¹Zvino kwakanga kuno murume waBhenjamini, wainzi Kishi, mwanakomana waAbhieri, mwanakomana waZerori, mwanakomana waBhekorati, mwanakomana waAfia, mwanakomana womuBhenjamini, munhu waiva nesimba noumhare.

¹Saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín quicuan jun li cuînk aj Cis xcßabaß. Aßan jun li cuînk naßno ru. Aßan li ralal laj Abiel. Ut laj Abiel, aßan li ralal laj Zeror. Ut laj Zeror, aßan li ralal laj Becorat. Ut laj Becorat, aßan li ralal laj Afía.

²Uyu munhu wakange ano mwanakomana wainzi Sauro, jaya rakanaka; kwakanga kusino mumwe munhu pakati pavana vaIsiraeri wakange akamukunda pakunaka; kubva pamafudzi ake kusvika kumusoro wake wakange akapfuura vanhu vose pakureba.

²Laj Cis cuan jun li ralal aj Saúl xcßabaß. Toj sâj ut cßajoß xchakßal ru. Aßan li kßaxal chßinaßus ut li kßaxal najt rok saß xyânkeb laj Israel.

³Zvino mbongoro dzaKishi, baba vaSauro, dzakanga dzarashika. Ipapo Kishi akati kuna Sauro, mwanakomana wake, Enda nomumwe wavaranda, mundotsvaka mbongoro.

³Saß jun li cutan queßsach lix bûr laj Cis. Quixye re laj Saúl: —Cauresi âcuib ut tatxic chixsicßbaleb lin bûr. Tâcßam jun li môs châcuix nak tatxic, chan.

⁴Iye akapfuura nokunyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, akapfuurawo nokunyika yamakomo yeSharisha, asi havana kudziwana; zvino vakapfuurazve nokunyika yeSharimi, asi naipapo dzakanga dzisipo; ipapo akapfuura nokunyika yavaBhenjamini, asi havana kudziwana.

⁴Cô laj Saúl ut quixsiqßui saß chixjunil lix naßajeb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín, li tzûl ru. Ut quixsiqßui ajcuiß saß li naßajej Salisa. Abanan incßaß quixtauheb lix bûr lix yucuaß. Quixsiqßui ajcuiß saß li naßajej Saalim ut saß lix naßajeb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín. Chi moco aran quixtauheb.

⁵Zvino vakati vachisvika kunyika yeZufi, Sauro akati kumuranda wake, wakange anaye, Ngatidzoke hedu; baba vangu zvimwe vangarega kufunga mbongoro, vakafunganya pamusoro pedu.

⁵Nak queßcuulac saß lix naßaj laj Zuf, laj Saúl quixye re lix môs: —Sukßîko saß kochoch. Mâre incßaß chic naxcßoxlaheb lix bûr lin yucuaß. Mâre chikix chic lâo yô xcßaßux, chan.

⁶Iye akati kwaari, Tarirai, muguta rino muno munhu waMwari, munhu unokudzwa kwazvo; zvose zvaanotaura zvinoitika; hendei zvino ikoko, zvimwe ungatiudza nzira yatingafamba nayo.

⁶Li môs quixye re: —Saß li tenamit aßin cuan jun li profeta naßno ru xban nak chixjunil li cßaßru naxye nacßulman. Toxic chirilbal. Mâre aßan tixye ke bar takatau eb li bûr, chan.

⁷Zvino Sauro akati kumuranda wake, Asi tarira, kana tikaenda, tichandovigirei munhu uyo? nekuti zvingwa zvakanga zviri mumidziyo yedu zvapera; hapana chipo chatingavigira munhu waMwari; tineiko?

⁷Laj Saúl quixye re: —Us. Yoßo riqßuin. Aban, ¿cßaßru takasi re li profeta? Mâcßaß chic cuan ke. Mâcßaß chic kacua saß li kabôls, chan.

⁸Ipapo muranda akapindurazve, akati kuna Sauro, Tarirai, ndine chechina cheshekeri resirivha muruoko rwangu; ndichachipa munhu waMwari, atiudze nzira yedu.

⁸Li môs quixye: —Cuan jun inchßina tumin plata. Takasi aßan re li profeta re nak tixcßut chiku li be takacßam, chan.

⁹(Kare pakati pavaIsiraeri kana munhu ondobvunza Mwari, waiti, Handei kuMuvoni; nekuti unonzi Muporofita zvino wainzi Muvoni kare.)

⁹(Saß eb li cutan aßan cui queßraj xnaubal cßaßru naraj li Dios, queßxye, “Yoßo riqßuin laj kße”, chanqueb, xban nak junxil “aj kße” nequeßxye reheb. Anakcuan profeta chic nequeßxye reheb.)

¹⁰Ipapo Sauro akati kumuranda wake, Ishoko rakanaka, hendei. Naizvozvo vakaenda kuguta kwakanga kuno munhu waMwari.

¹⁰Ut laj Saúl quixye re: —Us li xaye. Yoßo.— Ut queßcôeb saß li tenamit riqßuin lix profeta li Dios.

¹¹Zvino vakati vachikwira kuguta, vakasongana navasikana vakanga vabuda kundoteka mvura, vakati kwavari, Muvoni ari pano here?

¹¹Nak yôqueb chi taksînc saß li tzûl, queßxcßul li tukß ix li yôqueb chi xic chixcßambal xhaßeb. Queßxpatzß reheb: —¿Ma arin cuan laj kße? chanqueb.

¹²Vakapindura, vakati, Aripo, tarirai, hoyo pamberi penyu; kurumidzai henyu zvino, nekuti wasvika muguta nhasi; nekuti vanhu vanobayira nhasi padunhu rakakwirira.

¹²Eb li tukß ix queßxye re: —Arin cuan. Caßchßin chic mâ nequexcuulac. Sêbahomak êrib chi xic re nak têtau. Xcßulun anakcuan xban nak tento nak tâmayejak chiru li Kâcuaß saß xbên li artal li cuan saß li tzûl.

¹³Kana mangoti mapinda muguta, muchamuwana pakarepo achigere kukwira kudunhu rakakwirira kundodyapo; nekuti vanhu havangadyi, iye asati asvika, nekuti ndiye unoropafadza chibayiro; pashure ivo vakakokwa vachadya. Naizvozvo chikwirai zvino, nekuti muchamuwana nenguva ino.

¹³Nak tex-oc saß li tenamit, texxic riqßuin saß junpât nak toj mâjiß naxic chi mayejac saß li tzûl saß xcßabaßeb li tenamit. Eb li bokbileb incßaß teßcuaßak cui toj mâjiß nacuulac aßan. Tento nak li profeta târosobtesi li mayej xbên cua, tojoßnak teßcuaßak li tenamit. Ayukex anakcuan ut têtau li profeta, chanqueb.

¹⁴Ipapo vakakwira kuguta. Vakati vosvika muguta, vakaona Samueri obuda, akasangana navo okwira kudunhu rakakwirira.

¹⁴Eb aßan yôqueb chi xic toj retal queßcuulac saß li tenamit. Nak yôqueb chi oc saß li oquebâl, queßril laj Samuel yô chak chi châlc cuanqueb cuiß. Yô chi xic saß xbên li tzûl re tâmayejak.

¹⁵Zvino Jehovha wakange azivisa Samueri zuva rakatangira kusvika kwaSauro, akati,

¹⁵Jun cutan chic mâ nacuulac laj Saúl, nak li Dios quiâtinac riqßuin ut quixye re:

¹⁶Mangwana nenguva ino ndichatuma kwauri munhu unobva kunyika yaBhenjamini; unofanira kumuzodza, kuti ave mutungamiriri wavanhu vangu vaIsiraeri aponese vanhu vangu mumaoko avaFirisitia; nekuti ndakatarira vanhu vangu, nekuti kuchema kwavo kwakasvika kwandiri.

¹⁶—Saß ajcuiß li ôr aßin cuulaj tintakla âcuiqßuin jun li cuînk. Li cuînk aßan xcomoneb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín. Lâat tâqßue li aceite saß xjolom xban nak aßan li xinsicß ru re tâtaklânk saß xbêneb laj Israel lin tenamit. Aßan tâcolok reheb chiruheb laj filisteo. Lâin nacuil xtokßobâl ruheb lin tenamit nak nequeßxyâba incßabaß, chan.

¹⁷Zvino Samueri wakati achiona Sauro; Jehovha akati kwaari, Ndiye munhu wandakakuudza ndichiti, ndiye uchabata vanhu vangu.

¹⁷Nak laj Samuel quiril ru laj Saúl, li Kâcuaß quixye re: —Aßan aßin li cuînk li xinye âcue. Aßan tâtaklânk saß xbêneb lin tenamit, chan.

¹⁸Ipapo Sauro akaswedera kuna Samueri pasuwo, akati, Ndiudzeiwo kuti imba yoMuvoni iripi?

¹⁸Nak cuanqueb saß li oquebâl re li tenamit, laj Saúl quinachßoc riqßuin laj Samuel ut quixye re: —Bânu usilal, ye cue bar cuan li rochoch laj kße, chan.

¹⁹Samueri akapindura Sauro, akati, Ndini Muvoni; nditungamirirei mukwire kudunhu rakakwirira, nekuti munofanira kudya neni nhasi; mangwana ndichakutendera kuenda, ndigokuudzawo zvose zviri pamoyo wako.

¹⁹Laj Samuel quixye re: —Lâin li profeta li nacasicß. Yoßo saß xbên li tzûl. Lâat tatxic xbên cua chicuu xban nak anakcuan tatcuaßak cuochben. Cuulaj tinye âcue li cßaßru tâcuaj xnaubal ut naru ajcuiß tatxic cuulaj.

²⁰Asi kana dziri mbongoro dzako dzakanga dzarashika mazuva matatu, usadzifunga hako, nekuti dzatowanikwa hadzo. Asi zvose zvinodikamwa naIsiraeri hazvizi kwauri here? Hazvizi kwauri nokuna vose veimba yababa vako here?

²⁰Matcßoxlac chic chirixeb li bûr li ac cuan oxib cutan xsachiqueb. Ac xeßtauheß chic. ¿Ma mâcuaß ta biß lâat joß eb ajcuiß li ralal xcßajol lâ yucuaß li yôqueb chirajbal ru chixjunileb laj Israel? chan.

²¹Sauro akapindura, akati, Ko handizi muBhenjamini, worudzi ruduku kumarudzi ose aIsiraeri here? Uye mhuri yangu haizi duku kumhuri dzose dzorudzi rwaBhenjamini here? Munotaurireiko kudaro kwandiri?

²¹Laj Saúl quixye re: —Lâin xcomoneb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín, li incßaß qßuiheb saß xyânkeb laj Israel. Ut lâo li ralal xcßajol li kayucuaß, mâcßaß kacuanquil saß xyânkeb chixjunileb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín. ¿Cßaßut nak nacaye cue chixjunil aßin? chan.

²²Samueri akatora Sauro nomuranda wake, akapinda navo mumba mokudyira, akavagarisa pavakakudzwa kupfuura vamwe vakakokwa, vaiva vanhu vanenge makumi matatu.

²²Tojoßnak laj Samuel quixcßam laj Saúl rochben lix môs saß li nimla naßajej li oqueb cuiß re chi cuaßac. Quixqßueheb xnaßajeb saß xjolom li mêx li chunchûqueb cuiß li lajêb xcaßcßâl chi ulaß.

²³Zvino Samueri akati kumubiki, Uya nomugove wandakakupa ndichiti, Chiuchengeta uri woga.

²³Laj Samuel quixye re laj cßubanel: —Cßam chak li tib li xinqßue âcue re tâxoc xjunes, chan.

²⁴Mubiki akatora chidzva nezvose zvakanga zviri pachiri, akazvigadza pamberi paSauro. Samueri akati, Tarira, ndicho chakanga chakachengetwa; uzvigadze pamberi pako, udye, nekuti zvakakuchengeterwa iwe kusvikira nguva yakafanira, nekuti ndakati, Ndakokera vanhu. Naizvozvo Sauro akadya naSamueri musi iwoyo.

²⁴Ut laj cßubanel quixcßam chak li raß li carner ut quixqßue saß mêx chiru laj Saúl. Laj Samuel quixye re: —Cueß lix tibel âcua xocbil chokß âcue. Cuaßin. Li xtibel âcua aßin xocbil chokß âcue re tâtzaca saß li cutan aßin nak xinbokeb li ulaß chi cuaßac, chan. Ut laj Saúl quicuaßac rochben laj Samuel saß li cutan aßan.

²⁵Zvino vakati vaburuka padunhu rakakwirira, vakapinda muguta, akataurirana naSauro padenga reimba.

²⁵Chirix aßan, queßcube chak saß li tzûl ut queßcôeb saß xbên li rochoch. Aran quiâtinac laj Samuel riqßuin.

²⁶Vakamuka mangwanani, mambakwedza, Samueri akadana Sauro padenga reimba, akati, Muka, ndikuendise. Ipapo Sauro akamuka, vakabuda iye naSamueri vari vaviri.

²⁶Cuulajak chic nak ac sakêuc re, laj Samuel quixbok laj Saúl ut quixye re: —Cauresi âcuib chi xic xban nak anakcuan tatinchakßrabi, chan. Laj Saúl quicuacli ut queßcôeb xcaßbichaleb.Nak queßcuulac chire li tenamit, laj Samuel quixye re laj Saúl: —Ye re lâ môs nak xicak chi ubej. Abanan lâat tatcanâk arin xban nak lâin tinye âcue li cßaßru quixye li Dios, chan laj Samuel.

²⁷Zvino vakati voburuka pamugumo weguta, Samueri akati kuna Sauro, Raira muranda atungamire mberi kwedu (iye akatungamira hake); asi iwe chimbomira hako, ndikuzivise shoko raMwari.

²⁷Nak queßcuulac chire li tenamit, laj Samuel quixye re laj Saúl: —Ye re lâ môs nak xicak chi ubej. Abanan lâat tatcanâk arin xban nak lâin tinye âcue li cßaßru quixye li Dios, chan laj Samuel.