¹Zvino Dhavhidhi akaverenga vanhu vaakanga anavo, akagadza vakuru vezviuru navakuru vamazana pamusoro pavo.

¹Huan, David in a kiang a mi omte a sim a, sepaih sang tung a heutute, za tung a heutute a bawl a.

²Dhavhidhi akatuma vanhu, chetatu chavo vachirairwa naJoabhu, nechetatu chavo vachirairwa naAbhishai mwanakomana waZeruya, munin'ina waJoabhu, nechatatu chavozve vachirairwa naItai muGiti. Mambo akati kuvanhu, Zvirokwazvo, neniwo ndimene ndichaenda nemi.

²Huan, David in mite a sawl khia a, mun thum a khen a mun khat Joab in a heu a, huan, mun thum a khen mun khat Joab unaupa Zerui tapa, Abisai in a heu a, huan, mun thum a khen mun khat Git mi Itai in a heu. Huan, kumpipa'n mipite kiang ah, Kei mahmah na kiang uah ka kuan ngeingei ding, a chi a.

³Asi vanhu vakati, Hamungaendi, nekuti kana tikatiza isu, havangavi nehanya nesu; kunyange hafu yavanhu vedu vakaurawa havangavi nehanya nesu; asi imwi makafanana navanhu vedu vane zviuru zvine gumi; naizvozvo zviri nani kuti mugare makazvigadzira kuzotibatsira muri muguta.

³Himahleh mipite'n, Kuanlou e; koute zaw natai mang hita le ung leng, khawk a sakei ding ua; huan, a kimkhat hiam vasi le ung leng khawk a sakei lai ding uh: nang bel koute sing zah in na manpha ngal a; huaiziak in khopi a kipan a hon panpih ding a nana om a hoihzaw hi, a chi ua.

⁴Mambo akati kwavari, Ndichaita sezvamunofunga. Mambo akandomira kurutivi rwesuwo vanhu vose vakabuda vachiita mazana-mazana nezviuru-zviuru.

⁴Huan, kumpipa'n a kiang uah, Hoih na sak bangbang un ka hih ding, a chi a. Huchi in kumpipa kulh kongpi bul ah a ding a, huan, mipi tengteng a za za in leh a sang sang in a pai khe zungzung mai uhi.

⁵Zvino mambo akaraira Joabhu naAbhishai naItai, akati, nzwirai henyu jaya nyasha, iye Abhusaromu, nokuda kwangu. Vanhu vose vakanzwa mambo achiraira vakuru vose pamusoro paAbhusaromu.

⁵Huan, kumpipa'n Joab leh Abisai leh Itai te, Kei ziak in tangval Absalom tungah nemtakin hih un, chiin thu a pia hi. Mipi tengtengin Absolom tungtang thua kumpipan sepaih heutute tengteng thu a piaklai a za uhi.

⁶Zvino vanhu vakabudira kusango kundorwa naIsiraeri, vakarwa mudondo raEfuremu.

⁶Huchi in mipite Israel mite dou ding in kidouna mun lam ah a hohta ua: huan, a kidouna uh Ephraim gammang ahi.

⁷Vanhu vaIsiraeri vakakundwapo pamberi pavaranda vaDhavhidhi, vakauraya vanhu vazhinji-zhinji zuva iro vakasvika zviuru zvina mazana maviri.

⁷Huan, huailai ah David mite ma ah Israel mite a vuallel ua, huan, huailai ah huai ni in sepaih singnih tak a that uh.

⁸nekuti kurwa kwakapararira panyika yose, dondo rikaparadza vanhu vazhinji kukunda vakaparadzwa nomunondo.

⁸A kidouna un huailai gam tengteng a uap vek mai ngal a; huai ni in namsau sang in leng gammang in a valh tam zaw hi.

⁹Zvino Abhusaromu akasangana navaranda vaDhavhidhi. Abhusaromu wakange akatasva hesera rake, hesera rikapinda napasi pamatavi makobvu omuoki mukuru, musoro wake ukabatwa pamuoki, iye ndokurembera pakati pedenga napasi; hesera raakanga akatasva rikaramba richifamba.

⁹Huan, Absalom in David mite a bing tuah guih a. Huan, Absalom bel a sabengtung tung a tuang ahi a, huan, sabengtung tosaw sing hiang bawkpha tak nuai ah a lut a, a lu tosaw sing ah a awkta a, lei phalou, van phalou in a luai nilouh mawk a; huan, sabengtung pen a tai zel a.

¹⁰Zvino mumwe murume akazviona, akandoudza Joabhu, akati, Tarira, ndaona Abhusaromu akarembera mumuoki.

¹⁰Huan, kuahiam in a mu a, Joab a hilh a, Ngai in, tosaw sing ah Absalom kikhai thek ka mu, a chi a.

¹¹Joabhu akati kumunhu wakamuudza, Wakazviona, ukaregereiko kumubaya ipapo? Ndingadai ndakakupa masirivha ane gumi nebhanhire.

¹¹Huan, Joab in a hilhpa kiang ah, Ngai in, huai lah na mu ngal a, bang dia hihlum a lei a kesak pah ngallou? Huchibang a hih hile chin dangka sawm leh kawnggak hon pe pah ding hi veng in, a chi a.

¹²Murume akati kuna Joabhu, Kunyange ndikapiwa masirivha ane chiuru muruoko rwangu, handingatambanudziri ruoko rwangu kumwanakomana wamambo, nekuti mambo wakaraira imwi naAbhishai naItai, isu tichizvinzwa, akati, Chenjerai kuti kusava nomunhu unogunzva jaya, iye Abhusaromu.

¹²Huan, huai min Joab kiang ah, Dangka sang mu ding hi leng leng kumpipa tapa tungah ka khut ka khakei himhim ding; i bil ua i zak mahmah in kumpipa'n nang leh Abisai leh Itai kiang ah, Tangval Absalom kuamah in khoih hetkei heh, chi in thu a hon pe ngal a.

¹³Dai ndakanga ndamuuraya pakavanda (hakune shoko rinovanzirwa mambo), imwi mungadai mandiregera.

¹³Gin om huailou tak in na that mawk leng leng (kumpipa lak ah lah bangmah sel theih ahi ngalkei a) nang lah na kihul sak nawn mai mah tuak ngal a, a chi a.

¹⁴Ipapo Joabhu akati, Handigoni kunonoka kudai newe pano. Zvino akatora mapfumo matatu muruoko rwake, akabaya Abhusaromu nawo pamoyo, achiri mupenyu mukati momuoki.

¹⁴Huchi in Joab in, Hichibang in na kiang ah ka om nilouh thei hetkei, a chi a, teipi thum a tawi a, tosaw sing lak a na hinglai Absalom tuapbom tak ah a sun a.

¹⁵Ipapo majaya ane gumi, aibata nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo dzaJoabhu, akakomba Abhusaromu, akamubaya, akamuuraya.

¹⁵Huan, Joab galvan tawi tangval sawm in a hon um ua, Absalom a sun ua, a that uh.

¹⁶Zvino Joabhu akaridza hwamanda, vanhu vakadzoka pakuteverera vaIsiraeri, nekuti Joabhu wakadzivisa vanhu.

¹⁶Huan, Joab in pengkul a mut a. Israelte delh mipite a hong kik ua: Joab in mite a nanang bikbek a.

¹⁷Vakatora Abhusaromu, vakamukanda mugomba mudondo, vakatutira pamusoro pake murwi mukuru wamabwe; vaIsiraeri vose vakatizira murenje mumwe nomumwe kutende rake.

¹⁷Huan, Absalom luang a la ua, gammang ah leikohawm thukpi ah a pai ua, a tungah suang a se venvon uh; huan, Israel mi tengteng amau puan in chiat ah a taikek uhi.

¹⁸Zvino Abhusaromu achiri mupenyu wakange atora shongwe akazvimutsira iyo pamupata wamambo, nekuti wakati, Handina mwanakomana ungayeudza vanhu zita rangu; akatumidza shongwe iyo zita rake, rikanzi shongwe yokuyeudzira Abhusaromu kusvikira nhasi.

¹⁸Absalom in a damlai in kumpipa guam ah suangsiat a na se khin vek a; Ka min a daihlouhna ding in tapa lah ka nei ngalkei a, a chi a. Huai suang siat min amah min a tam sak hi; tutan in Absalom theihgigena chih ahi.

¹⁹Zvino Ahimaazi mwanakomana waZadhoki, akati, Regai ndimhanye zvino ndindoudza mambo shoko iri, kuti Jehovha wakamutsiva kuvavengi vake.

¹⁹Huchi in Zadok tapa Ahimaaz in, Ka vatai dia, TOUPA'N a melma phu a laksakdan tanchin kumpipa ka va hilh ding, a chi a.

²⁰Joabhu akati kwaari, Iwe haungaendi neshoko nhasi, asi ungaenda neshoko rimwe zuva; asi nhasi haungaendi neshoko, nekuti mwanakomana wamambo wafa.

²⁰Huan, Joab in a kiang ah, Tuni in zaw tanchin va hilh nai ken, nidang chiang in tanchin va hilh nani teh, kumpipa tapa a sih ziak in, tuni in zaw tanchin bangmah va hilh dah in, a chi a.

²¹Zvino Joabhu akati kumuKushi, Enda iwe undoudza mambo zvawaona. MuKushi akakotamira pasi pamberi paJoabhu, akamhanya.

²¹Huchi in Joab in Kusmi kiang ah, Kuan inla, na thil muh kumpipa va hilh dih ve leh, a chi a. Huan, Kus mi in Joab kun in chibai a buk a, a tai ta.

²²Ahimaazi mwanakomana waZadhoki akatizve kuna Joabhu, Kunyange zvakadaro hazvo, nditendere ndimhanye neniwo, nditevere muKushi. Joabhu akati, Unoda kumhanyireiko, mwana wangu, nekuti hauna shoko raungakumikidza?

²²Huchi in Zadok tapa Ahimaaz in Joab kiang ah, akoi a bang hileh, Kus mipa ka va delh ding, a chi nawn a. Huan, Joab in, Ka tapa aw, tanchin hilh man lah na mu sinkei a, bangdia tai ding? A chi a.

²³Iye akati, Kunyange zvakadaro hazvo, ndichamhanya hangu. Akati kwaari, Mhanya hako. Ipapo Ahimaazi akamhanya nenzira yomubani, akapfuura muKushi.

²³Himahleh aman a koi a bang hileh ka tai ding, a chi a. Huan, aman a kiang ah, Tai mai ve leh, a chi a. Huchi in Ahimaaz Phaizang lam lampi ah a tai a, Kus mipa a makhelh.

²⁴Zvino Dhavhidhi wakange agere pakati pamasuwo maviri, nharirire ikakwira padenga resuwo parusvingo rweguta, akatarira, akaona murume achimhanya ari oga.

²⁴Huchi in, David kulh kongpi chial kikalah a na tua: huan, galvilpa kulh kongpi ponung zopen tunglam ah a paitou a, a nga vialvial a, huan, ngai in, mi khat amah kia in a hongtai a.

²⁵Nharirire ikadanidzira, ikaudza mambo. Mambo akati, Kana ari oga, ane shoko mumuromo make Akaramba achifamba, akaswedera.

²⁵Huan, galvilpa a sam a, kumpipa a hilh a. Huan, kumpipa'n, Mi khat kia a hihleh tanchin hong gen ding a nei ahi ding, a chi a. Huan a hongpai mengmeng a, a hong nai hiaihiai a.

²⁶Nharirire ikaona mumwe munhuzve achimhanya; nharirire ikadanidzira kumutariri wesuwo, ikati, Tarira, kuno mumwe munhuzve unomhanya ari oga. Mambo akati, Naiye unouya neshoko.

²⁶Huan, galvilpa'n midang hongtai a mu nawn a; huan, galvilpa'n kongkhak vilpa a sam a, Ngai in mi dang amah kia in hong tai nawn, a chi a. Huan, kumpipa'n, Aman leng tanchin hontun tei sin ei ve, a chi a.

²⁷Nharirire ikati, Ndinofunga kuti kumhanya kowokutanga kwakafanana nokumhanya kwaAhimaazi mwanakomana waZadhoki. Mambo akati, Iye munhu wakanaka, unouya neshoko rakanaka.

²⁷Huan, galvilpa'n, A masa pen taidan Zadok tapa Ahimaaz taidan bang mahmah in ka thei, a chi a. Huan, kumpipa'n, Amah hi mi hoih mahmah ahi, tanchin hoih a hon tun sin ahi ding, a chi a.

²⁸Ahimaazi akadanidzira akati kuna mambo, Rugare! Akakotamira pasi nechiso chake pamberi pamambo, akati, Jehovha Mwari wenyu ngaakudzwe, wakaisa kwamuri vanhu vakanga vatambanudzira maoko avo kunashe wangu mambo.

²⁸Huan, Ahimaaz in a sam a, kumpipa kiang ah, A hoih e, a chi a. Huan, a mai a lei si in kumpipa ma ah chibai buk in a kun a, Toupa, ka pu sual tum a khut khak tummite daltanpa TOUPA na Pathian phat in om hen, a chi a.

²⁹Mambo akati, Ko jaya, iye Abhusaromu, wakafara here? Ahimaazi akapindura, akati, Pakutumwa komuranda wenyu, iyeni muranda wenyu, naJoabhu, ndakaona nyongano huru, asi ndakanga ndisingazivi kuti chinyiko.

²⁹Huan, kumpipa'n Tangval Absalom a dam na maw? a chi a. Huan, Ahimaaz in a dawng a, Joab in kumpipa sikha, kei na sikha mahmah a hon sawl khiak lai in a buai nuanua uh ka mu a, himahleh bang ahia chih ka theikei, a chi a.

³⁰Mambo akati, Tsauka, umire pano. Akatsauka, akaramba amirepo.

³⁰Huan, kumpipa'n, Ka pamah hong dingta dih in, a chi a. Huan, a pamah a na ding a.

³¹Zvino muKushi akasvika. MuKushi akati, Ndine shoko kunashe wangu mambo; nekuti Jehovha wakakutsivai nhasi kuna vose vakanga vakumukirai.

³¹Huan, ngai in, Kus mi a hongtung a; huan, Kus mi in, TOUPA ka pu a ding in tanchin ka hontun hi; na tung a helte tengteng phu tuni in TOUPA'N a hon laksak hi, a chi a.

³²Mambo akati kumuKushi, Ko jaya, iye Abhusaromu, wakafara here? MuKushi akapindura akati, Vavengi vashe wangu mambo, navose vanokumukirai, ngavave sejaya iro.

³²Huan, kumpipa'n Kus mi kiang ah, Tangval Absalom a dam na maw? a chi a. Huan, Kus mi in a dawng a, TOUPA ka pu melmate leh na siatna zongmite tengteng huai tangval bang in om vek uheh, a chi a.Huchi in kumpipa a lungdongta mahmah a, kulh kongpi tung a dantan ah a hohtou a a va kap a: huan, a paitouh kawm in, Aw, ka tapa Absalom, ka tapa Absalom, na sih sik in sizo mai leng maw, aw Absalom, ka tapa, ka tapa, a chi a.

³³Mambo akavhunduka kwazvo, akakwira kukamuri yakanga iri pamusoro pesuwo, akachema; akaramba achifamba, achiti, Haiwa, mwana wangu Abhusaromu! Ndingadai ndakafa hangu panzvimbo yako, haiwa Abhusaromu, mwana wangu, mwana wangu!

³³Huchi in kumpipa a lungdongta mahmah a, kulh kongpi tung a dantan ah a hohtou a a va kap a: huan, a paitouh kawm in, Aw, ka tapa Absalom, ka tapa Absalom, na sih sik in sizo mai leng maw, aw Absalom, ka tapa, ka tapa, a chi a.