1 Pavuli paku ivi Davidi wangupunda ŵaFilisti, ndi kuŵathereska, ndipo wanguto Gati ndi mizi yake kutuwa mu manja gha ŵaFilisti.
Mungataulanga ichi mu Gata cha, rekani kuchimemeza mu miseu ya Ashikeloni; vinu ŵangakondwere ŵana ŵanthukazi ŵa ŵaFilisti vinu ŵana ŵanthukazi ŵa mbura kuchinjika ŵangalankhanga.
Ndipo Sauli wanguti wavwa kuti Davidi wathaŵiya ku Gata, kuti wangumpenja so cha.
Viyo ŵangudanana ndi kuwungana pamoza mafumu ghose gha ŵaFilisti, ŵanguti, “Tikachitanganji ndi bokosi laku Chiuta wa ŵaYisraele?” Wangwamuka ŵanguti, “Rekani bokosi laku Chiuta waku Yisraele litoreke ku Gata.” Viyo ŵanguruta nalo ku Gata.
viyo chamkondweskani imwe kutumbika nyumba ya mteŵeti winu, mwakuti yiŵengepaurongo pinu muyaya; pakuti chenicho imwe Ambuya mwatumbika, Chituwa chakutumbikika muyaya.
Ndipo wangupunda Moabu, ndipo ŵaMoabu ŵanguŵa ŵanthu ŵaku Davidi ndi ŵamuthuliyanga vithulu.
Misumba yo ŵaFilisti ŵanguronda ku ŵaYisraele yinguwezgeke ku ŵaYisraele kutuwa ku Ekroni mpaka ku Gata; ndipo ŵaYisraele ŵangupoka chigaŵa chawo kujanja la ŵaFilisti. Panguŵa so chimangu pakati pa ŵaYisraele ndi ŵaAmori.
Gati, Meresha, ndi Zifi,