¹Zvino Samusoni wakaburukira Timuna, akaona paTimuna mukadzi pakati pavakunda vavaFirisitia.

¹And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,

²Akakwira akandoudza baba vake namai vake, akati, Ndaona mukadzi paTimuna pakati pavakunda vavaFirisitia; naizvozvo zvino nditorerei iye, ave mukadzi wangu.

²and cometh up and declareth to his father, and to his mother, and saith, `A woman I have seen in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; and now, take her for me for a wife.`

³Ipapo baba vake namai vake vakati kwaari, Ko pakati pavakunda vehama dzako, kana pakati pavanhu vangu vose, hapano mukadzi here, zvowoda kundozvitorera mukadzi pakati pavaFirisitia vasina kudzingiswa? Samusoni akati kuna baba vake, Nditorerei iye, nekuti unondifadza kwazvo.

³And his father saith to him — also his mother, `Is there not among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, a woman, that thou art going to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?` and Samson saith unto his father, `Take her for me, for she is right in mine eyes.`

⁴Asi baba vake namai vake havana kuziva kuti zvakanga zvichibva kuna Jehovha, nekuti wakange achitsvaka mhaka yokurwa navaFirisitia. Zvino nenguva iyo vaFirisitia vakanga vakabata Isiraeri.

⁴And his father and his mother have not known that from Jehovah it [is], that a meeting he is seeking of the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines are ruling over Israel.

⁵Zvino Samusoni wakaburukira Timuna nababa vake namai vake, vakasvika paminda yemizambiringa paTimuna; onei mwana weshumba ukamuombera.

⁵And Samson goeth down — also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come unto the vineyards of Timnath, and lo, a lion`s whelp roareth at meeting him,

⁶Ipapo Mweya waJehovha wakauya pamusoro pake nesimba guru, akaibvambura sembudzana, zvino wakange asina chinhu muruoko rwake; asi haana kuudza baba vake kana mai vake zvaakanga aita.

⁶and the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he rendeth it as the rending of a kid, and there is nothing in his hand, and he hath not declared to his father and to his mother that which he hath done.

⁷Akaburuka, akandotaura nomukadzi, iye akafadza Samusoni kwazvo.

⁷And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;

⁸Zvino nguva yakati yapfuura, akadzoka kuzomutora, akatsauka kuzoona chitunha cheshumba, ndokuona bumha renyuchi muchitunha cheshumba, nouchi.

⁸and he turneth back after [some] days to take her, and turneth aside to see the carcase of the lion, and lo, a company of bees [are] in the body of the lion — and honey.

⁹Akahutora namaoko ake, akaenda achidya; akasvika kuna baba vake namai vake, akavapa vakadyawo; asi haana kuvaudza kuti wakange abura uchi muchitunha cheshumba.

⁹And he taketh it down on to his hands, and goeth on, going and eating; and he goeth unto his father, and unto his mother, and giveth to them, and they eat, and he hath not declared to them that from the body of the lion he took down the honey.

¹⁰Baba vake vakaburukira kumukadzi, Samusoni akagadzirapo mutambo, nekuti majaya aisiita saizvozvo.

¹⁰And his father goeth down unto the woman, and Samson maketh there a banquet, for so the young men do;

¹¹Zvino vakati vachimuona, vakauya neshamwari dzina makumi matatu kuzova naye.

¹¹and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.

¹²Samusoni akati kwavari, Nditaurirei chirabwe zvino; kana mukagona kundidudzira icho pamazuva manomwe omutambo, mukawana dudziro yacho, ini ndichakupai nguvo dzomucheka dzina makumi matatu nehanzu dzakanaka dzina makumi matatu.

¹²And Samson saith to them, `Let me, I pray you, put forth to you a riddle; if ye certainly declare it to me [in] the seven days of the banquet, and have found [it] out, then I have given to you thirty linen shirts, and thirty changes of garments;

¹³Asi kana musingagoni kundidudzira icho, imwi muchafanira kundipa nguvo dzomucheka dzina makumi matatu, nehanzu dzakanaka dzina makumi matatu. Ivo vakati kwaari, Chitaura hako chirabwe, chako, tichinzwe.

¹³and if ye are not able to declare [it] to me, then ye have given to me thirty linen shirts, and thirty changes of garments.` And they say to him, `Put forth thy riddle, and we hear it!`

¹⁴Akati kwavari, Chokudya chakabuda kumudyi, Uye zvinotapira zvakabuda kuno une simba.Asi vakanga vasingagoni kududzira chirabwe icho namazuva matatu.

¹⁴And he saith to them: `Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness;` and they were not able to declare the riddle [in] three days.

¹⁵Zvino nezuva rechinomwe vakati kumukadzi waSamusoni, Nyengetedza murume wako, atidudzire chirabwe, tirege kukupisa nomoto, iwe naveimba yababa vako;

¹⁵And it cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they say to Samson`s wife, `Entice thy husband, that he declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and the house of thy father with fire; to possess us have ye called for us? is it not?`

¹⁶Ipapo mukadzi waSamusoni wakachema kumurume wake, akati, Unondivenga hako, haundidi; wakataurira vana vavanhu vangu chirabwe, asi hauna kundiudza icho ini. Akati kwaari, Tarira, handina kuchiudza baba vangu kana mai vangu; zvino ndingakuudza icho iwe here?

¹⁶And Samson`s wife weepeth for it, and saith, `Thou hast only hated me, and hast not loved me; the riddle thou hast put forth to the sons of my people — and to me thou hast not declared it;` and he saith to her, `Lo, to my father and to my mother I have not declared [it] — and to thee I declare [it]!`

¹⁷Akaramba achichema kwaari mazuva manomwe panguva yomutambo; zvino nezuva rechinomwe akamuudza, nekuti wakamutambudza kwazvo; ipapo akandoudza vana vavanhu vake chirabwe icho.

¹⁷And she weepeth for it the seven days [in] which their banquet hath been, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that he declareth [it] to her, for she hath distressed him; and she declareth the riddle to the sons of her people.

¹⁸Nezuva rechinomwe zuva richigere kuvira, varume veguta vakati kwaari, Ko chinotapira kukunda uchi chinyi? Uye chine simba kukunda shumba chinyiko?Iye akati kwavari, Dai musina kurima netsiru rangu, Hamuzaiwana chirabwe changu.

¹⁸And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: — `What [is] sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?` And he saith to them: `Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.`

¹⁹Mweya waJehovha akauya pamusoro pake nesimba guru, akaburukira Ashikeroni, akauraya varume vana makumi matatu kwavari, akatora nguvo dzavo, akandopa vakadudzira chirabwe hanzu dzavo dzakanaka. Asi kutsamwa kwake kwakanga kwamutswa kwazvo, akadzokera kumba kwababa vake.

¹⁹And the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he goeth down to Ashkelon, and smiteth of them thirty men, and taketh their armour, and giveth the changes to those declaring the riddle; and his anger burneth, and he goeth up to the house of his father;

²⁰Asi mukadzi waSamusoni akapiwa shamwari yake, wakange amuperekedza.

²⁰and Samson`s wife becometh his companion`s, who [is] his friend.