanati,Tsokakwaife!pakuti sipanakhalecoterokuyambirakale

8Tsokakwaife!adzatilanditsandanim’dzanjalamilungu yamphamvuiyi?iyindimilunguimeneinakanthaAigupto ndimiliriyonsem’chipululu

9Limbanimtima,khalaniamunainuAfilisti,kuti musakhaleakapoloaAhebri,mongaanakhalirainu; khalaningatiamuna,nimumenyane

10Afilistiwoanamenyana,ndipoAisrayelianakanthidwa, nathawirayensekuhemawake;pakutianagwaaIsrayeli zikwimakumiatatuoyendapansi

11NdipolikasalaMulungulinalandidwa;ndianaawiria Eli,HofenindiPinehasi,anaphedwa

12NdipomwamunawinawafukolaBenjamini anathamangakuchokerakunkhondo,nafikakuSilotsiku lomwelo,ndizovalazakezong’ambika,ndidothipamutu pake.

13Pameneanafika,taonani,Elianakhalapampando m’mbalimwanjira,nayang’anira:pakutimtimawake unanjenjemerachifukwachalikasalaMulunguNdipo pamenemunthuyoanalowam'mudzi,nauza,mudziwonse unafuula

14PameneElianamvaphokosolakulirako,anati,Phokoso laphokosolimenelinlotani?Ndipomunthuyoanadza msanga,nauzaEli

15KomaElianaliwazakamakumiasanundianaikudza zisanundizitatu;ndimasoaceanalimdima,kutisanathe kuona

16MunthuyoanauzaElikuti:“Inendineamene ndinatulukam’gululankhondo,ndipondathawalero kunkhondoNdipoanati,Watani,mwanawanga?

17Ndipomthengayoanayankha,nati,Israyeliwathawa pamasopaAfilisti,ndipopakhalakuphanakwakukuru pakatipaanthu,ndianaakoaamunaaÅμiri,Hofenindi Pinehasi,afa,ndilikasalaMulungulalandidwa.

18Ndipokunali,atatchulazalikasalaMulunguwoona, anagwachagadapampandopampandowapachipata,ndipo khosilakelinathyoka,nafaiye;ndipoanaweruzaIsrayeli zakamakumianai

19Ndipompongoziwakewamkazi,mkaziwaPinehasi, analindipakati,alipafupikubala;pakutizowawazake zidamgwera

20Ndipopanthawiyaimfayaceakaziameneanaimirira pafupinayeanatikwaiye,Usaope;pakutiwabalamwana wamwamunaKomasanayankha,kapenasanacisamalira 21NdipoanatchamwanayokutiIkabodi,+kuti: “UlemererowachokamuIsiraeli,+chifukwalikasala Mulunguwoonalinalandidwa,+ndiponsochifukwacha apongoziakendimwamunawake

22Ndipoiyeanati,UlemererowachokamwaIsrayeli, pakutilikasalaYehovalalandidwa

MUTU5

1NdipoAfilistianatengalikasalaMulungu,nacokeraku EbenezerikufikirakuAsidodi.

2AfilistiwoanatengalikasalaMulunguwoona,nalowa nalom’nyumbayaDagoni,naliikapafupindiDagoni

3AkuAsidodiatadzukam’mamawa,taonani,Dagoni wagwachafufumimbapamasopalikasalaYehovaNdipo anatengaDagoni,namukhazikansom’malomwake.

4Ndipoatadzukam’mamawa,taonani,Dagoniwagwa pansichafufumimbapamasopalikasalaYehova;ndimutu waDagonindizikhatozonseziwirizamanjaake zidadulidwa,zilipakhomo;Dagonianatsalatsindelokha.

5ChonchoansembeaDagoni,kapenaaliyensewolowa m’nyumbayaDagoni,sapondapakhomolaDagoniku Asidodimpakalero

6KomadzanjalaYehovalinakhalalolemerapaiwoaku Asidodi,ndipoanawaononga,ndikuwakanthandimaronda, ndiwoAsidodindimalireace

+7AmunaakuAsidodiataonakutin’zimenezilichoncho, anati:“LikasalaMulunguwaIsiraelilisakhalepakatipathu, +pakutidzanjalakelapwetekakwambiripaifendiDagoni mulunguwathu

8Pamenepoanatumizanasonkhanitsaakalongaonsea Afilisti,nati,TichitenalobwanjilikasalaMulunguwa Israyeli?Nayankha,AnyamulelikasalaMulunguwa IsrayelikumkakuGati.Ndipoananyamulalikasala MulunguwaIsrayelikumeneko.

9Ndipokunali,atanyamulamzindawo,dzanjalaYehova linaukiramzindawondichiwonongekochachikulu kwambiri:ndipoanakanthaamunaamzindawo,ang’ono ndiaakulu,ndipoanalindizilondam’tseri

10ChonchoanatumizalikasalaMulunguwoonakuEkroni Ndipokunali,pamenelikasalaMulungulinafikakuEkroni, Aekronianapfuula,nati,Anatibweretseralikasala MulunguwaIsrayeli,kutiatipheifendianthuathu; 11Chonchoanatumizaanthukukasonkhanitsaolamulira onseaAfilisiti,n’kunenakuti:“Chotsanilikasala MulunguwaIsiraeli,+kutilibwererekumaloake,+kuti lisangatiphe+ifendianthuathu,+chifukwamzinda wonsewounawonongedwapamenepodzanjalaMulungu linalilolemerandithu.

12Ndipoanthuamenesanafeanakanthidwandizilonda, ndikulirakwamudzikunakwerakumwamba

MUTU6

1NdipolikasalaYehovalinakhalam'dzikolaAfilisti miyeziisanundiiwiri

2Afilistiwoanaitanaansembendioombeza,nati,Tichite chiyanindilikasalaYehova?tiuzenichimene tidzachitumizakumaloake

3Ndipoiwoanati,MukalibwezalikasalaMulunguwa Israyeli,musalitumizeopandakanthu;komandithu mum’bwezerensembeyoparamula;pamenepo mudzaciritsidwa,ndipokudzadziŵikakwainucifukwa cakesilinacotsedwekwainudzanjalace.

4Pamenepoanati,Nsembeyoparamulatidzambwezeraiye chiyani?Nayankha,Marondaasanuagolidi,ndimbewa zisanuzagolidi,mongamwakuwerengakwaakalongaa Afilisti;

5Cifukwacacemuzipangazifanizozazilondazanu,ndi zifanizozambewazanuzakuonongadziko;ndipo mudzalemekezaMulunguwaIsrayeli;kapenaadzapeputsa dzanjalakepainu,ndipamilunguyanu,ndipadzikolanu 6Muumitsiranjimitimayanu,mongaAaiguptondiFarao anaumitsamitimayawo?pameneanachitazodabwizamwa iwo,kodisanalolaanthuamuke,namukaiwo?

7Tsopanopanganigaretalatsopano,+ndikutenga ng’ombeziŵirizoyamwitsazosapachikidwapogoli,+ mumangeng’ombezopagaleta,+ndipoanaang’ombewo abwezerekwawokuchokakwawo

8NdipomutengelikasalaYehova,ndikuliikapagareta; ndizokometserazagolidi,zimenemumbwezeramonga nsembeyopalamula,muikem’bokosim’mbalimwace;ndi kuutumizakutiupite

9Ndipotaonani,ikakweranjirayakumalireacekuBetisemesi,ndiyekutiwaticitiracoipacikuruici;

10Ndipoanachitaamunawo;natengang’ombeziwiri zoyamwitsa,nazimangapagareta,natsekeraanaao m’nyumba;

11NdipoanaikalikasalaYehovapagareta,ndibokosi lokhalandimbewazagolidi,ndimafanoazilondazao.

12Ndipong’ombezozinalunjikanjirayakuBetesemesi, niziyendam’khwalala,zilikulirapoyenda,osapambukira

kudzanjalamanjakapenalamanzere;ndipoolamuliraa AfilistianawatsatakufikirakumalireaBetesemesi.

13AnthuakuBeti-semesianalikukololatirigum’chigwa, +ndipoanatukulamasoawon’kuonaLikasalo,+ndipo anasangalalakuliona.

14Ndipogaretalolinafikam’mundawaYoswawaku Beti-semesi,niimapamenepo,pamenepanalimwala waukulu;

15NdipoAlevianatsitsalikasalaYehova,ndibokosilinali nalo,mmenemunalizokometserazagolidi,naziikapa mwalawaukuluwo;

16NdipoolamuliraasanuaAfilistiataona,anabwereraku Ekronitsikulomwelo.

17NdipoizindizilondazagolidizimeneAfilistianabweza zikhalensembeyakupalamulakwaYehova;mmodziwa Asidodi,winawaGaza,winawaAsikeloni,winawaGati, winawaEkroni;

18Ndimbewazagolidi,mongamwakuwerengakwamidzi yonseyaAfilistiyaolamuliraasanu,kuyambiramidzi yamalinga,ndimidziyakumidzi,kufikiramwalawaukulu waAbele,pameneanaikapolikasalaYehova;

19NdipoanakanthaanthuakuBeti-semesi,popeza anapenyam’likasalaYehova,iyeanakanthaamunazikwi makumiasanumphambumakumiasanundilimodzikudza makumiasanundiawiriaanthuwo;

20NdipoanthuakuBetisemesianati,Akhozandanikuima pamasopaYehovaMulunguWoyerauyu?ndipo adzakwerakwayanikuticokera?

21Kenakoanatumizaamithengakwaanthuokhalaku Kiriyati-yearimu+kuti:“AfilisitiabwezalikasalaYehova Tsikani,tengeranikwainu.

MUTU7

1NdipoanadzaamunaakuKiriyati-yearimu,nanyamula likasalaYehova,nalowanalom'nyumbayaAbinadabu paphiri,napatulaEleazaramwanawakekutiasungelikasa laYehova

2LikasalolitakhalakuKiriyati-yearimu,nthawiinali yaitali.pakutizakamakumiawiri;ndiponyumbayonseya IsrayeliinaliriraYehova

3NdipoSamueliananenandinyumbayonseyaIsrayeli, ndikuti,MukabwererakwaYehovandimtimawanu wonse,chotsanimilunguyachilendondiAsitarotipakati panu,nimukonzereYehovamitimayanu,ndikumtumikira iyeyekha;

4PamenepoanaaIsrayelianachotsaAbaalandiAsitaroti, natumikiraYehovayekha.

5NdipoSamuelianati,SonkhanitsaniAisrayelionseku Mizipa,ndipondidzakupemphereranikwaYehova

6NdipoanasonkhanakuMizipa,natungamadzi, nawatsanulirapamasopaYehova,nasalakudyatsikulija, natipamenepo,TachimwiraYehovaNdipoSamueli anaweruzaanaaIsrayelikuMizipa

7AfilistiwoatamvakutianaaIsiraelianasonkhanaku Mizipa,olamuliraolamuliraaAfilisitianapita kukamenyanandiAisiraeli.NdipopameneanaaIsrayeli anamva,anaopaAfilisti

8NdipoanaaIsrayelianatikwaSamueli,Musaleke kutilirirakwaYehovaMulunguwathu,kutiatipulumutse m’dzanjalaAfilisti

9PamenepoSamuelianatengamwanawankhosa woyamwa,namperekansembeyopserezayathunthukwa Yehova;ndipoYehovaanamumva

10Samueliakuperekansembeyopsereza,Afilistiwo anayandikirakutiamenyanendiIsiraeli.ndipo anakanthidwapamasopaIsrayeli

11NdipoamunaaIsrayelianatulukakuMizipa, nathamangitsaAfilisti,nawakantha,mpakaanafikapansi paBetikari

12PamenepoSamuelianatengamwala,nauikapakatipa MizipandiSeni,nautchadzinalakeEbenezeri,nati, Yehovawatithandizakufikiratsopano

13Afilistiwoanagonjetsedwa,osafikansokumalirea Israyeli;ndipodzanjalaYehovalinalimbanandiAfilisti masikuonseaSamueli

14MizindaimeneAfilisitianalandakwaIsiraeli inabwezedwakwaIsiraeli,kuyambirakuEkronimpakaku GatindimaderaaceanalanditsaIsrayelim’dzanjala Afilisti.NdipopanalimtenderepakatipaAisrayelindi Aamori

15SamuelianaweruzaIsiraelimasikuonseamoyowake 16NdipoanayendayendachakandichakakuBeteli,ndiku Giligala,ndikuMizipa,naweruzaIsrayelim’maloonsewo 17NdipoanabwererakuRama;pakutim’menemomunali nyumbayake;ndipoanaweruzaIsrayelikomweko; namangakumenekoguwalansembelaYehova

MUTU8

1Ndipokunali,pameneSamuelianakalamba,anaikaana aceamunaakhaleoweruzaaIsrayeli.

2DzinalamwanawakewoyambandiYoweli;ndidzina lacewaciwiriAbiya;ndiwooweruzakuBeereseba

3Ndipoanaaceamunasanayendam’njirazace,koma anapatukirakutsataphindu,nalandiraziphuphu,napotoza maweruzo

4PamenepoakuluonseaIsrayelianasonkhanapamodzi, nadzakwaSamuelikuRama;

5Ndipoanatikwaiye,Taonani,mwakalamba,ndipoana anusayendam’njirazanu;

6KomachinthuchosichinakondweretseSamueli,pamene anati,TipatsenimfumuyotiweruzaNdipoSamueli anapempherakwaYehova.

7NdipoYehovaanatikwaSamueli,Umvelamauaanthu m’zonsezimeneakukuuzani;

8Mongamwantchitozonseanazichitakuyambiratsikulija ndinawatulutsam’Aiguptokufikiralerolino,mmene anandisiyainendikutumikiramilunguina,momwemonso akuchitiraiwe

9Tsopanomveramawuawo,komauwadzudzule mwamphamvu+ndikuwafotokozeramakhalidwea mfumuimeneidzawalamulira.

10NdipoSamuelianauzaanthuameneanampempha mfumumawuonseaYehova

11Ndipoanati,Mayendedweamfumuimene idzakulamuliranindiiyi:Idzatengaanaanuaamuna,ndi kuwaikiraiwom’magaletaake,ndiokwerapamahatchiake; ndienaadzathamangapatsogolopamagaretaake

12Ndipoadzadziikiraatsogoleriazikwi,ndiatsogoleria makumiasanu;+Iwoadzalimambewuzake+ndi kumwetazipatsozake,+kum’pangirazidazakezankhondo +ndizidazamagaletaake

13Ndipoidzatengaanaanuaakaziakhaleopakamafuta, ndiophika,ndiophikamkate.

14Idzatengansomindayanu,ndimindayanuyamphesa, ndimindayaazitonayabwinokoposa,niziperekakwa atumikiake.

15Ndipoidzatengalimodzilamagawokhumilambeu zanu,ndilamindayanuyamphesa,niziperekakwa akapitaoake,ndikwaanyamataake.

16Ndipoidzatengaakapoloanu,ndiadzakazianu,ndi anyamataanuokomakoposa,ndiabuluanu,ndi kuwagwiritsantchitoyake

17Adzatengalimodzilamagawokhumilazowetazanu: ndipoinumudzakhalaakapoloake.

18Ndipomudzapfuulatsikulomwelocifukwacamfumu yanuimenemunadzisankhira;ndipoYehova sadzakumveranitsikulimenelo.

19KomaanthuanakanakumveramauaSamueli;nati,Iai; komatidzakhalandimfumuyotilamulira;

20Kutiifensotikhalemongaamitunduonse;ndikuti mfumuyathuitiweruze,ndikutitsogolere,natirwere nkhondozathu

21Samuelianamvamawuonseaanthuwo,ndipo anawafotokozeram’makutuaYehova

22NdipoYehovaanatikwaSamueli,Tamveramauao, nuwaikiremfumu.NdipoSamuelianatikwaamunaa Israyeli,Mukani,yensekumzindawakwawo

MUTU9

1NdipopanalimunthuwafukolaBenjamini,dzinalace ndiyeKisi,mwanawaAbiyeli,mwanawaZerori,mwana waBekorati,mwanawaAfiya,Mbenjamini,munthu wamphamvu

2AnalindimwanawamwamunadzinalakeSauli, mnyamatawosankhikandiwokongola,ndipopanalibe mwaanaaIsrayelimunthuwomposaiye;

3NdipoabuluaKisiatatewaSaulianatayika.NdipoKisi anatikwaSaulimwanawace,Tengammodziwaanyamata, nupitekukafunaaburu

4Iyeanadutsam’deralamapirilaEfuraimu+n’kudutsa m’dzikolaSalisa,+komasanawapeze

5AtafikakudzikolaZufi,Saulianauzamtumikiwake ameneanalinayekuti:“Tiyetibwerere.kutiatateanga angasiyekusamaliraabulu,nadzatiganiziraife

6Ndipoanatikwaiye,Taonani,m’mudzimunomuli munthuwaMulungu,ndiyemunthuwolemekezeka;zonse azinenazichitidwandithu:tiyenitipitekumeneko;kapena akhozakutiwonetsanjirayathuyotitiziyendamo.

7PamenepoSaulianatikwamnyamatawace,Koma tawonani,tikamuka,tidzamtengeranjimunthuyo?pakuti mkatewatham’zotengerazathu,ndipopalibemphatsoyoti titengeremunthuwaMulungu;

8MnyamatayoanayankhansoSauli,nati,Taonani,ndili nalogawolimodzimwamagawoanayiasekelilasiliva; 9(KalemuIsrayeli,munthuakapitakukafunsirakwa Mulungu,ananenamotero,Tiyeni,tipitekwawalauli; 10PamenepoSaulianatikwamnyamatawake,Mwanena bwino;tiyenitipiteChoteroiwoanapitakumzinda kumenekunalimunthuwaMulunguwoona

11Ndipopameneanakweram’phirikunkakumzinda, anapezaanamwalialikuturukakukatungamadzi,nanena nao,Kodiwamasomphenyaalikuno?

12Ndipoiwoadawayankha,nati,Alipo;taonani,ali pamasopanu;fulumiranitsopano,pakutianadzaleroku mudzi;pakutipalinsembeyaanthuleropamsanje; 13Mukangolowamumzinda,mudzam’pezanthawi yomweyoasanapitekumalookwezekakukadya,+ chifukwaanthusadzadyampakaatafika,+chifukwaiye wadalitsansembeyondipopambuyopakeamadyaamene adayitanidwa.Ukanitsopano;pakutinthawiyino mudzampeza

14Ndipoanakwerakumzinda;ndipoatalowam'mudzi, taonani,Samuelianawaturukakudzakomananao,kuti akwerekumsanje

15TsopanoYehovaanauzaSamuelim’makutumwake kutatsalatsikulimodzikutiSauliabwere

16Mawanthawingatiinondidzakutumiziramunthu wochokeram’dzikolaBenjamini,+ndipoumudzoze+ kutiakhalemtsogoleriwaanthuangaAisiraeli,+kuti apulumutseanthuangam’manjamwaAfilisiti,+pakuti ndayang’anaanthuanga+chifukwakulirakwawo kwandifikira

17SamueliataonaSauli,Yehovaanatikwaiye,Taona munthuamenendinalankhulanawezaiye!ameneyu adzalamuliraanthuanga

18PamenepoSaulianayandikirakwaSamuelikuchipata, nati,Undiuzekumenekulinyumbayamlauliyo.

19SamuelianayankhaSauli,nati,Inendinemlaulipakuti mudzadyandiinelero,ndipomawandidzakulolani mumuke,ndipondidzakuuzanizonsezirimumtimamwanu.

20Komazaabuluakoameneanatayikamasikuatatu apitawo,usawaganizire;pakutiapezedwaNdipo zokhumbazonsezaIsrayelizilipayani?Kodisipaiwe, ndipanyumbayonseyaatatewako?

21NdipoSaulianayankhanati,SindineMbenjamini,wa fukolaling’onolaIsrayeli?ndibanjalangandilaling'ono mwamabanjaonseafukolaBenjamini?Chifukwaninji mwaterokwaine?

22NdipoSamuelianatengaSaulindimnyamatawake, nalowanaom’chipindachodyera,nawakhazikapamalo olemekezekapakatipaoitanidwa,ndiwoanthungati makumiatatu.

23NdipoSamuelianatikwawophika,Bweranalogawo limenendinakupatsa,limenendinatikwaiwe,Uliyike pambalipako.

24Ndipowophikayoanatengaphewandizomwezinali pamenepo,naziikapamasopaSauliNdipoSamuelianati, Taonanicatsala;uciikirepamasopako,nudye;Choncho SaulianadyandiSamuelitsikulimenelo

25Atatsikapamalookwezekakupitamumzinda,Samueli analankhulandiSaulipamwambapanyumba

26Ndipoiwoanalawiram’mamawa,ndipokunali mbandakucha,SamuelianaitanaSaulipamwambapa nyumba,nati,Nyamuka,kutindikuloleamuke.Ndipo Saulianauka,naturukaonseawiri,iyendiSamueli,kunja 27Pameneanalikutsikirakumapetokwamzindawo, SamuelianauzaSaulikuti:“Uzamtumikiyokutiatsogole+ patsogolopathu,ndipoiyeanapitirira

MUTU10

1PamenepoSamuelianatengansupayamafuta, namtsanulirapamutupake,nampsompsona,nati,Si

chifukwaYehovawakudzozaiweukhalemtsogoleriwa cholowachake?

2Pameneucokakwainelero,udzapezaamunaawiripa mandaaRakele,m’malireaBenjaminikuZeliza;ndipo adzatikwaiwe,Aburuameneunankakukafunaapezedwa; ndipotawona,atatewakoanasiyakusamaliraabulu,nacita cisonicifukwacaiwe,kuti,Ndidzacitacianindimwana wanga?

3Pamenepoudzaturukakucokerakumeneko,ndikukafika kucigwacaTabori,ndipoadzakomananaweamunaatatu akukwerakwaMulungukuBeteli,winaatanyamulaanaa mbuziatatu,ndiwinaatasenzamitandaitatuyamkate,ndi winansupayavinyo;

4Ndipoadzakupatsanimoni,ndikukupatsanimitanda iwiriyamkate;chimeneudzalandiram’manjamwawo

5PambuyopakeudzafikakuphirilaMulunguwoona,+ kumenekuliasilikaliaAfilisiti,+ndipokudzachitikakuti, ukafikamumzindawo,+udzakumanandigululaaneneri+ likutsikapamalookwezeka,+ndizisakasa,+msakatuli,+ chitoliro+ndizeze+pamasopawondipoadzanenera;

6MzimuwaYehovaudzafikapaiwe,ndipoudzanenera pamodzinao,nusandulikamunthuwina.

7Ndipozizindikiloizizikafikakwaiwe,uchitemonga mwachifukwa;pakutiMulungualindiiwe

8NdipoutsikirepatsogolopangakuGiligala;ndipo,taona, ndidzatsikirakwaiwe,kudzaperekansembezopsereza,ndi kudzapheransembezoyamika;mudikiremasikuasanundi awiri,kufikiranditadzakwainu,ndikukuuzanichimene mudzachite

9Ndipokunali,atatembenukakutiachokekwaSamueli, Mulunguanampatsamtimawina:ndipozizindikiro zonsezozinachitikatsikulomwelo

10Ndipoatafikakumenekokuphiri,taonani,gulula anenerilinakomananaye;ndipomzimuwaMulungu unadzapaiye,nanenerapakatipao

11Ndipokunali,pameneonseameneanamdziwakale anamuona,kuti,taonani,analikuloserapakatipaaneneri, anthuananenawinandimnzace,Chamgweramwanawa Kisinchiyani?KodiSaulinsoalimwaaneneri?

12Ndipowinawakomwekoanayankha,nati,Komaatate waondani?Cifukwacaceunakhalamwambi,Kodi Saulinsoalimwaaneneri?

13Ndipoatathakunenera,anafikapamalookwezeka.

14NdipomlongowacewaSaulianatikwaiyendi mnyamatawace,Munapitakuti?Ndipoanati,Kukafuna abulu;ndipopamenetinaonakutipalibepaliponse,tinafika kwaSamueli

15NdipoatatewacewaSaulianati,Ndiuzenichimene Samueliananenakwainu

16NdipoSaulianatikwaatatewace,Anatiuzamomveka kutiaburuanapezedwaKomaiyesanamuuzezankhaniya ufumu,imeneSamueliananena.

17NdipoSamuelianasonkhanitsaanthukwaYehovaku Mizipa;

18NdiyenoanauzaanaaIsiraelikuti:“YehovaMulungu waIsiraeliwanenakuti,‘NdinatulutsaAisiraelikuIguputo, +ndikukupulumutsanim’manjamwaAaiguputo,+ m’manjamwamaufumuonse,+ndiponsom’manjamwa anthuameneanakusautsani

19NdipoleromwamukanaMulunguwanu,amene anakupulumutsanim’masautsoanuonsendim’zisautso zanu;ndipomwatikwaiye,Iai,komamutiikiremfumu

CifukwacacetsonodzionetsenipamasopaYehovamonga mwamafukoanu,ndizikwizanu.

20SamueliatayandikiramafukoonseaIsiraeli,fukola Benjaminilinasankhidwa.

21NdipoanayandikirafukolaBenjaminimongamwa mabanjaao,banjalaMatrilinasankhidwa,ndipoSauli mwanawaKisianasankhidwa; 22ChonchoanafunsiransokwaYehova,+ngatimunthuyo abwerebekumenekoNdipoYehovaanayankha,Taonani, wabisalapakatipaakatundu

23Ndipoanathamanganakamutengakumeneko:ndipo pameneiyeanaimapakatipaanthu,iyeanaliwamtali kuposaanthuonsekuyambirapaphewalakendikupita kumwamba

24NdipoSamuelianatikwaanthuonse,Kodimwamuona ameneYehovaanamsankha,kutipalibewinawongaiye mwaanthuonse?Ndipoanthuonseanapfuula,nati, Mfumuikhalendimoyo

25PamenepoSamuelianauzaanthuwomachitidwea ufumuwo,+ndipoanawalembam’buku+n’kuliika pamasopaYehovaNdipoSamuelianalolaanthuonse amuke,yensekunyumbakwake.

26SaulinayensoanamukakwaokuGibeya;ndipo linamukanayegululaanthu,ameneMulunguadakhudza mitimayawo.

27KomaanaaBeliyalianati,Munthuuyuadzatipulumutsa bwanji?Ndipoanamnyoza,osampatsamphatsoKoma anakhalachete.

MUTU11

1PamenepoNahasiMwaamonianakweranamangamisasa paYabesi-gileadi;ndipoanthuonseakuYabesianatikwa Nahasi,Pangananafepangano,tidzakutumikirani.

2NdipoNahasiMwaamonianawayankha,Nati, Ndidzapanganananupanganoili,kutindidzakolowola masoanuonseakumanja,ndikucicitacitonzopaAisrayeli onse

3NdipoakuruakuYabesianatikwaiye,Tilekenimasiku asanundiawiri,kutititumizemithengakumalireonsea Israyeli;

4PamenepoamithengawoanafikakuGibeyawaSauli, nauzaanthumauwom’makutuaanthu;

5Ndipo,tawonani,Saulianatulukakuthengopambuyopa zoweta;ndipoSaulianati,Asowanjianthukutialiremisozi? NdipoanamuuzaiyembiriyaamunaakuYabesi.

6PamenepomzimuwaMulunguunafikapaSaulipamene anamvauthengawo,ndipomkwiyowakeunayaka kwambiri

7Ndipoanatengang’ombezagoli,naziduladula, nazitumizam’malireonseaIsrayelindimanjaamithenga, ndikuti,AliyensewosatulukapambuyopaSaulindi Samueli,ng’ombezakezidzachitidwamoteroNdipo manthaaYehovaanagweraanthuwo,ndipoanatulukandi mtimaumodzi

8NdipopameneanawawerengakuBezeki,anaaIsrayeli ndiwozikwimazanaatatu,ndiamunaaYudazikwi makumiatatu

9Ndipoiwoanauzaamithengaameneanadzawokuti, “MukawauzeamunaakuYabesigileadikuti,‘Mawa, dzuwalikatentha,mudzapulumutsidwaNdipo

amithengawoanadza,nanenakwaanthuakuYabesi; ndipoadakondwera.

10PamenepoamunaakuYabesianati,Mawatidzatulukira kwainu,ndipomudzatichitirazonsezimenemufuna.

11Ndipokunalim’mawamwakeSaulianaikaanthu m’maguluatatu;+Iwoanalowam’gululaasilikalia ulondawam’maŵa+n’kuphaanaaAmonimpaka kutenthakwatsikun’kutenthakwambiri.

12NdipoanthuanatikwaSamueli,Ndaniiyeameneanati, Sauliadzakhalamfumuyathu?bweraninawoanthuwo, kutitiwaphe

13NdipoSaulianati,Palibemunthuadzaphedwalero, pakutileroYehovawapulumutsaIsrayeli.

14PamenepoSamuelianatikwaanthu,Tiyenitipiteku Giligala,tikakonzeufumukumeneko

15NdipoanthuonseanapitakuGiligala;Pamenepo analongaSaulimfumupamasopaYehovakuGiligala; napherakonsembezoyamikapamasopaYehova;ndi pamenepoSaulindianthuonseaIsrayelianakondwera kwambiri

MUTU12

1NdipoSamuelianatikwaAisrayelionse,Taonani, ndamveramauanum'zonsemudanenakwaine,ndipo ndakuikiranimfumu

2Ndipotsopano,taonani,mfumuiyendapamasopanu; ndipotaonani,anaangaalindiinu:ndipondayenda pamasopanukuyambiraubwanawangakufikiralerolino 3Taonani,inendiripano:umboniwonditsutsapamasopa Yehova,ndipamasopawodzozedwawake:ndatenga ng’ombeyandani?kapenaburuamenendinatenga? Kapenandamunyengererayani?ndanindapsinja?Kapena ndalandiram'dzanjalayanichiphuphukutindidetsenacho masoanga?ndipondidzakubwezeraiwe

4Ndipoiwoanati,Simunatibera,kapenakutisautsa, kapenakutengakanthum’dzanjalamunthualiyense.

5Ndipoanatikwaiwo,Yehovaalimbonimotsutsanananu, ndiwodzozedwawacealimbonilero,kutisimunapeza kanthum’dzanjalanga.Ndipoiwoadayankha,Iyeali mboni

6NdipoSamuelianatikwaanthu,Yehovandiyeamene anakwezaMosendiAroni,naturutsamakoloanum’dziko laAigupto

7Tsopanoimanichilili,+kutindikambiranenanupamaso paYehovazantchitozonsezolungamazaYehova,+ zimeneanakuchitiraniinundimakoloanu

8PameneYakoboanafikakuIgupto,ndipomakoloanu anafuulirakwaYehova,YehovaanatumizaMosendiAroni, ameneanatulutsamakoloanum’Aigupto,ndikuwakhalitsa m’malomuno

+9NdiyenoanaiwalaYehovaMulunguwawo,+moti anawagulitsa+m’manjamwaSisera,+mkuluwaasilikali aHazori,+ndim’manjamwaAfilisiti+ndim’manjamwa mfumuyaMowabu,+ndipoiwoanamenyananawo 10NdipoanafuulirakwaYehova,nati,Tacimwa,popeza tasiyaYehova,ndikutumikiraAbaalandiAsitaroti; 11NdipoYehovaanatumizaYerubaala,ndiBedani,ndi Yefita,ndiSamueli,napulumutsainum’dzanjalaadani anupozungulirapo,ndipomunakhalaosungika. 12NdipomutaonakutiNahasimfumuyaanaaAmoni anadzakudzamenyanananu,munatikwaine,Iai;koma

mfumuidzatilamulira,pameneYehovaMulunguwanu analimfumuyanu.

13Tsono,tawonanimfumuimenemunaisankha,imene munaifuna!ndipotaonani,Yehovawakuikiranimfumu.

14MukadzaopaYehova,ndikumtumikira,ndikumvera mawuake,osapandukiralamulolaYehova,inuyondi mfumuimeneikukulamuliranimudzapitirizakutsatira YehovaMulunguwanu.

15KomamukapandakumveramawuaYehova,ndi kupandukiralamulolaYehova,dzanjalaYehova lidzatsutsanananu,mongalinachitiramakoloanu 16Tsopanoimanindikuonachinthuchachikuluichi, chimeneYehovaadzachitapamasopanu.

17Kodisikukololatirigulero?NdidzaitanakwaYehova, ndipoadzatumizabingundimvula;kutimudziwe,ndi kuonakutizoipazanundizazikulu,zimenemunachita pamasopaYehova,podzipemphamfumu

18PamenepoSamuelianaitanaYehova;ndipoYehova anatumizabingundimvulatsikulomwelo:ndipoanthu onseanaopakwambiriYehovandiSamueli

19PamenepoanthuonseanauzaSamuelikuti: “MupempherereatumikianukwaYehovaMulunguwanu kutitisafe,+pakutitawonjezerachoipachopamachimo athuonsekutitidzipempheremfumu

20PamenepoSamuelianauzaanthuwokuti:“Musaope+ chifukwamwachitazoipazonsezi,komamusapatuke kusiyakutsatiraYehova,+komamuzitumikiraYehovandi mtimawanuwonse.

21Ndipomusapatuke;pakutinzachabe

22PakutiYehovasadzasiyaanthuakechifukwachadzina lakelalikulu;

23Komaine,Mulunguasandidetseretukuchimwira Yehovandikusiyakukupemphererani,koma ndidzakuphunzitsaninjirayabwinondiyolunjika;

24KomamuziopaYehova,ndikumtumikiram’coonadi ndimtimawanuwonse;

25Komamukapitirizakuchitazoipa,mudzathedwa,inu ndimfumuyanu

MUTU13

1Saulianacitaufumucakacimodzi;ndipopamene anakhalamfumuyaIsrayelizakaziwiri;

2SaulianadzisankhiraamunazikwizitatuaIsrayeli;zikwi ziwirizaiwoanalindiSaulikuMikimasindikuphirila Beteli,ndicikwicimodzianalindiJonatanikuGibeyawa Benjamini;

3NdipoJonatanianakanthakabomakaAfilistikuGeba, ndipoAfilistianamvaNdipoSaulianalizalipengam'dziko lonse,ndikuti,Ahebriamve

4NdipoAisrayelionseanamvakutiSaulianakantha kampulaAfilisti,ndikutiAisrayelianyansidwandiAfilisti. +PamenepoanthuwoanasonkhanakutiatsatireSauliku Giligala

5NdipoAfilistianasonkhanakutiamenyanendiAisrayeli, magaretazikwimakumiatatu,ndiapakavalozikwizisanu ndichimodzi,ndianthuakuchulukangatimchengawa m’mphepetemwanyanja;

6AmunaaIsiraeliataonakutialim’masautso,(popeza anthuanalikuvutikamaganizo),+anthuwoanabisala+ m’mapanga,m’nkhalango,m’miyala,m’misanje,+ndi m’maenje

7NdipoAhebrienaanaolokaYordanokunkakudzikola GadindiGileadi.KomaSaulianaliakalikuGiligala,ndipo anthuonseanalikunthunthumirapambuyopake 8Ndipoanadikiramasikuasanundiawiri,mongamwa nthawiyoikidwiratuSamueli,komaSamuelisanapiteku Giligala;ndipoanthuadabalalikakumsiyaIye

9NdipoSaulianati,Ndibweretserenikunonsembe yopsereza,ndinsembezoyamika.Ndipoanaperekansembe yopsereza

10Ndipokunali,atangomalizakuperekansembeyopsereza, onani,Samuelianafika;ndipoSaulianaturukakukomana naye,kutiakamlankhule

11NdipoSamuelianati,Wacitanji?NdipoSaulianati, Popezandinaonakutianthuanabalalikakundicokera,ndi kutiinusimunadzamasikuaja,ndikutiAfilisti anasonkhanapamodzikuMikimasi; 12Cifukwacacendinati,Afilistiadzanditsikiratsopanoku Giligala,osapembedzeraYehova;ndipondinadzikakamiza, ndikuperekansembeyopsereza.

13SamuelianauzaSaulikuti:“Wachitazopusa

14Komatsopanoufumuwakosudzakhalapo:Yehova wadzifuniramunthuwapamtimapake,+ndipoYehova anamulamulakutiakhalemtsogoleri+waanthuake,+ chifukwaiwesunasungezimeneYehovaanakulamula

15PamenepoSamueliananyamuka,nakwerakuchokeraku GiligalakupitakuGibeyawakuBenjaminiNdipoSauli anawerengaanthuameneanalinaye,mongamazanaasanu ndilimodzi.

16Sauli,ndiJonatanimwanawake,ndianthuameneanali nawo,anakhalakuGibeyawaBenjamini,komaAfilistiwo anamangamisasakuMikimasi.

17Ofunkha+anatulukamumsasawaAfilisiti+m’magulu atatu

18GululinalinapatukiranjirayakuBetihoroni,+ndipo gululinalinapatukiranjirayakumalireakuyang’anaku chigwachaZeboimukuchipululu

19Tsopanom’dzikolonselaIsiraelimunalibewosula,+ chifukwaAfilisitianati:“Aheberiangadzipangire malupangakapenamikondo

20KomaAisrayelionseanatsikirakwaAfilisti,kuti akanoleyensegawolace,ndikhwangwalalake,ndi nkhwangwayake,ndimbezayake

21Komaiwoanalinachocholemberachambewa,ndi mikawo,ndichamafoloko,ndinkhwangwa,ndicha kunolererazisonga

+22Choteropatsikulankhondomunalibelupangakapena mkondom’manjamwaanthuonseameneanalindiSauli ndiJonatani,komaSaulindiJonatanimwanawake anapezeka

23NdiyenoasilikaliaAfilisitianatulukan’kupita kuchipatachakuMikimasi

MUTU14

1Ndipokunalitsikulina,JonatanimwanawaSauli ananenandimnyamatawonyamulazidazace,Tiyetioloke kumkakukabomakaAfilisti,tsidyalija.Komaiye sanauzeatatewake

2NdipoSaulianakhalakumalekezeroaGibeyapatsinde pamtengowamakangazaulikuMigironi;

3Ahiya,mwanawaAhitubu,mbalewakewaIkabodi, mwanawaPinehasi,mwanawaEli,wansembewaYehova

kuSilo,atavalaefodiNdipoanthusanadziwekutiJonatani wachoka.

4PakatipamipataimeneJonatanianafunakuwolokerapo kukafikakukabomakaAfilisti,panalithanthwelakuthwa mbaliyina,ndithanthwelakuthwambaliyina;

5Kutsogolokumodzikunalikumpotomoyang’anizanandi Mikimasi,ndipolinalokunalikum’mweramoyang’anizana ndiGibeya.

6NdipoJonatanianatikwamnyamatawonyamulazida zake,Tiyenitiwolokerekukabomakwaosadulidwaawa; kapenaYehovaadzatigwirirantchito;

7Ndipowonyamulazidazakeanatikwaiye,Chitazonse zirimumtimamwako;taona,Inendilindiiwemongamwa mtimawako

8NdipoJonatanianati,Taona,tidzaolokerakwaanthuawa, ndipotidzadzionetserakwaiwo.

9Akanenakwaifekuti,Dikiranikufikiratitafikakwainu; pamenepotidzaimam’maloathu,osakwerakwaiwo 10Komaakanenakuti,Kweranikwaife;pamenepo tidzakwera,pakutiYehovawawaperekam'dzanjalathu; ndipoicicidzakhalacizindikilokwaife 11Ndipoonseaŵirianadzionetserakwamudziwaasilikali aAfilisti;

12Ndipoanthuam’kaidianayankhaJonatanindi wonyamulazidazake,nati,Kweranikunokwaife, tidzakusonyezanikanthuNdipoJonatanianatikwa wonyamulazidazace,Kweraunditsate,pakutiYehova wawaperekam’dzanjalaIsrayeli.

13NdipoJonatanianakwerandimanjandimapaziace,ndi wonyamulazidazacepambuyopake;ndiwonyamulazida zakeanaphapambuyopake.

14NdipokuphakoyambakumeneJonatanindiwonyamula zidazakeanaphakokunaliamunapafupifupi20m’kati mwathekalamunda,ndipong’ombezinathakulimagoli limodzi

15Ndipomunalikunthunthumiram’khamu,m’munda,ndi mwaanthuonse:ankhondo,ndiofunkha,iwonso ananthunthumira,ndidzikolapansilinagwedezeka; 16NdipoalondaaSaulikuGibeyawaBenjamini anapenya;ndipoonani,khamulaanthulidasungunuka, ndipoadalikumenyawinandimzake

17PamenepoSaulianatikwaanthuameneanalinaye, Ŵerenganitu,muonewatichokera.Ndipoatawerenga, Jonatanindiwonyamulazidazakepalibe

18NdipoSaulianatikwaAhiya,Bweranalolikasala Mulungukuno.+PakutilikasalaYehovalinalilimodzindi anaaIsiraelinthawiimeneyo

19Ndipokunali,pameneSaulianalikulankhulandi wansembe,phokosolakhamulaAfilistilinakula,ndipo Saulianatikwawansembeyo,Bweretsadzanjalako

20Saulindianthuonseameneanalinayeanasonkhana pamodzi,nafikakunkhondo; +21KomansoAhebriameneanalindiAfilisiti+poyamba paja,ameneanakweranawokumisasakuchokerakumadera ozungulira,iwonsoanasinthan’kukhalapamodzindi AisiraeliameneanalindiSaulindiJonatani

22MomwemonsoamunaonseaIsrayeliameneanabisala m’deralamapirilaEfuraimu,atamvakutiAfilistiathawa, iwonsoanawathamangitsakunkhondo

23ChoteroYehovaanapulumutsaIsiraelitsikulimenelo, ndiponkhondoyoinapitirirampakakuBetaveni

24NdipoamunaaIsrayelianasaukatsikulomwelo,pakuti Saulianalumbiriraanthu,kuti,Atembereredwemunthu wakudyachakudyakufikiramadzulo,ndikubwezera chilangoadanianga.Chonchopalibealiyensewaanthu ameneanalawachakudya.

25Ndipoanthuonseam’dzikoloanadzakunkhalango; ndipopanaliuchipansi

26Ndipopameneanthuanafikam’nkhalango,taonani,uci ulinkugwa;komapalibemunthuanaikadzanjalake pakamwapake:pakutianthuanaopalumbiro

+27KomaYonatanisanamvepamenebamboake analumbiritsaanthuwo,+chonchoanasololansongaya ndodoimeneinalim’dzanjalaken’kuiviikam’chisacha uchin’kulowetsadzanjalakekukamwakwakendipomaso akeadawalitsidwa

28Pamenepommodziwaanthuwoanayankha,nati,Atate wakoanalumbiritsaanthu,kuti,Wotembereredwaiye wakudyachakudyaleroNdipoanthuanakomoka

29PamenepoYonatanianati:“Bamboasokonezadziko.

+30Ndiyekulibwanjianthuakadadya+zofunkhazimene adazipezakwaadaniawo?pakutisanaphanandithumwa Afilisti?

31NdipoanakanthaAfilistitsikulomwelokuyambiraku MikimasikufikirakuAjaloni;ndipoanthuanatopa kwambiri.

32Ndipoanthuanathamangirazofunkhazo,natenga nkhosa,nding’ombe,nding’ombe,nazipherapansi;ndipo anthuanazidyapamodzindimwazi.

33PamenepoanauzaSaulikuti,Taonani,anthuachimwira Yehova,ndikudyapamodzindimwaziNdipoanati, Mwalakwira;

34NdipoSaulianati,Phatikikanipakatipaanthu,ndi kunenanao,Abwerekwainekunoyenseng’ombeyake, ndiyensenkhosayake,aziphekuno,ndikudya;ndipo musachimwireYehovapakudyapamodzindimwazi Ndipoanthuonseanadzanazoyenseng'ombeyakeusiku womwewo,naziphakumeneko.

35NdipoSaulianamangiraYehovaguwalansembe;

36NdipoSaulianati,TitsikekutsataAfilistiwousiku,ndi kuwafunkhakufikiram’bandakucha,tisasiyemunthu mmodziwaiwoNdipoiwoanati,Chitanichimenechili chokomerapamasopanuPamenepowansembeanati, TiyandikirekunokwaMulungu.

37NdipoSaulianafunsauphungukwaMulungu,Kodi nditsikirendikuwatsataAfilisti?kodimudzawapereka m'dzanjalaIsrayeli?Komasadamyankhatsikulomwelo.

38NdipoSaulianati,Yandikiranikuno,inunonseakulua anthu,kutimudziwendikuonam’menewachimwalero.

39Pakuti,paliYehova,wakupulumutsaIsrayeli,ngakhale zilimwaJonatanimwanawanga,adzafandithuKoma panalibemmodzimwaanthuonseameneanamyankha

40PamenepoiyeanauzaAisiraelionsekuti:“Inumukhale mbaliimodzi,+inendiJonatanimwanawangatidzakhala mbaliyinaNdipoanthuanatikwaSauli,Chitanichimene chikukomerani

41PamenepoSaulianatikwaYehovaMulunguwaIsrayeli, Perekanimaereangwiro;NdipoSaulindiJonatani anagwidwa,komaanthuanapulumuka

42NdipoSaulianati,Chitanimaerepakatipainendi Jonatanimwanawanga.NdipoJonatanianagwidwa.

43PamenepoSaulianatikwaJonatani,Ndiuzechimene wachitaNdipoJonatanianamuuzaiye,nati,Ndinalawako

uchipang'onondinsongayandodoinalim'dzanjalanga, ndipotaona,ndiyenerakufa.

44NdipoSaulianayankha,Mulunguacitecotero, achulukenso,pakutiudzafandithu,Yonatani.

45PamenepoanthuanatikwaSauli,KodiJonataniadzafa, amenewapulumutsaIsrayelikwakukulu?Ayindithu,pali Yehova,tsitsilimodzilapamutupakesilidzagwapansi; pakutiwachitandiMulungulero.Chonchoanthuwo anapulumutsaJonatanikutiasafe

46PamenepoSaulianasiyakutsatiraAfilistiwo,ndipo Afilistiwoanapitakwawo

+47ChoteroSaulianalandaufumuwaIsiraeli+ n’kumenyanandiadaniakeonsemozunguliraponse,+ Mowabu,anaaAmoni,Edomu,mafumuaZoba+ndi Afilisiti,+ndipokulikonsekumeneankapitaanali kuwasautsa.

48Iyeanasonkhanitsakhamulankhondo+n’kukantha Aamaleki+n’kupulumutsaAisiraelim’manjamwaamene ankawafunkha.

49NdipoanaaamunaaSaulindiwoJonatani,ndiYisui, ndiMalikisuwa;dzinalawoyambaMerabu,ndidzinala wamng’onoMikala;

50DzinalamkaziwaSaulilinaliAhinowamu,mwana wamkaziwaAhimaazi,ndipodzinalamkuluwagulu lankhondolakelinaliAbineri,mwanawaNeri,mphwake waSauli

51NdiKisianabalaSauli;ndiNeriatatewaAbinerianali mwanawaAbiyeli.

52NdipopanalinkhondoyoopsandiAfilistimasikuonsea Sauli;

MUTU15

1SamueliananenansondiSauli,Yehovaananditumaine kukudzozaiweukhalemfumuyaanthuaceAisrayeli;

2Yehovawamakamuwanenakuti,‘Ndikumbukirazimene AmalekianachitiraIsiraeli,+mmeneanamulalirapanjira+ potulukakuIguputo

+3TsopanopitaukantheAamaleki+ndikuwononga zonsealinazo,+osawalekerera;+komaupheamunandi akazi,makandandioyamwa,ng’ombendinkhosa,ngamila ndiabulu

4NdipoSaulianasonkhanitsaanthu,nawawerengaku Telayimu,oyendapansizikwimazanaawiri,ndiaYuda zikwikhumi

5NdipoSaulianafikakumudziwaAamaleki,nalalira m’chigwa

+6NdiyenoSaulianauzaAkenikuti:“Chokani,chokani, mutsikepakatipaAamaleki+kutindisakuwonongeni pamodzindiAkeni,+chifukwainumunachitiraanaonsea Isiraelikukomamtimakwakukulu+pameneanatulukamu Iguputo.ChonchoAkenianachokapakatipaAamaleki. 7NdipoSaulianakanthaAamalekikuyambirakuHavila mpakakukafikakuSuri,moyang'anizanandiIgupto

8NdipoanagwiraAgagimfumuyaAamalekialimoyo, naonongakonseanthuonsendilupangalakuthwa 9KomaSaulindianthuanalekaAgagi,ndinkhosa zabwinokoposa,nding’ombe,ndizonenepa,ndianaa nkhosa,ndizonsezabwino,osafunakuzionongakonse; 10PamenepomauaYehovaanadzakwaSamueli,kuti, 11NdikumvachisonikutindinaikaSaulikukhalamfumu, pakutiwabwererakusiyakunditsataine,ndipo

sanakwaniritsamalamuloangaNdipozinamkwiyitsa Samueli;napfuulirakwaYehovausikuwonse.

12Samueliatadzukam’mamawakutiakakumanendiSauli, anthuanauzaSamuelikuti:“SaulianafikakuKarimeli, ndipotaonani,anamuikiramalo,n’kuyendayenda n’kupitirira,n’kutsikirakuGiligala

13SamuelianafikakwaSauli,ndipoSaulianatikwaiye, Yehovaakudalitseni;

14NdipoSamuelianati,Nangakuliraukukwankhosa m’makutuanga,ndikulirakwang’ombekumene ndikumva,kutani?

15NdipoSaulianati,AnazitengakwaAamaleki;ndipo zotsalazotiwaonongakonse.

16PamenepoSamuelianatikwaSauli,Khala,ndikuuze chimeneYehovawandiuzausikuunoNdipoanatikwaiye, Nena.

17PamenepoSamuelianati:“Pameneunadzionakuti ndiwewamng’ono,kodisunakhalemtsogoleriwamafuko aIsiraeli?

18Yehovaanakutumizapaulendo,+n’kunenakuti,‘Pita ukawonongekotheratuochimwawoAamaleki,+ndipo umenyananawompakakuwatha.

19N’chifukwachiyanisimunamveremawuaYehova,+ komamunathawirazofunkha+n’kuchitazoipapamasopa Yehova?

20NdipoSaulianatikwaSamueli,Inde,ndinamveramaua Yehova,ndikupitanjiraimeneYehovaananditumaine, ndipondinabweranayeAgagimfumuyaAmaleki,ndi kuonongakonseAamaleki

21Komaanthuanatengakozofunkha,+nkhosandi ng’ombe,zabwinokwambiripazinthuzimenezinayenera kuwonongedwa,+kutiazikaperekansembekwaYehova MulunguwakokuGiligala

22NdipoSamuelianati,KodiYehovaakondwerandi nsembezopserezandinsembezophera,mongandi kumveramawuaYehova?Taonani,kumverandiko kokomakoposansembe,ndikumverakoposamafutaa nkhosazamphongo

23Pakutikupandukakulingatitchimolanyanga,ndipo uliumaulingatimphulupulundikupembedzamafano. PopezaunakanamawuaYehova,Iyensowakukanakuti usakhalensomfumu

24NdipoSaulianatikwaSamueli,Ndinacimwa,popeza ndinalakwiraYehova,ndimauanu,popezandinaopaanthu ndikumveramauao

25Tsopano,chondendikhululukirenitchimolanga,+ ndipobwereranipamodzindiinekutindilambireYehova

26PamenepoSamuelianauzaSaulikuti:“Sindibwerera nawe,+chifukwawakanamawuaYehova,+ndipo YehovawakukanakutiusakhalensomfumuyaIsiraeli

27NdipopameneSamuelianatembenukakutiachoke,iye anagwiramkawowachovalachake,ndipochinang’ambika.

28NdipoSamuelianatikwaiye,Yehovaanang’amba ufumuwaIsrayelilerokwaiwe,nauperekakwamnansi wako,woposaiwe

29NdiponsoWamphamvuwaIsrayelisadzanama,kapena kulapa;pakutiiyesimunthu,kutiangalape.

30Pamenepoiyeanati:“Ndachimwa,+koma mundilemekezetsopano+pamasopaakuluaanthuanga ndipamasopaIsiraeli,+mubwererepamodzindiinekuti ndilambireYehovaMulunguwanu

31PamenepoSamuelianatembenukanatsataSauli;ndipo SaulianalambiraYehova.

32PamenepoSamuelianati:“Mundibweretserekuno AgagimfumuyaAamaleki.NdipoAgagianadzakwaiye mosangalala.NdipoAgagianati,Zoonadikuwawakwa imfakunatha

33NdipoSamuelianati,Mongalupangalakolapusitsa akazi,momwemonsomaiwakoadzakhalawopandaana pakatipaakaziNdipoSamuelianaduladulaAgagipamaso paYehovakuGiligala

34PamenepoSamuelianamukakuRama;ndipoSauli anakwerakunkakunyumbakwakekuGibeyawaSauli

35SamuelisanabwerensokudzaonaSaulimpakatsikula imfayake,komaSamuelianaliraSauli,+ndipoYehova anamvachisonikutianalongaSaulikukhalamfumuya Isiraeli.

MUTU16

1NdipoYehovaanatikwaSamueli,UliriraSaulikufikira liti,popezainendinamkanakutiasakhalemfumuya Israyeli?Dzazanyangayakondimafuta,nupite, ndidzakutumizakwaJesewakuBetelehemu;

2NdipoSamuelianati,Ndimukabwanji?ngatiSauliamva, adzandipha.NdipoYehovaanati,Tengang’ombeyaikazi, nunene,NdadzakudzaperekansembekwaYehova

3UitaneJesekunsembeyo,ndipondidzakuonetsachimene uyenerakuchita;

4SamuelianachitadizimeneYehovaananena,ndipo anafikakuBetelehemuNdipoakuruamudzi ananthunthumirapakubwerakwace,nati,Wadza mwamtenderekodi?

5Ndipoiyeanati,Mwamtendere:Ndadzakudzaphera Yehovansembe;NdipoanapatulaJesendianaakeaamuna, nawaitanirakunsembe

6Ndipokunali,atafikaiwo,iyeanayang’anapaEliyabu, nati,ZoonadiwodzozedwawaYehovaalipamasopake.

7KomaYehovaanatikwaSamueli,Usayang’anenkhope yake,kapenakutalikakwamsinkhuwake;popeza ndinamukana;pakutiYehovasapenyamongaapenya munthu;pakutimunthuayang’anamaonekedweakunja, komaYehovaayang’anamumtima

8PamenepoJeseanaitanaAbinadabu,nampitikitsapamaso paSamueliNdipoiyeanati,NgakhaleuyuYehova sanamusankhe

9KenakoJeseanapititsaSama.Ndipoiyeanati,Ngakhale uyuYehovasanamusankhe

10PamenepoJeseanapititsansoanaakeasanundiawiri pamasopaSamueliNdipoSamuelianatikwaJese, Yehovasanawasankhaawa

11NdipoSamuelianatikwaJese,Kodianaakoonseali pano?Ndipoiyeanati,Watsalawamng'onoyo;Ndipo SamuelianatikwaJese,Tumizaanthuakamutenge; 12Ndipoanatumiza,nalowanaye;NdipoYehovaanati, Nyamuka,umdzoze;

13PamenepoSamuelianatenganyangayamafuta, namdzozapakatipaabaleake;PamenepoSamueli ananyamuka,napitakuRama

14KomamzimuwaYehovaunamchokeraSauli,ndipo mzimuwoipawochokerakwaYehovaunamvutitsa.

15NdipoatumikiaSauliananenanaye,Taonani,mzimu woipawaMulunguukubvutainu

16Tsopanombuyathumuuzeatumikianuameneali pamasopanukutiafunefunemunthuwodziwakuimbazeze, +ndipokudzachitikamzimuwoipawochokerakwa Mulunguukakhalapainu,iyeaziimbandidzanjalake, ndipomudzakhalabwino.

17NdipoSaulianatikwaanyamataake,Mundipezeretu munthuwodziwakuimbabwino,nimubwerenayekwaine 18Pamenepommodziwaanyamatawoanayankha,nati, Taonani,ndaonamwanawamwamunawaJesewaku Betelehemu,wodziwakuimba,ndingwaziyamphamvu, ndimunthuwankhondo,wanzerum’zinthu,ndiwokongola, ndipoYehovaalinaye

19CifukwacaceSaulianatumizamithengakwaJese,nati, NditumizireinemwanawakoDavide,amenealikunkhosa

20NdipoJeseanatengabuluwosenzamkate,ndithumbala vinyo,ndimwanawambuzi,natumizakwaSaulindi Davidemwanawake

21NdipoDavideanafikakwaSauli,naimapamasopake, ndipoanamkondakwambiri;ndipoiyeanakhala wonyamulazidazake

22NdipoSaulianatumizakwaJese,nati,LolaniDavide aimepamasopanga;pakutiwapezaufulupamasopanga.

23Ndipokunali,mzimuwoipawaMulunguukakhalapa Sauli,Davideanatengazeze,naliimbandidzanjalake;

MUTU17

1NdipoAfilistianasonkhanitsamakamuaokunkhondo, nasonkhanakuSokowaYuda,namangamahemaaopakati paSokondiAzekakuEfesidamimu

2SaulindiamunaaIsiraelianasonkhanapamodzi n’kumangamsasam’chigwachaEla,+ndipoanafolamwa dongosololankhondo+kutiamenyanendiAfilisiti

3NdipoAfilistianaimapaphiritsidyalija,ndiAisrayeli anaimapaphiritsidyalija;ndipopakatipaopanalicigwa 4NdipomumsasawaAfilistimunatulukangwazi,dzina lakeGoliatiwakuGati,msinkhuwakemikonoisanundi umodzindichikhathochimodzi

5Ndipoanalinachochisotichamkuwapamutupake, nabvalamalayaaunyolo;ndikulemerakwamalayawo kunalimasekelizikwizisanuzamkuwa

6Analinsondizotchingirazamkuwapamiyendoyake,ndi mkomberowamkuwapakatipamapewaake.

7Ndipondodoyamkondowakeinalingatimtandawa mmisiri;ndimutuwamkondowaceunalemeramasekeli mazanaasanundilimodziachitsulo;

8Ndipoanaimirira,napfuulakwaankhondoaIsrayeli, nanenanao,Mwaturukanjikundandalitsankhondoyanu?

SindineMfilistikodi,ndiinuatumikiaSauli? musankhirenimwamuna,natsikirekwaine

9Akakhozakumenyanananendikundipha,ifetidzakhala akapoloanu;

10NdipoMfilistiyoanati,Inendinyozamakamuankhondo aIsrayelilero;mundipatseinemwamuna,kutitizimenyana 11SaulindiAisrayelionseatamvamawuaMfilistiyo, anachitamantha,naopakwambiri

12DavideanalimwanawaMefuratawakuBetelehemu wakuYuda,dzinalakeJese;ndipoanalinaoanaamuna asanundiatatu;

13AnaatatuaakuluaJeseanatsatiraSaulikunkhondo, ndipomayinaaanaakeatatuameneanapitakunkhondo

analiEliyabuwoyamba,+wotsatirawakeAbinadabu,+ ndiwachitatuSama.

14Davidendiyeanaliwamng’onopaonse,ndiakuluatatu anatsataSauli.

15KomaDavideanamukandikubwererakwaSauli kukadyetsankhosazaatatewakekuBetelehemu 16NdipoMfilistiyoanayandikiram’mawandimadzulo, naonekerakwamasikumakumianai.

17NdipoJeseanatikwaDavidemwanawake,Uwatengere abaleakoefawatiriguwokazingauyu,ndimikateiyi khumi,nuthamangirekucigonokwaabaleako;

18Ndipoutengemikateyatchizikhumiiyikwakazembe wachikwichawo,nuwonemmenealiliabaleako,nutenge chikolechawo

19TsopanoSauli,ndiiwo,ndiamunaonseaIsrayeli,anali m’chigwachaEla,kumenyanandiAfilisti.

20NdipoDavideanadzukam’mamawa,nasiyankhosandi woweta,natenga,namuka,mongamomweJeseadamuuza; ndipoiyeanafikakulinga,pamenekhamulolikupita kunkhondo,nafuulazankhondo

21AisrayelindiAfilistianandandalitsankhondo,khamu linapakhamulina.

22NdipoDavideanasiyazotengerazakem’dzanjala wosungazotengera,nathamangirakunkhondo,nadza nalankhulaabaleake.

23Pameneanalikulankhulanawo,taonani,chimphonacho, MfilisitiwakuGati,dzinalakeGoliati,chinabwera kuchokerakumaguluankhondoaAfilisiti,+n’kunena mawuomwewo,+ndipoDavideanawamva

24NdipoamunaonseaIsrayeliataonamunthuyo, anamthawa,naopakwambiri.

25NdipoamunaaIsrayelianati,Mwamuonamunthu amenewakwerayo?+Zoonadi,+iyewabwerakudzatonza +Isiraeli,+ndipokudzachitikakutimunthuamene amupha,mfumuidzamlemeretsandichumachambiri,+ n’kumupatsamwanawakewamkazi,+n’kumasula nyumbayaatatewakemuIsiraeli.

26NdiyenoDavideanauzaamunaameneanaimirirapafupi nayekuti:“KodimunthuwakuphaMfilisitiameneyu n’kuchotsachitonzopaIsiraeliadzamuchitirachiyani? pakutiMfilistiuyuwosadulidwandani,kutianyoze makamuaMulunguwamoyo?

27Ndipoanthuanamuyankhamotero,kuti,Adzaterondi munthuwakuphaiye

28NdipoEliyabumbalewakewamkuluanamvapamene iyeanalikulankhulandianthu;ndipoEliyabuanapsa mtimapaDavide,nati,Watsikiranjikuno?ndiponkhosa zowerengekazounazisiyandiyanim’cipululu?Ndidziwa kudzikuzakwako,ndikuipakwamtimawako;pakuti watsikirakutiukaonenkhondoyo

29NdipoDavideanati,Ndachitachiyanitsopano?Palibe chifukwa?

30Ndipoanatembenukakumcokerakwawina,nanenamau omwewo;ndipoanthuanamyankhansomongamwakale

31NdipomawuameneDavideananenaatamveka, anawafotokozeraSauli,ndipoiyeanaitana

32NdipoDavideanatikwaSauli,Asafookemtimawa munthualiyensechifukwachaiye;kapolowanuadzapita kukamenyanandiMfilistiuyu

33NdipoSaulianatikwaDavide,Sungathekukomanandi Mfilistiuyu,pakutindiwemnyamata,komaiyemunthu wankhondokuyambiraubwanawake

34DavideanauzaSaulikuti:“Mtumikiwanuanalikuweta nkhosazaatatewake,+ndipokunabweramkangondi chimbalangondo+n’kutengamwanawankhosam’gulula nkhosa.

35Ndipondinatulukakumtsata,ndikumkantha,ndi kuupulumutsam’kamwamwace;

36Kapolowanundinaphamkangondichimbalangondo, ndipoMfilistiwosadulidwauyuadzakhalangatiimodzi mwaizo,popezawanyozamaguluankhondoaMulungu wamoyo

37Davideananenansokuti,Yehovaameneanandilanditsa m’kamwamwamkango,ndim’kamwamwa chimbalangondo,iyeyuadzandilanditsam’dzanjala MfilistiuyuNdipoSaulianatikwaDavide,Pita,ndipo Yehovaakhalenawe

38NdipoSaulianabvekaDavidezobvalazace,nambveka cisoticamkuwapamutupace;anamvekansomalaya aunyolo

39NdipoDavideanamangalupangalacepazidazace, nayesakumuka;pakutisanatsimikizireNdipoDavideanati kwaSauli,Sindikhozakupitanazoizi;pakuti sindinawayesa.NdipoDavideanazichotsapaiye.

40Ndipoanatengandodoyakem’dzanjalake, nadzisankhiramiyalaisanuyosalalayamumtsinje,naiika m’thumbalaabusalimeneanalinalo,m’mbale;ndi choponyerachakechinalim’dzanjalake:ndipo anayandikirakwaMfilistiyo

41NdipoMfilistiyoanadza,nayandikirakwaDavide; ndipowonyamulachikopachoanamtsogolera

42Mfilisitiyoatayang’anaukundiukun’kuonaDavide, anam’peputsa+chifukwaanalimnyamata,wofiirira,+ndi wokongola

43NdipoMfilistiyoanatikwaDavide,Ndinegalukodi, kutiumadzakwainendindodo?NdipoMfilistiyo anatembereraDavidendimilunguyake

44NdipoMfilistiyoanatikwaDavide,Idzakunokwaine, ndipondidzapatsamnofuwakokwambalameza m’mlengalengandikwazirombozakuthengo

45PamenepoDavideanatikwaMfilistiyo,Iweukudza kwainendilupanga,ndimkondo,ndichikopa;

46LeroYehovaadzakuperekam’dzanjalanga;ndipo ndidzakukantha,ndikukuchotseramutuwako;ndipo ndidzaperekamitemboyaankhondoaAfilistilerokwa mbalamezam’mlengalenga,ndikwazirombozapadziko; kutidzikolonselapansilizindikirekutimwaIsrayelimuli Mulungu.

47NdipokhamulonselilidzadziwakutiYehova sapulumutsandilupangakapenamkondo;

48Ndipokunali,Mfilistiyoatanyamuka,nadza, nayandikirakudzakomanandiDavide,Davideanafulumira, nathamangirakunkhondokukakomanandiMfilistiyo

49NdipoDavideanalowetsadzanjalakem’thumbalake, natengamomwala,nauponya,nakanthaMfilistiyo pamphumi,ndipomwalaunamirapamphumipake;ndipo anagwankhopeyakepansi

50ChoteroDavideanapambanaMfilisitiyondimwalandi mwala,nakanthaMfilistiyo,namupha;komam’dzanjala Davidemunalibelupanga

51PamenepoDavideanathamanga,naimapaMfilistiyo, natengalupangalake,nalisololam’chimakemo,namupha, namdulanalomutuNdipopameneAfilistianaonakuti ngwaziyaoyafa,anathawa

52NdipoamunaaIsrayelindiYudaananyamuka,napfuula, nathamangitsaAfilistiwo,mpakaunakafikakuchigwa,ndi kuzipatazaEkroniNdipoovulalaaAfilistianagwapa njirayakuSaaraimu,mpakakuGati,ndikuEkroni.

53NdipoanaaIsrayelianabwererapakuthamangitsa Afilisti,nafunkhamahemaao

54NdipoDavideanatengamutuwaMfilistiyo,napitanao kuYerusalemu;komazidazakeadaziikam'hemawake.

55SauliataonaDavideakupitakukamenyanandi Mfilisitiyo,anafunsaAbineri+mkuluwaasilikalikuti: “Abineri,mnyamataameneyundimwanawandani?Ndipo Abinerianati,Palimoyowanumfumu,sindidziwa 56Ndipomfumuinati,Funsaiwemwanawayani mnyamatayo

57DavideatabwerakokokaphaMfilisitiyo,Abineri anamtenga,nabweranayepamasopaSauli,mutuwa Mfilistiyoulim’dzanjalake

58NdipoSaulianatikwaiye,Mnyamataiwe,ndiwe mwanawayani?NdipoDavideanayankha,Ndinemwana wamtumikiwanuYesewakuBetelehemu

MUTU18

1Ndipokunali,atathakunenandiSauli,moyowaJonatani unalumikizanandimoyowaDavide,ndiJonatani anamkondaiyemongamoyowaiyeyekha

2NdipoSaulianamtengatsikulomwelo,osamlolanso kupitakunyumbayaatatewake.

3PamenepoYonatanindiDavideanapanganapangano, popezaanamkondamongaadzikondaiyemwini

4NdipoJonatanianabvulamwinjiroanauvala,naupereka kwaDavide,ndizobvalazake,kufikiralupangalake,ndi utawake,ndilambawake

5DavideanatulukakulikonsekumeneSaulianamtuma+ ndipoanachitamwanzeru,+ndipoSaulianamuikakukhala woyang’aniraasilikali,+ndipoanalandiridwapamasopa anthuonsendiponsopamasopaatumikiaSauli.

6Ndipokunali,pameneanafika,Davideatabwerakokapha Mfilistiyo,akazianatulukam’midziyonseyaIsrayeli, akuimbandikuvina,kudzakomanandimfumuSauli,ndi azeze,ndikukondwa,ndizoimbira

7Ndipoakazianayankhawinandimnzacepakuimba,nati, Saulianaphazikwizace,komaDavidezikwizace.

8NdipoSaulianapsamtimandithu,ndimauwo sanamkomera;nati,AnampatsaDavidezikwikhumi,koma kwaineandipatsazikwi;

9NdipoSaulianapenyereraDavidekuyambiratsikulija ndim’tsogolo.

10Ndipokunalim’mawamwacemzimuwoipawa MulunguunagweraSauli,naneneram’katimwanyumba;

11NdipoSauliadaponyanthungo;pakutianati, NdidzakanthaDavidempakakhomanalo.NdipoDavide anathawakawirikonsepamasopace

12NdipoSaulianaopaDavide,popezaYehovaanalinaye, ndipoanamcokerakwaSauli

13CifukwacaceSaulianamcotsakwaiye,namuikaiye kapitaowacikwi;naturuka,nalowapamasopaanthu.

14NdipoDavideanachitamwanzerum’njirazakezonse; ndipoYehovaanalinaye

15ChonchoSauliataonakutianachitazinthumwanzeru kwambiri,anamuopa

16KomaAisiraelionsendiAyudaonseankakondaDavide chifukwaiyeankatulukandikulowapamasopawo.

17NdipoSaulianatikwaDavide,Taona,mwanawanga wamkaziwamkuluMerabu,ndidzakupatsaiyeakhale mkaziwako;komaukhalewolimbamtimawanga, numenyerenkhondozaYehovaPakutiSaulianati,Dzanja langalisakhalepaiye,komadzanjalaAfilistilikhalepa iye.

18NdipoDavideanatikwaSauli,Ndineyaniine?ndipo moyowangandiwotani,kapenabanjalaatatewangamu Israyeli,kutindikhalempongoziwamfumu?

19Komakunali,panthawiimeneMerabumwana wamkaziwaSaulianayenerakuperekedwakwaDavide, iyeanamperekakwaAdriyeliwakuMeholakutiakhale mkaziwake

20Mikala+mwanawamkaziwaSaulianakondaDavide,+ ndipoSaulianamuuzazimenezi,ndipozimenezi zinamukomera

21NdipoSaulianati,Ndidzampatsaiye,kutiakhale msamphakwaiye,ndikutidzanjalaAfilistilikhalepaiye CifukwacaceSaulianatikwaDavide,Leroudzakhala mpongoziwangapaawiriwa.

22Saulianalamulaatumikiakekuti:“Lankhulananindi Davidem’tseri+ndikuti,‘Taonani,mfumuikukondwera ndiinu,+ndipoatumikiakeonseamakukondani.

23NdipoatumikiaSauliananenamauawam’makutua DavideNdipoDavideanati,Kodimuciyesacinthu copepukakukhalamkamwiniwamfumu,popezainendine munthuwosaukandiwopepuka?

24NdipoatumikiaSaulianamuuzaiye,kuti,Davide ananenachoncho.

25PamenepoSaulianati:“MukauzeDavidekuti,‘Mfumu sikufunachiwongolerochilichonse,komamakungu100a mansoaAfilisitikutiabwezerechilangokwaadania mfumuKomaSaulianaganizazogwetsaDavidendidzanja laAfilisti

26AtumikiakeatauzaDavidemawuamenewa,Davide anakomeramtimakukhalamkamwiniwamfumu,+koma masikuanaliasanathe

27PamenepoDavideananyamuka,iyendianthuake, nakanthaAfilistimazanaawiri;+KenakoDavide anabweretsamakunguawo,+n’kuperekaonsewokwa mfumukutiakhalemkamwiniwamfumu.NdipoSauli anampatsaMikalamwanawacewamkaziakhalemkazi wace

28NdipoSaulianaonanadziwakutiYehovaalindiDavide, ndikutiMikalamwanawamkaziwaSaulianamkonda Davide.

29NdipoSaulianaopaDavidekoposa;ndipoSauli anakhalamdaniwaDavidekosalekeza

30PamenepoakalongaaAfilistianaturuka,ndipo kunachitika,atatuluka,Davideanachitamwanzerukoposa atumikionseaSauli;koterokutidzinalake linalemekezedwakwambiri

MUTU19

1NdipoSauliananenandiJonatanimwanawace,ndi anyamataaceonse,kutiamupheDavide

2KomaYonatanimwanawaSaulianakondwerakwambiri ndiDavide,ndipoJonatanianauzaDavidekuti:“Atate wangaSauliakufunakukupha;

3Ndipoinendidzatulukandikuimapambalipaatate wangam’mundamomwemuli,ndipondidzalankhulandi atatewangazaiwe;ndipochimenendichiona,ndidzakuuza iwe.

4NdipoJonatanianalankhulazabwinozaDavidekwa Sauliatatewake,nanenanaye,Mfumuisachimwire mtumikiwakeDavide;chifukwasanachimwireniinu,ndi chifukwantchitozakezakuchitiranizabwinondithu; 5Pakutiiyeanaikamoyowakem’dzanjalake,napha Mfilistiyo,+ndipoYehovaanachitiraAisiraelionse chipulumutsochachikulu:+Inumunachiona,ndipo munasangalala,+n’chifukwachiyanimudzachimwira magaziosalakwa+kutimupheDavidepopandachifukwa?

6NdipoSaulianamveramauaJonatani,nalumbira,Pali Yehova,sadzaphedwa

7NdipoJonatanianaitanaDavide,namuuzazonsezo. NdipoJonatanianatengaDavidekwaSauli,nakhala pamasopacemongakale

8Kenakopanabukansonkhondo,ndipoDavideanatuluka kukamenyanandiAfilisitiwo,+n’kuwaphamakanthidwe aakulundipoadathawakwaIye

9NdipomzimuwoipawochokerakwaYehovaunakhala paSauliatakhalam’nyumbamwake,ndimkondom’dzanja lake;

10NdipoSaulianafunakulasaDavidempakakhomandi nthungo;komaiyeanathawapamasopaSauli,nalasa nthungokukhoma;ndipoDavideanathawa,napulumuka usikuwomwewo.

11Saulinayensoanatumizaamithengakunyumbaya Davide,kumyang’anira,ndikumupham’bandakucha; MikalamkaziwaDavideanamuuzakuti,Ngati supulumutsamoyowakousikuuno,mawaudzaphedwa

12ChoteroMikalaanatsitsaDavidekudzerapazenera, ndipoiyeanathawan’kuthawa.

13NdipoMikalaanatengafano,naligonekapakama,naika mtsamirowaubweyawambuzikumutukwake,naliphimba ndinsalu.

14PameneSaulianatumizamithengakukagwiraDavide, iyeanati,Akudwala

15NdipoSaulianatumizaamithengawokukawonaDavide, nati,Mundikwerereiyealipakama,kutindimuphe 16Ndipoamithengawoatalowa,taonani,palifanopakama, nditsamirolaubweyawambuzikumutukwake.

17SaulianafunsaMikalakuti:“N’chifukwachiyani mwandipusitsachonchi,n’kulolakutimdaniwangaapite kutiapulumuke?NdipoMikalaanayankhaSauli,Iyeanati kwaine,Ndilekendimuke;ndikuphebwanji?

18PamenepoDavideanathawa,napulumuka,nafikakwa SamuelikuRama,namuuzazonseSaulianamchitiraiye NdipoiyendiSamuelianamukanakhalakuNayoti 19NdipoanauzaSaulikuti,Taonani,DavidealikuNayoti kuRama.

20SaulianatumizaamithengakukagwiraDavide,ndipo ataonakhamulaaneneriakulosera,ndiSamuelialichilili wowatsogolera,mzimuwaMulunguunakhalapamithenga yaSauli,naneneranso

21Sauliatauzidwa,iyeanatumizaamithengaena,ndipo nawonsoananenerachimodzimodziNdipoSauli anatumizansomithengakacitatu,nayonsoinanenera

22PamenepoiyensoanamukakuRama,nafikapachitsime chachikuluchilikuSeku,nafunsa,nati,Samuelindi

Davidealikuti?Ndipowinaanati,Taonani,alikuNayoti kuRama.

23NdipoanapitakumenekokuNayotikuRama,ndipo mzimuwaMulunguunakhalapaiyenso,napitirira, nanenera,kufikiraanafikakuNayotikuRama.

24Ndipoanavulansozobvalazake,naneneransopamaso paSamueli,nagonawamalisecheusanawonsendiusiku womwewo.Cifukwacaceamati,KodiSaulinsoalimwa aneneri?

MUTU20

1NdipoDavideanathawakuNayotikuRama,nadza,nati pamasopaJonatani,Ndacitanji?mphulupuluyangandi chiyani?ndipocholakwachanganchiyanipamasopaatate wako,kutiafunemoyowanga?

2Ndipoanatikwaiye,Mulunguasatero;sudzafa:taona, atatewangasadzachitakanthukakakulukapena kakang’ono,osandidziwitsaine;ndipoatatewanga andibisiranjichinthuichi?sizilichoncho

3NdipoDavideanalumbiranso,nati,Atatewakoadziwa ndithukutiwandikomeramtima;ndipoanati,Jonatani asadziweici,angacitecisoni;

4PamenepoJonatanianauzaDavidekuti:“Chilichonse chimenemoyowakoukhumba,ndidzakuchitira.

5DavideanauzaJonatanikuti:“Taona,mawakukhala mwezi,+ndipondiyenerakukhalapansindimfumu pachakudya,+komandilolendipitekukabisalakuthengo+ mpakamadzuloatsikulachitatu

6Atatewakoakandisowa,uziti,Davideanandipempha ndithukutindimulolekutiathamangirekumudzikwawoku Betelehemu;

7Akanena,Ndibwino;kapolowanuadzakhalandi mtendere;

8Cifukwacacemumcitirekapolowanuzokoma;pakuti walowetsakapolowakom’panganolaYehovandiiwe; Unditengeranjikwaatatewako?

9NdipoJonatanianati,Zikhalekutalindiiwe;

10PamenepoDavideanatikwaJonatani,Adzandiuza ndani?kapenaatatewakoakakuyankhamwaukali?

11NdipoJonatanianatikwaDavide,Tiyenitipite kuthengoNdipoanaturukaonseawirikumunda

+12YonatanianauzaDavidekuti:“InuYehovaMulungu waIsiraeli,+ndikadzaululiraatatewangamawanthawi iliyonse,kapenatsikulachitatu,+ndipotaonani,ngati Davideachitazabwino,+ndiposindidzakutumiziranikuti ndikuuzeni

13YehovaacitecoterokwaJonatani,komacikakomera atatekukucitiracoipa,ndidzakudziwitsa,ndikukulolaupite mumtendere;

14NdipousadzandichitirainekukomamtimakwaYehova kokhapokhalandidakalindimoyo,kutindisafa; +15Komansousamawononge+kukomamtimakwako+ panyumbayangampakakalekale,+ngakhalepamene YehovaadzawonongaadanionseaDavidepadzikolapansi 16PamenepoYonatanianachitapanganondinyumbaya Davide,+kuti:“Yehovaafunsezimenezim’manjamwa adaniaDavide

17NdipoJonatanianalumbiritsansoDavide,popeza anamkonda;pakutianamkondamongaanakondamoyo wake

18NdipoJonatanianatikwaDavide,Mawamweziukhala, ndipoadzakusowa,popezapadzakhalapalibemunthu.

19Ndipoukakhalamasikuatatu,utsikemsanga,nufike kumalokumeneunabisala,panthawiyantchitoyo,nukhale pafupindimwalawaEzeli.

20Ndipondidzaponyamiviitatupambalipake,monga ngatindikulasapachidindo

21Ndipo,taonani,ndidzatumizamnyamata,ndikuti, KafufuzemiviyoNdikanenandimnyamatayo,Taona, miviilimbaliiyiyaiwe,uitenge;pamenepoubwere, pakutipalimtenderekwaiwe,palibechoipa;paliYehova 22Komangatinditikwamnyamatayo,Taona,miviili patsogolopako;pita,pakutiYehovawakulolakupita.

23Komazankhaniimenetakambiranaiwendiine,taona, Yehovaalipakatipaiwendiinempakakalekale

24ChoteroDavideanabisalakuthengo,+ndipomwezi watsopanoutafika,mfumuinakhalapansikutiidye chakudya

25Ndipomfumuinakhalapampandowake,monganthawi zina,pampandowakulinga;

26KomaSaulisanalankhulekanthutsikulija;Ndithu,iye saliwoyera.

27M’mawamwake,tsikulachiwirilamweziwo,pamaloa Davidepanalibemunthu,+ndipoSaulianauzaJonatani mwanawakekuti:“N’chifukwachiyanimwanawaJese sanabwerekudzadyadzulokapenalero?

28NdipoJonatanianayankhaSauli,Davideanandipempha kutindimulolekupitakuBetelehemu;

29Ndipoiyeanati,Ndilolenindipite;pakutibanjalathulili ndinsembem'mudzi;ndipombalewangaanandiuzaine kutindikhalekomweko:ndipotsopano,ngatiwandikomera mtima,undilolendichokeko,ndikawoneabaleanga Cifukwacaceiyesanadzakugomelamfumu

30PamenepoSaulianamkwiyiraJonatani,natikwaiye, Mwanawamkaziwopandukayo,kodisindidziwakuti unasankhamwanawaJesekutiachitemanyaziiwewekha, ndimanyaziamaiako?

31PakutimasikuonsemwanawaJesealindimoyo padzikolapansi,sudzakhazikikaiwe,kapenaufumuwako Cifukwacacetsopanotumizanimudzamtengerekwaine, pakutiadzafandithu

32JonatanianayankhaSauliatatewake,natikwaiye, Aphedwebwanji?wachitachiyani?

33PamenepoSaulianamponyamkondokutiamponye; pamenepoJonatanianadziŵakutiatatewakeanatsimikiza mtimakuphaDavide.

34PamenepoYonataniananyamukapatebuloaliwokwiya kwambiri,ndiposanadyechakudyatsikulachiwirila mweziwo,pakutianalindichisonichifukwachaDavide,+ chifukwabamboakeanamuchitiramanyazi

35Ndipokunalim’mamawa,Jonatanianaturukakuthengo, panthawiimeneanaikiraDavide,ndikamnyamatanaye.

36Ndipoiyeanatikwamnyamatawake,Thamanga, kafufuzemivindiponyayoNdipopamenemnyamatayo anathamanga,iyeanaponyamuvipatsogolopake

37Mnyamatayoatafikapamalopamenemuviunalasa Yonatani,Yonatanianafuuliramnyamatayokuti:“Muviwo sulipatsogolopako?

38NdipoJonatanianapfuuliramnyamatayo,nati,Fulumira, fulumira,usaime.NdipomnyamatawaJonatanianatola mivi,nafikakwambuyewake

39Komamnyamatayosanadziŵakanthu;Jonatanindi Davideokhandiwoanadziwamlanduwo.

40NdipoJonatanianaperekazidazacekwamnyamata wace,natikwaiye,Muka,nyamulakunkanazokumudzi.

41Ndipoatachokamnyamatayo,Davideanaukakumaloa kumwera,nagwankhopeyakepansi,naweramakatatu; +42NdiyenoYonatanianauzaDavidekuti:“Pitamu mtendere,+chifukwatonseawiritinalumbiram’dzinala Yehova+kuti,‘Yehovaakhalepakatipainendiiwe,ndi pakatipaanaangandianaakompakakalekaleNdipo ananyamuka,nacoka;ndipoJonatanianalowam'mudzi

MUTU21

1PamenepoDavideanafikakuNobukwaAhimeleki wansembe;ndipoAhimelekianacitamanthapokomanandi Davide,natikwaiye,Uliwekhabwanji,palibemunthundi iwe?

2NdipoDavideanatikwaAhimelekiwansembe,Mfumu inandilamulirantchito,nitikwaine,Asadziwemunthuali yensewantchitoimenendakutumako,ndichimene ndakuuza;

3Tsonom’dzanjalakomulichiyani?ndipatsenim’dzanja langamikateisanu,kapenaimeneilipo

4NdipowansembeyoanayankhaDavide,nati,Palibe mkatewambam’dzanjalanga,komapalimkatewopatulika; ngatianyamataadzisungakwaakazi;

5NdipoDavideanayankhawansembeyo,natikwaiye, Zoonadiakaziatitsekerezamasikuatatu,chichokereniine, ndizotengerazaanyamatazikhalazopatulika,ndimkate ndiwamba,inde,unapatulidwalerom’chotengera.

6Pamenepowansembeanampatsamkatewopatulika, pakutimunalibemkatewinakomamkatewachionetsero, umeneanauchotsapamasopaYehova,kuuyikapomkate wotenthatsikulouchotsawo

7Ndiyenotsikulimenelopanalimunthuwinawaatumikia SauliameneanatsekeredwapamasopaYehova.ndipo dzinalakendiyeDoegiMwadomu,mkuluwaabusaaSauli 8DavideanauzaAhimelekikuti:“Kodipanomulibe mkondokapenalupangam’manjamwanu?pakuti sindinatengelupangalanga,kapenazidazanga,popeza ntchitoyamfumuidafulumira

9Ndipowansembeyoanati,LupangalaGoliatiMfilisti, ameneunamupham’chigwachaEla,taona,lilipano lokulungidwam’nsalukuserikwaefodi;NdipoDavide anati,Palibelotero;ndipatseni.

10NdipoDavideananyamuka,nathawatsikulomwelo chifukwachakuopaSauli,namukakwaAkisimfumuya Gati

11NdipoatumikiaAkisiananenanaye,Kodiuyusi Davidemfumuyadziko?Sanayimbiranazaiyem'kubvina kodi,ndikuti,Saulianaphazikwizace,KomaDavide zikwizace?

12NdipoDavideanasungamauawamumtimamwake, naopakwambiriAkisimfumuyaGati

13Ndipoanasinthakhalidwelakepamasopao, nadzionetseram’manjamwawongatiwamisala,nakanda pazitsekozapachipata,nagwetsamalovuakepandevu zake

14PamenepoAkisianatikwaanyamataake,Taonani, mwaonakutimunthuyondiwamisala;

15Kodindikusowaanthuamisalakutimwabweretsa munthuuyukutiachitewamisalapamasopanga?Kodi munthuuyuadzalowam'nyumbamwanga?

MUTU22

1PamenepoDavideanachokakumeneko,nathaŵira kuphangalaAdulamu;

2Ndipoonseameneanalim’masautso,ndionseangongole, ndionseoipidwa,anasonkhanakwaiye;nakhalakazembe waiwo;

3NdipoDavideanachokakumenekokunkakuMizipawa kuMowabu,natikwamfumuyaMowabu,Lolaniatate wangandiamayiatuluke,akhalenanu,kufikirandidziwa chimeneMulunguadzandichitira

4NdipoanawatengerakwamfumuyaMowabu,ndipo anakhalanayenthawiyonseimeneDavideanalim’linga 5NdipomneneriGadianatikwaDavide,Usakhalem’linga; choka,pitakudzikolaYuda.PamenepoDavideanachoka, nafikakunkhalangoyaHereti

6SauliatamvakutiDavidendianthuameneanalinaye apezeka,(pamenepoSaulianalikukhalakuGibeyapansi pamtengokuRama,+atanyamulamkondom’manja mwake,+ndiatumikiakeonseataimiriramomuzungulira

7PamenepoSaulianauzaatumikiakeameneanaimirira pafupinayekuti:“TamveraniinuAbenjaminiinuKodi mwanawaJeseadzakupatsanimindandimindayamphesa nonsenu,nadzakuyesaninonseatsogoleriazikwi,ndi atsogoleriamazana;

8Kutinonsenumunandichitirachiwembu,ndipopalibe ameneandisonyezakutimwanawangawapangana panganondimwanawaJese,ndipopalibealiyensewainu ameneandimverachisoni,kapenakundiwuzainekuti mwanawangawandiutsiramtumikiwangakundilalira mongalerolino?

9PamenepoDoegiMedomu,ameneanaliwoyang’anira atumikiaSauli,anayankhakuti:“Ndinaonamwanawa JeseakubwerakuNobukwaAhimelekimwanawa Ahitubu

10NdipoanamfunsirakwaYehova,nampatsazakudya, nampatsalupangalaGoliatiMfilisti

11PamenepomfumuinatumizaanthukuitanaAhimeleki wansembe,mwanawaAhitubu,ndiam’nyumbayonseya atatewake,ansembeokhalakuNobu;

12NdipoSaulianati,Tamveraiwe,mwanawaAhitubu Ndipoiyeanayankha,Ndinepano,mbuyanga.

13NdipoSaulianatikwaiye,Chifukwachiyani mwandichitirachiwembu,inundimwanawaJese,popeza mwampatsamkatendilupanga,ndikumfunsirakwa Mulungu,kutiandiukireinendikundilalira,mongalero lino?

+14PamenepoAhimelekianayankhamfumuyokuti: “Ndanimwaatumikianuonseamenealiwokhulupirika ngatiDavide,+mkamwiniwamfumu,+ameneamatsatira malamuloanu,+amenealiwolemekezekam’nyumba mwanu?

15KodindidayambakalekufunsirakwaMulungu? kukhalekutalindiine;mfumuisaŵerengeremnyamata wacekanthu,kapenanyumbayonseyaatatewanga; 16Ndipomfumuinati,Udzafandithu,Ahimeleki,iwendi nyumbayonseyaatatewako

17Pamenepomfumuinauzaopondapondaamene anaimiriramomuzungulirakuti:“Tembenukani,muphe ansembeaYehovapopezadzanjalaonsolilindiDavide, ndipopezaanadziwapameneanathawa,koma sanandidziwitsaine.Komaatumikiamfumusanafune kutambasuladzanjalawokuphaansembeaYehova

18NdipomfumuinatikwaDoegi,Tembenukaiwe,nuphe ansembe.NdipoDoegiMedomuanatembenuka,napha ansembe,naphatsikulomweloanthumakumiasanundi atatumphambuasanuobvalaefodiwabafuta

19NdipoNobu,+mzindawaansembe,+anakanthandi lupangalakuthwa,amunandiakazi,anandimakanda, ng’ombe,abulu,ndinkhosa,ndilupangalakuthwa.

20NdipommodziwaanaaAhimelekimwanawaAhitubu, dzinalakeAbiyatara,anapulumuka,nathawanatsata Davide.

21NdipoAbiyataraanauzaDavidekutiSauliwapha ansembeaYehova

22NdiyenoDavideanauzaAbiyatarakuti:“Tsikulija, DoegiMwaedomuanalikomweko,ndinadziwakuti adzauzandithuSauli

23Khalandiine,usaope;pakutiiyewofunamoyowanga afunamoyowako;komandiIneudzakhalawosungika

MUTU23

1PamenepoanauzaDavidekuti,Taonani,Afilisti akumenyanandiKeila,nafunkhazodwalitsa.

2ChonchoDavideanafunsirakwaYehova+kuti:“Kodi ndipitekukaphaAfilisitiwa?NdipoYehovaanatikwa Davide,Muka,ukantheAfilisti,nupulumutseKeila.

3NdipoanyamataaDavideanatikwaiye,Taonani,ife ticitamanthakunokuYuda;

4PamenepoDavideanafunsiransokwaYehova.Ndipo Yehovaanamyankha,nati,Nyamuka,tsikirakuKeila; pakutindidzaperekaAfilistim’dzanjalako

5ChoteroDavidendianthuakeanapitakuKeila+ n’kukamenyanandiAfilisitiwo,+ndipoanatengang’ombe zawon’kuwaphandikuwaphakwakukuluChoteroDavide anapulumutsaanthuokhalakuKeila.

6Ndipokunali,pameneAbiyataramwanawaAhimeleki anathawirakwaDavidekuKeila,anatsikaalindiefodi m’dzanjalake.

7NdiyenoSaulianauzaSaulikutiDavidewabweraku KeilaNdipoSaulianati,Mulunguwamperekaiye m'dzanjalanga;pakutiwatsekedwa,polowam’mudzi wakukhalanazozitsekondimipiringidzo

8Saulianasonkhanitsaanthuonsekunkhondo+kuti atsikirekuKeila+kukazingaDavidendianthuake

9NdipoDavideanadziwakutiSaulianamchitirazoipa mseri;natikwaAbiyatarawansembe,Bweranayekuno efodi.

10PamenepoDavideanati:“InuYehovaMulunguwa Isiraeli,inemtumikiwanundamvandithukutiSauli akufunakubwerakuKeilakutiadzawononge+mzindawu chifukwachaine

11KodianthuakuKeilaadzandiperekam’manjamwake? KodiSauliadzatsikamongawamvamtumikiwanu? YehovaMulunguwaIsrayeli,ndikupemphani,muuze mtumikiwanu.NdipoYehovaanati,Adzatsika.

12PamenepoDavideanati,KodianthuakuKeila adzandiperekainendianthuangam’dzanjalaSauli?Ndipo Yehovaanati,Adzakupereka

13PamenepoDavidendianthuake,ndiwopafupifupi mazanaasanundilimodzi,ananyamuka,naturukam’Keila, namukakulikonseanakhozaNdipoanauzaSaulikuti DavidewathawakuKeila;ndipoadalekakutuluka 14NdipoDavideanakhalam’chipululum’malinga, nakhalam’deralamapirim’chipululuchaZifiNdipoSauli anamfunatsikunditsiku,komaMulungusanampereka m'dzanjalace

15DavideataonakutiSauliwatulukakudzafunafunamoyo wake,Davideanalim’chipululuchaZifim’nkhalango.

16NdipoJonatanimwanawaSauliananyamuka,napita kwaDavidekunkhalango,nalimbitsadzanjalakemwa Mulungu.

17Ndipoiyeanatikwaiye,Usaope,pakutidzanjalaSauli atatewangasilidzakupezaiwe;ndipoudzakhalamfumuya Israyeli,ndipoinendidzakhalawakutsataiwe;ndipoSauli atatewangaakudziŵa

18NdipoawiriwoanapanganapanganopamasopaYehova: ndipoDavideanakhalakunkhalango,ndiJonatanikunka kunyumbakwake

19PamenepoAzifianakwerakwaSaulikuGibeya,nati, KodiDavidesakubisalakwaifem'malingaam'nkhalango, m'phirilaHakila,lomwelilikum'mwerakwaYesimoni?

20Tsopano,mfumu,tsikanimongamwakufunakwamoyo wanuwonse;ndipogawolathulidzakhalakumpereka m'dzanjalamfumu

21NdipoSaulianati,AkudalitseniinundiYehova;pakuti mundichitirachifundo.

22Pitani,ndikukupemphaniinu,kakonzeretu,ndikudziwa, ndikuonamaloakekumenekhondelake,ndindani wamuwonaiyekumeneko:pakutianandiuzainekuti amachitamochenjerakwambiri

23Poteroonani,dziwanipobisaliramo,nimubwerekwaine ndithu,ndipondidzamukananu;ndipokudzali,akakhala m’dzikomo,ndidzamfunafunamwazikwizonsezaYuda

24PamenepoiwoananyamukandikupitakuZifipamaso paSauli,komaDavidendianthuakeanalim’chipululucha Maoni+m’chigwa+kum’mwerakwaYesimoni

25Saulinayensondianthuakeanapitakukafunafunaiye NdipoanauzaDavide,natsikiram'thanthwe,nakhala m'cipululucaMaoniNdipopameneSaulianamva, analondolaDavidem'cipululucaMaoni

26NdipoSaulianayendambaliiyiyaphiri,ndiDavidendi anthuaketsidyalijalaphiri;pakutiSaulindianthuace anazingaDavidendianthuacekuwagwira.

27KomamthengaanadzakwaSauli,nati,Fulumira, nubwere;pakutiAfilistialowam’dziko

28ChonchoSaulianabwererakusiyakutsatiraDavide n’kupitakukamenyanandiAfilisitiwo.

29Davideanachokakumenekon’kukakhalam’malo achitetezoakuEngedi

MUTU24

1Ndipokunali,pakubwereraSaulipakulondolaAfilisti, anamuuzakuti,Taonani,Davidealim'cipululucaEngedi

2PamenepoSaulianatengaamunazikwizitatuosankhika mwaAisrayelionse,namukakukafunaDavidendianthu akepamiyalayambuzizakuthengo

3Ndipoanadzakuzoŵetazam’njira,pamenepanali phanga;ndipoSaulianalowakutiaphimbemapaziake; 4NdipoanthuaDavideanatikwaiye,Taonanitsiku limeneYehovaananenakwainu,Taona,ndidzapereka mdaniwakom’dzanjalako,kutiumcitiremongamomwe ukukomeraPamenepoDavideananyamuka,nadula m'mphepetemkawowamwinjirowaSauli

5Ndiyenopambuyopake,mtimawaDavideunam’vutitsa +chifukwaanadulamkanjowaSauli

6Ndiyenoanauzaanthuakekuti:“Yehovaasandiletsekuti ndichitezimenezikwambuyanga,wodzozedwawa Yehova,+kutinditambasuledzanjalangapaiye,+pakuti iyendiyewodzozedwawaYehova.

7ChoteroDavideanaletsaatumikiakendimawuamenewa, ndiposanalolekutiaukireSauli+KomaSauli ananyamukam’phangamon’kumapita.

8Davidenayensoananyamukapambuyopake,natuluka m’phangamo,nafuuliraSauli,nati,Mbuyewangamfumu NdipopameneSaulianacheuka,Davideanaweramandi nkhopeyacepansi,nawerama

9DavideanauzaSaulikuti:“N’chifukwachiyani ukumveramawuaanthuakuti,‘Taona!

10Taonani,leromasoanuaonakutiYehova anakuperekanilerom’dzanjalangam’phangamo;ndipo ndinati,Sindidzatambasuladzanjalangapambuyanga; pakutiiyendiyewodzozedwawaYehova

11Ndiponso,atatewanga,taonani,onanimkawowa mwinjirowanum’dzanjalanga,pakutipopezandinadula mkawowamwinjirowako,osakupha,zindikirani,ndi kuonakutim’dzanjalangamulibechoipakapenakulakwa, ndiposindinakulakwirani;komausakamoyowanga kuulanda

12Yehovaaweruzepakatipainendiinu,ndipoYehova andibwezerecilangokwainu,komadzanjalanga silidzakhalapainu

13Mongamwambiwaanthuakaleumati,Kuipa kumatulukakwaoipa,komadzanjalangasilidzakhalapa inu

14KodimfumuyaIsiraeliikuthamangirandani?mutsata yani?pambuyopagaluwakufa,pambuyopautitiri.

15CifukwacaceYehovaakhalewoweruza,naweruze pakatipainendiinu,napenye,nandineneremlanduwanga, ndikundilanditsam’dzanjalanu.

16Ndipokunali,DavideatathakunenamauawakwaSauli, Saulianati,Ndimauakokodi,mwanawangaDavide? NdipoSaulianakwezamau,nalira.

17NdipoanatikwaDavide,Iwendiwewolungamakoposa ine;

18Lerowasonyezammenewandichitirazabwino,+ popezaYehovaanandiperekam’manjamwako,+ sunandiphe

19Pakutingatimunthuapezamdaniwake,kodiadzamlola amukebwino?chifukwachakeYehovaakuchitirezabwino chifukwawandichitirainelero

20Tsopano,taona,ndikudziwabwinokutiudzakhaladi mfumu,+ndikutiufumuwaIsiraeliudzakhazikika m’manjamwako.

+21ChonchondilumbiriretupaYehova+kuti sudzawonongambewuyangayapambuyopanga,+ ndiponsokutisudzawonongadzinalangam’nyumbaya bamboanga

22NdipoDavideanalumbiriraSauliNdipoSaulianamuka kwao;komaDavidendianthuaceanakwerakumkaku linga

MUTU25

1NdipoSamuelianamwalira;ndipoAisrayelionse anasonkhanapamodzi,namuliramaliro,namuika m’nyumbayakekuRamaNdipoDavideananyamuka, natsikirakuchipululuchaParana

2NdipopanalimunthukuMaoni,amenechumachake chinalikuKarimeli;ndipomunthuyoanaliwamkulundithu, ndipoanalindinkhosazikwizitatu,ndimbuzichikwi chimodzi;

3DzinalamunthuyondiyeNabala;ndidzinalamkazi waceAbigayeli:ndipoiyendiyemkaziwanzeru,ndiwa nkhopeyokongola;ndipoiyeanaliwabanjalaKalebe

4NdipoDavideanamvaalim’chipululukutiNabala akumetaubweyawankhosazake.

5Davideanatumizaanyamata10,ndipoDavideanauza anyamatawokuti:“KweranikuKarimeli,mupitekwa Nabalandikumulankhulam’dzinalanga.

6Ndipomuziterokwaiyewokhalabwino,Mtendere ukhalendiinu,ndimtendereukhalepabanjalanu,ndi mtendereukhalepazonsemulinazo.

7Tsopanondamvakutimulindiakumetaubweyawa nkhosa

8Funsanianyamataanu,adzakuuzani;Cifukwacace muwakomeremtimaanyamatawa,pakutitabweratsiku labwino;mupatseanyamataanundimwanawanuDavide ciriconsemucipezam'dzanjalanu.

9NdipopameneanyamataaDavideanafika,ananenakwa Nabalamongamwamauonseajam’dzinalaDavide, naleka.

10NabalaanayankhaanyamataaDavide,nati,Davide ndani?ndimwanawaYesendani?Masikuanopali akapoloambiriameneakuthawaaliyensekwambuyewake. 11Kodiinenditengemkatewanga,ndimadzianga,ndi nyamayangaimenendapheraakumetaubweyawanga,ndi kuziperekakwaamunaosadziwakumeneakuchokera?

12PamenepoanyamataaDavideanatembenuka, nabweranso,nadzanamuuzamawuonsewo

13PamenepoDavideanauzaanthuakekuti:“Aliyense amangelupangalakem’chiunoNdipoanamangayense lupangalacem’chuuno;ndiDavidensoanamangalupanga lacem'chuuno;nakwerakumtsataDavidengatianthu mazanaanai;ndimazanaawiriadatsalirakukatundu

14KomammodziwaanyamatawoanauzaAbigayeli, mkaziwaNabala,kuti,Taonani,Davideanatumiza mithengakuchokeram’chipululukudzalankhulambuyathu; ndipoadawachitiramwano

15Komaamunawoanatichitirazabwinondithu, sanatipweteke,kapenasitinasoŵekanthukalikonse, masikuonsetinkachezanawokuthengo;

16Anakhalangatikhomakwaifeusikundiusana,nthawi yonseimenetinalinawotikuwetankhosa

17Tsopanodziwandikulingalirachimeneukachite;pakuti atsimikizamtimambuyewathundionseam’nyumbayake zoipa,pakutiiyealimwanawopandapake,koterokuti palibemunthuangalankhulenaye.

18PamenepoAbigayelianafulumira,natengamikate mazanaawiri,ndimatumbaawiriavinyo,ndinkhosa

zisanuzokonzeka,ndimiyesoisanuyatiriguwokazinga, ndimatsangoamphesazoumbamazanakhumi,ndinkhuyu mazanaawiri,nazisenzapaabulu

19Ndipoanatikwaanyamataace,Nditsogolereni;onani, ndikudzapambuyopanu.Komasanauzemwamunawake Nabala

20Ndipokunali,atakwerabulu,natsikirapacobisalirapa phiri,ndipotaonani,Davidendianthuakeanatsikira kudzakomananaye;ndipoadakomananawo

21LinoDavidiwakaambakuti:“Ndakabikkilamaano kuzintuzyoonsenzyaakajisimuntuooyomunkanda,kuti cilicoonsecakwecilicoonsencaakasoleka;

22MulungualangeadaniaDavidemomwemo,ndipo awonjezerenso,+ndikasiya+aliyenseamenealinaye kufikiram’bandakucha+aliyensewopalasakhoma

23AbigayeliataonaDavide,anafulumirakutsikapabulu, nagwadachafufumimbapamasopaDavide,nawerama pansi

24Ndipoanagwapamapaziake,nati,Paine,mbuyanga, cholakwaichichikhalepaine;

+25Chondembuyangamusamaganizirezamunthu wopandapakeameneyu,+Nabala,+pakutimongadzina lakendimmeneiyealiliDzinalacendiNabala,ndipo utsiruulinaye:komainemdzakaziwanusindinawaone anyamataambuyewangaamenemunawatuma.

26Tsopano,mbuyanga,paliYehova,ndipalimoyowanu, popezaYehovawakukanizanikukhetsamwazi,ndi kubwezerachilangondidzanjalanu,adanianu,ndiiwo akufunirambuyewangachoipa,akhalengatiNabala

27Tsopanodalitsoilimdzakaziwanundabweranalokwa mbuyanga,lipatsidwensokwaanyamataakutsata mbuyanga

28Chonde,mukhululukirenikulakwakwamdzakaziwanu, +pakutiYehovaadzakonzeratumbuyanganyumba yokhazikika;chifukwambuyangaamenyankhondoza Yehova,ndipochoipasichinapezekamwainumasikuanu onse.

29Komaakaukamunthukukulondolani,ndikufunafuna moyowanu;ndimiyoyoyaadaniakoadzaiponyakunja, ngatikuchokerapakatipagulaye.

30Ndipokudzakhala,Yehovaakadzachitakwambuyanga mongamwazabwinozonsezimenewanenazainu,ndipo adzakuikanikukhalawolamulirawaIsrayeli;

+31Chimenechichisakhalechokhumudwitsakwainu, kapenachokhumudwitsachamumtimamwambuyanga,+ chifukwamwazikhetsamwazipopandachifukwa,+kapena kutimbuyangaanabwezeracilango,+komaYehova akachitabwinondimbuyanga,muzikumbukiramdzakazi wanu

32DavideanauzaAbigayelikuti:“AdalitsikeYehova MulunguwaIsiraeli,ameneanakutumizakudzakumana nanelero.

33Udalitsikeuphunguwako,udalitsikeiwe,pakuti wandiletsainelerokutindisakhetsemwazi,ndikubwezera chilangondidzanjalanga

34Pakutindithu,paliYehovaMulunguwaIsiraeli,amene wandiletsakutindisakuchitirenizoipa,mukadapanda kufulumirakudzakumananane,+Nabalaakanapanda kutsaliram’bandakuchaaliyensewopalasakhoma

35PamenepoDavideanalandiram’dzanjalakezimene anam’bweretsera,nanenanaye,Kwerakunyumbakwako

ndimtendere;taona,ndamveramauako,ndikuvomereza nkhopeyako.

36NdipoAbigayelianafikakwaNabala;ndipo,taonani, analindiphwandom’nyumbamwake,ngatimadyereroa mfumu;ndipomtimawaNabalaunakondweram’kati mwake,popezaanaledzerakwambiri;

37Komakunalim’maŵa,pameneNabalaadamtheravinyo, ndipomkaziwakeanamuuzamawuawa,mtimawake unafam’katimwake,nakhalangatimwala

38Ndipopanaliatapitamasikukhumi,Yehovaanakantha Nabala,nafa

39DavideatamvakutiNabalawamwalira,anati: “AdalitsikeYehovaamenewanditetezapamlanduwa chitonzochangapadzanjalaNabala,+ndiponsowateteza mtumikiwakekutiasachitezoipa,+pakutiYehova wabwezerazoipa+zaNabalapamutupake.NdipoDavide anatumizanalankhulandiAbigayelikutiamtengeakhale mkaziwace

40NdipopameneatumikiaDavideanafikakwaAbigayeli kuKarimeli,ananenanaye,kuti,Davideanatitumakwainu, kutiakutengeniinumukhalemkaziwake

41Ndipoanauka,naweramankhopeyakepansi,nati, Taonani,mdzakaziwanuakhalekapolowakusambitsa mapaziaakapoloambuyanga

42NdipoAbigayelianafulumira,nanyamuka,nakwerapa bulu,ndianamwaliakeasanuanamtsata;natsatamithenga yaDavide,nakhalamkaziwake

43DavideanatengansoAhinowamuwakuYezreeli;ndipo onseawiriwoanaliakaziake

44KomaSaulianapatsaMikalamwanawakewamkazi Mikala,mkaziwaDavide,kwaPhaliti,mwanawaLaisi, wakuGalimu

MUTU26

1NdipoAzifianadzakwaSaulikuGibeya,nati,Kodi Davidesakubisalam'phirilaHakila,moyang'anizanandi Yesimoni?

2PamenepoSauliananyamuka,natsikirakuchipululucha Zifi,alindiamunazikwizitatuosankhidwaaIsrayeli,kuti akafunefuneDavidem’chipululuchaZifi

3SaulianamangamsasapaphirilaHakila,moyang’anana ndiYesimoni,m’mphepetemwamsewu.KomaDavide anakhalam’chipululu,ndipoanaonakutiSaulianamtsata m’chipululu

4PamenepoDavideanatumizaazondi,nazindikirakuti Sauliwabweradi

5Davideananyamukan’kufikapamalopameneSauli anamangapomsasa,+ndipoDavideanaonapameneSauli anagona+ndiAbineri+mwanawaNeri,+kazembe wankhondoyake,+ndipoSaulianalikugonam’linga,+ ndipoanthuanamangamisasamomuzungulira.

6PamenepoDavideanayankha,natikwaAhimelekiMhiti, ndiAbisaimwanawaZeruya,mbalewaYoabu,kuti, AdzatsikirananendanikwaSaulikumisasa?NdipoAbisai anati,Nditsikiranawe

7DavidendiAbisaianafikakwaanthuwousiku,ndipo taonani,Saulianagonatulom’katimwalingalalinga,ndi mkondowakewagwerapansikumutukwace;

8PamenepoAbishaianauzaDavidekuti:“LeroYehova waperekamdaniwakom’manjamwako

9DavideanauzaAbisaikuti:“Usamuphe,+pakutindani angatambasuliredzanjalakepawodzozedwawaYehova n’kukhalawosalakwa?

10Davideananenanso,PaliYehova,Yehovaadzamkantha; kapenatsikulakufakwakelidzafika;kapenaadzatsikira kunkhondo,nadzawonongeka 11Yehovaaletsekutindisatambasuliredzanjalangapa wodzozedwawaYehova:komatu,tengamkondouli kumutukwace,ndinsupayamadzi,ndipotimuke

12PamenepoDavideanatengamkondondinsupayamadzi kumutukwaSauli;ndipoadapitanawo,ndipopalibe munthuadachiwona,kapenaadachidziwa,kapenaadawuka: pakutiadagonaonse;chifukwatulotatikulutaYehova tinawagwera

13PamenepoDavideanaolokerakutsidyalina,naima pamwambapaphiripatali;pakatipawopalidangalalikulu; 14DavideanafuuliraanthuwondiAbineri+mwanawa Nerikuti:“KodisuyankhaAbineri?PamenepoAbineri anayankhanati,Ndiweyaniwafuuliramfumu?

15NdipoDavideanatikwaAbineri,Sindiwemunthu wolimbamtimakodi?ndindaniakungaiwem’Israyeli? nangabwanjisunasungambuyewakomfumu?pakuti analowammodziwaanthukudzaonongamfumumbuye wanu

16Ichisichirichabwinochimenewachita.PaliYehova, muyenerakufainu,popezasimunasungambuyewanu, wodzozedwawaYehova+Tsopanotaonanikumenekuli mkondowamfumu,+ndinsupayamadziimeneinali kumutukwake

17NdipoSaulianadziwamauaDavide,nati,Ndimauako kodi,mwanawangaDavide?NdipoDavideanati,Ndimau anga,mbuyewangamfumu

18Ndipoiyeanati,Chifukwachiyanimbuyanga athamangitsakapolowake?pakutindachitachiyani? kapenam'dzanjalangamulicoipacotani?

19Tsopano,chondembuyangamfumumumveremawua mtumikiwake.NgatiYehovawakuutsakutsutsananane, alandirechopereka;komangatialianaaanthu,akhale otembereredwapamasopaYehova;pakutiandithamangitsa lerokutindisakhalensom’cholowachaYehova,ndikuti, Muka,katumikiramilunguina

+20Tsopanomagaziangaasagwerepansipamasopa Yehova,+pakutimfumuyaIsiraeliyatuluka kudzafunafunanthata,+ngatimmenemunthuamasakira nkhwalim’mapiri

21PamenepoSaulianati:“Ndachimwa.

22NdipoDavideanayankhanati,Taonanimkondowa mfumu!ndipom'modziwaanyamataadzenaitenge.

23Yehovaadzabwezeramunthualiyensechilungamo chakendikukhulupirikakwake,+pakutiYehova anakuperekanim’manjamwangalero,+komasindinalole kutambasuladzanjalangapawodzozedwawaYehova.

24Taonani,mongamomwemoyowakounakhalira wochulukalerolinopamasopanga,momwemomoyo wangaukhalewochulukapamasopaYehova,kuti andilanditsem’masautsoonse

25PamenepoSaulianatikwaDavide,Wodalitsikaiwe, mwanawangaDavide;udzachitazazikulu,ndipo udzapambanaChonchoDavideanapitirizaulendowake, ndipoSaulianabwererakwawo.

1NdipoDavideanatim’mtimamwace,Tsikulinandidzafa ndidzanjalaSauli;ndipoSauliadzatayamtimazaine, osandifunansom’malireonseaIsrayeli;

2NdipoDavideananyamuka,naolokapamodzindianthu mazanaasanundilimodziameneanalinaye,nafikakwa Akisi,mwanawaMaoki,mfumuyaGati.

3DavideanakhalandiAkisikuGati,iyendianthuake, munthualiyensendibanjalake,+Davidendiakaziake awiri,AhinowamuwakuYezreeli,ndiAbigayeliwaku Karimeli,mkaziwaNabala

4NdipoanauzaSaulikutiDavideanathawirakuGati, ndiposanamfunanso

5NdipoDavideanatikwaAkisi,Ngatimwandikomera mtima,andipatsemalom’mudziwinawakumidzi,kuti ndikhalekumeneko;

6PamenepoAkisianampatsaZikilagatsikulomwelo; chifukwachakeZikilagandiwamafumuaYudakufikira lerolino

7NthawiimeneDavideanakhalam’dzikolaAfilisitiinali chakachimodzindimiyeziinayi.

8NdipoDavidendianthuakeanakwera,nathirankhondo Agesuri,ndiAgeziri,ndiAamaleki;

9Davideanakanthadzikolo,sanasiyamwamunakapena mkazialindimoyo,natengankhosa,ng’ombe,ndiabulu, ndingamila,ndizobvala,nabweranafikakwaAkisi

10NdipoAkisianati,Mwayendakutilero?NdipoDavide anati,KumwerakwaYuda,ndikumwerakwaAyerameli, ndikumwerakwaAkeni

+11Davidesanasiyemwamunakapenamkazialindi moyo+kutiakauzeanthukuGati+kuti,‘Angatiuzekuti, ‘NdimmeneDavideanachitira,+ndipondimmenezinalili m’chikhalidwechakenthawiyonseimeneanakhala m’dzikolaAfilisiti

12NdipoAkisianakhulupiriraDavide,nati,Wanyansidwa nayendimtimaanthuaIsrayeli;chifukwachakeadzakhala mtumikiwanganthawizonse

MUTU28

1Ndipopanalimasikuamenewo,kutiAfilisti anasonkhanitsamakamuaokunkhondo,kutiamenyanendi AisrayeliNdipoAkisianatikwaDavide,Udziwandithu, kutiudzaturukananekunkhondo,iwendianthuako

2NdipoDavideanatikwaAkisi,Indetumudzadziwa chimenemnyamatawanuangachiteNdipoAkisianatikwa Davide,Cifukwacacendidzakuikaukhalewosungamutu wanganthawizonse

3Samuyeliwakafwa,ndipoŴaisrayeliwoseŵakamulira, ŵakamusungakuRama,+mumsumbawakeNdipoSauli anacotsam'dzikoobwebweta,ndiobwebweta.

4NdipoAfilistianasonkhanapamodzi,nafikanamanga msasakuSunemu;ndipoSaulianasonkhanitsaAisrayeli onse,namangamsasakuGiliboa

5SauliataonakhamulaAfilisti,anachitamantha,ndi mtimawakeunanjenjemerakwambiri.

6NdipopameneSaulianafunsirakwaYehova,Yehova sanamyankha,ndimaloto,kapenandiUrimu,kapenandi aneneri.

7PamenepoSaulianatikwaatumikiake,Mundifunirane mkaziwobwebweta,kutindipitekwaiyendikumfunsaiye

Ndipoanyamataakeanatikwaiye,Taonani,palimkazi wabwebwetakuEndori.

8NdipoSaulianadzizimbaitsa,nabvalazobvalazina, namukaiye,ndiamunaawiripamodzinaye,nafikakwa mkaziyousiku;

9Ndipomkaziyoanatikwaiye,Taona,udziwaiwe chimeneSaulianachita,kutianaphaobwebwetandi obwebwetam’dziko;

10NdipoSaulianalumbirirakwaYehova,kuti,Pali Yehova,palibechilangochidzakugweranipachinthuichi 11Pamenepomkaziyoanati,Ndidzakwezerayanikwaiwe? Ndipoiyeanati,MundinyamulireSamueli

12MkaziyoataonaSamueli,anafuulandimawuaakulu, ndipomkaziyoanauzaSaulikuti:“N’chifukwachiyani mwandipusitsa?pakutiiwendiweSauli

13Ndipomfumuinatikwaiye,Usaope;Ndipomkaziyo anatikwaSauli,Ndinaonamilunguinakwerakuchokera pansi

14Ndipoanatikwaiye,Ndimaonekedweotani?Ndipo anati,Nkhalambainakwera;ndipowaphimbidwandi chofundaNdipoSaulianazindikirakutindiyeSamueli, naweramandinkhopeyacepansi,nawerama.

15NdipoSamuelianatikwaSauli,Wandisowetsa mtenderebwanjikutiundikweretse?NdipoSauli anayankha,Ndipsinjikamtima;pakutiAfilistiacita nkhondonane,ndipoMulunguwandicokera,ndipo sandiyankhanso,kapenandianeneri,kapenandimaloto; 16PamenepoSamuelianati,Undifunsiranjitsono,popeza Yehovawakucokera,nakhalamdaniwako?

17Yehovawamuchitiramongaananenakudzeramwaine, +pakutiYehovawang’ambaufumuwokuuchotsa m’dzanjalako+ndikuuperekakwamnzako,+Davide 18PopezasunamveramawuaYehova,kapenakuchita ukaliwakewoyakapaAmaleki,+chifukwachakeYehova wakuchitirazimenezilero

+19KomansoYehovaadzaperekaAisiraelipamodzindi iwem’manjamwaAfilisiti,+ndipomawaiweyondiana akoaamuna+mudzakhalandiine

20PamenepoSaulianagwapansi,nagwapansi,naopa kwambirimauaSamueli,ndipomunalibemphamvumwa iye;pakutisanadyemkateusanawonse,kapenausiku wonse

21NdipomkaziyoanadzakwaSauli,naonakuti anapsinjikamtima,natikwaiye,Taonani,mdzakaziwanu wamveramauanu,ndipondaikamoyowangam’dzanja langa,ndikumveramauanuamenemunandiuza.

22Tsopano,ndikukupemphani,inunsomumveremawua mdzakaziwanu,ndikuikachidutswachamkatepamaso panu;nudye,kutiukhalendimphamvupakumukaiwe

23Komaiyeanakana,nati,SindidzadyaKomaanyamata acendimkazianamkakamiza;ndipoanamveramauao Ndipoanaukapansi,nakhalapakama.

24Ndipomkaziyoanalindimwanawang’ombewonenepa m’nyumba;ndipoanafulumira,naupha,natengaufa, naukanda,naphikamomkatewopandachotupitsa; 25NdipoanadzanachopamasopaSaulindipamasopa anyamataake;ndipoanadya.Pamenepoananyamuka, nachokausikuwomwewo

1NdipoAfilistianasonkhanitsamakamuaoonsekuAfeki; ndiAisrayelianamangamisasapakasupewakuYezireele.

2NdipoolamuliraaAfilistianapitiriramazanamazanandi zikwi,komaDavidendianthuakeanapitirirapambuyo pakepamodzindiAkisi

3PamenepoakalongaaAfilistianati,Ahebriawaakutani?

NdipoAkisianatikwaakalongaaAfilisti,UyusiDavide, mtumikiwaSaulimfumuyaIsrayeli,amenewakhalanane masikuano,kapenazakazino,ndiposindinapezacholakwa mwaiyekuyambiraanandigwerakufikiralerolino?

4NdipoakalongaaAfilistianamkwiyiraiye;ndipo akalongaaAfilistianatikwaiye,Bweretsanimunthuuyu, kutiabwererekumaloakemudamuikira;Kodisiyenera kukhalandimituyaanthuawa?

5KodiuyusiDavideameneanaimbiranawinandimnzake m’kuvina,kuti,Saulianaphazikwizace,komaDavide zikwizace?

6PamenepoAkisianaitanaDavide,natikwaiye,Pali Yehova,iwewacitazolungama,ndikuturukakwakondi kulowakwakopamodzindiinepankhondokulikwabwino pamasopanga;pakutisindinapezacoipamwaiwe kuyambiratsikulakudzakwainekufikiralerolino;

7Cifukwacacetsopanobwerera,nupitemumtendere,kuti ungakwiyitseolamuliraaAfilisti

8NdipoDavideanatikwaAkisi,Komandataniine?ndipo mwapezachiyanimwakapolowanunthawiyonse yakukhalandiinukufikiralerolino,kutindisapite kukamenyanandiadaniambuyewangamfumu?

9NdipoAkisianayankha,natikwaDavide,Ndidziwakuti uliwabwinopamasopanga,mongamthengawaMulungu;

10Cifukwacacetsonodzukanim’mamawandiakapoloa mbuyewanuameneabwerananu;

11ChonchoDavidendianthuakeanadzukam’mamawa kutiachoke,kubwererakudzikolaAfilisitiNdipoAfilisti anakwerakumkakuYezreeli.

MUTU30

1Ndipokunali,pameneDavidendianthuaceanafikaku Zikilagitsikulacitatu,Aamalekianathirankhondo kumwera,ndiZikilagi,nakanthaZikilagi,nautenthandi moto;

2Anagwiraakaziameneanalimmenemo,+komasanaphe aliyense,kayawamkulukapenawamng’ono,+koma anawatengan’kumapitakwawo

3PamenepoDavidendianthuakeanafikakumzinda,ndipo taonani,unatenthedwandimoto;ndiakaziawo,ndiana awoaamuna,ndianaawoakazi,anatengedwaukapolo

4PamenepoDavidendianthuameneanalinayeanakweza mawuawon’kulirampakaanasowamphamvuyolira.

5NdipoakaziawiriaDavideanatengedwaukapolo, AhinowamuwakuYezreeli,ndiAbigayelimkaziwa NabalawakuKarimeli

6NdipoDavideanapsinjikamtimakwambiri;pakutianthu ananenazakumponyamiyala,popezamitimayaanthu onseinalindicisoni,yensecifukwacaanaaceamunandi akazi;

7NdipoDavideanatikwaAbiyatarawansembe,mwana waAhimeleki,UndibweretsereineefodiNdipoAbiyatara anatengaefodikumenekokwaDavide

8NdipoDavideanafunsirakwaYehova,kuti,Kodi ndithamangireguluili?ndidzawapeza?Ndipoiye anamuyankhakuti,Tsatirani,pakutimudzawapezandithu, ndipomudzapulumutsandithu.

9NdipoDavideanamuka,iyendianthumazanaasanundi limodziameneanalinaye,nafikakumtsinjewaBesori, kumeneanatsaliraotsalira

10KomaDavideanathamangitsa,iyendianthumazana anayi,pakutimazanaaŵirianatsaliram’mbuyo,otopa koterokutisanathekuwolokamtsinjewaBesori

11NdipoanapezaM-aiguptokuthengo,nabweranayekwa Davide,nampatsamkate,ndipoanadya;nammwetsamadzi; 12Ndipoanampatsaiyechidutswachamkatewankhuyu, ndimatsangoawiriamphesazoumba,ndipopameneiye anadya,mzimuwakeunabwererakwaiye:pakutiiye sanadyemkate,kapenakumwamadzi,masikuatatuusana ndiusiku

13NdipoDavideanatikwaiye,Ndiwewayani?ndipo uchokerakuti?Natiiye,NdinemnyamatawakuAigupto, kapolowaMwaamaleki;ndipombuyangaanandisiya, chifukwaapitamasikuatatundinadwala

14Tinathirankhondokum’mwerakwaAkereti,+ndi kuderalaYuda,+ndikum’mwerakwaKalebe;ndipo tinatenthaZikilagindimoto

15NdipoDavideanatikwaiye,Kodiukhozakunditsitsira kukhamuili?Ndipoiyeanati,Undilumbirireinepa Mulungu,kutisudzandiphaine,kapenakundiperekaine m'manjaambuyanga,ndipoinendidzatsikiraiweku khamuili

16Ndipoatamutsitsa,taonani,anafalikirapadzikolonse lapansi,kudya,kumwa,ndikuvina,chifukwachazofunkha zonsezazikuluzimeneanalandam’dzikolaAfilistindi m’dzikolaYuda

17NdipoDavideanawakanthakuyambirakumadzulo kufikiramadzuloatsikulotsatira;

18DavideanalanditsazonsezimeneAamalekianazilanda, ndipoDavideanapulumutsaakaziakeawiri.

19Ndiposanasoŵekakanthu,kakang’onokapenakakuru, anaaamuna,kapenaaakazi,kapenazofunkha,kapena kanthukalikonseanazilanda;Davideanalanditsazonse.

20NdipoDavideanatengankhosazonsending’ombe zonse,nazipitikitsapatsogolopang’ombezinazija,nati, IzindizofunkhazaDavide.

21NdipoDavideanafikakwaamunamazanaawiriaja, ameneanaliotopakoterokutisanathekutsataDavide, ameneadawakhalitsakumtsinjewaBesori,ndipoiwo anatulukakukomanandiDavide,ndikukumanandianthu ameneanalinaye;

22Pamenepoanthuonseoipa,ndianthuopandapake, ameneanapitandiDavide,anayankha,nati,Popeza sanapitenafe,sitidzawapatsakanthukazofunkha tidazilanditsa,komayensemkaziwakendianaake,kuti awatengerenamuka

+23PamenepoDavideanati:“Abaleanga,musachite zimenezondizimeneYehovawatipatsa,+amene anatisunga,+ndikuperekam’manjamwathugulu lankhondolimenelinatiukira.

24Pakutindaniadzamverainum’nkhaniiyi?komamonga gawolaiyewotsikirakunkhondo,momwemolidzakhala gawolaiyewakutsalirandikatundu;

25Ndipokuyambiratsikulijakumkam’tsogolo,analiika likhalelembandilembakwaIsrayeli,kufikiralerolino

26DavideatafikakuZikilagi,+anatumizazinamwa zofunkha+zimeneanafunkha+kwaakuluaYuda,+ ngakhalekwaanzake,+kuti:“Taonanimphatsoyanuya zofunkhazaadaniaYehova.

27kwaiwoakuBeteli,ndikwaiwoakuRamotikumwera, ndikwaiwoakuYatiri;

28ndikwaiwoakuAroeri,ndikwaiwoakuSifimoti,ndi kwaiwoakuEsitemowa;

29ndikwaiwoakuRakali,ndikwaiwookhalam’midzi yaAyerameli,ndikwaiwookhalam’midziyaAkeni; 30ndikwaiwoakuHorima,ndikwaiwoameneanaliku Korsani,ndikwaiwoameneanalikuAtaki; 31ndikwaiwoakuHebroni,ndikumaloonsekumene Davidemwiniyondianthuakeankakhalako

MUTU31

1NdipoAfilistianathirankhondondiIsrayeli;ndipo amunaaIsrayelianathawapamasopaAfilisti,nagwa ophedwam'phirilaGiliboa

2AfilistiwoanathamangiraSaulindianaakeaamuna ndipoAfilistianaphaJonatani,ndiAbinadabu,ndi Malikisuwa,anaaSauli

3NdiponkhondoinamkuliraSauli;ndipoanalasidwa koopsandioponyamivi.

4PamenepoSaulianatikwawonyamulazidazace,Solola lupangalako,nundipyozenalo;kutiosadulidwaawa angabwerendikundibayandikundichitirachipongwe. Komawonyamulazidazaceanakana;pakutianachita manthakwambiriCifukwacaceSaulianatengalupanga, naligwera.

5NdipopamenewonyamulazidazakeanaonakutiSauli wafa,iyensoanagwerapalupangalake,nafanayepamodzi

6NdipoanafaSauli,ndianaaceatatu,ndiwonyamulazida zace,ndianthuaceonsetsikulomwelo

7PameneamunaaIsiraeliameneanalikutsidyalinala chigwandiameneanalikutsidyalinalaYorodano,ataona kutiamunaaIsiraelianalikuthawa,+ndikutiSaulindiana akeanafa,+anasiyamizindayon’kuthawandipoAfilisti anadzanakhalam’menemo.

8M’mawamwakeAfilisitiatabwerakudzavulaophedwa, anapezaSaulindianaakeatatuatafam’phirilaGiliboa

9Ndipoanamdulamutuwake,nabvulazidazake,natumiza kudzikolaAfilistipozungulirapo,kukalengezam’nyumba zamafanoawo,ndikwaanthu

10Ndipoanaikazidazacem’nyumbayaAsitaroti, napacikamtembowacekulingalaBetsani

11AnthuakuYabesiGiliyadianamvazimeneAfilisiti anachitiraSauli

12Pamenepoamunaonseamphamvuananyamuka, nayendausikuwonse,natengamtembowaSaulindi mitemboyaanaakepalingalaBetsani,nafikakuYabesi, nazitenthakumeneko

13Ndipoanatengamafupaawo,nawaikapansipamtengo kuYabesi,nasalakudyamasikuasanundiawiri