Baba vedu Vanonunura VaIsraeri Kuburikidza naSauro
Nahashi anopa Jabheshi-Gireadhi rugare pamutengo weziso rimwe nerimwe rorudyi. Sauro, achirima paanosvikirwa neshoko, anobatwa noMweya, anobaya nzombe dzake kuti adane Israeri, uye anoparadza vaAmoni mangwanani. Anoramba kuuraya vaimushora: nhasi Baba vedu vauya noruponeso.
11 1Zvino Nahashi muAmoni akakwira akandodzika musasa achirwisa Jabheshi-Gireadhi. Varume vose veJabheshi vakati kuna Nahashi, “Itai sungano nesu, tigokushandirai.”
2Nahashi muAmoni akapindura akati, “Ndichaita sungano iyi nemi: ndichatumbura ziso rorudyi romunhu wose, ndigonyadzisa vaIsraeri vose.”
3Vakuru veJabheshi vakati kwaari, “Tipei mazuva manomwe kuti titume nhume munyika yose yavaIsraeri. Kana pasina anotiponesa, tichazvipira kwamuri.” 4Nhume dzakasvika kuGibhea yaSauro, dzikaudza vanhu zvakanga zvaitika, uye vose vakachema nenzwi guru.
5Panguva iyoyo Sauro akasvika achibva kumunda, ari mumashure menzombe dzake. Akabvunza akati, “Chii chanetsa vanhu? Vanochemereiko?” Saka vakamuudza nhau dzavarume veJabheshi. 6Sauro paakanzwa mashoko aya, Mweya waBaba vedu wakauya pamusoro pake nesimba; hasha dzake dzikapfuta kwazvo. 7Akatora joko renzombe, akadzicheka kuita zvidimbu, akazvitumira munyika yose yavaIsraeri nenhume, achiti, “Izvi ndizvo zvichaitwa kunzombe dzomunhu wose asingabudi achitevera Sauro naSamueri.” Ipapo kutya Baba vedu kwakawira pamusoro pavanhu, vakabuda somunhu mumwe. 8Akavaverenga paBhezeki: vaIsraeri zviuru mazana matatu, varume veJudha zviuru makumi matatu. 9Vakaudza nhume dzakanga dzauya vachiti, “Muti kuvarume veJabheshi-Gireadhi: Mangwana, panguva inopisa zuva, muchanunurwa.” Nhume dzakaenda dzikaudza varume veJabheshi, uye vakafara. 10Varume veJabheshi vakati, “Mangwana tichazvipira kwamuri; muchatiita zvose zvamunoda.” 11Zuva rakatevera Sauro akakamura vanhu mumapoka matatu. Panguva yokurinda kwamangwanani vakapinda mumusasa vakauraya vaAmoni kusvikira zuva rava kupisa; vakanga vasara vakapararira zvokuti hapana vaviri vakasara pamwe chete.
Umambo Hunovandudzwa Pamberi paBaba vedu
12Vanhu vakati kuna Samueri, “Ndiani akabvunza kuti, ‘Sauro achatitonga here?’ Tipei varume ivavo—tichavauraya.”
13Asi Sauro akati, “Hakuna munhu achaurayiwa nhasi, nokuti nhasi Baba vedu vaunza ruponeso kuvaIsraeri.”
14Samueri akati kuvanhu, “Uyai, ngatiende kuGirigari tinovandudza umambo ikoko.” 15Vanhu vose vakaenda kuGirigari vakagadza Sauro kuva mambo ikoko pamberi paBaba vedu. Ipapo vakabayira zvibayiro zvorugare pamberi paBaba vedu, uye Sauro navarume vose vavaIsraeri vakafara kwazvo.