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

¹Benjamin gama Benjamin suan mi khat mi hat hangsan mahmah a oma, a min Kis ahi, huai mi Abiel tapa ahia, huai mi Zeror tapa ahi, huai mi Bekorath tapa ahi, huai mi Aphia tapa ahi.

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.

²Huan, aman tapa a nei a, a min Saula ahi a, tangval deihhuai tak ahi a, Israel mite lakah amah sanga deihhuai himhim a om kei: kuamah a liangjang khup leng a om kei uh.

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

³Huan, Saula pa Kis sabengtungte a manga. Huan, Kisin a tapa Saula kiangah, thou inla, sikha khat pi inla sabengtung va zong dih ve, a chi a.

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.

⁴Huchiin Ephraim tang gam khawng ah a vaka, huan, Salisa gam khawngah leng a vaka, himahleh a mukei uh: huchiin Salisa gamah a vak nawn ua, huaiah leng a omkei uh; huan, Benjamin mite gamah a vak nawna, himahleh a mu tuankei uh.

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

⁵Zuph gam a tun un Saulain a kianga om, a sikha kiangah, kisa dih, I pai nawnta mai ding, huchikeileh ka pan sabengtung ngaihtuah tangin ei a hon ngaihtuah kha ding, a chi a.

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

⁶Huan, aman a kiangah, ngaiin, hiai khua ah Pathian mi a om a, mi zahtakhuai tak ahi a, a gen peuhmah a hongtung ngeingei nak hi: kisain, huailaiah I hoh ding, I hohna dingte a honhilh thei zenzen kha deh, a chi a.

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?

⁷Huchiin Saulain a sikha kiangah, ahinaa ngaidih, hoh hita lehang, huai mi ading bang I tawi dia? I bawm ah lah tanghou a om nawn keia. Pathian mi kipahman tawi ding a om het kei mai hi: bang I nei eita aw? a chi a.

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

⁸Huan, sikhain Saula a dawng nawn a, ngaiin, dangka sekel mun lia khena mun khat ka tawi laia; huai, I hohna ding a honhilh man din Pathian mi ka pe ding, a chi a.

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

⁹(Tuma siahin Israelte laka min Pathian dot a ut uleh, Kisa dih, mutheipa kiangah I hoh ding, a chi sek uh: tulaia Jawlnei a chih nak uh tumalamin Mutheipa a chi sek uh. )

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

¹⁰Huchiin Saulain a sikha kiangah, hoih geih e, vahoh peuhmah ni, a chi a. Huchiin Pathian mi omna khua ah a hohta uh.

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

¹¹Kho zot touhna a pai touh lai un nungak tuitawi dinga hongkuante a mu ua, a kiang uah, hiailaiah huai mutheipa a om hia? a chi ua.

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

¹²Huan, amau a dawng ua, om mah, ngaiin, na ma uah a pai, kin un, tuniin khua ah a nahoh hi: tuniin mun sangah mite a kithoih uhi:

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.

¹³Khua na lut touh tak un mun sanga an ne dinga a hoh main na va mu ngalmai ding uh: kithoihna vualjawlpa ding ahihjiakin a tun mateng mipin an a ne sin kei uhi; huai khit chiangin a mi sapte un an a ne jel uhi. Huaijiakin hohtou meng unla, na va mu pah ngalmai ding uh, a chi ua.

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

¹⁴Huchiin, khua ah a hohtou ua; huan, khua a lut uleh, ngaiin, Samuel mun sanga hoh dingin amau a kituahpih a.

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

¹⁵Huan, Saula hong ma ni khatin TOUPA Samuel kiangah kilakin,

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.

¹⁶Jingchiangin hichih hun laiin Benjamin gam akipanin na kiangah mi khat ka honhohsak sina, ka mi Israelte tunga heutu hi dingin thau na nilh ding a, aman Philistia mite khut akipan ka mite a hondam ding; a kikou husa uh ka kiang a hongtun tak jiakin ka mite jaw ka limsak hi, chiin.

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

¹⁷Huan, Samuelin Saula a muhin TOUPAN a kiangah, endih, na kianga ka mi gen; amah mahin ka mite tungah thu a nei ding, a chi a.

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

¹⁸Huchiin kulh kongpi ah Saula in Samuel a va naih a, Mutheipa in koilaia om ahia, hon hilh dih ve, a chi a.

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

¹⁹Huan, Samuelin Saula a dawnga, Kei huai mutheipa ka hi; ka maah mun sang lam juanin pai inla, tuniin ka kiangah an na ne sin hi; huan jingchiangin jingsangin ka honpaisak ding, na lungsima om tengteng leng ka honhilh ding hi.

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?

²⁰Huan, na sabengtung ni thum mangsa thu lunghimoh ken, a muta uh. Israelte laka thupina tengteng kua ading ahia? Nang ding leh na pa ina mi tengteng ading ahi kei maw? a chi a.

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?

²¹Huan, Saulain a dawnga, Israel nam laka neupen, Benjamin nam ka hi kei maw? Huan, ka inkuan uh leng Benjamin inkuan tengteng laka neupen ahi kei maw? bangchidana hichibanga ka kianga chi na hia? a chi a.

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

²²Huan, Samuelin Saula leh a sikha a pi a, mikhual indan ah a pi luta, a mi sap uh, sawmthum tak lakah mun thupipen ah a tusaka.

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

²³Huan, Samuelin anhuanmi kiangah, na kiangah koih tuam ding ka chih, tantuan ka honpiak pen honla dih, a chi a.

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.

²⁴Huchiin anhuanmin a phei leh a tunga om a honla a, Saula maah a lui a. Huan, Samuelin, endih: ka na koih tuam: um inla nein; a hun sehsa dinga hiai ka honnasehsak him uh ahi, mite ka sam khawm hi, leng ka nachita ngala, a chi a. Huchiin huai niin Saula in Samuelte toh ankuang a um khawm uhi.

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

²⁵Huan, mun sang akipan khuaa a pai suk uh leh in tungah Saula bel lupna a bawlsak ua, a lumta a.

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

²⁶Huan, jingkhangin a thou a; ni suah kuan ding khawngin Samuelin in tunga om Saula a sama, thou inla, ka honpaisakta ding, a chi a. Huchiin Saula a nih un a paikhia ua, amah leh Samuel a pawtta uh.Khota lam a tun suk uleh, samuelin Saula kiangah, Sikhapa ka malam ah paisak inla, (amah a paita a) nang bel khawl tadih inla, Pathian thu ka honhilh tadih ding, a chi a.

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

²⁷Khota lam a tun suk uleh, samuelin Saula kiangah, Sikhapa ka malam ah paisak inla, (amah a paita a) nang bel khawl tadih inla, Pathian thu ka honhilh tadih ding, a chi a.