2 Kumanyuma, apo Sauli wakaŵa themba lithu, iwe ndiwe ukalongozganga Israyeli pa nkhondo zake.*+ Ndipo Yehova wakati kwa iwe: ‘Uliskenge ŵanthu ŵane Israyeli, ndipo uŵenge mulongozgi pa Israyeli.’”+

7 “Ukayowoye ichi kwa muteŵeti wane Davide: ‘Yehova wa mawumba wakuti: “Nkhakutora ku malo ghakuliskako viŵeto, uko ukalondezganga miskambo, kuti uŵe mulongozgi wa ŵanthu ŵane Israyeli.+ 8 Niŵenge nawe kulikose uko ukuya,+ ndipo nimalenge* ŵalwani ŵako wose panthazi pako.+ Nikupangirenge zina, nga ni zina la ŵanthu ŵakumanyikwa ŵa charu.+ 9 Ŵanthu ŵane Israyeli niŵamikirenge malo na kuŵakhazika, ŵakhalenge mwenemumo kwambura kutimbanizgikaso. Ŵanthu ŵaheni ŵaŵayuzgengeso* chara nga umo ŵakachitira kumanyuma,+ 10 kufuma mu zuŵa ilo nkhimikira ŵeruzgi pa ŵanthu ŵane Israyeli.+ Nithereskenge ŵalwani ŵako wose.+ Kweniso nkhukuphalira kuti: ‘Yehova wakuzengerenge nyumba.’

4 Ndipouli, Yehova Chiuta wa Israyeli wakanisora pa wose mu nyumba ya adada kuŵa themba pa Israyeli muyirayira.+ Pakuti wakasora Yuda kuŵa mulongozgi,+ ndipo pa nyumba ya Yuda wakasora nyumba+ ya adada, pa ŵana ŵa adada, wakazomerezga ine, kuniŵika themba pa Israyeli+ yose.