¹ Manje wa Philisiti anakolonganika magulu yawo ya ankhondo kuti wakamenyane . Wanakumanilana pa Sokohu , yamene ili ku yuda wanali watamanga misasa yawo pakati pa Sokohu na Azekaha , mu Ephesi Damulimi. ² Sauli na amuna aku Israeli wanamanga misasa yawo mu vale yaku Elahu naku lemba muzele wankhondo kuti akumane na ma Philisiti. ³ A Philisti anayimilila kumbali imozi pa lupili ndipo Israeli anayimilila pa lupilin kumbali inangu na vale yenze pakati pawo. ⁴ Mwamuna wamphamvu anatulukila kuchokela mu musasa wa ma Philisiti zina yake Goliyade sikisi mipimo na kolundapo . ⁵ Anali na chisote chapangwa na malata pa mutu pake , ndipo anavala chikhoti chankhondo chopangiwa natumalata . Chikhoti chinalema fayivi sauzande masikelo ya mwala wa bulonzi. ⁶ Anali na za bulonzi m'mendo mwake mikondo wa bulonzi munkwapa mwake . ⁷ Ndodo yogwirilako mukondo wake inali yikulu nakanthambo ka kotoni kaponyelako manga mwamene wankhalila kotoni ku chasokelako. Mutu wa nkhondo wake unalemela sikisi handeledi ma shekelo ya chisulo , womunyamulila chozichingilizilako anatangilako pasogolo. ⁸ Anayimilila wakukuwilila pamene panali a Israeli mumisasa yawo , ''Mwabwelele chani kutanthama kuti timenyane ? Kodi ine sindine mu Philisiti nanga imwe sindimwe akapolo wa Sauli ? Zisankhileni muthu mweka ndipo mulekeni aseluke abwele kunu kuli ine . ⁹ Ngati angakwanise kumenyana nakunipaya nishi ise tizankhala akapolo wanu. Koma ngati nizamugonjesa nakumupaya , nishi imwe muzankhala akapolo wanthu nakutisewenzela . ¹⁰ Nafuti uja mu Philisiti anati , '' Nisusana na mandindo wa Israeli lelo . Nipaseni munthu kuti Aimenyane naye.'' ¹¹ Pamene Sauli na Israeli yonse inamvela chamene Muphilisiti anakamba , wanamvela ulesi nakuyopa maningi. ¹² Manje Davide anali mwana wa mu Ephrathiti waku Betelehemu mu yudeya wamene ziwa yake anali Jesssi. Anali na bana wali eyiti wamuna . Jessi anali munthu wokalamba mumasiku ya Sauli , anali nkhalamba maningi pakati pa wamuna . ¹³ Watatu wakulu maningi wana wa Jessi anali watakonkha Sauli konkhondo . Mazina ya bana wake watatu wamene wanayenda kunkhondo anali Elibu woyamba kubadwa , wachiwili kuli eve ni Abinadabu , ndipo wachitatu anali Shamma. ¹⁴ Davide ndiye anali mung'ono maningi Batatu wakulu maningi wana konkha Sauli kunkhondo . ¹⁵ Apo Davide anali kuyenda yenda uku na uku pakati pa gulu ya ankhondo wa Sauli na nkhosa na atate ku Bethelehemu pakuti aziwadyesa . ¹⁶ Kwa masiku tote munthu wamphamvu wa a Philisiti anali kubwela pafupi na mumawa na mumazulokuzipoteka yeka kuti wamenyane. ¹⁷ Apa Jessi anati kuli mwana wake Davide ,''Peleka kwaazibale wa ko efa imozi ya Nshawa na yiwaya vokazinga , na aya mikhate yali teni , nakuvipeleka musanga kuli azibale wako. ¹⁸ Nafuti upeleke ivi vakudya vamkaka vili teni kuli kapitawo wawo , uja sogolela asilikali sauzande . Uwone mwamene alili azibale wako ndipo uleteko kuno umboni walkuti wali chabe bwino. ¹⁹ Azibale wako wali na Sauli na bamuna wonse wanu Isreali mu vale ya ku Elaha, wamenyana nama Philisiti.'' ²⁰ Davide anauka m'mamawa nakusiya viweto mumanja mwa nchiweta . Anatenga vopeleka nakuchoka , monga chabe mwamene Jessi anamulamulila eve. Anabwela mu kampu panthawi yamene asilikli wanali kuyenda kamuzele wo menyanilanapo alikuliza belu yankhondo. ²¹ Ndipo Israeli na asilikali wa a Philisiti wanatanthamila kumenyana , gulu ya asilikali kumenyana na gulu ya asilikali. ²² Davide anasiya vatundu wake kuli wosunga votumizidwa , anathamangila gulu ya wankhondo , nakuposhana na azibale wake. ²³ Pamene anali kukamba nawo , mwamuna wamphamvu , mu Philisiti waku Gathi , Goliade zina yake , ndipo anatulukila kuchoka kumbali ya a Philisiti , na kuncha mau yamozi na yamozi monga poyambilila , na Davidde anayamvela . ²⁴ Pamene onse amuna aku Israeli banaona uyu munthu ,wana thawa kuchoka kwe anali ndipo anachita mantha maningi. ²⁵ Amuna aku Israeli anati mwamuona uyu munthu wamene wayimilila ? Abwela kumushusha Israeli . Mfumu izapasa chuma chambili kuli munthu wamene azamupaya , nakupasa mwana wake mkazi kuli uyu munthu kuti amukwatile , ndipo azachitisa nyumba ya batate wake owasuliwa kuleka kupeleka musonkho mu Israeli. ²⁶ Davide anati kuli azimuna wamene anyimilila pafupi naye , ''Nichani chizachitika kuli munthu wamene azapaya uyu mu Philisiti nakuchosa manyazi pali Israeli ? Ndani uyu mu Philisitini wasadulidwa kuti azi delela magulu ankhondo a Yehova wa moyo?'' ²⁷ Banthu wanabwezapo vamene analikukamba nakuwuza kuti , '' Va chancho ndiye vamene vizachitika kuli munthu wamene azapaya uyu Philisiti .'' ²⁸ Eliabu mukulu maningi pa nzikulu wake monse analimwela pamene Davide anali kukamba na waja banthu . Ukali wa Eliabu unabuka kukwiyila Davide , ndipo anati , '' Wabwelela chani kuno? '' Wasiyila ndani tuviweto tung'ono tuja musanga ? Niziwa chimeko chako , nazochita zosatongosoka zamumutima mwako ; pakuti watelemukila kuno pakuti uone kumenyana .'' ²⁹ Davide anati , ''Nachita chani manje ? siinali funso chabe?'' ³⁰ Ana piliwukila winangu, nakukamba munjila imozi na imozi. Banthu wanayankha vinthu vimozi monga nipoyamba. ³¹ Pamene mau yamene Davide anakamba yanamveka, masoja anayabwezapo kuli Sauli , ndipo anatuma nthumi kumuitana Davide. ³² Ndipo Davide anati kuli Sauli , ''Mtima wa munthu aliyonse usakomoke chifukwa cha mu Philisiti uyu ; apolo wana nizayenda na kumenyana na mu Philisiti uyu. '' ³³ Sauli anati kuli Davide , '' Siungakwanise kuyenda kushushana na uyu nu Philisiti loko kumenyana naye ; chifukwa ndiwe chabe munyamata , koma eve ni munthu wankhondo kuchokela ku ufana wake.'' ³⁴ Koma Davide anati kuli Sauli , '' Kapolo wanu ninalikusonga nkhosa za atate wanga . Pamene mkango nangu beya vinalikubwela na kugwilapo kamwana kankhosa kuchosa paviweto, ³⁵ ninali ku chipilikisa na kuchimenya , naku kapulumusa kukachosa mukamwa mwake . Chinyama chifa chikaukila ine , ninali kuchigwila ndevu , kuchimenya , nakuchipaya.'' ³⁶ Kapolo wanu nipayapo kudala vonse vibili mkango na beya uyu mu Philisiti wosaduliwa aza sanduka monga m'mozi wa ivi vinyama ve nakambapo , pakuti ayambana na magulu ya ankhondo a Yehova wamoyo.'' ³⁷ Davide anati , '' Yehova ananileselela ine kunichosa kukwando kwake kokabawula kwa nkhalamu na kwa beya . Azanileselela kunichosa mukwanja kwa uyu muPhilisitina. '' Apo Sauli anati kuli Davide , venda , ndipo Yehova ankhale na iwe.'' ³⁸ Sauli anavalika Davide zida zake za nkhondo . Anayika chisote chamalata ya bulonzi pamutu pake , ndipo anamuvalika chikhoti chopangiwa na tumalata tung'ono tung'ono. ³⁹ Davide anasomeka lupanga yake muli ivi vovala vankhondo . Koma sanakwanise kuyenda chifukwa sianachite navo chikonzekelo . Apo Davide anati kuli Sauli , siningayende kunkhondo na ivi pakuti sinanakonzekele naveve .'' Choncho Davide anavi vula nija vevala vankhondo. ⁴⁰ Anatenga ndodo yake mumanja nakudoba tumyala tuli fiyivi kuchoka mukamufolo kamene kamapeleka manzi kukamawa ku kulu . nakuyayika mukachola kamuchiweta . Malegeni yake yenze mumanja pamene anafika pafupi na mu Philisitina. ⁴¹ Mu Philisitina anbwela nakupalamilana na Davide , apo wonyamula chishongo wake ali pasogolo pake. ⁴² Pamene mu Philisitina anayangana pozunguluka nakuwona Davide , anamusula ndaba anali m 'nyamata chabe , ndipo wamonekedwe akongola ndi yowala na yosweta. ⁴³ Apo mu Philisitina anati kuli Davide , '' Kodi ndine galu , pakuti ubwele kuli ine na mitengo ? '' , ndipo mu Philisitina anatembelela Davide kusewenzesa milangu ya kwao. ⁴⁴ Mu Philisiti anati kuli Davide , '' Bwela kuli ine ndipo nizapasa nyama yako kuvinyoni va mumwamba nakuvinyama vamusanga .'' ⁴⁵ Davide anayankha mu Philisitina kuti , '' Iwe wabwela kuli ine na panga , mkondo , nacholasilako chamutengo . Koma ine nibwela kuli iwe muzina ya yehova wamakhamu , Mulunu wa magulu ankhondo aku Israeli wamene wanyoza. ⁴⁶ Lelo Yehova azanipasa ine kupambana pali iwe ndipo nizakupaya iwe nakukufuwa mutu kushosa kuthupi yako . Lelo ine niza pasa mitembo yama Philisitina vinyama vamusanga , pakuti , ziko yapansi yonse izaziwa kuti kuli Mulungu mu Israeli, ⁴⁷ ndipo kuti musonkhano wonse uyu uziwe kuti Yehova sapasa chigonjeso kupitila muli mapanga na mikondo . Pakuti nkhondo niya Yehova ndipo azakupasani mumanja mwathu.'' ⁴⁸ Pamene mu Philisitina ananyamuka nakufendela pafupi na Davide ,apo Davide anathamanga mwamusanga kuyenda kuli gulu yankhondo ya adani kuti akumane naye. ⁴⁹ Davide anangenesa kwanja yake mukachola kake , anachosamokamwala kosalala, anakazungulusa komangilila kunthambo nakukaponya kwa Goliade pamphumi , ndipo anagwa choyang'ana nkhope yake pansi. ⁵⁰ Davide anagonjesa mu Philisiti naka nthambo na mwala anachaya mu Philisiti na kumupaya . Munalibe panga mumanja mwa Davide. ⁵¹ Apo Danide anathamanga nakukwela pa mu Philisiti nakutenga panga yake , nakuisolola kunja kwa chikwama chake , nakupaya ene , nakumujuwa nacho mutu . Pamene Aphilisiti anaona kuti munthuwao wamphamvu wafa wanathawa. ⁵² Ndipo banthu waku Israeli na Yudeya wananyamuka nakupunda , nakupilikisa mumambuyo mwa ma Philisiti mpaka kufikisana ku vale namageti yaku Ekiloni . Ma Philisiti wokufa wanagona mumbali mwa njila yoyenda ku Shaaraimu , njila yonse yaku Gathi na Ekroni. ⁵³ Bathu waku Isreli wanabwelela ku chokela mukupepeka ma Philisiti ndipo wanapoka vinthu venzeli mu misasa yawo. ⁵⁴ Davide ananyamula mutu wa mu Philisiti nakuwubwelesa ku Yelusalemu , koma anaika zida zankhondo zamu Philisiti kutenti yake eve Davide. ⁵⁵ Pamene Sauli anaona Davide ayenda kunja kukamenyana na mu Philisiti , anati kuli Abinala kapitawo wa a nkhondo ,'' Abinala mwana wandani uyu munyamata ? '' Abinala anayankha , '' Malinga mulona moyo , mfumu ine siniziwa.'' ⁵⁶ Mfumu inakamba kuti, '' Funsa kuli waja wamene wangaziwe , kuti m'nyamata ni mwana wandani .'' ⁵⁷ Pamene Dvide anabwelela kuchokela mkupaya mu Philisiti , Abinala anamutenga naku mubwelesa kuli Sauli na Mutu wa mu Philisiti mumanja mwake . ⁵⁸ Sauli anati kuli eve, '' Ndiwe mwana wa ndani , iwe m'nyamata mufana? Davide anayankha , '' Ndine mwana wa kapolo wanu Jessi mu Bethelehemayiti.''