¹Zvino Dhavhidhi wakatiza paNaioti paRama, akaenda akati kuna Jonatani, Ndadiniko? Kutadza kwangu ndokwei? Chivi changu pamberi pababa vako ndechipi, zvavanotsvaka kundiuraya?

¹Huchiin David bel Rama khuaa Naioth akipan a taia, Jonathan kiangah a hoha, bang ka hiha ahia? bang ahia ka tatsiatna? Na pa tungah bang ahia ka hihkhelha hichi taka honthah a tum mai jen? A chi a.

²Iye akati kwaari, Ngazvisadaro, usadaro, haungafi; tarira baba vangu havangaiti chinhu chikuru kana chiduku, vasingandizivisi icho; zvino baba vangu vangandivanzirireiko chinhu ichi? Hazvizi izvo.

²Huan, aman, that lou e: na si hetkei ding; ngaiin, ka pan kei hon theisak louin bangmah himhim lianin neu leh a hih ngeikeia, bangding mahmahin ahia hiai thute kei a hon im ding? A hon im kei hial ding, a chi a.

³Ipapo Dhavhidhi akapikazve akati, Baba vako vanoziva kwazvo kuti ini ndakawana nyasha kwauri; naizvozvo vakati, Jonatani ngaarege kuzviziva, zvimwe ungazvidya moyo; asi zvirokwazvo, naJehovha mupenyu, nomweya wako mupenyu, kune nhambwe imwechete pakati pangu norufu.

³Huan, Davidin, na pan lah na hon houpihdan a thei tel mahmah ngala; Jonathanin hiai jaw thei dah heh, huchilouin jaw a lungkham sin tel mai, a chi ahi ding: hitamahleh TOUPA hinna leh na hinna louin ka gen hi, sihna toh ka kikal uh kal khat lel ahi, chiin uang takin a gen a.

⁴Ipapo Jonatani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Zvose zvinodikamwa nomoyo wako, ndichakuitira izvozvo.

⁴Huchiin Jonathanin David kiangah, na hinnain a deih peuhpeuh ka hon hihsak jel ding, a chi a.

⁵Dhavhidhi akati kuna Jonatani, Tarira, mangwana mwedzi wogara, ndichafanira kundogara pakudya namambo; asi nditendere, ndiende kundovanda mumunda kusvikira madekwana ezuva rechitatu.

⁵Huan, Davidin Jonathan kiangah, ngai in, jingchianga kha de ding ahi a, kumpipa kianga ankuang um ngeingei ding ka hi a; himahleh a ni thum ni nitaklam tanphain gamlaka bu dingin ka kuan zo ding.

⁶Kana baba vako vakandishaiwa, uti kwavari, Dhavhidhi wakakumbira zvikuru kwandiri, kuti amhanyire Bheterehemu, kuguta rake; nekuti ikoko kunoitwa chibayiro chegore rimwe nerimwe chavose veimba yake.

⁶Huan, na pan ka omlouh a hon theih khiaka a hih leh, Davidin a khua Bethlehem a va hoh jual a hon ngen ngutnguta; a inkuan ua dinga a kum teng kithoih hun uh ahi a, na na chiin.

⁷Kana vakati, Zvakanaka hazvo! Muranda wako uchava norugare; asi kana vakatsamwa, uzive kuti vagara vandifungira zvakaipa.

⁷Huan, a hoih vo oi, a chih leh na sikha a lungmuang dinga; himahleh a heh leh thil hoihlou hih a tum ahi chih thei maiin.

⁸Naizvozvo chiitira hako muranda wako zvakanaka; nekuti wakaita sungano nomuranda wako pamberi paJehovha, asi kana zvakaipa zviriko kwandiri, undiuraye iwe, nekuti uchandiisireiko kuna baba vako?

⁸Huaijiakin na sikha hoihtakin hihin; na sikha lah TOUPA thukhun ah na lutpihta ngala; himahleh tatsiatna nei ka hih leh nangmahin hon that maiin; bangdingin na pa kiangah non pi chitchiat dia? A chi a.

⁹Jonatani akati, Usadaro, nekuti dai ndaiziva kuti baba vangu vagara vafunga kukuitira zvakaipa, handizaikuudza here?

⁹Huan, Jonathanin, that lou e; na tunga thil hoihlou hih ka pan a tum chih ka thei peuhmah leh nang kon hilh sin keia hia? a chi a.

¹⁰Dhavhidhi akati kuna Jonatani, Ndianiko uchandiudza kana baba vako vachinge vakupindura nehasha?

¹⁰Huchiin Davidin Jonathan kiangah, na pan bou takin honna dawngta leh kuan a honhilh dia? A chi a.

¹¹Jonatani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Hendei kusango. Ivo vakaenda vari vaviri kusango.

¹¹Huan, Jonathanin David kiangah, pai dih, gamlakah I va hoh peuhmah ding, a chi a. Huchiin gamlakah a vahoh khawm uh.

¹²Zvino Jonatani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri ngaave chapupu; kana ndabvunzisisa baba vangu nenguva ino mangwana, kana kuswera mangwana, kana ndikaona kuti vanomoyo wakanaka kuna Dhavhidhi, handingakutumiri shoko, ndikakuzivisa here?

¹²Huan, Jonathanin David kiangah TOUPA Israelte Pathian a theipa hi hen; jingchiang hichilh hunin hiam, ni thum niin hiam ka pa ka vadawp hun chia, ngai in, David tungtang thu a hoihlam a hihleh na kianga mi sawlin ka honhilh sin keia hia?

¹³Jehovha ngaarove Jonatani, arambe achidaro, kana baba vangu vachinge vachida kukuitira zvakaipa, ini ndikasakuzivisa izvozvo, ndikakuendisa norugare, Jehovha ngaave newe, sezvaaiva nababa vangu.

¹³Huan, ka pan na tungah thil hoihlou hih ut bang hita leh, ka honhilh louha, lungmuang tak ana pai theihna dia ka honkhah kei leh, TOUPAN Jonathan a bawlbawlin bawl henla, huai sanga thupiin leng; huan, TOUPA na kiangah om hen, ka pa kianga a om jel bangin.

¹⁴Newewo undiitire tsitsi dzaJehovha ndichiri mupenyu, ndirege kufa,

¹⁴Huan, ka sih louhna dinga ka damsung kiaa TOUPA hehpihna hon musak hilouin;

¹⁵uye usabvisa tsitsi dzako kuna veimba yangu nokusingaperi, kunyange kana Jehovha abvisa vavengi vaDhavhidhi, mumwe nomumwe panyika yose.

¹⁵Khantawnin ka inkote leng na hehpih tawp ken; TOUPAN David melma leitung akipana a hihman khit vek phain leng tawp ken, a a chi a.

¹⁶Naizvozvo Jonatani akaita sungano neimba yaDhavhidhi, akati, Jehovha ngaazvitsvake kumaoko avavengi vaDhavhidhi

¹⁶Huchiin Jonathanin, David melmate lakah TOUPAN a phut ding chiin David inkote kiangah thu a khung a.

¹⁷Naizvozvo akapikisa Dhavhidhizve norudo rwake kwaari, nekuti wakange achimuda sezvaakada moyo wake.

¹⁷Huan, Jonathanin amah a itna louin David kiangah a kichiam nawn hi; amah hinna a it bang geihin lah a it ngala.

¹⁸Zvino Jonatani akati kwaari, Mangwana mwedzi wogara; iwe uchashaikwa, nekuti chigaro chako chichashaiwa munhu.

¹⁸Huchiin Jonathanin a kiangah, jingchianga kha de ding ahia; na ut mun a vuak sin jiakin na omlouh a kilang ngei sin a.

¹⁹Kana wagara mazuva matatu, unofanira kukurumidza kuburukira kunzvimbo iya pawakavanda musi watakataurirana pamusoro peshoko riya, ugogara pabwe rinonzi Ezeri.

¹⁹Ni thum na om nungin pai suk pah inla, tumaa thil a hongom laia na bukna munah na hoh inla, Ezel suang chinah na om gigein.

²⁰Zvino ini ndichaposha miseve mitatu kurutivi rwaro, ndichiita sendinoposhera chinhu chakatimikwa.

²⁰Huan, muitum bangin thal thum a sikah ka honlawn dinga.

²¹Ipapo, tarira, ndichatuma mukomana, ndichiti, Enda undotsvaka miseve. Kana ndikati kumukomana, Tarira miseve iri nechokuno kwako, uya nayo, ipapo ungauya hako, nekuti kunorugare kwauri, hakuna mhosva, naJehovha mupenyu.

²¹Huan, ngaiin, kuan inla, thalte vamu khiain, chiin naupang ka sawl ding. Naupang kianga, en in, na thalte na nunglam ah a om, la inla hongpaiin, ka chihleh TOUPA hinna louin ka gen hi, nanga dingin a galmuanhuaiin lau ding omlou ahi ding.

²²Asi kana ndikati kumukomana, Tarira, miseve iri mberi kwako, ipapo uende hako, nekuti Jehovha wakuendisa.

²²Ahihhangin naupang kianga, en in, thalte na pamlam ah a om uh, ka chih leh pai mang maiin; TOUPAN a honpai mangsak ahi ding.

²³Kana riri shoko ratakataurirana pamusoro paro iwe neni, tarira Jehovha uri pakati pako neni nokusingaperi.

²³Huan, nang leh ken thil I gensa tungtang thu ah ngaiin, nang toh I kalah TOUPA a om tawntung ahi, a chi a.

²⁴Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akandovanda musango; zvino mwedzi wakati wagara, mambo akagara pakudya kuti adye.

²⁴Huchiin David gamlakah a bua; huan, kha a hong de a kumpipa ankuang umin a tu a.

²⁵Mambo akagara pachigaro chake, sapanguva dzose, pachigaro chaiva pamadziro, Jonatani akasimuka, Abhineri akagara parutivi rwaSauro; asi chigaro chaDhavhidhi chakashaiwa munhu.

²⁵Huan, kumpipa thu ni danga a tutna ngei bang kianga a tutna ah a tu a; huan, Jonathan a dinga, huan, Abner Saula kiangah a tu a; David mun bel a vuak hi.

²⁶Asi Sauro haana kutaura chinhu musi iwoyo; nekuti wakati, zvimwe wawirwa nechinhu, zvimwe haana kunaka, zvirokwazvo haana kunaka.

²⁶Himahleh Saulain huai niin bangmah a gen kei: A tungah thil banghiam a oma a siangthou lou hiam ahi ding, a siangthou lou ahi ngei ding, a chi sima.

²⁷Zvino pazuva rakatevera kugara komwedzi, pazuva rechipiri, chigaro chaDhavhidhi chakashaiwazve munhu; ipapo Sauro akati kuna Jonatani mwanakomana wake, Mwanakomana waJese wakaregereiko kuuya kuzodya zuro kana nhasi?

²⁷Huan, hichi ahi a, kha det jing a ni nih niin David mun a vuak lailaia; huchiin Saulain a tapa Jonathan kiangah, bang achia Jesai tapa jan leh tuni a ankuang um dinga hong lou ahia? a chi a.

²⁸Jonatani akapindura Sauro akati, Dhavhidhi wakakumbira zvikuru kwandiri kuti aende Bheterehemu,

²⁸Huan, Jonathanin Saula a dawnga, Davidin Bethlehema hoh a hon ngen ngutnguta,

²⁹akati, Nditenderewo ndiende, nekuti veimba yedu vanobayira muguta; mukuru wangu wakandiraira kuti ndivepo; zvino kana uchifara nazvo, nditendere hako ndiende kundoshanyira hama dzangu. Naizvozvo haana kuuya patafura yamambo.

²⁹Hon hohsak teiteiin, ka inkoten khua ah kithoihna nei dingin a hon thukhak chintena, huchiin non hehpih theih leh hon hohsak inla, ka unaute ka unaute ka vaveh ding, a chi a. Huaijiakin kumpipa dohkan ah a hong kei hi, a chi a.

³⁰Ipapo Sauro akatsamwira Jonatani, akati kwaari, Iwe mwanakomana womukadzi usinganzwi, wakapanduka, handizivi kanhi kuti wakatsaura mwanakomana waJese unyadzwe iwe, namai vako vanyadzwewo?

³⁰Huaiin Jonathan tungah Saula a heh guiha, a kiangah, nang, numei genhak leh paupeng tapa, Jesai tapa na zahlakna ding leh na nu vuaktanna zahlaksak dingin na tel chih ka theikei mahmaha hia?

³¹Nekuti iwe haungasimbiswi noushe hwako, kana mwanakomana waJese achiri mupenyu panyika. Naizvozvo zvino chituma munhu auye naye kwandiri, nekuti zvirokwazvo unofanira kufa.

³¹Jesai tapa hiaia aom sung teng hihkip na hikei dinga, na gam leng. Huaijiakin samsak pah inla, ka kiangah honpi sakin, a sih ngeingei ding ahi, a chi a.

³²Jonatani akapindura Sauro baba vake, akati kwavari, Ko unofanira kuurayirwei? Waiteiko?

³²Huan, Jonathanin a pa Saula a dawnga, a kiangah, bangdingin maw hihlup ding a hih? Bang a hiha? A chi a.

³³Ipapo Sauro akaposha pfumo .rake kwaari, achida kumubaya. Naizvozvo Jonatani wakaziva kuti baba vake vakagara vafunga kuuraya Dhavhidhi.

³³Huan, Saulain khoh tumin a teipi a vana; huchi a hih jiakin Jonathanin a pan David thah a natum ngeina hi chih a theia.

³⁴Naizvozvo Jonatani akasimuka patafura, atsamwa kwazvo, akasadya zvokudya nomusi wechipiri womwedzi; nekuti wakange ane shungu pamoyo pamusoro paDhavhidhi, nekuti wakange anyadzwa nababa vake.

³⁴Huchiin Jonathan bel dohkan akipanin heh mahmah kawmin a dinga, huai kha ni nih niin an a um teita kei hi; a pan David a zahlak sak mahmah jiakin a lungkham piha ahi.

³⁵Zvino fume mangwana Jonatani akaenda kusango nenguva yakanga yatarwa naDhavhidhi, anomukomana muduku.

³⁵Huan, hichi ahia, jingsangin Jonathan naupang nou piin gamlakah David toh a mun sehsa uah a hoh a.

³⁶Akati kumukomana wake, Mhanya utsvake miseve yandinoposha. Ipapo mukomana wakati achimhanya, iye akaposha museve mberi kwake.

³⁶Huan, a naupang kiangah, tai inla, ka thal lotte vazongin, a chi a. Huan, naupang a tai laiin, a pamlamah thal a lawna.

³⁷Zvino mukomana wakati achisvika pakanga paposhwa museve naJonatani. Jonatani akadanidzira kumukomana, akati, Ko museve hausi mberi kwako here?

³⁷Huan, naupang Jonathan lot kiakna mun a vatun leh Jonathanin naupang a sama, thal na pamlamah ahi kei maw? a chi a,

³⁸Jonatani akadanidzirazve kumukomana akati, Kasira, kurumidza, usamira. Mukomana waJonatani akanonga miseve, akauya nayo kuna tenzi wake.

³⁸Huan, Jonathanin a naupang a sama, hong mengin, kin in, zekai ken, a chi a. Huan, Jonathan naupangin thalte a tawm khawma, a pu kianglam ah a paita hi.

³⁹Asi mukomana haana kuziva chinhu; asi Jonatani naDhavhidhi voga ndivo vakaziva shoko iro.

³⁹Himahleh naupangin bangmah a theikei a, Jonathan leh David kiain thil omdan a thei uh.

⁴⁰Zvino Jonatani akapa mukomana nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, akati kwaari, Enda nadzo undodziisa kuguta.

⁴⁰Huan, Jonathanin a naupang kianga galvan a piaa, a kiangah, pai inla, khua ah nana paipihin, a chi a.

⁴¹Mukomana wakati aenda, Dhavhidhi akasimuka kurutivi rwezasi, akawira pasi nechiso chake, akakotama katatu, vakatsvodana, vakachema vose, kusvikira Dhavhidhi anyanya kwazvo.

⁴¹Huan, Jonathanin a pai takin David a om mun simlam pang akipan a dinga, maia lei siin chibai thumvei a buka; huan, a kitawp ua, a kap tuaktuak ua, David bel a uang tuanse a.Huan, Jonathanin David kiangah. lungmuangtakin paiin aw, TOUPA nang toh I kalah leh ka suante leh na suante kalah khantawnin om hen, chiin TOUPA minin I kichiam tuaktuak khinta hi, a chi a. Huchiin a dinga, a paitaa; huan, Jonathan bel khua ah a lutta hi.

⁴²Jonatani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Enda hako norugare, nekuti takapika tose nezita raJehovha tichiti, Jehovha uchava pakati pangu newe, napakati pavana vangu navako nokusingaperi. Akasimuka, akaenda, naJonatani akapinda muguta.

⁴²Huan, Jonathanin David kiangah. lungmuangtakin paiin aw, TOUPA nang toh I kalah leh ka suante leh na suante kalah khantawnin om hen, chiin TOUPA minin I kichiam tuaktuak khinta hi, a chi a. Huchiin a dinga, a paitaa; huan, Jonathan bel khua ah a lutta hi.