¹Zvino kwakanga kuripo munhu wakaipa, wainzi Shebha, mwanakomana waBhikiri, muBhenjamini; iye akaridza hwamanda, akati, Isu hatina mugove kuna Dhavhidhi, uye hatina nhaka kumwanakomana waJese; vaIsiraeri, mumwe nomumwe ngaaende kutende rake.

¹And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

²Naizvozvo varume vose vaIsiraeri vakarega kutevera Dhavhidhi, vakatevera Shebha mwanakomana waBhikiri; asi varume vaJudha vakanamatira mambo wavo, kubva paJoridhani kusvikira paJerusaremu.

²So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

³Dhavhidhi akasvika kumba kwake Jerusaremu, mambo akatora vakadzi vane gumi, ivo varongo vake vaakanga asiya kuti varinde imba, akavaisa panzvimbo pavangachengetwa, akavatumira zvokudya, asi haana kupinda kwavari. Naizvozvo vakapfigirwa kusvikira pazuva rokufa kwavo, vakagara sechirikadzi.

³And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

⁴Zvino mambo akati kuna Amasa, Ndikokere varume vaJudha vaungane namazuva matatu; newe uve panowo.

⁴Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

⁵Naizvozvo Amasa akaenda akakokera varume vaJudha, asi wakanonoka akadarika nguva yaakanga atarirwa naye.

⁵So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

⁶Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhishai, Zvino Shebha mwanakomana waBhikiri uchatitadzira kupfuura Abhusaromu. Tora varanda vashe wako, umuteverere, arege kuzviwanira maguta akakombwa namasvingo, akatipukunyukira.

⁶And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

⁷Ipapo varume vaJoabhu, navaKereti navaPereti, navarume vose vemhare vakamutevera. Vakabuda Jerusaremu kuzoteverera Shebha mwanakomana waBhikiri.

⁷And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

⁸Vakati vachisvika pabwe guru raiva paGibhiyoni, Amasa akasangana navo. Zvino Joabhu wakange akazvisunga nguvo yake yokurwa nayo yaakanga afuka; iyo yakanga yakasungwa nebhanhire rakanga rino munondo wakasungirwa pachiuono chake, uri mumuhara mawo; zvino wakati achifamba, ukawira pasi.

⁸When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

⁹Joabhu akati kuna Amasa, Wakadiniko, munin'ina wangu? Joabhu akabata ndebvu dzaAmasa noruoko rwake rworudyi, kuti amutsvode.

⁹And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

¹⁰Asi Amasa haana kuchenjera munondo wakange uri muruoko rwaJoabhu; naizvozvo akamubaya nawo nomudumbu, akatumburira ura hwake pasi, akasamubaya rwechipiri, akafirapo. Joabhu nomunin'ina wake Abhishai vakateverera Shebha mwanakomana waBhikiri.

¹⁰But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹¹Zvino rimwe jaya raJoabhu rakanga rimirepo naye, rikati, Ani nani unoda Joabhu, nouri kurutivi rwaDhavhidhi, ngaatevere Joabhu.

¹¹And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

¹²Asi Amasa wakange achiumburuka muropa rake pakati penzira. Zvino murume uyu wakati achiona kuti vanhu vose vakaramba vamire, akabvisa Amasa panzira, akamutakurira kusango, akamufukidza nenguvo, nekuti wakaona kuti vanhu vose, vakasvika kwaari, vakaramba vamire.

¹²And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

¹³Iye wakati abviswa panzira, vanhu vose vakatevera Joabhu, kuzoteverera Shebha mwanakomana waBhikiri.

¹³When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹⁴Akafamba namarudzi ose aIsiraeri kusvikira paAbheri, neBhetimaaka, navaBheri vose; vanhu vose vakaungana, vakamuteverawo.

¹⁴And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

¹⁵Vakasvika vakandomukomba paAbheri reBhetimaaka, vakatutira gomo revhu paguta, rikaenzana norusvingo; vanhu vose vaiva naJoabhu vakakanganisa rusvingo kuti varuputsire pasi.

¹⁵And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

¹⁶lpapo mumwe mukadzi, wakange akachenjera, akadanidzira ari muguta, akati, Inzwai, inzwai, doudzai Joabhu, muti, Swedera pano, nditaure newe.

¹⁶Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

¹⁷Iye akaswedera kwaari. Mukadzi akati, Ndiwe Joabhu here? Iye akapindura akati, Ndini. Ipapo akati kwaari, Inzwai mashoko omurandakadzi wenyu. Iye akapindura akati, Ndinonzwa.

¹⁷And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

¹⁸Zvino akataura akati, Kare vanhu vaiti, Zvirokwazvo, vachabvunza mano paAbheri, mhosva ndokupererapo.

¹⁸Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

¹⁹Ini ndiri mumwe wavanotsvaka rugare nowavakarurama pakati paIsiraeri, asi imwi munotsvaka kuparadza guta, rakaita samai pakati palsiraeri; munotsvakireiko kumedza nhaka yaJehovha?

¹⁹I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

²⁰Joabhu akapindura akati, Ngazvisadaro, Ngazvisadaro, handingatongomedzi kana kuparadza;

²⁰And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

²¹hazvizi izvo; asi munhu wenyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, unonzi Shebha mwanakomana waBhikiri, ndiye wakasimudzira mambo Dhavhidhi ruoko rwake kuti arwe naye; mumuisei pano iye oga, ipapo ini ndichabva paguta. Mukadzi akati kuna Joabhu, Tarirai, musoro wake uchakandirwa kwamuri napamusoro porusvingo.

²¹The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

²²Ipapo mukadzi akaenda kuvanhu vose nokuchenjera kwake. Ivo vakagura musoro waShebha mwanakomana waBhikiri, vakaukandira kuna Joabhu. Iye akaridza hwamanda, vanhu vakapararira vakabva paguta, mumwe nomumwe akaenda kutende rake. Joabhu akadzokera Jerusaremu kuna mambo.

²²Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

²³Zvino Joabhu ndiye wairaira hondo yose yaIsiraeri, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha ndiye wairaira vaKereti navaPereti,

²³Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

²⁴Adhoramu ndiye wairaira chibharo, naJehoshafati mwanakomana waAhirudhi waiva sahwira;

²⁴And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

²⁵Sheva waiva munyori; naZadhoki naAbhiatari vaiva vapristi;

²⁵And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

²⁶Ira muJairi waiva mupristiwo waDhavhidhi.

²⁶And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.