1 Samueri
23:1 Zvino vakaudza Dhavhidhi vakati, Tarira, vaFirisitia vanorwa
Keira, uye vanopamba zviri paburiro.
Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akabvunza Jehovha, akati, Ndoenda, ndinovauraya here?
vaFiristia? Jehovha akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Enda, undokunda
vaFirisitia, ponesai Keira.
3 Vanhu vaDhavhidhi vakati kwaari, Tarirai, isu tinotya tiri paJudha;
Ndoda kana tikasvika Keira kundorwa nehondo dzaJehovha
vaFiristia?
Dhavhidhi akabvunzazve Jehovha. Jehovha akamupindura akati
akati, Simuka, uburukire Keira; nekuti ndichaisa vaFirisitia mumaoko avo
ruoko rwenyu.
23:5 Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakaenda kuKeira, vakandorwa navaFiristia.
akatora mombe dzavo, akavauraya nokuuraya kukuru. Saka
Dhavhidhi akaponesa vanhu vakanga vagere Keira.
23:6 Zvino Abhiatari mwanakomana waAhimereki wakatizira kuna Dhavhidhi
Keira, kuti wakaburuka akabata efodhi muruoko rwake.
23:7 Sauro akaudzwa kuti Dhavhidhi wasvika Keira. Sauro akati, Mwari!
ndamuisa muruoko rwangu; nokuti wakapfigirwa, nokupinda a
guta rine masuo namazariro.
Sauro akadana vanhu vose kundorwa, akaburukira Keira
komba Dhavhidhi navanhu vake.
Dhavhidhi akaziva kuti Sauro wakamuitira zvakashata pakavanda; uye iye
akati kuna Abhiatari mupristi, Uya pano neefodhi.
Ipapo Dhavhidhi akati, Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, muranda wenyu wakanzwa zvirokwazvo
nekuti Sauro unotsvaka kuuya Keira, kuzoparadza guta nokuda kwangu.
Ko varume veKeira vachandiisa muruoko rwake here? Sauro achaburuka here?
sezvakanzwa muranda wenyu? Haiwa Jehovha, Mwari waIsraeri, ndinokumbira kuti muzivise henyu
muranda wenyu. Jehovha akati, Achaburuka.
23:12 Ipapo Dhavhidhi akati, "Ko varume veKeira vachandiisa navanhu vangu muhondo here?"
ruoko rwaSauro? Jehovha akati, Vachakuisa.
Ipapo Dhavhidhi navanhu vake, vanenge mazana matanhatu, vakasimuka, vakaenda
vakabuda muKeira, vakaenda kwose-kwose kwavaigona kuenda. Zvino vakaudzwa
Sauro kuti Dhavhidhi wapukunyuka paKeira; iye ndokurega kubuda.
23:14 Dhavhidhi akagara murenje munhare, akaramba ari muA
gomo murenje reZifi. Sauro akamutsvaka mazuva ose, asi
Mwari haana kumuisa muruoko rwake.
Dhavhidhi akaona kuti Sauro wakange abuda kuzotsvaka kumuuraya, Dhavhidhi wakange arimo
murenje reZifi mudondo.
23:16 Jonatani mwanakomana waSauro, akasimuka, akaenda kuna Dhavhidhi mudondo
akasimbisa ruoko rwake muna Mwari.
Akati kwaari, Usatya hako, nekuti ruoko rwababa vangu Sauro harungatyi
kukuwana; iwe uchava mambo waIsiraeri, ini ndichava wechipiri kwauri;
iwe; Baba vangu Sauro vanozviziva.
Ivo vaviri vakaita sungano pamberi paJehovha; Dhavhidhi akagaramo
Jonatani akaenda kumba kwake.
Zvino vaZifi vakakwira kuna Sauro paGibhiya, vakati, Dhavhidhi haangavanzi here?
iye anesu panhare mudondo, mugomo reHakira;
riri kumaodzanyemba kweJeshimoni?
Naizvozvo zvino, mambo burukai, sezvinoda moyo wenyu
kuburuka; isu tichamuisa mumaoko amambo.
Ipapo Sauro akati, Imi muropafadzwe naJehovha; nekuti munondinzwira tsitsi.
23:22 Chiendai henyu, mugadzirire, uye muzive uye muone nzvimbo yake kwaanogara
aripo, uye ndiani wakambomuona ipapo; nekuti ndaudzwa kuti unobata zvikuru
subtilly.
23:23 Onai naizvozvo, uye muzive nezvese nzvimbo dzekuvanda kwaanovandira
anozvivanza, mugodzokera kwandiri zvirokwazvo, uye ndichazviita
enda newe; zvino zvichaitika, kana ari munyika, ini
achamutsvaka pakati pezviuru zvose zvaJudha.
Ivo vakasimuka, vakaenda Zifi pamberi paSauro, asi Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakanga varipo
murenje reMaoni, pabani riri kurutivi rwezasi rwerenje.
23:25 Sauro navanhu vake vakaenda kundomutsvaka. Vakaudza Dhavhidhi;
akaburukira kudombo, akandogara murenje reMaoni. Uye rinhi
Sauro akati anzwa, akatevera Dhavhidhi murenje reMaoni.
Sauro akaenda nechokuno kwegomo, Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakaenda
Dhavhidhi akakurumidza kubva nokuda kwokutya
Sauro; nekuti Sauro navanhu vake vakanga vakomba Dhavhidhi navanhu vake
vatore.
Asi nhume yakasvika kuna Sauro, ikati, Kurumidzai, muuye; nokuti
vaFiristia vapinda munyika.
Naizvozvo Sauro akadzoka pakudzingirira Dhavhidhi, akandorwa naJehovha
VaFirisitia, naizvozvo vakatumidza nzvimbo iyo Serahamarekoti.
Dhavhidhi akakwira, akabvapo, akandogara munhare dzapaEnigedhi.