¹Zvino mazuva aDhavhidhi okufa kwake akaswedera, akaraira Soromoni mwanakomana wake, akati,

¹And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,

²Ini ndoenda nenzira yenyika yose; naizvozvo iva nesimba, uve murume chaiye.

²`I am going in the way of all the earth, and thou hast been strong, and become a man,

³Chengeta zvawakarairwa naJehovha Mwari wako, kuti ufambe nenzira dzake, uchichengeta zvaakatema, nemirairo yake, nezvaakatonga, nezvipupuriro zvake, sezvazvakanyorwa pamurayiro waMozisi, kuti ufare pazvose zvaunoita, uye kose kwaunoenda.

³and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,

⁴Kuti Jehovha asimbise shoko rake raakataura pamusoro pangu, achiti, Kana vana vako vakachenjera panzira dzavo, kuti vafambe pamberi pangu nechokwadi nomoyo wavo wose uye nomweya wavo wose (ndizvo zvaakataura), hakungazoshaikwi munhu pachigaro choushe chaIsiraeri.

⁴so that Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake unto me, saying, If thy sons observe their way to walk before Me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul; saying, There is not cut off a man of thine from the throne of Israel.

⁵Uye unozivawo zvandakaitirwa naJoabhu, mwanakomana waZeruya, izvo zvaakaitira vakuru vaviri vehondo dzaIsiraeri, vanaAbhineri mwanakomana waNeri, naAmasa mwanakomana waJeteri, vaakauraya, akateura panguva yorugare ropa raifanira kuteurwa panguva yokurwa, akaisa ropa rokurwa pabhanhire rakanga riri pachiuno chake, nomushangu dzake dzakanga dziri patsoka dzake.

⁵`And also, thou hast known that which he did to me — Joab son of Zeruiah — that which he did to two heads of the hosts of Israel, to Abner son of Ner, and to Amasa son of Jether — that he slayeth them, and maketh the blood of war in peace, and putteth the blood of war in his girdle, that [is] on his loins, and in his sandals that [are] on his feet;

⁶Naizvozvo ita nokuziva kwako, urege kutendera musoro wake wachena kuburukira muhwiro norugare.

⁶and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.

⁷Asi vanakomana vaBharizirai muGiriyadhi, uvaitire unyoro, vave pakati paivo vanodya patafura yako; nekuti vakauya kwandiri saizvozvo panguva yandakatiza pamberi paAbhusaromu mukuru wako.

⁷`And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou dost do kindness, and they have been among those eating at thy table, for so they drew near unto me in my fleeing from the face of Absalom thy brother.

⁸Tarira, kwauri kuna Shimei mwanakomana waGera, muBhenjamini weBhahurimi, iye, wakandituka nokutuka kwakaipa pazuva randakanga ndichienda Mahanaimi; asi wakazouya akasangana neni paJoridhani, ndikamupikira naJehovha, ndikati, Handingakuurayi nomunondo.

⁸`And lo, with thee [is] Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, and he reviled me — a grievous reviling — in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by Jehovah, saying, I do not put thee to death by the sword;

⁹Asi zvino usamurega ave somunhu usine mhosva, nekuti iwe uri munhu wakachenjera; uchaziva hako zvaunofanira kumuitira, unofanira kuburusira musoro wake wachena muhwiro neropa.

⁹and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou [art], and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.`

¹⁰Dhavhidi akazovata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa muguta raDhavhidhi.

¹⁰And David lieth down with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David,

¹¹Nguva yakabata Dhavhidhi ushe hwaIsiraeri aiva makore makumi mana; akabata paHebhuroni makore manomwe, uye akabata paJerusaremu makore makumi matatu namatatu.

¹¹and the days that David hath reigned over Israel [are] forty years, in Hebron he hath reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years.

¹²Zvino Soromoni akagara pachigaro choushe chababa vake Dhavhidhi; ushe hwake hukasimba kwazvo.

¹²And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly,

¹³Ipapo Adhonia mwanakomana waHagiti, akasvika kuna Bhati-shebha mai vaSoromoni. Ivo vakati, Unouya norugare here? Iye akati, Hongu, norugare.

¹³and Adonijah son of Haggith cometh in unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, and she saith, `Is thy coming peace?` and he saith, `Peace.`

¹⁴Akatizve, Ndine chimwe chandinoda kukuudzai. Ivo vakati, Taura hako.

¹⁴And he saith, `I have a word unto thee,` and she saith, `Speak.`

¹⁵Akati, Munoziva kuti ushe hwaiva hwangu, meso avalsiraeri vose ainditarira, kuti ndive mambo; asi ushe hwakashandurwa, hukazova hwomunin'ina wangu, nekuti hwakanga huri hwake nokuda kwaJehovha.

¹⁵And he saith, `Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother`s, for from Jehovah it was his;

¹⁶Zvino ndinokumbira chinhu chimwe choga kwamuri; musandirambira henyu chinhu icho. Ivo vakati kwaari, Taura hako.

¹⁶and now, one petition I am asking of thee — turn not back my face;` and she saith unto him, `Speak.`

¹⁷Akati, Dotauriranai henyu namambo Soromoni, nekuti haangakurambiriyi chinhu, kuti andipe Abhishagi muShunami, ave mukadzi wangu.

¹⁷And he saith, `Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth not turn back thy face, and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.`

¹⁸Bhati-shebha akati, Ndizvo hazvo, ndichakurevera kuna mambo.

¹⁸And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.`

¹⁹Naizvozvo Bhati-shebha akaenda kuna mambo Soromoni kundorevera Adhonia. Mambo akasimuka kuzosangana naye, akakotama pamberi pake, akagara pachigaro choushe, akaraira kuti chigaro choushe chigadzirirwe mai vamambo; ivo vakagara kurutivi rwake rworudyi.

¹⁹And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand.

²⁰Ipapo vakati, Ndinokumbira kwauri chinhu chiduku; usandirambira hako chinhu ichi. Mambo akati kwavari, Kumbirai henyu, mai vangu, nekuti handingakurambiriyi icho.

²⁰And she saith, `One small petition I ask of thee, turn not back my face;` and the king saith to her, `Ask, my mother, for I do not turn back thy face.`

²¹Vakati, Adhonia mukuru wako ngaapiwe Abhishagi muShunami, ave mukadzi wake.

²¹And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.`

²²Ipapo mambo Soromoni akapindura, akati kuna mai vake, Munokumbirira Adhonia Abhishagi muShunami neiko? Mumukumbirireiwo ushe, nekuti ndiye mukuru wangu; mumukumbirirei iye, naAbhiatari mupristi, naJoabhu mwanakomana waZeruya.

²²And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, `And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom — for he [is] mine elder brother — even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.`

²³Ipapo mambo Soromoni akapika naJehovha, akati, Mwari ngaandirove, arambe achidaro, Adhonia ucharipira shoko iri noupenyu hwake.

²³And king Solomon sweareth by Jehovah, saying, `Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add — surely against his soul hath Adonijah spoken this word;

²⁴Naizvozvo zvino, naJehovha mupenyu, iye wakandisimbisa, akandigadza pachigaro choushe chababa vangu Dhavhidhi, akandimutsira imba sezvaakandipikira, zvirokwazvo Adhonia uchaurawa nhasi.

²⁴and now, Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me an house as He spake — surely to-day is Adonijah put to death.`

²⁵Ipapo mambo Soromoni akatuma Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, iye akamuvamba akamuuraya.

²⁵And king Solomon sendeth by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he falleth upon him, and he dieth.

²⁶Mambo akati kuna Abhiatari mupristi, Enda Anatoti kunyika yako, nekuti waifanira kufa; asi handingakuurayi nhasi, nekuti wakambotakura areka yaJehovha Mwari pamberi pababa vangu Dhavhidhi, uye nekuti wakatambudzika pamwechete nababa vangu pakutambudzika kwavo kose.

²⁶And to Abiathar the priest said the king, `To Anathoth go, unto thy fields; for a man of death thou [art], but in this day I do not put thee to death, because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all that my father was afflicted in.`

²⁷Naizvozvo Soromoni akadzinga Abhiatari, kuti arege kuva mupristi pamberi paJehovha; kuti aite shoko raJehovha, raakanga ataura pamusoro peimba yaEri paShiro.

²⁷And Solomon casteth out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah which He spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

²⁸Zvino shoko iro rikasvika kuna Joabhu, nekuti Joabhu wakange atevera Adhonia, kunyange asina kutevera Abhusaromu. Joabhu akatizira kuTende raJehovha, akandobata nyanga dzeatari.

²⁸And the report hath come unto Joab — for Joab hath turned aside after Adonijah, though after Absalom he did not turn aside — and Joab fleeth unto the tent of Jehovah, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.

²⁹Ipapo mambo Soromoni akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Joabhu watizira kuTende raJehovha, tarirai, ari paatari. Ipapo Soromoni akatuma Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, akati, Enda undomuvamba.

²⁹And it is declared to king Solomon that Joab hath fled unto the tent of Jehovah, and lo, near the altar; and Solomon sendeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, `Go, fall upon him.`

³⁰Bhenaya akaenda kuTende raJehovha, akati kwaari, Zvanzi namambo, Budai! Iye akati, Kwete, ndichafira pano hangu. Bhenaya akaudza mambozve, akati, Ndizvo zvataura Joabhu, ndizvo zvaandipindura.

³⁰And Benaiah cometh in unto the tent of Jehovah, and saith unto him, `Thus said the king, Come out;` and he saith, `Nay, but here I die.` And Benaiah bringeth back the king word, saying, `Thus spake Joab, yea, thus he answered me.`

³¹Ipapo mambo akati kwaari, Ita sezvaataura, umuvambe, ugomuviga; kuti ubvise kwandiri napaimba yababa vangu ropa rakateurwa naJoabhu rakanga risine mhosva.

³¹And the king saith to him, `Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and thou hast buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father;

³²Jehovha uchadzosera ropa rake pamusoro wake, nekuti wakauraya vanhu vaviri vakanga vakamupfuura pakururama nokunaka, akavauraya nomunondo, baba vangu Dhavhidhi vasingazvizivi, iye Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri, mukuru wehondo yaIsiraeri, naAmasa mwanakomana waJeteri, mukuru wehondo yaJudha.

³²and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, — and my father David knew not — Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;

³³Naizvozvo ropa ravo richadzokera pamusoro waJoabhu napamisoro yorudzi rwake nokusingaperi; asi rugare runobva kuna Jehovha ruchava naDhavhidhi, norudzi rwake, neimba yake, nechigaro chake choushe nokusingaperi.

³³yea, turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed to the age; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace unto the age, from Jehovah.`

³⁴Ipapo Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, akaenda, akamuvamba, ndokuuraya; akavigwa mumba make murenje.

³⁴And Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth up and falleth upon him, and putteth him to death, and he is buried in his own house in the wilderness,

³⁵Zvino mambo akagadza Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, panzvimbo yake ave mukuru wehondo; mambo akagadzawo Zadhoki ave mupristi panzvimbo yaAbhiatari.

³⁵and the king putteth Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host, and Zadok the priest hath the king put in the stead of Abiathar.

³⁶Mambo akatuma munhu kundodana Shimei, akati kwaari, Uzvivakire imba paJerusaremu, ugarepo, usabvapo uchienda kumwe.

³⁶And the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei, and saith to him, `Build for thee a house in Jerusalem, and thou hast dwelt there, and dost not go out thence any where;

³⁷Nekuti nomusi waunobuda nawo, ukayambuka rukova Kidhironi, uzive kwazvo kuti uchaurawa zvirokwazvo; ropa rako richava pamusoro wako.

³⁷and it hath been, in the day of thy going out, and thou hast passed over the brook Kidron, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die — thy blood is on thy head.`

³⁸Ipapo Shimei akati kuna mambo, Ishoko rakanaka; muranda wenyu uchaita sezvakarehwa nashe wangu mambo. Shimei akagara mazuva mazhinji paJerusaremu.

³⁸And Shimei saith to the king, `The word [is] good; as my lord the king hath spoken so doth thy servant do;` and Shimei dwelleth in Jerusalem many days.

³⁹Zvino makore matatu akati apfuura, varanda vaviri vaShimei vakatizira kuna Akishi mwanakomana waMaaka, mambo weGati. Vakaudza Shimei, vachiti, Tarira varanda vako vari Gati.

³⁹And it cometh to pass, at the end of three years, that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, `Lo, thy servants [are] in Gath;`

⁴⁰Ipapo Shimei akasimuka, akasungira chigaro pambongoro yake, akaenda Gati kuna Akishi, kundotsvaka varanda vake; Shimei akatora varanda vake Gati.

⁴⁰and Shimei riseth, and saddleth his ass, and goeth to Gath, unto Achish, to seek his servants, and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants from Gath.

⁴¹Zvino Soromoni akaudzwa kuti Shimei wakange abuda Jerusaremu, akaenda Gati, akadzokazve.

⁴¹And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and doth return,

⁴²Mambo akatuma munhu kundodana Shimei, akati kwaari, Handina kukupikisa naJehovha here, ndikakunyevera, ndichiti, Uzive kwazvo kuti nomusi waunobuda nawo, ukafamba kumwe, uchaurawa zvirokwazvo? Iwe ukati kwandiri, Shoko randanzwa rakanaka.

⁴²and the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei, and saith unto him, `Have I not caused thee to swear by Jehovah — and I testify against thee, saying, In the day of thy going out, and thou hast gone anywhere, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die; and thou sayest unto me, The word I have heard [is] good?

⁴³Zvino wakaregereiko kuchengeta mhiko yawakapika kuna Jehovha, nomurayiro wandakakuraira?

⁴³and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?`

⁴⁴Mambo akatiwo kuna Shimei, Iwe unoziva kwazvo zvakaipa zvose zvawakaitira baba vangu Dhavhidhi; naizvozvo Jehovha uchadzosera zvakaipa zvako pamusoro wako.

⁴⁴And the king saith unto Shimei, `Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known, which thou didest to David my father, and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head,

⁴⁵Asi mambo Soromoni ucharopafadzwa, nechigaro choushe chaDhavhidhi chichasimbiswa pamberi paJehovha nokusingaperi.

⁴⁵and king Solomon [is] blessed, and the throne of David is established before Jehovah unto the age.`

⁴⁶Naizvozvo mambo akaraira Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, iye akaenda, akandomuvamba, ndokumuuraya. Naizvozvo ushe, hwakanga hwakabatwa naSoromoni, hwakasimbiswa.

⁴⁶And the king chargeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he goeth out and falleth on him, and he dieth, and the kingdom is established in the hand of Solomon.