2 SAMUERI
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Dhavhidhi anonzwa nezvoKufa kwaSauro
1 Mushure mokufa kwaSauro, Dhavhidhi akadzoka kubva kuhondo yaakakunda vaAmareki uye akagara paZikiragi kwamazuva maviri.
2 Pazuva rechitatu mumwe murume akasvika achibva kumusasa waSauro, zvipfeko zvake zvakabvaruka uye musoro wake uzere guruva. Paakasvika paiva naDhavhidhi, akazviwisira pasi achiratidza rukudzo.
3 Dhavhidhi akabvunza akati, “Wabvepiko?”
Iye akapindura akati, “Ndapunyuka kumisasa yavaIsraeri.”
4 Dhavhidhi akabvunza akati, “Chii chaitika ikoko? Ndiudze.”
Iye akati, “Vanhu vatiza kubva pavanga vachirwira. Vazhinji vavo vafa. Sauro nomwanakomana wake Jonatani vafa.”
5 Ipapo Dhavhidhi akabvunza jaya rakanga rauya neshoko iri akati, “Unoziva sei kuti Sauro nemwanakomana wake Jonatani vafa?”
6 Jaya riya rakati, “Ini ndakanga ndiri pamusoro peGomo reGiribhoa, uye ndikaona Sauro akasendamira papfumo rake, ipapo ngoro dzavarwi navatasvi zvichivirima zvotosvika paari.
7 Zvino iye akati acheuka akandiona, akandidana, ini ndikati, ‘Ndiri pano?’
8 “Akandibvunza akati, ‘Ndiwe aniko?’
“Ndakamupindura ndikati, ‘Ndiri muAmareki.’
9 “Ipapo iye akati kwandiri, ‘Uya umire pandiri undiuraye! Ndiri mukurwadziwa kukuru asi ndichiri mupenyu.’
10 “Naizvozvo ndakamira paari ndikamuuraya, nokuti ndaiziva kuti mushure mokunge awira pasi haaizorarama. Uye ndakatora korona yakanga iri mumusoro make norundarira rwaiva muruoko rwake, uye ndauya nazvo kuno kuna ishe wangu.”
11 Ipapo Dhavhidhi navarume vose vaakanga anavo vakabata nguo dzavo vakadzibvarura.
12 Vakachema nokuungudza vakazvinyima zvokudya kusvikira manheru nokuda kwaSauro nomwanakomana wake Jonatani, uye nokuda kwehondo yaJehovha neimba yaIsraeri, nokuti vakanga vaurayiwa nomunondo.
13 Dhavhidhi akati kujaya rakanga rauya neshoko kwaari, “Iwe unobvepiko?”
Akapindura akati, “Ndiri mwanakomana womutorwa, muAmareki.”
14 Dhavhidhi akamubvunza akati, “Sei iwe usina kutya kusimudza ruoko rwako uchiparadza muzodziwa waJehovha?”
15 Ipapo Dhavhidhi akadana mumwe wavarume vaaiva navo akati, “Enda, umuuraye!” Naizvozvo akamubaya, akafa.
16 Nokuti Dhavhidhi akanga ati kwaari, “Ropa rako ngarive pamusoro pako. Muromo wako ndiwo wazvipupurira pawati, ‘Ndauraya muzodziwa waJehovha.’ ”
Dhavhidhi anochema Sauro naJonatani
17 Dhavhidhi akaimba rwiyo urwu rwokuchema Sauro nomwanakomana wake Jonatani,
18 uye akarayira kuti vanhu veJudha vadzidziswe rwiyo urwu rwokuchema rwouta (rwakanyorwa mubhuku raJashari):
19 “Haiwa Israeri, kubwinya kwako kwaparadzwa pamitunhu yako yakakwirira.
Haiwa, vane simba wawira pasi sei!
20 “Musazvireva muGati,
musazviparidza mumigwagwa yeAshikeroni,
kuti vanasikana vavaFiristia vasazofara,
kuti vanasikana vevasina kudzingiswa varege kupembera.
21 “Haiwa imi makomo eGiribhoa,
ngakurege kuva nedova kana mvura pamusoro penyu,
kana minda inobereka zviyo zvakawanda.
Nokuti ipapo ndipo pakasvibiswa nhoo yemhare,
iyo nhoo yaSauro, isisina kuzorwa mafuta.
22 Kubva muropa ravakaurayiwa,
kubva munyama yemhare,
uta hwaJonatani hahuna kudzoka,
munondo waSauro hauna kudzoka usina kugutswa.
23 “Sauro naJonatani,
muupenyu vaidikanwa uye vakanaka,
nomurufu havana kuparadzaniswa.
Vaimhanya kupfuura makondo,
vaiva vakasimba kupfuura shumba.
24 “Haiwa vanasikana veIsraeri,
chemai nokuda kwaSauro,
iye aikupfekedzai zvishongo zvitsvuku uye zvakaisvonaka,
aishongedza nguo dzenyu nezvishongo zvegoridhe.
25 “Haiwa vane simba vawira pasi sei muhondo!
Jonatani avete, aurayiwa pamitunhu yenyu yakakwirira.
26 Ndiri kutambudzika kwazvo pamusoro pako, Jonatani mununʼuna wangu;
wakanga uchikosha kwazvo kwandiri.
Rudo rwako kwandiri rwaishamisa,
rwaishamisa kudarika rwavakadzi.
27 “Haiwa vane simba vakawira pasi sei!
Zvombo zvehondo zvaparadzwa!”