¹Zvino Samusoni wakaenda Gaza, akaonapo mukadzi waiva chifeve akapinda kwaari.

¹Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

²VaGaza vakaudzwa, zvichinzi, Samusoni wasvika pano. Ivo vakamukomba, vakamuvandira usiku hwose pasuwo reguta, vakaramba vanyerere usiku hwose, vachiti, Mangwana kana kwaedza tichamuuraya.

²And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

³Samusoni akavata kusvikira pakati pousiku, akamuka pakati pousiku, akabata masasa esuwo reguta, namatanda aro maviri, akaavhomora pamwechete nomuzariro waro, akaaisa pamafudzi ake, ndokuatakurira kugomo riri pamberi peHebhuroni.

³And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

⁴Zvino pashure akada mukadzi wakange agere pamupata weSoreki, wainzi Dherira.

⁴And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

⁵Madzishe avaFirisitia akakwira kumukadzi, akati kwaari, Munyengetedze, uone kuti tingamukunda sei, kuti timusunge timumanikidze; ipapo mumwe nomumwe wedu uchakupa mashekeri esirivha ane gumi ramazana nezana rimwe.

⁵And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

⁶Zvino Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, Ndiudze hako kuti simba rako guru rinobvepi, uye kuti ungasungwa neiko, umanikidzwe.

⁶And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

⁷Samusoni akati kwaari, Kana vakandisunga namarunda matsva manomwe achigere kuomeswa, ndichashaiwa simba, ndikava somumwe munhu.

⁷And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

⁸Ipapo madzishe avaFirisitia akamuvigira marunda matsva manomwe achigere kuomeswa, iye akamusunga nawo.

⁸Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

⁹Zvino wakange ana vavandiri vakanga vakavandira muimba yomukati. Akati kwaari, Samusoni, vaFirisitia vasvika! Iye akadambura marunda, sezvinodamburwa rwonzi rworuchinda kana rwanzwa moto. Naizvozvo simba rake harina kuzikamwa.

⁹Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

¹⁰Ipapo Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, Tarira, wandidadira, nokundirevera nhema; zvino chindiudza hako kuti ungasungwa nei?

¹⁰And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

¹¹Akati kwaari, Kana vakangondisunga havo namabote matsva, asina kumbobatisa, ndichashaiwa simba, ndikava somumwe munhu.

¹¹And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

¹²Ipapo Dherira akatora mabote matsva, akamusunga nawo, akati kwaari, Samusoni, vaFirisitia vasvika! Vavandiri vakanga vakavandira muimba yomukati. Ipapo akaadambura pamaoko ake soruchinda.

¹²Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

¹³Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, Kusvikira zvino wakange uchingondidadira, uchindirevera nhema; chindiudza hako kuti ungasungwa nei? Akati kwaari, Kana ukarukira mhotsi nomwe dzevhudzi romusoro wangu pamwechete nomucheka unorukwa.

¹³And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

¹⁴Iye akarisunga nembambo, akati kwaari, Samusoni, vaFirisitia vasvika! Ipapo akapepuka pahope dzake, akavhomora mbambo yedanda pamwechete nomucheka wakarukwa.

¹⁴And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

¹⁵Iye akati kwaari, Zvino ungataura seiko uchiti, Ndinokuda, kana moyo wako usinganditendi? Zvino wandidadira katatu, usingandiudzi kuti simba rako guru rinobvepi?

¹⁵And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

¹⁶Zvino wakati achingomutambudza mazuva ose namashoko ake, achigombedzera, moyo wake ukanetswa kusvikira pakufa.

¹⁶And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

¹⁷Akamuudza nomoyo wake wose akati kwaari, Musoro wangu hauna kutongoveurwa nechisvo, nekuti ndiri muNaziri waMwari kubva padumbu ramai vangu; kana ndikaveurwa, simba rangu richabva kwandiri, ndingashaiwa simba, ndikaita somumwe munhu.

¹⁷That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

¹⁸Zvino Dherira wakati aona kuti wamuudza nomoyo wake wose, akatuma munhu kundodana madzishe avaFirisitia, akati, Kwirai henyu kuno nguva ino, nekuti wandiudza nomoyo wake wose. Ipapo madzishe avaFirisitia vakakwira kwaari, vakauya nemari mumaoko avo.

¹⁸And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath showed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.

¹⁹Iye akamuvatisa pamabvi ake, akadana munhu kuzoveura mhotsi nomwe dzevhudzi romusoro wake; akatanga kumumanikidza; simba rake rikabva kwaari.

¹⁹And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

²⁰Akati, Samusoni, vaFirisitia vasvika! Ipapo Samusoni akapepuka pahope dzake, akati, Ndichabuda nguva inowo sapane dzimwe nguva, ndikazvisunungura, asi wakange asingazivi kuti lehovha wakange abva kwaari.

²⁰And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

²¹Zvino vaFirisitia vakamubata, vakamutumbura meso, vakaburuka naye Gaza, ndokumusunga nezvisungo zvendarira, akauya mutirongo.

²¹But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

²²Asi vhudzi romusoro wake rakatanga kurebazve shure kokuveurwa kwake.

²²Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

²³Zvino madzishe avaFirisitia akaungana pamwechete kuzobayira Dhagoni mwari wavo chibayiro chikuru, ndokufara; nekuti vakati, Mwari wedu wakaisa mumaoko edu muvengi wedu Samusoni.

²³Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

²⁴Zvino vanhu vakati vachimuona, vakarumbidza mwari wavo, nekuti vakati, Mwari wedu wakaisa mumaoko edu muvengi wedu, nomuparadzi wenyika yedu, wakauraya vazhinji vedu.

²⁴And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

²⁵Zvino moyo yavo yakati yofara, vakati, Chidanai Samusoni, atitambire. Vakandodana Samusoni mutirongo, akatamba pamberi pavo, vakamuisa pakati pembiru.

²⁵And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

²⁶Zvino Samusoni akati kumukomana wakange akabata ruoko rwake, Nditendere kuti ndibate mbiru dzakatsigira imba, ndisendamire padziri.

²⁶And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.

²⁷Zvino imba yakanga izere navarume navakadzi; namadzishe avaFirisitia akanga arimo ose; napamusoro pedenga pakanga pana varume navakadzi vanenge zviuru zvitatu, vakanga vachitarira kutamba kwaSamusoni.

²⁷Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

²⁸Ipapo Samusoni akadana kuna Jehovha akati, Ishe Mwari, ndirangarirei henyu, ndisimbisei henyu nguva ino chete, imwi Mwari, nditsivirwe meso angu maviri kuvaFirisitia.

²⁸And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

²⁹Samusoni akabata mbiru mbiri dzapakati, dzakanga dzakatsigira imba, akadzisunda, imwe noruoko rwake rworudyi neimwe noruoko rwake rworuboshwe.

²⁹And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

³⁰Ipapo Samusoni akati, Ngandife hangu pamwechete navaFirisitia. Akakotama nesimba rake rose, imba ikawira pamusoro pamadzishe, napamusoro pavanhu vaivamo. Naizvozvo vakafa vaakauraya pakufa kwake, vakanga vari vazhinji kuna vakaurawa naye achiri mupenyu.

³⁰And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

³¹Zvino hama dzake, navose veimba yababa vake, vakaburuka, vakamutora, vakakwira naye, ndokumuviga pakati peZora neEshitaori, paguva raManowa, baba vake. Iye wakatonga vaIsiraeri makore ana makumi maviri.

³¹Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.