¹Zvino Jehoshafati mwanakomana wake akabata ushe pachigaro chake, akazvisimbisa kundorwa navaIsiraeri.

¹And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

²Akaisa varwi mumaguta ose akakombwa aJudha, akaisawo mapoka avarwi panyika yaJudha, napamaguta aEfuremu, akanga akundwa naAsa baba vake.

²And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

³Jehovha akava naJehoshafati, nekuti akafamba munzira dzokutanga dzababa vake Dhavhidhi; haana kundobvunza vaBhaari;

³And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,

⁴asi akabvunza Mwari wababa vake, akafamba nemirairo yake asingateveri mabasa aIsiraeri.

⁴but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

⁵Saka Jehovha akasimbisa ushe paruoko rwake; vaJudha vose vakavigira Jehoshafati zvipo, akava nefuma nokukudzwa zvizhinji.

⁵Therefore Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

⁶moyo wake ukashingairira nzira dzaJehovha; uye akabvisawo matunhu akakwirira namatanda okunamata nawo pakati paJudha.

⁶And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

⁷Uye pagore rechitatu rokubata kwake ushe akatuma machinda ake, vanaBhenihairi, naObhadhiya, naZekariya, naNetaneri, naMikaya, kundodzidzisa mumaguta aJudha;

⁷Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

⁸uye pamwechete navo vaRevhi, vana Shemaya, naNetania, naZebhadhia, naAshaheri, naShemiramoti, naJehonatani, naAdhonia, naTobhiya, naTobhiadhonia, vari vaRevhi; uye pamwechete navo Erishama naJehoramu, vapristi.

⁸and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

⁹Vakandodzidzisa pakati paJudha, vane bhuku yomurayiro waJehovha; vakafamba vachipota namaguta ose aJudha, vachidzidzisa pakati pavanhu.

⁹And they taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

¹⁰Ushe hwose bwenyika dzose dzakanga dzakapoteredza Judha, vakavhunduswa naJehovha, vakasarwa naJehoshafati.

¹⁰And the fear of Jehovah fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

¹¹Vamwe vaFirisitia vakavigira Jehoshafati zvipo, nesirivha yomutero; vaArabhiawo vakamuvigira makwai, makondobwe ane zviuru zvinomwe namazana manomwe, nenhongo dzembudzi dzine zviuru zvinomwe namazana manomwe.

¹¹And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats.

¹²Jehoshafati akazova mukuru kwazvo, akavaka pakati paJudha nhare namaguta amatura.

¹²And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

¹³Waiva namabasa mazhinji mumaguta aJudha, navarwi, varume vane simba noumhare paJerusaremu.

¹³And he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

¹⁴Zvino ndiwo mazita avo nedzimba, dzamadzibaba avo: Pakati paJudha, vakuru vezviuru: Adhina mukuru, uye pamwechete naye varume vane simba noumhare vane zviuru zvina mazana matatu;

¹⁴And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;

¹⁵tevere Jehohanani mukuru, uye pamwechete naye varume vane zviuru zvina mazana maviri namakumi masere;

¹⁵and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand;

¹⁶tevere Amasia mwanakomana waZikiri, wakazvipa kuna Jehovha nomoyo wake wose; uye pamwechete naye varume vane simba noumhare vane zviuru pakati

¹⁶and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

¹⁷pavaBhenjamini: Eriadha munhu ane simba noumhare, uye pamwechete naye varume vane zviuru zvina mazana maviri vakanga vakabata uta nenhovo;

¹⁷And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

¹⁸tevere Jehozabhadhi, uye pamwechete naye varume vane zviuru zvine zana namakumi masere, vakanga vakazvigadzirira kurwa.

¹⁸and next to him Jehozabad and with him a hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for war.

¹⁹Ndivo vaibatira mambo, vamwe vakanga vaiswa namambo mumaguta akakombwa panyika yose yaJudha vasingaverengwi.

¹⁹These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.