1 Samueri VaFirisitia vakatora areka yaMwari, vakaibvisa paEbhenezeri kuAshidhodhi. VaFirisitia pavakatora areka yaMwari, vakaipinza mumba waDhagoni, ndokuuisa parutivi rwaDhagoni. 5:3 Zvino veAshidhodhi vakati vachimuka mangwanani, onei Dhagoni aripo; akawira pasi nechiso chake pamberi peareka yaJehovha. Uye ivo akatora Dhagoni, akamumisazve panzvimbo yake. 5:4 Zvino vakati vachimuka mangwanani, onei Dhagoni arimo akawira pasi nechiso chake pamberi peareka yaJehovha; uye musoro waDhagoni nezvanza zvamaoko ake ose ari maviri akanga akagurwa pamusoro payo chikumbaridzo; Dhagoni akanga asara kwaari chete. Saka havazi vapristi vaDhagoni, navose vanopinda kuna Dhagoni tsika pachikumbaridzo chaDhagoni paAshidhodhi kusvikira nhasi. Asi ruoko rwaJehovha rwakatambudza veAshidhodhi, akavaparadza akavarova namamota, iro Ashidhodhi nenyika yaro. 5:7 Zvino varume veAshidhodhi vakati vachiona kuti ndizvo, vakati, Areka yaJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri ngaarege kugara nesu, nekuti ruoko rwake runotitambudza zvikuru pamusoro paDhagoni mwari wedu. 5:8 Naizvozvo vakatuma nhume kundounganidza madzishe ose avaFirisitia vakati, Tichadiniko neareka yaMwari waIsiraeri? Uye vakapindura, vakati, Areka yaMwari waIsiraeri ngaiendeswe ikoko Gati. Vakatakura areka yaMwari waIsraeri ikoko. 5:9 Zvino zvakaitika kuti vakati vaitakura, ruoko rwaJehovha Jehovha akarwa neguta nokuparadza kukuru kwazvo, akariparadza varume veguta, vaduku navakuru, vakanga vane mamota mukati mavo zvikamu zvakavanzika. 5:10 Naizvozvo vakatumira areka yaMwari Ekironi. Uye zvikaitika, saiye Areka yaMwari ikasvika paEkironi, vaEkironi vakadanidzira, vachiti, Vakadanidzira vauya neareka yaMwari waIsraeri kwatiri kuti vatiuraye uye kuti vatiuraye vanhu vedu. 5:11 Naizvozvo vakatuma nhume kundounganidza madzishe ose avaFirisitia vakati, Bvisai areka yaMwari waIsiraeri, idzokere kuna yake kuti irege kutiuraya, isu navanhu vedu; kuparadzwa muguta rose; ruoko rwaMwari rwakanga ruchirema kwazvo ikoko. 5:12 Varume, vasina kufa, vakarohwa namamota, nemhere mhere guta rakakwira kudenga.