¹Zvino Jehovha akatuma Natani kuna Dhavhidhi. Akasvika kwaari, akati kwaari, Kwakanga kuna varume vaviri muguta rimwe; mumwe wakange akafuma, asi mumwe wakange ari murombo.

¹And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

²Mufumi wakange ana makwai nemombe zhinji kwazvo;

²The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

³asi murombo wakange asine chinhu, asi gwayana rimwe duku resheshe, raakanga atenga, akarirera; rikakura kwaari pamwechete navana vake, rikadya zvokudya zvake, nokumwira pamukombe wake, nokuvata pachifuva chake, rikafanana nomukunda wake.

³And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter;

⁴Zvino mufambi wakati achisvika kumufumi, iye akaramba kutora chipfuwo kumakwai ake kana kumombe dzake, kuti achigadzirire mufambi wakange asvika kwaari, asi wakatora gwayana romurombo, akarigadzirira munhu wakange asvika kwaari.

⁴And there cometh a traveller to the rich man, And he spareth to take Of his own flock, and of his own herd, To prepare for the traveller Who hath come to him, And he taketh the ewe-lamb of the poor man, And prepareth it for the man Who hath come unto him.`

⁵Ipapo kutsamwa kwaDhavhidhi kwakamukira munhu uyu kwazvo, akati kuna Natani, NaJehovha mupenyu, munhu wakaita kudai, anofanira kufa.

⁵And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, `Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death [is] the man who is doing this,

⁶Uye anofanira kuripira gwayana iro namana, zvaakaita izvozvo, uye zvaakanga asine nyasha.

⁶and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.`

⁷Natani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Ndiwe munhu uyo! Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari walsiraeri, Ndakakuzodza iwe kuti uve mambo waIsiraeri, ndikakurwira paruoko rwaSauro,

⁷And Nathan saith unto David, `Thou [art] the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

⁸ndikakupa imba yatenzi vako, navakadzi vatenzi vako pachipfuva chako, ndikakupa imba yaIsiraeri neyaJudha; uye dai izvo zvisina kuringana, ndaikuwedzera zvokuti nezvokuti.

⁸and I give to thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and I give to thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if little, then I add to thee such and such [things].

⁹Wazvidzireiko shoko raJehovha, ukaita zvakaipa pamberi pake? Wauraya Uriya muHiti nomunondo, ukatora mukadzi wake kuti ave mukadzi wako, ukamuurayisa nomunondo wavaAmoni.

⁹`Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do the evil thing in His eyes? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thee for a wife, and him thou hast slain by the sword of the Bene-Ammon.

¹⁰Naizvozvo zvino munondo haungabvi paimba yako nokusingaperi; nekuti wakandizvidza, ukatora mukadzi waUriya muHiti kuti ave mukadzi wako.

¹⁰`And now, the sword doth not turn aside from thy house unto the age, because thou hast despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to thee for a wife;

¹¹Zvanzi naJehovha, Ndichakumutsira zvakaipa zvichabva mumba mako, ndichatora vakadzi vako pamberi pako ndichavapa waugere naye, iye uchavata navakadzi vako masikati machena.

¹¹thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am raising up against thee evil, out of thy house, and have taken thy wives before thine eyes, and given to thy neighbour, and he hath lain with thy wives before the eyes of this sun;

¹²Nekuti iwe wakazviita pakavanda, asi ini ndichazviita pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose, ari masikati machena.

¹²for thou hast done [it] in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.`

¹³Ipapo Dhavhidhi akati kuna Natani, Ndatadzira Jehovha. Natani akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Jehovha wakangamwirawo zvivi zvako; haungafi.

¹³And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.` And Nathan saith unto David, `Also — Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

¹⁴Kunyange zvakadaro, zvawakabatsira kwazvo vavengi vaJehovha kumumhura nechinhu ichi chawaita, uyo mwana wawaberekerwa, zvirokwazvo uchafa.

¹⁴only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.`

¹⁵Natani akabva, akaenda kumba kwake.

¹⁵And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

¹⁶Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akanyengeterera mwana kuna Jehovha, akatsanya, akapinda, akavata pasi usiku hwose.

¹⁶and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

¹⁷Vakuru veimba yake vakasimuka, vakaenda kwaari, vakada kumumutsa pasi; asi iye wakaramba, akasadyawo zvokudya navo.

¹⁷And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;

¹⁸Zvino nezuva rechinomwe mwana akafa. Varanda vaDhavhidhi vakatya kumuudza kuti mwana wafa, nekuti vakati, Tarirai, mwana achiri mupenyu, takataura naye, akasateerera manzwi edu; zvino uchatambudzika seiko, kana tikamuudza kuti mwana wafa.

¹⁸and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the lad is dead, for they said, `Lo, in the lad being alive we spake unto him, and he did not hearken to our voice; and how do we say unto him, The lad is dead? — then he hath done evil.`

¹⁹Asi Dhavhidhi wakati achiona kuti varanda vake vanoita zeve-zeve, Dhavhidhi akaziva kuti mwana wafa; Dhavhidhi akati kuvaranda vake, Mwana wafa here? Ivo vakati, Wafa.

¹⁹And David seeth that his servants are whispering, and David understandeth that the lad is dead, and David saith unto his servants, `Is the lad dead?` and they say, `Dead.`

²⁰Ipapo Dhavhidhi akasimuka pasi, akashamba, akazora mafuta, akafuka dzimwe nguvo, akapinda mumba maJehovha, akanamata; ipapo akaenda kumba kwake, akakumbira zvokudya, vakamupa, akadya.

²⁰And David riseth from the earth, and doth bathe and anoint [himself], and changeth his raiment, and cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and boweth himself, and cometh unto his house, and asketh and they place for him bread, and he eateth.

²¹Ipapo varanda vake vakati kwaari, Ndokudiniko? Achiri mupenyu makatsanya, mukachema mwana, asi zvino mwana wakati afa, mukasimuka mukadya zvokudya.

²¹And his servants say unto him, `What [is] this thing thou hast done? because of the living lad thou hast fasted and dost weep, and when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost eat bread.`

²²Iye akati, Mwana achiri mupenyu ndakatsanya, ndikachema, nekuti ndakati, Ndianiko ungaziva, zvimwe Mwari ungandinzwira tsitsi, mwana akararama hake?

²²And he saith, `While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth? — Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;

²³Asi zvino wafa hake, ndichazvinyimireiko zvokudya? Ndingamudzosazve here? Ini ndichaenda kwaari, asi iye haangadzokeri kwandiri.

²³and now, he hath died, why [is] this — I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.`

²⁴Dhavhidhi akanyaradza mukadzi wake Bhatishebha, akapinda kwaari, akavata naye, iye akabereka mwanakomana, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Soromoni. Iye akadikamwa naJehovha.

²⁴And David comforteth Bath-Sheba his wife, and goeth in unto her, and lieth with her, and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Solomon; and Jehovah hath loved him,

²⁵Jehovha akatuma shoko nomuromo waNatani muporofita, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Jedhidhia, nokuda kwaJehovha.

²⁵and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

²⁶Zvino Joabhu akandorwa naRabha, guta ravana vaAmoni, akakunda muzinda.

²⁶And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

²⁷Joabhu akatuma nhume kuna Dhavhidhi, akati, Ndandorwa neRabha, ndikakunda guta remvura.

²⁷and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, `I have fought against Rabbah — also I have captured the city of waters;

²⁸Naizvozvo zvino, unganidzai vanhu vakasara, mudzike matende enyu paguta, murikunde, ini ndirege kuzokunda guta, rikatumidzwa zita rangu.

²⁸and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name hath been called upon it.`

²⁹Dhavhidhi akaunganidza vanhu vose, vakaenda Rabha, vakarwa naro, vakarikunda.

²⁹And David gathereth all the people, and goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, and captureth it;

³⁰Akabvisa korona yamambo wavo pamusoro wake; iyo yakasvika tarenda rimwe rendarama pakurema kwayo, uye yakanga ina mabwe anokosha, ikaiswa pamusoro waDhavhidhi. Akapamba zvizhinji kwazvo paguta iro.

³⁰and he taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and its weight [is] a talent of gold, and precious stones, and it is on the head of David; and the spoil of the city he hath brought out, very much;

³¹Akabudisawo vanhu vakanga varimo, akavabatisa namajeko, nembambo dzamatare, namasanhu amatare, akavasevenzesa pakuita zvitinha; akaita saizvozvo namaguta ose avana vaAmoni. Dhavhidhi navanhu vose vakadzokera Jerusaremu.

³¹and the people who [are] in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes of iron, and hath caused them to pass over into the brick-kiln; and so he doth to all the cities of the Bene-Ammon; and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.