1 Madzimambo
Rehobhoamu akaenda Shekemi, nekuti vaIsiraeri vose vakanga vaungana paShekemu
mumuite mambo.
12:2 Zvino Jerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, paakanga achiri mukati
Egipita rakazvinzwa, (nokuti akanga atiza pamberi pamambo Soromoni.
Jerobhoamu akagara Egipita;
12:3 kuti vakatumira kunomudana. naJerobhoamu neungano yose yomuguta
Isiraeri akauya, akataura naRehobhoamu, akati,
Baba venyu vakatitakudza joko rinogozha; naizvozvo zvino imwi mogonetsa
basa rababa vako, nejoko ravo rinorema ravakaisa pamusoro pedu, rive nyore;
uye tichakushumirai.
12:5 Iye akati kwavari, Chimboendai henyu, mugare mazuva matatu, mugodzokera kwandiri.
Vanhu vakaenda.
Ipapo mambo Rehobhoamu akarangana navakuru, vakanga vamire pamberi paSoromoni
baba vake vachiri vapenyu, vakati, Mungandipa zano reiko?
pindura vanhu ava?
12:7 Vakataura kwaari vachiti: Kana muchida kuva muranda weuyu
vanhu nhasi, ndichavashumira, nokuvapindura, nokutaura zvakanaka
kana mashoko kwavari, ipapo vachava varanda venyu nokusingaperi.
12:8 Asi iye wakaramba zano ravakuru, ravakanga vamupa, uye
akarangana namajaya ezera rake, kuti api;
akamira pamberi pake.
12:9 Akati kwavari: Munondipa zano reiko, ratingapindura naro
vanhu vakataura neni, vachiti, Ita joko rababa vako
wakaisa patiri kureruka here?
12:10 Zvino majaya ezera rake akataura kwaari, vachiti:
Zvino unofanira kutaura kuvanhu ava vakataura newe, vachiti, Iwe!
Baba vakatitakudza joko rinorema, asi imwi itirai iro rive nyore kwatiri; saizvozvo
ukati kwavari: Munwe wangu mudiki uchava mukobvu kupfuura wababa vangu
zviuno.
12:11 Zvino, baba vangu zvavakakutakudzai joko rinorema, ini ndichawedzera
baba vangu vaikurovai neshamhu, asi ini ndichakurangai
nemi nezvinyavada.
12:12 Naizvozvo Jerobhoamu nevanhu vose vakasvika kuna Rehobhoamu nezuva retatu, sezvakaita Jehovha
Mambo akanga arayira, akati, Dzokeraizve kwandiri pazuva retatu.
Mambo akapindura vanhu nehasha, akarasha dzavakuru
zano ravakamupa;
12:14 Akataura kwavari sezvaakanga apiwa zano namajaya, akati, Baba vangu!
akaita joko rinorema, uye ini ndichawedzera pajoko renyu, nababa vanguwo
ndaikurovai neshamhu, asi ini ndichakurovai nezvinyavada.
Naizvozvo mambo haana kuteerera vanhu; nokuti chikonzero chakabva
Jehovha, kuti azadzise shoko rake, rakataurwa naJehovha
Ahija muShiro kuna Jerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati.
Zvino vaIsiraeri vose vakati vachiona kuti mambo haana kuvateerera, vanhuwo
mambo akapindura, akati, Tino mugove weiko kuna Dhavhidhi? uyewo handina
tinogara nhaka kumwanakomana waJese; endai kumatende enyu, imwi Isiraeri!
Dhavhidhi, imba yako. Naizvozvo vaIsiraeri vakaenda kumatende avo.
12:17 Asi kana vari vanakomana vaIsraeri, vaigara mumaguta aJudha.
Rehobhoamu akabata ushe pamusoro pavo.
Ipapo mambo Rehobhoamu akatuma Adhoramu mutariri wavanhu vechibharo; navaIsiraeri vose
vakamutaka namabwe, akafa. Naizvozvo mambo Rehobhoamu akakurumidza
kuti akwire mungoro yake, atizire Jerusarema.
Saizvozvo vaIsiraeri vakamukira imba yaDhavhidhi kusvikira zuva ranhasi.
12:20 Zvino vaIsraeri vose pavakanzwa kuti Jerobhoamu wadzoka.
vakatuma nhume kuzomudanira kuungano, vakamuita mambo
kwakanga kusina wakatevera imba yaDhavhidhi, asi
rudzi rwaJudha chete.
12:21 Rehobhoamu paakasvika Jerusarema, akaunganidza imba yose
Judha, norudzi rwaBhenjamini, zviuru zvine zana namakumi masere
varume vakatsaurwa, vaiva varwi, kuti varwe neimba yaIsiraeri;
kuti udzosere ushezve kuna Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni.
12:22 Asi shoko raMwari rakasvika kuna Shemaya munhu waMwari, richiti:
12:23 Taura naRehobhoamu, mwanakomana waSoromoni, mambo waJudha, nokuna vose vamambo.
veimba yaJudha naBhenjamini, nokuna vakanga vasara vavanhu, vachiti,
Zvanzi naJehovha, Hamufaniri kukwira kundorwa nehama dzenyu;
Vana vaIsiraeri, mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumba kwake; nokuti chinhu ichi
kubva kwandiri. Naizvozvo vakateerera shoko raJehovha, vakadzoka
kuti vaende, sezvakarehwa neshoko raJehovha.
Ipapo Jerobhoamu wakavaka Shekemu panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, akagaramo; uye
wakabudapo, ndokuvaka Penueri.
12:26 Jerobhoamu akati mumoyo make, "Zvino ushe huchadzokera kuna Jehovha."
imba yaDhavhidhi.
12:27 Kana vanhu ava vakakwira kundobayira zvibayiro mumba maJehovha
Jerusarema, ipapo moyo yavanhu ava ichadzokerazve kune yavo
ishe, kuna Rehobhoamu mambo waJudha, vachandiuraya, vakaenda
zvakare kuna Rehobhoamu mambo waJudha.
Ipapo mambo akarangana navakuru, akaumba mhuru mbiri dzendarama, akati
kwavari: Kukwira kuJerusarema kwakakuremera;
imwi Isiraeri, vakakubudisai munyika yeEgipita.
12:29 Akagadza imwe paBheteri, uye imwe akaiisa paDhani.
12:30 Chinhu ichi chikava chivi, nokuti vanhu vakaenda kundonamata pamberi paJehovha
imwe, kusvikira Dhani.
31 Akavakawo imba pamatunhu akakwirira, akaita vapristi pamatunhu akaderera
vanhu, vakanga vasiri vanakomana vaRevhi.
12:32 Jerobhoamu akaraira mutambo mumwedzi worusere, nezuva regumi namashanu.
womwedzi, wakafanana nomutambo waiva paJudha;
atari. akaita saizvozvo paBheteri, akabayira mhuru dzaakanga anadzo
akagadza paBheteri vapristi vamatunhu akakwirira aakaita
akanga agadzira.
12:33 Akandobayira paaritari yaakanga aita paBheteri, yegumi neshanu
zuva romwedzi worusere, iwo mwedzi waakanga afunga nezvawo
mwoyo wake; akaitira vana vaIsiraeri mutambo;
vakapisira paaritari, nokupisa zvinonhuhwira.