1 Samueri
24:1 Zvino Sauro wakati adzoka pakutevera Jehovha
vaFirisitia vakaudzwa, zvichinzi, Tarirai, Dhavhidhi ari pakati
murenje reEngedhi.
Ipapo Sauro akatora varume vane zviuru zvitatu vakanga vakatsaurwa kuvaIsiraeri vose, akaenda
tsvakai Dhavhidhi navanhu vake pamatombo embudzi.
24:3 Akasvika pamatanga amakwai panzira pakanga pane bako; naSauro
akapinda kuti afukidze tsoka dzake; Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakasara vari mukati
yebako.
24:4 Varume vaDhavhidhi vakati kwaari, Tarirai, zuva raJehovha
akati kwauri, Tarira, ndichaisa muvengi wako muruoko rwako;
unofanira kumuitira iye sezvaunoda iwe. Dhavhidhi akabva asimuka.
ndokugura mupendero wenguvo yaSauro chinyararire.
24:5 Zvino shure kwaizvozvo moyo waDhavhidhi ukamurova, nemhaka yokuti iye akanga ari iye
akanga agura mupendero waSauro.
Akati kuvanhu vake, Jehovha ngaandidzivise, ndirege kuita chinhu ichi
kuna tenzi wangu, muzodzwa waJehovha, nditambanudzire ruoko rwangu kwaari
iye, nekuti ndiye muzodzwa waJehovha.
Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akadzivisa varanda vake namashoko iwayo, akasavatendera
mukirai Sauro. Asi Sauro akasimuka, akabuda mubako, akaenda hake
nzira.
24:8 NaDhavhidhi akasimukawo pashure, akabuda mubako, akaridza mhere
Sauro akati, Ishe wangu mambo. Zvino Sauro wakati achicheuka, Dhavhidhi
akakotama nechiso chake pasi, akakotama.
24:9 Zvino Dhavhidhi akati kuna Sauro, "Seiko wachinzwa mashoko evanhu, vachiti.
Tarirai, Dhavhidhi unotsvaka kukukuvadzai here?
Tarirai, nhasi meso enyu akaona kuti Jehovha wakarwira sei
nhasi uri muruoko rwangu mubako; vamwe vakati ndiuraye; asi
Ziso rangu rakakurega; ndikati, Handingatambanudzi ruoko rwangu pamusoro
Mwari wangu; nekuti ndiye muzodzwa waJehovha.
Zvino baba vangu, tarirai, hoyo mupendero wenguvo yenyu, muruoko rwangu;
kuti ndakagura mupendero wenguvo yako, ndikasakuuraya, uzive
uye muone kuti hapana chakaipa kana kudarika muruoko rwangu, uye ini
handina kukutadzirai; kunyange zvakadaro munovhima mweya wangu kuti muutore.
Jehovha ngaatonge pakati pangu nemi, Jehovha ngaanditsive kwamuri;
ruoko rwangu harungarwi nemi.
24:13 Sezvinoreva tsumo yevekare, Uipi hunobuda kubva pakati
asi ruoko rwangu harungarwi nemi.
Mambo waIsiraeri wakabuda achitsvaka aniko? Ndianiko wamunodzingana naye?
Kutevera imbwa yakafa, nenhata.
24:15 Naizvozvo Jehovha ngaave mutongi uye mutongi pakati pangu newe, uye ona, uye
Ndireverei pamhosva yangu, ndirwirei paruoko rwenyu.
24:16 Zvino Dhavhidhi wakati apedza kutaura mashoko iwayo
kuna Sauro; Sauro akati, Ndiro inzwi rako here, mwana wangu, Dhavhidhi? Uye Sauro
akachema zvikuru.
24:17 Akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Iwe unondikunda pakururama, nekuti iwe unondikunda
wakandiitira zvakanaka, asi ini ndakakuitira zvakaipa.
24:18 Uye iwe waratidza nhasi kuti wakandiitira zvakanaka.
nekuti Jehovha akandiisa muruoko rwako, iwe
hauna kundiuraya.
24:19 Nekuti kana munhu akawana muvengi wake, ungamurega achienda zvakanaka here? saka iyo
Jehovha ngaakuripire zvakanaka nokuda kwezvawandiitira nhasi.
Zvino tarira, ndinoziva kwazvo kuti iwe uchava mambo zvirokwazvo, uye izvozvo
ushe hwaIsiraeri huchasimbiswa muruoko rwako.
Naizvozvo pika zvino kwandiri naJehovha kuti haungandiparadzi
uye kuti urege kuparadza zita rangu paimba yababa vangu
imba.
24:22 Dhavhidhi akapika kuna Sauro. Sauro akaenda kumusha; asi Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakaenda
vakwire kunhare.