¹Zvino Ahabhi wakange ana vanakomana vana makumi manomwe paSamaria. Jehu akanyora tsamba, akadzitumira Samaria kuvabati veJezereeri, ivo vakuru, nokuvareri vavana vaAhabhi, akati,

¹And Ahab hath seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu writeth letters, and sendeth to Samaria, unto the heads of Jezreel, the elders, and unto the supporters of Ahab, saying,

²Zvino kana tsamba iyi ichisvika kwamuri, vanakomana vatenzi wangu zvavariko kwamuri, nengoro namabhiza zviriko kwamuri, neguta rakakombwa norusvingo, nenhumbi dzokurwa nadzo;

²`And now, at the coming in of this letter unto you, and with you [are] sons of your lord, and with you [are] the chariots and the horses, and a fenced city, and the armour,

³chizvitsaurirai mwanakomana watenzi wenyu wakaisvonaka wakakwana kukunda vamwe, mumugadze pachigaro choushe chababa vake, murwire imba yatenzi wenyu.

³and ye have seen the best and the uprightest of the sons of your lord, and have set [him] on the throne of his father, and fight ye for the house of your lord.`

⁴Asi ivo vakanga vachitya kwazvo, vakati, Madzimambo maviri akanga asingagoni kumukunda, zvino isu tichamukunda seiko?

⁴And they fear very greatly, and say, `Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand — we?`

⁵Zvino mutariri weimba nomutariri weguta, navakuru, navareri vavana vakatuma shoko kuna Jehu, vachiti, Tiri varanda venyu, tichaita zvose zvamunotiraira; hatingagadzi mumwe mambo; itai henyu sezvamunoda.

⁵And he who [is] over the house, and he who [is] over the city, and the elders, and the supporters, send unto Jehu, saying, `Thy servants we [are], and all that thou sayest unto us we do; we do not make any one king — that which [is] good in thine eyes do.`

⁶Ipapo wakanyora tsamba rwechipiri kwavari, akati, Kana mukanzwana neni, kana mukateerera inzwi rangu, uyai kwandiri Jezereeri mangwana nenguva ino nemisoro yavarume, ivo vanakomana vatenzi wenyu. Zvino vanakomana vamambo, ivo vanhu vana makumi manomwe, vaiva kuvakuru veguta, vaivarera.

⁶And he writeth unto them a letter a second time, saying, `If ye [are] for me, and to my voice are hearkening, take the heads of the men — the sons of your lord, and come unto me about this time to-morrow, to Jezreel;` and the sons of the king [are] seventy men, with the great ones of the city those bringing them up.

⁷Zvino tsamba iyo yakati ichisvika kwavari, vakabata vanakomana vamambo, vakavauraya, ivo vanhu vana makumi manomwe, vakaisa misoro yavo mumatengu, ndokuitumira kwaari Jezereeri.

⁷And it cometh to pass, at the coming in of the letter unto them, that they take the sons of the king, and slaughter seventy men, and put their heads in baskets, and send unto him to Jezreel,

⁸Nhume ikasvika, ikamuudza, ikati, Vauya nemisoro yavanakomana vamambo. Iye akati, Itai mirwi miviri nayo, muiise pavanopinda napo pasuwo, kusvikira mangwana.

⁸and the messenger cometh in, and declareth to him, saying, `They have brought in the heads of the sons of the king,` and he saith, `Make them two heaps at the opening of the gate till the morning.`

⁹Fume mangwana akabuda, akandomirapo, akati kuvanhu vose, Imi hamune mhosva henyu; tarirai, ndini ndamukira tenzi wangu, ndikamuuraya; asi ndianiko auraya ava vose?

⁹And it cometh to pass in the morning, that he goeth out, and standeth, and saith unto all the people, `Righteous are ye; lo, I have conspired against my lord, and slay him — and who smote all these?

¹⁰Zvino muzive kuti hakuna shoko rimwe raJehovha richawira pasi, rakataurwa naJehovha pamusoro peimba yaAhabhi; nekuti Jehovha wakaita zvaakataura nomuranda wake Eria.

¹⁰Know ye now, that nothing doth fall of the word of Jehovah to the earth that Jehovah spake against the house of Ahab, and Jehovah hath done that which He spake by the hand of His servant Elijah.`

¹¹Naizvozvo Jehu akauraya vose vakanga vasara veimba yaAhabhi paJezereeri, navanhu vake vakuru vose, neshamwari dzake, navapristi vake, kusvikira asina kumusiira nomumwe.

¹¹And Jehu smiteth all those left to the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances, and his priests, till he hath not left to him a remnant.

¹²Zvino akasimuka, akabva, akaenda Samaria. Wakati asvika paimba yokuvevura makwai yavafudzi,

¹²And he riseth, and cometh in and goeth to Samaria; he [is] at the shepherds` shearing-house in the way,

¹³Jehu akasangana navanin'ina vaAhazi mambo waJudha, akati, Ndimi aniko? Ivo vakapindura, vakati, Tiri vanin'ina vaAhazia, toburuka kundokwazisa vana vamambo navana vavahosi.

¹³and Jehu hath found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and saith, `Who [are] ye?` and they say, `Brethren of Ahaziah we [are], and we go down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the mistress.`

¹⁴Iye akati, Vabatei vari vapenyu. Vakavabata vari vapenyu, vakavauraya padziva reimba pavaiveura makwai, varume vaiva vana makumi mana navaviri; haana kusiya mumwe wavo.

¹⁴And he saith, `Catch them alive;` and they catch them alive, and slaughter them at the pit of the shearing-house, forty and two men, and he hath not left a man of them.

¹⁵Zvino wakati abvapo, akasangana naJehonadhabhi mwanakomana waRekabhu, wanga achiuya kuzosangana naye; akamukwazisa, akati kwaari, moyo wako wakarurama here, sokururama komoyo wangu kwauri? Jehonadhabhi akapindura, akati, Wakarurama hawo. Kana zvakadaro, ndibate ruoko rwangu. Iye akabata ruoko rwake, ndokumukwidza mungoro maakanga ari.

¹⁵And he goeth thence, and findeth Jehonadab son of Rechab — to meet him, and blesseth him, and saith unto him, `Is thy heart right, as my heart [is] with thy heart?` and Jehonadab saith, `It is;` — `Then it is; give thy hand;` and he giveth his hand, and he causeth him to come up into him into the chariot,

¹⁶Akati, Hendei, undoona kushingaira kwandinoshingairira Jehovha nako. Naizvozvo vakamufambisa mungoro yake.

¹⁶and saith, `Come with me, and look on my zeal for Jehovah;` and they cause him to ride in his chariot.

¹⁷Wakati asvika Samaria, akauraya vose vakanga vasara vaAhabhi muSamaria, kusvikira amuparadza, neshoko raJehovha rakanga rarehwa naEria.

¹⁷And he cometh in to Samaria, and smiteth all those left to Ahab in Samaria, till his destroying him, according to the word of Jehovah that He spake unto Elisha.

¹⁸Ipapo Jehu akaunganidza vanhu vose, akati kwavari, Ahabhi wakashumira Bhaari zvishoma, asi Jehu uchamushumira kwazvo.

¹⁸And Jehu gathereth the whole of the people, and saith unto them, `Ahab served Baal a little — Jehu doth serve him much:

¹⁹Naizvozvo zvino chidanai vaporofita vose vaBhaari, navose vanonamata kwaari, navapristi vake vose, vauye kwandiri; ngakurege kushaikwa kunyange nomumwe; nekuti ndinoda kubayira Bhaari chibayiro chikuru; Ani naani unoshaikwa haangararami. Asi Jehu wakaita izvozvo namano, achida kuuraya vanamati vaBhaari.

¹⁹and now, all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests, call ye unto me; let not a man be lacking, for a great sacrifice I have for Baal; every one who is lacking — he doth not live;` and Jehu hath done [it] in subtilty, in order to destroy the servants of Baal.

²⁰Zvino Jehu akati, Tsaurirai Bhaari zuva romutambo mukuru. Vakaparidza izvozvo.

²⁰And Jehu saith, `Sanctify a restraint for Baal;` and they proclaim [it].

²¹Zvino Jehu akatuma nhume pakati paIsiraeri pose, vose vanamati vaBhaari vakauya; hakuna munhu wakasara, akasauya. Vakapinda mumba maBhaari, imba yaBhaari ikazara, kusvika kumadziro nokumadziro.

²¹And Jehu sendeth into all Israel, and all the servants of Baal come in, and there hath not been left a man who hath not come in; and they come in to the house of Baal, and the house of Baal is full — mouth to mouth.

²²Akati kumutariri wenguvo, Vigira vanamati vaBhaari vose nguvo. Iye akavavigira nguvo.

²²And he saith to him who [is] over the wardrobe, `Bring out clothing to all servants of Baal;` and he bringeth out to them the clothing.

²³Ipapo Jehu akapinda mumba maBhaari, anaJehonadhabhi mwanakomana waRekabhi, akati kuvanamati vaBhaari, Tsvakai, mutarire kwazvo kuti pano pakati penyu parege kuva nomuranda mumwe waJehovha, asi vanamati vaBhaari chete.

²³And Jehu goeth in, and Jehonadab son of Rechab, to the house of Baal, and saith to the servants of Baal, `Search and see, lest there be here with you of the servants of Jehovah — but, the servants of Baal by themselves.`

²⁴vakapinda kundobayira zvibayiro nezvipiriso zvinopiswa. Zvino Jehu wakange araira varume vana makumi masere panze, achiti, Kana mumwe wavarume vandinoisa pamaoko enyu akapukunyuka, munhu unomurega akapukunyuka, uchamufira.

²⁴And they come in to make sacrifices and burnt-offerings, and Jehu hath set for himself in an out-place eighty men, and saith, `The man who letteth escape [any] of the men whom I am bringing in unto your hand — his soul for his soul.`

²⁵Zvino wakati apedza kubayira chipiriso chinopiswa Jehu akati kuvarindi nokuvakuru, Pindai, muvauraye; musatendera mumwe kubuda. Ivo vakavauraya neminondo inopinza; varindi navakuru vakavarashira kunze, vakaenda kuguta reimba yaBhaari.

²⁵And it cometh to pass at his finishing to make the burnt-offering, that Jehu saith to the runners, and to the captains, `Go in, smite them, let none come out;` and they smite them by the mouth of the sword, and the runners and the captains cast [them] out; and they go unto the city, to the house of Baal,

²⁶Ipapo vakabudisa mbiru dzaiva mumba maBhaari, vakadzipisa.

²⁶and bring out the standing-pillars of the house of Baal, and burn them,

²⁷Vakaputsawo mbiru yaBhaari, vakaputsawo imba yaBhaari, vakaiita imba yembudzi kusvikira nhasi.

²⁷and break down the standing-pillar of Baal, and break down the house of Baal, and appoint it for a draught-house unto this day.

²⁸Naizvozvo Jehu wakaparadza Bhaari pakati paIsiraeri.

²⁸And Jehu destroyeth Baal out of Israel,

²⁹Asi Jehu haana kurega kutevera zvivi zvaJerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, zvaakatadzisa Isiraeri nazvo, zvemhuru dzendarama dzaiva paBhetieri, nedzaiva paDhani.

²⁹only — the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin, Jehu hath not turned aside from after them — the calves of gold that [are] at Beth-El, and in Dan.

³⁰Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Jehu, Zvawakaita zvakanaka ukaita zvakarurama pamberi pangu, ukaitira imba yaAhabhi zvose zvakanga zviri mumoyo mangu, zvino vana vako vorudzi rwechina vachagara pachigaro choushe hwaIsiraeri.

³⁰And Jehovah saith unto Jehu, `Because that thou hast done well, to do that which [is] right in Mine eyes — according to all that [is] in My heart thou hast done to the house of Ahab — the sons of the fourth [generation] do sit for thee on the throne of Israel.`

³¹Asi Jehu haana kurangarira kufamba nomoyo wose nomurayiro waJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri; haana kurega zvivi zvaJerobhoamu zvaakatadzisa Isiraeri nazvo.

³¹And Jehu hath not taken heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, God of Israel, with all his heart, he hath not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam, that he caused Israel to sin.

³²Pamazuva iwayo Jehovha wakatanga kutapudza Isiraeri; Hazaeri akavakunda panyika yose yaIsiraeri,

³²In those days hath Jehovah begun to cut off [some] in Israel, and Hazael smiteth them in all the border of Israel,

³³kubva kuna Joridhani zvichienda mabvazuva, nenyika yose yaGiriyadhi, neyavaGadhi, neyavaRubheni, neyavaManase, kubva paAroeri pamupata weArinoni, ndiro Giriyadhi neBhashani.

³³from the Jordan, at the sun-rising, the whole land of Gilead, of the Gadite, and the Reubenite, and the Manassahite (from Aroer, that [is] by the brook Arnon), even Gilead and Bashan.

³⁴Zvino mamwe mabasa aJehu, nezvose zvaakaita, nesimba rake rose, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aIsiraeri?

³⁴And the rest of the matters of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

³⁵Jehu akavata namadzibaba ake, vakamuviga paSamaria, Jehoahazi mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.

³⁵And Jehu lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in Samaria, and reign doth Jehoahaz his son in his stead.

³⁶Nguva yakabata Jehu ushe hwaIsiraeri paSamaria aiva makore ana makumi maviri namasere.

³⁶And the days that Jehu hath reigned over Israel [are] twenty and eight years, in Samaria.