¹Zvino namazuva iwayo vaFirisitia vakaunganidza hondo dzavo kuzorwa navaIsiraeri. Akishi akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Ziva kwazvo kuti unofanira kuenda neni nehondo, iwe navanhu vako.

¹And it cometh to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish saith unto David, `Thou dost certainly know that with me thou dost go out into the camp, thou and thy men.`

²Dhavhidhi akati kuna Akishi, Naizvozvo muchaziva muranda wenyu zvaanogona kuita. Akishi akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Naizvozvo ndichakuita muchengeti womusoro wangu nokusingaperi.

²And David saith unto Achish, `Therefore — thou dost know that which thy servant dost do.` And Achish saith unto David, `Therefore — keeper of my head I do appoint thee all the days.`

³Samueri zvino wakange afa; vaIsiraeri vakanga vamuchema, vamuviga paRama, imo muguta rake; Sauro akanga abvisa panyika masvikiro navauki.

³And Samuel hath died, and all Israel mourn for him, and bury him in Ramah, even in his city, and Saul hath turned aside those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

⁴Zvino vaFirisitia vakaungana, vakavaka misasa yavo paShunemi; Sauro akaunganidza vaIsiraeri vose, ivo vakavaka misasa yavo paGiribhoa.

⁴And the Philistines are gathered, and come in, and encamp in Shunem, and Saul gathereth all Israel, and they encamp in Gilboa,

⁵Zvino Sauro wakati achiona hondo dzavaFirisitia, akatya, moyo wake ukadedera kwazvo.

⁵and Saul seeth the camp of the Philistines, and feareth, and his heart trembleth greatly,

⁶Sauro akabvunza Jehovha, asi Jehovha haana kumupindura, kunyange pakurota, kana nendimi, kana navaporofita.

⁶and Saul asketh at Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not answered him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

⁷Ipapo Sauro akati kuvaranda vake, Nditsvakirei mukadzi unosvikirwa, ndiende kwaari ndindomubvunza iye. Varanda vake vakati kwaari, Tarirai, kuno mukadzi unosvikirwa paEndori.

⁷And Saul saith to his servants, `Seek for me a woman possessing a familiar spirit, and I go unto her, and inquire of her;` and his servants say unto him, `Lo, a woman possessing a familiar spirit in En-dor.`

⁸Sauro akazvishandura, akafuka dzimwe nguvo, akaenda, iye navamwe varume vaviri, vakasvika kumukadzi usiku; akati, Ndiukirewo nomweya unokusvikira, undikwidzire wandichakuudza.

⁸And Saul disguiseth himself and putteth on other garments, and goeth, he and two of the men with him, and they come in unto the woman by night, and he saith, `Divine, I pray thee, to me by the familiar spirit, and cause to come up to me him whom I say unto thee.`

⁹Mukadzi akati kwaari, Tarira, unoziva zvakaitwa naSauro, kuti wakaparadza masvikiro navauki panyika, unoteyireiko upenyu hwangu, ndiurawe?

⁹And the woman saith unto him, `Lo, thou hast known that which Saul hath done, that he hath cut off those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land; and why art thou laying a snare for my soul — to put me to death?`

¹⁰Sauro akapika kwaari naJehovha, akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, iwe haungavi nemhosva pachinhu ichi.

¹⁰And Saul sweareth to her by Jehovah, saying, `Jehovah liveth, punishment doth not meet thee for this thing.`

¹¹Zvino mukadzi akati, Ndokukwidzira aniko? Akati, Ndikwidzire Samueri.

¹¹And the woman saith, `Whom do I bring up to thee?` and he saith, `Samuel — bring up to me.`

¹²Mukadzi wakati achiona Samueri, akadanidzira nenzwi guru. Mukadzi akataura naSauro, akati, Mandinyengerereiko? nekuti ndimi Sauro?

¹²And the woman seeth Samuel, and crieth with a loud voice, and the woman speaketh unto Saul, saying, `Why hast thou deceived me — and thou Saul?`

¹³Mambo akati kwaari, Usatya hako, asi unowoneiko? Mukadzi akati kuna Sauro, Ndinoona mudzimu unokwira achibuda panyika.

¹³And the king saith to her, `Do not fear; for what hast thou seen?` and the woman saith unto Saul, `Gods I have seen coming up out of the earth.`

¹⁴Akati kwaari, Wakadiniko? Akati, Kunomutana unokwira, akafuka nguvo. Sauro akaziva kuti ndiye Samueri, akakotamira pasi nechiso chake, akanamata kwaari.

¹⁴And he saith to her, `What [is] his form?` and she saith, `An aged man is coming up, and he [is] covered with an upper robe;` and Saul knoweth that he [is] Samuel, and boweth — face to thee earth — and doth obeisance.

¹⁵Samueri akati kuna Sauro, Wanditambudzireiko uchindikwidza? Sauro akapindura akati, Ndinotambudzika kwazvo; nekuti vaFirisitia vanorwa neni, naMwari wabva kwandiri, haachatongondipinduri, kunyange., navaporofita, kana nokurota; naizvozvo ndakudanai imi, kuti mundizivise zvandinofanira kuita.

¹⁵And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Why hast thou troubled me, to bring me up?` And Saul saith, `I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath turned aside from me, and hath not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for thee to let me know what I do.`

¹⁶Samueri akati, Unondibvunzireiko ini, Jehovha zvaakabva kwauri, akava muvengi wako?

¹⁶And Samuel saith, `And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?

¹⁷Jehovha wakazviitira izvo zvaakataura neni; Jehovha akabvarura ushe pamaoko ako, akahupa mumwe wokwako, iye Dhavhidhi.

¹⁷And Jehovah doth for Himself as He hath spoken by my hand, and Jehovah rendeth the kingdom out of thy hand, and giveth it to thy neighbour — to David.

¹⁸Nekuti hauna kuteerera inzwi raJehovha, hauna kuitira vaAmareki nokutsamwa kwake kukuru; naizvozvo Jehovha wakakuitira chinhu ichi nhasi.

¹⁸Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, nor didst the fierceness of His anger on Amalek — therefore this thing hath Jehovah done to thee this day;

¹⁹Zvino Jehovha uchaisa vaIsiraeri pamwechete newe mumaoko avaFirisitia; mangwana iwe navanakomana vako muchava neni; Jehovha uchaisa hondo yavaIsiraeri mumaoko avaFirisitia.

¹⁹yea, Jehovah giveth also Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow thou and thy sons [are] with me; also the camp of Israel doth Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.`

²⁰Ipapo Sauro akawira pasi pakarepo, akatsivama, akatya kwazvo pamusoro pamashoko aSamueri; kwakanga kusina simba maari, nekuti wakange asina kudya zvokudya zuva iro rose, kunyange nousiku hwose.

²⁰And Saul hasteth and falleth — the fulness of his stature — to the earth, and feareth greatly because of the words of Samuel; also power was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all the day, and all the night.

²¹Zvino mukadzi akauya kuna Sauro, akaona kuti unotambudzika kwazvo, akati kwaari, Tarirai, murandakadzi wenyu wakateerera inzwi renyu, ndikasarangarira upenyu hwangu, asi ndakateerera mashoko enyu amakandiudza.

²¹And the woman cometh in unto Saul, and seeth that he hath been greatly troubled, and saith unto him, `Lo, thy maid-servant hath hearkened to thy voice, and I put my soul in my hand, and I obey thy words which thou hast spoken unto me;

²²Naizvozvo zvino, chiteereraiwo inzwi romurandakadzi wenyu, ndiise chimedu chechingwa pamberi penyu, mudye, muve nesimba kana moenda henyu.

²²and now, hearken, I pray thee, also thou, to the voice of thy maid-servant, and I set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and there is in thee power when thou goest in the way.`

²³Asi iye wakaramba, akati, Handidi hangu kudya. Asi varanda vake vakamukurudzira pamwechete nomukadzi, akazoteerera manzwi avo. Naizvozvo akasimuka pasi, akagara panhovo.

²³And he refuseth, and saith, `I do not eat;` and his servants urge on him, and also the woman, and he hearkeneth to their voice, and riseth from the earth, and sitteth on the bed.

²⁴Zvino mukadzi wakange ane mhuru yakakodzwa mumba; akakurumidza akaibaya, akatora upfu, akahukanya, akabika nahwo chingwa chisina kuviriswa;

²⁴And the woman hath a calf of the stall in the house, and she hasteth and slaughtereth it, and taketh flour, and kneadeth, and baketh it unleavened things,

²⁵akazviisa pamberi paSauro napamberi pavaranda vake; vakadya. Ipapo vakasimuka, vakaenda usiku ihwohwo.

²⁵and bringeth nigh before Saul, and before his servants, and they eat, and rise, and go on, during that night.