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

¹And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah 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 he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to 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.

³Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

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.

⁴But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.

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

⁵Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against 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 came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

⁷Akaburuka, akandotaura nomukadzi, iye akafadza Samusoni kwazvo.

⁷And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

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

⁸And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees 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 took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

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

¹⁰And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

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

¹¹And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be 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 said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can declare it unto me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment;

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.

¹³but if ye cannot declare it unto me, then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.

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

¹⁴And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.

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

¹⁵And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to impoverish us? is it not [so]?

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 wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?

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

¹⁷And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children 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 said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed 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 came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of raiment] unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

²⁰Asi mukadzi waSamusoni akapiwa shamwari yake, wakange amuperekedza.

²⁰But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.