SAMWELE APYANA UMUPINGUSHI ELI

(1 Samwele 1:1–7:17)

Ili ni nshita ya Mutebeto wa Kulonganika, kabili Hana, uwikala mu Rama, nasansamuka nga nshi.a Yehova nayasuka amapepo ya kwa Hana, kabili afyala umwana mwaume. Pa kufishapo umulapo wakwe, Hana atwala Samwele, umwana wakwe umwaume, ku kubombela pa “ng’anda ya kwa Yehova.” Ilyo alebombela palya, Samwele wacaice abo “wa kupyungila Yehova ku cinso ca kwa Eli shimapepo.” (1 Samwele 1:24; 2:11) Ilyo acili umwaice, Yehova alanda na wena, ukumwebo kuti ali no kukanda aba ng’anda ya kwa Eli. Ilyo Samwele akula, abantu bonse aba mu Israele baishiba ukuti ni kasesema wa kwa Yehova.

Mu kuya kwa nshita, abaPelishiti baimina abena Israele no kubalwisha. Basende Cipao no kwipaya abana ba kwa Eli babili. Ilyo umukoloci Eli aumfwa ifyacitika, apo pene e mifwile. “Apingwile Israele imyaka amakumi yane.” (1 Samwele 4:18) Ukusende Cipao kwaletelela abaPelishiti, e co babwesesha Icipao ku bena Israele. Samwele nomba e ulepingula abena Israele, kabili mu calo conse mwaba umutende.

BUSHE IMFUMU YA KUBALILAPO IYA BENA ISRAELE YALITUNGULWIKE NELYO IYO?

(1 Samwele 8:1–15:35)

Samwele wa cishinka kuli Yehova inshiku shonse isha mweo wakwe, lelo abana bakwe abaume tabenda muli bukapepa. Ilyo abakalamba ba mu Israele bafwaya imfumu ya buntunse, Yehova abasuminisha ukukwata imfumu. Samwele akonka ubutungulushi bwa kwa Yehova kabili asuba Shauli, umulumendo wayemba umwina Benjamini, ukuba imfumu. Shauli akosha ubufumu bwakwe lintu acimfya abena Amone.

Umwaume wa bulamba Yonatani, umwana uwa kwa Shauli, acimfya abaPelishiti abengi abalelinda abena Israele. Umulalo ukalamba uwa baPelishiti waimina abena Israele no kubalwisha. Shauli asakamikwa, kabili pa kubulwe cumfwila aituulila ilambo umwine. Na kabili Yonatani washipa aya no wa kusenda ifyanso fyakwe no kucimfya abaPelishiti na bambi abengi. Na lyo line, Shauli ayangufyanya ukulapa umulapo kabili walenga ukuti bafilwe ukucimfya abaPelishiti bonse. Shauli aya alelwa na balwani bakwe bonse ‘abamushingulwike.’ (1 Samwele 14:47) Ilyo acimfya abena Amaleke, apula mwi funde lya kwa Yehova lintu asunga ‘icapeelwa ku konaulwa.’ (Ubwina Lebi 27:28, 29, NW) Icafumamo ca kuti Yehova apoka Shauli ubufumu.

KACEMA WACAICE ASALWA UKUBE MFUMU

(1 Samwele 16:1–31:13)

Samwele asuba Davidi uwa mu mukowa wa kwa Yuda ukuba imfumu ya ku ntanshi. Tapakokwele, Davidi aipaya umuPelishiti ipaka Galyati kwi libwe fye limo ilya mu ca kusukushilako. Davidi na Yonatani baba ifibusa fine fine. Shauli asonta Davidi ukuba mushika wa fita fyakwe. Ilyo Davidi acimfya sana, abanakashi ba mu Israele batendeka ukwimba ulwimbo lwa kutasha abati: “Shauli aipaya abakwe amakana, Davidi aipaya abakwe amakana amakumi.” (1 Samwele 18:7) Pa mulandu wa kalumwa, Shauli afwaya ukwipaya Davidi. Pa numa ya kumupusa imiku itatu kuli Shauli, Davidi abutuka kabili alalulumba fye.

Pa myaka iyo Davidi alebutuka kuli Shauli, imiku ibili Davidi akaana ukwipaya Shauli. Akumanya Abigaili uwayemba kabili mu kuya kwa nshita amuupa. Ilyo abaPelishiti baima ku kulwisha abena Israele, Shauli aipusha kuli Yehova. Lelo Yehova alileka ukumusenamina. Samwele na o alifwa. Shauli asakamikwa kabili aya ku ubuke mbuko kabili bamweba ukuti alaipaiwa mu bulwi bwa kulwisha abaPelishiti. Muli ubu bulwi Shauli bamucene cibi, kabili abana bakwe abaume baipaiwa. Ilyashi lyapwa lintu Shauli acimfiwa no kwipaiwa. Davidi acili alabutuka Shauli.