¹ Sauli anati kuli mwana wake Jonathani na kuli wanchito wake wonse kuti wafunika kumupaya Davide . Koma Jonathani , mwana wa Sauli , anali kukondwela maningi na Davide. Nchifukwa chake Jonathani anauza Davide , '' Sauli tate wanga afuna kukupaya iwe . ² Nchifukwa chake uchenjele kuseni ndipo uzibise mumalo osaziwika . ³ Ine nizayenda kunja nakuimilila pafupi na batate wanga munsanga mwamene uzankhala , nakukamba na watate wanga za iwe . Nikayenda kuziwapo vilivonse ine nizakuwuza.'' ⁴ Jonathani anakamba bwino kuli tate wake za Davide nakunena kuti eve kuti , osati mfumu ichimwile kapolo wake Davide . Pakuti sianakulakwilani imwe, ndiponso zichitidwe zake zakuletelani ubwino. ⁵ Pakuti anatenga moyo wake mumanja mwake popaya mu Philisiti . Yehova analeta kuchimfya kukulu kuli Israeli yonse . Munachiona ici nakukondwela maningi.Nchifukwa chani mufuna kuchimwila mwazi wosalakwa po paya Davide kulibe chifukwa?'' ⁶ Sauli anali kumuelelela Jonathani . Sauli analapila kuti, ''' Malingana Yehova niwamoyo , sazapayiwa.'' ⁷ Apo Jonathani anayitana Davide , ndipo Jonathani anamuwuza izi zinthu zonse , Jonathani anabwelesa Davide kuli Sauli , ndipo anali mumenso mwake monga kudala. ⁸ Kunali nkhondo futi , ndipo Davide anayenda kunja kukamenyana nama Philisiti nakuwa gonjesa nakuwapaya maningi . Wanamuthawa. ⁹ Muzimu woyipa wotumiziwa na Yehova unabwela pali Sauli pamene anali kunkhala munyumba mwake na mkondo wake mumanja ndipo pamene Davide anali kuliza chisulo chake . ¹⁰ Sauli anayeselela kumuphinila kuchiwumba namukondo Davide , koma anamyomyoloka kuthawa panali Sauli , mwakuti Sauli analasa muchiwumba na ija mkondo . Davide anajumpha nakuthawa uja usiku. ¹¹ Sauli anatuma nthumwi zake kunyumba kwao Davide kumulonda pakuti akamupaye kuseni . Michala , mkazi wa Davide , anamuwuza , ''Ngati siupulumusa moyo wako usiku walelo mailo uzapayiwa.'' ¹² Apo Michala anaselusa Davide kupitila pa windo . Eve anayenda nakuthawa, nakusowa. ¹³ Michala anatenga chikadoli chamunyumba wakuchigoneka pa bedi . Ndipo anayika pillo wa masaka yambuzi kumitu , nakuchiphimbana vovala. ¹⁴ Pamene Sauli anatenga nthumwi kuti zitenge Davide , mkazi wake anati , '' Mwodwala.'' ¹⁵ Apo Sauli anatuma nthumwi zoyenda kumuona Davide ; anati , ''Muleteni kuno kuli ine mubedi , pakuti nimupaye.'' ¹⁶ Pamene anthumwi wanangena mukati , onani ; chikadoli chamunyumba chinaligone pabedi pamozi napillo ya masaka ya mbuzi kumitu kwake . ¹⁷ Sauli anati kuli Michala . ''Waninamila chani nakulekelela mudani wanga ayenda , pakuti athawa nakusowa ?'' Michala anayankha Sauli , ''Anati kuli ine , ' Nileke niyende ufuna nikupayile chani iwe?'' ¹⁸ Apo Davide anatthamanga nakuthawa , ndipo anayenda kuli Samueli ku Roma na kumuuza zonse zamene Sauli anachita kuli eve. Apo eve na Samueli anayenda na kunkhala ku Nayothi. ¹⁹ Chimauziwa kuli Sauli , kuti , ''Onani , Davide aliku Nayothi mu Roma.'' ²⁰ Apo Sauli anatuma nthumwi kuti akamugwilile Davide . Pamene anaona gulu ya aneneli ili kusesema , ndipo Samueli amilila monga musogoleli wawo , muzimu wa Mulungu unabwela pali waja nthumwi wa Sauli , ndipo naweve wananenera. ²¹ Pamene Sauli anuziwa za ichi, anatuma nthumwi zinangu , ndipo naweve anachita uneneli . Ndipo Sauli anatuma ma nthumwi wenangu gulu yachitatu, naweve futi wanasesema . ²² Ndipo na yeve anayenda ku Roma anakufika chisime chitali chaku Seku . Anafunsa , '' Alikuti Smueli na Davide?'' Winangu anakamba kuti , ''Onani, wali pa Nayothi mu Roma . '' ²³ Sauli anayenda ku Nayothi mu Roma.Muzimu wa mulungu unabwela pali eve,ndipo pamene anali kuyenda ananenela mpaka anafika pa Nayothi mu Roma. ²⁴ Anavula mochita kung'amba vovala vake kunenela nayeve mumenso mwa Samueli . Anagona chinthako muzuba monse na usiku wonse . Ichi nichifukwa chake wana funsa '' Kushe Sauli anayeve ali m'mozi wa aneneli?''