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Daudi na afuasie
anachimbirira Adulamu
1 Phahi Daudi wauka kula Gathi achichimbirira panga ya Adulamu. Nduguze na atu osi a mbari ya ise ariphosikira kukala Daudi a hiko, akpwendadziunga naye.
2 Atu ariokala na shida, enye madeni na enye utsungu mwao mioyoni amlunga Daudi naye achikala chilongozi wao. Na hinyo ariokala phamwenga naye kala ni atu kama magana mane.
3 Kula hiko Daudi waphiya Mizipa kpwenye tsi ya Moabu achendamuambira mfalume wa Moabu, “Nikubaliya baba na mayo akutuluke hiko ariko, edze asagale kpwako hadi ndiphomanya rira ndiro henderwa ni Mlungu.”
4 Phahi achiareha kpwa mfalume wa Moabu nao asagala phamwenga naye wakati wosi Daudi ariphokala achadzifwitsa pangoni.
5 Chisha nabii Gadi achimuambira Daudi, “Usikale hipha, uka uphiye hadi tsi ya Juda.” Ndipho Daudi achiuka, achendasagala kpwenye tsaka ra Herethi.
Sauli anaolaga alavyadzi-sadaka
ko Nobu
6 Taziyatsupa siku nyinji Sauli wasikira kukala Daudi na hara atu ariokala phamwenga naye akaonekana. Sauli kala asegere tsini ya mkpwadzu, dzulu ya chidzango ko Gibeya. Kala akagbwiririra fumo mwakpwe mkpwononi na maofisaage osi kala akamzunguluka.
7 Phahi Sauli waambira higo maofisaage garigomzunguluka, “Phundzani sambi, mwimwi atu a mbari ya Benjamini. Dze! Munafikiri ye mwana wa Jese achikala mfalume andakuphani chila mmwenga minda na minda ya mizabibu? Dze! Andakuhendani mkale akulu a vikosi vya anajeshi elufu-elufu na akulu a vikosi vya anajeshi gana-gana?
8 Go ndigo gokuhendani muzule njama dzulu yangu? Mana taphana hata mutu mmwenga aniambiraye mwanangu ahendapho chilagane na mwana wa Jese, wala taphana mmwenga wenu anayenisononekera, wala kunimanyisa kukala mwanangu anafyakatsira mtumishi wangu anigalukire na aniviziye dza irivyo vivi rero?”
9 Ndipho Doegi, Muedomu ambaye kala aimire phephi na maofisaa ga Sauli achiamba, “Mino námuona mwana wa Jese akedza Nobu kpwa Ahimeleki mwana wa Ahitubu.
10 Naye achimuuzira kpwa Mwenyezi Mlungu, achimupha vyakurya na hura upanga wa Goliathi, Mfilisti.”
11 Phahi mfalume achihuma atu akamuihe mlavyadzi-sadaka Ahimeleki mwana wa Ahitubu na mbariye yosi ya alavyadzi-sadaka, ariokala hiko Nobu. Osi aphiya kpwa mfalume Sauli.
12 Sauli achiamba, “Hebu niphundza we mwana wa Ahitubu.” Naye waihika achiamba, “Nakusikira bwana wangu.”
13 Sauli achimuuza, “Mbona uwe na mwana wa Jese mkazule njama dzulu yangu? Mbona wamupha mikahe, upanga na uchimuuzira kpwa Mlungu ili aniphihire chinyume na kunivizia dza irivyo vivi rero!”
14 Ndipho Ahimeleki achimjibu mfalume achiamba, “Katika atumishio osi ni ani ariye muaminifu dza mtsedzao Daudi, ariye mkpwulu wa arindzio na anaishimiwa ni atu osi a phako kaya.
15 Mino kumuuzira kpwa Mlungu ye Daudi, mimi siandza rero. Hata! Mfalume usinilaumu mimi, mtumishio dzulu ya neno hiri, wala mbari yosi ya baba, kpwa mana mino, mtumishio simanya rorosi dzulu ya higo.”
16 Naye mfalume achiamba, “Ahimeleki, uwe na mbariyo yosi ya sowe mundaolagbwa.”
17 Chisha mfalume waambira arindzi ariokala aimire phephi naye, “Kaolageni hinya alavyadzi-sadaka a Mwenyezi Mlungu kpwa mana aho a phamwenga na Daudi. Amanya kukala Daudi wachimbira, ela taaniambirire.”
Ela nyo arindzi a mfalume arema kuaolaga alavyadzi-sadaka a Mwenyezi Mlungu.
18 Phahi mfalume achimuambira Doegi, “Hebu galuka waaolage hinya alavyadzi-sadaka.” Phahi Doegi, Muedomu, wagaluka achiolaga alavyadzi-sadaka. Siku iyo atu mirongo minane na atsano a kuvwala visibao vya katani aolagbwa.
19 Chisha achiphiya Nobu, mudzi arimoishi alavyadzi-sadaka, achiolaga atu osi kpwa upanga, alume na achetu, anache na aamwao. Piya waolaga ngʼombe, punda na mangʼondzi.
Abiathari anatiya
20 Mwana mmwenga tu wa Ahimeleki mwana wa Ahitubu, yeihwa Abiathari, ndiye ariyetiya achichimbira kpwendadziunga na Daudi.
21 Naye Abiathari wamsemurira Daudi kukala Sauli akaolaga alavyadzi-sadaka a Mwenyezi Mlungu.
22 Daudi achimuambira Abiathari, “Siku hira nriyohewa upanga, Doegi Muedomu kala a phapho. Nami námanya kukala andamuambira Sauli. Mimi ndimi chiyesababisha atu osi a nyumba ya sowe aolagbwe.
23 Phahi usiogophe, kala phamwenga nami nawe undakala salama, mana iye alondaye kukuolaga, ndiye alondaye kuniolaga.”