I Samueri 18:1-16

Ɀino wakati apedza kutaura naSauro, mŋoyo waJonatani ukanamatira mŋoyo waDavidi, Jonatani akamuɗa seɀaakaŋga aciɗa mŋoyo wake. Sauro akamutora zuʋa iro, akasaɗa kumutendera kudzokera kumusha kwake, kumba kwaɓaɓa ʋake. Ɀino Jonatani akaita suŋgano naDavidi, nokuti wakaŋga acimuɗa seɀaakaŋga aciɗa mŋoyo wake. Jonatani akabvisa ŋguʋo yaakaŋga akafuka, akaipa Davidi, neɀisimiro ɀake, kunyaŋge nomunondo wake, noʋuta bgake, nebanhire rake. Davidi akasienda kwose kwaaitumŋa naSauro, akaɓata maɓasa ose nokuŋgwara; Sauro akamuita mukuru waʋarume ʋehondo; ɀikafadza ʋanhu ʋose ʋuye naʋaranda ʋaSauro ʋo. Ɀino ʋakati ʋaciȿika pakudzoka kwaDavidi pakuʋuraya muFiristia, ʋakadzi ʋakaɓuɗa kumaguta ose aʋaIsraeri ʋaciimba, ʋacitamba, kuzosoŋgana namambo Sauro neŋgoma, nokufara, ʋuye neɀimŋe ɀokuridza. Ʋakadzi ʋakaimba ʋacibvumirana pakuridza kwaʋo, ʋakati: Sauro wakaʋuraya ɀuru ɀamazana ake, Asi Davidi makumi eɀuru ɀamazana ake. Sauro akatsamŋa kwaɀo, shoko iri rikasamufadza, akati: Ʋakapa Davidi makumi eɀuru ɀamazana, asi ini ʋakandipa ɀuru ɀoga; caanoshaiwa ɀino cinyiko, asi ʋushe bgoga? Ɀino kubva pazuʋa iro namazuʋa ose Sauro akacenjerera Davidi. Ɀino fume maŋgwana mŋeya wakaipa, wakaŋga watumŋa naMŋari, ukaʋuya pamsoro paSauro nesimba, iye akataura nokupeŋga mukati meimba yake; Davidi akaridza noruʋoko rwake seɀaaiita zuʋa rimŋe nerimŋe; Sauro wakaŋga akaɓata pfumo muruʋoko rwake. Sauro akaposha pfumo, nokuti wakati: Ndicaɓayira Davidi pamadziro. Davidi akanɀeŋga kaʋiri pamberi pake. Sauro akatya Davidi, nokuti Jehova wakaŋga anaye, asi wakaŋga abva kunaSauro. Naiɀoɀo Sauro akamutamisa abve kwaari, akamuita mukuru wecuru, akaɓuɗa nokupinda pakati paʋanhu. Davidi akafamba nokuŋgwara paɀose ɀaakaita, Jehova akaʋa naye. Ɀino Sauro wakati aciʋona kuti unofamba nokuŋgwara kukuru, akamutya kwaɀo. Asi ʋaIsraeri ʋose naʋaJuda ʋose ʋakaɗa Davidi, nokuti waiɓuɗa nokupinda pakati paʋo.