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27 Davide wakati mu mtima wake: “Zuŵa ndimoza, nizamufwa mu woko la Sauli. Ipo chiwemi nichimbilire+ ku charu cha Ŵafilisiti. Sauli wavukenge kunipenja mu vigaŵa vyose vya Israyeli+ ndipo niponenge ku woko lake.” 2 Ntheura Davide wakawuka pamoza na ŵanalume 600+ awo ŵakaŵa nayo, ŵakaluta kwa Akishi+ mwana wa Mawoki, themba la Gati. 3 Davide wakakhala na Akishi mu Gati, iyo na ŵanalume ŵake, waliyose na ŵamunyumba yake. Davide wakaŵa na ŵawoli ŵake ŵaŵiri, Ahinowamu+ Muyezireli na Abigelu+ Mukarimeli, chokoro cha Nabala. 4 Sauli wakati wapulika kuti Davide wachimbilira ku Gati, wakaleka kumupenja.+

5 Davide wakati kwa Akishi: “Usange nasanga uwemi pamaso pinu, munipe malo mu umoza wa misumba ya ku mizi, kuti nkhakhaleko. Ka muteŵeti winu wachite kukhala pamoza na imwe mu msumba wachifumu?” 6 Pa zuŵa lira Akishi wakamupa Zikilagi.+ Lekani Zikilagi ngwa mathemba gha Yuda m’paka lero.

7 Davide wakakhala ku mizi ya Ŵafilisiti chaka chimoza na myezi yinayi.+ 8 Davide wakakweranga na ŵanalume ŵake kukawukira Ŵageshuri,+ Ŵagizi, na Ŵaamaleki,+ pakuti ndiwo ŵakakhalanga mu charu kwambira ku Telamu m’paka ku Shura,+ kukafika ku charu cha Eguputo. 9 Para Davide wawukira charu, wakasidangamo munthu chara, kwali ni mwanalume panji mwanakazi.+ Wakayoranga mberere, ng’ombe, mbunda, ngamila, na vyakuvwara, na kuwelera kwa Akishi. 10 Akishi wakamufumbanga kuti: “Kasi muhanya uno wakarwanga nkhu?” Davide wakatenge: “Chigaŵa cha kumwera* kwa Yuda”+ panji “Chigaŵa cha kumwera kwa Ŵayerahimeli”+ panji “Chigaŵa cha kumwera kwa Ŵakeni.”+ 11 Davide wakasidangako munthu chara, kwali ni mwanalume panji mwanakazi kwiza nayo ku Gati, chifukwa wakatenge: “Kuti ŵaleke kukatiphara kuti: ‘Ivi ndivyo Davide wanguchita.’” (Ndimo wakachitiranga nyengo yose iyo wakakhalira mu mizi ya Ŵafilisiti.) 12 Ntheura Akishi wakamugomezga Davide, mu mtima wake wakatenge: ‘Wajitinkhiska ku ŵanthu ŵakwake, Ŵaisrayeli. Sono waŵenge muteŵeti wane muyirayira.’