¹Zvino Dhavhidhi akarangana navakuru vechiuru chamazana navamazana, navatungamiriri vose,

¹And David consulteth with the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, every leader,

²Dhavhidhi akati kuungano yose yaIsiraeri, Kana imwi muchiti zvakanaka, uye kana zvichibva kuna Jehovha Mwari wedu, ngatitume shoko kose kuhama dzedu dzakasara munyika yose yalsiraeri, nokuvapristi navaRevhi vari mumaguta avo anamafuro, kuti vaungane nesu;

²and David saith to all the assembly of Israel, `If unto you it be good, and from Jehovah our God it hath broken forth — we send unto our brethren, those left in all the lands of Israel, and with them the priests and the Levites, in the cities of their suburbs, and they are gathered unto us,

³tidzoserezve areka yaMwari wedu kwatiri, nekuti hatina kuirangarira pamazuva aSauro.

³and we bring round the ark of our God unto us, for we sought Him not in the days of Saul.`

⁴Ungano yose ikatenda kuzviita; nekuti vanhu vose vakati zvakanaka.

⁴And all the assembly say to do so, for the thing is right in the eyes of all the people.

⁵Zvino Dhavhidhi akaunganidza vaIsiraeri vose, kubva paShihori irwo rukova rweEgipita, kusvikira pavanopinda paHamati, kuti vatore areka yaMwari paKiriatijearimi.

⁵And David assembleth all Israel from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from Kirjath-Jearim,

⁶Dhavhidhi akakwira, iye navaIsiraeri vose, vakaenda Bhaara, ndiro Kiriatijearimi raiva raJudha, kuzotorapo areka yaMwari, iye Jehovha agere pamakerubhi pamusoro pawo, pavanonamata Zita rake.

⁶and David goeth up, and all Israel, to Baalah, unto Kirjath-Jearim that [is] to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God Jehovah, inhabiting the cherubs, where the Name is called on.

⁷Vakatakura areka yaMwari pangoro itsva, vakaibvisa paimba yaAbhinadhabhu; Uza naAhio vakafambisa ngoro.

⁷And they place the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio are leading the cart,

⁸Dhavhidhi navaIsiraeri vose vakatamba pamberi paMwari nesimba ravo rose nenziyo, nembira, nemitengerangwa, nengoma, namakandira, nehwamanda.

⁸and David and all Israel are playing before God, with all strength, and with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

⁹Zvino vakati vachisvika paburiro raKidhoni, Uza akatambanudza ruoko rwake kuti abate areka, nekuti nzombe dzakanga dzogumburwa.

⁹And they come in unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, and Uzza putteth forth his hand to seize the ark, for the oxen were released,

¹⁰Kutsamwa kwaJehovha kukamukira Uza, akamuuraya, nekuti akatambanudza ruoko rwake kuti abate areka; akafirapo pamberi paMwari.

¹⁰and the anger of Jehovah is kindled against Uzza, and He smiteth him, because that he hath put forth his hand on the ark, and he dieth there before God.

¹¹Ipapo Dhavhidhi akaora moyo nekuti Jehovha akarova Uza; akatumidza nzvimbo iyo zita rinonzi Pereziuza kusvikira zuva ranhasi.

¹¹And it is displeasing to David, because Jehovah hath made a breach upon Uzza, and one calleth that place `Breach of Uzza` unto this day.

¹²Dhavhidhi akatya Mwari nomusi uyo, akati, Ndingaisa areka yaMwari kumusha kwangu seiko?

¹²And David feareth God on that day, saying, `How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?`

¹³Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi haana kuisa areka yaMwari kumusha kwaDhavhidhi, asi akaitsausira kumba kwaObhedhi-Edhomu muGiti.

¹³And David hath not turned aside the ark unto himself, unto the city of David, and turneth it aside unto the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

¹⁴Areka yaMwari ikagara pamhuri yaObhedhi-Edhomu mumba make mwedzi mitatu; Jehovha akaropafadza imba yaObhedhi-Edhomu nezvose zvaakanga anazvo.

¹⁴And the ark of God dwelleth with the household of Obed-Edom, in his house, three months, and Jehovah blesseth the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath.