¹Zvino shure kwaizvozvo Abhusaromu mwanakomana waDhavhidhi wakange ane hanzvadzi yakanaka, yainzi Tamari; Amunoni mwanakomana waDhavhidhi akamuda.

¹And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.

²Amunoni akatambudzika, akarwara pamusoro paTamari hanzvadzi yake; nekuti yakanga iri mhandara, Amunoni akaona kuti haangamuiti chinhu.

²And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed difficult for Amnon to do the least thing to her.

³Asi Amunoni wakange ane shamwari, yainzi Jonadhabhu mwanakomana waShimei, mukoma waDhavhidhi; zvino Jonadhabhu wakange ari munhu waiva namano.

³And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

⁴Iye akati kwaari, Nhandi, mwanakomana wamambo, wakawondereiko kudai mazuva ose? Haungandiudzi here? Amunoni akati kwaari, Ndinoda Tamari, hanzvadzi yomunin'ina wangu Abhusaromu.

⁴And he said to him, Why dost thou, the king's son, get thinner from morning to morning? Wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

⁵Jonadhabhu akati kwaari, Vata panhovo dzako, uzviite somunhu unorwara; zvino kana baba vako vakasvika kuzokuona, uti kwavari, Ndinokumbira kuti hanzvadzi yangu Tamari auye, andipe zvokudya, ndidye, agadzire zvokudya pamberi pangu, ndizviwone, ndizvidye pamaoko ake.

⁵And Jonadab said to him, Lay thee down on thy bed and feign thyself sick; and when thy father comes to see thee, say to him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me food, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

⁶Naizvozvo Amunoni akavata pasi, akazviita somunhu unorwara; zvino mambo wakati achisvika kuzomuona, Amunoni akati kuna mambo, Ndinokumbira kuti Tamari, hanzvadzi yangu auye, andibikire zvingwa zviviri ndichizviona, kuti ndidye pamaoko ake.

⁶So Amnon lay down and feigned himself sick; and the king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.

⁷Dhavhidhi akatuma shoko kumusha kuna Tamari, akati, Enda zvino kumba kwaAmunoni hanzvadzi yako, umugadzirire zvokudya.

⁷And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.

⁸Naizvozvo Tamari akaenda kumba kwehanzvadzi yake Amunoni; iye akanga avete pasi. Akatora mukanyiwa, akaukanya, akaumba zvingwa achizviona, akabika zvingwa.

⁸And Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he had lain down. And she took flour and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

⁹Akatora gango, akazvidurura pamberi pake; asi iye wakaramba kudya. Amunoni akati, Vanhu vose ngavabude kwandiri. Vanhu vose vakabuda kwaari.

⁹And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Put every man out from me. And they went out every man from him.

¹⁰Amunoni akati kuna Tamari, Uya nezvokudya muimba yokuvata, kuti ndidye pamaoko ako. Tamari akatora zvingwa zvaakanga abika, akauya nazvo mumba mokuvata maAmunoni hanzvadzi yake.

¹⁰And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the dish into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes that she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

¹¹Zvino wakati aswedera pedo kwaari nazvo, iye akamubata, akati kwaari, Uya uvate neni, hanzvadzi yangu.

¹¹And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

¹²Iye akamupindura akati, Kwete, hanzvadzi yangu, usandichinya; nekuti chinhu chakadai hachifaniri kuitwa pakati pavaIsiraeri; usaita chinhu ichi chakaipa.

¹²And she said to him, No, my brother, do not humble me; for no such thing is done in Israel: do not this infamy.

¹³Neni ndichaendepiko nokunyara kwangu? Kana uriwe, uchava sebenzi pakati paIsiraeri. Naizvozvo zvino, dotaura hako namambo; nekuti ivo havangandinyimi iwe.

¹³And I, whither shall I carry my reproach? and thou wouldest be as one of the infamous in Israel. And now, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

¹⁴Asi wakaramba kuteerera inzwi rake, akaita simba naye, akamukurira, akavata naye.

¹⁴But he would not hearken to her voice, and was stronger than she, and humbled her and lay with her.

¹⁵Ipapo Amunoni akamuvenga nokuvenga kukuru kwazvo; nekuti kuvenga kwaakamuvenga nako, kwakapfuura rudo rwaaimuda narwo. Amunoni akati kwaari, Muka, uende.

¹⁵And Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred, for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.

¹⁶Iye akati kwaari, Kwete, nekuti chinhu ichi chokundidzinga chikuru kunechecho chawandiitira. Asi wakaramba kumuteerera.

¹⁶And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, [which] is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.

¹⁷Zvino akadana muranda wake wakange achimubatira, akati, Dzinga mukadzi uyu abve kwandiri, ukiye mukova kana abva.

¹⁷Then he called his young man that attended upon him, and said, Put now this [woman] out from me, and bolt the door after her.

¹⁸Zvino iye wakange ane nguvo yakareba ina maoko, nekuti vakunda vamambo, vaiva mhandara, vaifuka nguvo dzakadai. Muranda wake akamubudisa, akakiya mukova abva.

¹⁸Now she had a vest of many colours upon her; for so were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. And his attendant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

¹⁹Zvino Tamari akaisa madota pamusoro wake, akabvarura nguvo yake yakareba ina maoko, akabata ruoko rwake pamusoro wake, akaenda achichema.

¹⁹And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.

²⁰Abhusaromu hanzvadzi yake, akati kwaari, Amunoni hanzvadzi yako wakange ari kwauri here? Chinyarara hako, hanzvadzi yangu; iye ihanzvadzi yako, usazvidya moyo nemhaka yechinhu ichi. Naizvozvo Tamari akagara ari oga mumba maAbhusaromu hanzvadzi yake.

²⁰And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, be still: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. And Tamar remained, and [that] desolate, in her brother Absalom's house.

²¹Asi, mambo Dhavhidhi wakati achinzwa izvi zvose, akatsamwa kwazvo.

²¹And king David heard of all these things, and he was very angry.

²²Asi Abhusaromu haana kutaura chinhu chakanaka kana chakaipa kuna Amunoni; nekuti Abhusaromu wakavenga Amunoni, nekuti wakange achiva hanzvadzi yake Tamari.

²²And Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had humbled his sister Tamar.

²³Zvino makore maviri akati apfuura, Abhusaromu wakange ana vaveuri vamakwai paBhaarihazori pedo naEfuremu; Abhusaromu akakoka vana vose vamambo.

²³And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-Hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

²⁴Abhusaromu akaenda kuna mambo, akati, Tarirai zvino, muranda wenyu anavaveuri vamakwai; ndinokumbira kuti mambo navaranda vake vaende nomuranda wenyu.

²⁴And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, now, thy servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

²⁵Mambo akati kuna Abhusaromu, Kwete, mwana wangu, ngatirege kuenda isu tose, tirege kuzokutambudza. Akamukurudzira, asi wakaramba kuenda, akamuropafadza hake.

²⁵And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to thee. And he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.

²⁶Zvino Abhusaromu akati, Kana musingadi henyu, ndinokumbira kuti mukoma wangu Amunoni aende nesu. Mambo akati kwaari, Iye unofanira kuendireiko newe?

²⁶And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?

²⁷Asi Abhusaromu akamukurudzira, akatendera Amunoni navamwe vana vose vamambo kuenda naye.

²⁷But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

²⁸Zvino Abhusaromu akaraira varanda vake akati, Tarirai zvakanaka zvino, kana moyo waAmunoni wofara newaini, ini ndikati kwamuri, Urayai Amunoni! imwi munofanira kumuuraya, musatya henyu; handizini ndakakurairai here? Tsungai, muve noumhare.

²⁸And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

²⁹Zvino varanda vaAbhusaromu vakaitira Amunoni sezvavakanga varairwa naAbhusaromu. Ipapo vanakomana vose vamambo vakasimuka, mumwe nomumwe akakwira mbongoro yake vakatiza.

²⁹And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and they rode each upon his mule and fled.

³⁰Zvino vakati vachiri munzira, shoko rikasvika kuna Dhavhidhi Abhusaromu wauraya vanakomana vose vamambo, hakuna wakasara kwavari kunyangwe nomumwe.

³⁰And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has smitten all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

³¹Ipapo mambo akasimuka, akabvarura nguvo dzake, akavata pasi; navaranda vake vose vakamirapo nenguvo dzakabvarurwa.

³¹Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their garments rent.

³²Asi Jonadhabhu, mwanakomana waShimei, mukoma waDhavhidhi, akapindura, akati, Ishe wangu ngaarege kuti vauraya majaya ose, ivo vana vamambo; nekuti Amunoni woga ndiye wafa, nekuti Abhusaromu wakavaraira izvozvo kubva pazuva raakachiva hanzvadzi yake Tamari.

³²And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he humbled his sister Tamar.

³³Zvino ishe wangu mambo ngaarege kuzvidya moyo pamusoro pechinhu ichi, achiti vanakomana vose vamambo vafa, nekuti Amunoni woga ndiye wafa.

³³And now let not my lord the king take the thing to heart, to say, All the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.

³⁴Asi Abhusaromu wakatiza. Zvino jaya rakanga rakarindira rakatarira, rikaona vanhu vazhinji vachiuya nenzira yegomo mushure make.

³⁴And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there came much people from the way behind him, from the hill-side.

³⁵Jonadhabhu akati kuna mambo, Tarirai, vana vamambo vasvika; zvaitika sezvakataura muranda wenyu.

³⁵And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

³⁶Wakati apedza kutaura, vana vamambo vakasvika, vakachema kwazvo; namambowo navaranda vake vose vakachemawo kwazvo.

³⁶And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.

³⁷Asi Abhusaromu wakatiza, akaenda kuna Tarimai mwanakomana waAmihuri mambo weGeshuri. Dhavhidhi akachema mwanakomana wake mazuva ose.

³⁷And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son every day.

³⁸Naizvozvo Abhusaromu akatiza akaenda Geshuri, akagarapo makore matatu.

³⁸Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

³⁹moyo wamambo Dhavhidhi ukada kwazvo kuenda kuna Abhusaromu, nekuti wakange anyaradzwa pamusoro paAmunoni, achiti wafa hake.

³⁹And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.