¹Ava ndivo vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi paZikiragi, achakariswa nokuda kwaSauro mwanakomana waKishi; ivo vaiva mhare, vaimubatsira pakurwa.

¹ Sohõ borey kaŋ yaŋ kaa Dawda do Ziklag waato kaŋ a go kankami ra jina, Sawulu Cis izo sabbay se, ngey neeya: Woone yaŋ mo go soojey ra kaŋ yaŋ n'a gaa wongu ra.

²Vakanga vakabata uta, uye vaigona kuposha mabwe, nemiseve nouta noruoko rworudyi kana rworuboshwewo; dzaiva hama dzaSauro vokwaBhenjamini.

² I gonda biraw, i ga waani tondi catuyaŋ da finga-finga, kambe ŋwaari da kambe wow kulu, yaadin mo no hangaw gaa. Sawulu dumiyaŋ no, Benyamin kunda do haray.

³Mukuru akanga ari Ahiezeri, tevere Joashi, vanakomana vaShemaa muGibhiyati; naJezieri, naPereti, vanakomana vaAzimavheti; naBheraka, naJehu muAnatoti;

³ I jine bora ga ti Ahiyezer. Boro kaŋ ga dak'a gaa mo Yowas Semaa ize, Jibeya boro. Yeziyel mo go no, da Pelet Asmabet izeyaŋ, da Beraka, da Yehu Anatot boro,

⁴naIshimaya muGibhiyoni, mhare pakati pavana makumi matatu, wairaira vana makumi matatu; naJeremiya, naJahazieri, naJohwanani, naJozabhadhi muGedherati;

⁴ da Ismaya Jibeyon boro kaŋ sooje beeri no waranza din ra, hala mo a ciya i jine boro. Woodin banda Yeremiya, da Yahaziyel, da Yohanan, da Yozabad Gedara boro,

⁵naEruzai, naJerimoti, naBheriya, naShemaria, naShefatia muHarufi;

⁵ da Eluzay, da Yeremot, da Beyaliya, da Semariya, da Sefatiya Harif boro,

⁶naErikana, naIshiya, naAzareri, naJoezeri, naJoshobhiyami, vaKora;

⁶ da Elkana, da Issaya, da Azarel, da Yowezer da Yasobeyam kaŋ Kora dumo boroyaŋ no,

⁷naJoera, naZebhedhia vanakomana vaJehorami muGedhori.

⁷ da Yowela da Zebadiya kaŋ Yeroham izeyaŋ no, Gedor kwaara boro.

⁸Vamwe vavaGadhi vakazvitsaurawo, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi kunhare kurenje, varume vane simba noumhare, varume vakanga vadzidza kurwa, vakanga vachigona kubata nhovo nepfumo; zviso zvavo zvakanga zvakaita sezveshumba, uye vaimhanya semharapara pamakomo;

⁸ Gad kunda borey kaŋ yaŋ ye Dawda do haray ka koy wongu fuwo do ganjo ra, soojeyaŋ kaŋ ga yaaru, kaŋ na wongu dondon, i ga waani koray da yaaji goy, kaŋ yaŋ ga boŋzaaray te mo danga muusu beeri yaŋ, i ga zuru nda waasi mo danga tondi kuukey boŋ jeeriyaŋ, ngey neeya:

⁹Ezeri akanga ari mukuru, wechipiri Obhadhiya, wechitatu Eriabhi;

⁹ Ezer ga ti i jine bora, ihinkanta Obadiya, ihinzanta Eliyab,

¹⁰wechina Misimana, weshanu Jeremiya;

¹⁰ itaacanta Mismanna, iguwanta Irimiya,

¹¹wetanhatu Atai, wechinomwe Erieri;

¹¹ iddanta Attay, iyyanta Eliyel,

¹²worusere Johwanani, wepfumbamwe Erizabhadhi;

¹² ahakkanta Yohanan, yagganta Elzabad,

¹³wegumi Jeremiya; wegumi nomumwe Makibhanai.

¹³ iwayanta Irimiya, iway cindi fa Makbannay.

¹⁴Ndivo kuvana vaGadhi vaiva vakuru vehondo; muduku kwavari akanga akaenzana navane zana, nomukuru navane chiuru chezana.

¹⁴ Gad kunda izey din ciya wongu nyayaŋ marga ra. I ra boro kayna ga te boro zangu jine boro. I boro kaŋ ga beeri nd'i kulu ga te boro zambar jine boro.

¹⁵Ndivo vakayambuka Joridhani pamwedzi wokutanga, panguva yarwakafashamira kunhivi dzarwo dzose; vakadzinga vose vakanga vagere pamipata, kumabvazuva nokumavirira.

¹⁵ Woodin yaŋ no ka Urdun isa daŋandi handu sintina ra, alwaati kaŋ isa ga to k'a jabey kulu daabu. I na goorey ra gorokoy kulu gaaray hal i zuru, wayna funay haray nda wayna kaŋay haray waney kulu.

¹⁶Navamwe vana vaBhenjamini navaJudha vakaendawo kuna Dhavhidhi munhare.

¹⁶ Waato din gaa Benyamin kunda nda Yahuda kunda ize fooyaŋ kaa Dawda do wongu fuwo ra.

¹⁷Dhavhidhi akabuda akasangana navo, akapindura, akati kwavari, Kana mauya kwandiri norugare kuzondibatsira, moyo wangu uchava nemi; asi kana mauya kuzondinyengera, kundiisa kuvadzivisi vangu, kunyange ndisine zvakaipa pamaoko angu, Mwari wamadzibaba edu ngaazvione, akutukei pamusoro pazvo.

¹⁷ Dawda mo fatta zama nga m'i kubay se. A ne i se: «Da baani se no araŋ kaa k'ay gaakasinay, kulu ay bina ga dabu araŋ waney gaa. Amma da day zama araŋ m'ay zamba k'ay nooyandi ay yanjekaarey se no, baa kaŋ toonye kulu si ay kambe ra, kulu iri kaayey Irikoyo ma woodin guna ka ciiti dumbu.»

¹⁸Ipapo mweya wakauya pamusuro paAmasai aiva mukuru wavana makumi matatu, akati, Tiri vanhu venyu, Dhavhidhi, tiri kurutivi rwenyu, mwanakomana waJese! Rugare, rugare ngaruve nemi, rugare ngaruve navabatsiri venyu; nekuti Mwari wenyu anokubatsirai. Ipapo Dhavhidhi akavagamuchira, akavaita vakuru veboka.

¹⁸ Gaa no Irikoy Biya zumbu Amasay boŋ, (waranza din jine bora nooya), hal a ne: «Ya Dawda, iri ya ni wane yaŋ no! Ya Yasse izo, iri go ni banda! Baani ma bara ni gaa, baani no! Baani ma bara boro kaŋ ga ni gaakasinay gaa mo! Daahir, ni Irikoyo no ga ni gaakasinay!» Gaa no Dawda n'i kubayni k'i daŋ wongu nyaŋey jama ra.

¹⁹KwaManasewo vakabva vamwe, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi, nguva yaakaenda navaFirisitia kundorwa naSauro, asi havana kuvabatsira; nekuti madzishe avaFirisitia akarangana, akamudzosa, achiti, Achatinyengera, achienda kunatenzi wake Sauro, misoro yedu ikava panjodzi.

¹⁹ Manasse kunda ize fooyaŋ mo kaa ka ye Dawda do haray, waato kaŋ a ga ba ka koy Filistancey banda ka Sawulu wongu. Amma i mana du ka Filistancey gaa, zama i laabukoyey na saaware te Dawda yaŋ boŋ k'i sallama ka ne: «Hambara a ga konda iri boŋey ka ye Sawulu do haray.»

²⁰Zvino wakati achienda Zikiragi, vamwe vaManase vakabva, vakasvika kwaari, vaiti, Adhana, naJozabhadhi, naJedhiaeri, naMikaeri, naJozabhadhi, naErihu, naZiretai, vakanga vari vakuru vechiuru chamazana pakati paManase.

²⁰ Waato kaŋ Dawda go ga koy Ziklag, Manasse kunda ize fooyaŋ na Sawulu naŋ ka ye a banda. Ngey neeya: Adna, Yozabad, Yedayel, Munkayla, Yozabad, Elihu, da Zilletay, zambarey jine boroyaŋ no Manasse ra.

²¹Vakabatsira Dhavhidhi pakurwa neboka ramakororo; nekuti vose vakanga vari varume vane simba noumhare, navakuru pahondo.

²¹ I na Dawda gaakasinay mo waato kaŋ a koy zurandi izey banda, zama i kulu soojeyaŋ kaŋ ga yaaru no, wongu nyayaŋ no marga ra.

²²Zuva rimwe nerimwe vakasvika kuna Dhavhidhi kuzomubatsira, kusvikira yava hondo huru, sehondo yaMwari.

²² Zaari ka koy zaari mo borey soobay ka ye Dawda do haray zama ngey m'a gaakasinay, hal i to wongu marga bambata, danga Irikoy kunda no.

²³Ndiko kuwanda kwavakuru vakashongera kurwa, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi paHebhuroni, kuzodzosera ushe hwaSauro kwaari, sezvakarehwa naJehovha.

²³ Woone yaŋ no ga ti wongu marga sata-satey kaŋ go soolante yaŋ wongu se. I kaa Dawda do Hebron da miila ngey ma Sawulu koytara bare ka ye Dawda do, Rabbi sanno boŋ:

²⁴Vana vaJudha, vakanga vakashonga nhovo nepfumo, vaiva nezviuru zvitanhatu namazana masere, vakanga vakashongera kurwa.

²⁴ Yahuda izey kaŋ yaŋ ga koray da yaaji jare, soolante yaŋ wongu se, i boro zambar iddu nda zangu ahakku no.

²⁵Kuvana vaSimioni varume vane simba noumhare pakurwa vaiva nezviuru zvinomwe nezana rimwe.

²⁵ Simeyon izey, soojey kaŋ ga yaaru wongu ra, i boro zambar iyye da zangu fo no.

²⁶Kuvana vaRevhi vaiva nezviuru zvina namazana matanhatu.

²⁶ Lawi izey, i boro zambar taaci nda zangu iddu no.

²⁷Jehoyadha aiva mutungamiriri weimba yaAroni; vakanga vanaye vaiva nezviuru zvitatu namazana manomwe;

²⁷ Yehoyda mo, nga ga ti Haruna windo jine boro. A gonda boro zambar hinza da zangu iyye.

²⁸naZadhoki, jaya raiva nesimba noumhare, naveimba yababa vake, vakuru vana makumi maviri navaviri.

²⁸ Zadok mo, arwasu fo no kaŋ sooje no. A kande wongu nya waranka cindi hinka, a baaba windo waneyaŋ.

²⁹Kuvana vaBhenjamini, hama dzaSauro, zviuru zvitatu; nekuti kusvikira panguva iyo vazhinji vavo vakaramba vakanamatira imba yaSauro.

²⁹ Benyamin izey, Sawulu dumey, i boro zambar hinza kaa, amma hala hõ i baa yaŋ go ga lamba Sawulu windo gaa jina.

³⁰Kuvana vaEfuraimu zviuru zvina makumi maviri namazana masere, varume vane simba noumhare, vakanga vane mbiri padzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

³⁰ Ifraymu izey ra boro zambar waranka da zangu ahakku kaa, soojeyaŋ kaŋ ga yaaru, kaŋ yaŋ te maa ngey kaayey almayaaley ra.

³¹Kuhafu yorudzi rwaManase, zviuru zvine gumi nezvisere, vakanga vakanyorwa mazita avo, vakasvika kuzoita Dhavhidhi mambo.

³¹ Manasse kunda jara ra mo, boro zambar way cindi ahakku kaa, suubananteyaŋ kaŋ i donton ka Dawda didiji bonkooni.

³²Kuvana vaIsakari, varume vaiziva nguva zvakanaka, uye kuti vaIsiraeri vanofanira kuitei, vakuru vavo vaiva mazana maviri; hama dzavo dzose dzairairwa navo.

³² Isakar izey ra, i jine boro zangu hinka kaa, boroyaŋ kaŋ ga faham da zamaney, kaŋ yaŋ gonda bayray mo mate kaŋ Israyla ga hima ka te. i nya-izey kulu mo g'i sanney gana.

³³KuvaZebhuruni, avo vaigona kufamba namapoka, nokugona kubata hondo, vakabata nhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo, vaiva nezviuru zvina makumi mashanu; vaigona kurwa vasine moyo miviri.

³³ Zabluna ra, i gonda boro zambar waygu kaŋ yaŋ fatta wongu marga ra, soolanteyaŋ i ma daaga sinji nda wongu jinay kulu dumi. I na Dawda gaa mo da bine folloŋ.

³⁴KuvaNafutari vakuru vane chiuru chimwe, uye vamwe vakanga vakabata nhovo nepfumo vaiva navo, zviuru zvina makumi matatu nezvinomwe.

³⁴ Naftali ra, i du wongu nya zambar fo. I banda mo gonda boro zambar waranza cindi iyye kaŋ yaŋ ga koray da yaaji jare.

³⁵KuvaDhani vaigona kurongedza hondo, zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezvisere namazana matanhatu.

³⁵ Dan kunda ra mo i gonda boro zambar waranka cindi ahakku da zangu iddu kaŋ yaŋ ga waani ka daaga sinji.

³⁶KuvaAsheri, avo vaigona kufamba namapoka, nokugona kurongedza hondo, zviuru zvina makumi mana.

³⁶ Aser ra mo i gonda boro zambar waytaaci kaŋ yaŋ ga fatta wongu marga banda, ka daaga sinji.

³⁷Uye mhiri kwaJoridhani, kuvaRubheni navaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, avo vaiva nenhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo, zviuru zvina makumi maviri.

³⁷ Urdun se ya-haray mo, Ruben kunda da Gad kunda da Manasse kunda jara ra, i boro zambar zangu da zambar waranka kaa, kaŋ i kulu gonda wongu jinay kulu dumi wongu se.

³⁸Ava vose, varume vehondo, vaigona kubata hondo, vakasvika paHebhuroni nemoyo yakarurama kwazvo, kuzoita Dhavhidhi mambo wavaIsiraeri vose; navaIsiraeri vamwe vose vakanga vanomoyo mumwe kuita Dhavhidhi mambo.

³⁸ Woodin yaŋ kulu soojeyaŋ no, kaŋ yaŋ ga waani daaga sinjiyaŋ. I kaa Hebron da bine folloŋ zama ngey ma Dawda didiji bonkooni Israyla kulu boŋ. Israyla cindo kulu mo, nga nd'ey laakal folloŋ no, zama ngey ma Dawda ciya bonkooni.

³⁹Vakagarapo naDhavhidhi mazuva matatu, vakadya nokumwa, nekuti hama dzavo dzakanga dzavagadzirira.

³⁹ I go noodin a banda jirbi hinza ga ŋwa ka haŋ mo, zama i nya-izey soola i se.

⁴⁰Uye vamwe vakanga vagere pedo navo kusvikira kwalsakari naZebhuruni naNafutari, vakauya nezvokudya zvakatakurwa nembongoro, namakamera, namahesera, nenzombe, zviri zvokudya zvoupfu, namapundu amaonde, anamasumbu amazambiringa akaoma, newaini, namafuta, nenzombe, namakwai mazhinji, nekuti mufaro wakange uripo pakati palsiraeri.

⁴⁰ Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga maan i do mo, ka koy hala Isakar da Zabluna da Naftali, i kande ŋwaari farkay da yo da alambaana nda yeeji yaŋ boŋ. I kande buuru kunkuni boobo, da jeejay* takulayaŋ, da reyzin* fafayaŋ, da duvan*, da ji, da hawyaŋ, da feejiyaŋ, iboobo. Farhã go no mo gumo nda cimi Israyla ra.