¹Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

¹Zvino vaIsiraeri vose vakaungana kuna Dhavhidhi paHebhuroni, vakati, Tarirai, isu tiri mafupa enyu nenyama yenyu.

²In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”

²Kare, kunyange Sauro akanga ari mambo, ndimi maibuda nokupinda naIsiraeri; Jehovha Mwari wenyu akati kwamuri, Iwe uchafudza vanhu vangu valsiraeri, nokuva mutungamiriri

³So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.

³Naizvozvo vakuru vose vaIsiraeri vakaenda kuna mambo paHebhuroni, Dhavhidhi akaita sungano paHebhuroni pamberi paJehovha; ivo vakazodza Dhavhidhi, kuti ave mambo waIsiraeri, sezvakanga zvarehwa naJehovha nomuromo waSamueri.

⁴David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

⁴Dhavhidhi navaIsiraeri vose vakakwira Jerusaremu (ndiro Jebhusi); zvino vaJebhusi, vanhu venyika iyo, vakanga varipo.

⁵The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David.

⁵Ipapo vanhu vaigara paJebhusi vakati kuna Dhavhidhi, Haungapindi pano. Asi Dhavhidhi akakunda nhare yeZiyoni; ndiro guta raDhavhidhi.

⁶David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

⁶Ipapo Dhavhidhi akati, Anotanga kubaya vaJebhusi ndiye achava mutungamiriri nomukuru wehondo. Zvino Joabhu mwanakomana waZeruya akatanga kukwira, akaitwa mutungamiriri wehondo.

⁷David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

⁷Dhavhidhi akagara panhare; naizvozvo vakaritumidza zita rinonzi guta raDhavhidhi.

⁸He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

⁸Akavaka guta kumativi ose, kubva paMiro kusvikira kumativi ose; Joabhu akagadzira zvimwe zveguta.

⁹David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.

⁹Dhavhidhi akaramba achikura, nekuti Jehovha wehondo aiva naye.

¹⁰Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

¹⁰Zvino ndivo vakuru vavarume vane simba vaiva naDhavhidhi, vaimusimbisa paushe hwake, pamwechete navaIsiraeri vose, kuti vamugadze ave mambo, sezvakarehwa naJehovha pamusoro palsiraeri.

¹¹This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

¹¹Ndiko kuwanda kwavarume vane simba vaiva naDhavhidhi: Joshobhiyami mwanakomana wokuHakimoni, mukuru wavana makumi matatu; iye akasimudza pfumo rake akarwa navana mazana matatu, akavauraya nenguva imwe.

¹²After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

¹²Akamutevera akanga ari Eriazari, mwanakomana waDhodho muAhohi, mumwe wavarume vatatu vaiva nesimba.

¹³He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

¹³Iye akanga ana Dhavhidhi paPasidhamini; vaFirisitia vakanga vaunganapo kuzorwa pabindu rakanga rizere nebhari; vanhu vakatiza pamberi pavaFirisitia.

¹⁴They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.

¹⁴Vakamira pakati pebindu, vakarirwira, vakauraya vaFirisitia, Jehovha akavarwira nokukunda kukuru.

¹⁵Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁵Zvino vatatu vavakuru vavana makumi matatu vakaburukira kudombo kuna Dhavhidhi kubako reAdhuramu; zvino hondo yavaFirisitia yakanga yadzika matende pamupata weRefaimu.

¹⁶David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁶Zvino nenguva iyo Dhavhidhi akanga ari munhare, uye boka ravarwi vavaFirisitia raiva paBheterehemu nenguva iyo.

¹⁷David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

¹⁷Dhavhidhi akapanga, akati, Haiwa! Dai mumwe achindipa mvura yetsime reBheterehemu, riri pasuwo, ndimwe!

¹⁸The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,

¹⁸Ipapo mhare idzo nhatu dzakapasanura napakati pehondo yavaFirisitia, vakandoteka mvura patsime reBheterehemu, riri pasuwo, vakaitora, vakauya nayo kuna Dhavhidhi; asi Dhavhidhi wakaramba kuimwa, akaidururira kuna Jehovha,

¹⁹and said, “My God forbid it me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

¹⁹akati, Mwari wangu ngaandidzivise, ndirege kuita chinhu ichi! Ndingamwa ropa ravarume ava vakaenda vasingarangariri upenyu hwavo here? nekuti vakauya nayo vasingarangariri upenyu hwavo. Naizvozvo akaramba kuimwa. Ndizvo zvakaitwa nemhare idzo nhatu.

²⁰Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

²⁰Abhishai munin'ina waJoabhu, ndiye akanga ari mukuru wavatatu avo, nekuti akasimudza pfumo rake akarwa navana mazana matatu, akavauraya; akava nomukurumbira pakati pavatatu avo.

²¹Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn’t attain to the three.

²¹Pakati pavatatu ndiye wakange ane mbiri kukunda vamwe vaviri, akava mukuru wavo; asi haana kuenzana navatatu vokutanga.

²²Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

²²Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, mwanakomana wemhare weKabhizeeri, akanga aita mabasa makuru, iye akauraya vanakomana vaviri vaArieri waMoabhi, akandourayawo shumba mukati mehunza panguva yechando.

²³He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.

²³Akaurayawo muEgipita, murume akanga akakura kwazvo akasvika makubhiti mashanu; muEgipita uyu akanga akabata pfumo muruoko rwake, asi iye akaburukira kwaari akabata tsvimbo, akabvuta pfumo muruoko rwomuEgipita, akamuuraya nepfumo rake iro.

²⁴Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²⁴Zvinhu izvi zvakaitwa naBhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha, akanga akakurumbira pakati pemhare idzo nhatu.

²⁵Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three: and David set him over his guard.

²⁵Tarirai, iye akanga ane mbiri kukunda vana makumi matatu, asi haana kuenzana navatatu vokutanga. Dhavhidhi akamuita mutariri wavarindi vake.

²⁶Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁶Mhare dzehondo dzaiva: Ashaheri munin'ina waJoabhu, naErihanani mwanakomana waDhodho weBheterehemu;

²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁷naShamoti muHarodhi, naHerezi muPeroni;

²⁸Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁸naIra mwanakomana wIkeshi muTekoite, naAbhiezeri muAnatoti;

²⁹Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

²⁹naSibekai muHushati, naIrai muAhohi;

³⁰Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³⁰naMakarai muNetofati, naHeredhi mwanakomana waBhaana muNetofati;

³¹Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³¹naItai mwanakomana waRibhai weGibhiya wavana vaBhenjamini, naBhenaya muPiratoni;

³²Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³²naHurai wehova dzeGaashi, naAbhieri muAribhati;

³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³³naAzimavheti muBhaharumiti, naEriabha muShaaribhoni;

³⁴the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

³⁴navanakomana vaHashemi muGizoni, naJonatani mwanakomana waShage muHarari,

³⁵Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

³⁵naAhiami mwanakomana waSakari muHarari, naErifari mwanakomana waUri;

³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁶naHeferi muMekerati, naAhiya muPeroni;

³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁷naHezero muKarimeri, naNaarai mwanakomana waEzibha;

³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

³⁸naJoeri munin'ina waNatani, naMibhari mwanakomana waHagiri;

³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁹naZereki muAmoni, naNaharai muBheroti, mubati wenhumbi dzokurwa nadzo dzaJoabhu mwanakomana waZeruya;

⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴⁰naIra muItiri, naGarebhi muItiri,

⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴¹naUriya muHiti, naZabhadhi mwanakomana waArai;

⁴²Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

⁴²naAdhina mwanakomana waShiza muRubheni, mukuru wavaRubheni, navana makumi matatu naye;

⁴³Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴³naHanani mwanakomana waMaaka, naJoshafati muMitini;

⁴⁴Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁴naUziya muAshiterati, naShama naJeyieri vanakomana vaHotami muAroeri;

⁴⁵Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

⁴⁵naJedhiaeri mwanakomana waShimiri, naJoha munin'ina wake, muTizi;

⁴⁶Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁶naErieri muMahavhi, naJeribhai, naJoshavhia, vanakomana vaErinaami, naItima muMoabhu;

⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

⁴⁷naErieri, naObhedhi, naJaasieri muMezobha.