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

¹And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul.

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

²And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.

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

³And Jonathan maketh — also David — a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,

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

⁴and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which [is] upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.

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

⁵And David goeth out whithersoever Saul doth send him; he acted wisely, and Saul setteth him over the men of war, and it is good in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.

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

⁶And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David`s returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing — also the dancers — to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

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

⁷and the women answer — those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.`

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

⁸And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, `They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him [is] only the kingdom;`

⁹Zvino kubva pazuva iro namazuva ose Sauro akachenjerera Dhavhidhi.

⁹and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.

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 cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness [from] God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin [is] in the hand of Saul,

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

¹¹and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, `I smite through David, even through the wall;` and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

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

¹²And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;

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

¹³and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akafamba nokungwara pazvose zvaakaita, Jehovha akava naye.

¹⁴And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah [is] with him,

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

¹⁵and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

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

¹⁶and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming 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 saith unto David, `Lo, my elder daughter Merab — her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;` and Saul said, `Let not my hand be on 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 saith unto Saul, `Who [am] I? and what my life — the family of my father in Israel — that I am son-in-law to the king?`

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

¹⁹And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.

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

²⁰And Michal daughter of Saul loveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,

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 saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;` and Saul saith unto David, `By the second — thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.`

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

²²And Saul commandeth his servants, `Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in thee, and all his servants have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to the king.`

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

²³And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king — and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?`

²⁴Varanda vaSauro vakamuudza vakati, Dhavhidhi wataura mashoko okuti.

²⁴And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.`

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 saith, `Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines — to be avenged on the enemies of the king;` and Saul thought to cause David to 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 his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law to the king; and the days have not been full,

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.

²⁷and David riseth and goeth, he and his men, and smiteth among the Philistines two hundred men, and David bringeth in their foreskins, and they set them before the king, to be son-in-law to the king; and Saul giveth to him Michal his daughter for a wife.

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

²⁸And Saul seeth and knoweth that Jehovah [is] with David, and Michal daughter of Saul hath loved him,

²⁹Sauro akanyanya kutya Dhavhidhi; Sauro akaramba achivenga Dhavhidhi.

²⁹and Saul addeth to be afraid of the presence of David yet; and Saul is an enemy with David all the days.

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

³⁰And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.