¹Zvino Jehoshafati mwanakomana wake akabata ushe pachigaro chake, akazvisimbisa kundorwa navaIsiraeri.

¹Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

²Akaisa varwi mumaguta ose akakombwa aJudha, akaisawo mapoka avarwi panyika yaJudha, napamaguta aEfuremu, akanga akundwa naAsa baba vake.

²He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

³Jehovha akava naJehoshafati, nekuti akafamba munzira dzokutanga dzababa vake Dhavhidhi; haana kundobvunza vaBhaari;

³Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,

⁴asi akabvunza Mwari wababa vake, akafamba nemirairo yake asingateveri mabasa aIsiraeri.

⁴but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

⁵Saka Jehovha akasimbisa ushe paruoko rwake; vaJudha vose vakavigira Jehoshafati zvipo, akava nefuma nokukudzwa zvizhinji.

⁵Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

⁶moyo wake ukashingairira nzira dzaJehovha; uye akabvisawo matunhu akakwirira namatanda okunamata nawo pakati paJudha.

⁶His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

⁷Uye pagore rechitatu rokubata kwake ushe akatuma machinda ake, vanaBhenihairi, naObhadhiya, naZekariya, naNetaneri, naMikaya, kundodzidzisa mumaguta aJudha;

⁷Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

⁸uye pamwechete navo vaRevhi, vana Shemaya, naNetania, naZebhadhia, naAshaheri, naShemiramoti, naJehonatani, naAdhonia, naTobhiya, naTobhiadhonia, vari vaRevhi; uye pamwechete navo Erishama naJehoramu, vapristi.

⁸and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

⁹Vakandodzidzisa pakati paJudha, vane bhuku yomurayiro waJehovha; vakafamba vachipota namaguta ose aJudha, vachidzidzisa pakati pavanhu.

⁹They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Yahweh with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

¹⁰Ushe hwose bwenyika dzose dzakanga dzakapoteredza Judha, vakavhunduswa naJehovha, vakasarwa naJehoshafati.

¹⁰The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

¹¹Vamwe vaFirisitia vakavigira Jehoshafati zvipo, nesirivha yomutero; vaArabhiawo vakamuvigira makwai, makondobwe ane zviuru zvinomwe namazana manomwe, nenhongo dzembudzi dzine zviuru zvinomwe namazana manomwe.

¹¹Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.

¹²Jehoshafati akazova mukuru kwazvo, akavaka pakati paJudha nhare namaguta amatura.

¹²Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

¹³Waiva namabasa mazhinji mumaguta aJudha, navarwi, varume vane simba noumhare paJerusaremu.

¹³He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

¹⁴Zvino ndiwo mazita avo nedzimba, dzamadzibaba avo: Pakati paJudha, vakuru vezviuru: Adhina mukuru, uye pamwechete naye varume vane simba noumhare vane zviuru zvina mazana matatu;

¹⁴This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;

¹⁵tevere Jehohanani mukuru, uye pamwechete naye varume vane zviuru zvina mazana maviri namakumi masere;

¹⁵and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;

¹⁶tevere Amasia mwanakomana waZikiri, wakazvipa kuna Jehovha nomoyo wake wose; uye pamwechete naye varume vane simba noumhare vane zviuru pakati

¹⁶and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

¹⁷pavaBhenjamini: Eriadha munhu ane simba noumhare, uye pamwechete naye varume vane zviuru zvina mazana maviri vakanga vakabata uta nenhovo;

¹⁷Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

¹⁸tevere Jehozabhadhi, uye pamwechete naye varume vane zviuru zvine zana namakumi masere, vakanga vakazvigadzirira kurwa.

¹⁸and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war.

¹⁹Ndivo vaibatira mambo, vamwe vakanga vaiswa namambo mumaguta akakombwa panyika yose yaJudha vasingaverengwi.

¹⁹These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.