1 Samueli 19
1 Sauli anawuza mwana wake Yonatani ndi nduna zake zonse kuti aphe Davide. Koma Yonatani amamukonda kwambiri Davide.
And Saul speaks to his son Jonathan, and to all his servants, to put David to death,
2 Choncho anawuza Davide kuti, “Abambo anga Sauli akufuna kukupha. Tsono uchenjere. Mmawa upite ukabisale ndipo ukakhale komweko.
and Jonathan son of Saul delighted in David exceedingly, and Jonathan declares [it] to David, saying, “My father Saul is seeking to put you to death, and now, please take heed in the morning, and you have abided in a secret place and been hidden,
3 Ine ndidzapita ndi kukayima pafupi ndi abambo anga ku munda kumene iwe ukabisale. Ndipo ndidzayankhula ndi abambo anga za iwe ndipo chilichonse chimene ndikamve ndidzakuwuza.”
and I go out, and have stood by the side of my father in the field where you [are], and I speak of you to my father, and have seen what [is coming], and have declared [it] to you.”
4 Tsono Yonatani anakanena zabwino za Davide kwa abambo ake Sauli ndipo anati, “Mfumu musachimwire mtumiki wanu Davide, sanakuchimwireni, koma amakuchitirani zabwino kwambiri.
And Jonathan speaks good of David to his father Saul and says to him, “Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works [are] very good for you;
5 Iye anayika moyo wake pa chiswe pamene anapha Mfilisiti uja. Choncho Yehova anachita zazikulu popambanitsa Aisraeli pa nkhondo. Inu munaona zonsezo ndipo munakondwera. Nanga nʼchifukwa chiyani mukufuna kuchimwira munthu wosalakwa pofuna kupha Davide?”
indeed, he puts his life in his hand, and strikes the Philistine, and YHWH works a great salvation for all Israel; you have seen, and rejoice, and why do you sin against innocent blood, to put David to death for nothing?”
6 Sauli anamvera mawu a Yonatani ndipo analumbira kuti, “Pali Yehova, Davide sadzaphedwa.”
And Saul listens to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swears, “YHWH lives—he does not die.”
7 Pambuyo pake Yonatani anayitana Davide namuwuza zonsezi. Choncho Yonatani anabwera naye Davide kwa Sauli ndipo ankamutumikira Sauliyo monga kale.
And Jonathan calls for David, and Jonathan declares all these words to him, and Jonathan brings in David to Saul, and he is before him as before.
8 Panabukanso nkhondo ina ndipo Davide anapita ndi kukamenyana ndi Afilisti. Iye anawakantha mwamphamvu kotero kuti Afilisti anathawa.
And there adds to be war, and David goes out and fights against the Philistines, and strikes among them [with] a great striking, and they flee from his face.
9 Tsiku lina mzimu woyipa uja unafikanso pa Sauli. Nthawi imeneyi nʼkuti Sauli uja ali mʼnyumba mwake, mkondo uli mʼdzanja lake ndi Davide akuyimba zeze,
And a spirit of sadness [from] YHWH is to Saul, and he is sitting in his house, and his javelin [is] in his hand, and David is playing with the hand,
10 Sauli anafuna kumubaya Davide ndi kumukhomera kukhoma, koma Davide anapewa mkondowo kotero Sauli anakabaya pa khoma. Usiku womwewo Davide anathawa.
and Saul seeks to strike with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he frees himself from the presence of Saul, and he strikes the javelin through the wall; and David has fled and escapes during that night.
11 Usiku womwewo Sauli anatumiza anthu ku nyumba ya Davide kuti akamubisalire ndi kumupha mmamawa. Koma Mikala mkazi wake anamuchenjeza nati, “Ngati usiku uno supulumutsa moyo wako, mawa udzaphedwa.”
And Saul sends messengers to the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and his wife Michal declares [it] to David, saying, “If you are not delivering your life tonight—tomorrow you are put to death.”
12 Choncho Mikala anamutulutsira Davide pa zenera, ndipo anathawa ndi kupulumuka.
And Michal causes David to go down through the window, and he goes on, and flees, and escapes;
13 Kenaka Mikala anatenga fano naligoneka pa bedi nayika pilo wa ubweya wa mbuzi ku mutu kwa fanolo ndipo analifunditsa nsalu.
and Michal takes the teraphim, and lays [it] on the bed, and she has put the mattress of goats’ [hair for] his pillows, and covers [it] with a garment.
14 Pamene amithenga a Sauli aja anafika kuti akamugwire Davide, Mikala anati, “Davide akudwala.”
And Saul sends messengers to take David, and she says, “He [is] sick.”
15 Koma Sauli anatumanso anthuwo kuti akamuone Davide, nati, “Mubwere naye kuno ali pa bedi pomwepo kuti ndidzamuphe.”
And Saul sends the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up in the bed to me in order to put him to death.”
16 Koma pamene anthuwo analowa, anangoona fano pa bedipo ndi pilo wa ubweya wa mbuzi ku mutu kwake.
And the messengers come in, and behold, the teraphim [are] on the bed, and the mattress of goats’ [hair for] his pillows.
17 Tsono Sauli anafunsa Mikala kuti, “Nʼchifukwa chiyani wandinamiza chotere polola kuti mdani wanga athawe?” Mikala anayankha kuti, “Davide anandiwuza kuti, ‘Ukapanda kutero ndikupha.’”
And Saul says to Michal, “Why have you thus deceived me—that you send my enemy away, and he escapes?” And Michal says to Saul, “He said to me, Send me away. Why do I put you to death?”
18 Choncho Davide anathawa napulumuka. Pambuyo pake anapita kwa Samueli ku Rama nakamuwuza zonse zimene Sauli anamuchita. Kenaka iye ndi Samueli anapita kukakhala ku Nayoti.
And David has fled, and escapes, and comes to Samuel at Ramath, and declares to him all that Saul has done to him, and he goes, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth.
19 Sauli anamva kuti, “Davide ali ku Nayoti ku Rama.”
And it is declared to Saul, saying, “Behold, David [is] in Naioth in Ramah.”
20 Choncho iye anatumiza anthu kuti akamugwire Davide. Koma anaona gulu la aneneri likulosera ndi Samueli akuwatsogolera. Pomwepo Mzimu wa Mulungu unawafikira ndipo nawonso anayamba kulosera.
And Saul sends messengers to take David, and they see the assembly of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing, set over them, and the Spirit of God is on Saul’s messengers, and they prophesy—they also.
21 Sauli atamva zimenezi anatumizanso anthu ena, koma nawonso anayamba kulosa. Anatumanso anthu ena kachitatu, koma nawonso anayamba kulosa.
And they declare [it] to Saul, and he sends other messengers, and they prophesy—they also; and Saul adds and sends messengers a third time, and they prophesy—they also.
22 Pomaliza Sauli mwini wake ananyamuka kupita ku Rama ndipo anafika ku chitsime chachikulu cha ku Seku. Ndipo anafunsa, “Samueli ndi Davide ali kuti?” Munthu wina anamuyankha kuti, “Ali ku Nayoti ku Rama.”
And he goes—he also—to Ramath, and comes to the great well which [is] in Sechu, and asks and says, “Where [are] Samuel and David?” And [one] says, “Behold, in Naioth in Ramah.”
23 Choncho Sauli anapita ku Nayoti ku Rama. Koma Mzimu wa Mulungu unafikanso pa iye ndipo ankalosa akuyenda mpaka anafika ku Nayoti.
And he goes there—to Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God is on him also; and he goes, going on, and he prophesies until his coming to Naioth in Ramah,
24 Nayenso anavula zovala zake nayamba kulosa pamaso pa Samueli. Kenaka anagona wamaliseche tsiku lonse ndi usiku wonse. Nʼchifukwa chake anthu amati, “Kodi Sauli alinso mmodzi wa aneneri?”
and he strips off—he also—his garments, and prophesies—he also—before Samuel, and falls down naked all that day and all the night; therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
