¹Zvino vaZifi vakauya kuna Sauro paGibhiya, vakati, Ko Dhavhidhi haazikunovanda pachikomo cheHakira, chiri pamberi perenje here?

¹Eb li cuînk li cuanqueb saß li tenamit Zif queßcôeb cuißchic riqßuin laj Saúl ut queßxye re nak laj David mukmu saß li tzûl Haquila saß li chaki chßochß li cuan saß li na-el cuiß li sakße.

²Ipapo Sauro akasimuka, akaburukira kurenje reZifi, ana varume vane zviuru zvitatu, vakanga vakatsaurwa kuvaIsiraeri, kuti atsvake Dhavhidhi murenje reZifi.

²Laj Saúl quixsicß ruheb oxib mil lix soldados ut queßcôeb saß junpât chixsicßbal laj David saß li chaki chßochß aran Zif.

³Sauro akavaka misasa yake pachikomo cheHakira, chiri pamberi perenje, kurutivi rwenzira. Asi Dhavhidhi wakange agere murenje, akaona Sauro achimutevera murenje.

³Queßxyîb lix muhebâleb chire be saß li tzûl Haquila chire li chaki chßochß. Ut laj David quixqßue retal nak laj Saúl yô chixsicßbal saß li chaki chßochß.

⁴Zvino Dhavhidhi akatuma vashori, akanzwa kuti Sauro wasvika zvirokwazvo.

⁴Laj David quixtaklaheb aj qßuehol etal ut queßril nak relic chi yâl laj Saúl cuan aran.

⁵Dhavhidhi akasimuka, akasvika pakanga pakavaka Sauro misasa yake, Dhavhidhi akaona pakanga pavete Sauro, ana Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri, mukuru wehondo yake; Sauro wakange avete pakati pengoro dzakanga dzakarongedzwa, asi vanhu vakanga vavaka misasa yavo vakamupoteredza.

⁵Laj David cô saß li naßajej li cuanqueb cuiß lix muhebâleb laj Saúl ut quixsiqßui bar yô chi cuârc laj Saúl ut laj Abner li ralal laj Ner. Laj Abner, aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb li soldados. Laj Saúl yô chi cuârc saß xyi ut eb lix soldados yôqueb chi cuârc chi xjun sutam.

⁶Zvino Dhavhidhi akapindura, akati kuna Ahimereki muHiti, nokuna Abhishai mwanakomana waZeruya, munin'ina waJoabhu, akati, Ndianiko uchaburuka neni kuna Sauro kumisasa? Abhishai akati, Ini ndichaburuka nemi.

⁶Rochbeneb laj David cuanqueb laj Ahimelec aj heteo ut laj Abisai, lix yum lix Sarvia. Laj Abisai, aßan li rîtzßin laj Joab. Laj David quixye reheb: —¿Ani êre tâxic chicuix saß lix muhebâl laj Saúl? chan. —Lâin tinxic châcuix, chan laj Abisai.

⁷Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi naAbhishai vakasvika kuvanhu usiku, vakawana Sauro avete pakati pengoro dzakanga dzarongedzwa, pfumo rake rakabayirwa pasi kumusoro kwake; Abhineri navamwe vanhu vakanga vavete vakamupoteredza.

⁷Chiru li kßojyîn aßan laj David ut laj Abisai queßcôeb saß lix muhebâl laj Saúl. Laj Saúl yô chi cuârc ut lix lâns xakxo saß chßochß chixcßatk xjolom. Laj Abner ut lix soldados yôqueb chi cuârc chi xjun sutam.

⁸Zvino Abhishai akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Nhasi Mwari wakaisa muvengi wako pamaoko ako; naizvozvo nditendere ndimubayire pasi nepfumo kamwe chete, handingamubayi rwechipiri.

⁸Laj Abisai quixye re laj David: —Anakcuan li Dios xkßaxtesi saß âcuukß li xicß na-iloc âcue. Anakcuan chinâcanab chixcamsinquil riqßuin lix lâns. Jun sut ajcuiß tincut li lâns ut tinxekß saß chßochß, chan.

⁹Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhishai, Usamuuraya, nekuti ndianiko ungagona kutambanudzira ruoko rwake kumuzodzwa waJehovha, akasava nemhosva?

⁹Abanan laj David quixye re: —Mâcamsi aßan. ¿Cßaßut nak tâcamsi li rey li quisiqßueß ru xban li Kâcuaß? Cuan âmâc cui tâcamsi aßan, chan.

¹⁰Dhavhidhi akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, Jehovha ndiye uchamuuraya, zvimwe zuva rake rokufa, richasvika zvimwe uchaburukira kundorwa akaparadzwapo.

¹⁰Ut quixye ajcuiß laj David: —Saß xcßabaß li yoßyôquil Dios lâin ninye nak li Kâcuaß tâqßuehok re chi câmc. Nak tâcuulak xkßehil, laj Saúl tâcâmk. Mâre xban yajel malaj ut tâcamsîk saß plêt.

¹¹Jehovha ngaandidzivise, ndirege kutambanudzira ruoko rwangu kumuzodzwa waJehovha; asi zvino tora hako pfumo riri kumusoro kwake, nechirongo chemvura, tiende.

¹¹Li Kâcuaß Dios taxak chitenkßânk cue re nak incßaß tinbânu raylal re li sicßbil ru xban li Dios. Anakcuan takacßam chikix lix lâns li cuan saß xjolom ut takacßam ajcuiß lix su li cuan haß chi saß, chan laj David.

¹²Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akatora pfumo nechirongo chemvura, zvakanga zviri pamusoro waSauro, vakaenda; hakuna munhu wakazviona, kana kuzviziva, hakuna wakapepuka, nekuti vakanga vavete vose, nekuti vakanga vakabatwa nehope kwazvo, dzakanga dzatumwa naMwari.

¹²Laj David ut laj Abisai queßxcßam lix lâns ut queßxcßam ajcuiß xnaßaj lix haß ut queßcôeb. Mâ ani qui-iloc reheb. Ut mâ ani qui-abin reheb. Mâ ani qui-aj ru xban nak li Kâcuaß Dios quixcuartesiheb.

¹³Zvino Dhavhidhi akayambukira mhiri, akamira pamusoro pegomo ari kure; asi pakati pavo pakanga pane nhambo huru.

¹³Laj David cô jun pacßal li ru takßa toj saß xbên li tzûl najt riqßuin laj Saúl.

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akashevedzera kuvanhu nokuna Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri, akati, Nhai Abhineri, haudaviri here? Ipapo Abhineri akadavira, akati, Ndiwe aniko unoshevedzera kuna mambo.

¹⁴Ut quixjap re ut quixye reheb lix soldado laj Saúl: —At Abner, ¿ma nacacuabi li yôquin chixyebal êre? chan. Ut laj Abner quixye: —¿Anihat lâat nak nacajap chak âcue saß xbên li rey? chan.

¹⁵Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhineri, Ko iwe hausi murume wemhare here? Ndianiko wakafanana newe kuvaIsiraeri? Wakaregereiko kurinda ishe wako mambo? nekuti mumwe munhu wakange apinda kuzoparadza mambo, ishe wako.

¹⁵Laj David quixye re: —At Abner, ¿ma mâcuaß ta biß lâat li kßaxal cau âcuib chi pletic saß xyânkeb chixjunileb li cuînk aj Israel? ¿Cßaßut nak incßaß yôcat chixcolbal rix li rey? Cuanqueb li xeßoc saß lix muhebâl re raj teßxcamsi li rey.

¹⁶Ichi chinhu chawaita hachina kunaka. NaJehovha mupenyu, maifanira kufa, nekuti hamuna kurinda ishe wenyu, muzodzwa waJehovha. Zvino chitarira, pfumo ramambo nechirongo chemvura chakanga chiri kumusoro kwake zviripiko?

¹⁶Incßaß us li xabânu. Saß xcßabaß li Dios ninye êre nak êcßulub câmc, lâat joßqueb ajcuiß lâ soldados xban nak incßaß yôquex chixcolbal rix li rey li sicßbil ru xban li Dios. Qßuehomak retal. ¿Bar cuan lix lâns li rey ut lix naßaj lix haß li cuan saß xjolom li rey? Sicßomak ut têril ma têtau, chan.

¹⁷Sauro akaziva inzwi raDhavhidhi, akati, Ndiro inzwi rako here, mwanangu Dhavhidhi? Dhavhidhi akati, inzwi rangu, ishe wangu, mambo.

¹⁷Laj Saúl quirabi nak yô chi âtinac laj David ut quixnau nak aßan xyâb xcux. Quixye: —¿Ma mâcuaßat ta biß lâat, at David, li yôcat chi âtinac? chan. Laj David quixye re: —At rey, yâl li xaye. Lâin laj David, chan.

¹⁸Akati, Ko Ishe wangu unoteverereiko muranda wake? Nekuti ndakaiteiko? Zvakaipa zviri mandiri ndezveiko?

¹⁸Ut quixye ajcuiß re: —At rey, ¿cßaßut nak toj yôcat chinsicßbal re tinâcamsi? ¿Cßaßru inmâc châcuu? ¿Cßaßru li incßaß us xinbânu âcue?

¹⁹Naizvozvo zvino ishe wangu mambo chidonzwai mashoko omuranda wenyu. Kana ari Jehovha wakakukurudzirai kurwa neni, ngaapiwe chipiriso; asi kana vari vana vavanhu, ngavave vakatukwa pamberi paJehovha, nekuti vakandidzinga nhasi, kuti ndirege kugara panhaka yaJehovha, vachiti, Enda, undoshumira vamwe vamwari.

¹⁹At rey, chacuabi taxak li cßaßru tinye, lâin aj cßanjel châcuu. Cui li Kâcuaß quixye âcue nak xicß chic tinâcuil, us raj tixcßûluban ta junak mayej re nak tixjal xcßaßux. Abanan, cui ut yal cuînk li yôqueb chi yehoc âcue nak tâbânu raylal cue, aß taxak li Kâcuaß chimajecuânk reheb xban nak xineßrisi saß lin tenamit bar nequeßxlokßoni cuiß li Kâcuaß. Ut yôqueb chintaklanquil re nak tinlokßoni li jalanil dios.

²⁰Naizvozvo zvino ropa rangu ngarirege kuwira pasi kure naJehovha, nekuti mambo waIsiraeri wabuda kuzotsvaka rutata rumwe, somunhu unovhima hwari mumakomo.

²⁰Lâin incßaß nacuaj câmc saß jalan naßajej bar incßaß nequeßxlokßoni cuiß li tzßakal Dios. At rey, ¿cßaßut nak yôcat chinsicßbal joß nak nasiqßueß junak li cßak? Ut, ¿cßaßut nak yôcat chinsicßbal joß nak nequeßxsicß li xul li nequeßrupupic saß qßuicheß?—

²¹Ipapo Sauro akati, Ndatadza, dzoka hako, mwanangu Dhavhidhi, nekuti handichazokuitiri zvakaipa, nekuti upenyu hwangu hwakanga huchikosha pameso pako nhasi; tarira, ndaita sebenzi, ndatadza kwazvo.

²¹Ut laj Saúl quixye re: —At David, at cualal, sukßin chak cuiqßuin. Mâcßaß tinbânu âcue xban nak incßaß xinâcamsi anakcuan. Mâcßaß innaßleb. Incßaß us li xinbânu, chan laj Saúl.

²²Ipapo Dhavhidhi akapindura akati, Tarirai pfumo ramambo! Mumwe wamajaya ngaayambukire kuno aritore.

²²Laj David quixye re: —At rey, cueß lâ lâns. Naru nacatakla chak junak lâ soldado re tixxoc.

²³Jehovha unoripira munhu mumwe nomumwe kururama kwake nokutendeka kwake; nekuti Jehovha wakakuisai nhasi kwandiri, asi ndakaramba kutambanudzira ruoko rwangu kumuzodzwa waJehovha.

²³Li Kâcuaß naxkßajcâmu li junjûnk riqßuin li tîquilal ut li usilal li naxbânu. Anakcuan li Kâcuaß xatxkßaxtesi saß cuukß, abanan lâin incßaß xcuaj âcamsinquil xban nak lâat li sicßbil âcuu xban li Dios.

²⁴Zvino tarirai, upenyu bwenyu sezvandakahukudza nhasi, saizvozvowo hupenyu hwangu ngahukudzwe naJehovha, iye andirwire pakutambudzika kwangu kose.

²⁴Joß nak lâin xcuil xtokßobâl âcuu lâat ut incßaß xatincamsi anakcuan, joßcan ajcuiß nak li Kâcuaß taxak târil xtokßobâl cuu lâin ut tinixcol taxak ajcuiß chiru li raylal li nachal saß inbên, chan.Laj Saúl quixye re: —At David, osobtesinbilat taxak xban li Dios. Lâin ninnau nak us tat-êlk riqßuin li cßaßru tâbânu, chan. Chirix aßan laj Saúl quisukßi saß rochoch ut laj David cô cuißchic.

²⁵Ipapo Sauro akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Wakaropafadzwa iwe mwanangu Dhavhidhi; uchava nesimba, uye uchakunda kwazvo. Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akaenda hake, naSauro akadzokera kumusha kwake.

²⁵Laj Saúl quixye re: —At David, osobtesinbilat taxak xban li Dios. Lâin ninnau nak us tat-êlk riqßuin li cßaßru tâbânu, chan. Chirix aßan laj Saúl quisukßi saß rochoch ut laj David cô cuißchic.