¹Zvino mumwe mukadzi wavakadzi vavanakomana vavaporofita wakachema kuna Erisha, akati, Muranda wenyu, murume wangu, wafa; munoziva kuti muranda wenyu wakange achitya Jehovha; zvino uyo, waakanga atora chikwereti kwaari, wauya kuzotora vana vangu vaviri kuzova varanda vake.

¹And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.`

²Erisha akati kwaari, Ndingakubatsira seiko? Ndiudze. Uneiko mumba mako? Iye akati, Murandakadzi wenyu haane chinhu mumba, asi hari ina mafuta.

²And Elisha saith unto her, `What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?` and she saith, `Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.`

³Ipapo akati, Enda undokwereta kuna vose vaugere navo midziyo isina chiro; usakwereta mishoma.

³And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours — empty vessels — let [them] not be few;

⁴Zvino upinde, iwe navana vako, upfige mukova, udire mumidziyo iyo yose, uchigadzika yose yazara kurutivi.

⁴and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.`

⁵Naizvozvo akabva kwaari, akapfiga mukova, iye navana vake vari mukati; ivo vakamusvitsa midziyo, akadira.

⁵And she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,

⁶Midziyo yakati yazara, akati kumwanakomana wake, Ndipezve mumwe mudziyo. Iye akati kwaari, Hapachina mumwe mudziyo; mafuta akagumawo.

⁶and it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, `Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,` and he saith unto her, `There is not a vessel more;` and the oil stayeth.

⁷Ipapo akandoudza munhu waMwari, iye akati, Chienda undotengesa mafuta, uripe chikwereti chako, urarame nezvakasara, iwe navanakomana vako.

⁷And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou [and] thy sons do live of the rest.`

⁸Zvino mumwe musi Erisha akapfuura napaShunemi, pakanga pagere mukadzi wakakurumbira, iye akamugombedzera kudya zvokudya. Zvino nguva dzose kana achipfuura napo, waitsaukirako kuzodya zvokudya.

⁸And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there [is] a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,

⁹Akati kumurume wake, Tarirai zvino, ndinoona kuti uyu murume, unosipfuura nokwatiri, munhu mutsvene waMwari.

⁹and she saith unto her husband, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that a holy man of God he is, passing over by us continually;

¹⁰Ngativake kamuri duku parusvingo, timuisiremo mubhedha, netafura, nechigaro, nechigadziko chomwenje; zvino kana achinge achiuya kwatiri, agotsaukiramo.

¹⁰let us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.`

¹¹Zvino mumwe musi akasvikapo, akatsaukira kukamuri iyo duku, akandovatamo.

¹¹And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,

¹²Akati kuna Gehazi muranda wake, Dana mukadzi uyu muShunemi. Wakati amudana, iye akamira pamberi pake.

¹²and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Call for this Shunammite;` and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.

¹³Akati kwaari, Chitaura kwaari zvino, uti Tarirai, makatichengeta zvikuru kwazvo, zvino tingakuitireiwo? Munoda kuti tikureverei kuna mambo, kana kumukuru wehondo here? Iye akapindura, akati, Ndigere hangu zvakanaka pakati pavanhu vangu.

¹³And he saith to him, `Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what — to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?` and she saith, `In the midst of my people I am dwelling.`

¹⁴Akati, Zvino tingamuitireiko? Gehazi akapindura, akati, Zvirokwazvo haana mwanakomana, nomurume wake wakwegura.

¹⁴And he saith, `And what — to do for her?` and Gehazi saith, `Verily she hath no son, and her husband [is] aged.`

¹⁵Iye akati, Mudane. Wakati amudana, iye akamira pamukova.

¹⁵And he saith, `Call for her;` and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,

¹⁶Akati, Nenguva ino kana gore rapera, uchafungatira mwana. Iye akati, Kwete, ishe wangu, munhu waMwari, regai kureva nhema kumurandakadzi wenyu.

¹⁶and he saith, `At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;` and she saith, `Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.`

¹⁷Mukadzi akava nemimba, akapona mwanakomana nenguva iyo pakupera kwegore, sezvakanga zvataura Erisha kwaari.

¹⁷And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.

¹⁸Zvino mwana wakati akura, akaenda mumwe musi kuna baba vake kuvakohwi.

¹⁸And the lad groweth, and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father, unto the reapers,

¹⁹Akati kuna baba vake, Musoro wangu, musoro wangu! Ivo vakati kumuranda, Mubereke uende naye kuna mai vake.

¹⁹and he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;` and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;`

²⁰Iye akamutora, akamuisa kuna mai vake, akagara pamabvi avo kusvikira masikati makuru, akafa.

²⁰and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.

²¹Ivo vakakwira, vakandomuradzika pamubhedha womunhu waMwari, vakamupfigiramo, vakabuda.

²¹And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth [the door] upon him, and goeth out,

²²Akadana murume wake, akati, Nditumirewo mumwe muranda nembongoro imwe, ndimhanyire kumunhu waMwari, ndigodzokazve.

²²and calleth unto her husband, and saith, `Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.`

²³Iye akati, Unoda kuendereiko kwaari nhasi? Hakuzi kugara komwedzi, kana sabata. Iye akati, Hazvine mhosva.

²³And he saith, `Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? — neither new moon nor sabbath!` and she saith, `Peace [to thee]!`

²⁴Zvino akaisa chigaro pambongoro, akati kumuranda wake, Uifambise, ipfuurire mberi; rega kundinonotsa pakufamba, asi kana ndikakuudza.

²⁴And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, `Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said [so] to thee.`

²⁵Naizvozvo akaenda, akasvika kumunhu waMwari pagomo reKarimeri. Munhu waMwari wakati achimuona achiri kure, akati kuna Gehazi muranda wake, Tarira hoyo mukadzi muShunemi.

²⁵And she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God`s seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Lo, this Shunammite;

²⁶Mhanya hako zvino undosangana naye, uti kwaari, Makafara here? Murume wenyu wakafara here? Nomwana wakafara here? Iye akapindura, akati, Haiwa, takafara hedu!

²⁶now, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is there peace to thee? is there peace to thy husband? is there peace to the lad?` and she saith, `Peace.`

²⁷Zvino wakati asvika kumunhu waMwari pagomo, akabata tsoka dzake. Gehazi akaswedera achida kumusundira kure; asi munhu waMwari akati, Murege hake, nekuti mweya wake une shungu mukati make. Asi Jehovha wakandivanzira izvozvo, haana kundiudza.

²⁷And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, `Let her alone, for her soul [is] bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden [it] from me, and hath not declared [it] to me.`

²⁸Ipapo iye akati, Ko ndakakumbira mwanakomana kuna ishe wangu here? Ko handina kuti, regai kundinyengedzera here?

²⁸And she saith, `Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?`

²⁹Ipapo akati kuna Gehazi, Chizvisunga chiuno, uende; kana ukasangana nomunhu, rega kumukwazisa; kana mumwe akakukwazisa, usamudavira; ugondoisa tsvimbo yangu pamusoro pechiso chomwana.

²⁹And he saith to Gehazi, `Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.`

³⁰Zvino mai vomwana vakati, NaJehovha mupenyu, uye nomweya wenyu mupenyu, handingakusiiyi. Akasimuka, akamutevera.

³⁰And the mother of the youth saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth — if I leave thee;` and he riseth and goeth after her.

³¹Gehazi akavatungamirira, akandoisa tsvimbo pachiso chomwana, asi kwakanga kusino kutaura kana kunzwa. Naizvozvo akadzoka kuzosangana naye, akati kwaari, Mwana haana kupepuka.

³¹And Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, `The youth hath not awaked.`

³²Erisha wakati apinda mumba akawana mwana akafa, akaradzikwa pamubhedha wake.

³²And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,

³³Naizvozvo akapinda, akapfiga mukova, iye ari mukati nomwana, ivo vaviri, akanyengetera kuna Jehovha.

³³and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.

³⁴Akakwira, akatsivama pamusoro pomwana, akaisa muromo wake pamuromo wake, nameso ake pameso ake, namaoko ake pamaoko ake; akatsivama pamusoro pake, nyama yomwana ikadziya.

³⁴And he goeth up, and lieth down on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself upon him, and the flesh of the lad becometh warm;

³⁵Zvino akadzoka, akafamba-famba mumba kamwe, akakwirazve, akatsivama pamusoro pake; mwana akahotsira kanomwe, mwana ndokusvinudza meso ake.

³⁵and he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.

³⁶Ipapo akadana Gehazi, akati, Dana mukadzi muShunemi. Akamudana. Iye wakati apinda kwaari, Erisha akati, Simudza mwanakomana wako.

³⁶And he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, `Call unto this Shunammite;` and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, `Lift up thy son.`

³⁷Zvino iye akapinda, akazviwisira patsoka dzake, akakotamira pasi; akasimudza mwanakomana wake, akabuda.

³⁷And she goeth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth herself to the earth, and lifteth up her son, and goeth out.

³⁸Zvino Erisha akaendazve Girigari, nzara yakanga iripo panyika; vanakomana vavaporofita vakanga vagere pamberi pake, akati kumuranda wake, Gadza hari huru, ubikire vanakomana vavaporofita zvokudya.

³⁸And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine [is] in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, `Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.`

³⁹Zvino mumwe akaenda kusango kundotanha miriwo, akawana muti unotanda, akatanhapo magaka, akazadza nguvo yake nawo, akasvika akaachekerera muhari yezvokudya, nekuti vakanga vasingaazivi.

³⁹And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field — the fulness of his garment — and cometh in and splitteth [them] into the pot of pottage, for they knew [them] not;

⁴⁰Zvino vakapakurira vanhu kuti vadye. Ivo. vakati vodya zvokudya, vakadanidzira, vakati, Munhu waMwari, rufu ruri muhari. Vakasagona kuzvidya.

⁴⁰and they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, `Death [is] in the pot, O man of God!` and they have not been able to eat.

⁴¹Asi iye akati, Uyai noupfu. Akahudira muhari, akati, Chipakurai henyu, vanhu vadye. Zvino kwakanga kusine chinhu chakaipa muhari.

⁴¹And he saith, `Then bring ye meal;` and he casteth into the pot, and saith, `Pour out for the people, and they eat;` and there was no evil thing in the pot.

⁴²Zvino mumwe murume wakasvika, achibva Bhaarisharisha, akavigira munhu waMwari zvokudya zvezvitsva, zvingwa zvebhari zvina makumi maviri, nehura itsva dzezviyo muhomwe yake. Akati, Ipai vanhu, vadye.

⁴²And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat.`

⁴³Muranda wake akati, Ndingaisa izvi pamberi pavanhu vane zana seiko? Asi iye akati, Ipai vanhu, vadye, nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, Vachadya, vakasiya zvimwe.

⁴³And his minister saith, `What — do I give this before a hundred men?` and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;`

⁴⁴Naizvozvo akazviisa pamberi pavo, vakadya, vakasiya zvimwe, sezvakataura shoko raJehovha.

⁴⁴and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.