U pfumba ha vhuhosi ha Dafita (1 – 8)
Dafita a tshi pfa nga lufu lwa Saulo
1Saulo ó no dzama, Dafita a vhuya a tshi bva u kunda Vhaamaleke, a dzula Tsikilaga maḓuvha mavhili. 2Nga ḓuvha ḽa vhuraru ha swika munna a tshi bva mishashani ya Saulo, zwiambaro zwawe zwo kherukana, ṱhohoni yawe o shela mavu. Musi a tshi swika ha Dafita a wa nga magona a luvha.
3Dafita a mu vhudzisa a ri, “Ni bva ngafhi?”
Munna uyo a fhindula a ri, “Ndi muthu we nda ponyoka mishashani ya Vhaisraele.”
4Dafita a vhudzisa a ri, “Ho itea mini? Mmbudzeni.”
Munna uyo a fhindula a ri, “Vhanna vho shavha nndwani. Ho vhulawa vhanzhi. Na Saulo na ṅwana wawe Jonathani vho fa.”
5Ndi hone Dafita a tshi vhudzisa uyo muṱhannga we a swikisa ayo mafhungo a ri, “Ni ḓivha hani uri Saulo na ṅwana wawe Jonathani vho fa?”
6Muṱhannga uyo a fhindula a ri, “Ndo sokou tshenuwa ndi thavhani dza Gilibua, na Saulo e henefho o gogoḓela pfumo ḽawe, nda vhona dzigariki na vhanameli vhadzo vha tshi khou mu tanga. 7A rembuluwa a mmbona, a mmbidzelela, nṋe nda ri, ‘Ndi fhano muṋe wanga!’ 8Saulo a mmbudzisa a ri, ‘Ndi iwe nnyi?’ Nṋe nda fhindula nda ri, ‘Ndi Muamaleke.’ 9Ndi hone tshi mmbudza a ri, ‘Iḓani ni mbo ḓi nkhokhovhedza! Ndi kha ḓi tshila, hone ndo huvhala nga maanḓa.’ 10Ndi hone nṋe ndi tshi sendela tsini hawe nda mu vhulaha, ngauri ndo vha ndi tshi zwi ḓivha uri unga o no rambalala a nga si tsha tshila. Nda dzhia khare ya vhuhosi ye a vha o i ambara ṱhohoni na lukunda lwe a vha o lu ambara tshishashani, zwino ndo zwi ḓisa fhano ha vhothovhele.”
11Ndi hone Dafita na vhanna vhoṱhe vhe vha vha vhe nae vha tshi dzhia zwiambaro zwavho vha zwi kherukanya. 12Vha ṱungufhala, vha lilela Saulo na ṅwana wawe Jonathani na mmbi ya Muṋe washu na vhathu vha Israele, nge avho vha vha vho fa nndwani. Vha lila ḽa vhuya ḽa kovhela.
13Dafita a vhudzisa uyo muṱhannga we a swikisa ayo mafhungo a ri, “Ni wa ngafhi?”
Muṱhannga uyo a fhindula a ri, “A thi mupo wa shango, ndi ṅwana wa Muamaleke.”
14Dafita a mu vhudzisa a ri, “Ndi mini ni songo ofha u angaladza tshanḓa na vhulaha mutiwa wa Muṋe washu?”
15Ndi hone Dafita a tshi vhidza muṅwe wa vhanna vhe a vha e navho a ri, “Iḓani ni mu vhulahe!” Munna uyo a mbo ḓi mu vhulaha. 16Ndi uri Dafita o vha o vhudza Muamaleke a ri, “Malofha aṋu nga a vhe nṱha ha ṱhoho yaṋu. Mulomo waṋu ndi wone we wa ṱanzilela musi ni tshi ri, ‘Ndo vhulaha mutiwa wa Yahavee.’ ”
Dafita a tshi lilela Saulo na Jonathani
17Dafita a imba luimbo lwa u lilela Saulo na Jonathani, 18a ṋea ndaela ya uri luimbo ulwo lwa vhura lu funzwe vhathu vha Juda. Lwo ṅwalwa na Buguni ya A si na Vhufhura. Lu ri,
19“Hee Israele, vhugala hau
ho rambalala mivhunduni yau,
vhahali vho ḽiwa nga pfumo!
20Ni songo zwi amba Gathi,
ni songo zwi ḓivhadza mikotoni ya Ashkeloni,
vhananyana vha Vhafilista vha sa ḓo pembela,
vhasadzi vha mashuvhuru vha sa ḓo fhululedza.
21“Inwi thavha dza Gilibua,
ngavhe ni tshi teketelwa!
Hu songo tsha wa ṅwando,
hu songo tsha na mvula kha inwi,
hu songo tsha mela thoro ya nduvho!
Henefho ho kumala tshiṱangu tsha vhahali!
Tshiṱangu tsha Saulo a tshi tsha ḓodzwa mapfura.
22Vhura ha Jonathani ho vha vhu sa humi
malofhani a vho vhulawaho, ṋamani ya vhahali,
pfumo ḽa Saulo ḽo vha ḽi sa vhuyi fhedzi.
23“Saulo na Jonathani,
vha tshi kha ḓi tshila vho vha vha tshi funwa hani, vha tshi takalelwa hani!
Na lufuni a vho ngo fhandekana.
Vho vha vhe na luvhilo u fhira magoni,
vhe na maanḓa u fhira ndau.
24“Inwi vhananyana vha Israele,
lilelani Saulo,
ndi ene we a ni ambadza dza muridili, dza maṱeleṱele,
a nakisa zwiambaro zwaṋu nga musuku.
25“Vhahali vho ḽiwa nga pfumo!
Jonathani o rambalala mivhunduni yau!
26“Jonathani mukomana wanga, zwi vhavha hani wee!
Vhukonani hashu ho vha vhu tshi ḓifha hani!
U funana hashu ho vha hu tshi tou kanukisa,
hu tshi takadza u fhira lufuno lwa vhasadzi.
27“Vhahali vho ḽiwa nga pfumo!
Zwihali zwa nndwa zwo lovha!”
