¹ Yehova anati kuli Samueli , ''uzalila mpaka liti , pali Sauli , kuchokela pamene ine ninamukana kuti ankhale mfumu ya Israeli ? Thila mafuta yazule munyanga yako ndipo uyende . Nizakutuma kwa Jessi waku Bethelemu , pakuti nazisankhila neka m'mozi mwa bana bake bamuna kuti ankhale mfumu yanga.'' ² Samueli anati , ''Nizayenda bwanji? Ngati Sauli azamvela azanipaya .'' Yehova anati tenga kang'ombe kakazi uyende nako ndipo ukanene kuti nabwela kupelaka nsembe kwa Yehova . ³ Umuyitane kunsembe ndipo ine nizakuonesa vamene uzachita . Uzafunika kinizozelako wamene nizakawonesa. ⁴ Samueli anachita monga mwamene Yehova anamuuzila nakuyenda ku Bethelehemu. Akulu osogolela muzinda wanabwela kumu kunanya ninshi wanjenja na kukamba kuti , '' Kodi mwabwela mwamutendele?'' ⁵ Anati , ''Mumutendele ; nabwela kupeleka nsembe kwa Yehova . Konzekani muziyike podela mweka ndipo mubwele naine kunsembe .'' Ndipo anapatula padela Jessi na bana wake wamuna nakuwayitana kunsembe. ⁶ Pamene wanabwela anaona Eliabu nakuzikambisa yeka kuti wozozedwa wa Yehova anali anaimilila pafupi mnayeve . ⁷ Koma Yehova anati kuli Samueli , '' Osayangana maonekedwe yake yapanja , kapena pa katalimphidwe ka thupi yake ; pakuti ine namukana . Chifukwa Mulungu saona mwamene munthu aonela ; munthu anayang'ana pa kaonekedwe kapanja ; koma Yehova amayang'ana mmumutima .'' ⁸ Apo Jessi anayitana Abinadabu nakumupitisa pamene pa Samueli , ndipo Samueli anati , '' Nayeve uyu sasasankhiwe na Yehova.'' ⁹ Chokonkhapo Jessi anavomeleza Shamma kubwela kupita pali Samueli , koma Samueli anati , '' Nayeve uyu Yehova sanamusankhe . ¹⁰ Jessi anapita pamene pa Samueli wana wamuna wokwana Seveni . Pasogolo pake Samueli anakamba kuti, '' Yehova sana sankhepo aliyense pali awa.'' ¹¹ Apo Samueli anati Jessi , '' Kushe wonse wana wako wamuna bali pano ?'' Eve anayankha , '' Kwasala m'mozi koma ndiye mung'ono maningi pali wonse . Koma ayenda kudyesa nkhosa .'' Samueli anati kuli Jessi , ''Tumani ndipo kamutengeni ; chifukwa sitizankhala pansi mpaka afike pano . '' ¹² Jessi anatuma nakumubwelesa . Apa uyu munyamata analiwosazikanza bwino ndipo anali na menso yabwino na maonekedwe abwino maningi . Yehova anati , '' Nyamuka , umuzoze ; pakuti niwame uyu.'' ¹³ Apo Samueli anatenga nyanga yamafuta na kumuzoza pakati pa azibala wake . Muzimu wa Yehova unamukantha namphamvu Davide kuchokela ija siku mpaka pasogolo pake . Apo Samueli ananyamuka nakuyenda ku Rama. ¹⁴ Apa muzina wa Yehova unachoka muli Sauli , ndipo muzina woyipa wotumina na Yehova unamuvuta m'malo mwake. ¹⁵ Anchito a Sauli anati kuli eve , '' Onani, muzimu woyipa wotumiwa na Mulungu ukuvuta . ¹⁶ Lekani ambuye wathu mulamulile akapolo wanu wamene wali pali imwe kuti wakasakile munthu wamene ni kaswili pakuyimba chisulo cha harpu . Ndipo pamene muzimu wankhonza watumiwa na Mulungu uzabwela pali imwe , yeve azayimba harpu ndipo imwe muzankhala bwino.'' ¹⁷ Sauli anati kuli wanchito wake , '' Nisakilileni munthu wamene angayimbe bwino ndipo mumulete kuno kuli ine. ¹⁸ Ndipo m'mozi wa anyamata ang'ono anayankha , kuti ''Ninaonapo mwana wa Jessi mu Bethelehemayiti , wamene na buso pakayimbidwe wolimba , munthu alibe mantha , nimunthu wankhondo , m'mozi wochenjela kakambidwe , mwamuna wokongola ; ndipo Mulungu alinayeve.'' ¹⁹ Nchifukwa chake Sauli anatuma nthumi kuli Jessi , nakunena kuti , nitumizilenu ine mwana wanu Davide wamene na nkhosa.'' ²⁰ Jessi anatenga donke wonyamula buledi , chikapu cha wayini , nakambuzi kang'ono nakuvitumiza pamozi na mwana wake Davide kuli Sauli. ²¹ Nipo Davide anabwela kuli Sauli nakungena nchito yake Sauli anamukonda maningi , ndipo anasanduka wonyamula Zida zankhondo za Sauli. ²² Sauli anatuma kuli Jessi , uthenga wokamba kuti ,''Muloleni Davide aziyimilila pali ine , pakuti eve wapeza chikondi mumenso mwanga .'' ²³ Nthawi zonse muzimu wankhanza ukankhala pali Sauli , Davide anatenga chisulo choyimbila cha harpu nakuliza . Apo Sauli anali kubwelelamo mum'tendele mumutima mwake , ndipo muzimu woyipa unali kuchokamo nakumusiya eve.