1 Samueri 17:24-32

Varwi vose zvavo veIsiraeri pavakamuona vakamutiza vachitya kwazvo. Varwi veIsiraeri vakataurirana vachiti, “Muri kuona here murume uyo? Uyu ndiye munhu ari kuzovirimira Isiraeri kwazvo. Munhu anenge amuuraya, mambo achamupa upfumi hwakawanda kwazvo nokumupawo mukunda wake. Achatiwo mhuri yokwake igare zvayo isina chainomanikidzwa kuita muIsiraeri.” Dhavhidhi akati kuvarume vaiva vamire naye, “Munhu anenge auraya muFirisitia uyu achibvisa nyadzi pavaIsiraeri achaitirweiko nokuti ndiani muFirisitia iyeyu asina zvake kudzingiswa anobva atodai kudhadhairira hondo yaMwari mupenyu?” Ivavowo vakamupindura zvimwechetezvo vakati, “Ndizvo zvichaitirwa anenge amuuraya.” Zvino paitaura Dhavhidhi navamwe varume vaya, mukoma wake mukuru Eriabhu akazvinzwa akamuvirukura nehasha achiti, “Ko wavingei kuno? Hwai dziya shoma wadzisiya nani musango ndinoziva kushaya matyira kwako nokuipa mwoyo kwako, izvozvi kuuya zvako kuzoyeva chete hondo iri kurwiwa.” Dhavhidhi akapindura achiti, “Ko zvino ndatadzei? Kazwi kamwechete chete kandati nditaure?” Akatendeuka kubva kuno uya obvunza mumwewo zvimwechetezvo, vanhu vakapindura zvimwechetezvo. Mazwi akataurwa naDhavhidhi paakanzwikwa navanhu vakaasvitsa kuna Sauro. Sauro ndokumutumira nhume kuti auye. Dhavhidhi akati kuna Sauro, “Ngaparege kuwana munhu anorasa mwoyo pamusana pomunhu uyu. Ini muranda wenyu ndichaenda ndindorwisa muFirisitia uyu.”