1Zvino Naamani, mukuru wehondo dzamambo weSiria, waiva munhu mukuru kuna tenzi wake, nomunhu waikudzwa; nekuti Jehovha wakange akundisa vaSiria naye; uye waiva munhu wesimba noumhare, asi wakange ana maperembudzi.
1Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
2Zvino vaSiria vakanga vandorwa vakaita mapoka-poka, vakadzoka nomusikana muduku wavakanga vatapa panyika yaIsiraeri; iye wakange achibatira mukadzi waNaamani basa.
2The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
3Akati kuna tenzikadzi wake, Dai ishe wangu aiva kumuporofita ari paSamaria,ungadai akavaporesa maperembudzi ake.
3She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
4Zvino mumwe akapinda, akandoudza ishe wake, akati, Musikana wenyika yaIsiraeri wakataura chokuti nechokuti.
4Someone went in, and told his lord, saying, “The maiden who is from the land of Israel said this.”
5Mambo weSiria akati, Enda, ndinoda kutuma tsamba kuna mambo waIsiraeri. Akabva akaenda nematarenda gumi esirivha, nengoda zvuru zvitanhatu dzendarama, nenguvo dzakanaka dzine gumi.
5The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
6Akaenda netsamba kuna mambo waIsiraeri, yakanga ichiti, Zvino kana tsamba iyi ichisvika kwamuri, muzive kuti ndatuma Naamani muranda wangu kwamuri, kuti mumuporese maperembudzi ake.
6He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.”
7Zvino mambo waIsiraeri wakati arava tsamba iyo, akabvarura nguvo dzake, akati, Asi ndini Mwari kanhi? Ndinoziva kuuraya nokuraramisa kanhi, munhu uyu zvaatuma shoko kwandiri, kuti ndiporese munhu maperembudzi ake? Asi fungai, muwone, kuti unotsvaka kurwa neni.
7It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”
8Zvino Erisha munhu waMwari, wakati achinzwa kuti mambo waIsiraeri wabvarura nguvo dzake, akatuma shoko kuna mambo, akati, Mabvarurireiko nguvo dzenyu? Ngaauye hake zvino kwandiri, azive kuti muporofita aripo pakati paIsiraeri.
8It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
9Naizvozvo Naamani akaenda namabhiza ake nengoro dzake, akandomira pamukova weimba yaErisha.
9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10Erisha akatuma nhume kwaari, akati, Enda, undoshamba kanomwe muna Joridhani, nyama yako idzokerezve kwauri, uve wakanaka.
10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.”
11Asi Naamani wakatsamwa, akabva, akati, Tarirai, ndanga ndichiti, zvirokwazvo uchabuda kwandiri, akamira, akadana zita raJehovha Mwari wake, nokupuruzirapo noruoko rwake, agoporesa wemaperembudzi.
11But Naaman was angry, and went away, and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
12Ko Abana neFaripari, idzo nzizi dzeDhamasiko, hadzina kunaka kukunda mvura yose iri pakati paIsiraeri here? Handingashambi madziri, ndikava wakanaka here? Naizvozvo akaenda, akabva atsamwa kwazvo.
12Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them, and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
13Zvino varanda vake vakaswedera, vakataura naye, vakati, Nhai, baba vedu, dai muporofita akakurairai kuita chinhu chikuru, hamuchizviita here? Ndoda zvaakati kwamuri, Shamba, uve wakanaka?
13His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’”
14Ipapo akaburuka, akandonyura muna Joridhani kanomwe, sezvakanga zvataura munhu waMwari; nyama yake ikadzoka, ikafanana nenyama yomwana muduku, akava wakanaka.
14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15Zvino akadzokera pakati paIsiraeri; naizvozvo zvino, gamuchirai henyu chipo kumuranda wenyu.
15He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”
16Asi iye akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, iye wandimire pamberi pake, handingagamuchiri chinhu. Akamugombedzera, kuti agamuchire, asi wakaramba.
16But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
17Zvino Naamani akati, Kana musingadi henyu, muranda wenyu ngaapiwe hake mitoro yevhu ingatakurwa namahesera maviri; nekuti kubva zvino muranda wenyu haangabayiri vamwe vamwari chipiriso chinopiswa kana chimwe chibayiro asi Jehovha oga.
17Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ burden of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.
18Asi Jehovha ngaakangamwire hake muranda wake pachinhu ichi, kana tenzi wangu achipinda mumba maRimoni kuzonamatapo, akasendamira paruoko rwangu, ini ndikapfugama mumba maRimoni; kana ndikapfugama mumba maRimoni Jehovha ngaakagamwire muranda wake pachinhu ichi.
18In this thing may Yahweh pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon. When I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this thing.”
19Akati kwaari, Enda hako nomufaro. Naizvozvo akabva kwaari, akafamba chinhambo chiduku.
19He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
20Asi Gehazi muranda waErisha, munhu waMwari, akati, Tarirai, tenzi wangu wakarega Naamani uyu muSiria, zvaasina kugamuchira kwaari chaakanga auya nacho; asi naJehovha mupenyu, ndichamhanya, ndikamutevera, nditore chinhu kwaari.
20But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
21Naizvozvo Gehazi akatevera Naamani. Zvino Naamani wakati achiona munhu achimhanya achimutevera, akaburuka pangoro kuti asangane naye, akati, Makafara henyu mose here?
21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”
22Iye akati, Takafara hedu tose. Tenzi wangu wakandituma, achiti, Tarirai, zvino-zvino majaya maviri, vanakomana vavaporofita, vakasvika kwandiri, vachibva kunyika yamakomo yaEfuremu; dondipaiwo tarenda rimwe resirivha, nenguvo mbiri dzakanaka.
22He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’”
23Naamani akati, Ndinokumbira kuti utore hako matarenda maviri. Akamugombedzera, akasungira matarenda maviri esirivha muhomwe mbiri, pamwechete nenguvo mbiri dzakanaka, akazvitakudza varanda vake vaviri, vakazvitakurira pamberi pake
23Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.
24Zvino wakati asvika pachikomo, akazvitora pamaoko avo, akazviviga mumba, akadzosa vanhu, vakaenda havo.
24When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.
25Ipapo akapinda, akamira pamberi patenzi wake. Erisha akati kwaari, Wabvepiko, Gehazi? Iye akati, Muranda wenyu wakange achingova pano hake.
25But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”
26Iye akati kwaari, moyo wangu hauna kuenda newe here nguva iya murume achidzoka pangoro kuzosangana newe? Ko ndiyo nguva yokugamuchira mari, nokugamuchira nguvo, neminda yemiorivhi, neminda yemizambiringa, namakwai nenzombe, navaranda navarandakadzi here.
26He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?
27Naizvozvo maperembudzi aNaamani achakunamatira. iwe navana vako nokusingaperi. Ipapo akabuda pamberi pake ava namaperembudzi, akati mbembe sechando.
27Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your seed forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.