1 Makoronike
18:1 Zvino shure kwaizvozvo Dhavhidhi akarwa navaFirisitia
akavakunda, akatora Gati nemisha yaro kubva muruoko rwaJehovha
vaFiristia.
18:2 Akakunda Moabhu; vaMoabhu vakaitwa varanda vaDhavhidhi, vakauya naye
zvipo.
Dhavhidhi akakunda Hadharezeri mambo weZobha, kusvikira paHamati, pakuenda kwake
asimbise ushe hwake parwizi Yufuratesi.
Dhavhidhi akamutorera ngoro dzine chiuru chimwe nezviuru zvinomwe
navatasvi vamabhiza, navaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri; Dhavhidhiwo akagura marunda ose
mabhiza engoro, asi wakachengetera ngoro dzine zana mamwe awo.
18:5 Zvino vaSiria veDhamasiko vakati vachiuya kuzobatsira Hadhadhezeri mambo weZobha.
Dhavhidhi akauraya vaSiria vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezviviri.
Dhavhidhi akaisa mapoka avarwi paSiria paDhamasiko; vaSiriya ndokuva
varanda vaDhavhidhi vakauya nezvipo. Jehovha akachengeta Dhavhidhi saizvozvo
kwose kwaaienda.
18:7 Dhavhidhi akatora nhovo dzendarama dzakanga dziri pavaranda vake
Hadhadhezeri, akavaisa Jerusaremu.
NapaTibhati, napaKuni, maguta eHadharezeri, vakauya naDhavhidhi
ndarira zhinji kwazvo, Soromoni yaakazoita nayo dziva rendarira, nembiru;
nemidziyo yendarira.
18:9 Zvino Tou, mambo weHamati, akanzwa kuti Dhavhidhi wakunda hondo yose
Hadhadhezeri mambo weZobha;
18:10 Akatuma Hadhorami mwanakomana wake kuna mambo Dhavhidhi, kundobvunza mufaro wake, nokumubvunza kuti akadini.
mukorokote, nekuti warwa naHadharezeri, akamukunda
him; (nokuti Hadhadhezeri wakarwa naTou;) uye pamwechete naye marudzi ose
midziyo yendarama neyesirivha neyendarira.
Neyiyiwo mambo Dhavhidhi wakaitsaurira Jehovha, pamwechete nesirivha nesirivha
ndarama yaakanga atora kundudzi idzi dzose; kubva kuEdhomu, nokuMoabhu,
nokuvana vaAmoni, navaFirisitia, nokubva
Amareki.
18:12 Uye Abhishai mwanakomana waZeruya akauraya vaEdhomu pamupata.
zvuru gumi nezvisere zvemunyu.
18:13 Akaisa mapoka avarwi paEdhomu; vaEdhomu vose vakava vaDhavhidhi
varanda. Saizvozvo Jehovha wakachengeta Dhavhidhi pose paakaenda.
18:14 Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akabata vaIsiraeri vose;
pakati pavanhu vake vose.
Joabhu mwanakomana waZeruya ndiye wairaira hondo; naJehoshafati mwanakomana
wokwaAhirudhi munyori wenhoroondo.
18:16 Zadhoki mwanakomana waAhitubhi, naAbhimereki mwanakomana waAbhiatari,
vapristi; naShavhisha waiva munyori;
Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha ndiye wairaira vaKereti navaKereti
Peletites; vanakomana vaDhavhidhi vaiva vakuru vamambo.