¹zvino rimwe zuva Jonatani mwanakomana waSauro akati kujaya raibata nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, Hendei tiyambukire kuboka ravarwi vavaFirisitia vari mhiri uko. Asi haana kuudza baba vake.

¹Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on yonder side. But he told not his father.

²Sauro wakange agere pamugumo weGibhiya, pasi pomutamba wakange uri paMigironi; wakange ana varume vanenge mazana matanhatu naye.

²And Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;

³Ahija, mwanakomana waAhitubi, mukuru waIkabhodhi, mwanakomana waPinehasi, mwanakomana waEri, wakange ari mupristi waJehovha paShiro, akafuka efodhi. Vanhu vakanga vasingazivi kuti Jonatani waenda.

³and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Jehovah in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

⁴Zvino pakati pemipata, Jonatani paakanga achida kuyambukira napo mhiri kuboka ravarwi vavaFirisitia, pakanga paneshongwe yebwe kurutivi rumwe, neshongwe yebwezve kuno rumwe rutivi; zita reimwe rakanga riri Bhozezi, nezita reimwe Sene.

⁴And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

⁵Shongwe imwe yakanga imire kurutivi rwokumusoro pamberi paMikimashi, neimwe kurutivi rwezasi pamberi peGeba.

⁵The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

⁶Zvino Jonatani akati kujaya raibata nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, Hendei tiyambukire kuboka ravarwi ravasina kudzingiswa ava; zvimwe Jehovha uchatibatsira, nekuti hakuna chinhu chingadzivisa Jehovha kuponesa, kunyange navazhinji kana navashoma.

⁶And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.

⁷Ipapo mubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo akati kwaari, Itai zvose zvamunofunga; endai henyu, ini ndinemwi pamunoda kuita napo.

⁷And his armorbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thy heart: turn thee, behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

⁸Ipapo Jonatani akati, Tarira, tichayambukira kuvarume avo, tindozviratidza kwavari.

⁸Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them.

⁹Kana vakati kwatiri, Mirai kusvikira tasvika kwamuri, ticharamba timire kwatiri, hatingakwiri kwavari.

⁹If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.

¹⁰Asi kana vakati, Kwirai kuno kwatiri, tichakwira, nekuti Mwari wavaisa mumaoko edu; ndicho chichava chiratidzo kwatiri.

¹⁰But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up; for Jehovah hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be the sign unto us.

¹¹Zvino vose vari vaviri vakazviratidza kuboka ravarwi vavaFirisitia. VaFirisitia vakati, Tarira, vaHebheru vobuda mumakomba mavakanga vakavanda.

¹¹And both of them disclosed themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

¹²Varume veboka ravarwi vakapindura Jonatani nomubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, vakati, Kwirai kuno kwatiri, tikuratidzei chinhu. Jonatani akati kumubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, Kwira unditevere, nekuti Jehovha wavaisa mumaoko avaIsiraeri.

¹²And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armorbearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

¹³Jonatani akakwira namaoko ake namakumbo ake, mubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo achimutevera; ivo vakakundwa naJonatani, nomubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo akamutevera achiuraya.

¹³And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armorbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armorbearer slew them after him.

¹⁴Zvino pakuuraya uku kokutanga, Jonatani nomubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo vakauraya varume vanenge makumi maviri pahafu yendima yomunda.

¹⁴And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armorbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land.

¹⁵Vanhu, vakanga vari pamisasa, napaminda, navanhu vose vakabvunda; neboka ravarwi, navaparadzi, naivo vakabvunda, nenyikawo yakadengenyeka; naizvozvo kwakanga kunokubvunda kukuru.

¹⁵And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling.

¹⁶Zvino nharirire dzaSauro paGibhiya kwaBhenjamini vakatarira, vakaona boka guru ravanhu richinyangarika, richipararira.

¹⁶And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went [hither] and thither.

¹⁷Ipapo Sauro akati kuvanhu vaakanga anavo, Verengai zvino, muwone kuti ndianiko usisipo kwatiri. Zvino vakati vaverenga, vakaona kuti Jonatani nomubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo havapo.

¹⁷Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there.

¹⁸Sauro akati kuna Ahija, Uya pano neareka yaMwari. Nekuti areka yaMwari yakanga iripo pakati pevana vaIsiraeri nenguva iyo.

¹⁸And Saul said unto Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was [there] at that time with the children of Israel.

¹⁹Zvino Sauro wakati achataurirana nomupristi, bopoto rakanga riri pamisasa yavaFirisitia rikaramba richinyanya. Sauro akati kumupristi: Dzosa ruoko rwako.

¹⁹And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thy hand.

²⁰Sauro navanhu vose vaakanga anavo vakaungana, vakarwa, vakawana munondo womumwe nomuwe uchirwa neshamwari yake, kukava nokutambudzika kukuru.

²⁰And Saul and all the people that were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very great discomfiture.

²¹NavaHebheru, vaibatsira vaFirisitia kare, vakanga vakwira navo kumisasa vaibva kunhivi dzose, naivo vakavashandukira, vakabatsira valsiraeri vakanga vana Sauro naJonatani.

²¹Now the Hebrews that were with the Philistines as beforetime, and that went up with them into the camp, [from the country] round about, even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.

²²Zvino varume vose vaIsiraeri, vakanga vakawanda kunyika yamakomo yaEfuyenlu, vakati vachinzwa kuti vaFirisitia votiza naivo vakavatevera kuzorwa navo.

²²Likewise all the men of Israel that had hid themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

²³Naizvozvo Jehovha akaponesa vaIsiraeri nomusi uyo; kurwa kukapfuura napaBhetiaveni.

²³So Jehovah saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth-aven.

²⁴Zvino varume vaIsiraeri vakaziya nomusi uyo, asi Sauro wakapikira vanhu, akati, Ani nani unodya zvokudya kusvikira madekwana, kusvikira ndatsivira vavengi vangu, ngaatukwe. Naizvozvo hakuna munhu wakaravira zvokudya.

²⁴And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

²⁵Zvino vanhu vose vakasvika padondo, vakawana uchi huripo pasi.

²⁵And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.

²⁶Vanhu vakati vasvika padondo, vakawana uchi hoyerera pasi, asi hakuna munhu wakaisa ruoko rwake kumuromo wake, nekuti vanhu vakatya kupika kwaSauro.

²⁶And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

²⁷Asi Jonatani wakange asina kunzwa baba vake vachiraira vanhu nokupika kwavo; naizvozvo akatambanudza muromo wetsvimbo yake, yakanga iri muruoko rwake, akainyika muzinga rouchi, akaisa ruoko rwake kumuromo wake, meso ake akasvinudzwa.

²⁷But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

²⁸Ipapo mumwe wavanhu akapindura, akati, Baba vako vakaraira vanhu kwazvo nokupika vachiti, Ani nani unodya zvokudya nhasi ngaatukwe. Asi vanhu vakanga vaziya.

²⁸Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint.

²⁹Zvino Jonatani akati, Baba vangu vanetsa nyika. Chionai henyu, meso angu asvinudzwa seiko, nekuti ndaravira uchi uhwu;

²⁹Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

³⁰ndoda kana vanhu vakanga vatenderwa kudya zvavakanga vapamba kuvavengi vavo! Asi zvino havana kuuraya vaFirisitia vazhinji.

³⁰How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no great slaughter among the Philistines.

³¹Nomusi uyo vakauraya vaFirisitia kubva paMikimashi kusvikira paAjaroni; vanhu vakaziya kwazvo.

³¹And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint;

³²Vanhu vakamhanyira zvakapambwa, vakatora makwai nemombe, nemhuru, vakazviurayira pasi, vanhu vakazvidya pamwechete neropa razvo.

³²and the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people did eat them with the blood.

³³Zvino vakaudza Sauro, vakati, Tarirai, vanhu vanotadzira Jehovha, nekuti vanodya pamwechete neropa. Akati, Makaita nokusatendeka; ndikungurusirei pano ibwe guru nhasi.

³³Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, ye have dealt treacherously: roll a great stone unto me this day.

³⁴Zvino Sauro akati, Pararirai pakati pavanhu, muti kwavari, Mumwe nomumwe ngaauye kwandiri nenzombe yake, mumwe nomumwe negwai rake, azviurayire pano, adye murege kutadzira Jehovha muchidya pamwechete neropa. Zvino vanhu vose vakauya usiku uhwo mumwe nomumwe nenzombe yake, vakadziurayirapo.

³⁴And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

³⁵Sauro akavakira Jehovha aritari, iyo aritari ndiyo yokutanga yaakavakira Jehovha.

³⁵And Saul built an altar unto Jehovah: the same was the first altar that he built unto Jehovah.

³⁶Zvino Sauro akati, Ngatiburuke, titevere vaFirisitia usiku, tivapambare kusvikira kwaedza, tirege kusiya munhu mumwe kwavari. Ivo vakati, Itai henyu sezvamunoda. Ipapo mupristi akati Ngatiswedere kuna Mwari pano.

³⁶And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

³⁷Sauro akabvunza Mwari, akati, Ndoburuka, nditevere vaFirisitia here? Muchavaisa mumaoko avaIsiraeri here? Asi haana kumupindura musi iwoyo.

³⁷And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

³⁸Sauro akati, Swederai pano, imwi vakuru vose vavanhu, muzive nokuona kuti chivi ichi chakaitwa nhasi ndecheiko?

³⁸And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

³⁹Nekuti naJehovha mupenyu, iye unoponesa Isiraeri, kunyange zviri kuna Jonatani mwanakomana wangu, achafanira kufa zvirokwazvo. Asi kwakanga kusino munhu pakati pavanhu vose wakamupindura.

³⁹For, as Jehovah liveth, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

⁴⁰Zvino akati kuvaIsiraeri vose, imwi mirai kurutivi rumwe, neni naJonatani mwanakomana wangu tichamira kuno rumwe rutivi. Vanhu vakati kuna Sauro, Itai henyu sezvamunoda.

⁴⁰Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.

⁴¹Zvino Sauro akati kuna Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, Ratidzai zvakarurama. Zvino Jonatani naSauro vakabatwa nemijenya, asi vanhu vakapukunyuka havo.

⁴¹Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken [by lot]; but the people escaped.

⁴²Zvino Sauro akati kuvaIsiraeri vose, Kandai mijenya pakati pangu naJonatani mwanakomana wangu. Jonatani akabatwa.

⁴²And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

⁴³Zvino Sauro akati kuna Jonatani, Ndiudze chawaita. Jonatani akamuudza, akati, Ndakaravira hangu zviuchi nomuromo wetsvimbo yandakanga ndakabata muruoko rwangu; zvino ndinofanira kufa hangu.

⁴³Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and, lo, I must die.

⁴⁴Sauro akati, Mwari ngaandirove, arambe achidaro, nekuti zvirokwazvo unofanira kufa, Jonatani.

⁴⁴And Saul said, God do so and more also; for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

⁴⁵Zvino vanhu vakati kuna Sauro, Jonatani ungafa seiko, iye wakaponesa vaIsiraeri nokuponesa kukuru uku? Ngazvisadaro! NaJehovha mupenyu, ruvhudzi rumwe rwomusoro wake harungawiri pasi, nekuti wakabata pamwechete naMwari nhasi. Naizvozvo vanhu vakadzikunura Jonatani, akasafa.

⁴⁵And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it: as Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

⁴⁶Zvino Sauro akarega kutevera vaFirisitia, vaFirisitia vakaenda kunyika yavo.

⁴⁶Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.

⁴⁷Zvino Sauro wakati agadzwa ushe hwaIsiraeri, akarwa navavengi vake vose kunhivi dzose, navaMoabhu, navana vaAmoni, navaEdhomu, namadzimambo eZoba, navaFirisitia; pose paakaenda wakakunda.

⁴⁷Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he put [them] to the worse.

⁴⁸Akarwa noumhare, akakunda vaAmareki, akarwira vaIsiraeri pamaoko avaivapambara.

⁴⁸And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.

⁴⁹Zvino vanakomana vaSauro vaiva Jonatani, naIshivi, naMarikishua, namazita avanasikana vake vaviri aiti, Zita rowedangwe Merabhi, nezita romuduku Mikari.

⁴⁹Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the first-born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

⁵⁰Zita romukadzi waSauro raiva Ahinowamu, mwanasikana waAhimaazi, nezita romutungamiriri wehondo yake raiva Abhineri, mwanakomana waNeri, babamunini vaSauro.

⁵⁰and the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the captain of his host was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

⁵¹Kishi ndiye waiva baba vaSauro; naNeri, baba vaAbhineri, waiva mwanakomana waAbhieri.

⁵¹And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

⁵²Pamazuva ose aSauro vakanga vachirwa zvikuru navaFirisitia; zvino Sauro wakati kana achiona murume ane simba kana murume uno umhare, waimugarisa naye.

⁵²And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.