¹Zvino ndiwo mashoko okupedzisira aDhavhidhi, Zvanzi naDhavhidhi mwanakomana waJese, Zvanzi nomunhu wakakudzwa kwazvo, Naiye muzodzwa waMwari waJakove, Muimbi wezvakanaka waIsiraeri,

¹Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

²Mweya waJehovha wakataura mukati mangu, Shoko rake rakanga riri parurimi rwangu.

²The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

³Mwari waIsiraeri wakataura, dombo raIsiraeri rakataura neni, rikati, Mumwe uchavapo, uchabata vanhu zvakarurama, Uchabata ushe achitya Mwari;

³The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

⁴Uchava sechiedza chamangwanani, kana zuva robuda, Samangwanani kana kusina makore. Kana bumhudza richibuda pavhu Kana mushana wobuda mvura yapera kunaya.

⁴And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

⁵Ko imba yangu haizakadaro kuna Mwari here? nekuti wakaita neni sungano isingaperi, Yakanatswa pazvinhu zvose, yakasimba; nekuti ndiko kuponeswa kwangu kose, nokuda kwangu kose, Ko haangazvikurisi here?

⁵Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

⁶Asi vose vasingadi Mwari vachafanana nemhinzwa inorashwa. Nekuti haigoni kubatwa namaoko;

⁶But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

⁷Asi munhu anoibata Anofanira kutora rutare norwiriko rwepfumo; Ipiswe kwazvo panzvimbo yayo nomoto.

⁷But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

⁸Ndiwo mazita emhare dzaDhavhidhi: Joshebhibhashebheti muTakemoni, mukuru wavatongi; iye wakange ari Adhino muEzini, wakauraya vanhu vana mazana masere nenguva imwe.

⁸These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

⁹Wakamutevera wakange ari Ereazari mwanakomana waDhodhai, mwanakomana womuAhohi, mumwe wemhare nhatu dzakanga dzinaDhavhidhi, musi wavakavamba vaFirisitia vakanga vaungana kuzorwa, varume vaIsiraeri vabva;

⁹And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

¹⁰iye akasimuka, akabaya vaFirisitia kusvikira ruoko rwake rwaneta, ruoko rwake rukawomerera pamunondo wake; Jehovha akavakundisa kwazvo nomusi iwoyo, vanhu vakadzoka vachimutevera, kuzopamba koga.

¹⁰He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

¹¹Wakamutevera wakange ari Shama mwanakomana waAgee, muHarari. VaFirisitia vakanga vaungana paRehi, pakanga pane bindu renyemba; vanhu vakatiza vaFirisitia.

¹¹And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.

¹²Asi iye wakamira pakati pebindu, akarirwira, akauraya vaFirisitia; Jehovha akavakundisa kwazvo.

¹²But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

¹³Zvino vatatu vavakuru vana makumi matatu vakaburuka, vakasvika kuna Dhavhidhi kubako reAdhuramu, nenguva yokukohwa; boka ravaFirisitia; rakanga radzika matende pamupata weRefaimu.

¹³And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁴Zvino nenguva iyo Dhavhidhi wakange ari munhare, uye varwi vavaFirisitia vaiva paBheterehemu nenguva iyo.

¹⁴And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁵Dhavhidhi akapanga, akati, Haiwa! Dai mumwe achindipa mvura yetsime reBheterehemu, riri pasuwo, ndimwe!

¹⁵And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

¹⁶Ipapo mhare idzo nhatu dzakapasanura napakati pehondo yavaFirisitia, vakandoteka mvura patsime reBheterehemu, riri pasuwo, vakaitora vakauya nayo kuna Dhavhidhi; asi iye wakaramba kuimwa, akaidururira kuna Jehovha.

¹⁶And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.

¹⁷Akati, Ngazvisadaro, Jehovha, handingaiti chinhu ichi! Ndingamwa ropa ravarume ava vakaenda vasingarangariri upenyu hwavo here? Naizvozvo akaramba kuimwa. Ndizvo zvakaitwa nemhare idzo.

¹⁷And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

¹⁸Abhishai munin'ina waJoabhu, mwanakomana waZeruya, wakange ari mukuru wavatatu avo. Ndiye wakasimudza pfumo rake akarwa navanhu vana mazana matatu, akavauraya, akava nomukurumbira pakati pavatatu avo.

¹⁸And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

¹⁹Iye wakarumbidzwa zvikuru pakati pavatatu avo; naizvozvo akaitwa mukuru wavo, asi haana kuenzana navatatu vokutanga.

¹⁹Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

²⁰Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, mwanakomana wemhare yeKabhizeeri, wakange aita mabasa makuru, iye wakauraya vanakomana vaviri vaArieri waMoabhu, akandourayawo shumba mukati mehuzha panguva yechando;

²⁰And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

²¹akaurayawo muEgipita, murume wakange akanaka, muEgipita uyu wakange akabata pfumo muruoko rwake, asi iye wakaburukira kwaari akabata tsvimbo, akabvuta pfumo muruoko rwomuEgipita, akamuuraya nepfumo rake iro.

²¹And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

²²Zvinhu izvi zvakaitwa naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, wakange akakurumbira pakati pemhare idzo nhatu.

²²These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

²³Iye wakange achirumbidzwa kupfuura vana makumi matatu, asi haana kuenzana navatatu vokutanga. Dhavhidhi akamuita mutariri wavarindi vake.

²³He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

²⁴Ashaheri munin'ina waJoabhu wakange ari mumwe wavana makumi matatu, naErihanani mwanakomana waDhodho weBheterehemu;

²⁴Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁵naShama muHarodhi, naErika muHarodhi;

²⁵Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶naHerezi muPariti, naIra mwanakomana waIkeshe muTekoi;

²⁶Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷naAbhiezeri muAnatoti, naMebhunai muHushati;

²⁷Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁸naZarimoni muAhohi, naMaharai muNetofati;

²⁸Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹naHerebhu, mwanakomana waBhaana muNetofati, naItai mwanakomana waRibhai weGibhiya wavana vaBhenjamini;

²⁹Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

³⁰naBhenaya muPiratoni, naHidai wehova dzeGaashi;

³⁰Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

³¹naAbhiaribhoni muAribhati, naAzimavheti muBharihumi;

³¹Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³²naEriabha muShaaribhoni, naJonatani kuvana vaJasheni;

³²Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³³naShama muHarari, naAhiami mwanakomana waSharari muArari;

³³Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

³⁴naErifereti mwanakomana waAhashabhai, mwanakomana womuMaakati, naEriami mwanakomana waAhitoferi muGironi;

³⁴Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵naHezero muKarimeri, naParai muAribhi;

³⁵Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶naIgari mwanakomana waNatani weZobha, naBhani muGadhi;

³⁶Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷naZereki muAmoni, naNaharai muBheeroti, vaibata nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo dzaJoabhu mwanakomana waZeruya;

³⁷Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁸naIra muItiri, naGarebhi muItiri;

³⁸Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

³⁹naUriya muHiti, vose makumi matatu navanomwe.

³⁹Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.