¹Zvino vaMoabhu vakamukira vaIsiraeri, shure kokufa kwaAhabhi.

¹Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

²Zvino Ahazia wakange awira pasi napahwindo yekamuri yake yokumusoro, yaiva paSamaria, akarwara akatuma nhume, akati kwavari, Endai mundobvunza Bhaarizebhubhi, mwari weEkironi, kana ndichapora pakurwara uku.

²Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness.”

³Asi mutumwa waJehovha akati kuna Eria muTishibhi, Simuka undosangana nenhume dzamambo weSamaria, uti kwavari, Asi hapana Mwari here pakati paIsiraeri, zvamondobvunza Bhaarizebhubhi, mwari weEkironi?

³But the angel of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, ‘Is it because there is no God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?

⁴Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha, Haungaburukizve pamubhedha wawakwira, asi zvirokwazvo uchafa. Eria akabva.

⁴Now therefore thus says Yahweh, “You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.”’” Elijah departed.

⁵Ipapo nhume dzakadzokera kwaari, iye akati kwavari, Madzokereiko?

⁵The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?”

⁶Ivo vakati kwaari, Mumwe murume wakauya akasangana nesu, akati kwatiri, Endai, dzokerai kuna mambo wakakutumai, muti kwaari, Zvanzi naJehovha, asi hapana Mwari here pakati paIsiraeri, zvawotuma vanhu kundobvunza Bhaarizebhubhi mwari weEkironi? Naizvozvo haungaburukizve pamubhedha wawakwira, asi zvirokwazvo uchafa.

⁶They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.’”’”

⁷Akati kwavari, Murume, wakauya akasangana nemi, akakuudzai mashoko awo, wakange akadiniko?

⁷He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?”

⁸Vakamupindura vakati, wakange ari murume wakafuka nguvo yemvere, akazvisunga chiuno chake nebhanhire reganda. Iye akati, Ndiye Eria muTishibhi.

⁸They answered him, “He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

⁹Ipapo mambo akatuma kwaari mukuru wavarume vana makumi mashanu, ana vanhu vake vana makumi mashanu. Iye akakwira kwaari, akamuwana agere pamusoro pegomo. Akati kwaari, Nhai munhu waMwari, zvanzi namambo, Burukai.

⁹Then the king sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’”

¹⁰Eria akapindura, akati kumukuru wavana makumi mashanu, Kana ndiri munhu waMwari, moto ngauburuke kudenga, ukuparadze iwe navanhu vako vana makumi mashanu. Ipapo moto ukaburuka kudenga, ukamuparadza iye navanhu vake vana makumi mashanu.

¹⁰Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!” Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹¹Akatumazve kwaari mumwe mukuru wavana makumi mashanu. Iye akapindura, akati kwaari, Nhai munhu waMwari, zvanzi namambo, Kurumidzai muburuke.

¹¹Again he sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’”

¹²Eria akapindura, akati kwavari, Kana ndiri munhu waMwari, moto ngauburuke kudenga, ukuparadze iwe navanhu vako vana makumi mashanu. Ipapo moto waMwari ukaburuka kudenga, ukamuparadza iye navanhu vake vana makumi mashanu.

¹²Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!” The fire of God came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹³Akatumazve mumwe mukuru wavana makumi mashanu; wechitatu, anavanhu vake vana makumi mashanu. Zvino iye mukuru wavana makumi mashanu, wechitatu, akakwira, akapfugama namabvi ake pamberi paEria, akakumbira, akati kwaari, Haiwa, munhu waMwari, upenyu hwangu nohwavaranda venyu ava vana makumi mashanu, ngachive chinhu chinokosha pamberi penyu.

¹³Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.

¹⁴Tarirai, moto wakaburuka kudenga, ukapisa vakuru vaviri vavana makumi mashanu vokutanga navanhu vavo vana makumi mashanu; naizvozvo upenyu hwangu zvino ngachive chinhu chinokosha pamberi penyu.

¹⁴Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight.”

¹⁵Ipapo mutumwa waJehovha akati kuna Eria, Buruka naye, usamutya hako. Akasimuka, akaenda naye kuna mambo.

¹⁵The angel of Yahweh said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” He arose, and went down with him to the king.

¹⁶Akati kwaari, Zvanzi naJehovha, Zvawakatuma nhume kundobvunza Bhaarizebhubhi, mwari weEkironi, asi hapana Mwari here pakati paIsiraeri, waungabvunza shoko rake? Naizvozvo haungaburukizve pamubhedha wawakwira, asi zvirokwazvo uchafa.

¹⁶He said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.’”

¹⁷Naizvozvo akafa seshoko raJehovha rakanga rarehwa naEria. Jehoramu akamutevera paushe, akatanga kubata ushe pagore rechipiri reJehoramu mwanakomana waJehoshafati mambo waJudha; nekuti iye wakange asina mwana.

¹⁷So he died according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

¹⁸Mamwe mabasa aAhazia aakabata, haana kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aIsiraeri?

¹⁸Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?