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14 ¹Rimwe zuva Jonatani mwanakomana waSauro akati kumutakuri wezvombo zvake, “Uya, ngatiyambukirei kunharaunda yavaFiristia iri mhiri kwedu,” asi haana kuudza baba vake. ²Sauro akanga agere mumuganhu weGibhea pasi pomuti wedamba paMigironi, aine varume vanenge mazana matanhatu. ³Ahija mwanakomana waAhitubhu, mukoma waIkabhodhi, mwanakomana waFinehasi, mwanakomana waEri, muprista waBaba vedu paShiro, akanga akapfeka efodhi. Mauto akanga asingazivi kuti Jonatani akanga aenda. ^a a v3 Efodhi raiva nguo yakakosha yavaprista yaipfekwa pakubvunza Mwari kuti vatungamirirwe.

⁴Pakati pemipata apo Jonatani aitsvaka kuyambuka akananga kunharaunda yavaFiristia, pakanga pane dombo rakakwirira kune rumwe rutivi uye rimwe dombo rakakwirira kune rumwe rutivi—rimwe rainzi Bhozezi, rimwe Sene. ⁵Rimwe dombo rakanga rakatarisa kuchamhembe, rakatarisana neMikimashi, rimwe kumaodzanyemba, rakatarisana neGebha. ⁶Jonatani akati kumutakuri wezvombo zvake, “Uya, ngatiyambukirei kunharaunda iyi yavasina kudzingiswa. Zvimwe Baba vedu vachatiitira; hapana chinovadzivisa kuponesa nevazhinji kana nevashoma.”

⁷Mutakuri wezvombo zvake akati, “Itai zvose zviri mumwoyo menyu. Endai—ndinemi, nomwoyo nomweya.”

⁸Ipapo Jonatani akati, “Tichayambukira kuvarume avo tigovarega vatione. ⁹Kana vakati, ‘Mirai kusvikira tasvika kwamuri,’ tichagara patinenge tiri uye hatizokwiri kwavari. ¹⁰Asi kana vakati, ‘Kwirai kwatiri,’ tichakwira, nokuti Baba vedu vakavaisa mumaoko edu—ndicho chiratidzo chedu.”

¹¹Vose vari vaviri vakazviratidza kunharaunda yavaFiristia. VaFiristia vakati, “Tarirai, vaHebheru vari kubuda mumakomba mavakanga vakavanda.” ¹²Varume venharaunda vakadanidzira kuna Jonatani nomutakuri wezvombo zvake, vachiti, “Kwirai kwatiri tigokudzidzisai chidzidzo.” Jonatani akati kumutakuri wezvombo zvake, “Nditevere uchikwira, nokuti Baba vedu vakavaisa muruoko rwavaIsraeri.”

¹³Jonatani akakwira namaoko netsoka, mutakuri wezvombo zvake ari shure kwake; vaFiristia vakawira pamberi paJonatani, mutakuri wezvombo zvake achivauraya shure kwake. ¹⁴Mukurwisa kwokutanga ikoko Jonatani nomutakuri wezvombo zvake vakauraya varume vanenge makumi maviri munzvimbo inenge hafu yeeka.

¹⁵Kuvhunduka kwakawira musasa, nomunda, nemauto ose; nharaunda nemakororo zvakadederawo, nyika yakadengenyeka—kuvhunduka kwaibva kuna Baba vedu. ¹⁶Varindi vaSauro paGibhea yeBhenjamini vakatarira—boka ravaFiristia rakanga richinyangarika, richipararira kwose kwose. ¹⁷Sauro akati kumauto ake, “Verengai muone ani asipo.” Vakati vaverenga, Jonatani nomutakuri wezvombo zvake vakanga vasipo.

¹⁸Sauro akati kuna Ahija, “Uya neareka yaBaba vedu pano,” nokuti panguva iyoyo areka yaBaba vedu yakanga iri navaIsraeri. ¹⁹Sauro paakanga achiri kutaura nomuprista, bopoto romumusasa wavaFiristia rakaramba richiwedzera kukura. Akati kumuprista, “Dzosa ruoko rwako.”

²⁰Sauro nemauto ake vakaungana, vakasvika kurwe, vakawana vaFiristia vachibayana neminondo yavo vari mukuvhiringidzika kukuru. ²¹VaHebheru vakanga vambobatana nevaFiristia vakakwira navo kumusasa, ivowo vakatendeuka vakabatana navaIsraeri vaiva naSauro naJonatani. ²²Varume vose vavaIsraeri vakanga vakavanda munyika yezvikomo yeEfuremu pavakanzwa kuti vaFiristia vatiza, ivowo vakavateverera pedyo muhondo. ²³Saka Baba vedu vakanunura vaIsraeri musi iwoyo, uye kurwa kwakapfuurira mberi kupfuura Bheti-avheni.

Mhiko yaSauro Isina Kufunga Inoshayisa vaIsraeri Simba

²⁴Mauto avaIsraeri akanga ari mukutambudzika musi iwoyo, nokuti Sauro akanga avapikisa achiti, “Akatukwa munhu upi noupi anodya zvokudya madekwana asati asvika, ndisati ndazvitsiva kuvavengi vangu.” Hapana kana mumwe wemauto akaravira zvokudya.

²⁵Mauto ose akapinda musango, uye pakanga pane uchi pasi. ²⁶Pavakapinda musango, uchi hwakanga huchiyerera, asi hapana akaisa ruoko kumuromo wake, nokuti mauto aitya mhiko. ²⁷Asi Jonatani akanga asina kunzwa kuti baba vake vakanga vapikisa mauto, saka akatambanudza muromo wetsvimbo yake, akaunyika muzinga rouchi, akaisa ruoko kumuromo wake, uye meso ake akajeka. ²⁸Mumwe murwi akati, “Baba vako vakapikisa mauto vachiti, ‘Akatukwa munhu upi noupi anodya zvokudya nhasi’—saka varume vaneta.”

²⁹Jonatani akati, “Baba vangu vanetsa nyika. Onai kuti meso angu ajeka sei nokuravira uchi hushoma uhu. ³⁰Zvingadai zvakanaka zvikuru sei dai mauto adya akasununguka nhasi zvakapambwa kuvavengi vavo! Kukundwa kwavaFiristia hakuna kuva kukuru.” ³¹Musi iwoyo vakauraya vaFiristia kubva kuMikimashi kusvikira kuAijaroni, uye mauto akanga aneta kwazvo. ³²Mauto akamhanyira zvakapambwa, akabata makwai, nemombe, nemhuru, akazviuraya pasi, akadya nyama ine ropa mairi. ³³Mumwe munhu akaudza Sauro achiti, “Mauto ari kutadzira Baba vedu, achidya nyama ichine ropa mairi.” Akati, “Maita zvokusatendeka. Kungurutsirai dombo guru pano kwandiri.”

³⁴Ipapo akati, “Pararirai pakati pemauto muvaudze kuti: mumwe nomumwe ngaauye kwandiri nenzombe yake kana gwai rake, ariuraye pano, adye—musatadzira Baba vedu nokudya nyama ine ropa.” Saka usiku ihwohwo mumwe nomumwe akauya nenzombe yake akaiurayira ipapo.

³⁵Sauro akavakira Baba vedu aritari—aritari yake yokutanga kwavari. ³⁶Sauro akati, “Ngatiburukei tichitevera vaFiristia usiku huno, tivapambe kusvikira kwaedza, tisasiya kana mumwe ari mupenyu.” Vakapindura vakati, “Itai zvamunoona zvakanaka.” Asi muprista akati, “Ngatiswederei kuna Baba vedu pano.”

³⁷Saka Sauro akabvunza Baba vedu achiti, “Ndoburuka ndichitevera vaFiristia here? Muchavaisa muruoko rwavaIsraeri here?” Asi havana kumupindura musi iwoyo. ³⁸Sauro akati, “Uyai pano, imi vatungamiri vose vemauto, kuti tizive kuti chivi ichi chakaitika sei nhasi. ³⁹Zvirokwazvo naBaba vedu vanonunura vaIsraeri vari vapenyu—kunyange mhosva iri kumwanakomana wangu Jonatani, achafa zvirokwazvo.” Asi hapana kana mumwe pakati pavanhu akapindura. ⁴⁰Akati kuvaIsraeri vose, “Imi mirai kune rumwe rutivi; ini naJonatani mwanakomana wangu tichamira kune rumwe.” Vanhu vakati kuna Sauro, “Itai zvamunoona zvakanakisisa.”

⁴¹Sauro akanyengetera achiti, “Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, nei musina kupindura muranda wenyu nhasi? Kana mhosva iyi iri mandiri kana mumwanakomana wangu Jonatani, Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, pindurai neUrimi; asi kana iri muvanhu venyu vaIsraeri, pindurai neTumimi.” Mujenya wakawira pana Jonatani naSauro; mauto akasunungurwa pamhosva. ^b b v41 Urimi neTumimi zvaiva zvinhu zvitsvene zvaichengetwa muefodhi romuprista, zvaishandiswa kutsvaka mhinduro yaMwari nemujenya.

⁴²Sauro akati, “Kandai mujenya pakati pangu nomwanakomana wangu Jonatani.” Mujenya wakawira pana Jonatani.

⁴³Sauro akati kuna Jonatani, “Ndiudze zvawaita.” Akapindura akati, “Ndakangoravira uchi hushoma pamuromo wetsvimbo yangu. Zvino ndofanira kufa.”

⁴⁴Sauro akati, “Baba vedu ngavandirove, vawedzerewo, kana usingafi zvirokwazvo, Jonatani.”

⁴⁵Mauto akati kuna Sauro, “Ko Jonatani ofanira kufa here—iye akundira vaIsraeri kukunda kukuru uku? Kwete napaduku! NaBaba vedu vari vapenyu, hapana kana ruvhudzi rumwe rwomusoro wake ruchawira pasi, nokuti akaita izvi nhasi nokubatsirwa naBaba vedu.” Saka vakanunura Jonatani, uye haana kufa. ⁴⁶Ipapo Sauro akarega kutevera vaFiristia, uye vaFiristia vakadzokera kunyika yavo.

Hondo dzaSauro neMhuri Yake

⁴⁷Sauro paakatora ushe pamusoro pavaIsraeri, akarwa nevavengi vake vose kumativi ose: Moabhu, Amoni, Edhomu, namadzimambo eZobha, nevaFiristia. Kwose kwaaitendeukira, aivakunda. ⁴⁸Akarwa noushingi, akauraya vaAmareki, akanunura vaIsraeri kuna avo vaivapamba. ⁴⁹Vanakomana vaSauro: Jonatani, Ishivhi, Mariki-shua. Vanasikana vake vaviri: Merabhu dangwe, Mikari muduku. ⁵⁰Mukadzi wake: Ahinoami, mwanasikana waAhimaazi. Mukuru wehondo yake: Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri, babamunini vaSauro, ⁵¹nokuti Kishi, baba vaSauro, naNeri, baba vaAbhineri, vakanga vari vanakomana vaAbhieri.

⁵²Hondo navaFiristia yakanga ine utsinye mazuva ose aSauro; paaiona murume ane simba kana akashinga, aizvitorera iye.