¹Zvino shure kwaizvozvo Dhavhidhi akarwa navaFirisitia akavakunda; akatorera vaFirisitia Gati nemisha yaro.

¹And it cometh to pass after this, that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and taketh Gath and its small towns out of the hand of the Philistines;

²Akakunda Moabhiwo, vaMoabhi vakaitwa varanda vaDhavhidhi, vakamuvigira zvipo.

²and he smiteth Moab, and the Moabites are servants to David, bringing a present.

³Dhavhidhi akakundawo Hadharezeri mambo weZobha, kusvikira paHamati, pakuenda kwake kundosimbisa vumambo bwake parwizi Yufuratesi.

³And David smiteth Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, in his going to establish his power by the river Phrat,

⁴Dhavhidhi akamutorera ngoro dzine chiuru chimwe navatasvi vamabhiza vane zviuru zvinomwe, navaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri; Dhavhidhi akagura marunda amakumbo amabhiza ose aikweva ngoro, asi wakachengetera ngoro dzine zana mamwe awo.

⁴and David captureth from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly all the chariots, and leaveth of them a hundred chariots [only].

⁵Zvino vaSiria veDhamasiko vakati vachiuya kuzobatsira Hadharezeri mambo weZobha, Dhavhidhi akauraya vaSiria vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezviviri.

⁵And Aram of Damascus cometh in to give help to Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth in Aram twenty and two thousand men,

⁶Dhavhidhi akaisa mapoka avarwi muSiria paDhamasiko; vaSiria vakava varanda vaDhavhidhi vakamuchengeta. Jehovha akakundisa Dhavhidhi pose paakaenda.

⁶and David putteth [garrisons] in Aram of Damascus, and the Aramaeans are to David for servants, bearing a present, and Jehovah giveth salvation to David whithersoever he hath gone.

⁷Dhavhidhi akatora nhovo dzendarama dzakanga dzakashongwa navaranda vaHadharezeri, akadziisa Jerusaremu.

⁷And David taketh the shields of gold that have been on the servants of Hadarezer, and bringeth them in to Jerusalem;

⁸NapaTibhati napaKuni, maguta eHadharezeri, Dhavhidhi akatora ndarira zhinji kwazvo, Soromoni yaakazoita nayo dziva rendarira, nembiru, nemidziyo yendarira.

⁸and from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, hath David taken very much brass; with it hath Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

⁹Zvino Tou mambo weHamati akati achinzwa kuti Dhavhidhi akaparadza hondo yose yaHadharezeri mambo weZobha,

⁹And Tou king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten the whole force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

¹⁰akatuma Hadhorami mwanakomana wake kuna mambo Dhavhidhi, kundomukwazisa, nokumukorokotedza pamusoro pokurwa kwake kwaHadharezeri nokumukunda; nekuti Hadharezeri wairwa naTou; akanga ane midziyo yamarudzi ose, yendarama, neyesirivha, nendarira.

¹⁰and he sendeth Hadoram his son unto king David, to ask of him of peace, and to bless him (because that he hath fought against Hadarezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars with Tou had Hadarezer been,) and all kinds of vessels, of gold, and silver, and brass;

¹¹Neyiyiwo mambo Dhavhidhi akaitsaurira Jehovha, pamwechete nesirivha nendarama yaakanga atora kundudzi dzose; kuna vaEdhomu, navaMoabhi, navana vaAmoni, navaFirisitia, navaAmareki.

¹¹also them hath king David sanctified to Jehovah with the silver and the gold that he hath taken from all the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

¹²Uye Abhishai mwanakomana waZeruya, akauraya vaEdhomu paMupata woMunyu vaiva vane zviuru zvine gumi nezvisere.

¹²And Abishai son of Zeruiah hath smitten Edom in the valley of salt — eighteen thousand,

¹³Akaisa mapoka avarwi paEdhomu; vaEdhomu vose vakava varanda vaDhavhidhi. Jehovha akakundisa Dhavhidhi pose paakaenda.

¹³and he putteth in Edom garrisons, and all the Edomites are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akabata vaIsiraeri vose; akatongera vanhu vake vose akavaitira zvakarurama.

¹⁴And David reigneth over all Israel, and he is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,

¹⁵Joabhu mwanakomana waZeruya ndiye wairaira hondo, naJehoshafati mwanakomana waAhirudhi waiva gurukota,

¹⁵and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,

¹⁶Zadhoki mwanakomana waAhitubhi, naAhimereki mwanakomana waAbhiyatari, vaiva vapristi, naShavhisha waiva munyori;

¹⁶and Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, [are] priests, and Shavsha [is] scribe,

¹⁷uye Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha ndiye wairaira vaKereti navaPereti; uye vanakomana vaDhavhidhi vaiva vakuru kutevera mambo.

¹⁷and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the elder sons of David [are] at the hand of the king.