1Zvino Jehoshafati akanga ane fuma zhinji nokukudzwa kukuru; akawaniranawo naAhabhi.
1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.
2Zvino mamwe makore akati apfuura, iye akaburukira Samaria kuna Ahabhi. Ahabhi akamuurayira iye navanhu vaakanga anavo makwai nenzombe zhinji, akamukurudzira kuenda naye RamotiGiriyadhi.
2After certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.
3Ipapo Ahabhi mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati mambo waJudha, Muchaenda neni RamotiGiriyadhi here? Iye akapindura, akati, Ini ndakaita sewe, navanhu vangu savanhu vako; tichaenda newe kundorwa.
3Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.”
4Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Dombobvunza hako shoko raJehovha nhasi.
4Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.”
5Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akaunganidza vaporofita, varume vaiva namazana mana, akati kwavari, Tiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana ndirege? Ivo vakati, Endai, nekuti Mwari achariisa mumaoko amambo.
5Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
6Asi Jehoshafati akati, Hakuchina mumwe muporofita waJehovha pano here, timubvunze?
6But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?”
7Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Mumwe murume achiko, watingabvunza kuda kwaJehovha naye, asi ini ndinomuvenga, nekuti haatongoporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi mazuva ose zvakaipa; ndiye Mikaya mwanakomana waImira. Jehoshafati akati, Mambo ngaarege kudaro.
7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”
8Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akadana muranda, akati, Kurumidza undotora Mikaya mwanakomana waImira.
8Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”
9Zvino mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakanga vagere mumwe nomumwe pachigaro chake choushe, vagere vakafuka nguvo dzavo dzoushe paruvazhe pasuwo reSamaria; vaporofita vose vakaporofita pamberi pavo.
9Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
10Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akazviitira nyanga dzamatare, akati, Zvanzi naJehovha, Nedzidzi muchatunga vaSiria, kusvikira vapera.
10Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”
11Navamwe vaporofita vose vakaporofita saizvozvo, vakati, Endai RamotiGiriyadhi, muchakunda, nekuti Jehovha achariisa paruoko rwamambo.
11All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
12Zvino nhume yakanga yandodana Mikaya yakataura kwaari, ikati, Tarirai, mashoko avaporofita anobvumirana achitaura zvakanaka kuna mambo; zvino ndinokumbira kuti shoko renyu rive seshoko romumwe wavo, mutaurewo zvakanaka.
12The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.”
13Ipapo Mikaya akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, izvo zvinorehwa naMwari wangu, ndizvo zvandichataura.
13Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, what my God says, that will I speak.”
14Zvino akati achisvika kuna mambo, mambo akati kwaari, Mikaya, tiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here, kana ndirege? Iye akati, Endai henyu, muchakunda; vachaiswa muruoko rwenyu.
14When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” He said, “Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand.”
15Mambo akati kwaari, Ndinofanira kukupikisa kangani kuti undiudze chokwadi yoga nezita raJehovha?
15The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
16Iye akati, Ndakaona vaIsiraeri vose vakapararira pamakomo samakwai asina mufudzi; Jehovha akati, Ava havana tenzi, mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumusha kwake norugare.
16He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace.’”
17Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Handina kukuudza here, kuti haangaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa?
17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
18Mikaya akati, Zvino chinzwai shoko raJehovha, Ndakaona Jehovha agere pachigaro chake choushe, nehondo dzose dzokudenga dzimire kurudyi rwake nokuruboshwe rwake.
18Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
19Ipapo Jehovha akati, Ndianiko achandonyengera Ahabhi, aende, andourawa paRamotiGiriyadhi? Zvino mumwe akataura achiti zvokuti, nomumwezve akati zvokuti.
19Yahweh said, ‘Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.
20Zvino mweya ukabuda, ukamira pamberi paJehovha, ukati, Ini ndichandomunyengera. Jehovha akati kwauri, Neiko?
20A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
21Iwo ukati, Ndichaenda, ndichava mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita vake vose. Iye akati, Iwe ndiwe uchamunyengera, uchakundawo; enda hako, unoita saizvozvo.
21“He said, ‘I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go forth, and do so.’
22Naizvozvo zvino, tarirai Jehovha akaisa mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaporofita venyu ava vose, asi Jehovha akataura zvakaipa pamusoro penyu.
22“Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.”
23Ipapo Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akaswedera, akarova Mikaya padama rake, akati, Mweya waJehovha wakaenda nepiko uchibva kwandiri kundotaura newe?
23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?”
24Mikaya akati, Uchazviona musi uyo wauchandovanda nawo mukamuri yomukati.
24Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you shall go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
25Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akati, Batai Mikaya, mumuise kuna Amoni mubati weguta, nokuna Joashi mwanakomana wamambo,
25The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
26muti, Zvanzi namambo, Pinzai munhu uyu mutirongo, mumupe zvokudya zvokutambudzika, nemvura yokutambudzika, kusvikira ndichidzoka norugare.
26and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”
27Ipapo Mikaya akati, Kana mukatongodzoka norugare, Jehovha haana kutaura neni. Akati, Inzwai, imwi vanhu, imwi mose.
27Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, you peoples, all of you!”
28Naizvozvo mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakaenda RamotiGiriyadhi.
28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
29Zvino mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Ini ndichazvishandura, ndigondorwa; asi iwe chifuka nguvo dzako dzoushe. Mambo waIsiraeri akazvishandura, akandorwa.
29The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.
30Zvino mambo weSiria akanga araira vatariri vengoro dzake, akati, Regai kurwa navaduku kana navakuru, asi namambo waIsiraeri oga.
30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”
31Zvino vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona Jehoshafati, vakati, Ndiye mambo waIsiraeri. Naizvozvo vakatsaukira kundorwa naye; asi Jehoshafati wakaridza mhere, Jehovha akamubatsira; Mwari akavakurudzira kumurega.
31It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
32Zvino vatariri vengoro vakati vachiona kuti haazi mambo waIsiraeri, vakadzoka pakumutevera.
32It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
33Zvino mumwe murume akawembura uta hwake asingashumbi hake, akafura mambo waIsiraeri pakati pezvisungo zvenguvo dzake dzokurwa nadzo; ipapo mambo akati kumufambisi wengoro, Dzoka, undiise kunze kwehondo, nekuti ndakuvadzwa kwazvo.
33A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am severely wounded.”
34Kurwa kukanyanya kwazvo nomusi uyo; asi mambo waIsiraeri wakazvitsigira mungoro yake akarwa navaSiria kusvikira madekwana; zvino panguva yokuvira kwezuva akafa.
34The battle increased that day. However the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and about the time of the going down of the sun, he died.