¹Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

¹Ava ndivo vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi paZikiragi, achakariswa nokuda kwaSauro mwanakomana waKishi; ivo vaiva mhare, vaimubatsira pakurwa.

²They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

²Vakanga vakabata uta, uye vaigona kuposha mabwe, nemiseve nouta noruoko rworudyi kana rworuboshwewo; dzaiva hama dzaSauro vokwaBhenjamini.

³The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.

³Mukuru akanga ari Ahiezeri, tevere Joashi, vanakomana vaShemaa muGibhiyati; naJezieri, naPereti, vanakomana vaAzimavheti; naBheraka, naJehu muAnatoti;

⁴And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

⁴naIshimaya muGibhiyoni, mhare pakati pavana makumi matatu, wairaira vana makumi matatu; naJeremiya, naJahazieri, naJohwanani, naJozabhadhi muGedherati;

⁵Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

⁵naEruzai, naJerimoti, naBheriya, naShemaria, naShefatia muHarufi;

⁶Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,

⁶naErikana, naIshiya, naAzareri, naJoezeri, naJoshobhiyami, vaKora;

⁷And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

⁷naJoera, naZebhedhia vanakomana vaJehorami muGedhori.

⁸And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

⁸Vamwe vavaGadhi vakazvitsaurawo, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi kunhare kurenje, varume vane simba noumhare, varume vakanga vadzidza kurwa, vakanga vachigona kubata nhovo nepfumo; zviso zvavo zvakanga zvakaita sezveshumba, uye vaimhanya semharapara pamakomo;

⁹Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

⁹Ezeri akanga ari mukuru, wechipiri Obhadhiya, wechitatu Eriabhi;

¹⁰Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

¹⁰wechina Misimana, weshanu Jeremiya;

¹¹Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

¹¹wetanhatu Atai, wechinomwe Erieri;

¹²Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

¹²worusere Johwanani, wepfumbamwe Erizabhadhi;

¹³Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

¹³wegumi Jeremiya; wegumi nomumwe Makibhanai.

¹⁴These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

¹⁴Ndivo kuvana vaGadhi vaiva vakuru vehondo; muduku kwavari akanga akaenzana navane zana, nomukuru navane chiuru chezana.

¹⁵These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

¹⁵Ndivo vakayambuka Joridhani pamwedzi wokutanga, panguva yarwakafashamira kunhivi dzarwo dzose; vakadzinga vose vakanga vagere pamipata, kumabvazuva nokumavirira.

¹⁶And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

¹⁶Navamwe vana vaBhenjamini navaJudha vakaendawo kuna Dhavhidhi munhare.

¹⁷And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

¹⁷Dhavhidhi akabuda akasangana navo, akapindura, akati kwavari, Kana mauya kwandiri norugare kuzondibatsira, moyo wangu uchava nemi; asi kana mauya kuzondinyengera, kundiisa kuvadzivisi vangu, kunyange ndisine zvakaipa pamaoko angu, Mwari wamadzibaba edu ngaazvione, akutukei pamusoro pazvo.

¹⁸Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

¹⁸Ipapo mweya wakauya pamusuro paAmasai aiva mukuru wavana makumi matatu, akati, Tiri vanhu venyu, Dhavhidhi, tiri kurutivi rwenyu, mwanakomana waJese! Rugare, rugare ngaruve nemi, rugare ngaruve navabatsiri venyu; nekuti Mwari wenyu anokubatsirai. Ipapo Dhavhidhi akavagamuchira, akavaita vakuru veboka.

¹⁹And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

¹⁹KwaManasewo vakabva vamwe, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi, nguva yaakaenda navaFirisitia kundorwa naSauro, asi havana kuvabatsira; nekuti madzishe avaFirisitia akarangana, akamudzosa, achiti, Achatinyengera, achienda kunatenzi wake Sauro, misoro yedu ikava panjodzi.

²⁰As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

²⁰Zvino wakati achienda Zikiragi, vamwe vaManase vakabva, vakasvika kwaari, vaiti, Adhana, naJozabhadhi, naJedhiaeri, naMikaeri, naJozabhadhi, naErihu, naZiretai, vakanga vari vakuru vechiuru chamazana pakati paManase.

²¹And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.

²¹Vakabatsira Dhavhidhi pakurwa neboka ramakororo; nekuti vose vakanga vari varume vane simba noumhare, navakuru pahondo.

²²For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

²²Zuva rimwe nerimwe vakasvika kuna Dhavhidhi kuzomubatsira, kusvikira yava hondo huru, sehondo yaMwari.

²³And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

²³Ndiko kuwanda kwavakuru vakashongera kurwa, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi paHebhuroni, kuzodzosera ushe hwaSauro kwaari, sezvakarehwa naJehovha.

²⁴The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

²⁴Vana vaJudha, vakanga vakashonga nhovo nepfumo, vaiva nezviuru zvitanhatu namazana masere, vakanga vakashongera kurwa.

²⁵Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

²⁵Kuvana vaSimioni varume vane simba noumhare pakurwa vaiva nezviuru zvinomwe nezana rimwe.

²⁶Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

²⁶Kuvana vaRevhi vaiva nezviuru zvina namazana matanhatu.

²⁷And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

²⁷Jehoyadha aiva mutungamiriri weimba yaAroni; vakanga vanaye vaiva nezviuru zvitatu namazana manomwe;

²⁸And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

²⁸naZadhoki, jaya raiva nesimba noumhare, naveimba yababa vake, vakuru vana makumi maviri navaviri.

²⁹And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

²⁹Kuvana vaBhenjamini, hama dzaSauro, zviuru zvitatu; nekuti kusvikira panguva iyo vazhinji vavo vakaramba vakanamatira imba yaSauro.

³⁰And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout the house of their fathers.

³⁰Kuvana vaEfuraimu zviuru zvina makumi maviri namazana masere, varume vane simba noumhare, vakanga vane mbiri padzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

³¹And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

³¹Kuhafu yorudzi rwaManase, zviuru zvine gumi nezvisere, vakanga vakanyorwa mazita avo, vakasvika kuzoita Dhavhidhi mambo.

³²And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

³²Kuvana vaIsakari, varume vaiziva nguva zvakanaka, uye kuti vaIsiraeri vanofanira kuitei, vakuru vavo vaiva mazana maviri; hama dzavo dzose dzairairwa navo.

³³Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.

³³KuvaZebhuruni, avo vaigona kufamba namapoka, nokugona kubata hondo, vakabata nhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo, vaiva nezviuru zvina makumi mashanu; vaigona kurwa vasine moyo miviri.

³⁴And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

³⁴KuvaNafutari vakuru vane chiuru chimwe, uye vamwe vakanga vakabata nhovo nepfumo vaiva navo, zviuru zvina makumi matatu nezvinomwe.

³⁵And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

³⁵KuvaDhani vaigona kurongedza hondo, zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezvisere namazana matanhatu.

³⁶And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.

³⁶KuvaAsheri, avo vaigona kufamba namapoka, nokugona kurongedza hondo, zviuru zvina makumi mana.

³⁷And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

³⁷Uye mhiri kwaJoridhani, kuvaRubheni navaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, avo vaiva nenhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo, zviuru zvina makumi maviri.

³⁸All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

³⁸Ava vose, varume vehondo, vaigona kubata hondo, vakasvika paHebhuroni nemoyo yakarurama kwazvo, kuzoita Dhavhidhi mambo wavaIsiraeri vose; navaIsiraeri vamwe vose vakanga vanomoyo mumwe kuita Dhavhidhi mambo.

³⁹And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

³⁹Vakagarapo naDhavhidhi mazuva matatu, vakadya nokumwa, nekuti hama dzavo dzakanga dzavagadzirira.

⁴⁰Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

⁴⁰Uye vamwe vakanga vagere pedo navo kusvikira kwalsakari naZebhuruni naNafutari, vakauya nezvokudya zvakatakurwa nembongoro, namakamera, namahesera, nenzombe, zviri zvokudya zvoupfu, namapundu amaonde, anamasumbu amazambiringa akaoma, newaini, namafuta, nenzombe, namakwai mazhinji, nekuti mufaro wakange uripo pakati palsiraeri.