¹Zvino wakati apedza kutaura naSauro, moyo waJonatani ukanamatira moyo waDhavhidhi, Jonatani akamuda sezvaakanga achida moyo wake.

¹And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

²Sauro akamutora zuva iro, akasada kumutendera kudzokera kumusha kwake, kumba kwababa vake.

²And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

³Zvino Jonatani akaita sungano naDhavhidhi, nekuti wakange achimuda sezvaakanga achida moyo wake.

³Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

⁴Jonatani akabvisa nguvo yaakanga akafuka, akaipa Dhavhidhi, nezvisimiro zvake, kunyange nomunondo wake, nouta hwake, nebhanhire rake.

⁴And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

⁵Dhavhidhi akasienda kose kwaaitumwa naSauro, akabata mabasa ose nokungwara; Sauro akamuita mukuru wavarume vehondo; zvikafadza vanhu vose uye navaranda vaSaurowo.

⁵And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

⁶Zvino vakati vachisvika pakudzoka kwaDhavhidhi pakuuraya muFirisitia, vakadzi vakabuda kumaguta ose avaIsiraeri vachiimba, vachitamba, kuzosangana namambo Sauro nengoma, nokufara uye nezvimwe zvokuridza.

⁶And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.

⁷Vakadzi vakaimba vachibvumirana pakuridza kwavo, vakati, Sauro wakauraya zviuru zvamazana ake, Asi Dhavhidhi makumi ezviuru zvamazana ake.

⁷And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

⁸Sauro akatsamwa kwazvo, shoko iri rikasamufadza, akati, Vakapa Dhavhidhi makumi ezviuru zvamazana, asi ini vakandipa zviuru zvoga; chaanoshaiwa zvino chinyiko, asi ushe hwoga?

⁸And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

⁹Zvino kubva pazuva iro namazuva ose Sauro akachenjerera Dhavhidhi.

⁹And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

¹⁰Zvino fume mangwana mweya wakaipa, wakange watumwa naMwari, ukauya pamusoro paSauro nesimba, iye akataura nokupenga mukati meimba yake; Dhavhidhi akaridza noruoko rwake sezvaaita zuva rimwe nerimwe; Sauro wakange akabata pfumo muruoko rwake.

¹⁰And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

¹¹Sauro akaposha pfumo, nekuti wakati, Ndichabayira Dhavhidhi pamadziro. Dhavhidhi akanzvenga kaviri pamberi pake.

¹¹And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

¹²Sauro akatya Dhavhidhi, nekuti Jehovha wakange abva kuna Sauro.

¹²And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

¹³Naizvozvo Sauro akamutamisa abve kwaari, akamuita mukuru wechiuru, akabuda nokupinda pakati pavanhu.

¹³Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akafamba nokungwara pazvose zvaakaita, Jehovha akava naye.

¹⁴And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

¹⁵Zvino Sauro wakati achiona kuti unofamba nokungwara kukuru, akamutya kwazvo.

¹⁵Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

¹⁶Asi vaIsiraeri vose navaJudha vose vakada Dhavhidhi, nekuti waibuda nokupinda pakati pavo.

¹⁶But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

¹⁷Zvino Sauro akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Tarira, mukunda wangu mukuru Merabhi, ndichakupa iye ave mukadzi wako; asi iwe uve mhare yangu, urwe hondo dzaJehovha. Nekuti Sauro wakati, Ruoko rwangu ngarurege kumuuraya, asi maoko avaFirisitia ngaamuuraye.

¹⁷And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

¹⁸Dhavhidhi akati kuna Sauro, Ini ndini aniko, noupenyu hwangu chinyiko, kana imba yababa vangu pakati paIsiraeri, kuti ndive mukwambo wamambo?

¹⁸And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

¹⁹Asi nguva iyo Merabhi mukunda waSauro yaaifanira kupiwa Dhavhidhi, iye akapiwa Adhirieri muMehorati, ave mukadzi wake.

¹⁹But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

²⁰Zvino Mikari mukunda waSauro, wakange achida Dhavhidhi; vakaudza Sauro, akafara nazvo.

²⁰And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

²¹Ipapo Sauro akati, Ndichamupa iye, ave musungo kwaari, uye kuti vaFirisitia varwe naye. Naizvozvo Sauro akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Nhasi uchava mukwambo wangu rwechipiri.

²¹And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

²²ipapo Sauro akaraira varanda vake, akati, Tauriranai naDhavhidhi pakavanda, muti, Tarira, mambo unokufarira, navaranda vake vose vanokuda; naizvozvo zvino chiva mukwambo wamambo.

²²And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.

²³Varanda vaSauro vakataura mashoko iwayo munzeve dzaDhavhidhi. Dhavhidhi akati, Imi munoti zvitete here kuva mukwambo wamambo, zvandiri murombo hangu usingakudzwi?

²³And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

²⁴Varanda vaSauro vakamuudza vakati, Dhavhidhi wataura mashoko okuti.

²⁴And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

²⁵Sauro akati, Muti kuna Dhavhidhi, Mambo haatsvaki kurovorerwa, asi zvikanda zvapamberi zvine zana zvavaFirisitia, kuti mambo atsive vavengi vake. Asi Sauro wakafunga kuurayisa Dhavhidhi navaFirisitia.

²⁵And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

²⁶Zvino varanda vake vakati vachiudza Dhavhidhi mashoko iwayo, Dhavhidhi akafara kuva mukwambo wamambo. Zvino mazuva asati apera,

²⁶And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.

²⁷Dhavhidhi akasimuka, akaenda iye navanhu vake, akauraya varume vana mazana maviri avaFirisitia; Dhavhidhi akauya nezvikanda zvavo zvapamberi, akazvipa zviri zvose kuna mambo, kuti ave mukwambo wamambo. Ipapo Sauro akamupa Mikari mukunda wake, ave mukadzi wake.

²⁷Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

²⁸Naizvozvo Sauro akaziva nokuona kuti Jehovha ana Dhavhidhi; Mikari mukunda waSauro akamuda.

²⁸And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

²⁹Sauro akanyanya kutya Dhavhidhi; Sauro akaramba achivenga Dhavhidhi.

²⁹And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.

³⁰Zvino machinda avaFirisitia akabuda, nguva dzose kana vobuda, Dhavhidhi akakunda vamwe varanda vose vaSauro pakungwara; naizvozvo zita rake rikakurumbira kwazvo.

³⁰Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.