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

¹Laj Absalón, li ralal laj David, quicuan jun li ranab, xTamar xcßabaß. Cßajoß xchßinaßusal li xkaßal aßan. Laj Amnón, aßan jun chic li ralal laj David. Laj Amnón cô xchßôl chirix lix Tamar.

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

²Cßajoß nak quixra ru lix Tamar toj retal quiyajer xban xcßoxlanquil ut incßaß naru târil ru. Xban nak lix Tamar mâjiß cuanjenak riqßuin cuînk, laj Amnón quixcßoxla nak mâcßaß târûk tixbânu re.

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

³Cuan jun li ramîg laj Amnón. Li ramîg, aßan laj Jonadab, li ralal laj Simea. Ut laj Simea, aßan li ras laj David. Laj Jonadab sêb xchßôl chixbânunquil li incßaß us.

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

⁴Laj Jonadab quixye re laj Amnón: —Lâat ralalat li rey David. Ye cue cßaßut nak rajlal cutan yôcat chi bakocß, chan. Ut laj Amnón quixye re: —Lâin xcô inchßôl chirix lix Tamar, li ranab laj Absalón li cuas, chan.

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.

⁵Laj Jonadab quixye re: —Yoclan saß âcuarib ut bânu âcuib joß nak yajat. Nak tâchâlk lâ yucuaß châcuilbal, tâye re, “Bânu usilal, takla lix Tamar li cuîtzßin chixqßuebal lin tzacaêmk. Lâin nacuaj nak tâchâlk arin re tixyîb intzacaêmk chicuu ut tixqßue cue re tintzaca,” chaßakat re, chan laj Jonadab.

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.

⁶Joßcan nak laj Amnón quiyocla ut quixbânu rib joß nak yaj. Li rey David cô chirilbal ut laj Amnón quixye re: —Nintzßâma châcuu nak tâtakla lix Tamar arin re nak tixyîb chicuu cuibak incaxlan cua ut tixqßue cue re tintzaca, chan.

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

⁷Ut laj David quixye re lix Tamar: —Tatxic saß rochoch laj Amnón lâ cuas ut tâyîb lix tzacaêmk, chan.

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

⁸Joßcan nak lix Tamar cô saß rochoch laj Amnón ut quiril nak cuan saß xcuarib. Quixcßam li cßaj ut quixyîb li caxlan cua chiru laj Amnón ut quixqßue chi chakßac.

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

⁹Quixcßam li xartin ut quixqßue li caxlan cua re. Abanan laj Amnón incßaß quixcuaß. Quixye re: —Tâye reheb chixjunileb nak teßêlk arin, chan. Ut chixjunileb queßel aran.

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

¹⁰Ut laj Amnón quixye re lix Tamar: —Cßam chak li tzacaêmk arin saß incuarib ut tâqßue cue re tincuaß.— Ut lix Tamar quixchap li caxlan cua ut cô cuan cuiß lix cuarib laj Amnón li ras.

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

¹¹Lix Tamar quixqßue li tzacaêmk re, abanan laj Amnón quixchap lix Tamar ut quixye re: —At cuanab, yoclan cuiqßuin, chan.

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

¹²Lix Tamar quixye re: —At cuas, incßaß. Minâpuersi chixbânunquil li incßaß us aßin. Lâo aj Israel incßaß nakabânu chi joßcan.

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

¹³Cui tinbânu li mâc aßin, ¿chanru tincanâk lâin? Xutânal tinêlk lâin. Ut lâat tatcanâk joß jun cuînk incßaß us xnaßleb arin Israel. Nintzßâma châcuu nak tat-âtinak riqßuin li rey. Aßan tinixkßaxtesi chokß âcuixakil, chan.

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

¹⁴Abanan laj Amnón incßaß qui-abin chiru. Aßan kßaxal cau rib chiru lix Tamar. Quixchap chi puêrs ut quicuan riqßuin.

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

¹⁵Laj Amnón xbên cua quixra lix Tamar. Abanan nak ac xchap lix Tamar chi puêrs, kßaxal cuißchic xicß quiril. Quixye re: —Cuaclin ut elen arin, chan.

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

¹⁶Ut lix Tamar quixye re: —Incßaß. Cui tinâcuâlina anakcuan, aßan kßaxal cuißchic yibru chiru li xabânu cue, chan. Abanan laj Amnón incßaß quirabi li cßaßru quixye.

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

¹⁷Quixbok lix môs ut quixye re: —Isi li ixk arin, ut tzßap chi us li puerta, chan.

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

¹⁸Li môs quirisi chirix cab ut quixtzßap chi us li puerta. Lix Tamar cuan jun lix châbil akß chirix xcomon li nequeßrocsi eb lix rabin li rey, li toj mâjiß cuanjenakeb cuînk riqßuin.

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

¹⁹Lix Tamar quixqßue li cha saß xjolom. Quixpej li rakß. Quixtzßap li ru riqßuin li rukß ut yô chi yâbac nak cô.

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.

²⁰Nak laj Absalón quiril lix Tamar, quixye re: —¿Ma xatxchap chi puêrs laj Amnón? Matyâbac, at cuanab. Laj Amnón, aßan lâ cuas. Mâ ani aj iqßuin tâserakßi li cßaßru xbânu âcue, chan. Joßcan nak lix Tamar quicana saß rochoch laj Absalón ut kßaxal ra saß xchßôl.

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

²¹Nak quirabi li cßaßru quicßulman li rey David, cßajoß nak quijoskßoß.

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

²²Laj Absalón xicß chic quiril laj Amnón xban nak quixchap chi puêrs lix Tamar, li ranab. Abanan chi tîc mâcßaß quixye re.

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

²³Nak ac xnumeß chic cuib chihab, yôqueb chixbesbal rix lix carner laj Absalón aran Baal-hazor, nachß riqßuin li tenamit Efraín. Laj Absalón quixbok chixjunileb li ralal li rey re nak teßxic chi cuaßac riqßuin.

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

²⁴Cô riqßuin li rey David ut quixye: —At rey, yôqueb chixbesbal rixeb lin carner. Nintzßâma châcuu nak lâat, âcuochbeneb li nequeßcßanjelac châcuu, texxic cuiqßuin re tâsahokß saß êchßôl cuochben, chan.

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

²⁵Li rey quixye: —At cualal, incßaß toxic chikajunilo xban nak kßaxal nabalo. Kßaxal terto tâêlk chokß âcue, chan. Usta laj Absalón quixpuersi ru re tâxic, abanan li rey incßaß cô. Abanan quixtzßâma chiru li Dios nak târosobtesi laj Absalón.

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

²⁶Ut laj Absalón quixye re: —Cui incßaß târûk tatxic lâat, chixicak laj Amnón li cuas, chan. Ut li rey quixye re: —¿Cßaßut nak tâcuaj nak tâxic laj Amnón? chan.

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

²⁷Laj Absalón quirelaji ru li rey nak tâxic laj Amnón toj retal nak li rey quixtaklaheb laj Amnón ut chixjunileb li ralal.

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.

²⁸Laj Absalón quixye reheb lix môs: —Qßuehomak retal nak tâcalâk chi us laj Amnón. Nak tinye êre, têcamsi. Mexcßoxlac chixcamsinquil xban nak lâin yôquin chi taklânc êre. Cacuubresihomak êchßôl chixbânunquil li ninye êre, chan.

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

²⁹Eb lix môs queßxbânu joß quiyeheß reheb xban laj Absalón. Queßxcamsi laj Amnón. Ut eb li ralal li rey queßtakeß chirixeb lix mûl ut queßêlelic.

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

³⁰Nak toj mâjiß nequeßcuulac li ralal, quicuulac resil riqßuin laj David nak queßcamsîc chixjunileb li ralal xban laj Absalón. Mâ jun chic quicana chi yoßyo.

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

³¹Laj David quicuacli ut quixpej li rakß ut quixcut rib saß chßochß xban xrahil xchßôl. Eb lix môs li cuanqueb rochben queßxpej ajcuiß li rakßeb.

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.

³²Abanan, laj Jonadab li ralal li ras laj David quixye re: —At rey, incßaß xcamsiheb chixjunileb. Caßaj cuiß laj Amnón xcamsi. Laj Absalón ac cuan saß xchßôl nak tixcamsi laj Amnón chalen nak laj Amnón quixchap chi puêrs lix Tamar li ranab.

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

³³Mâpâb li cßaßru queßxye âcue. Moco xeßcamsîc ta chixjunileb lâ cualal. Caßaj cuiß laj Amnón quicamsîc, chan.

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

³⁴Nak laj Absalón yô chi êlelic, jun li soldado li yô chi cßacßalênc quixqßue retal nak nabaleb yôqueb chak chi cubec saß li tzûl saß li be li naxic Horonaim.

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

³⁵Laj Jonadab quixye re laj David: —Aßaneb lâ cualal li yôqueb chi châlc joß xinye âcue, chan.

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

³⁶Tojeß ajcuiß târakekß chi âtinac laj Jonadab nak queßcuulac li ralal laj David ut japjôqueb re chi yâbac. Cßajoß nak queßyâbac laj David ut eb li nequeßcßanjelac chiru.

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

³⁷Laj Absalón quiêlelic ut cô Gesur riqßuin li rey Talmai li ralal laj Amiud. Ut laj David rajlal cutan nayâbac xban xcamic laj Amnón li ralal.

³⁸Naizvozvo Abhusaromu akatiza akaenda Geshuri, akagarapo makore matatu.

³⁸Nak quiêlelic laj Absalón, cô aran Gesur ut aran quicuan oxib chihab.Nak ac xnumeß xrahil xchßôl laj David chirix li ralal li quicam, quiraj cuißchic rilbal ru laj Absalón.

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

³⁹Nak ac xnumeß xrahil xchßôl laj David chirix li ralal li quicam, quiraj cuißchic rilbal ru laj Absalón.