Shamwari Pakati paDhavhidhi noRufu
Dhavhidhi naJonatani vanoedza kuona kana Sauro achinyatsoda kumuuraya, vachishandisa chigaro chisina munhu pamutambo womwedzi mutsva nemiseve inopfurwa ichipfuura mukomana. Sauro anotuka mwanakomana wake omukandira pfumo. Shamwari dzinoparadzana dzichichema, dzakasungwa nesungano yakaitwa pamberi paBaba vedu.
20 1Dhavhidhi akatiza kuNaioti muRama, akauya kuna Jonatani, akati, “Ndaiteiko? Mhosva yangu ndeyeiko, uye ndakatadzireiko baba vako, zvokuti vanoda kundiuraya?”
2“Kwete napaduku!” Jonatani akapindura. “Haufi. Baba vangu vanondiudza zvinhu zvose, zvikuru kana zviduku. Nemhaka yei vaizondivanzira izvi? Hazvisi izvo.”
3Asi Dhavhidhi akapikazve, achiti, “Baba vako vanonyatsoziva kuti ndakanzwirwa nyasha newe, uye vakati, ‘Usaudza Jonatani, kuti arege kuchema.’ Asi naBaba vedu vapenyu, uye newe upenyu, pane nhanho imwe chete pakati pangu norufu.”
4Jonatani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Zvose zvaunoda, ndichakuitira.”
5Dhavhidhi akati, “Mangwana kugara kwomwedzi; ndinofanira kudya namambo. Regai ndivande musango kusvikira manheru etatu. a a v5 Mutambo woKugara kwoMwedzi waiva mutambo womwedzi nomwedzi waipemberera zuva rokutanga romwedzi wechiHebheru, waichengetwa nezvibayiro zvakakosha nechirariro chavose chepamutemo patafura yamambo. 6Kana baba vako vakandishaya, muti, ‘Dhavhidhi akakumbira kwazvo kuti akurumidze kuenda kuBhetirehema, guta rake, nokuda kwechibayiro chegore negore chorudzi rwake rwose.’” 7Kana vakati, “Zvakanaka,” muranda wenyu achange akachengeteka. Asi kana vakatsamwa kwazvo, muzive kuti vatema kundiitira zvakaipa. 8Itirai muranda wenyu tsitsi—makandipinza musungano nemi pamberi paBaba vedu. Kana ndine mhosva, ndiurayei imi pachenyu; mungandiisireiko kuna baba vako?
9“Kwete napaduku!” Jonatani akati. “Dai ndaiziva kuti baba vangu vakanga vachida kukuitira zvakaipa, handaizokuudza here?”
10Dhavhidhi akabvunza, akati, “Ndianiko achandiudza kana baba vako vakakupindura nehasha?”
11“Uya,” Jonatani akati, “ngatibude tiende kusango.” Saka vaviri ava vakabuda pamwe chete. 12Jonatani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, ngavave chapupu changu! Ndichaongorora baba vangu mangwana kana pazuva retatu—kana vachikunzwira nyasha, handingatumiri shoko ndikakuzivisa here? 13Asi kana baba vangu vachida kukuitira zvakaipa, Baba vedu ngavandirange zvakaomarara kana ndikasakunyevera ndikakuendesa norugare. Baba vedu ngavave newe, sezvavaiva nababa vangu. 14Asi ndiratidze rudo rwaBaba vedu rusingaperi mazuva ose andichararama, kuti ndirege kufa. 15Usambobvisa tsitsi dzako kumhuri yangu—kunyange Baba vedu vachiparadza muvengi mumwe nomumwe waDhavhidhi pamusoro penyika.” 16Jonatani akaita sungano neimba yaDhavhidhi, achiti, “Baba vedu ngavatonge vavengi vaDhavhidhi.” 17Jonatani akaitazve kuti Dhavhidhi apike norudo rwaainarwo kwaari, nokuti aimuda soupenyu hwake. 18Ipapo Jonatani akati, “Mangwana kugara kwomwedzi. Uchashayikwa, nokuti chigaro chako chichange chisina munhu. 19Kuswera mangwana, kwodoka, kurumidza kuburuka uende kwawakavanda pakatanga dambudziko iri, ugogara pedyo nedombo reEzeri. 20Ndichapfura miseve mitatu kurutivi rwaro, sokunge ndakananga chinangwa. 21Ndichatuma mukomana ndichiti, ‘Enda, undotsvaka miseve.’ Kana ndikati kwaari, ‘Tarisa, iri kurutivi rwako kuno—iuyise pano,’ saka uuye; naBaba vedu vapenyu, wakachengeteka, hapana njodzi. 22Asi kana ndikati kumukomana, ‘Tarisa, miseve iri mberi kwako,’ enda—Baba vedu vakuendesa. 23Uye kana riri shoko ratakataura iwe neni—rangarira, Baba vedu ndivo chapupu pakati pako neni nokusingaperi.”
24Saka Dhavhidhi akavanda musango. Kugara kwomwedzi kwakati kwasvika, mambo akagara pasi kuti adye. 25Mambo akagara pachigaro chake chaaisigara padhuze nomadziro, Jonatani akatarisana naye, Abhineri ari parutivi rwaSauro—nzvimbo yaDhavhidhi isina munhu. 26Zuva iroro Sauro haana chaakataura, achifunga kuti, “Pane chakaitika kuna Dhavhidhi chakaita kuti asava akachena—zvirokwazvo haana kuchena.” b b v26 Kusachena mukunamata kwaiva mamiriro enguva pfupi omutemo—aikonzerwa nezvinhu zvizhinji zvakajairika—aidzivisa munhu kuti arege kutora chikamu muzvokudya zvitsvene kana mukunamata.
27Zuva rakatevera, rechipiri romwedzi, nzvimbo yaDhavhidhi yakanga isina munhu zvakare. Sauro akabvunza mwanakomana wake Jonatani, akati, “Nei mwanakomana waJese asina kuuya kuzodya, zuro kana nhasi?”
28Jonatani akapindura, akati, “Dhavhidhi akandikumbira zvikuru kuti ndimurege aende kuBhetirehema. 29Akati, ‘Ndiregei ndiende—mhuri yedu ine chibayiro muguta, uye mukoma wangu akandirayira kuti ndiendeko. Kana ndanzwirwa nyasha newe, regai nditsvedzere ndinoona vakoma vangu.’ Ndokusaka asina kuuya patafura yamambo.”
30Sauro akatsamwira Jonatani, akati, “Iwe mwanakomana womukadzi anopanduka, akatsauka! Ko handizivi here kuti wakabatana nomwanakomana waJese—kuti unyadziswe iwe, uye kunyadziswa kwamai vakakubereka? 31Kana mwanakomana waJese achiri mupenyu panyika, iwe noumambo hwako hamuna kuchengeteka. Tuma munhu umuunze kwandiri; anofanira kufa.”
32“Angaurayirwei? Chii chaakaita?” Jonatani akabvunza baba vake.
33Sauro akapotsera pfumo rake kwaari kuti amuuraye, saka Jonatani akaziva kuti baba vake vakanga vafunga zvokuuraya Dhavhidhi. 34Jonatani akasimuka patafura akatsamwa kwazvo, haana kudya chinhu pazuva rechipiri romwedzi, akachema nokuda kwaDhavhidhi nokuti baba vake vakanga vamunyadzisa.
35Mangwanani Jonatani akabuda akaenda kusango kunosangana naDhavhidhi, aine mukomana muduku. 36Akati kumukomana wake, “Mhanya, undotsvaka miseve yandinopfura.” Mukomana achimhanya, Jonatani akapfura museve ukapfuura napamberi pake. 37Mukomana paakasvika pamuseve wakanga wapfurwa naJonatani, Jonatani akadaidzira shure kwake, achiti, “Ko museve hausi mberi kwako here?” 38Jonatani akadaidzira shure kwomukomana, achiti, “Kurumidza! Chimbidza! Usamira!” Mukomana akaunganidza miseve akauya kuna tenzi wake. 39Mukomana akanga asingazivi chinhu pane izvi zvose; Jonatani naDhavhidhi chete ndivo vaiziva zvazvaireva. 40Ipapo Jonatani akapa zvombo zvake kumukomana, akati kwaari, “Enda, uzvitakure uzvidzosere kuguta.”
41Mukomana paakaenda, Dhavhidhi akasimuka parutivi rwezasi rwedombo, akawira pasi nechiso chake, akakotama katatu. Vakatsvodana vakachema vose, Dhavhidhi achichema kupfuura. 42Jonatani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Enda norugare—tose takapika muzita raBaba vedu, tichiti: ‘Baba vedu ndivo chapupu pakati pako neni, uye pakati pezvizvarwa zvako nezvangu, nokusingaperi.’” Dhavhidhi akasimuka akaenda; Jonatani akadzokera kuguta.