¹Zvino Dhavhidhi wakaunganidzazve varume vose vakanga vakatsaurwa vavaIsiraeri, vakanga vane zviuru zvina makumi matatu.

¹And David gathered again every chosen one in Israel, thirty thousand,

²Dhavhidhi akasimuka, akaenda navanhu vose vaakanga anavo, vachibva Bhaarijudha, kuti vatorepo areka yaMwari, panodamwa Zita, iro Zita raJehovha wehondo, ugere pamusoro pamakerubhi.

²and David riseth and goeth, and all the people who [are] with him, from Baale-Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God, whose name hath been called — the name of Jehovah of Hosts, inhabiting the cherubs — upon it.

³Vakaisa areka yaMwari pamusoro pengoro itsva, vakaibvisa paimba yaAbhinadhabhu, yakanga iri pachikomo, Uza naAhiyo, vanakomana vaAbhinadhabhu, vakafambisa ngoro itsva.

³And they cause the ark of God to ride on a new cart, and lift it up from the house of Abinadab, which [is] in the height, and Uzzah and Ahio sons of Abinadab are leading the new cart;

⁴Vakaibvisa paimba yaAbhinadhabhu, yakanga iri pachikomo, ine areka yaMwari; Ahiyo akatungamirira areka.

⁴and they lift it up from the house of Abinadab, which [is] in the height, with the ark of God, and Ahio is going before the ark,

⁵Dhavhidhi neimba yose yaIsiraeri vakaridza pamberi paJehovha zvinoridzwa zvamarudzi ose, zvomusiperesi, nembira, nemitengeramwa, nengoma, namatare, anoridzwa, namakandira.

⁵and David and all the house of Israel are playing before Jehovah, with all kinds of [instruments] of fir-wood, even with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cornets, and with cymbals.

⁶Zvino vakati vachisvika paburiro raNakoni, Uza ndokutambanudzira ruoko rwake kuareka yaMwari, akaibata, nekuti nzombe dzakanga dzogumburwa.

⁶And they come unto the threshing-floor of Nachon, and Uzzah putteth forth [his hand] unto the ark of God, and layeth hold on it, for they released the oxen;

⁷Kutsamwa kwaJehovha kukamukira Uza, Mwari akamuuraya ipapo, nemhaka yokutadza kwake, iye akafirapo paareka yaMwari.

⁷and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Uzzah, and God smiteth him there for the error, and he dieth there by the ark of God.

⁸Dhavhidhi akagumbuka nekuti Jehovha wakange arova Uza, akatumidza nzvimbo iyo Pereziuza kusvikira zuva ranhasi.

⁸And it is displeasing to David, because that Jehovah hath broken forth a breach upon Uzzah, and [one] calleth that place Perez-Uzzah, unto this day;

⁹Dhavhidhi akatya Jehovha zuva iro, akati, Zvino areka yaJehovha ichasvika seiko kwandiri?

⁹and David feareth Jehovah on that day, and saith, `How doth the ark of Jehovah come in unto me?`

¹⁰Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akaramba kuisa areka yaJehovha kwaari muguta raDhavhidhi; asi Dhavhidhi wakaitsausira kumba kwaObhedhi-Edhomu muGiti.

¹⁰And David hath not been willing to turn aside unto himself the ark of Jehovah, to the city of David, and David turneth it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite,

¹¹Areka yaJehovha ikagara mumba maObhedhi-Edhomu muGiti mwedzi mitatu; Jehovha akaropafadza Obhedhi-Edhomu neimba yake yose.

¹¹and the ark of Jehovah doth inhabit the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months, and Jehovah blesseth Obed-Edom and all his house.

¹²Zvino vakaudza mambo Dhavhidhi, vachiti, Jehovha wakaropafadza imba yaObhedhi-Edhomu nezvose zvake nokuda kweareka yaMwari. Ipapo Dhavhidhi akaenda akatora areka yaMwari kumba kwa Obhedhi-Edhomu, akakwira nayo kuguta raDhavhidhi nomufaro.

¹²And it is declared to king David, saying, `Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath, because of the ark of God;` and David goeth and bringeth up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the city of David with joy.

¹³Zvino nguva dzose kana ivo, vakatakura areka vachinge vafamba nhambwe nhanhatu, akabaya mombe nemhuru yakakora.

¹³And it cometh to pass, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah have stepped six steps, that he sacrificeth an ox and a fatling.

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akatamba pamberi paJehovha nesimba rake rose; Dhavhidhi akanga akafuka efodhi yomucheka.

¹⁴And David is dancing with all strength before Jehovah, and David is girded with a linen ephod,

¹⁵Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi neimba yose yaIsiraeri vakakwira neareka yaJehovha vachipururudza nokuridza hwamanda.

¹⁵and David and all the house of Israel are bringing up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the voice of a trumpet,

¹⁶Zvino areka yaJehovha yakati ichisvika muguta raDhavhidhi, Mikari mukunda waSauro akatarira napahwindo, akaona mambo Dhavhidhi achipembera nokutamba pamberi paJehovha, akamushora mumoyo make.

¹⁶and it hath come to pass, the ark of Jehovah hath come in to the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul, hath looked through the window, and seeth king David moving and dancing before Jehovah, and despiseth him in her heart.

¹⁷Vakapinda neareka yaJehovha, vakaiisa panzvimbo yayo pakati petende rayakanga yadzikirwa naDhavhidhi; Dhavhidhi akabayira zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa pamberi paJehovha.

¹⁷And they bring in the ark of Jehovah, and set it up in its place, in the midst of the tent which David hath spread out for it, and David causeth to ascend burnt-offerings before Jehovah, and peace-offerings.

¹⁸Zvino Dhavhidhi wakati apedza kubayira zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, akaropafadza vanhu nezita raJehovha wehondo.

¹⁸And David finisheth from causing to ascend the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah of Hosts,

¹⁹Akagovera vanhu vose, ivo vaIsiraeri vazhinji vose, varume navakadzi, mumwe nomumwe bundu rechingwa, nenhindi yenyama, nesumbu ramazambiringa akawomeswa. Zvino vanhu vose vakabva, mumwe nomumwe akaenda kumba kwake.

¹⁹and he apportioneth to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, from man even unto woman, to each, one cake of bread, and one eshpar, and one ashisha, and all the people go, each to his house.

²⁰Dhavhidhi akadzoka kuzoropafadza imba yake. Mikari mukunda waSauro akabuda kuzosangana naDhavhidhi, akati, Haiwa, mambo waIsiraeri wazvikudza sei nhasi, zvaakazvifukura pamberi pavarandakadzi vavaranda vake, sokuzvifukura kwebenzi risinganyari!

²⁰And David turneth back to bless his house, and Michal daughter of Saul goeth out to meet David, and saith, `How honourable to-day was the king of Israel, who was uncovered to-day before the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain ones is openly uncovered!`

²¹Dhavhidhi akati kuna Mikari, Ndakazviita pamberi paJehovha, wakanditsaura pamusoro pababa vako, napamusoro peimba yake yose, kuti andiite mubati wavanhu vaJehovha, ivo vaIsiraeri; naizvozvo ndichatamba hangu pamberi paJehovha.

²¹And David saith unto Michal, `— Before Jehovah, who fixed on me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me leader over the people of Jehovah, and over Israel, — yea, I played before Jehovah;

²²Ndichazvidukupisa kupfuura izvozvo, ndichazvininipisa pachangu; asi varandakadzi vawareva, ndichakudzwa navo.

²²and I have been more vile than this, and have been low in mine eyes, and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them I am honoured.`

²³Mikari mukunda waSauro, wakange asina vana kusvikira zuva rokufa kwake.

²³As to Michal daughter of Saul, she had no child till the day of her death.