¹Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

¹Zvino Sauro wakati afa, Dhavhidhi akadzoka pakuuraya vaAmareki, Dhavhidhi akagara mazuva maviri paZikiragi;

²It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

²Zvino nezuva retatu mumwe munhu wakasvika achibva kumisasa kuna Sauro, nguvo dzake dzakabvaruka, uye ane ivhu pamusoro wake; akati achisvika kuna Dhavhidhi, akazviwisira pasi, akanamata kwaari.

³And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

³Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, Wabvepiko? Akati kwaari, Ndapukunyuka ndichibva kumisasa yaIsiraeri.

⁴And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

⁴Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, Kwakaitweiko? Ndiudze hako. Akapindura, akati, Vanhu vatiza pakurwa, vanhu vazhinji vawira pasi vafa, uye Sauro nomwanakomana wake Jonatani vafawo.

⁵And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

⁵Ipapo Dhavhidhi akati kujaya rakamuudza izvozvo, Unoziva sei kuti Sauro naJonatani mwanakomana wake vafawo.

⁶And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

⁶Jaya rikamuudza rikati, Ndakanga ndichifamba hangu pagomo reGiribhoa, ndikaona Sauro achisendamira papfumo rake, ndikaonawo ngoro navatasvi vachimutevera kwazvo.

⁷And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

⁷Zvino iye wakati achicheuka, akandiona, akandidana. Ndikapindura ndikati, Ndiri pano hangu.

⁸And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

⁸Akati kwandiri, Ndiwe aniko? Ndikamupindura ndikati, Ndiri muAmareki.

⁹He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

⁹Akati kwandiri, Mira kuno kwandiri, undiuraye, nekuti ndabatwa nekushungurudzwa kwazvo, nekuti upenyu hwangu huchiri mandiri chose.

¹⁰So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

¹⁰Naizvozvo ndikamira kwaari, ndikamuuraya, nekuti ndakanga ndichiziva kwazvo kuti haangararami, kana achinge awira pasi; ndikatora korona yakanga iri pamusoro wake, norundarira rwaiva paruoko rwake, ndikauya nazvo pano kunashe wangu.

¹¹Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

¹¹lpapo Dhavhidhi akabata nguvo dzake, akadzibvarura, navarume vose vaiva naye vakaitawo saizvozvo.

¹²And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

¹²Vakachema, nokuungudza, nokutsanya kusvikira madeko pamusoro paSauro naJonatani mwanakomana wake, napamusoro pavanhu vaJehovha, napamusoro peimba yaIsiraeri, nekuti vakanga vaurawa nomunondo.

¹³And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

¹³Dhavhidhi akati kujaya rakanga ramuudza izvozvo, Uri wepiko? Iye akapindura akati, Ndiri mwanakomana womutorwa, muAmareki.

¹⁴And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, Hauna kutya neiko kutambanudza ruoko rwako kuti uparadze muzodzwa waJehovha?

¹⁵And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

¹⁵Ipapo Dhavhidhi akadana rimwe jaya akati, Swedera, umuuraye. Iye akamubaya, akafa.

¹⁶And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.

¹⁶Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, Ropa rako ngarive pamusoro pako, nekuti muromo wako wakupupurira, zvawakati, Ndakauraya muzodzwa waJehovha.

¹⁷And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

¹⁷Dhavhidhi akachema Sauro naJonatani mwanakomana wake nokuchema uku.

¹⁸(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

¹⁸Akavaraira kuti vadzidzise vana vaJudha rwiyo urwu rwokuchema; tarirai, rwakanyorwa mubhuku raJashari.

¹⁹The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

¹⁹Haiwa Isiraeri! Kubwinya kwako kwaurawa pamatunhu ako akakwirira! Haiwa! Vane simba vakawira pasi sei!

²⁰Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

²⁰Musazvireva paGati, Musazviparidza panzira dzeAshikeroni; Kuti vakunda vavaFirisitia varege kufara, Kuti vakunda vavasina kudzingiswa varege kupembera.

²¹Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

²¹Imi makomo eGiribhoa, Ngakurege kuva nedova kana mvura pamusoro penyu, kana minda yezvipo. Nekuti ndipo pakangorashwa nhovo dzemhare, nhovo yaSauro, seisina kuzodzwa mafuta.

²²From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

²²Uta hwaJonatani hahuna kudzoka. Husina ropa ravakaurawa. Nomunondo waSauro hauna kudzoka usina mafuta avane simba.

²³Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

²³Sauro naJonatani vakanga vakadikamwa, vakanaka, paupenyu hwavo; Napakufa kwavo havana kuparadzaniswa; Vaikurumidza kupfuura makondo, Vaiva nesimba kupfuura shumba.

²⁴Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

²⁴Imi vakunda vaIsiraeri, chemai Sauro, Iye waikufukidzai nomucheka mutsvuku wakanaka, Waiisa zvishongo zvendarama pazvisimiro zvenyu.

²⁵How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

²⁵Haiwa! Vane simba vakawira pasi sei pakurwa! Jonatani wakaurawa pamatunhu akakwirira.

²⁶I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

²⁶Ndinotambudzika kwazvo pamusoro pako, munin'ina wangu Jonatani; wakange uchindifadza kwazvo; Rudo rwako kwandiri rwaishamisa, Rwaipfuura rudo rwavakadzi.

²⁷How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

²⁷Haiwa! Vane simba vakawira pasi sei! Nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo dzakaparadzwa sei!