¹ Zuwa rimwe, Jonatas, mwana wa Sauro, wakati kuno djaha rake nhakuvikha:''' Uya, ngatiyende kuno masodja wo wafiritia, wokuti arikudhi rimweni''. Asi ayena azi kuzvireketa kuna bhabha ake. ² Sauro wanga ari mumugano woku Gebea, ngopasi po romeira ku Migro, panga pano anarume aikwana kuyita zvuru zvisere naye, ³ kubhatanidza na Aias, mwana wa Aitube, hama ya Icabode, mwana wa Fineias, mwana wa Eli, mutchendjebvu wa Ishe ku Silo, wokuti waipfeka bugrangeti ro utchendjebvu. Nbumba yanga iskaziyi kuti Jonatas wanga aenda. ⁴ Dhi rimwe na rimwe ro gwandza rokuti Jonatas waidha kuti adharike kuti asongane no mosodja wo wafiritia, panga pano dhunhu romapuwe kudhi rimwe uye no rimweni. zina ro dhunhu ranga riri Bozez, uye dhi rimweni ranga riri Sene. ⁵ Dhunhu rimwi ratcho iri raiwonkwa ku madhokero, nberi nberi na Micmas, uye dhi rimweni kumabva zuwa raka nanguisana na Gibea. ⁶ Jonatas wakati kuna djaha rake rotchivikhiro:'' Uye, ngatidharike pa sodja aya asikasi kutcherkerhwa. Zvingaita kuti Ishe arikusendza katiri, nokudharo apana tchinga pingaidza Ishe ku sunungura, no akawanda kana no anhu padhoko. ⁷ Muvikhiri wake wakadhaira:'' Itai zvese zviri mu muyo wenhu. Enda nberi, nanguisa, inini ndinanga ndinewe, kut nditerere masoko ako ese''. ⁸ Nokudharo, jonatas wakati:'' Isusu tchidharika dzamara kuno anarume awo, uye isusu titchaanpaguidzira kaari awona. ⁹ Kana awona ka reketa:' Imirai pano dzamara ta bhata',- nokudharo tchigara pa nbuto yedhu uye atitchadhariki kwenda kaari awona.. ¹⁰ Asi, kana awona akadhaira:' Uya kuno katiri', nokudharo tchitchaabhata, nokuti Ishe waakpereka munhara dzedhu. Itchi tchitchaita tchipanguidziro tchedhu''. ¹¹ Nokudharo, awona airi akadzipanguidzira kuno masodja wo wafiritia, wokuti akarekete:'' Ringuisai, wa hebreu arikubhudha mumabhako maanga akafindara''. ¹² Nokudharo, anarume wo masodja akati kuna Jonatas uye no muvikhiri wake:'' Uya kuno, uye tinokupanguidza tchiro'' jonatas wakati ,uno muvikhiri wake:'' Nditere, nokuti Ishe waakanda munhara dzo Isireari. ¹³ Nokudharo, Jonatas waka kwira wotchi gwekweta, uye muvikhiri wake waimutera. Wafiritia akanbwera pakufa pamberi pa Jonatas, uye muvikhiri wake wai apedzesa ngo sure kawo. ¹⁴ Paku irhwisana ku tanga uku, Jonatas uye no muvikhiri wake akauraya aikwana kuyita makumi mairi wo anarume, mukati modhinbu ro nhika. ¹⁵ Paka wokeka kuchata paigara, mumunda uye no pakati po nbumba. Dzamarawo masodja uye no anha kuanbira akatetemera. Nhika yakatetemera uye pakaoka kutsukara kukuru. ¹⁶ Anhaku worera wokumabva zuwa ku Gibea ku Benjamin akananguisa, munba yo masodja wafiristia anga atsweteka uye aitiza kwenda uye no kuya. ¹⁷ Nokudharo, Sauro swakati kuno nbumba yanga anayo:'' Purutanai, rengai uye onai ndiani arikushota pakati pedhu''. Awona paakaerenga, Jonatas no muvikhiri waka panga pasina apona. ¹⁸ Sauro wakati kuna Aias:'' Undza Areka ya Mwari pano''- nokuti Areka yanga ino nbumba yo Isiraeri pamazuwa awona. ¹⁹ Naizvo Sauro waireketa no atchendjebvu, yai kura shungu mu munda mu wa Firistia. Nokudharo, Sauro wakati kuno a atchendjebvu:'' Bvisa nhara yako''. ²⁰ Sauro uye no nbumba yese yanga anaye akaungana -uye akayenda ko ihwisana. Kadha supadha yo wa firistia yanga iriri ku amweni awo, uye pakauneka kuchuchikana kukuru. ²¹ Wa hebreu wokuti, kusure anga akabhatana no wa firistia, uye wokuti anaga akayenda nawo kai gara, akaungana- wa isiraerita anga ano Sauro uye na Jonatas. ²² Anarume ese wo Isiraeri, anga akafindara mumathunhu paduze no Efraim, akazvizwa kuti wafiritia aitiza, awona akaterawo pakurhwisana. ²³ Nokudharo, Ishe wakasungura Isiraeri pazuwa riya, uye kurhwisana kwaka pindira ku Bete-Aven. ²⁴ Pazuwa riya, anarume wo Isiraeri anga ano shungu, nokuti Sauro wanga akanda nbumba paku pika uye kakuti:'' Wakatukwa uya wokuti utcharhia tchiro kusati kwa dhoka uye dzamara inini nda shupha awengui angu''. Nidiyo nhaya yokuti apana masodja umwe wanborhia. ²⁵ Nokudharo, nbumba yese yaka guma mugwacha rokuti pasi panga pano utchi. ²⁶ Nbumba payakapinba mugwacha, otchi watsetekera, asi apana wakaubhata kana ku kanda pamuromo, nokuti anaga akapika. ²⁷ Asi jonatas wanga asikazi kuzvizwa kuti bhabha ake anga akanda nbumba paku pika. Ayena wakatanbaradza muti wanga uri panhara yake uye waka nhika muakati mo utchi. Ayena wakatora yanhara pamuromo uye madziso ake akanhetukira. ²⁸ Nokudharo, umwe wo nbumba wakadhaira, wotchiti:'' Bhabha ako akapika ku nbumba nomutemo, wotchiti:' Wakatukwa mwanarume unorhia pazuwa iri', kunhanguwe nbumba yananga yakarenba no ndzara''. ²⁹ Nokudharo Jonatas wakati:'' Bhahangu akaundza kuchichikana pamusoro poi nhika. Onai mushobho wokuti madziso angu ariku nhetukira, nokuti inini ndaraira padhoko utchi uyu. ³⁰ Zvakanaka kuti nbumba, irhie nhamasi zvakasiwa zvakawonekwa no awengui ake? Ndiyo nhaya, apazi kuwonekwa kufa ku kuru pakati po wafiristia. ³¹ Awona akarhwisana no wa firistia pazuwa riya kubvira Micmas dzamara Aijalom. Masodja anga arenba. ³² Nbumba yakayenda nokukasika pamusoro zviro uye akabhata mabhira, nghombe uye nozvinhama zvimweni akazviuraya pasi, uye akazvirhia no ngazi. ³³ Nokudharo, akati kuna Sauro:'' Nbumba irikutadza pamberi pa Ishe pakurhia no ngazi.'' Sauro wakati:'' Imwimwi maita no muchobho wakachata. Zvino, ndiundzirei bhuwe rimwe guru. ³⁴ Sauro wakati:'' Endai pakati po nbumba, uye abvundzei:' Siai kadha mwanarume aundze nghombe no bhira, zviuraeyi pano, uye irhiai pano. musatadze kuna Ishe no ngazi''. Nokudharo pausiku uya kadha munhu wakaundza nghombe yake uye wakuraia apona. ³⁵ Sauro waka gadzira aritari kua Ishe, ndiyo aritari yokutanga yakagadzira kaAri. ³⁶ Nokudharo, Sauro wakati:''Ngatitchite uye ti tere wa firitia tchousiku uye ngatiauraye dzamara kwaedza; ngatisa siye kana umwe kaari mu upenhu''. Awona akadhaira:'' Itai zvamuawona kuti zvakanaka''. Asi mutchendjebvu wakati:'' Ngatika namate Mwari pano''. ³⁷ Sauro wakabvundzisa kuna Mwari wotchiti:'' Nditcha tchita kuwenda kusere ko wafiristia? Imwimwi mutchakuwadza mu nhara dzo wa Isareri''?. Asi ,Mwari azikumudhaira pazuwa riya. ³⁸ Nokudharo Sauro, wakati:'' Uyai pano, atungamiriri ese wo nbumba; onai uye siyai no mushobho wayitica tchitema itchi nhamasi. ³⁹ Nokuti, nomushobho umwewo hinga Ishe anorarama uye anosungura Isiraeri, kana ari Jonatas mwana wangu, aye utchazotamikawo.'' Asi apana kana mwanarume umwe pakati po nbumba wakamudhaira. ⁴⁰ Ayena wakati kuno Isiraeri yese:'' Imwimwi munanga muri dhi rimwe uye inini na jonatas, mwana wangu, tananga tiri dhi rimweni''. Uye nbumba yakati kuna Sauro:'' Ita zvaunowona kuti zvakanaka''. ⁴¹ Ngonhaya yazvo, Sauro wakati kuna Ishe, Mwari wo Isiraeri:'' tipangidziri tchokwadhi''. Uye kunana kwaka nbwera pamusor pa Jonatas uye na Sauro, uye nbumba yakakwitchikwa paku sangurhwa. ⁴² Pakupedza Sauro wakati:'' Khandirai kunaka kandiri uye no mwana wangu, Jonatas''. Uye kunaka kwakauya pamusoro pa Jonatas. ⁴³ Uye Sauro wakati kuna Jonatas:'' Ndibvundze zvinhi zvawayita''.Jonatas wakamudhaira:'' Inini ndakaraira padhoko utchi no pamutcheto pomuti wanga uri munhara yangu. Ndiripano inini. Inini nditchafa''. ⁴⁴ Sauro wakati:'' Mwari ndishupheizve, kana iwewe ukasama kufa, Jonatas''. ⁴⁵ Nokudharo, nbumba yakati kuna Sauro:'' Jonatas wadhikana atamike, ayena ndiyewo wakaundza runbidzo kuna Isiraeri? Kure ko izvi nomushobho umwewo hinga Ishe ano rarama, kuti apana kana tsisi rimwe haro rake rakanbwera pasi, naizvo ayena wasendza na Mwari nhamasi''. Nokudharo nbumba yakabvisa Jonatas, uye ayena azikutamuka. ⁴⁶ Uye Sauro wakaima pakutera wafiristia, uye awona akayenda ku nhika yawo. ⁴⁷ Sauro paakatanga ku tonga pamusoro Isiraeri, ayena wakarhwisana no awengui ake woku madhi ese. Wakarhwisana no wa Moabe, wa amonitas, Edom, madzimanbo wo Zoba uye wa firistia.kwese kwai enda, ayena wairhwisana nawo uye waikunda. ⁴⁸ Ayena wakayita nokuchinga kukuru uye waaka kunda wa amalaquita. Ayena wakabvisa Isiraeri mu nhara dzo aya aiuwaraia. ⁴⁹ Ana a Sauro anga ari Jonatas, Isvi uye na Malquisua. ana wo anasikana ake anga ari: Merabe, mukuru, mudhoko wanga ari Mical. ⁵⁰ Zina romukadzi wa Sauro ranga riri Ainoa, mwana wa Aimaas. Zina romukuru womasodja ake ranga riri Abner, mwana wa Ner, hama ya Sauro. ⁵¹ Quis wanga ari bhabha a Sauro; uye Ner, bhabha a Abner, wanga rai mwana wa Abiel. ⁵² Pakawona wondo huru kuna wa firistia, pamazuwa wo utongui wa Sauro. Sauro pai wona mwana rume wakasimba uye unosendza, ayena waimubhatanidza no masodja.