¹Zvino Dhavhidhi wakati apfuura musoro wegomo zvishoma akaona Zibha, muranda waMefibhosheti osangana naye, ane mbongoro mbiri dzakanga dzatakudzwa zvingwa zvina mazana maviri, namasumbu amazambiringa akawomeswa ane zana, nemichero yezhezha ine zana, nehomo yewaini.

¹And when David was a little past the top [of the ascent], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

²Mambo akati kuna Zibha, Unodiniko nezvizvi? Zibha akati, Mbongoro ndinopa veimba yamambo kuti vatasve; zvingwa nemichero yezhezha ndizvo zvokudya zvamajaya, newaini kuti vanoziya murenje vamwe.

²And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

³Mambo akati, Mwanakomana washe wako uripiko? Zibha akati kuna mambo, Tarirai, wakasara Jerusaremu, nekuti wakati, Nhasi imba yaIsiraeri vachandidzosera ushe hwababa vangu.

³And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

⁴Ipapo mambo akati kuna Zibha, Tarira, zvose zvaMefibhosheti ndezvako. Zibha akati, Ndinokotamira pasi; ndinzwirei nyasha, ishe wangu mambo.

⁴Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.

⁵Zvino mambo Dhavhidhi wakati asvika paBhahurimu, mumwe munhu weimba yaSauro, wainzi Shimei, mwanakomana waGera, akabudapo;

⁵And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.

⁶akabuda, akafamba achingotuka, akaposhera Dhavhidhi namabwe, navaranda vose vamambo Dhavhidhi; zvino vanhu vose navarume vose vesimba vakanga vari kurudyi rwake no kuruboshwe rwake.

⁶And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

⁷Shimei akatuka akati, Chibva, chibva, iwe munhu weropa, iwe munhu wakaisvoipa;

⁷And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:

⁸Jehovha wakadzosera pamusoro pako ropa rose reimba yaSauro, wawakanga wakabata ushe panzvimbo yake. Jehovha wakapa ushe muruoko rwaAbhusaromu mwanakomana wako; tarira, wabatwa nezvakaipa zvako, nekuti uri munhu weropa.

⁸Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art [taken] in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.

⁹Ipapo Abhishai mwanakomana waZeruya akati kuna mambo, Imbwa iyi yakafa ingatuka seiko ishe wangu mambo? Nditenderei henyu ndiyambukire mhiri, ndimugure musoro.

⁹Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

¹⁰Mambo akati, Ndine mhosva yeiko nemi, imwi vana vaZeruya; ngaatuke hake, kana Jehovha achinge ati kwaari, Tuka Dhavhidhi, ndianiko ungati, Waitireiko kudai?

¹⁰And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

¹¹Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhishai, nokuvaranda vake vose, Tarirai, iye mwanakomana wangu wandakabereka, unotsvaka kundiuraya; ndoda zvino muBhenjamini uyu! Muregei, ngaatuke hake, nekuti Jehovha wakamuraira.

¹¹And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more [may] this Benjamite now [do it]? let him alone, and let him curse; for Jehovah hath bidden him.

¹²Zvimwe Jehovha uchaona zvakaipa zvandakaitirwa, zvimwe Jehovha uchandiitira zvakanaka pamusoro pokundituka kwake nhasi.

¹²It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for [his] cursing of me this day.

¹³Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakaramba vachifamba havo nenzira, Shimei akaramba achifamba nomujinga megomo pakatarisana naDhavhidhi, akafamba achingotuka nokumuposhera namabwe, nokumupfumburira guruva.

¹³So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

¹⁴Mambo navanhu vose vakanga vanaye vakasvika vaneta, vakazororapo.

¹⁴And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.

¹⁵Abhusaromu navanhu vose, ivo varume vaIsiraeri, vakasvika Jerusaremu, Ahitoferi anayewo.

¹⁵And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

¹⁶Zvino Hushai muAriki, shamwari yaDhavhidhi, wakati asvika kuna Abhusaromu, Hushai akati kuna Abhusaromu, Mambo ngaararame, mambo ngaararame!

¹⁶And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, [Long] live the king, [Long] live the king.

¹⁷Abhusaromu akati kuna Hushai, Ndizvo zvakanaka zvaunoitira shamwari yako? Wakaregereiko kuenda neshamwari yako?

¹⁷And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

¹⁸Hushai akati kuna Abhusaromu, Kwete, asi wakatsaurwa naJehovha uye vanhu ava, uye navarume vose vaIsiraeri, ndiye wandichava wake, ndiye wandichagara naye.

¹⁸And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

¹⁹Uye ndingafanira kushumira aniko? Handifaniri kushumira mwanakomana wake here? Sezvandakashumira baba venyu, ndichakushumiraiwo imwi saizvozvo.

¹⁹And again, whom should I serve? [should I] not [serve] in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

²⁰Ipapo Abhusaromu akati kuna Ahitoferi, Tipei zano rako, tinofanira kuiteiko?

²⁰Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.

²¹Ahitoferi akati kuna Abhusaromu, Pindai kuvarongo vababa venyu vavakasiya, kuti vachengete imba; ipapo vaIsiraeri vose vachanzwa kuti mosemwa nababa venyu; ipapo maoko avose vamunavo achasimbiswa.

²¹And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

²²Naizvozvo vakadzikira Abhusaromu tende pamusoro peimba, Abhusaromu akapinda kuvarongo vababa vake vaIsiraeri vose vachizviona.

²²So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

²³Zvino mano aAhitoferi aakapa mazuva iwayo, akanga akaita samashoko akabvunzwa kuna Mwari; ndizvo zvakanga zvakaita mano aAhitoferi aakapa Dhavhidhi naAbhusaromu vose.

²³And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.