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.