¹Zvino Jehoshafati akanga ane fuma zhinji nokukudzwa kukuru; akawaniranawo naAhabhi.

¹And Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.

²Zvino mamwe makore akati apfuura, iye akaburukira Samaria kuna Ahabhi. Ahabhi akamuurayira iye navanhu vaakanga anavo makwai nenzombe zhinji, akamukurudzira kuenda naye RamotiGiriyadhi.

²And after [certain] years he went down to Ahab, to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and urged him to go up against Ramoth-Gilead.

³Ipapo Ahabhi mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati mambo waJudha, Muchaenda neni RamotiGiriyadhi here? Iye akapindura, akati, Ini ndakaita sewe, navanhu vangu savanhu vako; tichaenda newe kundorwa.

³And Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-Gilead? And he said to him, I am as thou, and my people as thy people; and [I will be] with thee in the war.

⁴Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Dombobvunza hako shoko raJehovha nhasi.

⁴And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.

⁵Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akaunganidza vaporofita, varume vaiva namazana mana, akati kwavari, Tiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana ndirege? Ivo vakati, Endai, nekuti Mwari achariisa mumaoko amambo.

⁵And the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and God will give it into the king's hand.

⁶Asi Jehoshafati akati, Hakuchina mumwe muporofita waJehovha pano here, timubvunze?

⁶But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?

⁷Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Mumwe murume achiko, watingabvunza kuda kwaJehovha naye, asi ini ndinomuvenga, nekuti haatongoporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi mazuva ose zvakaipa; ndiye Mikaya mwanakomana waImira. Jehoshafati akati, Mambo ngaarege kudaro.

⁷And 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 always evil: [it is] Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

⁸Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akadana muranda, akati, Kurumidza undotora Mikaya mwanakomana waImira.

⁸Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.

⁹Zvino mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakanga vagere mumwe nomumwe pachigaro chake choushe, vagere vakafuka nguvo dzavo dzoushe paruvazhe pasuwo reSamaria; vaporofita vose vakaporofita pamberi pavo.

⁹And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne; and they sat in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

¹⁰Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akazviitira nyanga dzamatare, akati, Zvanzi naJehovha, Nedzidzi muchatunga vaSiria, kusvikira vapera.

¹⁰And 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.

¹¹Navamwe vaporofita vose vakaporofita saizvozvo, vakati, Endai RamotiGiriyadhi, muchakunda, nekuti Jehovha achariisa paruoko rwamambo.

¹¹And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the king's hand.

¹²Zvino 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.

¹²And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one assent: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and declare good.

¹³Ipapo Mikaya akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, izvo zvinorehwa naMwari wangu, ndizvo zvandichataura.

¹³And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what my God shall say, that will I declare.

¹⁴Zvino akati achisvika kuna mambo, mambo akati kwaari, Mikaya, tiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana ndirege? Iye akati, Endai henyu, muchakunda; vachaiswa muruoko rwenyu.

¹⁴And he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micah, shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper; and they will be given into your hands.

¹⁵Mambo akati kwaari, Ndinofanira kukupikisa kangani kuti undiudze chokwadi yoga nezita raJehovha?

¹⁵And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?

¹⁶Iye akati, Ndakaona vaIsiraeri vose vakapararira pamakomo samakwai asina mufudzi; Jehovha akati, Ava havana tenzi, mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumusha kwake norugare.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Handina kukuudza here, kuti haangaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa?

¹⁷And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil?

¹⁸Mikaya akati, Zvino chinzwai shoko raJehovha, Ndakaona Jehovha agere pachigaro chake choushe, nehondo dzose dzokudenga dzimire kurudyi rwake nokuruboshwe rwake.

¹⁸And he said, Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left;

¹⁹Ipapo Jehovha akati, Ndianiko achandonyengera Ahabhi, aende, andourawa paRamotiGiriyadhi? Zvino mumwe akataura achiti zvokuti, nomumwezve akati zvokuti.

¹⁹and Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

²⁰Zvino mweya ukabuda, ukamira pamberi paJehovha, ukati, Ini ndichandomunyengera. Jehovha akati kwauri, Neiko?

²⁰And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?

²¹Iwo ukati, Ndichaenda, ndichava mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita vake vose. Iye akati, Iwe ndiwe uchamunyengera, uchakundawo; enda hako, unoita saizvozvo.

²¹And 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.

²²Naizvozvo zvino, tarirai Jehovha akaisa mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita venyu ava vose, asi Jehovha akataura zvakaipa pamusoro penyu.

²²And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.

²³Ipapo Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akaswedera, akarova Mikaya padama rake, akati, Mweya waJehovha wakaenda nepiko uchibva kwandiri kundotaura newe?

²³Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Which way now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?

²⁴Mikaya akati, Uchazviona musi uyo wauchandovanda nawo mukamuri yomukati.

²⁴And Micah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thyself.

²⁵Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akati, Batai Mikaya, mumuise kuna Amoni mubati weguta, nokuna Joashi mwanakomana wamambo,

²⁵And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

²⁶muti, Zvanzi namambo, Pinzai munhu uyu mutirongo, mumupe zvokudya zvokutambudzika, nemvura yokutambudzika, kusvikira ndichidzoka norugare.

²⁶and ye shall 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 return in peace.

²⁷Ipapo Mikaya akati, Kana mukatongodzoka norugare, Jehovha haana kutaura neni. Akati, Inzwai, imwi vanhu, imwi mose.

²⁷And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!

²⁸Naizvozvo mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakaenda RamotiGiriyadhi.

²⁸And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.

²⁹Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Ini ndichazvishandura, ndigondorwa; asi iwe chifuka nguvo dzako dzoushe. Mambo waIsiraeri akazvishandura, akandorwa.

²⁹And 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 they went into the battle.

³⁰Zvino mambo weSiria akanga araira vatariri vengoro dzake, akati, Regai kurwa navaduku kana navakuru, asi namambo waIsiraeri oga.

³⁰And the king of Syria commanded the captains of his chariots saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but with the king of Israel only.

³¹Zvino vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona Jehoshafati, vakati, Ndiye mambo waIsiraeri. Naizvozvo vakatsaukira kundorwa naye; asi Jehoshafati wakaridza mhere, Jehovha akamubatsira; Mwari akavakurudzira kumurega.

³¹And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, That is the king of Israel; and they surrounded him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God diverted them from him.

³²Zvino vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona kuti haazi mambo waIsiraeri, vakadzoka pakumutevera.

³²And 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.

³³Zvino mumwe murume akawembura uta hwake asingashumbi hake, akafura mambo waIsiraeri pakati pezvisungo zvenguvo dzake dzokurwa nadzo; ipapo mambo akati kumufambisi wengoro, Dzoka, undiise kunze kwehondo, nekuti ndakuvadzwa kwazvo.

³³And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fastenings and the corslet. And he said to the charioteer, Turn thy hand and drive me out of the camp; for I am wounded.

³⁴Kurwa kukanyanya kwazvo nomusi uyo; asi mambo waIsiraeri wakazvitsigira mungoro yake akarwa navaSiria kusvikira madekwana; zvino panguva yokuvira kwezuva akafa.

³⁴And the battle increased that day; and the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even; and about the time of the going down of the sun he died.