Mweya waJonatani Wakasungwa kuna Dhavhidhi
Jonatani anopa Dhavhidhi nguo yake, munondo wake, nokuvimbika kwake, asi rwiyo rwevakadzi runopa Dhavhidhi makumi ezviuru uye Sauro zviuru chete. Sauro anokanda pfumo, ozoedza kuti Dhavhidhi aurayiwe nevaFiristia. Zvose zvaanoedza zvinoita kuti Dhavhidhi akure, nokuti Baba vedu vanaye.
18 1Dhavhidhi akati apedza kutaura naSauro, mweya waJonatani wakasungwa kumweya waDhavhidhi, uye Jonatani akamuda somweya wake. 2Kubva pazuva iroro Sauro akagara naDhavhidhi, akasamurega achidzokera kumba kwababa vake. 3Ipapo Jonatani akaita sungano naDhavhidhi, nokuti akamuda somweya wake. 4Jonatani akabvisa nguo yake akaipa Dhavhidhi, pamwe chete nenguo yake yomukati, bakatwa, uta, nebhandi rake.
5Dhavhidhi akabudirira kwose kwaaitumwa naSauro, saka Sauro akamuita mukuru wavarwi, zvikafadza vanhu vose navaranda vaSauro vo.
6Pavaidzoka, Dhavhidhi paakadzoka kubva pakuuraya muFiristia, vakadzi vaibva muguta rimwe nerimwe ravaIsraeri vakabuda kuti vachingamidze Mambo Sauro, vachiimba, vachitamba, vachifara, vane matambureni nezviridzwa. 7Pavaipembera, vakadzi vakaimbirana vachiti, “Sauro auraya zviuru zvake, Dhavhidhi auraya makumi ezviuru ake.”
8Sauro akatsamwa kwazvo; shoko iri harina kumufadza. Akati, “Dhavhidhi vanomupa makumi ezviuru, ini vanondipa zviuru chete. Chasara chii kwaari kunze kwoumambo?” 9Uye kubva pazuva iroro zvichienda mberi Sauro akaramba achitarisa Dhavhidhi negodo. 10Zuva rakatevera mweya wakaipa waibva kuna Baba vedu wakamhanyira pana Sauro; akapenga mukati memba yake Dhavhidhi achiridza mbira, sezvaaiita zuva nezuva. Sauro akanga akabata pfumo rake muruoko rwake. 11Akapotsera pfumo, achifunga achiti, “Ndicharoverera Dhavhidhi kumadziro.” Asi Dhavhidhi akamunzvenga kaviri. 12Sauro akatya Dhavhidhi, nokuti Baba vedu vaiva naye asi vakanga vabva pana Sauro. 13Saka Sauro akabvisa Dhavhidhi pamberi pake, akamuita mukuru wechiuru, Dhavhidhi akatungamirira vanhu kundorwa nokudzoka. 14Dhavhidhi akabudirira munzira dzake dzose, nokuti Baba vedu vaiva naye. 15Sauro paakaona kubudirira kukuru kwaDhavhidhi, akamutya. 16Asi vaIsraeri vose navaJudha vakada Dhavhidhi, nokuti aivatungamirira kundorwa nokudzoka.
Dhavhidhi Anowana Mikari Pasinei Nezvirongwa zvaSauro
17Sauro akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Hoyu mwanasikana wangu mukuru Merabhi. Ndichakupa iye kuti ave mukadzi wako, chete iva nokushinga pamusoro pangu urwe hondo dzaBaba vedu.” Nokuti Sauro akafunga achiti, “Ruoko rwangu rurege kuva pamusoro pake; ruoko rwavaFiristia ngaruve pamusoro pake.”
18Dhavhidhi akati kuna Sauro, “Ndini aniko, uye mhuri yangu chiiko, mhuri yababa vangu pakati pavaIsraeri, kuti ndive mukwambo wamambo?” 19Asi panguva yokupiwa kwaMerabhi, mwanasikana waSauro, kuna Dhavhidhi, akapiwa kuna Adhirieri muMehorati kuti ave mukadzi wake.
20Zvino Mikari, mwanasikana waSauro, akada Dhavhidhi. Sauro paakanzwa izvi, zvakamufadza. 21Sauro akafunga achiti, “Ndichamupa iye somusungo, kuti ruoko rwavaFiristia rumurove.” Saka Sauro akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Nhasi une mukana wechipiri wokuva mukwambo wangu.”
22Sauro akarayira varanda vake achiti, “Udzai Dhavhidhi muchivande muchiti, ‘Mambo anokufarira, uye varanda vake vose vanokuda. Zvino iva mukwambo wake.’”
23Varanda vaSauro vakataura mashoko aya kuna Dhavhidhi. Dhavhidhi akati, “Ko kuva mukwambo wamambo chinhu chiduku kwamuri here? Ini ndiri murombo uye handina maturo.”
24Varanda vaSauro vakamuudza vachiti, “Izvi ndizvo zvakataurwa naDhavhidhi.”
25Sauro akati, “Udzai Dhavhidhi muchiti, ‘Mambo haadi roora, asi zvikanda zvapamberi zana chete zvavaFiristia, kuti atsive vavengi vamambo.’” Akanga achida kuti Dhavhidhi awire mumaoko avaFiristia. a a v25 Kupa zvikanda zvapamberi zvavavengi souchapupu hwavakaurayiwa yaiva tsika yaizivikanwa yokuratidza kukunda munyika yakare yeKenani netsika dzakaipoteredza. 26Varanda vake vakaudza Dhavhidhi izvi; akafara kuva mukwambo wamambo. Nguva yakazara isati yapfuura, 27Dhavhidhi navarume vake vakaenda, vakauraya vaFiristia mazana maviri, vakauya nezvikanda zvavo zvapamberi kuna mambo, zvikaverengwa zvizere kuti ave mukwambo wake. Saka Sauro akamupa mwanasikana wake Mikari kuti ave mukadzi wake. 28Sauro paakaona achiziva kuti Baba vedu vaiva naDhavhidhi, uye kuti Mikari mwanasikana wake aimuda, 29Sauro akanyanya kutya Dhavhidhi, akava muvengi waDhavhidhi upenyu hwake hwose.
30Vakuru vehondo vavaFiristia vakaramba vachibuda kundorwa, uye nguva dzose Dhavhidhi aibudirira kupfuura vabati vose vaSauro, saka zita rake rakakudzwa kwazvo.