¹ Apo Davide anachokako kuja nakunthawila ku vilindi vamulupili vaku Adullamu. Pamene anazibale wake nawonse waku nyumba kwa atate bake wanavela za ichi wanayendako kwamene analili. ² Aliyense wamene anali kuvutika mumutima, aliyense wamene anali nankhongole, na aliyense wamene sanali wonkhutilawonse wanasonkhona momu zunguluka. Davide anasanduka kapitao wawo. Anali nachiwelengelo chapafupi fupi amuna folo handiledi pamozi naye. ³ Apo Davide anayenda ku Mizipa mu Moabu. Anati kuli mfumu yaku Moabu ,''Napapata lekeni atate na amai wanga wayende na imwe mpaka niziwe zamene Mulungu azanichitila. ⁴ Anawa siya kuli mfumu yaku Moabu. Atate wake na wa mai wake wanankhala na eve nthawi yonse yamene Davide anali mumalo yachitetezo chake. ⁵ Ndipo mneneli Gadi anati kuli Davide, ''osankhala mumalo yako yachitetezo. choka uyende ku malo ya Yudeya. Apo Davide anachoka nakuyenda musanga yaku Herethi. ⁶ Sauli anavela kuti Davide wapezeka,pamozi na banthu wamene wanelinaye. Apo Sauli anali nakhale mu Gibeya munsi mwa mtengo wa tamansiki ku Ramaha, na mkonde m'manja mwake, ndipo wonse wanchito wake waneli yimilile momuzunguluka. ⁷ Sauli anati kuli anchito wake wamene wanayimilila momuzunguluka, 'Mvelani manje , wanthu wa Benjamini ! Kushe mwana wa Jessi azakupasni minda na malo yolimapo mipesa imwe monse? Kushe azakupangani imwe monse akapitawo wa masauzande na makapi tawo wama handiledi, ⁸ Kuti yankhale malipilo yakuti imwe monse mukonzeke chiweubu moukila ine ? Palibe wa imwe wamene anamiuza ngati mwana wanga wapanga chipangano na mwana wa Jessi. Palibe mwa imwe wamene anivelela chifundo ine. Palibe mwa imwe womiuza kuti mwana wanga atumfya wanchito wanga Davide kuti ani ukile.Lelo abisama nakuyembekeza kuti anichite chipongwe ine.'' ⁹ Apo Doegi mu Endomayiti, wamene ali imilile pamozi na wanchito wa Sauli anayankha kuti, ''Ninaona mwana wa Jessi abwela ku Nobu, kuli Ahimelechi mwana wa Ahitabu. ¹⁰ Anapempha kuli Yehova kuti amuthandize,ndipo anamupasa zofunikila na Lupanga ya Goliyade mu Philisitina.'' ¹¹ Ndipo mfumu anatuma winangu kuti ayitane wansembe Ahimelechi mwana wa Ahitubu na wonse wakunyumba kwa atate wake, wansembe wamene anali mu Nobu. Wonse wanabwela kuli mfumu. ¹² Sauli anati ,'' mvela manje mwana wa Ahitubu ,''Anayankha nilipana ,mbuye wanga.'' ¹³ Sauli anati kuli eve ,''wakanzelanji upandu kuwavula ine ,iwe na muona wa Jessi , pakuti wamupasa buledi,na Lupanga ,ndipo kuti wapemphera kwa Mulungu kuti amuthandize ,pakuti aniukile ine ,kubisama mwachisinsi mwamene achitila masiku ano?'' ¹⁴ Apo Ahimelechi anayankha mfumu makunena kuti ,'' Ndani pakati pa wachinto wanu wonse ali okhulupilika monga Davide ,ndani mpongozi wa mfumu nakuti amalamulila ma bodigadi, ndipo niwolemekezeka munyumba mwanu? ¹⁵ Kushe nikuyamba lelo kuti napemphela kuli Mulungukuti aninthadize? Nchapatali kuchokela kwa ine !osaleka mfumu inivalike chilichonse ine kapolo wanu kapena yonse nyumba ya atate wanga. Pakuti kapolo wanu saziwako chilichonse za iyi nkhani yonse. ¹⁶ Mfumu inayankha ''zoona iwe uzafa,Ahimeleki, iwe na wonse wa munyumba mwa batate wako,'' ¹⁷ Mfumu inati kuli malonda wamene anali imilile momuzunguluka,''Piliukani Rakupaya wansembe wa Yehova.Chifukwa kwanja kwao naweve kuli na Davide,ndipo chifukwa wanaziwa kuti wathawa,koma sanaulule ichi kuli ine koma wachinto wa Sauli siwana chose kwanja kwao kupaya wansembe wa Yehova. ¹⁸ Apo mfumu inati kuli Doegu,''piliuka nakupaya wansembe.'' Apo Doegu mu Edomiti anapiliuka nakuyamba kucita chipongwe ansemb, anapaya eyite-fayivi wanthu woyala nyula yamapemphelo yalineni ephodi ija siku. ¹⁹ Anapaya futi nalupanga Nobu, muuzinda wa ansembe, babili wonse amuna na wakazi na bana natucheche, na ng'ombe zake zonse, mandonke na nkhosa anapaya na lupanga. ²⁰ Koma m'mozi wa wana wamuna wa Ahimelechi mwana wa Ahitubu, zina yake Abiathara, amazwenga nakuthawila kukonkha Davide. ²¹ Abiathara anauza Davide kuti Sauli anapaya onse ansembe a Yehova. ²² Davide anati kuli Abiathara, ''Ninaziwa pa siku ija, pamene Doegu mu Edomayiti anali kwamene, kuti vazoona azauza Sauli. Ndine nalengesa imfa iliyonse yamene yachitika mubanja mwa atate wako! ²³ Nkhala na ine ndipo osayopa, pakuti wamene asakila sakila moyo wako askile na wanga futi. Uzankhala pamozi na ine kulibe chokuyofya chili chonse ndipo osachita mantha.''