¹ Israyla kundey kulu kaa Dawda do Hebron ra. I salaŋ a se ka ne: «Guna, iri ya ni biri nda ni basi no.

¹Zvino marudzi ose avaIsiraeri akauya kuna Dhavhidhi paHebhuroni, akataura akati, Tarirai tiri mafupa enyu nenyama yenyu.

² Waato jirbey kaŋ ra Sawulu goro ka koytaray ŋwa iri boŋ, nin no ka Israyla candi ka kond'a, ka ye ka kand'a mo. Rabbi ne ni se mo, ‹Nin no g'ay jama Israyla kuru. Nin no ga ciya Israyla jine boro mo.› »

²Kare Sauro achiri mambo wedu, ndimi maitungamirira vaIsiraeri muchibuda navo nokupinda navo; Jehovha akati kwamuri, Iwe uchafudza vanhu vangu vaIsiraeri.

³ Israyla arkusey kulu binde margu bonkoono do Hebron ra. Bonkoono Dawda mo sappe nd'ey Rabbi jine, noodin Hebron ra. I na ji soogu Dawda boŋ k'a didiji bonkooni Israyla boŋ.

³Naizvozvo vakuru vose vaIsiraeri vakauya kuna mambo paHebhuroni, mambo Dhavhidhi akaita sungano paHebhuroni pamberi paJehovha; ivo vakazodza Dhavhidhi, kuti ave mambo waIsiraeri.

⁴ Dawda gonda jiiri waranza waato kaŋ a sintin ka may. A may jiiri waytaaci.

⁴Dhavhidhi wakange ana makore makumi matatu pakutanga kwake kubata ushe, akabata ushe makore makumi mana.

⁵ Hebron ra a may Yahuda kunda boŋ jiiri iyye nda handu iddu. Urusalima* ra mo a may jiiri waranza cindi hinza. A goono ga Israyla nda Yahuda kulu may.

⁵Akabata ushe paHebhuroni pavaJudha makore manomwe nemwedzi mitanhatu; akabatawo ushe paJerusaremu makore makumi matatu namatatu pavaIsiraeri navaJudha vose.

⁶ Bonkoono da nga borey koy Urusalima zama ngey ma Yebusancey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga goro laabo ra wongu. Yebusancey binde ne Dawda se: «Ni si furo neewo! Zama baa danawey da fanakey ga ni bare ka ye.» I ga tammahã hala Dawda si hin ka furo noodin no.

⁶lye mambo navanhu vake vakaenda Jerusaremu kundorwa navaJebhusi vakanga vagere panyika iyo; ivo vakataura naDhavhidhi, vakati, Haungapindi pano, mapofu nezvirema vangakudzinga, nekuti vakati, Dhavhidhi haangapindi pano.

⁷ Kulu nda yaadin Dawda na Sihiyona wongu fu beero ŋwa, kaŋ ga ti Dawda kwaara.

⁷Kunyange zvakadaro Dhavhidhi wakakunda nhare yeZiyoni; ndiro guta raDhavhidhi.

⁸ Han din hane binde Dawda ne: «Boro kulu kaŋ ga Yebusancey kar ma ziji ka koy hari zurey do haray ka danawey da fanakey din kar, ngey kaŋ yaŋ ay, Dawda ga konn'ey.» Woodin se no i ga ne: «Danawey da fanakey si furo windo ra.»

⁸Dhavhidhi akati nezuva iro, Ani nani unorova vaJebhusi, ngaakwire kumugero wemvura, auraye zvirema namapofu, vanovengwa nomweya waDhavhidhi. Naizvozvo vanoti, Mapofu nezvirema havangapindi mumba.

⁹ Dawda goro wongu fuwo ra, a na maa daŋ a gaa ka ne a se Dawda kwaara. Dawda mo na nango windi nda cinari-cinari yaŋ za Millo gaa kal a ma kaa hala kwaara ra.

⁹Dhavhidhi akagara munhare, akaitumidza guta raDhavhidhi. Dhavhidhi akavaka kunhivi dzose, kubva paMiro, zvichipinda mukati.

¹⁰ Dawda je. A beera go day ga tonton ka koy jina, zama Rabbi Irikoy Kundeykoyo go a banda.

¹⁰Dhavhidhi akaramba achikura, nekuti Jehovha, Mwari wehondo, wakange anaye.

¹¹ Tir bonkoono Hiram mo na diyayaŋ donton Dawda gaa da sedre* bunduyaŋ da saceyaŋ da cinakoyaŋ, i ma windi cina Dawda se.

¹¹Hiramu mambo weTire akatuma nhume kuna Dhavhidhi namatanda emisidhari, navavezi, navavaki, vakavakira Dhavhidhi imba.

¹² Dawda binde faham ka bay kaŋ Rabbi na nga tabbatandi nga ma ciya bonkooni Israyla boŋ. A n'a mayra beerandi mo nga jama Israyla sabbay se.

¹²Zvino Dhavhidhi akaziva kuti Jehovha wakange amusimbisa kuti ave mambo waIsiraeri, uye kuti wakange akudza ushe hwake nokuda kwavanhu vake Isiraeri.

¹³ Dawda ye ka wahayyaŋ da wandeyaŋ sambu nga boŋ se Urusalima ra, a Hebron tunyaŋo banda. I na ize aru da ize way yaŋ hay Dawda se mo.

¹³Dhavhidhi wakati abva Hebhuroni, akazvitorera vamwe varongo navakadzi paJerusaremu, Dhavhidhi akaberekerwa vanakomana navanasikana.

¹⁴ Izey kaŋ yaŋ i hay a se Urusalima ra maayey neeya: Sammuwa, da Sobab, da Natan, da Suleymanu,

¹⁴Ndiwo mazita avakaberekerwa Jerusaremu: Shamua, naShobhabhu, naNatani, naSoromoni,

¹⁵ da Ibhar, da Elisuwa, da Nefeg, da Yafiya,

¹⁵naIbhari, naErishua, naNefegi, naJafia,

¹⁶ da Elisama, da Eliyada, da Elifelet.

¹⁶naErishama, naEriadha, naErifereti.

¹⁷ Waato kaŋ Filistancey maa baaru kaŋ i na ji soogu Dawda boŋ a ma ciya bonkooni Israyla kulu boŋ, kala Filistancey kulu ziji zama ngey ma Dawda ceeci. Dawda maa woodin baaru ka zulli mo ka koy wongu fuwo do.

¹⁷Zvino vaFirisitia vakati vachinzwa kuti Dhavhidhi wakange azodzwa kuti ave mambo wavaIsiraeri, vaFirisitia vose vakakwira kundotsvaka Dhavhidhi; Dhavhidhi akazvinzwa, akaburukira kunhare.

¹⁸ Filistancey binde jin ka daaru Refayim* gooro ra.

¹⁸VaFirisitia vakanga vasvika, vakapararira pamupata weRefaimu.

¹⁹ Dawda na Rabbi hã ka ne: «Ya ziji ka koy ka yanje nda Filistancey, wala? Ni g'i nooyandi ay se no?» Rabbi binde ne Dawda se: «Ma ziji, zama haciika ay ga Filistancey daŋ ni kambe ra.»

¹⁹Dhavhidhi akabvunza Jehovha, akati, Ndokwira kundorwa navaFirisitia here? Muchavaisa mumaoko angu here? Jehovha akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Kwira, nekuti zvirokwazvo ndichaisa vaFirisitia mumaoko ako.

²⁰ Kala Dawda kaa Baal-Perazim. Noodin no a n'i kar. A ne: «Rabbi no k'ay yanjekaarey bagu ay jine, danga hari kosaray baguyaŋ.» Woodin se no a na nango maa daŋ Baal-Perazim.

²⁰Dhavhidhi akasvika paBhaari-perazimi, Dhavhidhi akavaparadzapo. Akati, Jehovha wakabudira vavengi vangu pamberi pangu, sokupwanya kwemvura. Naizvozvo akatumidza nzvimbo iyo Bhaari-perazimi.

²¹ Filistancey binde na ngey toorey furu noodin. Dawda nda nga borey n'i ku.

²¹Vakasiya zvifananidzo zvavo ipapo, Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakazvibvisa.

²² Filistancey ye ka ziji koyne ka daaru Refayim gooro ra.

²²VaFirisitia vakauyazve, vakapararira pamupata weRefaimu.

²³ Waato kaŋ Dawda na Rabbi hã, Rabbi tu ka ne: «Ni ma si ziji. Kala ni ma windi i se da banda. Ma kaŋ i boŋ boosay tuuri nyaŋey do haray.

²³Zvino Dhavhidhi wakati achibvunza Jehovha, iye akati, Usakwira, asi upote shure kwavo, ugovavamba napakatarisana nemiti yemimaribheri.

²⁴ A ga ciya mo, waato kaŋ ni maa wongu taamuyaŋ yooje boosay nyaŋey boŋ bindi ra, waati din gaa ni ma tun ka kay, zama alwaato din ra Rabbi ga fatta ni jine zama nga ma Filistancey wongu marga kar.»

²⁴Zvino kana uchinzwa kutinhira kokufamba pangara dzemiti yemimaribheri, unofanira kukurumidza, nekuti ndiJehovha wakutungamirira kundoparadza hondo yavaFirisitia.

²⁵ Dawda binde te yaadin, sanda mate kaŋ cine Rabbi n'a lordi nd'a. A na Filistancey kar za Jibeyon kal a kaa ka to hala Gezer.

²⁵Dhavhidhi akaita sezvaakarairwa naJehovha; akaparadza vaFirisitia kubva paGebha kusvikira paGezeri.