2 Makoronike
12:1 Zvino ushe hwakati Rehobhoamu asimba, iye ava nesimba
akazvisimbisa, akarasha murayiro waJehovha, navaIsiraeri vose
naye.
12:2 Zvino negore rechishanu ramambo Rehobhoamu Shishaki
mambo weEgipita akandorwa neJerusaremu, nekuti vakanga vadarika
pamusoro paJehovha,
12:3 vane ngoro gumi nemazana maviri, nevatasvi vemabhiza zvuru makumi matanhatu;
vanhu vakanga vasingagoni kuverengwa vakabva naye Egipita; vaRubim,
vaSukimi, nevaEtiopia.
12:4 Akakunda maguta akakombwa aJudha, akandogarako
Jerusarema.
12:5 Ipapo muprofita Shemaya akauya kuna Rehobhoamu nokumachinda aJudha.
vakanga vakaungana paJerusaremu nokuda kwaShishaki, vakati
kwavari, Zvanzi naJehovha, Makandisiya, naizvozvo mondiitira izvozvo;
Ndakakusiyawo muruoko rwaShishaki.
Ipapo machinda aIsiraeri namambo vakazvininipisa; uye
Vakati, Jehovha akarurama.
Zvino Jehovha wakati achiona kuti vazvininipisa, iro shoko raJehovha
vakasvika kuna Shemaya, vachiti, Vazvininipisa; naizvozvo ndichazviita
ndisavaparadza, asi ndichavapa ruponeso; nehasha dzangu
haringadururwi paJerusaremu noruoko rwaShishaki.
12:8 Kunyange zvakadaro vachava varanda vake; kuti vazive kushumira kwangu.
nokushumira ushe bwenyika.
12:9 Naizvozvo Shishaki mambo weIjipiti akauya kuzorwisa Jerusarema, uye akatora guta
fuma yeimba yaJehovha, nefuma yamambo
house; akatora zvose, akatorawo nhovo duku dzendarama idzo dzakanga dzapambwa
Soromoni akanga agadzira.
Mambo Rehobhoamu akaita panzvimbo yazvo nhovo duku dzendarira, akadziita basa
mumaoko omukuru wavarindi, vairinda mukova weguta
imba yamambo.
Zvino mambo wakati apinda mumba maJehovha, varindi vakasvika, vakauya
akavatora, ndokuvadzoserazve kuimba yevarindi.
12:12 Zvino akati azvininipisa, kutsamwa kwaJehovha kukabviswa kwaari
asi wakaramba kumuparadza zvachose; napaJudhawo zvinhu zvakanga zvakanaka.
Naizvozvo mambo Rehobhoamu akazvisimbisa paJerusaremu, akabata ushe;
Rehobhoamu akanga ava namakore makumi mana nerimwe paakava mambo, uye akatonga
akabata ushe makore ane gumi namanomwe paJerusaremu, iro guta rakanga ratsaurwa naJehovha
kubva kumarudzi ose alsiraeri, kuti vaise zita rakepo. Uye yaamai vake
ainzi Naama muAmoni.
Akaita zvakaipa, nekuti haana kushingaira kutsvaka Jehovha.
12:15 Zvino mabasa aRehobhoamu, okutanga nookupedzisira, haana kunyorwa mubhuku
Bhuku romuporofita Shemaya, noromuoni Idho pamusoro pake
madzitateguru? Kurwa kwakanga kuripo pakati paRehobhoamu naJerobhoamu
nguva dzose.
12:16 Rehobhoamu akavata namadzibaba ake, uye akavigwa muguta
Dhavhidhi; Abhija mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.