¹Ava ndivo vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi paZikiragi, achakariswa nokuda kwaSauro mwanakomana waKishi; ivo vaiva mhare, vaimubatsira pakurwa.

¹Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

²Vakanga vakabata uta, uye vaigona kuposha mabwe, nemiseve nouta noruoko rworudyi kana rworuboshwewo; dzaiva hama dzaSauro vokwaBhenjamini.

²They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul’s brothers of Benjamin.

³Mukuru akanga ari Ahiezeri, tevere Joashi, vanakomana vaShemaa muGibhiyati; naJezieri, naPereti, vanakomana vaAzimavheti; naBheraka, naJehu muAnatoti;

³The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

⁴naIshimaya muGibhiyoni, mhare pakati pavana makumi matatu, wairaira vana makumi matatu; naJeremiya, naJahazieri, naJohwanani, naJozabhadhi muGedherati;

⁴and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

⁵naEruzai, naJerimoti, naBheriya, naShemaria, naShefatia muHarufi;

⁵Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

⁶naErikana, naIshiya, naAzareri, naJoezeri, naJoshobhiyami, vaKora;

⁶Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

⁷naJoera, naZebhedhia vanakomana vaJehorami muGedhori.

⁷and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

⁸Vamwe vavaGadhi vakazvitsaurawo, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi kunhare kurenje, varume vane simba noumhare, varume vakanga vadzidza kurwa, vakanga vachigona kubata nhovo nepfumo; zviso zvavo zvakanga zvakaita sezveshumba, uye vaimhanya semharapara pamakomo;

⁸Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains;

⁹Ezeri akanga ari mukuru, wechipiri Obhadhiya, wechitatu Eriabhi;

⁹Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

¹⁰wechina Misimana, weshanu Jeremiya;

¹⁰Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

¹¹wetanhatu Atai, wechinomwe Erieri;

¹¹Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

¹²worusere Johwanani, wepfumbamwe Erizabhadhi;

¹²Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

¹³wegumi Jeremiya; wegumi nomumwe Makibhanai.

¹³Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

¹⁴Ndivo kuvana vaGadhi vaiva vakuru vehondo; muduku kwavari akanga akaenzana navane zana, nomukuru navane chiuru chezana.

¹⁴These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

¹⁵Ndivo vakayambuka Joridhani pamwedzi wokutanga, panguva yarwakafashamira kunhivi dzarwo dzose; vakadzinga vose vakanga vagere pamipata, kumabvazuva nokumavirira.

¹⁵These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

¹⁶Navamwe vana vaBhenjamini navaJudha vakaendawo kuna Dhavhidhi munhare.

¹⁶There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

¹⁷Dhavhidhi akabuda akasangana navo, akapindura, akati kwavari, Kana mauya kwandiri norugare kuzondibatsira, moyo wangu uchava nemi; asi kana mauya kuzondinyengera, kundiisa kuvadzivisi vangu, kunyange ndisine zvakaipa pamaoko angu, Mwari wamadzibaba edu ngaazvione, akutukei pamusoro pazvo.

¹⁷David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.”

¹⁸Ipapo mweya wakauya pamusuro paAmasai aiva mukuru wavana makumi matatu, akati, Tiri vanhu venyu, Dhavhidhi, tiri kurutivi rwenyu, mwanakomana waJese! Rugare, rugare ngaruve nemi, rugare ngaruve navabatsiri venyu; nekuti Mwari wenyu anokubatsirai. Ipapo Dhavhidhi akavagamuchira, akavaita vakuru veboka.

¹⁸Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

¹⁹KwaManasewo vakabva vamwe, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi, nguva yaakaenda navaFirisitia kundorwa naSauro, asi havana kuvabatsira; nekuti madzishe avaFirisitia akarangana, akamudzosa, achiti, Achatinyengera, achienda kunatenzi wake Sauro, misoro yedu ikava panjodzi.

¹⁹Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they didn’t help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, “He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”

²⁰Zvino wakati achienda Zikiragi, vamwe vaManase vakabva, vakasvika kwaari, vaiti, Adhana, naJozabhadhi, naJedhiaeri, naMikaeri, naJozabhadhi, naErihu, naZiretai, vakanga vari vakuru vechiuru chamazana pakati paManase.

²⁰As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

²¹Vakabatsira Dhavhidhi pakurwa neboka ramakororo; nekuti vose vakanga vari varume vane simba noumhare, navakuru pahondo.

²¹They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

²²Zuva rimwe nerimwe vakasvika kuna Dhavhidhi kuzomubatsira, kusvikira yava hondo huru, sehondo yaMwari.

²²For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.

²³Ndiko kuwanda kwavakuru vakashongera kurwa, vakaenda kuna Dhavhidhi paHebhuroni, kuzodzosera ushe hwaSauro kwaari, sezvakarehwa naJehovha.

²³These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Yahweh.

²⁴Vana vaJudha, vakanga vakashonga nhovo nepfumo, vaiva nezviuru zvitanhatu namazana masere, vakanga vakashongera kurwa.

²⁴The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

²⁵Kuvana vaSimioni varume vane simba noumhare pakurwa vaiva nezviuru zvinomwe nezana rimwe.

²⁵Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

²⁶Kuvana vaRevhi vaiva nezviuru zvina namazana matanhatu.

²⁶Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

²⁷Jehoyadha aiva mutungamiriri weimba yaAroni; vakanga vanaye vaiva nezviuru zvitatu namazana manomwe;

²⁷Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

²⁸naZadhoki, jaya raiva nesimba noumhare, naveimba yababa vake, vakuru vana makumi maviri navaviri.

²⁸and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.

²⁹Kuvana vaBhenjamini, hama dzaSauro, zviuru zvitatu; nekuti kusvikira panguva iyo vazhinji vavo vakaramba vakanamatira imba yaSauro.

²⁹Of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

³⁰Kuvana vaEfuraimu zviuru zvina makumi maviri namazana masere, varume vane simba noumhare, vakanga vane mbiri padzimba dzamadzibaba avo.

³⁰Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.

³¹Kuhafu yorudzi rwaManase, zviuru zvine gumi nezvisere, vakanga vakanyorwa mazita avo, vakasvika kuzoita Dhavhidhi mambo.

³¹Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

³²Kuvana vaIsakari, varume vaiziva nguva zvakanaka, uye kuti vaIsiraeri vanofanira kuitei, vakuru vavo vaiva mazana maviri; hama dzavo dzose dzairairwa navo.

³²Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their commandment.

³³KuvaZebhuruni, avo vaigona kufamba namapoka, nokugona kubata hondo, vakabata nhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo, vaiva nezviuru zvina makumi mashanu; vaigona kurwa vasine moyo miviri.

³³Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all kinds of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could command and were not of double heart.

³⁴KuvaNafutari vakuru vane chiuru chimwe, uye vamwe vakanga vakabata nhovo nepfumo vaiva navo, zviuru zvina makumi matatu nezvinomwe.

³⁴Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.

³⁵KuvaDhani vaigona kurongedza hondo, zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezvisere namazana matanhatu.

³⁵Of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

³⁶KuvaAsheri, avo vaigona kufamba namapoka, nokugona kurongedza hondo, zviuru zvina makumi mana.

³⁶Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

³⁷Uye mhiri kwaJoridhani, kuvaRubheni navaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, avo vaiva nenhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo, zviuru zvina makumi maviri.

³⁷On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand.

³⁸Ava vose, varume vehondo, vaigona kubata hondo, vakasvika paHebhuroni nemoyo yakarurama kwazvo, kuzoita Dhavhidhi mambo wavaIsiraeri vose; navaIsiraeri vamwe vose vakanga vanomoyo mumwe kuita Dhavhidhi mambo.

³⁸All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

³⁹Vakagarapo naDhavhidhi mazuva matatu, vakadya nokumwa, nekuti hama dzavo dzakanga dzavagadzirira.

³⁹They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.

⁴⁰Uye vamwe vakanga vagere pedo navo kusvikira kwalsakari naZebhuruni naNafutari, vakauya nezvokudya zvakatakurwa nembongoro, namakamera, namahesera, nenzombe, zviri zvokudya zvoupfu, namapundu amaonde, anamasumbu amazambiringa akaoma, newaini, namafuta, nenzombe, namakwai mazhinji, nekuti mufaro wakange uripo pakati palsiraeri.

⁴⁰Moreover those who were near to them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and cattle, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.