¹Zvino vakagara makore matatu kusino kurwa pakati pavaSiria navaIsiraeri.

¹And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

²Zvino negore rechitatu Jehoshafati mambo waJudha wakaburukira kuna mambo waIsiraeri.

²And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

³Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akati kuvaranda vake, Munoziva here kuti RamotiGiriyadhi nderedu? Asi isu tigere hedu tinyerere, tisingaritori kuna mambo weSiria.

³And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

⁴Akati kuna Jehoshafati, Uchaenda neni kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here? Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Ini ndakaita sewe, navanhu vangu savanhu vako, namabhiza angu samabhiza ako.

⁴And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

⁵Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Dombobvunza hako shoko raJehovha nhasi.

⁵And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

⁶Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akaunganidza vaporofita, vanenge varume vaiva namazana mana, akati kwavari, Ndiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana ndirege? Ivo vakati, Endai, nekuti Ishe uchariisa mumaoko amambo.

⁶Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

⁷Asi Jehoshafati akati, Hakuchina mumwe muporofita waJehovha pano here, timubvunze?

⁷And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?

⁸Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Mumwe murume uchiriko, Mikaya mwanakomana waImira, watingabvunza kuda kwaJehovha naye, asi ini ndinomuvenga, nekuti haaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa. Jehoshafati akati, Mambo ngaarege kudaro.

⁸And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

⁹Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akadana muranda, akati, Kurumidza undotora Mikaya mwanakomana waImira.

⁹Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

¹⁰Zvino mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakanga vagere mumwe nomumwe pachigaro chake choushe, vakafuka nguvo dzavo dzoushe padare pasuwo reSamaria; vaporofita vose vakaporofita pamberi pavo.

¹⁰And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

¹¹Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akazviitira nyanga dzamatare, akati, Zvanzi naJehovha, Nedzidzi muchatunga vaSiria, kusvikira vapera.

¹¹And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

¹²Navamwe vaporofita vose vakaporofita saizvozvo, vakati, Endai Ramotigiteadhi, muchakunda, nekuti Jehovha uchariisa muruoko rwamambo.

¹²And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.

¹³Zvino nhume yakanga yandodana Mikaya yakataura kwaari, ikati, Tarirai, mashoko avaporofita anobvumirana achitaura zvakanaka kuna mambo; zvino ndinokumbira kuti shoko renyu rive seshoko romumwe wavo, mutaurewo zvakanaka.

¹³And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

¹⁴Ipapo Mikaya akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, izvo zvinorehwa naJehovha kwandiri, ndizvo zvandichataura.

¹⁴And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

¹⁵Zvino wakati achisvika kuna mambo, mambo akati kwaari, Mikaya, tiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana tirege? Akapindura, akati, Endai henyu, muchakunda, nekuti Jehovha uchariisa muruoko rwamambo.

¹⁵So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

¹⁶Mambo akati kwaari, Ndinofanira kukupikisa kangani kuti undiudze chokwadi yoga nezita raJehovha?

¹⁶And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?

¹⁷Iye akati, Ndaona vaIsiraeri vose vakapararira pamakomo samakwai asina mufudzi, Jehovha akati, Ava havana tenzi, mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumusha kwake norugare.

¹⁷And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

¹⁸Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Handina kukuudza here? Kuti haangaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa?

¹⁸And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

¹⁹Mikaya akati, Zvino chinzwai shoko raJehovha, Ndakaona Jehovha agere pachigaro chake choushe, nehondo dzose dzokudenga dzimire naye kurudyi rwake nokuruboshwe rwake.

¹⁹And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

²⁰Ipapo Jehovha akati, Ndianiko uchandonyengera Ahabhi, aende, andourawa paRamotiGiriyadhi? Zvino mumwe akati zvokuti, nomumwezve akati zvokuti.

²⁰And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

²¹Zvino mweya ukabuda, ukamira pamberi paJehovha, ukati, Ini ndichandomunyengera.

²¹And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

²²Jehovha akati kwauri, Neiko? Iwo ukati, Ndichaenda, ndichava mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita vake vose. Iye akati, Iwe ndiwe uchamunyengera, uchakundawo; enda hako, undoita saizvozvo.

²²And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

²³Naizvozvo zvino, tarirai Jehovha wakaisa mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita venyu ava vose, asi Jehovha wakataura zvakaipa pamusoro penyu.

²³Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

²⁴Ipapo Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akaswedera, akarova Mikaya padama rake, akati, Mweya waJehovha wakaenda nepiko uchibva kwandiri kundotaura newe?

²⁴But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

²⁵Mikaya akati, Uchazviona musi uyo wauchandovanda mukamuri yomukati.

²⁵And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

²⁶Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akati, Batai Mikaya, mumuise kuna Amoni mubati weguta, nokuna Joashi mwanakomana wamambo,

²⁶And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

²⁷muti, Zvanzi namambo, pinzai munhu uyu mutirongo, mumupe zvokudya zvokutambudzika, nemvura yokutambudzika, kusvikira ndichidzoka norugare.

²⁷And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

²⁸Ipapo Mikaya akati, Kana mukadzoka norugare, Jehovha haana kutaura neni. Akati, Inzwai, imwi vanhu, imwi mose.

²⁸And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

²⁹Naizvozvo mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakaenda RamotiGiriyadhi.

²⁹So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

³⁰Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Ini ndichazvishandura, ndigondorwa; asi iwe chifuka nguvo dzangu dzoushe. Mambo waIsiraeri akazvishandura, akandorwa.

³⁰And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

³¹Zvino mambo weSiria wakange araira vatariri vengoro dzake, vana makumi matatu navaviri, akati, Regai kurwa navaduku kana navakuru, asi namambo waIsiraeri oga.

³¹But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

³²Zvino vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona Jehoshafati, vakati, Zvirokwazvo ndiye mambo waIsiraeri. Vakatsaukira kundorwa naye; zvino Jehoshafati akaridza mhere.

³²And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

³³Ipapo vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona kuti haazi mambo waIsiraeri, vakadzoka pakumutevera.

³³And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

³⁴Zvino mumwe murume akabwembura uta hwake asingashumbi, hake, akafura mambo waIsiraeri pakati pezvisungo zvenguvo dzake dzokurwa nadzo, ipapo mambo akati kumufambisi wengoro yake, Dzoka, undiise kunze kwehondo, nekuti ndakuvadzwa kwazvo.

³⁴And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

³⁵Kurwa kukanyanya kwazvo nomusi uyo; mambo akatsigirwa mungoro yake pakurwa navaSiria, akafa madekwana; ropa rikabuda pavanga rikaerera mukati mengoro.

³⁵And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.

³⁶Zvino zuva rakati rovira mhere ikanzwika pahondo yose, ichiti, Mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kuguta rake, mumwe nomumwe kunyika yake.

³⁶And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

³⁷Naizvozvo mambo akafa, akaiswa Samaria, vakaviga mambo paSamaria.

³⁷So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

³⁸Vakasuka ngoro padziva reSamaria, imbwa dzikananzva ropa rake, ndipo paishamba zvifeve; sezvakanga zvarehwa neshoko raJehovha.

³⁸And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armor; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.

³⁹Zvino mamwe mabasa aAhabhi, nezvose zvaakaita, neimba yenyanga dzenzou yaakavaka, namaguta ose aakavaka, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aIsiraeri?

³⁹Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁴⁰Naizvozvo Ahabhi akavata namadzibaba ake, Ahazia mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.

⁴⁰So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

⁴¹Zvino Jehoshafati mwanakomana waAsa, wakatanga kubata ushe hwaJudha negore rechina raAhabhi mambo waIsiraeri.

⁴¹And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

⁴²Jehoshafati wakange ava namakore makumi matatu namashanu pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; akabata makore makumi maviri namashanu paJerusaremu. Zita ramai vake rakanga riri Azubha, mukunda waShirihi.

⁴²Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

⁴³Akafamba panzira dzose dzababa vake Asa; haana kutsauka padziri, asi wakaita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha; kunyange zvakadaro matunhu akakwirira haana kubviswa, vanhu vakaramba vachingobayira nokupisira zvinonhuhwira pamatunhu akakwirira.

⁴³And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

⁴⁴Jehoshafati akayanana namambo waIsiraeri.

⁴⁴And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

⁴⁵Zvino mamwe mabasa aJehoshafati, nesimba rakaonekwa kwaari, nokurwa kwake, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aJudha?

⁴⁵Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

⁴⁶VaSodhomiwo vakanga vasiiwa pamazuva aAsa baba vake, akavabvisawo panyika.

⁴⁶And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

⁴⁷Asi paEdhomu pakanga pasina mambo mumwe wakange achibata panzvimbo yamambo.

⁴⁷There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

⁴⁸Jehoshafati akavaka zvikepe zveTarishishi kuenda Ofiri kuzotora ndarama; asi hazvina kuenda, nekuti zvikepe zvakaputsika paEZiyonigebheri.

⁴⁸Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.

⁴⁹Zvino Ahazia mwanakomana waAhabhi akati kuna Jehoshafati, Varanda vangu ngavaende navaranda vako nezvikepe. Asi Jehoshafati wakaramba.

⁴⁹Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

⁵⁰Jehoshafati akavata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa kuna madzibaba ake paguta raDhavhidhi baba vake, Jehorami mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.

⁵⁰And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

⁵¹Ahazia mwanakomana waAhabhi, akatanga kubata ushe hwaIsiraeri paSamaria pagore regumi namanomwe raJehoshafati mambo waJudha, akabata ushe hwaIsiraeri makore maviri.

⁵¹Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.

⁵²Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, akafamba nenzira yababa vake, uye nenzira yamai vake, uye nenzira yaJerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, wakatadzisa Isiraeri.

⁵²And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:

⁵³Nekuti wakashumira Bhaari, akanamata kwaari, akatsamwisa Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, sezvakaita baba vake pazvose.

⁵³For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.