¹Zvino Dhavhidhi wakati, Kuchinomumwe wakasara weimba yaSauro, wandingaitira zvakanaka nokuda kwaJonatani here?

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

²Zvino kwakanga kuchinomuranda weimba yaSauro wainzi Zibha, vakamudanira kuna Dhavhidhi; mambo akati kwaari, Ndiwe Zibha here? Iye akati, Muranda wenyu ndiye.

²And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

³Mambo akati kwaari, Hakuchina mumwe weimba yaSauro, wandingaitira kunaka kwaMwari here? Zibha akati kuna mambo, Jonatani uchinomwanakomana wakaremara tsoka.

³And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

⁴Mambo akati kwaari, Uripi? Zibha akati kuna mambo, Tarirai, uri kumba kwaMakiri mwanakomana waAmieri paRhodhebhari.

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

⁵Ipapo mambo Dhavhidhi akatuma nhume kundomutora kumba kwaMakiri mwanakomana waAmieri paRhodhebhari.

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

⁶Naizvozvo Mefibhosheti mwanakomana waJonatani, mwanakomana waSauro, akasvika kuna Dhavhidhi, akawira pasi nechiso chake, akamupfugamira. Dhavhidhi akati, Mefibhosheti! Iye akapindura akati, Tarirai muranda wenyu.

⁶Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

⁷Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, Usatya, nekuti zvirokwazvo ndichakuitira zvakanaka nokuda kwaJonatani baba vako, uye ndichakudzosera nyika yose yababa vako Sauro; iwe uchagara uchidya zvokudya patafura yangu.

⁷And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show 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.

⁸Iye akamupfugamira akati, Muranda wenyu chinyiko, zvamakatarira imbwa yakafa seni?

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

⁹Ipapo mambo akadana Zibha muranda waSauro, akati kwaari, Zvose zvakanga zviri zvaSauro neimba yake yose, ndakazvipa mwanakomana watenzi wako.

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

¹⁰Iwe unofanira kumurimira minda, iwe navanakomana vako, navaranda vako, nokukohwa mbesa kuti mwanakomana watenzi wako ave nezvokudya zvaangadya; asi Mefibhosheti mwanakomana watenzi wako, uchagara achidya zvokudya patafura yangu. Zvino Zibha waiva navanakomana vane gumi navashanu navaranda vana makumi maviri.

¹⁰Thou therefore, 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: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

¹¹Ipapo Zibha akati kuna mambo, Muranda wenyu uchaita zvose zvinorairwa muranda wenyu nashe wangu mambo. Mambo akati, Kana ari Mefibhosheti, iye ucharamba achidya patafura yangu, somumwe wavanakomana vamambo.

¹¹Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.

¹²Zvino Mefibhosheti waiva nomwanakomana muduku, wainzi Mika. Uye vose vakanga vagere mumba maZibha vaiva varanda vaMefibhosheti.

¹²And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

¹³Naizvozvo Mefibhosheti wakagara Jerusaremu, nekuti waigara achidya patafura yamambo; wakange akaremara tsoka dzake dzose.

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