¹Zvino mambo Dhavhidhi wakange akwegura, ava namakore mazhinji; vakamufukidza namachira, asi haana ku­dziyirwa.

¹And king David [is] old, entering into days, and they cover him with garments, and he hath no heat,

²Naizvozvo varanda vake va­kati kwaari, Ishe wangu mambo ngaa­tsvakirwe mhandara, iye amire pamberi pamambo, avaonge avate pachipfuva chenyu, kuti ishe wangu mambo vadziyi­rwe.

²and his servants say to him, `Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman, a virgin, and she hath stood before the king, and is to him a companion, and hath lain in thy bosom, and my lord the king hath heat.`

³Ipapo vakatsvaka musikana waka­naka panyika yose yaIsiraeri, vakawana Abhishagi muShunami, vakamuisa kuna mambo.

³And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and bring her in to the king,

⁴Uyu musikana wakange aka­naka kwazvo, akachengeta mambo, aka­mushandira, asi mambo haana kupinda kwaari.

⁴and the young woman [is] very very fair, and she is to the king a companion, and serveth him, and the king hath not known her.

⁵Zvino Adhonia mwanakomana waHagiti wakazvikudza, akati, Ini ndi­chava mambo; akazvigadzirira ngoro navatasvi vamabhiza, navarume vana ma­kumi mashanu kuzomhanya pamberi pake.

⁵And Adonijah son of Haggith is lifting himself up, saying, `I do reign;` and he prepareth for himself a chariot and horsemen, and fifty men running before him,

⁶Asi baba vake vakanga vasina kutongomuraira paupenyu hwake hwose, vachiti, Unoitireiko kudaro? wakange ari murume wakanaka kwazvo pamuviri wake; wakange achitevera Abhusaromu pakuzvarwa kwake.

⁶and his father hath not grieved him [all] his days, saying, `Wherefore thus hast thou done?` and he also [is] of a very good form, and [his mother] bare him after Absalom.

⁷Akarangana naJoa­bhu, mwanakomana waZeruya, naAbhia­tari mupristi, ivo vakatevera Adhonia, vakamubatsira.

⁷And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they help after Adonijah;

⁸Asi Zadhoki mupristi, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, naNatani muporofita, naShimei, naRei, nemhare dzakanga dzina Dhavhidhi, ha­vana kutevera Adhonia.

⁸and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty ones whom David hath, have not been with Adonijah.

⁹Adhonia akabaya makwai nenzo­mbe, nemhuru dzakakora, pabwe reZohe­reti, raiva paEni-rogeri, akadana hama dzake dzose ivo vanakomana vamambo, navarume vose vaJudha, varanda vama­mbo;

⁹And Adonijah sacrificeth sheep and oxen and fatlings near the stone of Zoheleth, that [is] by En-Rogel, and calleth all his brethren, sons of the king, and for all the men of Judah, servants of the king;

¹⁰asi haana kudana Natani muporo­fita, naBhenaya, nemhare, naSoromoni munin'ina wake.

¹⁰and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty ones, and Solomon his brother, he hath not called.

¹¹Ipapo Natani akataura naBhati­shebha mai vaSoromoni, akati, Hauna kunzwa here kuti Adhonia mwanako­mana waHagiti, wobata ushe, asi Dhavhi­dhi ishe wedu haazvizivi?

¹¹And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, saying, `Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath reigned, and our lord David hath not known?

¹²Naizvozvo zvino uya ndikupe zano, kuti urwire upenyu bwako noupenyu bwomwana­komana wako Soromoni.

¹²and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;

¹³Enda upinde kuna mambo Dhavhidhi, uti kwaari, Ishe wangu mambo, hamuna kupikira mura­ndakadzi wenyu here, mukati, Zvirokwazvo, Soromoni mwanakomana wako, ndiye uchanditevera paushe, iye uchagara pachigaro chenyu choushe? Zvino Adho­nia unobatireiko ushe?

¹³go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?

¹⁴Zvino tarira, iwe uchiri pakutaura namambo, ini ndi­chapindawo shure kwako, ndichisimbisa mashoko ako.

¹⁴Lo, thou are yet speaking there with the king, and I come in after thee, and have completed thy words.`

¹⁵Bhati-shebha akapinda kuna ma­mbo mumba; zvino mambo wakange akwegura kwazvo, Abhishagi muShu­nami waishandira mambo.

¹⁵And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king [is] very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:

¹⁶Ipapo Bhati­shebha akakotama, akanamata kuna ma­mbo. Mambo akati, Unoreveiko?

¹⁶and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, `What — to thee?`

¹⁷Iye akati kwaari, Ishe wangu, imwi makapikira murandakadzi wenyu naJeho­vha Mwari wenyu, mukati, Zvirokwa­zvo, Soromoni mwanakomana wako ndiye uchanditevera paushe, ndiye ucha­gara pachigaro changu choushe.

¹⁷And she saith to him, `My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid: Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;

¹⁸Asi zvino tarirai, Adhonia wobata ushe; asi imwi ishe wangu mambo, hamuzvizivi.

¹⁸and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;

¹⁹Iye wabaya nzombe, nemhuru dzaka­kora, namakwai mazhinji, akadana vana­komana vose vamambo, naAbhiatari mu­pristi, naJoabhu mukuru wehondo, asi haana kudana Soromoni muranda wenyu.

¹⁹and he sacrificeth ox, and fatling, and sheep in abundance, and calleth for all the sons of the king, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab head of the host — and for Solomon thy servant he hath not called.

²⁰Zvino ishe wangu mambo, meso avaI­siraeri vose anotarira kwamuri, kuti mu­vaudze kuti ndianiko unofanira kukuteve­rai pakugara pachigaro choushe chashe wangu mambo.

²⁰And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel [are] on thee, to declare to them who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him;

²¹Kana musingadaro, kana ishe wangu mambo avata namadzi­baba ake, ini nomwanakomana wangu Soromoni tichaidzwa vatadzi.

²¹and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon — [reckoned] sinners.`

²²Zvino wakati achataura namambo, Natani muporofita akapindawo.

²²And lo, she is yet speaking with the king, and Nathan the prophet hath come in;

²³Vakau­dza mambo, vakati, Natani muporofita wasvika. Iye wakati apinda pamberi pamambo, akakotamira pasi nechiso chake pamberi pamambo.

²³and they declare to the king, saying, `Lo, Nathan the prophet;` and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.

²⁴Zvino Natani akati, Ishe wangu, mambo, makareva here kuti Adhonia uchakuteverai paku­bata ushe, uchagara pachigaro chenyu choushe here?

²⁴And Nathan saith, `My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;

²⁵nekuti waburuka nhasi, akabaya nzombe nemhuru dzakakora, namakwai mazhinji, akadana vanako­mana vose vamambo, navakuru vehondo, naAbhiatari mupristi; tarirai, vodya noku­mwa pamberi pake, vachiti, Mambo Adhonia ngaararame

²⁵for he hath gone down to-day, and doth sacrifice ox, and fatling, and sheep, in abundance, and calleth for all the sons of the king, and for the heads of the host, and for Abiathar the priest, and lo, they are eating and drinking before him, and they say, Let king Adonijah live!

²⁶Asi ini muranda wenyu, naZadhoki mupristi, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, nomuranda wenyu Soromoni, haana kutidana.

²⁶`And for me — me, thy servant, and for Zadok the priest, and for Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and for Solomon thy servant, he hath not called;

²⁷Chi­nhu ichi chinoitwa nashe wangu mambo here, mukasazivisa varanda venyu kuti ndianiko unofanira kukuteverai pakugara pachigaro choushe chashe wangu mambo?

²⁷if from my lord the king this thing hath been, then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.`

²⁸Ipapo mambo Dhavhidhi akapindura, akati, Ndidanirei Bhati-shebha. Iye akapinda kuna mambo, akamira pamberi pamambo.

²⁸And king David answereth and saith, `Call for me for Bath-Sheba;` and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.

²⁹Zvino mambo akapika, akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, iye wakadzikunura upenyu hwangu panjodzi dzose,

²⁹And the king sweareth and saith, `Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity;

³⁰zvirokwazvo, sezvandakakupikira naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, ndichiti, Zvirokwazvo, Soromoni mwanakomana wako uchanditevera paushe, uchagara pachigaro changu choushe panzvimbo yangu; zvirokwazvo ndichazviita nhasi.

³⁰surely as I sware to thee by Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne in my stead; surely so I do this day.`

³¹Ipapo Bhati-shebha akakotamira pasi nechiso chake, akapfugamira mambo, akati, Ishe wangu mambo Dhavhidhi ngaararame nokusingaperi.

³¹And Bath-Sheba boweth — face to the earth — and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, `Let my lord, king David, live to the age.`

³²Mambo Dhavhidhi akati, Ndidanirei Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha. Ivo vakapinda kuna mambo.

³²And king David saith, `Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada;` and they come in before the king.

³³Mambo akati kwavari, Endai navaranda vashe wenyu, mutasvise Soromoni mwanakomana wangu pahesera rangu, mumuburusire Gihoni;

³³And the king saith to them, `Take with you the servants of your lord, and ye have caused Solomon my son to ride on mine own mule, and caused him to go down unto Gihon,

³⁴Zadhoki mupristi naNatani muporofita vamuzodze ipapo, ave mambo waIsiraeri; muridze hwamanda, muchiti, Mambo Soromoni ngaararame.

³⁴and anointed him there hath Zadok the priest — and Nathan the prophet — for king over Israel, and ye have blown with a trumpet, and said, Let king Solomon live;

³⁵Zvino mukwire muchimutevera, iye auye kuzogara pachigaro choushe, nekuti uchava mambo panzvimbo yangu; ini ndakaraira kuti ave muchinda waIsiraeri nowaJudha.

³⁵and ye have come up after him, and he hath come in and hath sat on my throne, and he doth reign in my stead, and him I have appointed to be leader over Israel, and over Judah.`

³⁶Ipapo Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, akapindura mambo, akati, Ameni! Jehovha, Mwari washe wangu mambo, unodarowo.

³⁶And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king, and saith, `Amen! so doth Jehovah, God of my lord the king, say;

³⁷Jehovha sezvaaiva nashe wangu mambo, saizvozvowo ngaave naSoromoni, akurise chigaro chake choushe, chipfuure chigaro choushe chashe wangu mambo Dhavhidhi.

³⁷as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, so is He with Solomon, and doth make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.`

³⁸Ipapo Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, navaKereti navaPereti vakaburuka, vakatasvisa Soromoni pahesera ramambo Dhavhidhi, vakamuisa Gihoni.

³⁸And Zadok the priest goeth down, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and they cause Solomon to ride on the mule of king David, and cause him to go unto Gihon,

³⁹Zvino Zadhoki mupristi akatora gonamombe ramafuta paTende akazodza Soromoni. Vakaridza hwamanda, vanhu vose vakati, Mambo Soromoni ngaararame!

³⁹and Zadok the priest taketh the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointeth Solomon, and they blow with a trumpet, and all the people say, `Let king Solomon live.`

⁴⁰Zvino vanhu vose vakakwira, vakamutevera; vanhu vakaridza nyere, vakafara nomufaro mukuru; naizvozvo nyika ikaunga nenzwi radzo.

⁴⁰And all the people come up after him, and the people are piping with pipes, and rejoicing — great joy, and the earth rendeth with their voice.

⁴¹Zvino Adhonia navose vakanga vakokwa naye, vakazvinzwa, vapedza kudya. Ipapo Joabhu wakati achinzwa inzwi rehwamanda, akati, Mhere-mhere iyi inoitirweiko muguta, zvaranyonganiswa?

⁴¹And Adonijah heareth, and all those called, who [are] with him, and they have finished to eat, and Joab heareth the noise of the trumpet, and saith, `Wherefore [is] the noise of the city roaring?`

⁴²Wakati achitaura, Jonatani mwanakomana waAbhiatari mupristi, akasvika; Adhonia akati kwaari, Pinda, nekuti uri munhu wakatendeka, unouya namashoko akanaka.

⁴²He is yet speaking, and lo, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath come in, and Adonijah saith, `Come in, for a man of valour thou [art], and thou bearest good tidings.`

⁴³Ipapo Jonatani akapindura, akati kuna Adhonia, Zvirokwazvo ishe wedu mambo Dhavhidhi wakagadza Soromoni paushe.

⁴³And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah, `Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign,

⁴⁴Uye mambo wakatuma Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita, naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, navaKereti navaPereti, vakamutasvisa pahesera ramambo;

⁴⁴and the king sendeth with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and they cause him to ride on the king`s mule,

⁴⁵uye Zadhoki mupristi, naNatani muporofita vakamuzodza paGihoni kuti ave mambo; vakabva ipapo, vakakwira nomufaro, naizvozvo guta rinowunga. Ndiyo mhere-mhere yamanzwa.

⁴⁵and they anoint him — Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet — for king in Gihon, and are come up thence rejoicing, and the city is moved; it [is] the noise that ye have heard.

⁴⁶Zvino Soromoni wogara pachigaro choushe.

⁴⁶`And also Solomon hath sat on the throne of the kingdom,

⁴⁷Uyewo, varanda vamambo vakaenda kuzokudza ishe wedu mambo Dhavhidhi, vachiti, Mwari ngaakurise zita raSoromoni, ripfuure zita renyu, akurise chigaro chake, chipfuure chigaro chenyu choushe; mambo akakotama panhovo dzake.

⁴⁷and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God doth make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and his throne greater than thy throne; and the king boweth himself on the bed,

⁴⁸Uyezve mambo wakataura akati, Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri ngaakudzwe, wakagadza mumwe nhasi kuti agare pachigaro changu choushe, meso angu achizviona.

⁴⁸and also thus hath the king said, Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, who hath given to-day [one] sitting on my throne, and mine eyes seeing.`

⁴⁹Zvino vose vakanga vakakokwa naAdhonia vakatya, vakasimuka, mumwe nomumwe akaenda hake.

⁴⁹And they tremble, and rise — all those called who [are] for Adonijah — and go, each on his way;

⁵⁰Adhonia akatya nokuda kwaSoromoni, akasimuka, akandobata nyanga dzeatari.

⁵⁰and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon, and riseth, and goeth, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.

⁵¹Zvino Soromoni akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Tarirai, Adhonia unotya mambo Soromoni, nekuti wandobata nyanga dzeatari, akati, Mambo Soromoni ngaandipikire nhasi, kuti haangaurayi muranda wake nomunondo.

⁵¹And it is declared to Solomon, saying, `Lo, Adonijah feareth king Solomon, and lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me as to-day — he doth not put to death his servant by the sword.`

⁵²Ipapo Soromoni akati, Kana akazova murume chaiye, ruvhudzi rwake kunyange rumwe harungawiri pasi; asi kana zvakaipa zvikawanikwa maari, uchafa.

⁵²And Solomon saith, `If he becometh a virtuous man — there doth not fall of his hair to the earth, and if evil is found in him — then he hath died.`

⁵³Naizvozvo mambo Soromoni akatuma vanhu, vakandomubvisa paatari. Akauya, akanamata kuna mambo Soromoni. Soromoni akati kwaari, Enda kumba kwako.

⁵³And king Solomon sendeth, and they bring him down from off the altar, and he cometh in and boweth himself to king Solomon, and Solomon saith to him, `Go to thy house.`