1 Samueri
27:1 Zvino Dhavhidhi akati mumoyo make, Mumwe musi ndichaparadzwa hangu noruoko rwaJehovha
Sauro: Zviri nani kwandiri kuti nditize nokukurumidza
kunyika yavaFirisitia; Sauro uchaora moyo pamusoro pangu, akasatsvaka
ndichapukunyuka paruoko rwake.
Dhavhidhi akasimuka, akayambuka, iye navarume vana mazana matanhatu vakanga varipo
naye kuna Akishi, mwanakomana waMaoki, mambo weGati.
Dhavhidhi akagara naAkishi paGati, iye navanhu vake, mumwe nomumwe ane wake
veimba, iye Dhavhidhi navakadzi vake vaviri, Ahinowamu muJezereeri, uye
Abhigairi muKarimeri, mukadzi waNabhari.
Sauro akaudzwa kuti Dhavhidhi watizira Gati, akasazotsvakazve
zvakare kwaari.
Dhavhidhi akati kuna Akishi, Kana ndawana nyasha kwamuri zvino;
ngavandipe nzvimbo mune rimwe guta reruwa, kuti ndigare
nekuti muranda wenyu uchagarireiko muguta ramambo pamwechete nemi?
Naizvozvo Akishi akamupa Zikiragi nomusi iwoyo; naizvozvo Zikiragi raiva raro
madzimambo aJudha kusvikira nhasi.
27:7 Zvino nguva yakagara Dhavhidhi panyika yevaFirisitia yaiva
gore rose nemwedzi mina.
27:8 Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakakwira vakandorwisa vaGeshuri+ nokuvarwisa
vaGeziri navaAmareki, nokuti ndudzi idzodzo dzakanga dziri kare
mugere panyika, sezvamunoenda kuShuri, kunyika ye
Ijipita.
Dhavhidhi akakunda nyika iyo, haana kurega murume kana mukadzi ari mupenyu, akakunda
bvisa makwai, nemombe, nembongoro, nengamera, nemakamera
akafuka, akadzoka, akasvika kuna Akishi.
Akishi akati, Mandopambara kupiko nhasi? Dhavhidhi akati.
kurutivi rwezasi rwaJudha, nokurutivi rwezasi rwavaJerameeri;
nokurutivi rwezasi rwavaKeni.
27:11 Asi Dhavhidhi haana kurega murume kana mukadzi ari mupenyu, kuti auye neshoko kuGati.
vachiti: Zvimwe vangatiudza, vachiti: Dhavhidhi wakaita saizvozvo;
ivai netsika dzake nguva yose yaanogara munyika yeIjipiti
vaFiristia.
Akishi akatenda Dhavhidhi achiti, Akaita vanhu vake vaIsiraeri
kumusema chose; naizvozvo uchava muranda wangu nokusingaperi.