¹ Wa zifeus akauya kuna Sauro, ku Gbea, wotchiti:" Apana David urikufindara mu dhunhu ro Haquila, riri panberi po Jesimon? ² Nokudharo Sauro wakamukira uye wakayenda ku thanbe ra Zife, uye anga anaye anarume aikwana kuyita zvuru zvitatu akasanangurhwa mu Isiraeri, kuti atsake David, mu thambe ra Zife. ³ Sauro wakagara mu dhunhu Haquila, rokuti riri pa nberi po Jesimon, riri mutcheto mo gwandza. ⁴ Nokudharo David wanga ari muthambe, uye wakawona kuti Sauro wayizouya ngo muthambe uye ayena wakazviwona kuti Sauro waizouyadhi. ⁵ David wakapurumuka uye wakayenda pa nbuto yanga yaigara Sauro; ayena wakayiwona nbuto yakawata Sauro uye Abner , mwana wa Ner, mukurukuru womasodja; Sauro wanga arimunba, uye nbunba yaigara mumutcheto make, ese aiwata. ⁶ Nokudharo David wakati kuna Aimeleque, o heteus, uye Abisai, mwana wa Zeruia, hama ya Joabe:" Ndianio utcha tchita neni kwenda kunba kuriku gara Sauro?" Abisai wakadhaira:" Inini ndichaenda nemwi". ⁷ Nokudharo David uye na Abisai, akatchita tchousiku ku nhunba: uye apona Saura wanga aripo, waka wata munba, no mupacha wake waka bhairhwa pasi kudhi romusoro wake. Abner uye nomasodja ake anga akawata mumutcheto make. ⁸ Nokudharo Abisai wakati kuna David:" Nhamasi Mwari wakanda muwengi munhara dzxenhu. Zvino ndapota ndisiyei ndimu bhairi pasi no mupacha wangu, no muchobho umwe bhasi. azvizodhikani muchobho wotchipiri. ⁹ David wakati kuna Abisai:" Usamuphutse, nokuti ndiani unotanbaradza nhara yake pa nhakudzodzwa na Ishe uye agare wakatchena?" ¹⁰ David wakandoranba:" Naizvo hinga anorarama Ishe, Ishe atcahamu uraiya, kana ritchaguma zuwa rokutamika kwake. kana ayena utchayenda pakurhwisana utchafirewo. ¹¹ Kuti Ishe ngasandiye nditanbarudze nhara yangu kuno nhakudzodzwa ; zvino, inini ndinoku kunbira kuti: Tibhate mupacha wokuti urikudhi ro musoro wake, no tchigubu tchonbvura, uye ti bhudhe." ¹² Nokudharo David wakabhata mupacha wa Sauro, uye akabhudha. Apana mnhu wakaawona kana kutoziya kuti awona anga ari apona, atonbozi kunbopurumuka, naizvo ese anga wotchiwata, nokuti kurota kotchikatikati, padhi ra Ishe, kwakauya kaari. ¹³ Nokudharo David wakayenda ku dhi rimweni raigara uye wakagara wakayima padhenda po dhunhu ngo kure; panga pano mutarauko mukuru kaari. ¹⁴ David waka khuwa kuno nbunba ya Abner, mwana wa Ner, wotchiti:" Audhari Abner?" Nokudharo Abner wakadhaira wotchiti:" Ndiwe ani iwewe, wokuti unokhuwa kuna manbo. ¹⁵ David wakati:" Andiwe mwanarume nhakuchinga? Ndiani wakaezana nemwi mu Isiraeri? Ngei nazvino, auzi kuwonerera mufundisi wako. ¹⁶ Azvizi kunaka zvawayita. hinga Ishe anorarama iwewe waidhikana utamike, ngokusama ku wonerera mufundisi wako, wakadzodzwa na Ishe. Zvino, wona mupacha wa manbo urikupi, uye notchigubu tchanga tchiri dhi rake romusoro." ¹⁷ Sauro wakaziya izwi ra David uye wakati:" Iri ndi izwi rako mwana wangu David?". Uye David wakadhaira:" ¹⁸ Ngei mufundisi wangu arikutera musendze wake? tchinhi tchandakayita? Kuchata kupi kuri munhara dzangu?. ¹⁹ Zvino naizvo, inini ndinokunbira kuti mufundisi wangu paurutanayimasoko wo musenzdi wenhu. Kana kuti Ndi Ishe wamutuma kandiri, kuti ayaena ngatende tchipo tchimwe;asi kana akayita anarume, wona ngatukwe muzvipangidziro zva Ishe, naizvo awona anokhandira kundza, kuti anini ndisatanbire ndahaka ya Ishe, hinga zvinoreketwa:" Enda uye namata madzimwari amweni'. ²⁰ Zvino naizvo, musasiye kuti ngazi yangu idhururhwa pa nhika, kure ko panberi pa Ishe; naizvo manbo wo Isiraeri unosobhudha kutsaka ndahata imwe, hinga nhakuvima anotsaka mabhenenbe mumatunhu". ²¹ Nokudharo Sauro wakati:" Ndisotadza. Hwirira mwana wangu, naizvo andizkuyitizve tchipangidziro, nokuti nhamasi iwewen watchenga upenhu wangu. Ona, ndinoso ita hinga munhu wakachata uye ndinosoyita zviro zvakachata uye zvakachata zvikurukuru. ²² David wakadhaira: "Wonayi, mupacha wenhu uripano, manbo tumayi djaha rimwe riuye kozotora uye amupasei. ²³ Kuti Ishe ngaripi pa kadha munhu noku tonga kake uye nokutendeka; nokuti Ayena wamukanda nhamasi munhara dzangu, asi andizokuwadzi nhakudzdzwa wake. ²⁴ Uye unayizve, nokudharo hinga upenhu wake wakaremekedzwa pamadziso angu, nokudharowo upenhu wangu ngauremekedzwe zvakakura pa madsziso a Ishe, uye Ayena ngandisunungure pamadhanbudziko ese". ²⁵ Nokudharo David, mwana wangu, kuti uyite zviro zvikuru, uye ubhudhirire". Nokudharo David wakayenda no gwandza rake uye Sauro wakahwirira ku nbuto yake.