1Zvino Dhavhidhi wakati, Kuchinomumwe wakasara weimba yaSauro, wandingaitira zvakanaka nokuda kwaJonatani here?
1David said, “Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
2Zvino kwakanga kuchinomuranda weimba yaSauro wainzi Zibha, vakamudanira kuna Dhavhidhi; mambo akati kwaari, Ndiwe Zibha here? Iye akati, Muranda wenyu ndiye.
2There was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “Your servant is he.”
3Mambo akati kwaari, Hakuchina mumwe weimba yaSauro, wandingaitira kunaka kwaMwari here? Zibha akati kuna mambo, Jonatani uchinomwanakomana wakaremara tsoka.
3The king said, “Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame of his feet.”
4Mambo akati kwaari, Uripi? Zibha akati kuna mambo, Tarirai, uri kumba kwaMakiri mwanakomana waAmieri paRhodhebhari.
4The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
5Ipapo mambo Dhavhidhi akatuma nhume kundomutora kumba kwaMakiri mwanakomana waAmieri paRhodhebhari.
5Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6Naizvozvo Mefibhosheti mwanakomana waJonatani, mwanakomana waSauro, akasvika kuna Dhavhidhi, akawira pasi nechiso chake, akamupfugamira. Dhavhidhi akati, Mefibhosheti! Iye akapindura akati, Tarirai muranda wenyu.
6Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and showed respect. David said, “Mephibosheth.” He answered, “Behold, your servant!”
7Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, Usatya, nekuti zvirokwazvo ndichakuitira zvakanaka nokuda kwaJonatani baba vako, uye ndichakudzosera nyika yose yababa vako Sauro; iwe uchagara uchidya zvokudya patafura yangu.
7David said to him, “Don’t be afraid of him; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table continually.”
8Iye akamupfugamira akati, Muranda wenyu chinyiko, zvamakatarira imbwa yakafa seni?
8He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?”
9Ipapo mambo akadana Zibha muranda waSauro, akati kwaari, Zvose zvakanga zviri zvaSauro neimba yake yose, ndakazvipa mwanakomana watenzi wako.
9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master’s son.
10Iwe unofanira kumurimira minda, iwe navanakomana vako, navaranda vako, nokukohwa mbesa kuti mwanakomana watenzi wako ave nezvokudya zvaangadya; asi Mefibhosheti mwanakomana watenzi wako, uchagara achidya zvokudya patafura yangu. Zvino Zibha waiva navanakomana vane gumi navashanu navaranda vana makumi maviri.
10You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your servants; and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread always at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11Ipapo Zibha akati kuna mambo, Muranda wenyu uchaita zvose zvinorairwa muranda wenyu nashe wangu mambo. Mambo akati, Kana ari Mefibhosheti, iye ucharamba achidya patafura yangu, somumwe wavanakomana vamambo.
11Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your shall servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table, like one of the king’s sons.
12Zvino Mefibhosheti waiva nomwanakomana muduku, wainzi Mika. Uye vose vakanga vagere mumba maZibha vaiva varanda vaMefibhosheti.
12Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
13Naizvozvo Mefibhosheti wakagara Jerusaremu, nekuti waigara achidya patafura yamambo; wakange akaremara tsoka dzake dzose.
13So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.