Kuwa kwaSauro Kunosvika kuna Dhavhidhi
Kutonga kwaDhavhidhi—kukunda kwake nokukundikana kwake kunorwadza. Pakati pazvo pane sungano inoitwa naBaba vedu naDhavhidhi: chipikirwa chaBaba nomwanakomana chinosvika kure kupfuura chigaro choushe chimwe chete.
1 1Shure kworufu rwaSauro, Dhavhidhi akadzoka achibva kundokunda vaAmareki, akagara muZikiragi mazuva maviri. 2Pazuva rechitatu kwakasvika murume aibva kumusasa waSauro, nguo dzake dzakabvarurwa, aine guruva mumusoro make. Paakasvika kuna Dhavhidhi, akawira pasi akakotama.
3Dhavhidhi akamubvunza akati, “Wabva kupi?” Iye akapindura akati, “Ndatiza kubva kumusasa wavaIsraeri.”
4Dhavhidhi akati, “Chii chaitika? Ndiudze.” Iye akati, “Vanhu vakatiza kubva kuhondo. Vazhinji vakawa vakafa. Sauro nomwanakomana wake Jonatani vakafawo.”
5Dhavhidhi akabvunza jaya rakanga rauya nenhau akati, “Unoziva sei kuti Sauro nomwanakomana wake Jonatani vafa?”
6Jaya rakati, “Ndakangozviwana ndiri paGomo reGiribhoa, uye hoyo Sauro, akazendamira papfumo rake, ngoro navatasvi vamabhiza vachimudzvinyirira. 7Akatendeuka, akandiona, akandidana. Ndakati, ‘Ndiri pano.’ 8Akandibvunza achiti, ‘Ndiwe ani?’ Ndakamuudza ndichiti, ‘Ndiri muAmareki.’ 9Akati kwandiri, ‘Mira pamusoro pangu undiuraye; ndabatwa nokurwadziwa kukuru, asi ndichiri mupenyu.’ 10Saka ndakamira pamusoro pake ndikamuuraya, nokuti ndakanga ndichiziva kuti aisazorarama mushure mokuwa kwake. Ipapo ndakatora korona pamusoro wake nendarira yakanga iri paruoko rwake, ndikazviuyisa pano kuna ishe wangu.”
11Ipapo Dhavhidhi akabata nguo dzake akadzibvarura, uye varume vose vaaiva navo vakaita saizvozvowo. 12Vakachema, vakasvimha misodzi, uye vakatsanya kusvikira madekwana nokuda kwaSauro, nomwanakomana wake Jonatani, navanhu vaBaba vedu, neimba yaIsraeri, nokuti vakanga vawa nomunondo.
13Dhavhidhi akabvunza jaya rakanga rauya nenhau akati, “Unobva kupi?” Iye akati, “Ndiri mwanakomana womutorwa, muAmareki.”
14Dhavhidhi akati, “Sei usina kutya kutambanudza ruoko rwako kuti uuraye muzodziwa waBaba vedu?” 15Dhavhidhi akadana rimwe ramajaya ake akati, “Enda, umurove.” Iye akamurova, akafa. 16Dhavhidhi akanga ati kwaari, “Ropa rako riri pamusoro wako, nokuti muromo wako pachako wakakupa mhosva pawakati, ‘Ndauraya muzodziwa waBaba vedu.’”
Mhare Dzakawa Sei
17Ipapo Dhavhidhi akaimba rwiyo rwokuchema urwu pamusoro paSauro nomwanakomana wake Jonatani, 18akarayira kuti vanhu vokwaJudha vadzidziswe rwiyo urwu rwokuchema, runonzi Uta; rwakanyorwa muBhuku raJashari: a a v18 Bhuku raJashari raiva muunganidzwa wekare wenhetembo dzemhare dzavaIsraeri usina kuzosara kusvikira nhasi. 19“Kubwinya kwako, Israeri, kuvete kwakaurayiwa pamatunhu ako akakwirira. Mhare dzakawa sei! 20Musazvireva muGati, musazvizivisa munzira dzomuAshikeroni, zvimwe vanasikana vavaFiristia vangafara, vanasikana vavasina kudzingiswa vangapembera nomufaro. 21Makomo eGiribhoa, ngamurege kuva nedova kana mvura, kana minda inobereka zvipiriso. Nokuti ipapo nhoo yemhare yakasvibiswa, nhoo yaSauro, isingachazorwizve mafuta. b b v21 Varwi vaisigara vachizora mafuta panhoo dzavo dzomukumbo kuti dzirambe dzakapfava uye dzakagadzirira kurwa; nhoo yakanga isina kuzorwa mafuta yakanga yaparara uye isina basa. 22Kubva paropa ravakaurayiwa, kubva panyama yemhare, uta hwaJonatani hahuna kudzokera shure, munondo waSauro hauna kudzoka usina kugutsikana. 23Sauro naJonatani, vaidiwa uye vaikosheswa muupenyu, murufu havana kuparadzaniswa. Vaimhanya kupfuura makondo, vaiva nesimba kupfuura shumba. 24Vanasikana vaIsraeri, chemerai Sauro, akakupfekedzai nguo tsvuku dzakaisvonaka, akashongedza nguo dzenyu nezvishongo zvegoridhe. 25Mhare dzakawa sei pakati pehondo! Jonatani avete akaurayiwa pamatunhu ako akakwirira. 26Ndinokuchema, hama yangu Jonatani; wakanga uchikosha kwazvo kwandiri. Rudo rwako kwandiri rwakanga ruchishamisa, ruchipfuura rudo rwavakadzi. 27Mhare dzakawa sei! Zvombo zvehondo zvaparara.”