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

¹Haddaba waxaa jiray nin reer Benyaamiin ah, oo magiciisana waxaa la odhan jiray Qiish, oo wuxuu ahaa ina Abii'eel, ina Seroor, ina Bekoorad, ina Afiyax, oo reer Benyaamiin ah, kaasoo ahaa nin xoog leh oo geesi ah.

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.

²Oo isna wuxuu lahaa wiil la yidhaahdo Saa'uul, oo ahaa nin dhallinyar oo wanaagsan. Oo reer binu Israa'iilna kuma jirin qof isaga ka wanaagsan. Garbihiisa iyo waxa ka sarreeyaaba way ka dheeraayeen dadka kale oo dhan.

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

³Qiish oo ahaa Saa'uul aabbihiis ayaa dameerihiisii ka lumeen. Markaasaa Qiish wuxuu wiilkiisii Saa'uul ku yidhi, midiidinnada midkood kaxee, oo kac, oo dameerihii doondoon.

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.

⁴Markaasuu dhex maray dalkii buuraha lahaa oo reer Efrayim, oo haddana wuxuu dhex maray dalkii reer Shaalishaah, laakiinse dameerihii ma ay helin. Markaasay haddana dhex mareen dalkii reer Shacaliim, oo halkaasna ma ay joogin. Oo haddana wuxuu dhex maray dalkii reer Benyaamiin, laakiinse halkaasna kama ay helin.

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

⁵Oo markay yimaadeen dalkii reer Suuf, Saa'uul wuxuu midiidinkiisii la socday ku yidhi, Ina keen aan noqonnee, waayo, waaba intaasoo aabbahay dameerihii ka hawo go'aa oo innaga inaga fikiraaye.

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

⁶Oo isna wuxuu ku yidhi, Bal eeg, magaaladan waxaa jooga nin Ilaah, oo isna waxaa weeyaan nin aad loo ciseeyo, oo wax alla wixii uu yidhaahdaaba run bay noqdaan, haddaba bal ina keen aynu u tagnee; mindhaa wax waa inooga sheegi karaa jidka aan mari doonno.

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?

⁷Markaasaa Saa'uul wuxuu midiidinkiisii ku yidhi, War haddaynu u tagno maxaan u geeynaa ninka? Waayo, kibistii weelasheenna waa ka dhammaatay, oo ma hayno hadiyad aan u geeyno ninka Ilaah. Bal maxaynu haysannaa?

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

⁸Markaasaa midiidinkii mar kale u jawaabay Saa'uul, oo ku yidhi, Bal eeg, gacanta waxaan ku hayaa rubuc sheqel lacag ah, haddaba kaasaan ninka Ilaah siinayaa inuu jidkeenna inoo sheego aawadeed.

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

⁹(Waagii hore reer binu Israa'iil dhexdooda markii nin Ilaah wax weyddiisanayo, sidan buu odhan jiray, Ina keena aan wax arkaha u tagnee, waayo, haatan kan la yidhaahdo, Nebi, waagii hore waxaa la odhan jiray, Wax arke.)

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

¹⁰Markaasaa Saa'uul wuxuu midiidinkiisii ku yidhi, Wax wanaagsan baad tidhi, haddaba ina keen aan tagnee. Sidaas daraaddeed waxay galeen magaaladii ninka Ilaah joogay.

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

¹¹Oo markay soo fuulayeen jiirtii magaalada waxay la kulmeen gabdho aroor u soo baxaya, kolkaasay ku yidhaahdeen, Wax arkihii halkan ma joogaa?

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

¹²Oo markaasay ugu jawaabeen, Wuu joogaa, oo wuu idinka horreeyaa, haddaba dhaqsada, waayo, isagu maantuu magaalada yimid, maxaa yeelay, dadku maantay allabari ku bixinayaan meesha sare.

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.

¹³Oo markaad magaalada gashaan, isla markaasba waad helaysaan isaga intuusan meesha sare tegin inuu wax ku cuno, waayo, dadku wax cuni maayaan ilaa uu yimaado, maxaa yeelay, isagaa allabariga ku duceeya; dabadeedna kuwii loo yeedhay way cunaan. Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed kaca, waayo, hadda waad helaysaan isagii.

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

¹⁴Markaasay magaaladii u kaceen, oo markay magaaladii soo galeen, bal eeg, waxaa iyagii ka soo hor baxay Samuu'eel oo u socda meeshii sare.

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

¹⁵Haddaba Rabbigu wax buu Samuu'eel u muujiyey maalin ka horraysay intaan Saa'uul iman, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

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.

¹⁶Berri haddaa oo kale waxaan kuu soo dirayaa nin ka yimid dalka reer Benyaamiin, haddaba waa inaad isaga subagtaa inuu amiir u ahaado dadkayga reer binu Israa'iil, oo isna wuxuu dadkayga ka badbaadin doonaa gacanta reer Falastiin, waayo, anigu waxaan soo dhugtay dadkayga, maxaa yeelay, oohintoodii baa i soo gaadhay.

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

¹⁷Oo Samuu'eelna wuxuu arkay Saa'uul, Rabbiguna wuxuu isaga ku yidhi, Bal eeg, waa kaas ninkii aan kuu sheegay! Kan qudhiisa ayaa dadkayga u talin doona.

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

¹⁸Markaasaa Saa'uul u soo dhowaaday Samuu'eel oo iridda jooga, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Waan ku baryayaaye, ii sheeg wax arkaha gurigiisu meeshuu yahay.

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

¹⁹Oo Samuu'eelna wuu u jawaabay Saa'uul oo ku yidhi, Wax arkuhu waa aniga, meesha sare hortay taga, waayo, idinku maanta anigaad wax ila cunaysaan, oo subaxdiina waan ku dirayaa, oo kulli waxa qalbigaaga ku jira oo dhanna waan kuu sheegi doonaa.

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?

²⁰Oo dameerahaaga saddex maalmood hortood kaa lumayna ha ka fikirin innaba, waayo, waa la helay. Bal yaa reer binu Israa'iil dhexdooda laga wada jeclaadaa? Sow ma aha adiga iyo reerka aabbahaa oo dhanba?

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?

²¹Markaasaa Saa'uul u jawaabay oo ku yidhi, War sow anigu ma ahi reer Benyaamiin oo u wada yar qabiilooyinka reer binu Israa'iil? Oo weliba jilibkaygu sow ugama sii yara qabiilka reer Benyaamiin jilibyadiisa? Haddaba maxaad sidan iigula hadlaysaa?

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

²²Markaasaa Samuu'eel wuxuu kexeeyey Saa'uul iyo midiidinkiisii, oo wuxuu keenay qolkii martida, wuxuuna fadhiisiyey kuwii loo yeedhay dhexdooda meeshii ugu wacnayd, oo kuwii loo yeedhayna waxay ahaayeen in soddon qof ku dhow.

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

²³Markaasaa Samuu'eel wuxuu cuntokariyihii ku yidhi, Qaybtii aan kuu dhiibay ee aan kugu idhi, Adigu ii hay, bal la kaalay.

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.

²⁴Markaasaa cuntokariyihii wuxuu soo qaaday garabkii iyo wixii ku yiilba, oo wuxuu hor dhigay Saa'uul. Oo Samuu'eelna wuxuu yidhi, Bal eeg wixii laguu kaydiyey, haddaba hortaada dhigo oo cun, waayo, waa laguu hayay ilaa wakhtigii la qawimay, oo anigu waxaan idhi, Dadka waan marti qaaday. Markaasuu Saa'uul maalintaas wax la cunay Samuu'eel.

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

²⁵Oo markay ka soo degeen meeshii sare, oo ay magaaladii soo galeen, wuxuu Saa'uul kula sheekaystay guri dushiis.

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

²⁶Oo waxay kaceen aroor hore, oo markii waagu soo kaahay, Samuu'eel ayaa Saa'uul gurigii dushiisa uga yeedhay, oo ku yidhi, Kac aan ku diree. Markaasaa Saa'uul kacay, oo isaga iyo Samuu'eelba dibadday u baxeen.Oo markay ka sii dhaadhacayeen magaalada darafkeeda, Samuu'eel ayaa Saa'uul ku yidhi, Midiidinka u sheeg inuu inaga sii hor maro, (markaasuu isna ka hor maray,) laakiinse adigu istaag haatan, aan erayga Ilaah ku maqashiiyee.

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

²⁷Oo markay ka sii dhaadhacayeen magaalada darafkeeda, Samuu'eel ayaa Saa'uul ku yidhi, Midiidinka u sheeg inuu inaga sii hor maro, (markaasuu isna ka hor maray,) laakiinse adigu istaag haatan, aan erayga Ilaah ku maqashiiyee.