Dafita a tshi landulwa nga Vhafilista
1Vhafilista vha kuvhanganya mmbi dzavho dzoṱhe Afeke, Vhaisraele vha ṱoka mishasha tsini ha tshisima tshi re Jesriele. 2Musi vhavhusi vha Vhafilista vha tshi khou tshimbila na zwigwada zwavho zwa ḓana na zwa tshigidi, Dafita na vhanna vhawe vho vha vha tshi khou tshimbila murahu vhe na Akhishi. 3Vhalangammbi vha Vhafilista vha vhudzisa vha ri, “Vhaheberu avha vha khou itani fhano?”
Akhishi a fhindula a ri, “Hoyu ndi Dafita we a vha e gota ḽa Saulo khosi ya Israele. O no fhedza ṅwaha na u fhira a tshi dzula na nṋe, nahone tshee a ṱutshela Saulo u swika zwino, a thi athu vhona vhuvhi hawe.”
4Hone vhalangammbi vha Vhafilista vha mu sinyutshela vha ri, “Munna hoyu nga vha mu humise a vhuelele fhethu he vha mu ṋea hone. A songo ṱuwa na riṋe nndwani, a nga ri shandukela musi nndwa yo ṱangana. A nga pfumedzana na muṋe wawe nga mini arali hu si nga u vhulaha vhanna vhashu? 5A thi ri uyu ndi ene Dafita ane vha mu imba vha tshi tshina vha tshi ri,
“ ‘Saulo o vhulaha zwigidi,
Dafita o vhulaha zwigidigidi’?”
6Ndi hone Akhishi a tshi vhidza Dafita a mu vhudza a ri, “Ndi ana nga Yahavee a tshilaho ndi ri, no vha muthu a fulufhedzeaho, nahone ndo vha ndi tshi zwi takalela uri ri ṱuwe roṱhe ri ye nndwani. Tshee na ḓa kha nṋe, na ṋamusi, a thi athu vhona tshe na tshinya, hone vhavhusi a vha ni fulufhedzi. 7Humani no rudza mbilu, ni songo ita na tshithihi tshine tsha dina vhavhusi vha Vhafilista.”
8Dafita a vhudzisa a ri, “Huno ndo itani? Vho wana ndo tshinyani tshee nda ḓa khavho u swika zwino? Ndi mini ndi sa yi u lwa na maswina a thovhele muṋe wanga?”
9Akhishi a fhindula a ri, “Ndi a ḓivha uri no vha ni tshi ntakadza unga muruṅwa wa Mudzimu; ndi vhalangammbi vha Vhafilista, vhone vho ri ni songo ya na riṋe nndwani. 10Zwino matshelo ni fhinduwe, inwi na vhalanda vha muṋe waṋu vhe vha ḓa na inwi, ni ṱuwe nga matsheloni mapfuvhi a tshi tswuka.”
11Ndi hone Dafita na vhanna vhe a vha e navho vha tshi fhinduwa nga matsheloni vha humela shangoni ḽa Vhafilista, vhaḽa Vhafilista vha gonya Jesriele.
