1 Samueri 17:34-47

Dhavhidhi akati kuna Sauro, “Ini muranda wenyu ndaimbova mufudzi wehwai dzababa vangu. Kwaiti kana kukauya bere kana shumba ikabata hwayana mudanga, ndaiironda ndigoiuraya ndichinunura hwayana yacho mukanwa mayo. Yaiti ikange yandimukira ndoiti hetu nendebvu dzayo ndoirova ndoiuraya. Ini muranda wenyu ndaiuraya zvose shumba kana bere, kana naiyeyuwo muFirisitia uyu asina kudzingiswa achavawo sezvikara izvozvo zvaari kutovirimira zvake hondo yaMwari mupenyu.” Dhavhidhi akati, “Tenzi nyakumbondinunura mukanwa meshumba nebere achandinunurawo mumaoko omuFirisitia iyeyu.”. Sauro akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Enda zvako Tenzi ngaave newe.” Sauro akapfekedza Dhavhidhi hanzu dzokurwisa nadzo dzake iye pachake. Akamupfekedza nguwani yendarira mumusoro akamupfekedzawo chidemautare chokuzvidzivirira nacho. Dhavhidhi akakwaikira bakatwa rake pahanzu dzake dzokurwisa nadzo. Dhavhidhi zvaakanga asina kujairirana nadzo akatadza kufamba nadzo. Dhavhidhi akati kuna Sauro, “Handikwanise kuenda nadzo nokuti handina kudzijaira.” Dhavhidhi akabva adzipfekenura. Akatora tsvimbo yake mumaoko ndokusarudza tunhombo twakaurungana tushanu mukakova ndokutuisa muhomwe yomunhava yake ndokunanairira muFirisitia uya aine chimviriri chake mumaoko. MuFirisitia uya akabva auya chaizvo kuna Dhavhidhi ikoko, wokumutakurira nhoo uya ari mberi kwake. MuFirisitia akatarisa akaona Dhavhidhi akamushora nokuti aingovawo zvake jaya rakatsvukuruka rine chimirowo zvacho chakanaka. MuFirisitia akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Ndiri mbwa here yaunouya wakabatira shamhu? MuFirisitia akarengerera achishurikidzira Dhavhidhi rushambwa runobva kuna vamwari vake.” MuFirisitia akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Uya kwandiri! Nyama yako ndichaipa kushiri dzedenga nokumhuka dzesango.” Dhavhidhi ndokuti kumuFirisitia, “Iwe uri kundivinga nebakatwa nepfumo nemharu, asi ini ndiri kukuvinga muzita raTenzi Samasimbaose, Mwari wehondo dzavaIsiraeri waunoshora. Nhasi uno Tenzi achakuisa mumaoko angu, ndichakuuraya ndokudimura musoro. Iye nhasi uno wakare ndichapa zvitunha zvehondo yavaFirisitia kushiri dzedenga nokuzvikara zvapasi pano zvigozivikanwa pasi pose kuti muIsiraeri muna Mwari. Uyewo kuti gungano iri rose rizive kuti Tenzi haanunure vanhu nebakatwa kana nepfumo nokuti hondo iri mumaoko aTenzi. Atokuisai mumaoko medu.”