¹Zvino Ataria mai vaAhazia, wakati achiona kuti mwanakomana wake wafa, akasimuka, akaparadza vose vorudzi rwamambo.

¹Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

²Asi Jehoshebha mukunda wamambo Joramu, hanzvadzi yaAhazia, wakatora Joashi mwanakomana waAhazia, akamuba pakati pavanakomana vamambo vaiurawa, iye nomureri wake, mumba mokuvata; vakamuvanza panaAtaria, naizvozvo haana kuurawa.

²But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, [and put them] in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;

³Akagara naye akavanzwa mumba maJehovha makore matanhatu; Ataria akabata ushe panyika.

³And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

⁴Zvino negore rechinomwe Jehoyadha akatuma vanhu vakatora vakuru vamazana vavaKari navarindi vamambo, akauya navo kwaari mumba maJehovha, akaita sungano navo, akavapikisa mumba maJehovha, akavaratidza mwanakomana wamambo.

⁴And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king's son.

⁵Akavaraira, akati, Munofanira kuita kudai, imwi munopinda nesabata, chetatu chenyu munofanira kuva varindi veimba yama mbo;

⁵And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

⁶chimwe chetatu munofanira kumira pasuwo rinonzi Suri; chimwe cheta tuzve vanofanira kumira pasuwo riri shure kwavarindi vamambo; saizvozvo munofanira kurinda imba, nokuidzivirira.

⁶And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

⁷Mapoka enyu maviri, imwi mose munobuda nesabata, munofanira kurinda imba yaJehovha muchikomba mambo.

⁷And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

⁸Mukombe mambo, mumwe nomumwe akabata nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo muruoko rwake; Ani naani unopinda pakati pemisara, unofanira kuurawa; mugare namambo kana achibuda uye kana achipinda.

⁸And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he goeth out, and when he cometh in.

⁹Vakuru vamazana vakaita zvose zvavakarairwa nomupristi Jehoyadha; mumwe nomumwe akatora vanhu vake, ivo vaifanira kupinda nesabata, naivo vaifanira kubuda nesabata, vakasvika kumupristi Jehoyadha.

⁹And the captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

¹⁰mupristi akapa vakuru vamazana mapfumo nenhowo zvaiva zvamambo Dhavhidhi, zvakanga zviri mumba maJehovha.

¹⁰And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Jehovah.

¹¹Zvino varindi vamambo vakamira mumwe nomumwe akabata nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo muruoko rwake, kubva kurutivi rworudyi rweimba kusvikira kurutivi rworuboshwe rweimba, napaaritari neimba, vakakomba mambo.

¹¹And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.

¹²Ipapo akabudisa mwanakomana wamambo, akamudzika korona, akamupa chipupuriro, vakamuita mambo, vakamuzodza; ndokuridza nhondo, vachiti; Mambo ngaararame!

¹²Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, [Long] live the king.

¹³Zvino Ataria wakati achinzwa mheremhere yavarindi vamambo navanhu, akapinda kuvanhu mumba maJehovha.

¹³And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard [and of] the people, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:

¹⁴Akatarira, ndokuona mambo amire pambiru, netsika yavo, navakuru navakanga vane hwamanda vamire kuna mambo; vanhu vose venyika vakafara, vakaridza hwamanda. Ipapo Ataria akabvarura nguvo dzake, akadanidzira, achiti, Ndamukirwa, ndamukirwa!

¹⁴and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!

¹⁵Zvino mupristi Jehoyadha akaraira vakuru vamazana, vairaira hondo, akati kwavari, Mubudisei pakati pemisara yavanhu; Ani naani unomutevera iye, munofanira kumuuraya nomunondo; nekuti mupristi wakati, Ngaarege kuurayiwa mukati meimba yaJehovha.

¹⁵And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Jehovah.

¹⁶Naizvozvo vakamubata namaoko, akaenda nenzira yaipinda mabhiza nayo kumba kwamambo, ndokuurayirwapo.

¹⁶So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses' entry to the king's house: and there was she slain.

¹⁷Zvino Jehoyadha akaita sungano pakati paJehovha namambo navanhu, kuti vave vanhu vaJehovha; uyewo pakati pamambo navanhu.

¹⁷And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be Jehovah's people; between the king also and the people.

¹⁸Vanhu vose venyika vakaenda kumba kwaBhaari, vakaiputsa; vakaputsa kwazvo aritari dzake

¹⁸And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.

¹⁹Akatora vakuru vamazana, navaKari, navarindi vamambo, navanhu vose venyika, vakaburusa mambo paimba yaJehovha, vakaenda kumba kwamambo nenzira yesuwo ravarindi vamambo. Iye akagara pachigaro choushe chamadzimambo.

¹⁹And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

²⁰Naizvozvo vanhu vose venyika vakafara, guta rikanyarara; vakauraya Ataria nomunondo paimba yamambo.

²⁰So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king's house.

²¹Jehoashi wakatanga kubata ushe ana makore manomwe.

²¹Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.