¹ Siku inangu , Jonatahni mwana wa Sauli anati kuli mung'ono wawonyamula zida zaka zankhonde , ''Bwela , ma Philisiti kusayidi kwinangu.'' Koma sianauze atate bake. ² Sauli andi nkhale mopelela malile ya Gibeya manyansi mwa mutengo wa vizimbili wamene uli mu Migironi . Chiwelengelo chokwana amuna pafupi sikisi handredi anali naye . ³ Pamozi na Abija mwana wa Ahitabu (mbale wake Ikabodi ) , mwana wa Pheneyas mwana wa Eli , wansembe wa Yehova waku Shilo , wamene anali kuvala efodi . Wanthu sanaziwe kuti Jonathani anali atachoka kuyenda. ⁴ Kumbali zilikonse zakampata kopitilako kwamene Jonathani enzofuna kuchokelako kuti ayende kufika ku garrisoni yama Philisiti , kunali chimwala chopolika kumbali imozi na kwinangu kumbali futi chimwala chopolika . Imozi songa ya chimwala yinalikuyitaniwa kuti Bozezi ndipo nsongo inangu yachimwala yenze kutaniwa zina yakuti Senehe. ⁵ Nsonga imozi yachimwala chopolika inayimilila kumupoto pasogolo pa Michmish , ndipo inangu inali chakumwela pasogolo pa Gebala. ⁶ Jonathani anati kuli mung'ono mwa osunga ndikinyamula vida vake vankhondo , ''Bwela , tiye titaukile ku garrisoni ya awa wanthu wamba wamene walibe mudulidwe . Chingachitike kuti Yehova angatisewenzele mumalo mwathu . Pakuti palibe chamene chingamulese Yehova kupulumusa kupitila muli bambili kapena bang'ono banthu .'' ⁷ Wonyamula zida zake zankhondo anayankha kuti , '' Chita zonse zamene zili mumutima mwwako . Pitiliza , ona nili na iwe , kukumvela malamulo yako yonse.'' ⁸ Jonathani anati , ''Tizataukila kuyenda kuli aba banthu , nakuziwonesa tewenebake kuli beve. ⁹ Ingati bakakamba kuli ise kuti yembekezani pamene apo mpaka ife tibwele kutaukila kwe mulili apo tizankhala mumalo mwathu nakusata ukila kwe balili. ¹⁰ Koma angati bazayankha , ' Bwelani kwa ise , ' ndipo pamene tizatanka , chifukwa Mulungu awapasa mumanja mwathu . Ichi ndiye chizankhala chizindikilo kuli ise. ¹¹ Apo bonse babili wanazisokolela kuli garrisoni yama Philisiti . A Philisti anati , ''Onani a Heberi wachoka mu vidindi vamene wanazibisamo .'' ¹² Apo bamuna wa pa garrisoni banaitana Jonathani na wonyamula zida zake zankhondo , nakunena kuti , bwelani mukwele kuno kwa ise ndipo tizakulangizani chinthu chinangu .'' Jonathani anati kuli wonyamula zida wake , ''Unikonkhe mumambuyo ine , chifukwa Mulungu wawapeleka mu kwanja kwa Israeli .'' ¹³ Jonathani anakwela kumwamba mokalawa pamanja pake na pamendo yake , ndipo wonyamula zida wake anakonkha mumambuyo mwake . Aphilisiti wanapayiwa mumenso mwa Jonathani , ndipo wonyamula zida wake anapayako wanangu mumambuyo mwake. ¹⁴ Chipongwe choyamba chamene Jonathani nawonyamula zida wake, bananga , china malo yokwana hafu ekala. ¹⁵ Mwenze kuyopa nakusowa mtendele mumusasa , munsanga , na pakati pa banthu . Nangu gulu yawankhondo na wongenela kwa wene mwa chipongwe inasowa mutendele .Ziko yapansi inanjenjemela , naku soweka mutendela maningi. ¹⁶ Ndipo amalonda wa Sauli mu Gibeya yaku Benjamini anayang'ana , mtambo wa asilikali wama Philisiti unali ku mwazikana ndipo anali kuyenda uku na uko. ¹⁷ Ndipo Sauli anati banthu bamene banzeli naye pamozi, '' Belengani ndipo muone wamene palibe pakati pa ise.'' Pamene wanasiliza kupenda , Jonathani sibanalipo. ¹⁸ Sauli anati kuli Abija , '' Letani chombo chachipangano cha Yehova kuno,'' pakuti panthawi iyi chombo chinali na banthu waku Israeli . ¹⁹ Pamene Sauli akali kukamba na wa nsembe , chongo chamusokowezo na mantha mumusasa wa wa Philisiti chinapitiliza kukulilako . Apo Sauli anati kuli wansembe , ''Bweza kumbuyo kwanja kwako.'' ²⁰ Sauli na banthu bonse bamene wanali naye wanakonkha nakuyenda kunkhondo . Panga iliyonse yama Philisiti inali kusewenzesewa kupayilanako weka weka wakuziko yakwao , ndipo panali musokonezo ukulu maningi. ²¹ Apa waja ma Heberi wamene wanali namaPhilisiti poyambilila , ndipo wanali bayenda nawo mumusasa, olo naweve wana thandizana Israeli wamene wanali na Sauli na Jonathani. ²² Pamene bamuna wonse waku Israeli wamene wenze wanazibisa mumapili pa fupi na Ephurayimu bana mvela kuti ma Philisiti wanali kuthawa , loko naweve wanapilikisako mukumenyana. ²³ Apo Mulungu anapulimusa Israeli muli iyo siku , Nipo kumenyana kunatwalilila kupitilila pa Beth Aveni. ²⁴ Ija siku banthu baku Israeli wanasowa mtendele chifukwa Sauli analapisa banthu njozi nakunena kuti, '' Azankhala wotembeleledwa munthu wamene azadya chakudya ciliconse mpaka kufika mumazulo panthawi yamene nizankhala nakwanisa ku bwezamo muli badeni banga .'' Nchifukwa chake palibe loko umozi wa asilikali wamene andyako molawa chakudya. ²⁵ Manje wanthu bonse wanagena munsanga ndipo munali uchi pansi. ²⁶ Pamene banthu banangena munsanga , uchi unakunkhuluka ,koma panalibe aliyense wamene anayika kwanja kukamwa kwake pakuti banthu banayopa chipangano. ²⁷ Koma Jonathani sienze anamvela kuti atate bako banali bamanga banthu na nyazi . Anagwira kakusonga kandodo yamene inali mumanja mwake nakudya nyamula kwanja kwake nakudya ndipo menso yake yanaseguka . ²⁸ Apo m'mozi mwa wanthu ana kamba kuti, '' Atate wake walapilisa banthu mwamphavu nanjazi kukamba kuti, '' azakankhala wotembeleledwa munthu wamene azadya chakudya pa siku iyi , 'olo kuti banthu wenze wanafookana njala. ²⁹ Apo Jonathani anayankha kuti, ''Adadi wanga wapanga vuto muziko. Oma mwamene menso yanga yaseguka nalawako pangono uyu uchi. ³⁰ Chingankhale bwino mtundu bwanji ngati banthu wenze wadya mwaulele lelo kuchosapo pa vinthu vamene tapoka wadani pomenyana lelo? Ndaba apa manje nchifukwa chake wopayiwa siwanapake maningi pakati pa ma Philisiti. ³¹ Wanayamba kumenyana Philisiti ija siku kuchokela ku Michmashi mpaka ku Aijaloni . Banthu wanalema maningi. ³² Banthu wanathamanga molusa pa vinthu vopoka pankhondo nakutenga nkhosa , ng'ombe natubana twang'ombe , nakuvipayila pansi . Banthu wanavidya pamozi namagazi . ³³ Apo wanamuuza Sauli , ''Ona , banthu wali kuchimwila Yehova chifukwa cha chakudya pamozi namagazi . Sauli anati, ''Mwachita moskhulupilika . Manje kunkhuluzani mwala ukulukuno kuli ine .'' ³⁴ Sauli anati , ''Yendani kuya pakati pa banthu nakuwauza kuti ,'' Lekani munthu aliyense alete ng'ombe zake kudya . Osachimwila Mulungu pakudya nyama ili na magazi . Apo munthu aliyonse anabwela na nkhawi yake uja usiku nakuyipaya pamene apo. ³⁵ Sauli anamanga guwa kwa Mulungu yamene inali guwa yake yoyamba yamene anamanga kuli Yehova . ³⁶ Apo Sauli anati , ''Tiyeni kwapepeke ma Philisiti usiku nakuwapoka vinthu mpaka kuseni , tisasiyepo uliyonse wamoyo . Wanayankha ,''Chitani chilichonse chamene muwona bwino kwa imwe .'' Koma wansembe anati , ''Tiyeni tifike kwa Mulungu pano.'' ³⁷ Sauli ana funsa Mulungu , ''Kodi ine mwa pitikise ma Philisiti ? Kodi muzawapasa mumanja mwa Israeli ?'' Koma Mulungu sas muyankhe kanthu kali konse ija siku. ³⁸ Apo Sauli anati , ''Bwelani kuno , imwe wonse azisogoleli wa wanthu ; phunzilani ndipo yang'anani mwamene yachitikila iyi chimo lelo. ³⁹ Pakuti , malingana anapulumusa Israeli , olo kuti nimwa Jonathani mwana wanga , uyo azafa vazoona.'' Koma panali mwa amuna onse pakati pawanthu wamene anamuyankha . ⁴⁰ Ndipo anati kuli Israeli eli yonse , ''Mufunika kuyimilila kumbali imozi , ndipo ine na Jonathani mwana tizankhala ku mbali inangu .'' Banthu anati kuli Sauli .''Chita chamene chioneka bwino kwa iwe .'' ⁴¹ Sauli anati , '' Yehova , Mulungu wa Israeli ! Ngati iyi chimo yachitiwa na ine kapena ni mwana wanga Jonathani , nishi , Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli , pelekani yankho pali ichi chotizungulusa mitu . Koma ngati iyi chimo yapalamwidwa na banthu wanu a Israeli , pelekani thumiminu .'' Apo Jonathani na Sauli anasankhila na mayele , koma asilikali wankhondo wanaziwika kuti wanalibe mulandu. ⁴² Ndipo Sauli anati, ''Chitani mayele yolotele pakuti pa ine na mwana wanga Jonathani ,'' Koma Jonathani anasankhiwa na mayele. ⁴³ Ndipo Sauli anati kwa Jonathani , '' Niuze chamene wachita Jonathani anamuwuza '' nalawa tu uchi tung'ono nakansonga ka ndodo yamene inali mumanja mwanga . Nilipo pano nizafa.'' ⁴⁴ Sauli anati , '' Mulungu achite icho ndipo achite ichi maningi kuli ine , ngati siuzafa Jonathani.'' ⁴⁵ Apo banthu wanakamba kuli Sauli kuti, '' Angafe Jonathani , wamene alengesa kuti uku kugonjesa kukulu maningi kwa Israeli kukwanilisidwe ? Nchapatali ! Malingana Yehova niwa moyo , olo sisi imozi kuchoka mumutu mwake siyizagwa pansi , pakuti asewenza na Mulungu lelo. '' Ndipo banthu wana leselela Jonathani kwakuti sianafe. ⁴⁶ Apo Sauli analekeza kupitilisa a Philisiti , ndipo a Philisiti anayenda kumalo kwao. ⁴⁷ Pamene Sauli anayamba kulamulila mu Israeli , anamenyana mosusana na wadani kuchokela kumbali zonse - zonse . Anachayana na a Mobu , na Amoniyi , Edomu , mafumu waku Zawa , na ma Philisiti . Kuli konse kwamene anatembenikila , anawalasa chilango weve. ⁴⁸ Anachita molimbika mutima maningi nakugonjesa ma Amaleki . Analeselela Israeli kuchoka mumanja mwa waja wamene wanali kumubela katundu muchita nkhondo kuli eve. ⁴⁹ Bana ba Sauli wanali Jonathani , Ishvili, na Maliki - Shuwa . Mazina ya bana bake wakazi wabili anali Merabu , woyamba kubadwa , na Michale , mung'ono. ⁵⁰ Zina yamukazi wa Sauli inali Ahinowemu : anali mwana mukazi wa Ahimaazi . Zina ya kapitawo wa masoja wake inali Abinala mwana wa Nala malume wake wa Sauli. ⁵¹ Kishi ndiye anali tate wake Sauli ; ndi Nala , tate wake Abinala , anali mwana wa Abiele . ⁵² Kunali ku menyana zolimba mosusana na a Philisiti masiku yonse ya Sauli . Apo Sauli akaona munthu wamphamvu aliyense kapena akaona munthu aliyense wochenjela wolimbika mtima ndipo wamphamvu , anali kumunyengelele kuti ankhale kugulu yake eve.