¹Zvino vanhu vakaudza Dhavhidhi vakati, Tarirai, vaFirisitia vanorwa neKeira, vachipambara zviri pamapuriro.

¹Saß jun li cutan laj David quirabi resil nak eb laj filisteo yôqueb chi pletic riqßuineb li cuanqueb saß li tenamit Keila. Ut yôqueb chixmakßbal chiruheb lix trigo li tojeß xeßrisi saß rix.

²Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akabvunza Jehovha akati, Ndoenda, ndinoparadza vaFirisitia avo here? Jehovha akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Enda undoparadza vaFirisitia, uponese Keira.

²Laj David quitijoc ut quixye re li Dios: —¿Ma tinxic chi pletic riqßuineb laj filisteo malaj ut incßaß? chan. Ut li Kâcuaß quixye re: —Ayu. Pletin chak riqßuineb laj filisteo ut tâcoleb li cuanqueb aran Keila, chan.

³Varume vaDhavhidhi vakati kwaari, Tarirai, isu tinotya tichiri pano paJudha, ndoda kana tikaenda Keira kundorwa nehondo dzavaFirisitia.

³Abanan eb li cuînk li cuanqueb rochben laj David queßxye re: —Lâo nocoxucuac nak cuanco arin Judá. ¿Ma tojaß ta chic incßaß toxucuak chiruheb laj filisteo cui toxic chixtenkßanquileb laj Keila? chanqueb.

⁴Zvino Dhavhidhi akabvunzazve Jehovha, Jehovha akamupindura akati, Simuka, uburukire Keira, nekuti ndichaisa vaFirisitia muruoko rwako.

⁴Joßcan nak laj David cô cuißchic chi tijoc chiru li Kâcuaß re xnaubal ma tâxic Keila chi pletic riqßuineb laj filisteo, malaj ut incßaß. Ut li Kâcuaß quixye re: —Ayu chi pletic riqßuineb laj filisteo xban nak lâin tinkßaxtesiheb saß âcuukß, chan.

⁵Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakaenda Keira, vakandorwa navaFirisitia, vakavatorera mombe dzavo, vakavauraya nokuuraya kukuru. Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akaponesa vanhu vakanga vagere Keira.

⁵Laj David rochbeneb lix soldados queßcôeb Keila ut queßxcamsiheb nabal laj filisteo ut queßrêchani lix cuacax. Chi joßcaßin quixcoleb li tenamit Keila chiruheb laj filisteo.

⁶Zvino Abhiatari mwanakomana waAhimereki pakutizira kwake kuna Dhavhidhi paKeira, wakaenda akabata efodhi paruoko rwake.

⁶Nak laj Abiatar li ralal laj Ahimelec quiêlelic chiru laj Saúl, quixcßam li efod chirix. Ut quixcßam ajcuiß chirix nak cô riqßuin laj David aran Keila.

⁷Sauro akaudzwa kuti Dhavhidhi wasvika Keira. Sauro akati, Mwari wamuisa muruoko rwangu, wazaririrwamo zvaapinda muguta rinamasuwo ezvipfigiso.

⁷Laj Saúl quirabi nak laj David cô Keila ut quixye: —Li Dios xkßaxtesi saß cuukß laj David xban nak x-oc saß jun tenamit sutsu saß tzßac. Ut li oquebâl re li tenamit tzßaptzßo chi us, chan.

⁸Sauro akadana vanhu vose kundorwa, akaburukira Keira, akakomba Dhavhidhi navanhu vake.

⁸Ut quixtakla xchßutubanquil lix soldados re teßxsut rix li tenamit Keila ut teßpletik riqßuin laj David ut riqßuineb li cuanqueb rochben.

⁹Asi Dhavhidhi wakaziva kuti Sauro wakafunga kumuitira zvakaipa, akati kuna Abhiatari mupristi, Uya pano neefodhi.

⁹Nak laj David quirabi nak laj Saúl tâchâlk chi pletic riqßuin, quixye re laj Abiatar laj tij: —Cßam chak li efod, chan.

¹⁰Zvino Dhavhidhi akati, Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, muranda wenyu wakanzwa zvirokwazvo kuti Sauro unoda kuuya Keira, kuzoparadza guta nokuda kwangu.

¹⁰Laj David quitijoc ut quixye: —At Kâcuaß, lâat li kaDios lâo aj Israel. Xcuabi resil nak laj Saúl tâchâlk chixsachbal li tenamit Keila saß incßabaß lâin.

¹¹Ko varume veKeira vachandiisa mumaoko ake here? Ko Sauro uchaburuka here, sezvakanzwa muranda wenyu? Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, ndinokumbira muzivise henyu muranda wenyu. Jehovha akati, Uchaburuka.

¹¹¿Ma tineßxkßaxtesi saß rukß laj Saúl eb li cuanqueb Keila? ¿Ma yâl nak tâchâlk laj Saúl? At Kâcuaß, at kaDios lâo aj Israel, nintzßâma châcuu nak tâsume taxak intij, chan. Ut li Kâcuaß quixye re: —Laj Saúl tâchâlk, chan.

¹²Dhavhidhi akati, Ko varume veKeira vachandiisa navanhu vangu muruoko rwaSauro here? Jehovha akati, Vachakuisa.

¹²Ut laj David quixye cuißchic: —Ut eb li cuanqueb Keila, ¿ma tineßxkßaxtesi saß rukß laj Saúl lâin joß eb ajcuiß li cuînk li cuanqueb cuochben? chan. Ut li Kâcuaß quixye re: —Eb aßan texkßaxtesiheb saß rukß laj Saúl, chan.

¹³Ipapo Dhavhidhi navanhu vake, vanenge mazana matanhatu, vakasimuka, vakabva Keira, vakafamba-famba havo. Sauro akaudzwa kuti Dhavhidhi wapukunyuka paKeira, akarega hake kuendako.

¹³Joßcan nak laj David ut eb li cuanqueb rochben queßel Keila ut queßxbeni ribeb yalak bar. Cuakib ciento ta na li cuanqueb rochben laj David. Nak laj Saúl quirabi nak ac x-el Keila laj David, quixjal xcßaßux ut incßaß chic cô Keila.

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akagara murenje munhare, akaramba agere panyika yamakomo murenje reZifi. Sauro akamutsvaka mazuva ose, Mwari haana kumuisa muruoko rwake.

¹⁴Laj David quicana chi cuânc saß li chaki chßochß saß jun li tzûl aran Zif. Rajlal cutan laj Saúl quixsicß laj David. Abanan li Dios incßaß quixkßaxtesi saß rukß.

¹⁵Zvino Dhavhidhi akaona kuti Sauro wakange abuda kuzotsvaka kumuuraya, Dhavhidhi akagara murenje reZifi mudondo.

¹⁵Laj David quixqßue retal nak yô xsicßbal xban laj Saúl re xcamsinquil. Joßcan nak junes aj chic saß li naßajej Hores nacuan saß li chaki chßochß Zif.

¹⁶Ipapo Jonatani mwanakomana waSauro, akasimuka, akaenda kuna Dhavhidhi mudondo, akamusimbisa muna Mwari.

¹⁶Saß jun li cutan laj Jonatán, li ralal laj Saúl, cô chirilbal laj David aran Zif saß li naßajej Hores. Quixqßue xcacuil xchßôl saß xcßabaß li Kâcuaß.

¹⁷Akati kwaari, Usatya, nekuti ruoko rwababa vangu Sauro harungakuwani, uchava mambo walsiraeri, neni ndichava muduku kwauri; nababa vangu Sauro vanozviziva.

¹⁷Quixye re: —Matxucuac, at David. Lin yucuaß, laj Saúl, incßaß tatxtau. Lâat tat-oc chokß xreyeb laj Israel. Ut lâinak li xcaßbil chi taklânc. Laj Saúl lin yucuaß ac naxnau aßan, chan.

¹⁸Ivo vaviri vakaita sungano pamberi paJehovha; Dhavhidhi akagara mudondo, Jonatani akadzokera kumba kwake.

¹⁸Ut chi xcaßbichaleb queßxye cuißchic chiru li Kâcuaß nak junelic teßxra ribeb. Ut laj David quicana aran saß li naßajej Hores li cuan Zif. Ut laj Jonatán cô cuißchic saß rochoch.

¹⁹Zvino vaZifi vakakwira kuna Sauro paGibhiya vakati, Ko Dhavhidhi haazinovanda kwatiri, panhare mudondo, mugomo reHakira riri kurutivi rwezasi rwerenje here?

¹⁹Eb li cristian li cuanqueb Zif queßcôeb aran Gabaa chirilbal laj Saúl. Queßxye re: —Laj David mukmu saß li kanaßaj aran Hores saß li tzûl Haquila li cuan saß li sur saß li chaki chßochß re Judá.

²⁰Naizvozvo zvino, mambo burukai, sezvinoda moyo wenyu; kana tirisu ndiro basa redu kuti timuise pamaoko amambo.

²⁰At rey, lâo nakanau nak tâcuaj xchapbal laj David. Yoßo saß li katenamit ut takakßaxtesi saß âcuukß, chanqueb.

²¹Ipapo Sauro akati, Imi muropafadzwe naJehovha, nekuti makandinzwira tsitsi.

²¹Laj Saúl quixye reheb: —Aß taxak li Kâcuaß chi-osobtesînk êre xban nak xeril xtokßobâl cuu nak xeye cue.

²²Chiendai henyu, mucherekedze kwazvo, muzive nokuona kwaari, kwaanogara, uye kuti ndianiko wakamuonako; nekuti ndaudzwa kuti unamano kwazvo.

²²Ayukex ut tzßilomak âtin chirix re tênau chi tzßakal bar cuan ut ani xeßiloc re. Xcuabi resil nak kßaxal cuan xnaßleb chixcolbal rib.

²³Naizvozvo tarisisai, muzive zvakanaka nzvimbo dzake dzose dzaanovanda kwadziri, mugodzokerazve kwandiri, zvirokwazvo, ndiende nemi; zvino kana achinge ari munyika iyo, ndichandomutsvakisisa pakati pezviuru zvavaJudha.

²³Qßuehomak retal chi us bar cuanqueb li naßajej li naxmuk cuiß rib. Texchâlk cuißchic chi junpât ut têye cue cßaßru xerabi. Ut lâin tinxic chêrix cui toj cuan aran ut tinsiqßui toj retal tintau usta tinsiqßui saß chixjunil li naßajej Judá, chan.

²⁴Ipapo vakasimuka, vakaenda Zifi pamberi paSauro, asi Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakanga vari murenje reMaoni paArabha kurutivi rwezasi rwerenje.

²⁴Eb li cuanqueb saß li tenamit Zif queßel xbên cua chiru laj Saúl. Ut laj David ut eb li cuanqueb rochben cuanqueb saß li chaki chßochß aran Maón xcuênt Arabá li cuan saß li sur.

²⁵Zvino Sauro navanhu vake vakaenda kundomutsvaka. Dhavhidhi akaudzwa izvozvo; naizvozvo akaburukira kudombo, akandogara murenje reMaoni. Zvino Sauro wakati achinzwa, akatevera Dhavhidhi kurenje reMaoni.

²⁵Laj Saúl rochbeneb lix soldados queßcôeb chixsicßbal laj David. Laj David quirabi resil nak yôqueb chi châlc, ut cô saß li chaki chßochß aran Maón, li tzûl ru ut quixmuk rib saß xyânk li pec. Ut laj Saúl cô chixsicßbal laj David.

²⁶Sauro akaenda nechokuno kwegomo, Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakaenda necheseri kwegomo; Dhavhidhi akakurumidza kubva, nokutya Sauro; nekuti Sauro navanhu vake vakanga vakomba Dhavhidhi navanhu vake, kuti vavabate.

²⁶Laj Saúl ut eb lix soldados yôqueb chi xic jun pacßal li tzûl ut laj David ut li cuanqueb rochben yôqueb chi xic saß li pacßal jun chic. Laj David yô chi xic chi junpât re nak tâêlelik chiru laj Saúl. Laj Saúl ut eb li cuanqueb rochben yôqueb chi nachßoc riqßuineb re teßxchap.

²⁷Asi nhume yakasvika kuna Sauro, ikati, Kurumidzai, muuye, nekuti vaFirisitia vopambara nyika.

²⁷Quicuulac jun li takl saß ânil ut quixye re laj Saúl: —Quimkex chi junpât. Eb laj filisteo xeßoc saß li kanaßaj chi pletic, chan.

²⁸Naizvozvo Sauro akadzoka pakutevera Dhavhidhi, akandorwa navaFirisitia. Naizvozvo vakapatumidza zita rokuti Serahamarekoti.

²⁸Joßcan nak laj Saúl quixcanab xsicßbal laj David ut cô chi pletic riqßuineb laj filisteo. Xban aßan nak queßxqßue chokß xcßabaß li naßajej aßan “Sela-hama-lecot”.Ut laj David qui-el saß li naßajej aßan ut cô chi cuânc saß li naßajej En-gadi ut aran quixmuk rib.

²⁹Dhavhidhi akakwira, akabvapo, akandogara munhare dzapaEnigedhi.

²⁹Ut laj David qui-el saß li naßajej aßan ut cô chi cuânc saß li naßajej En-gadi ut aran quixmuk rib.