2 Madzimambo 5

¹Zvino Naamani, mukuru wehondo dzamambo weSiria, waiva munhu mukuru kuna tenzi wake, nomunhu waikudzwa; nokuti Jehovha wakanga akundisa vaSiria naye; uye waiva munhu wesimba noumhare, asi wakanga ana maperembudzi.Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

²Zvino vaSiria vakanga vandorwa vakaita mapoka-poka, vakadzoka nomusikana muduku wavakanga vatapa panyika yaIsiraeri; iye wakanga achibatira mukadzi waNaamani basa.And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

³Akati kuna tenzikadzi wake, Dai ishe wangu aiva kumuporofita ari paSamaria,ungadai akavaporesa maperembudzi ake.And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

⁴Zvino mumwe akapinda, akandoudza ishe wake, akati, Musikana wenyika yaIsiraeri wakataura chokuti nechokuti.And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

⁵Mambo weSiria akati, Enda, ndinoda kutuma mwadhi kuna mambo waIsiraeri. Akabva akaenda namatarenda ane gumi esirivha, namashekeri ane zvuru zvitanhatu zvendarama, nenguvo dzakanaka dzine gumi.And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

⁶Akaenda nemwadhi kuna mambo waIsiraeri, yakanga ichiti, Zvino kana mwadhi iyi ichisvika kwamuri, muzive kuti ndatuma Naamani muranda wangu kwamuri, kuti mumuporese maperembudzi ake.And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

⁷Zvino mambo waIsiraeri wakati arava mwadhi 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.And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh 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.And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy 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.So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

¹⁰Erisha akatuma nhume kwaari, akati, Enda, undoshamba kanomwe muna Jorodhani, nyama yako idzokerezve kwauri, uve wakanaka.And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

¹¹Asi Naamani wakatsamwa, akabva, akati, Tarirai, ndanga ndichiti, zvirokwazvo uchabuda kwandiri, akamira, akadana zita raJehovha Mwari wake, nokupuruzirapo noruoko rwake, agoporesa maperembudzi.But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover 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.Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not 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?'And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

¹⁴Ipapo akaburuka, akandonyura muna Jorodhani kanomwe, sezvakanga zvataura munhu waMwari; nyama yake ikadzoka, ikafanana nenyama yomwana muduku, akava wakanaka.Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

¹⁵Zvino akadzokera pakati paIsiraeri; naizvozvo zvino, gamuchirai henyu chipo kumuranda wenyu.And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

¹⁶Asi iye akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, iye wandimire pamberi pake, handingagamuchiri chinhu. Akamugombedzera, kuti agamuchire, asi wakaramba.But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

¹⁷Zvino Naamani akati, Kana musingadi henyu, muranda wenyu ngaapiwe hake mitoro yevhu ingatakurwa namahesera maviri; nokuti kubva zvino muranda wenyu haangabayiri vamwe vamwari chipiriso chinopiswa kana chimwe chibayiro asi Jehovha oga.And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.

¹⁸Asi Jehovha ngaakanganwire hake muranda wake pachinhu ichi, kana tenzi wangu achipinda mumba maRimoni kuzonamatapo, akasendamira paruoko rwangu, ini ndikapfugama mumba maRimoni; kana ndikapfugama mumba maRimoni Jehovha ngaakaganwire muranda wake pachinhu ichi.In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.

¹⁹Akati kwaari, Enda hako nomufaro. Naizvozvo akabva kwaari, akafamba chinhambo chiduku.And he said unto 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.But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

²¹Naizvozvo Gehazi akatevera Naamani. Zvino Naamani wakati achiona munhu achimhanya achimutevera, akaburuka pangoro kuti asangane naye, akati, Makafara henyu mose here?So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted 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.'And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

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 pakeAnd Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

²⁴Zvino wakati asvika pachikomo, akazvitora pamaoko avo, akazviviga mumba, akadzosa vanhu, vakaenda havo.And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

²⁵Ipapo akapinda, akamira pamberi patenzi wake. Erisha akati kwaari, Wabvepiko, Gehazi? Iye akati, Muranda wenyu wakanga achingova pano hake.But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

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.And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

²⁷Naizvozvo maperembudzi aNaamani achakunamatira. iwe navana vako nokusingaperi. Ipapo akabuda pamberi pake ava namaperembudzi, akati mbembe sechando.The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.