¹Zvino vaZifi vakauya kuna Sauro paGibhiya, vakati, Ko Dhavhidhi haazikunovanda pachikomo cheHakira, chiri pamberi perenje here?

¹And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

²Ipapo Sauro akasimuka, akaburukira kurenje reZifi, ana varume vane zviuru zvitatu, vakanga vakatsaurwa kuvaIsiraeri, kuti atsvake Dhavhidhi murenje reZifi.

²Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

³Sauro akavaka misasa yake pachikomo cheHakira, chiri pamberi perenje, kurutivi rwenzira. Asi Dhavhidhi wakange agere murenje, akaona Sauro achimutevera murenje.

³And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

⁴Zvino Dhavhidhi akatuma vashori, akanzwa kuti Sauro wasvika zvirokwazvo.

⁴David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

⁵Dhavhidhi akasimuka, akasvika pakanga pakavaka Sauro misasa yake, Dhavhidhi akaona pakanga pavete Sauro, ana Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri, mukuru wehondo yake; Sauro wakange avete pakati pengoro dzakanga dzakarongedzwa, asi vanhu vakanga vavaka misasa yavo vakamupoteredza.

⁵And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

⁶Zvino Dhavhidhi akapindura, akati kuna Ahimereki muHiti, nokuna Abhishai mwanakomana waZeruya, munin'ina waJoabhu, akati, Ndianiko uchaburuka neni kuna Sauro kumisasa? Abhishai akati, Ini ndichaburuka nemi.

⁶Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

⁷Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi naAbhishai vakasvika kuvanhu usiku, vakawana Sauro avete pakati pengoro dzakanga dzarongedzwa, pfumo rake rakabayirwa pasi kumusoro kwake; Abhineri navamwe vanhu vakanga vavete vakamupoteredza.

⁷So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

⁸Zvino Abhishai akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Nhasi Mwari wakaisa muvengi wako pamaoko ako; naizvozvo nditendere ndimubayire pasi nepfumo kamwe chete, handingamubayi rwechipiri.

⁸Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

⁹Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhishai, Usamuuraya, nekuti ndianiko ungagona kutambanudzira ruoko rwake kumuzodzwa waJehovha, akasava nemhosva?

⁹And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?

¹⁰Dhavhidhi akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, Jehovha ndiye uchamuuraya, zvimwe zuva rake rokufa, richasvika zvimwe uchaburukira kundorwa akaparadzwapo.

¹⁰David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

¹¹Jehovha ngaandidzivise, ndirege kutambanudzira ruoko rwangu kumuzodzwa waJehovha; asi zvino tora hako pfumo riri kumusoro kwake, nechirongo chemvura, tiende.

¹¹The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

¹²Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akatora pfumo nechirongo chemvura, zvakanga zviri pamusoro waSauro, vakaenda; hakuna munhu wakazviona, kana kuzviziva, hakuna wakapepuka, nekuti vakanga vavete vose, nekuti vakanga vakabatwa nehope kwazvo, dzakanga dzatumwa naMwari.

¹²So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

¹³Zvino Dhavhidhi akayambukira mhiri, akamira pamusoro pegomo ari kure; asi pakati pavo pakanga pane nhambo huru.

¹³Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akashevedzera kuvanhu nokuna Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri, akati, Nhai Abhineri, haudaviri here? Ipapo Abhineri akadavira, akati, Ndiwe aniko unoshevedzera kuna mambo.

¹⁴And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

¹⁵Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhineri, Ko iwe hausi murume wemhare here? Ndianiko wakafanana newe kuvaIsiraeri? Wakaregereiko kurinda ishe wako mambo? nekuti mumwe munhu wakange apinda kuzoparadza mambo, ishe wako.

¹⁵And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

¹⁶Ichi chinhu chawaita hachina kunaka. NaJehovha mupenyu, maifanira kufa, nekuti hamuna kurinda ishe wenyu, muzodzwa waJehovha. Zvino chitarira, pfumo ramambo nechirongo chemvura chakanga chiri kumusoro kwake zviripiko?

¹⁶This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

¹⁷Sauro akaziva inzwi raDhavhidhi, akati, Ndiro inzwi rako here, mwanangu Dhavhidhi? Dhavhidhi akati, inzwi rangu, ishe wangu, mambo.

¹⁷And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

¹⁸Akati, Ko Ishe wangu unoteverereiko muranda wake? Nekuti ndakaiteiko? Zvakaipa zviri mandiri ndezveiko?

¹⁸And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

¹⁹Naizvozvo zvino ishe wangu mambo chidonzwai mashoko omuranda wenyu. Kana ari Jehovha wakakukurudzirai kurwa neni, ngaapiwe chipiriso; asi kana vari vana vavanhu, ngavave vakatukwa pamberi paJehovha, nekuti vakandidzinga nhasi, kuti ndirege kugara panhaka yaJehovha, vachiti, Enda, undoshumira vamwe vamwari.

¹⁹Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

²⁰Naizvozvo zvino ropa rangu ngarirege kuwira pasi kure naJehovha, nekuti mambo waIsiraeri wabuda kuzotsvaka rutata rumwe, somunhu unovhima hwari mumakomo.

²⁰Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

²¹Ipapo Sauro akati, Ndatadza, dzoka hako, mwanangu Dhavhidhi, nekuti handichazokuitiri zvakaipa, nekuti upenyu hwangu hwakanga huchikosha pameso pako nhasi; tarira, ndaita sebenzi, ndatadza kwazvo.

²¹Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

²²Ipapo Dhavhidhi akapindura akati, Tarirai pfumo ramambo! Mumwe wamajaya ngaayambukire kuno aritore.

²²And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

²³Jehovha unoripira munhu mumwe nomumwe kururama kwake nokutendeka kwake; nekuti Jehovha wakakuisai nhasi kwandiri, asi ndakaramba kutambanudzira ruoko rwangu kumuzodzwa waJehovha.

²³The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed.

²⁴Zvino tarirai, upenyu bwenyu sezvandakahukudza nhasi, saizvozvowo hupenyu hwangu ngahukudzwe naJehovha, iye andirwire pakutambudzika kwangu kose.

²⁴And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

²⁵Ipapo Sauro akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Wakaropafadzwa iwe mwanangu Dhavhidhi; uchava nesimba, uye uchakunda kwazvo. Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akaenda hake, naSauro akadzokera kumusha kwake.

²⁵Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.