Jonatani, mwana wakuyamba wa mambo Sauli, akhali mcikunda wakulimba mtima. Davide adalewa kuti iye akhacita bzinthu mwakamfulumize kuposa mphungu, ndipo akhalimbo wamphanvu kwene-kwene kuposa mphondolo. Pa nsiku inango, Jonatani na mthandizi wace adawona Afilisteu wakukwana 20 omwe akhali pa phiri. Tenepo, Jonatani adauza mthandizi waceyo kuti: ‘Afilisteu wale akaticemera kuti tikamenyane nawo pa phiri pale, n’cizindikiro cakuti Yahova an’tithandiza.’ Ndipo mpsimwebzoletu bzomwe Afilisteuwo adacita. Iwo adawacemera, ndipo Jonatani na mthandizi waceyo adakwira pa phiripo, acikakunda Afilisteuwo.

Pakuti Jonatani akhali mwana wakuyamba wa Sauli, ndiye omwe angadapita pa mbuto ya pai wace ninga mambo. Tsono Jonataniyo akhadziwa kuti Davide ndiye omwe akhadasankhulidwa na Yahova kuti akhale mambo wa Ajirayeri. Napo bzikhali tenepoyo, Jonatani alibe kumucitira nsanje. M’mbuto mwace, Davide na Jonatani adakhala axamwali wa ponde-mpondembo. Iwo adapicirana kuti angadakhotcererana. Ndipo Jonatani adapasa Davide mkanjo, mphanga, uta pabodzi na sintu yace ninga umboni bwa mbverano wawoyo.

Pomwe Davide akhathawa Sauli, Jonatani adayenda kagumana na Davideyo, acikamuuza kuti: ‘Khwimika Davide, ndipo limba mtima. Yahova wasankhula iwepo kuti ukhale mambo. Ndipo pai wangu akudziwambo bzimwebzo.’ Kodi ungafunembo kukhala na xamwali ninga Jonatani?

Jonatani akhaikha moyo wace pa ngozi kazinji-kense kuti athandize xamwali wace Davide. Pomwe Jonatani adadziwa kuti pai wace Sauli akhafuna kupha Davide, iye adacita ciri-cense kuti Sauli acinje nzeru zace. Tsono Sauli adakalipa na Jonatani. Ndipo na kupita kwa nthawe, Sauli adadzafa ku nkhondo pabodzi na Jonataniyo.

Pomwe Jonatani adafa, Davide adanyang’ana Mefiboseti, mwana wa Jonatani, acimuuza kuti: ‘Pakuti pai wako akhali xamwali wangu, inepano nditi ndikusamalire pa moyo wako wense. Iwepo uti ukakhale m’nyumba mwangu, ndipo un’dzadya cakudya cangu.’ Bzimwebzi bzinkulatiza kuti Davide akhalibe kumuyebwa xamwali wace, Jonatani.

Pomwe Sauli adafa, Davide adadzakhala mambo pomwe akhana magole 30 yakubadwa. Patapita magole, nsiku inango usiku, iye akhali padzulu pa nyumba yace, ndipo adawona mkazi wakudeka kwene-kwene omwe akhasamba. Iye akhali Bateseba, mkazi wa mcikunda wa Davideyo omwe akhacemeredwa Uriya. Ndipo Davide adacemeresa Batesebayo, acigona naye m’nyumba mwacemo. Tsono pomwe Bateseba adakhala na pathupi, Davide adayezera kubisa bzomwe akhadacitabzo mwa kuphesa mwamuna waceyo, acimulowoleratu Batesebayo.

Tsono Yahova akhawona bzakuipa bzense bzomwe bzikhacitikabzo. Kodi n’ciyani comwe iye adacita? Iye adatumiza mpolofeta wace Natani kwa Davide, acikamuuza kuti: ‘Munthu m’bodzi wakudala ana mabira mazinji, ndipo munango wakusauka akhana bira wace m’bodzi yekha, ndipo akhamufuna kwene-kwene. Tsono munthu wakudalayu waba bira wa nyakusaukayu.’ Pamwepo, Davide adakalipa kwene-kwene, aciti: ‘Munthu wakudalayo, an’funika kuphedwa!’ Ndipo Natani adati kwa Davideyo: ‘Munthu wakudalayo ndimwepoletu!’ Tenepo Davide adasunama kwene-kwene, aciuza Nataniyo kuti: ‘Ndaphonyera Yahova!’ Pikado yaceyo idabweresa mabvuto mazinji kwa iye na banja lace lense. Tsono Yahova alibe kumupha thangwe iye adabzicepswa, acibvuma kuphonya kwaceko.

Davide adafuna kumangira Yahova tempwlo, tsono Yahovayo adasankhula Salomau, mwana wa Davideyo kuti amange tempwloyo. Ndipo Davide adayamba kukonzekera bzinthu kuti apase Salomau, ndipo adati: ‘Salomau akali tswaka, ndipo tempwlo ya Yahova in’funika kukhala yakudeka kwene-kwene. Ndipopa inepano ndinimuthandiza.’ Davide adapereka kobiri zizinji zakuthandizira kumangidwa kwa tempwloyo. Iye adanyang’ana anyabasa azinji wa luso, ndipo adakonkhanisa oro, siriva na matabwa kuti amangire tempwloyo. Pomwe akhadasala pang’ono kufa, Davide adauza Salomau kuti: ‘Yahova wandiuza kuti ndidzakufotokozere momwe udzamangire tempwlo yace. Leka kugopa mwanangu. Yahova an’dzakuthandiza. Limba mtima, ndipo phata basa.’