¹And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

¹[Ny soa nataon'i Davida tamin'i Mefiboseta] Ary hoy Davida: Mbola misy sisa ihany va ny tamingan'i Saoly mba hasiako soa noho ny amin'i Jonatana?

²And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba; and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant!

²Ary nisy mpanompon'ny fianakavian'i Saoly, Ziba no anarany. Ary nantsoiny hankany amin'i Davida izy, ka hoy ny mpanjaka taminy: Hianao moa no Ziba? Ary hoy izy: Izaho mpanomponao no izy.

³And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame on [his] feet.

³Ary hoy ny mpanjaka: Mbola misy sisa ihany va ny tamingan'i Saoly mba hasiako soa araka ny fanaon'Andriamanitra? Dia hoy Ziba tamin'ny mpanjaka: Mbola misy zanakalahin'i Jonatana iray ihany ao, nefa malemy tongotra izy.

⁴And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

⁴Ary hoy ny mpanjaka taminy; Aiza anefa izy? Dia hoy Ziba tamin'ny mpanjaka: Indro izy ao an-tranon'i Makira, zanak'i Amiela, ao Lo-debara.

⁵And king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.

⁵Ary Davida mpanjaka naniraka haka azy tao an-tranon'i Makira, zanak'i Amiela, tao Lodebara.

⁶And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he said, Behold thy servant!

⁶Ary nony tonga teo amin'i Davida Mefiboseta, zanak'i Jonatana, zanak'i Saoly, dia niankohoka sy nitsaoka azy izy. Ary hoy Davida: Mefiboseta! Dia hoy izy: Inty ny mpanomponao.

⁷And David said to him, Fear not; for I will certainly shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

⁷Ary hoy Davida taminy: Aza matahotra, fa hasiako soa tokoa ianao noho ny amin'i Jonatana rainao, ary hampodiko ho anao ny tany rehetra izay an'i Saoly rainao, ary ianao hihinana eo amin'ny latabatro mandrakariva.

⁸And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

⁸Dia niankohoka izy ka nanao hoe: Zinona moa aho mpanomponao izay toy ny alika maty, no mba jerenao?

⁹Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, I have given to thy master's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.

⁹Dia niantso an'i Ziba, mpanompon'i Saoly, ny mpanjaka ka nanao taminy hoe: Izay rehetra nananan'i Saoly sy ny mpianakaviny rehetra dia nomeko ny zanakalahin'ny tomponao.

¹⁰And thou, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in [the fruits], that thy master's son may have food to eat. And Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread at my table continually. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

¹⁰Koa ianao sy ny zanakaolahy ary ny mpanomponao no hiasa ny tany ho azy ka hanatitra hanin-kohanina ho an'ny zanakalahin'ny tomponao; fa Mefiboseta, zanakalahin'ny tomponao, hihinana eo amin'ny latabatro mandrakariva. Ary Ziba nanana zanakalahy dimy ambin'ny folo sy mpanompo roa-polo.

¹¹And Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will thy servant do. And Mephibosheth [said David] shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.

¹¹Ary hoy Ziba tamin'ny mpanjaka: Araka izay rehetra nandidianao mpanjaka tompoko no hataon'ny mpanomponao. Fa ny amin'i Mefiboseta, hoy Davida, dia hihinana eo amin'ny latabatro toy ny anankiray amin'ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka izy.

¹²And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

¹²Ary Mefiboseta nanan-janakalahy tanora, Mika no anarany. Ary izay rehetra nitoetra tao an-tranon'i Ziba dia mpanompon'i Mefiboseta avokoa.Ary Mefiboseta nonina tany Jerosalema; fa teo amin'ny latabatry ny mpanjaka no nihinanany mandrakariva; ary nalemy ny tongony roa.

¹³So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king's table. And he was lame on both his feet.

¹³Ary Mefiboseta nonina tany Jerosalema; fa teo amin'ny latabatry ny mpanjaka no nihinanany mandrakariva; ary nalemy ny tongony roa.