1 Samueri
Zvino Dhavhidhi akasvika Nobhi kuna Ahimereki mupristi, Ahimereki akatya
paungano yaDhavhidhi, akati kwaari, Sei uri woga, usina?
Unewe here?
21:2 Dhavhidhi akati kuna Ahimereki muprista, "Mambo akandirayira
akati kwandiri, Ngakurege kuva nomunhu unoziva chinhu pamusoro pako
basa randinokutuma naro, nezvandakakuraira;
ndakagadza varanda vangu kunzvimbo yakati neyokuti.
Naizvozvo zvino, muneiko pano? ndipei zvingwa zvishanu mukati
ruoko rwangu, kana chii chiripo.
Mupristi akapindura Dhavhidhi, akati, Hapana chingwa chinosidyiwa pasi pano
ruoko rwangu, asi chingwa chitsvene ndicho chiripo; kana majaya akachengeta
ivo pachavo kubva kuvakadzi.
21:5 Dhavhidhi akapindura mupristi, akati kwaari: Zvirokwazvo vakadzi vanawo
takadziviswa kubva kwatiri mazuva anenge matatu kubva pandakabuda uye
midziyo yamajaya itsvene, nechingwa chisina kudyiwa;
zvirokwazvo, kunyange chakaitwa chitsvene nhasi mumudziyo.
Naizvozvo mupristi akamupa chingwa chitsvene, nekuti pakanga pasina chingwapo kunze
chingwa chokuratidza, chakanga chabviswa pamberi paJehovha, kuti chingwa chinopisa chiiswemo
zuva rakabviswa.
21:7 Zvino mumwe murume wevaranda vaSauro akanga aripo zuva iroro, abatwa
pamberi paJehovha; uye zita rake rainzi Dhoegi, muEdhomu, mukuru pakati pavaIsraeri
vafudzi vaSauro.
Dhavhidhi akati kuna Ahimereki, Hapana pano paruoko rwako
pfumo kana bakatwa? nekuti handina kuuya nemunondo wangu, kana nhumbi dzangu dzokurwa nadzo
ini, nekuti basa ramambo rakanga richikurumidza.
Mupristi akati, Munondo waGoriati muFirisitia, wauri
vakauraya pamupata weEra, tarirai, riri pano rakaputirwa mumucheka
seri kweefodhi; kana uchida kuitora, itore, nekuti hakuna imwe
chengeta izvozvo pano. Dhavhidhi akati, Hakuna yakadaro; ndipe.
Dhavhidhi akasimuka akatiza musi iwoyo nokutya Sauro, akaenda kuna Akishi
mambo weGati.
Varanda vaAkishi vakati kwaari, Ko uyu haazi Dhavhidhi mambo waIsiraeri here?
nyika? havana kuimbirana here pakutamba vachiti;
Sauro wakauraya zviuru zvake, Asi Dhavhidhi makumi ezviuru zvake?
Dhavhidhi akachengeta mashoko iwayo mumoyo make, akatya kwazvo
Akishi mambo weGati.
21:13 Uye akachinja maitiro ake pamberi pavo, uye akazviita benzi
vakakwara-kwara pamagonhi esuwo, vachimupfira mate
zviwisire pasi nendebvu dzake.
Zvino Akishi akati kuvaranda vake, Tarirai, munhu uyu ibenzi;
mamuuyisa kwandiri here?
Ndinoda vanhu vanopenga, zvamauya nomunhu uyu kuzopenga
munhu pamberi pangu here? Uyu ungapinda mumba mangu here?