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

¹Huan, ngaiin, Philistia miten Keila khua a sual ua, phuala buhte a laksak vek uh, chiin David a hilh ua.

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

²Huchiin Davidin, TOUPA, huai Philistia mite ka vasual diam? Chiin a donga. Huan, TOUPAN David kiangah, Philistia mite vasual inla, Keila khua vahumbitin, a chi a.

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

³Huan, David miten a kiangah, ngaiin juda gama om nangawna lau I hi ua, Keila khuaa hoh suka Philistia sepaihte vasual lauhuai semnatel inchia: a chi ua.

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

⁴Huchiin Davidin TOUPA a dong nawna. Huan, TOUPAN a dawnga, a kiangah, thou inla, Keila khua ah hohsukin, Philistia mite na khut ah ka hon pe ding, a chi a.

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

⁵Huchiin David leh a mite Keila khua ah a hoh ua, Philistia mite a vasual ua, a gante uh a laksak ua, a that ek uh. Huchibangin Davidin Keila khua mite a humbitta hi.

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

⁶Huan, hichi ahi a, Ahimelek tapa Abiathar Keila khua a David kianga a tai laiin siampu puannak tawia pai suk ahi a.

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

⁷Huan, Keila khua ah David a hoh chih Saula a hilh ua. Huan, Saulain, Pathianin ka khuta amah honpia ei ve; kulh kongpi leh a kalhna nei khua ah lah lutin a kikhumta ngala, a chi a.

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

⁸Huan, Saulain mi tengteng kidou dingin Keila khua vasuala David leh a mite vaum dingin a sam khawma.

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

⁹Huan, Davidin Saulain a tungah thil hoihlou a sawm chih a natheia, siampu Abiathar kiangah, Siampu puannak honla dih ve, a chi a.

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

¹⁰Huchiin Davidin, Aw TOUPA Israelte Pathian, Saula kei jiaka khua hihse dingin Keila ah hongpai suk a tum chih kei na sikhain ka jaa.

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.

¹¹Keila khua a miten a khut ah honpe ding uam? Na sikhain ka jak bangin Saula a hongpai suk sin hia? Aw TOUPA, Israelte Pathian, hehpih tekin na sikha hon hilhin, a chi a.

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

¹²Huan, TOUPAN, a hong suk sin, a chi a. Huchiin Davidin, Keila khuaa miten kei leh ka mite Saula khut ah honpe diam? A chi a. Huan, TOUPAN, a honpe ding uh, a chi a.

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

¹³Huchiin David leh a mite, guk hiam tak a thou ua Keila khua akipan pawt ua, paina lemna lamlam ah a paita uh. Huan, David Keila khua akipan a tai kheta chih Saula a hilh ua; huchiin kuankhiak a kikhelsakta hi.

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

¹⁴Huan, David bel gamdai ah, leikohawm khawngah a oma, Ziph gamdaia sangtanggam ah a om nilouh hi. Huan, Saulain nitengin amah a zonga, himahleh Pathianin a khut ah a pe kei.

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

¹⁵Huan, Davidin amah hihlup tumin Saula hongkisa chih a theia; huchiin David Ziph gamdai gamnuaiah a om hi.

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

¹⁶Huan, Saula tapa Jonathan a thou a, gamnuai ah David kiangah a hoha, Pathian ah a khut a hatsak a.

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

¹⁷Huan, a kiangah, lau het ken, ka pa Saula khutin a hongzong khe kei ding hi, Israelte kumpipain na om dinga, kei nang hon zompa ka hi ding; huai leng ka pa Saulain a thei kilkel hi, a chi a.

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

¹⁸Huan, a nih un TOUPA maah thu a khung ua; huan, David bel gamnuai ah a om nilouha, Jonathan bel a inlam ah a paita hi.

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

¹⁹Huchiin Ziph mite Gibea ah Saula kiangah a hoh tou ua, David ka kiang uah gamnuaia leikohawm ah, gamdai sim lamsang Hakila tangah a nabu nilouh kei maw?

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

²⁰Huaijiakin aw toupa, na hong paisuk a utlamtak ahi bangin hong paisuk ta inla, huan, kou na hih tei ding a hihleh kumpipa khut amah nanapiak ahi ding, a chi ua.

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

²¹Huan, Saulain, TOUPAN hon vualjawl hen; nouten non hehpih mahmah uh.

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

²²Pai unla, vachian nawn sem unla, a nung vajui unla, huan a mumi leng vachian hoih nawn sese un; lepchiah pil takin thil a hih sek chih min a honhilh uhi.

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

²³Huaijiakin a bukna mun tengteng thei sipsip unla, huan, ka kiangah hong nawn ngeingei unla, huan, nou kiangah kei leng ka hong tei ding hi; huan, hichi ahi dinga, hiai gama a om peuhmah leh Juda mi sang tampi lak akipan ka zong khe ding, a chi a.

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

²⁴Huan, a thou ua, Saula pai main Ziph ah a hoh ua: himahleh David leh a mite gamdai simlam Araba ah Maon gamdai ah a om uh.

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

²⁵Huan, Saula leh a mite amah zong dingin a hoh ua. Huan, David a hilh ua: huchiin suangpi juanin a pawtkhia a, Maon gamdai ah David a delhta a.

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.

²⁶Huan, Saula tang langkhat lampang ah a paia, huan, David leh a mite bel tang langkhat lampang ah a pai ua; huan, David bel Saula lauin kintak in a taia; Saula leh a miten lah David leh a mite mat tumin a um kimvel ngal ua.

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

²⁷Himahleh Saula kiangah, kinmeng inla, hongpai in, Philistia miten I gam uh a hongsual uh, chiin thangkou a hongtunga.

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

²⁸Huchiin Saulain David a delh lai a kiksana, Philistia mite sual dingin a paitaa: huaijiakin huai mun Sela-hama-lekoth a chita uhi.Huan, David huaia akipan a pai toua, En-gedi leikohawm khawngah a om hi.

²⁹Dhavhidhi akakwira, akabvapo, akandogara munhare dzapaEnigedhi.

²⁹Huan, David huaia akipan a pai toua, En-gedi leikohawm khawngah a om hi.