¹Ipapo varume veKiriatijearimi vakauya, vakatora areka yaJehovha, vakaiisa kumba kwaAbhinadhabhu pagomo; vakatsaura Ereazari mwanakomana wake, kuti achengete areka yaJehovha.

¹And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

²Kubva pamusi wokusvika kweareka paKiriatijearimi, yakagarapo nguva refu, nekuti akanga ari makore makumi maviri; imba yose yaIsiraeri ikachema kuna Jehovha.

²And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

³Samueri akataura neimba yose yaIsiraeri, akati, Kana muchida kudzokera kuna Jehovha nomoyo wenyu wose, bvisai vamwari vatorwa neAshitaroti pakati penyu, mugadzirire Jehovha moyo yenyu, mumushumire iye oga; ipapo iye uchakusunungurai pamaoko avaFirisitia.

³And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

⁴Vana vaIsiraeri vakabvisa vaBhaari neAshitaroti, vakashumira Jehovha oga.

⁴Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

⁵Zvino Samueri akati, Unganidzai vaIsiraeri vose paMizipa, ini ndikunyengetererei kuna Jehovha.

⁵And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

⁶Vakaunganidzana paMizipa, vakachera mvura, vakaidururira pamberi paJehovha, vakatsanya nomusi iwoyo, vakati ipapo, Takatadzira Jehovha. Samueri akatonga vana vaIsiraeri paMizipa.

⁶And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

⁷Zvino vaFirisitia vakati vachinzwa kuti vana vaIsiraeri vakanga vaungana paMizipa, madzishe avaFirisitia akakwira kundorwa navaIsiraeri. Vana vaIsiraeri vachinzwa vakatya vaFirisitia.

⁷And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

⁸Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakati kuna Samueri, Musarega henyu kuramba muchichema kuna Jehovha Mwari wedu nokuda kwedu, kuti atirwire pamaoko avaFirisitia.

⁸And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

⁹Samueri akatora gwayana rinomwa, akagadzirira Jehovha naro chipiriso chinopiswa chose. Samueri akachema kuna Jehovha nokuda kwavaIsiraeri; Jehovha akamunzwa.

⁹And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.

¹⁰Samueri wakati achapisira Jehovha chipiriso chinopiswa, vaFirisitia vakaswedera kuzorwa navaIsiraeri; asi Jehovha akatinhira nokutinhira kukuru pamusoro pavaFirisitia nomusi iwoyo, akavavhundusa, vakakundwa navaIsiraeri.

¹⁰And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.

¹¹Varume vaIsiraeri vakabuda Mizipa, vakatevera vaFirisitia, vakavaparadza kusvikira panyasi peBhetikari.

¹¹And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.

¹²Zvino Samueri akatora ibwe, akarimisa pakati peMizipa neSheni, akaritumidza zita raro Ebheniezeri, achiti, Jehovha wakatibatsira kusvikira pano.

¹²Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

¹³VaFirisitia vakakundwa saizvozvo; havana kuzouyazve munyika yavalsiraeri; ruoko rwaJehovha rukarwa navaFirisitia mazuva ose aSamueri.

¹³So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

¹⁴Namaguta akanga atorerwa vaIsiraeri navaFirisitia akadzoserwazve kuvaIsiraeri, kubva paEkironi kusvikira paGati, nenyika yavo yakasunungurwa navalsiraeri pamaoko avaFirisitia; rugare rukavapo pakati pavalsiraeri navaAmori.

¹⁴And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

¹⁵Samueri akatonga vaIsiraeri mazuva ose oupenyu hwake.

¹⁵And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

¹⁶Waipota gore rimwe nerimwe napaBhetieri, neGirigari, neMizipa, akatonga vaIsiraeri panzvimbo idzo dzose.

¹⁶And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

¹⁷Akasidzokera Rama, nekuti ndipo paakanga agere; akatonga vaIsiraeri ipapo, akavakira Jehovha aritari ipapo.

¹⁷And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.