1. Ndipo Samueli anamwalira; ndi Aisrayeli onse anaunjikana pamodzi nalira maliro ace, namuika m'nyumba yace ku Rama. Davide nanyamuka, natsikira ku cipululu ca Parana.
2. Ndipo panali munthu ku Maoni, amene katundu wace anali ku Karimeli; iyeyu anali womveka ndithu, anali nazo nkhosa zikwi zitatu, ndi mbuzi cikwi cimodzi; ndipo analikusenga nkhosa zace ku Karimeli.
3. Tsono dzina la munthuyo ndiye Nabala, ndi dzina la mkazi wace ndiye Abigayeli; ndiye mkazi wa nzeru yabwino, ndi wa nkhope yokongola; koma mwamunayo anali waphunzo ndi woipa macitidwe ace; ndipo iye anali wa banja la Kalebi.
4. Ndipo Davide anamva kucipululu kuti Nabala alinkusenga nkhosa zace.
5. Davide natuma anyamata khumi, nanena kwa anyamatawo, Mukwere ku Karimeli, mumuke kwa Nabala ndi kundilankhulira iye;
6. ndipo muzitero kwa wodalayo, Mtendere ukhale pa inu, mtendere ukhalenso pa nyumba yanu, ndi mtendere ukhale pa zonse muli nazo.
7. Ndipo tsono ndamva kuti muli nao osenga nkhosa; abusa anu amene anali ndi ife, sitinawacititsa manyazi, ndipo panalibe kanthu kao kadasowa, nthawi yonse anakhala iwo ku Karimeli.
8. Mufunse anyamata anu, adzakuuzani; cifukwa cace muwakomere mtima anyamata awa, pakuti tirikufika tsiku labwino; mupatse ciri conse muli naco m'dzanja lanu, kwa anyamata anu, ndi kwa mwana wanu Davide.
9. Ndipo pakufika anyamata a Davide, analankhula ndi Nabala monga mau aja onse m'dzina la Davide, naleka.
10. Koma Nabala anayankha anyamata a Davide nati, Davide ndani? ndi mwana walese ndani? Makono ano pali anyamata ambiri akungotaya ambuye ao.
11. Kodi ndidzatenga mkate wanga, ndi madzi anga, ndi nyama imene ndinaphera osenga nkhosa anga, ndi kuzipatsa anthu amene sindidziwa kumene afumira?