1 Samweli 24:1-22
24 Lino Saulo wafumile sile umu kuzinganya Aina Filisti, yamunenyile iyati: “Devedi ali umu lwanga ulwa Eni-gedi.”+
2 Fwandi Saulo wasenzile aonsi 3,000 aasoolwilwe kufuma umu Ina Izlaeli yonsi nupya yaile umu kulonda Devedi na antu yakwe umu vimawe vya mu myamba umukaikala imbuzi zya myamba.
3 Saulo wingile umwi cele ilyayelile umupiipi ni citata ca mfwele icapangiilwe na mawe icali mu mbali ya museo kuti akayazwilizye, ala Devedi na antu yakwe iikala mukasi kasi ki cele.+
4 Aonsi yakwe Devedi yamunenyile iyati: “Uwanda uu u wanda uno Yeova akukunena ukuti, ‘Inkupeela umulwani wako,+ nupya ungacita icili consi icingakuzipila.’ ” Fwandi Devedi wapisile cimyamya nu kuyaputula isempele ku cakuzwala cino Saulo wazwite icaula makasa.
5 Devedi watandike ukucula nu mwenzo+ pano waputwile isempele lya cakuzwala cakwe Saulo icaula makasa.
6 Wanenyile aonsi yakwe ati: “Ntalinzile ukucita icintu cii ku musambazi wane pano u musoololwe wakwe Yeova, Yeova atanga atemwe ndi cakuti nacita iciipe uku musoololwe wakwe Yeova.”+
7 Fwandi Devedi walesizye antu yakwe lino walanzile mazwi yayo, nupya ataalesile ukuti yazanze Saulo. Saulo nawe wafumile umwi cele muno wali nu kutwalilila nu lwendo lwakwe.
8 Lyene Devedi wafumile umwi cele nu kwama Saulo ati “Mwene wane!”+ Lino Saulo wapepiile icisila, Devedi wafukime nu kufupama pansi.
9 Devedi uzizye Saulo ati: “U mulandu ci uno mukuvwila uku yantu akulanda ukuti, ‘Devedi akulonda ukumucitila iciipe’?+
10 Ilelo umuilolela vino Yeova watamupeela umu minwe yane umwi cele. Nomba lino umwi iwanena ukuti mukome,+ inamuvwila uluse nu kulanda ukuti, ‘Ntamacitila umusambazi wane iciipe, pano u musoololwe wakwe Yeova.’+
11 Lolini ndemile isempele lya ku cakuzwala cinu caula makasa pano lino inaputula isempele ntali namukoma. Fwandi mungasininkizya ukuti ntakulonda ukumucitila iciipe nanti ukumupondokela, nupya ntamuyembukila+ icakuti mwandonda pakuti munkome.+
12 Si Yeova apingule pali mwemwe nani,+ nupya si Yeova andandwile,+ lelo nemo ntalacita iciipe kuli mwemwe.+
13 Wakwe viivi kwene vino ipinda lya mpiti likati, ‘Uku mwipe u kukafuma iviipe,’ lelo nemo ntalacita iciipe kuli mwemwe.
14 U mulandu ci uno umwene wa Ina Izlaeli akuzinganyizizya simbwa mufwe wakwe nene nupya ulupantila longa sile wakwe nene?+
15 Si Yeova apingule, nupya apingule pali mwemwe nani, alalola nu kumpingwila umulandu+ nupya alampingula nu kumpususha kuli mwemwe.”
16 Lino Devedi wamazile ukulanda mazwi yaa, Saulo uzizye ati: “Devedi mwanane+ uzye izwi lii lino nkuvwa ilyako?” Nupya Saulo watandike ukulila umu kupongomoka.
17 Wanenyile Devedi ati: “Wewe mulungame ukuncila, pano watuncitila icisuma lelo nemo inkucitila iciipe.+
18 Ilelo wanena icisuma cino iwancitila vino utali wankoma lino Yeova iwampeela kuli wewe.+
19 Uzye a weni angazana umulwani wakwe nu kumusha ukwaula ukumucisa? Yeova alakupaala pa cisuma+ cino watuncitila uwanda wi lelo.
20 Imanya ukuti ukwaula nu kutwisika ulaya umwene+ nu kuti ulateeka Aina Izlaeli pa nsita itali.
21 Nomba lapa kuli nene umwi izina lyakwe Yeova+ ukuti utalalovya ana yane pa cisila cakuti nafwa nu kuti utalalovya izina lyane umu ng’anda yakwe tata.”+
22 Fwandi Devedi walafile kuli Saulo, pa cisila Saulo waswilile ukwakwe.+ Lelo Devedi na antu yakwe yaswilile muno yafisime.+
