1 Samuel 24
1 And when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, they told him, saying: Behold, David is in the desert of Engaddi.
Shure kwokudzoka kwaSauro kundodzinganisa vaFiristia, akaudzwa kuti, “Dhavhidhi ari muRenje reEni Gedhi.”
2 Saul therefore took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went out to seek after David, and his men, even upon the most craggy rocks, which are accessible only to wild goats.
Saka Sauro akatora zviuru zvavarume vakatsaurwa kubva muIsraeri yose akasimuka akaenda kundotsvaka Dhavhidhi navanhu vake pedyo naMatombo eNgururu.
3 And he came to the sheepcotes, which were in his way. And there was a cave, into which Saul went, to ease nature: now David and his men lay hid in the inner part of the cave.
Akasvika pamatanga amakwai munzira iyoyo; pakanga pane bako, uye Sauro akapindamo kuti azorore. Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakanga vari mukati kati mebako.
4 And the servants of David said to him: Behold the day, of which the Lord said to thee: I will deliver thy enemy unto thee, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good in thy eyes. Then David arose, and secretly cut off the hem of Saul’s robe.
Vanhu vakati, “Iri ndiro zuva rakataurwa naJehovha paakati kwamuri, ‘Ndichaisa vavengi vako mumaoko ako kuti uvaitire sezvaunoda.’” Ipapo Dhavhidhi akakambaira chinyararire asingaonekwi akacheka kona yenguo yaSauro.
5 After which David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul’s robe.
Shure kwaizvozvo Dhavhidhi akarohwa nehana nokuda kwokuti akanga acheka kona yenguo yaSauro.
6 And he said to his men: The Lord be merciful unto me, that I may do no such thing to my master the Lord’s anointed, as to lay my hand upon him, because he is the Lord’s anointed.
Akati kuvanhu vake, “Jehovha ngaandidzivise kuti ndirege kuita chinhu chakadai kuna tenzi wangu, muzodziwa waJehovha.”
7 And David stopped his men with his words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rising up out of the cave, went on his way.
Namashoko aya Dhavhidhi akatsiura vanhu vake akasavatendera kuti varwise Sauro. Zvino Sauro akabva pabako akaenda hake.
8 And David also rose up after him: and going out of the cave cried after Saul, saying: My lord the king. And Saul looked behind him: and David bowing himself down to the ground, worshipped,
Ipapo Dhavhidhi akabuda mubako akadanidzira kuna Sauro achiti, “Ishe wangu mambo!” Sauro akati acheuka, Dhavhidhi akakotamira pasi nechiso chake.
9 And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say David seeketh thy hurt?
Akati kuna Sauro, “Sei muchiteerera vanhu pavanoti, ‘Dhavhidhi anotsvaka kukukuvadzai?’
10 Behold this day thy eyes have seen, that the Lord hath delivered thee into my hand, in the cave, and I had a thought to kill thee, but my eye hath spared thee. For I said: I will not put out my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.
Nhasi mazvionera nameso enyu kuti Jehovha akuisai sei mumaoko angu muri mubako. Vamwe vandikurudzira kuti ndikuurayei, asi ndakuregererai, ndikati, ‘Handingasimudzi ruoko rwangu pamusoro patenzi wangu, nokuti ndiye muzodziwa waJehovha.’
11 Moreover see and know, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my hand, that when I cut, off the hem of thy robe, I would not put out my hand against thee. Reflect, and see, that there is no evil in my hand, nor iniquity, neither have I sinned against thee: but thou liest in wait for my life, to take it away.
Tarirai, baba vangu, tarirai benga renguo yenyu riri muruoko rwangu! Ndacheka kona yenguo yenyu asi handina kukuurayai. Zvino chinzwisisai muzive kuti handina mhosva yokukuitirai zvakaipa kana kukumukirai. Handina kukutadzirai, asi imi muri kundivhima kuti mundiuraye.
12 The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord revenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Jehovha ngaatonge pakati penyu nemi. Uye Jehovha ngaatsive zvakaipa zvamakaita kwandiri, asi ruoko rwangu harungarwi nemi.
13 As also it is said in the old proverb: From the wicked shall wickedness come forth: therefore my hand shall not be upon thee. After whom dost thou come out, O king of Israel?
Sezvinoreva tsumo yekare ichiti, ‘Kuno wakaipa kunobuda mabasa akaipa,’ saizvozvo ruoko rwangu harungarwi nemi.
14 After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.
“Ko, mambo waIsraeri akabuda kuzorwa naaniko? Ndianiko wamunodzinganisa? Imbwa yakafa here? Nhata here?
15 Be the Lord judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and judge my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Jehovha ngaave mutongi wedu uye aone pakati penyu neni. Ngaatsvake mhaka yangu aiwane; ngaandiruramisire nokundirwira kubva muruoko rwenyu.”
16 And when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul said: Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
Dhavhidhi akati apedza kutaura mashoko aya, Sauro akabvunza akati, “Inzwi rako here, Dhavhidhi mwanakomana wangu?” Ipapo akachema kwazvo.
17 And he said to David: Thou art more just than I: for thou hast done good to me, and I have rewarded thee with evil.
Akati, “Iwe wakarurama kupfuureni. Iwe wakandiitira zvakanaka, asi ini ndakakuitira zvakaipa.
18 And thou hast shewn this day what good things thou hast done to me: how the Lord delivered me into thy hand, and thou hast not killed me.
Uchangobva kundirondedzera iye zvino zvakanaka zvawakandiitira; Jehovha akandiisa mumaoko ako, asi hauna kundiuraya.
19 For who when he hath found his enemy, will let him go well away? But the Lord reward thee for this good turn, for what thou hast done to me this day.
Kana munhu akawanikidza muvengi wake angamurega achienda asina vanga here? Jehovha ngaakuripire zvakanaka nokuda kwezvawakandiitira.
20 And now as I know that thou shalt surely be king, and have the kingdom of Israel in thy hand:
Ndinoziva zvirokwazvo kuti iwe uchava mambo uye umambo hweIsraeri huchasimbiswa mumaoko ako.
21 Swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.
Zvino pika kwandiri naJehovha kuti iwe hauchazoparadzi zvizvarwa zvangu kana kuparadza zita rangu kubva pamhuri yababa vangu.”
22 And David swore to Saul. So Saul went home: and David and his men went up into safer places.
Saka Dhavhidhi akapika kuna Sauro. Ipapo Sauro akadzokera kumusha kwake, asi Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakaenda kunhare yavo.
