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 came to pass one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armour, Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison which is on the other side. But he did not tell his father.

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

²And Saul abode at the extreme end of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which [was] 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.

³(And Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, Jehovah's priest in Shiloh, wore the ephod.) And the people did not know 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.

⁴Now between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock 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 [formed] a pillar on the north opposite to Michmash, and the other on the south opposite to 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 bore his armour, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: perhaps 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 armour-bearer said to 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 to the men, and we will shew ourselves to them.

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

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

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

¹⁰And if they say thus, Come up to us, then we will go up; for Jehovah has given them into our hand; and this shall be the sign to us.

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

¹¹And both of them shewed themselves to 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 armour-bearer and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you something. And Jonathan said to his armour-bearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah has 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 armour-bearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan; and his armour-bearer slew 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 armour-bearer wrought was about twenty men, as it were on the half-furrow of 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 trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the ravagers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked; for it was a trembling [from] God.

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 on slaying one another.

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 to the people that were with him, Muster now, and see who is gone from us. And they mustered, and behold, Jonathan and his armour-bearer were not there.

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

¹⁸And Saul said to Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was 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 to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to 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 called together, and they came to the battle; and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, a very great confusion.

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

²¹And there were Hebrews with the Philistines before that time, who had gone up with them into the camp round about; and they also [turned] to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

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

²²And all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in mount Ephraim heard that the Philistines fled, and they also followed hard after them in the battle.

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

²³And Jehovah saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over beyond 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.

²⁴But the men of Israel were distressed that day. Now Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food until evening, and [until] I am avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

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

²⁵And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey on the ground.

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

²⁶And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; 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 had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he put forth the end of his staff which was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.

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 strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.

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

²⁹And Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land: see, I pray you, that mine eyes are bright, 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 the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for would there not now have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

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

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

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

³²And the people fell on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate [them] with the blood.

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

³³And they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have acted perversely: roll me now a great stone.

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 to them, Bring near to me every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slaughter 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 slaughtered [them] there.

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

³⁵And Saul built an altar to Jehovah: this was the first altar he built to 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 plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever is good in thy sight. Then said the priest, Let us come near hither to God.

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

³⁷And Saul inquired of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou give them into the hand of Israel? But he did not answer him that day.

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

³⁸And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the heads of the people; and know and see wherein this sin has 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 has saved Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall certainly die. And no one answered him among all the people.

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 to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in thy sight.

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

⁴¹And Saul said to Jehovah the God of Israel, Give a perfect [testimony]! And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and 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.

⁴³And Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him and said, With the end of the staff which is in my hand I tasted a little honey, [and] behold, I must die!

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

⁴⁴And Saul said, God do so [to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly 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 to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! [as] Jehovah liveth, there shall not a hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has wrought with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not.

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

⁴⁶And 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.

⁴⁷And Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies round about, 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 discomfited [them].

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

⁴⁸And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.

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

⁴⁹And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Jishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn 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 the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons 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 to himself.