¹Zvino vakagara makore matatu kusino kurwa pakati pavaSiria navaIsiraeri.

¹And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

²Zvino negore rechitatu Jehoshafati mambo waJudha wakaburukira kuna mambo waIsiraeri.

²And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

³Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akati kuvaranda vake, Munoziva here kuti RamotiGiriyadhi nderedu? Asi isu tigere hedu tinyerere, tisingaritori kuna mambo weSiria.

³And the king of Israel said to his servants, Do ye know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we keep quiet without taking it out of the hand of the king of Syria?

⁴Akati kuna Jehoshafati, Uchaenda neni kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here? Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Ini ndakaita sewe, navanhu vangu savanhu vako, namabhiza angu samabhiza ako.

⁴And he said to Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-Gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

⁵Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Dombobvunza hako shoko raJehovha nhasi.

⁵And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.

⁶Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akaunganidza vaporofita, vanenge varume vaiva namazana mana, akati kwavari, Ndiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana ndirege? Ivo vakati, Endai, nekuti Ishe uchariisa mumaoko amambo.

⁶And the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king's hand.

⁷Asi Jehoshafati akati, Hakuchina mumwe muporofita waJehovha pano here, timubvunze?

⁷But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?

⁸Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Mumwe murume uchiriko, Mikaya mwanakomana waImira, watingabvunza kuda kwaJehovha naye, asi ini ndinomuvenga, nekuti haaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa. Jehoshafati akati, Mambo ngaarege kudaro.

⁸And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: [it is] Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

⁹Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akadana muranda, akati, Kurumidza undotora Mikaya mwanakomana waImira.

⁹Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.

¹⁰Zvino mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakanga vagere mumwe nomumwe pachigaro chake choushe, vakafuka nguvo dzavo dzoushe padare pasuwo reSamaria; vaporofita vose vakaporofita pamberi pavo.

¹⁰And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne, in the open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

¹¹Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akazviitira nyanga dzamatare, akati, Zvanzi naJehovha, Nedzidzi muchatunga vaSiria, kusvikira vapera.

¹¹And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.

¹²Navamwe vaporofita vose vakaporofita saizvozvo, vakati, Endai Ramotigiteadhi, muchakunda, nekuti Jehovha uchariisa muruoko rwamambo.

¹²And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the king's hand.

¹³Zvino nhume yakanga yandodana Mikaya yakataura kwaari, ikati, Tarirai, mashoko avaporofita anobvumirana achitaura zvakanaka kuna mambo; zvino ndinokumbira kuti shoko renyu rive seshoko romumwe wavo, mutaurewo zvakanaka.

¹³And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good.

¹⁴Ipapo Mikaya akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, izvo zvinorehwa naJehovha kwandiri, ndizvo zvandichataura.

¹⁴And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.

¹⁵Zvino wakati achisvika kuna mambo, mambo akati kwaari, Mikaya, tiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana tirege? Akapindura, akati, Endai henyu, muchakunda, nekuti Jehovha uchariisa muruoko rwamambo.

¹⁵And he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micah, shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he said to him, Go up, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the hand of the king.

¹⁶Mambo akati kwaari, Ndinofanira kukupikisa kangani kuti undiudze chokwadi yoga nezita raJehovha?

¹⁶And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?

¹⁷Iye akati, Ndaona vaIsiraeri vose vakapararira pamakomo samakwai asina mufudzi, Jehovha akati, Ava havana tenzi, mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumusha kwake norugare.

¹⁷And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

¹⁸Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Handina kukuudza here? Kuti haangaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa?

¹⁸And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil?

¹⁹Mikaya akati, Zvino chinzwai shoko raJehovha, Ndakaona Jehovha agere pachigaro chake choushe, nehondo dzose dzokudenga dzimire naye kurudyi rwake nokuruboshwe rwake.

¹⁹And he said, Hear therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him, on his right hand and on his left;

²⁰Ipapo Jehovha akati, Ndianiko uchandonyengera Ahabhi, aende, andourawa paRamotiGiriyadhi? Zvino mumwe akati zvokuti, nomumwezve akati zvokuti.

²⁰and Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one said after this manner, and another said after that manner.

²¹Zvino mweya ukabuda, ukamira pamberi paJehovha, ukati, Ini ndichandomunyengera.

²¹And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.

²²Jehovha akati kwauri, Neiko? Iwo ukati, Ndichaenda, ndichava mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita vake vose. Iye akati, Iwe ndiwe uchamunyengera, uchakundawo; enda hako, undoita saizvozvo.

²²And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice [him], and also succeed: go forth, and do so.

²³Naizvozvo zvino, tarirai Jehovha wakaisa mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita venyu ava vose, asi Jehovha wakataura zvakaipa pamusoro penyu.

²³And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.

²⁴Ipapo Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akaswedera, akarova Mikaya padama rake, akati, Mweya waJehovha wakaenda nepiko uchibva kwandiri kundotaura newe?

²⁴Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Where now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?

²⁵Mikaya akati, Uchazviona musi uyo wauchandovanda mukamuri yomukati.

²⁵And Micah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thyself.

²⁶Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akati, Batai Mikaya, mumuise kuna Amoni mubati weguta, nokuna Joashi mwanakomana wamambo,

²⁶And the king of Israel said, Take Micah and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

²⁷muti, Zvanzi namambo, pinzai munhu uyu mutirongo, mumupe zvokudya zvokutambudzika, nemvura yokutambudzika, kusvikira ndichidzoka norugare.

²⁷and thou shalt say, Thus says the king: Put this [man] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

²⁸Ipapo Mikaya akati, Kana mukadzoka norugare, Jehovha haana kutaura neni. Akati, Inzwai, imwi vanhu, imwi mose.

²⁸And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!

²⁹Naizvozvo mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakaenda RamotiGiriyadhi.

²⁹And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.

³⁰Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Ini ndichazvishandura, ndigondorwa; asi iwe chifuka nguvo dzangu dzoushe. Mambo waIsiraeri akazvishandura, akandorwa.

³⁰And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

³¹Zvino mambo weSiria wakange araira vatariri vengoro dzake, vana makumi matatu navaviri, akati, Regai kurwa navaduku kana navakuru, asi namambo waIsiraeri oga.

³¹And the king of Syria commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but with the king of Israel only.

³²Zvino vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona Jehoshafati, vakati, Zvirokwazvo ndiye mambo waIsiraeri. Vakatsaukira kundorwa naye; zvino Jehoshafati akaridza mhere.

³²And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely that is the king of Israel; and they turned against him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out.

³³Ipapo vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona kuti haazi mambo waIsiraeri, vakadzoka pakumutevera.

³³And it came to pass that when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

³⁴Zvino mumwe murume akabwembura uta hwake asingashumbi, hake, akafura mambo waIsiraeri pakati pezvisungo zvenguvo dzake dzokurwa nadzo, ipapo mambo akati kumufambisi wengoro yake, Dzoka, undiise kunze kwehondo, nekuti ndakuvadzwa kwazvo.

³⁴And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fastenings and the corslet. And he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hand, and drive me out of the camp; for I am wounded.

³⁵Kurwa kukanyanya kwazvo nomusi uyo; mambo akatsigirwa mungoro yake pakurwa navaSiria, akafa madekwana; ropa rikabuda pavanga rikaerera mukati mengoro.

³⁵And the battle increased that day; and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and he died at even; and the blood of the wound ran out into the hollow of the chariot.

³⁶Zvino zuva rakati rovira mhere ikanzwika pahondo yose, ichiti, Mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kuguta rake, mumwe nomumwe kunyika yake.

³⁶And there went the cry throughout the host at the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!

³⁷Naizvozvo mambo akafa, akaiswa Samaria, vakaviga mambo paSamaria.

³⁷And the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

³⁸Vakasuka ngoro padziva reSamaria, imbwa dzikananzva ropa rake, ndipo paishamba zvifeve; sezvakanga zvarehwa neshoko raJehovha.

³⁸And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked his blood, where the harlots bathed: according to the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken.

³⁹Zvino mamwe mabasa aAhabhi, nezvose zvaakaita, neimba yenyanga dzenzou yaakavaka, namaguta ose aakavaka, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aIsiraeri?

³⁹And the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁴⁰Naizvozvo Ahabhi akavata namadzibaba ake, Ahazia mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.

⁴⁰And Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

⁴¹Zvino Jehoshafati mwanakomana waAsa, wakatanga kubata ushe hwaJudha negore rechina raAhabhi mambo waIsiraeri.

⁴¹And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

⁴²Jehoshafati wakange ava namakore makumi matatu namashanu pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; akabata makore makumi maviri namashanu paJerusaremu. Zita ramai vake rakanga riri Azubha, mukunda waShirihi.

⁴²Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

⁴³Akafamba panzira dzose dzababa vake Asa; haana kutsauka padziri, asi wakaita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha; kunyange zvakadaro matunhu akakwirira haana kubviswa, vanhu vakaramba vachingobayira nokupisira zvinonhuhwira pamatunhu akakwirira.

⁴³And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah. Only, the high places were not removed: the people offered and burned incense still on the high places.

⁴⁴Jehoshafati akayanana namambo waIsiraeri.

⁴⁴And Jehoshaphat was at peace with the king of Israel.

⁴⁵Zvino mamwe mabasa aJehoshafati, nesimba rakaonekwa kwaari, nokurwa kwake, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aJudha?

⁴⁵And the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might which he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

⁴⁶VaSodhomiwo vakanga vasiiwa pamazuva aAsa baba vake, akavabvisawo panyika.

⁴⁶And the remainder of the sodomites, which were left in the days of his father Asa, he put away from out of the land.

⁴⁷Asi paEdhomu pakanga pasina mambo mumwe wakange achibata panzvimbo yamambo.

⁴⁷And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned.

⁴⁸Jehoshafati akavaka zvikepe zveTarishishi kuenda Ofiri kuzotora ndarama; asi hazvina kuenda, nekuti zvikepe zvakaputsika paEZiyonigebheri.

⁴⁸Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

⁴⁹Zvino Ahazia mwanakomana waAhabhi akati kuna Jehoshafati, Varanda vangu ngavaende navaranda vako nezvikepe. Asi Jehoshafati wakaramba.

⁴⁹Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

⁵⁰Jehoshafati akavata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa kuna madzibaba ake paguta raDhavhidhi baba vake, Jehorami mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.

⁵⁰And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

⁵¹Ahazia mwanakomana waAhabhi, akatanga kubata ushe hwaIsiraeri paSamaria pagore regumi namanomwe raJehoshafati mambo waJudha, akabata ushe hwaIsiraeri makore maviri.

⁵¹Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; and he reigned two years over Israel.

⁵²Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, akafamba nenzira yababa vake, uye nenzira yamai vake, uye nenzira yaJerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, wakatadzisa Isiraeri.

⁵²And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

⁵³Nekuti wakashumira Bhaari, akanamata kwaari, akatsamwisa Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, sezvakaita baba vake pazvose.

⁵³And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked Jehovah the God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.