2 Samũeli 9
1 Nake Daudi akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũtigarĩte wa nyũmba ya Saũlũ ũrĩa ingĩtuga nĩ ũndũ wa Jonathani?”
Davide anafunsa kuti, “Kodi alipo amene watsala mʼbanja la Sauli kuti ndimuchitire chifundo chifukwa cha Yonatani?”
2 Na rĩrĩ, nĩ kwarĩ na ndungata ya mũciĩ wa Saũlũ yetagwo Ziba. Nao makĩmĩĩta ĩthiĩ mbere ya Daudi, nake mũthamaki akĩmĩũria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe Ziba?” Nayo ĩgĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ nĩ niĩ ndungata yaku.”
Tsono panali mtumiki wina wa banja la Sauli wotchedwa Ziba. Iwo anamuyitana kuti aonekere pamaso pa Davide, ndipo mfumu inamufunsa kuti, “Kodi ndiwe Ziba?” Iyeyo anayankha kuti, “Ine mtumiki wanu.”
3 Nake mũthamaki akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũtigarĩte wa nyũmba ya Saũlũ ũrĩa ingĩonia ũtugi wa Ngai?” Nake Ziba agĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kũrĩ na mũrũ wa Jonathani; nake nĩ mwonju magũrũ meerĩ.”
Mfumu inafunsa kuti, “Kodi palibe amene watsala wa banja la Sauli amene ndingamuchitire chifundo cha Mulungu?” Ziba anayankha mfumu kuti, “Alipo mwana wa Yonatani, koma ndi wolumala mapazi ake onse.”
4 Nake mũthamaki akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Arĩ ha?” Ziba akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Arĩ mũciĩ kwa Makiru mũrũ wa Amieli kũu Lo-Debari.”
Mfumu inafunsa kuti, “Ali kuti?” Ziba anayankha kuti, “Iye ali ku nyumba ya Makiri mwana wa Amieli ku Lodebara.”
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Mũthamaki Daudi agĩtũmana areehwo kuuma nyũmba ya Makiru mũrũ wa Amieli, kũu Lo-Debari.
Kotero mfumu inamubweretsa kuchokera ku Lodebara, ku nyumba ya Makiri mwana wa Amieli.
6 Rĩrĩa Mefiboshethu mũrũ wa Jonathani, mũrũ wa Saũlũ, ookire harĩ Daudi, akĩinamĩrĩra amũhe gĩtĩĩo. Nake Daudi akĩmwĩta “Mefiboshethu!” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ ndungata yaku.”
Mefiboseti mwana wa Yonatani, mwana wa Sauli atafika kwa Davide, anawerama pansi kupereka ulemu kwa iye. Davide anati, “Mefiboseti!” Iye anayankha kuti, “Ine mtumiki wanu.”
7 Nake Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga gwĩtigĩra, nĩgũkorwo ti-itherũ nĩngũgũtuga nĩ ũndũ wa thoguo Jonathani. Nĩngũgũcookeria gĩthaka gĩothe kĩrĩa kĩarĩ gĩa gukaguo Saũlũ, nawe ũrĩrĩĩagĩra irio metha-inĩ yakwa hĩndĩ ciothe.”
Davide anati kwa iye, “Usachite mantha, pakuti ndidzakuchitira ndithu chifundo chifukwa cha abambo ako Yonatani. Ine ndidzakubwezera iwe dziko lonse limene linali la agogo ako Sauli, ndipo iweyo udzadya ndi ine nthawi zonse.”
8 Nake Mefiboshethu akĩinamĩrĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndungata yaku ĩkĩrĩ kĩ, atĩ nĩguo ũrũmbũiye ngui nguũ ta niĩ?”
Mefiboseti anawerama pansi ndipo anati, “Mtumiki wanu ndine yani kuti musamale galu wakufa ngati ine?”
9 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩtũmanĩra Ziba, ndungata ya Saũlũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩndahe mũrũ wa mũriũ wa mwathi waku indo ciothe iria ciarĩ cia Saũlũ na cia nyũmba yake.
Kenaka Davide anayitanitsa Ziba, mtumiki wa Sauli, ndipo anati, “Ine ndapereka kwa chidzukulu cha mbuye wako chilichonse chimene chinali cha Sauli ndi banja lake.
10 Wee, hamwe na ariũ aku na ndungata ciaku, nĩ inyuĩ mũrĩmũrĩmagĩra mũgũnda, na mũkainũkia magetha, nĩgeetha mũrũ wa mũriũ wa mwathi waku oonage irio. Nake Mefiboshethu, mũrũ wa mũriũ wa mwathi waku, arĩrĩĩagĩra irio metha-inĩ yakwa hĩndĩ ciothe.” (Na rĩrĩ, Ziba aarĩ na ariũ ikũmi na atano, na ndungata mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ.)
Iwe ndi ana ndi antchito anu muzimulimira mʼdziko lake ndipo muzibweretsa zokololazo kuti chidzukulu cha mbuye wako chikhale ndi chakudya. Ndipo Mefiboseti, chidzukulu cha mbuye wako adzadya ndi ine nthawi zonse.” (Tsono Ziba anali ndi ana aamuna khumi ndi asanu ndi antchito makumi awiri).
11 Ningĩ Ziba akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Ndungata yaku nĩĩgwĩka o ũrĩa wothe mũthamaki, mwathi wakwa, egwatha ndungata yake ĩĩke.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mefiboshethu aarĩĩagĩra irio metha-inĩ ya Daudi taarĩ ũmwe wa ariũ a mũthamaki.
Ndipo Ziba anati kwa mfumu, “Mtumiki wanu adzachita chilichonse chimene mbuye wanga mfumu mudzalamulire wantchito wanu kuti achite.” Kotero Mefiboseti ankadya ndi Davide monga mmodzi wa ana a mfumu.
12 Mefiboshethu aarĩ na kamwana geetagwo Mika, nao andũ othe a mũciĩ wa Ziba maarĩ ndungata cia Mefiboshethu.
Mefiboseti anali ndi mwana wamngʼono wamwamuna wotchedwa Mika, ndipo onse a banja la Ziba anali antchito a Mefiboseti.
13 Nake Mefiboshethu agĩtũũra Jerusalemu, tondũ aarĩĩagĩra irio metha-inĩ ya mũthamaki hĩndĩ ciothe, nake arĩ mwonju magũrũ meerĩ.
Ndipo Mefiboseti anakhala mu Yerusalemu chifukwa nthawi zonse amadya ndi mfumu. Iye anali wolumala mapazi ake onse.
