¹Shure kwaizvozvo mambo wavana vaAmoni wakafa, Hanuni mwanakomana wake akabata ushe panzvimbo yake.

¹And it came to pass after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

²Zvino Dhavhidhi akati, Ndichaitira Hanuni mwanakomana waNahashi zvakanaka, sezvandakaitirwa zvakanaka nababa vake. Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akatuma varanda vake kumubata ruoko pamusoro pababa vake. Varanda vaDhavhidhi vakasvika kunyika yavana vaAmoni.

²And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

³Asi machinda avana vaAmoni akati kuna Hanuni ishe wavo, Munofunga kuti Dhavhidhi unoda kukudza baba venyu zvaatuma vabati voruoko kwamuri here? Dhavhidhi haana kutuma varanda vake kwamuri kuti anzvere guta nokurishora, nokuriputsa here?

³And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search the city and to spy it out, and to overthrow it, that David has sent his servants to thee?

⁴Naizvozvo Hanuni akabata varanda vaDhavhidhi, akavewura rumwe rutivi rwendebvu dzavo, akagura nguvo dzavo napakati kusvikira pamagaro avo, akavadzinga.

⁴And Hanun took David's servants, and had the one half of their beards shaved off, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁵Zvino vakati vaudza Dhavhidhi izvozvo, akatuma vanhu kundosangana navo; nekuti varume vakanga vachinyara kwazvo. Mambo akati, Garai henyu Jeriko kusvikira ndebvu dzenyu dzamerazve, mugodzoka henyu.

⁵And they told [it] to David; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

⁶Zvino vana vaAmoni vakati vachiona kuti vovengwa naDhavhidhi, vana vaAmoni vakatuma nhume vakaripira vaSiria veBhetirehobhu, navaSiria veZobha, vaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri, namambo weMaaka ana varume vane chiuru chimwe, navarume veTobhi vane zviuru zvine gumi nezviviri.

⁶And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

⁷Dhavhidhi wakati azvinzwa, akatuma Joabhu nehondo yose yavarume vane simba.

⁷And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.

⁸Vana vaAmoni vakabuda, vakagadzira hondo pavanopinda napo pasuwo; vaSiria veZobha, naveRehobhu, navarume veTobhi neMaaka vakanga vari pachavo voga pasango.

⁸And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

⁹Zvino Joabhu wakati achiona kuti wovavarirwa mberi neshure, akatsaura vamwe kuna vakatsaurwa vose valsiraeri, akavagadzira kuti varwe navaSiria.

⁹And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;

¹⁰Vamwe vanhu, vakanga vasara, akavaisa kuna Abhishai, munin'ina wake, akavagadzira kuti varwe navana. vaAmoni.

¹⁰and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.

¹¹Akati, Kana vaSiria vakandikurira, iwe unofanira kundibatsira; asi kana vana vaAmoni vakakukurira iwe, ini ndichauya kukubatsira.

¹¹And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

¹²Tsunga moyo, tirwire vanhu vedu namaguta aMwari wedu savarume; naJehovha ngaaite sezvaanoda.

¹²Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.

¹³Naizvozvo Joabhu navanhu vaakanga anavo vakaswedera kuzorwa navaSiria, ivo vakatiza pamberi pake.

¹³And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

¹⁴Zvino vana vaAmoni vakati vachiona kuti vaSiria vatiza, naivo vakatizawo saizvozvo pamberi paAbhishai, vakapinda muguta. Ipapo Joabhu akadzoka kuvana vaAmoni, akasvika Jerusaremu.

¹⁴And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. And Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

¹⁵Zvino vaSiria vakati vachiona kuti vakundwa navaIsiraeri vakaungana,

¹⁵And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

¹⁶Hadhadhezeri akatuma vanhu kundotora vaSiria vakanga vari mhiri koRwizi, vakasvika paHeramu, vakatungamirirwa naShobhaki mukuru wehondo yaHadhadhezeri.

¹⁶And Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

¹⁷Dhavhidhi akaudzwa izvozvo; akaunganidza vaIsiraeri vose, vakayambuka Joridhani, vakasvika paHeramu. VaSiria vakazvigadzira, vakarwa naDhavhidhi.

¹⁷And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

¹⁸VaSiria vakatiza pamberi pavaIsiraeri; Dhavhidhi akauraya kuvaSiria varume vengoro dzina mazana manomwe, navatasvi vamabhiza vane zviuru zvina makumi mana, akaurayawo Shobhaki mukuru wehondo yavo, akafirapo.

¹⁸And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven hundred [in] chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

¹⁹Zvino madzimambo ose akanga ari varanda vaHadhadhezeri, vakati vachiona kuti vakundwa navaIsiraeri, vakayanana navaIsiraeri, vakavashumira. Naizvozvo vaSiria vakatya kuzobatsira vana vaAmoni.

¹⁹And all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with Israel, and served them. And the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.