¹Zvino Samueri wakati akwegura

¹And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.

²Zita romwana wake wedangwe rakanga riri Jowero, nezita rowechipiri Abhija; ivo vaiva vatongi paBheerishebha.

²And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:

³Asi vanakomana vake havana kufamba nenzira dzake, asi vakatsaukira kufuma yakaipa, vakagamuchira fufuro, nokusaruramisa pakutonga.

³and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

⁴Zvino vakuru vaIsiraeri vose vakaungana, vakauya kuna Samueri paRama,

⁴And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,

⁵vakati kwaari, Tarirai, imwi makwegura, asi vanakomana venyu havafambi nenzira dzenyu, zvino tigadzirirei mambo ungatitonga, sezvinoitwa kundudzi dzose.

⁵and say unto him, `Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.`

⁶Asi shoko iro harina kufadza Samueri, iro rokuti, Tipei mambo ungatitonga. Samueri akanyengetera kuna Jehovha.

⁶And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;` and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.

⁷Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Samueri, Teerera hako zvose zvinotaura vanhu kwauri, nekuti havana kukuramba iwe, asi vakandiramba ini, kuti ndirege kuva mambo wavo.

⁷And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.

⁸Zvose zvavakaita kubva zuva randakavakwidza ndichivabudisa paEgipita kusvikira nhasi, vachindirasha nokushumira vamwe vamwari, ndizvo zvavanokuitira iwewo.

⁸According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, even unto this day, when they forsake Me, and serve other gods — so they are doing also to thee.

⁹Zvino teerera hako manzwi avo; asi uvapupurire kwazvo, uvazivise tsika dzamambo, uchavabata.

⁹And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.`

¹⁰Zvino Samueri akaudza vanhu vakanga vachikumbira mambo kwaari mashoko ose aJehovha.

¹⁰And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,

¹¹Akati, Tsika dzamambo, uchakubatai, ndidzo, Uchatora vanakomana venyu akavaisa pangoro dzake.

¹¹and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;

¹²Uchazvitsaurira vamwe vave vakuru vezviuru, navakuru vamakumi mashanu; ucharaira vamwe kumurimira minda yake, nokukohwa michero yake, nokumuitira nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, nenhumbi dzengoro dzake.

¹²also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.

¹³Uchatora vanasikana venyu, vave vavhenganisi vezvinonhuhwira, navabiki vezvokudya, navabiki vechingwa.

¹³`And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;

¹⁴Uchatora minda yenyu neminda yenyu yemizambiringa, neminda yenyu yemiorivhi yakaisvonaka kukunda mimwe, achipa varanda vake.

¹⁴and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards — the best — he doth take, and hath given to his servants.

¹⁵Uchatora zvegumi zvembeu dzenyu nemazambiringa enyu, achipa varanda vake navabatiri vake.

¹⁵And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

¹⁶Uchatora varanda venyu navarandakadzi venyu, namajaya enyu akaisvonaka kukunda vamwe vose, nembongoro dzenyu, achibatisa mabasa ake nazvo.

¹⁶And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men — the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;

¹⁷Uchatora zvegumi zvamapoka enyu amakwai; nemwi muchava varanda vake.

¹⁷your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.

¹⁸Nezuva iro muchachema kwazvo nokuda kwamambo wenyu wamunenge mazvitsaurira; asi Jehovha haangakupinduriyi nezuva iro.

¹⁸And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.`

¹⁹Asi vanhu vakaramba kuteerera inzwi raSamueri, vakati, Kwete, tinoda hedu mambo ungatibata,

¹⁹And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,

²⁰kuti isuwo tifanane nedzimwe ndudzi; mambo wedu atitonge, atitungamirire, nokurwa pahondo dzedu.

²⁰and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.`

²¹Samueri akanzwa mashoko ose avanhu, akaarondedzera panzeve dzaJehovha.

²¹And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;

²²Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Samueri, Teerera hako manzwi avo, uvagadzirire mambo. Samueri akati kuvarume vaIsiraeri, Endai henyu, mumwe nomumwe kuguta rake.

²²and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.` And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, `Go ye each to his city.`