¹Zvino Samueri akatora chinu chamafuta, akadurura pamusoro wake, akamutsvoda, akati, Jehovha haana kukuzodza here kuti uve mutungamiriri wavanhu venhaka yake?

¹Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

²Kana ukabva kwandiri nhasi uchandowana varume vaviri parinda raRakeri, pamuganhu waBhenjamini, paZeriza; ivo vachati kwauri, Mbongoro dzawakanga uchitsvaka dzawanikwa; zvino, baba vako havachine hanya nembongoro, asi vofunganya pamusoro pako, vachiti Ndichaita seiko pamusoro pomwanakomana wangu?

²When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

³Zvino uchabvapo ukapfuura mberi, ukasvika pamuouki weTabhori; ipapo uchasangana navarume vatatu vanokwira kuna Mwari paBhetieri, mumwe akatakura mbudzana nhatu, mumwe akatakura mapundu matatu ezvingwa, uye mumwe akatakura dende rewaini;

³Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

⁴ivo vachakukwazisa, ndokukupa mapundu maviri ezvingwa; ugamuchire izvozvo pamaoko avo.

⁴and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hand.

⁵Pashure uchasvika pagomo raMwari pane boka ravarwi ravaFirisitia; zvino kana uchisvika paguta, uchasangana neboka ravaporofita vanoburuka padunhu rakakwirira vakatungamirirwa nemitengeramwa, nengoma, nenyere, nembira, vachingoporofita;

⁵After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:

⁶Ipapo Mweya waJehovha uchauya pamusoro pako nesimba, ukaporofita pamwechete navo, ukashanduka ukava mumwe munhu.

⁶and the Spirit of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

⁷Zvino kana zviratidzo izvi zvikaonekwa newe, uite chinhu chipi nechipi chaunoratidzwa kuti uchiite, nekuti Mwari anewe.

⁷And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for God is with thee.

⁸Zvino unditungamirire Girigari; tarira, ini ndichaburukira kwauri, kuti ndibayire zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa; unofanira kundimirira mazuva manomwe, kusvikira ndauya kwauri, ndikuratidze zvaunofanira kuita.

⁸And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.

⁹Zvino wakati atendeuka, obva kuna Samueri, Mwari akamupa mumwe moyo; zviratidzo izvo zvose zvikaitika nomusi iwoyo.

⁹And it was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

¹⁰Vakati vachisvika pagomo, boka ravaporofita rikasangana naye; Mweya waMwari wakauya pamusoro pake nesimba, akaporofita pakati pavo.

¹⁰And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them.

¹¹Zvino vose vaimuziva kare vakati vachiona izvozvo, kuti woporofita pamwechete navo, vanhu vakataurirana, vakati, Chinyiko chawira mwanakomana waKishi? Sauro wava pakati pavaporofitawo here?

¹¹And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹²Zvino mumwe wapo akapindura, akati, Baba vavo ndianiko? Naizvozvo yakazova shumo kuti, Ko Sauro wava pakati pavaporofita here?

¹²And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹³Akati apedza kuporofita, akasvika padunhu rakakwirira.

¹³And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

¹⁴Babamunini vaSauro vakati kwaari, nokumuranda wake, Makanga maendepiko? Akati, Kundotsvaka mbongoro, asi takati tichiona kuti hadziwanikwi, tikaenda kuna Samueri.

¹⁴And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.

¹⁵Babamunini vaSauro vakati, Dondiudzawo zvamakaudzwa naSamueri.

¹⁵And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

¹⁶Ipapo Sauro akati kuna babamunini vake, Wakatiudza pachena, kuti mbongoro dzatowanikwa hadzo. Asi haana kumuudza shoko roushe rakanga rataurwa naSamueri.

¹⁶And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

¹⁷Zvino Samueri akakoka vanhu kuna Jehovha paMizipa,

¹⁷And Samuel called the people together unto Jehovah to Mizpah;

¹⁸akati kuvana vaIsiraeri, Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, Ndakabudisa vana vaIsiraeri paEgipita, ndikakurwirai pamaoko avaEgipita, napamaoko amadzimambo ose aikuremedzai;

¹⁸and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:

¹⁹asi nhasi maramba Mwari wenyu, iye unokuponesai amene panjodzi dzenyu dzose nenhamo dzenyu, mukati kwaari, Kwete, asi tigadzire mambo ungatibata. Naizvozvo zvino unganai pamberi paJehovha namarudzi enyu uye nezviuru zvenyu.

¹⁹but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

²⁰Naizvozvo Samueri akaswededza marudzi ose aIsiraeri, rudzi rwaBhenjamini rukabatwa.

²⁰So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

²¹Akaswededza rudzi rwaBhenjamini, nedzimba dzarwo, imba yaMatiri ikabatwa; ipapo Sauro mwanakomana waKishi akabatwa; asi vakati vomutsvaka, akashaikwa.

²¹And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found.

²²Naizvozvo vakabvunzazve Jehovha, vakati, Iye munhu ari pano here? Jehovha akapindura, akati, Tarirai; wavanda pakati penhumbi.

²²Therefore they asked of Jehovah further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

²³Ipapo vakamhanya vakamutorapo; zvino wakati amira pakati pavanhu, akapfuura vanhu vose pakureba kubva pamafudzi ake kusvika kumusoro wake.

²³And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

²⁴Samueri akati kuvanhu vose, Munoona wakatsaurwa naJehovha, kuti hakuna wakafanana naye pakati pavanhu vose here? Vanhu vose vakadanidzira vachiti, Mambo ngaararame.

²⁴And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, [Long] live the king.

²⁵Zvino Samueri akaudza vanhu tsika dzoushe, akadzinyora mubhuku, akazvichengeta pamberi paJehovha. Samueri akaendisa vanhu vose mumwe nomumwe kumba kwake.

²⁵Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

²⁶NaSaurowo wakaenda kumba kwake paGibhiya, uye varume vose voumhare vakanga vabayiwa moyo yavo naMwari vakaendawo naye.

²⁶And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.

²⁷Asi vamwe vakaisvoipa vakati, Munhu uyu ungatiponesa seiko? Vakamushora, vakasamuvigira zvipo. Asi iye wakaramba anyerere hake.

²⁷But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.