1 Samueri
Zvino vaFirisitia vakarwa navaIsiraeri, varume vaIsiraeri vakatiza
pamberi pavaFirisitia, vakawira pasi vaurawa pagomo reGiribhoa.
VaFirisitia vakateverera Sauro navanakomana vake kwazvo; uye
VaFirisitia vakauraya Jonatani, naAbhinadhabhu, naMarikishua, vanakomana vaSauro.
Sauro akakurirwa kwazvo pakurwa; vapfuri vouta vakamubata; uye iye
vapfuri vouta vakakuvadzwa zvakaipisisa.
31:4 Ipapo Sauro akati kumubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, Vhomora munondo wako, undibaye.
kubudikidza nazvo; kuti ava vasina kudzingiswa varege kusvika vandibaye;
uye kundishungurudza. Asi mubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo wakaramba; nokuti akanga achitya zvikuru.
Naizvozvo Sauro akatora munondo akazviwisira pauri.
Zvino mubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo wakati achiona kuti Sauro afa, naiye akazviwisirawo paari
munondo wake, akafa pamwechete naye.
31:6 Naizvozvo Sauro akafa, uye vanakomana vake vatatu, uye nomubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa, uye vanhu vake vose.
zuva iroro pamwe chete.
31:7 Zvino varume vaIsraeri vakanga vari mhiri kwomupata.
uye vakanga vari mhiri kwaJoridhani vakaona varume vaIsraeri
uye kuti Sauro navanakomana vake vafa, ivo vakabva mumaguta, uye
fled; vaFirisitia vakasvika vakagaramo.
Zvino fume mangwana vaFirisitia vakati vachiuya kuzopambara
vakaurawa, kuti vakawana Sauro navanakomana vake vatatu vakafa mugomo
Giribhoa.
31:9 Vakagura musoro wake, uye vakabvisa nhumbi dzake dzokurwa, uye vakatumira
nyika yevaFiristia kumativi ose, kuti zviparidzwe muimba ya
zvifananidzo zvavo uye napakati pavanhu.
Vakaisa nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo muimba yaAshitaroti, vakasungira nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo
mutumbi kumadziro eBhetishani.
31:11 Zvino vagari veJabheshi-Giriyadhi vakati vanzwa zvakataurwa naJehovha
VaFirisitia vakanga vaitira Sauro;
Mhare dzose dzikasimuka, dzikafamba usiku hwose, dzikatora chitunha chaSauro
nemitumbi yavanakomana vake parusvingo rweBhetishani, akauya
Jabheshi, akazvipisapo.
31:13 Vakatora mapfupa avo, vakaaviga pasi pomuti womuJabheshi, uye
akatsanya mazuva manomwe.