¹Zvino mambo Dhavhidhi wakange akwegura, ava namakore mazhinji; vakamufukidza namachira, asi haana ku­dziyirwa.

¹Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

²Naizvozvo varanda vake va­kati kwaari, Ishe wangu mambo ngaa­tsvakirwe mhandara, iye amire pamberi pamambo, avaonge avate pachipfuva chenyu, kuti ishe wangu mambo vadziyi­rwe.

²Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

³Ipapo vakatsvaka musikana waka­naka panyika yose yaIsiraeri, vakawana Abhishagi muShunami, vakamuisa kuna mambo.

³So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

⁴Uyu musikana wakange aka­naka kwazvo, akachengeta mambo, aka­mushandira, asi mambo haana kupinda kwaari.

⁴And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

⁵Zvino Adhonia mwanakomana waHagiti wakazvikudza, akati, Ini ndi­chava mambo; akazvigadzirira ngoro navatasvi vamabhiza, navarume vana ma­kumi mashanu kuzomhanya pamberi pake.

⁵Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

⁶Asi baba vake vakanga vasina kutongomuraira paupenyu hwake hwose, vachiti, Unoitireiko kudaro? wakange ari murume wakanaka kwazvo pamuviri wake; wakange achitevera Abhusaromu pakuzvarwa kwake.

⁶And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

⁷Akarangana naJoa­bhu, mwanakomana waZeruya, naAbhia­tari mupristi, ivo vakatevera Adhonia, vakamubatsira.

⁷And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

⁸Asi Zadhoki mupristi, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, naNatani muporofita, naShimei, naRei, nemhare dzakanga dzina Dhavhidhi, ha­vana kutevera Adhonia.

⁸But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

⁹Adhonia akabaya makwai nenzo­mbe, nemhuru dzakakora, pabwe reZohe­reti, raiva paEni-rogeri, akadana hama dzake dzose ivo vanakomana vamambo, navarume vose vaJudha, varanda vama­mbo;

⁹And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:

¹⁰asi haana kudana Natani muporo­fita, naBhenaya, nemhare, naSoromoni munin'ina wake.

¹⁰But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

¹¹Ipapo Natani akataura naBhati­shebha mai vaSoromoni, akati, Hauna kunzwa here kuti Adhonia mwanako­mana waHagiti, wobata ushe, asi Dhavhi­dhi ishe wedu haazvizivi?

¹¹Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

¹²Naizvozvo zvino uya ndikupe zano, kuti urwire upenyu bwako noupenyu bwomwana­komana wako Soromoni.

¹²Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

¹³Enda upinde kuna mambo Dhavhidhi, uti kwaari, Ishe wangu mambo, hamuna kupikira mura­ndakadzi wenyu here, mukati, Zvirokwazvo, Soromoni mwanakomana wako, ndiye uchanditevera paushe, iye uchagara pachigaro chenyu choushe? Zvino Adho­nia unobatireiko ushe?

¹³Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

¹⁴Zvino tarira, iwe uchiri pakutaura namambo, ini ndi­chapindawo shure kwako, ndichisimbisa mashoko ako.

¹⁴Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

¹⁵Bhati-shebha akapinda kuna ma­mbo mumba; zvino mambo wakange akwegura kwazvo, Abhishagi muShu­nami waishandira mambo.

¹⁵And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

¹⁶Ipapo Bhati­shebha akakotama, akanamata kuna ma­mbo. Mambo akati, Unoreveiko?

¹⁶And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

¹⁷Iye akati kwaari, Ishe wangu, imwi makapikira murandakadzi wenyu naJeho­vha Mwari wenyu, mukati, Zvirokwa­zvo, Soromoni mwanakomana wako ndiye uchanditevera paushe, ndiye ucha­gara pachigaro changu choushe.

¹⁷And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

¹⁸Asi zvino tarirai, Adhonia wobata ushe; asi imwi ishe wangu mambo, hamuzvizivi.

¹⁸And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

¹⁹Iye wabaya nzombe, nemhuru dzaka­kora, namakwai mazhinji, akadana vana­komana vose vamambo, naAbhiatari mu­pristi, naJoabhu mukuru wehondo, asi haana kudana Soromoni muranda wenyu.

¹⁹And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.

²⁰Zvino ishe wangu mambo, meso avaI­siraeri vose anotarira kwamuri, kuti mu­vaudze kuti ndianiko unofanira kukuteve­rai pakugara pachigaro choushe chashe wangu mambo.

²⁰And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

²¹Kana musingadaro, kana ishe wangu mambo avata namadzi­baba ake, ini nomwanakomana wangu Soromoni tichaidzwa vatadzi.

²¹Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

²²Zvino wakati achataura namambo, Natani muporofita akapindawo.

²²And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

²³Vakau­dza mambo, vakati, Natani muporofita wasvika. Iye wakati apinda pamberi pamambo, akakotamira pasi nechiso chake pamberi pamambo.

²³And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

²⁴Zvino Natani akati, Ishe wangu, mambo, makareva here kuti Adhonia uchakuteverai paku­bata ushe, uchagara pachigaro chenyu choushe here?

²⁴And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

²⁵nekuti waburuka nhasi, akabaya nzombe nemhuru dzakakora, namakwai mazhinji, akadana vanako­mana vose vamambo, navakuru vehondo, naAbhiatari mupristi; tarirai, vodya noku­mwa pamberi pake, vachiti, Mambo Adhonia ngaararame

²⁵For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.

²⁶Asi ini muranda wenyu, naZadhoki mupristi, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, nomuranda wenyu Soromoni, haana kutidana.

²⁶But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.

²⁷Chi­nhu ichi chinoitwa nashe wangu mambo here, mukasazivisa varanda venyu kuti ndianiko unofanira kukuteverai pakugara pachigaro choushe chashe wangu mambo?

²⁷Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

²⁸Ipapo mambo Dhavhidhi akapindura, akati, Ndidanirei Bhati-shebha. Iye akapinda kuna mambo, akamira pamberi pamambo.

²⁸Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

²⁹Zvino mambo akapika, akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, iye wakadzikunura upenyu hwangu panjodzi dzose,

²⁹And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

³⁰zvirokwazvo, sezvandakakupikira naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, ndichiti, Zvirokwazvo, Soromoni mwanakomana wako uchanditevera paushe, uchagara pachigaro changu choushe panzvimbo yangu; zvirokwazvo ndichazviita nhasi.

³⁰Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

³¹Ipapo Bhati-shebha akakotamira pasi nechiso chake, akapfugamira mambo, akati, Ishe wangu mambo Dhavhidhi ngaararame nokusingaperi.

³¹Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

³²Mambo Dhavhidhi akati, Ndidanirei Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha. Ivo vakapinda kuna mambo.

³²And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

³³Mambo akati kwavari, Endai navaranda vashe wenyu, mutasvise Soromoni mwanakomana wangu pahesera rangu, mumuburusire Gihoni;

³³The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

³⁴Zadhoki mupristi naNatani muporofita vamuzodze ipapo, ave mambo waIsiraeri; muridze hwamanda, muchiti, Mambo Soromoni ngaararame.

³⁴And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

³⁵Zvino mukwire muchimutevera, iye auye kuzogara pachigaro choushe, nekuti uchava mambo panzvimbo yangu; ini ndakaraira kuti ave muchinda waIsiraeri nowaJudha.

³⁵Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

³⁶Ipapo Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, akapindura mambo, akati, Ameni! Jehovha, Mwari washe wangu mambo, unodarowo.

³⁶And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

³⁷Jehovha sezvaaiva nashe wangu mambo, saizvozvowo ngaave naSoromoni, akurise chigaro chake choushe, chipfuure chigaro choushe chashe wangu mambo Dhavhidhi.

³⁷As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

³⁸Ipapo Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, navaKereti navaPereti vakaburuka, vakatasvisa Soromoni pahesera ramambo Dhavhidhi, vakamuisa Gihoni.

³⁸So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

³⁹Zvino Zadhoki mupristi akatora gonamombe ramafuta paTende akazodza Soromoni. Vakaridza hwamanda, vanhu vose vakati, Mambo Soromoni ngaararame!

³⁹And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

⁴⁰Zvino vanhu vose vakakwira, vakamutevera; vanhu vakaridza nyere, vakafara nomufaro mukuru; naizvozvo nyika ikaunga nenzwi radzo.

⁴⁰And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

⁴¹Zvino Adhonia navose vakanga vakokwa naye, vakazvinzwa, vapedza kudya. Ipapo Joabhu wakati achinzwa inzwi rehwamanda, akati, Mhere-mhere iyi inoitirweiko muguta, zvaranyonganiswa?

⁴¹And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

⁴²Wakati achitaura, Jonatani mwanakomana waAbhiatari mupristi, akasvika; Adhonia akati kwaari, Pinda, nekuti uri munhu wakatendeka, unouya namashoko akanaka.

⁴²And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.

⁴³Ipapo Jonatani akapindura, akati kuna Adhonia, Zvirokwazvo ishe wedu mambo Dhavhidhi wakagadza Soromoni paushe.

⁴³And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

⁴⁴Uye mambo wakatuma Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, navaKereti navaPereti, vakamutasvisa pahesera ramambo;

⁴⁴And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:

⁴⁵uye Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita vakamuzodza paGihoni kuti ave mambo; vakabva ipapo, vakakwira nomufaro, naizvozvo guta rinowunga. Ndiyo mhere-mhere yamanzwa.

⁴⁵And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

⁴⁶Zvino Soromoni wogara pachigaro choushe.

⁴⁶And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

⁴⁷Uyewo, varanda vamambo vakaenda kuzokudza ishe wedu mambo Dhavhidhi, vachiti, Mwari ngaakurise zita raSoromoni, ripfuure zita renyu, akurise chigaro chake, chipfuure chigaro chenyu choushe; mambo akakotama panhovo dzake.

⁴⁷And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

⁴⁸Uyezve mambo wakataura akati, Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri ngaakudzwe, wakagadza mumwe nhasi kuti agare pachigaro changu choushe, meso angu achizviona.

⁴⁸And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

⁴⁹Zvino vose vakanga vakakokwa naAdhonia vakatya, vakasimuka, mumwe nomumwe akaenda hake.

⁴⁹And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

⁵⁰Adhonia akatya nokuda kwaSoromoni, akasimuka, akandobata nyanga dzeatari.

⁵⁰And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

⁵¹Zvino Soromoni akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Tarirai, Adhonia unotya mambo Soromoni, nekuti wandobata nyanga dzeatari, akati, Mambo Soromoni ngaandipikire nhasi, kuti haangaurayi muranda wake nomunondo.

⁵¹And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

⁵²Ipapo Soromoni akati, Kana akazova murume chaiye, ruvhudzi rwake kunyange rumwe harungawiri pasi; asi kana zvakaipa zvikawanikwa maari, uchafa.

⁵²And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

⁵³Naizvozvo mambo Soromoni akatuma vanhu, vakandomubvisa paatari. Akauya, akanamata kuna mambo Soromoni. Soromoni akati kwaari, Enda kumba kwako.

⁵³So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.