2 Samueri 9:1-11

Dhavhidhi akati, “Kuchino mumwe here wemba yokwaSauro achiripo wandingaitire mwoyochena pamusana paJonatani?” Zvino kwakanga kuno mumwe muranda weimba yaSauro ainzi Zibha, vakamudaidza kuti auye kuna Dhavhidhi. Mambo akamubvunza kuti, “Ndiwe Zibha here? Iye akati, ‘Ndiye uno muranda wenyu changamire.’ ” Mambo akati, “Kuchino mumwe here wemba yokwaSauro achiripo wandingaitire mwoyochena waMwari?” Zibha akati kuna mambo, “Hongu kuchino mwanakomana waJonatani akaremara tsoka dzose dziri mbiri.” Mambo Dhavhidhi ndokubva ati kwaari, “Zvino ari kupiko?” Zibha ndokuti kuna mambo, “Ari kuRodhebhari, kumba kwaMakiri, mwanakomana waAmieri.” Mefibhosheti, mwanakomana waJonatani mwana waSauro, akauya kuna Dhavhidhi akasvikomugwadamira achimuremekedza. Dhavhidhi akati, “Mefibhosheti,” Iye akati, “Ndini muranda wenyu changamire.” Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, “Usatye zvako nokuti zvokukuitira mwoyochena ndinofanira kukuitira mwoyochena chaizvo pamusana pababa wako Jonatani. Ndichadzosera kwauri minda yose yokwaSauro vasekuru vako, uyezve uchange uchidya pamwechete neni pateburu yangu nguva dzose.” Iye akamugwadamira kumuremekedza akati, “Ko iyeni muranda wenyu ndiri chiiwo zvangu, kwamuri iyemi, imbwawo zvangu yakafa kudai, wamungabva matarisawo kudai.” Mambo akadaidza Zibha muranda waSauro akamuti, “Zvose zvokwaSauro nemhuri yake yose ndazvipa kumwanakomana watenzi wako. Zvino iwe navanakomana vako navaranda vako munofanira kumurimira munda muchimuigira zvinobva mumundamo kuitira kuti mwanakomana watenzi wako awane chokudya. Asi Mefibhosheti uyu mwanakomana watenzi wako achange achidya chokudya pamwechete neni pateburu yangu nguva dzose.” Zvino Zibha aiva navana vakomana gumi navashanu navaranda makumi maviri. Zibha akati kuna mambo, “Changamire mambo, zvose zvamati ini muranda wenyu ndiite ndozvandichaita.” Nokudaro Mefibhosheti akazenge ava kudya pamwechete naDhavhidhi pateburu yake sezvakangoitawo mumwe mwanakomana wamambo.