VaIsraeri Vanokumbira Joko Rakareruka
Israeri vanokumbira Rehobhoamu kuti areruse joko rababa vake; anotevera zano reshamwari dzake ovavimbisa zvinyavada panzvimbo yaro. Marudzi gumi anobva oenda ogadza Jerobhoamu kuva mambo — chiri chiito chaBaba vedu pachavo — uye iye anobva agadzira mhuru mbiri dzegoridhe kuBheteri nokuDhani kuitira kuti pasave nomunhu anodzokera kuJerusarema.
12 1Rehobhoamu akaenda kuShekemu, nokuti vaIsraeri vose vakanga vauya kuShekemu kuti vamuite mambo. 2Zvino Jerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati paakanzwa izvi—akanga achiri muIjipiti, kwaakanga atizira achitiza Mambo Soromoni, akagarako. 3Vakatuma shoko vakamudana. Jerobhoamu neungano yose yavaIsraeri vakauya vakati kuna Rehobhoamu: 4“Baba venyu vakaomesa joko redu. Zvino deredzai basa rakaoma rababa venyu nejoko rinorema riri pamusoro pedu, isu tigokushandirai.”
5Akati kwavari, “Endai kwamazuva matatu, mozodzoka kwandiri.” Saka vanhu vakaenda.
6Mambo Rehobhoamu akabvunza vakuru vakanga vachishandira baba vake Soromoni vachiri vapenyu. Akati, “Munondipa zano rokupindura sei vanhu ava?”
7Vakapindura vakati, “Kana nhasi mukashandira vanhu ava, mukavapindura nounyoro, vachava varanda venyu nokusingaperi.”
8Asi akaramba zano ravakuru akabvunza majaya akakura naye aimushandira. 9Akavabvunza akati, “Munopa zano rei? Tingapindura sei vanhu ava vakati kwandiri, ‘Deredzai joko rakaiswa nababa venyu pamusoro pedu’?”
10Majaya akakura naye akapindura akati, “Udzai vanhu ava vakati kwamuri, ‘Baba venyu vakaremedza joko redu, asi imi rideredzei’—vaudzei kuti, ‘Chigunwe changu chidiki chakakora kupfuura chiuno chababa vangu.’ 11Baba vangu vakaisa joko rinorema pamusoro penyu; ini ndichariremedza kupfuura. Baba vangu vakakurangai netyava; ini ndichakurangai nezvinyavada.”
12Mushure mamazuva matatu Jerobhoamu navanhu vose vakadzoka kuna Rehobhoamu, sezvakanga zvarehwa namambo kuti, “Dzokai kwandiri mushure mamazuva matatu.” 13Mambo akapindura vanhu nehasha. Akaramba zano rakanga rapiwa kwaari navakuru, 14akataura kwavari sezvakataura majaya achiti, “Baba vangu vakaremedza joko renyu; ini ndichariremedza kupfuura. Baba vangu vakakurangai netyava; ini ndichakurangai nezvinyavada.”
15Saka mambo haana kuteerera vanhu, nokuti kushanduka kwezvinhu uku kwakabva kuna Baba vedu, kuti shoko rakataurwa naBaba vedu kubudikidza naAhija muShiro kuna Jerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati rizadziswe.
16VaIsraeri vose pavakaona kuti mambo aramba kuvateerera, vakamupindura vachiti, “Tine mugove weiko muna Dhavhidhi? Hatina nhaka mumwanakomana waJese! Endai kumatende enyu, imi vaIsraeri! Zvino chengeta imba yako iwe, Dhavhidhi!” Saka vaIsraeri vakaenda kumatende avo.
17Asi Rehobhoamu akaramba achitonga vaIsraeri vakanga vachigara mumaguta aJudha. 18Mambo Rehobhoamu akatuma Adhoramu, aitarisira basa rechibharo, asi vaIsraeri vose vakamutaka namabwe akafa. Mambo Rehobhoamu akakurumidza kukwira ngoro yake akatizira kuJerusarema. 19Saka vaIsraeri vakaramba vachimukira imba yaDhavhidhi kusvikira nhasi.
20VaIsraeri vose pavakanzwa kuti Jerobhoamu adzoka, vakamudanira kuungano vakamuita mambo wavaIsraeri vose. Rudzi rwaJudha chete ndirwo rwakatevera imba yaDhavhidhi.
21Rehobhoamu paakasvika kuJerusarema, akaunganidza imba yose yaJudha norudzi rwaBhenjamini—varwi vakasarudzwa zviuru zana namakumi masere—kuti varwe neimba yavaIsraeri vadzorere umambo kuna Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni.
22Asi shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Shemaya, munhu waBaba vedu, richiti:
23“Udza Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni, mambo weJudha, neimba yose yaJudha neyaBhenjamini, navamwe vanhu vose, uchiti:
24‘Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Musakwira kundorwa nehama dzenyu, ivo vaIsraeri. Mumwe nomumwe wenyu ngaadzokere kumba kwake, nokuti izvi zvabva kwandiri.’” Saka vakateerera shoko raBaba vedu vakadzokera kumba, sezvakanga zvarehwa.
Jerobhoamu Anovaka Zvifananidzo kuBheteri nokuDhani
25Jerobhoamu akavaka Shekemu munyika yamakomo yaEfuraimu akagaramo. Achibva ipapo akabuda akavaka Penueri. 26Jerobhoamu akati mumwoyo make, “Zvino umambo hungadzokera kuimba yaDhavhidhi. 27Kana vanhu ava vakakwira kundobayira zvibayiro paimba yaBaba vedu muJerusarema, mwoyo yavo ichadzokera kuna she wavo, Rehobhoamu mambo weJudha. Vachandiuraya vagodzokera kuna Rehobhoamu mambo weJudha.” 28Mushure mokutsvaka zano, mambo akaita mhuru mbiri dzegoridhe. Akati kuvanhu, “Zvakakunetsai kukwira kuJerusarema. Hevano vamwari venyu, imi vaIsraeri, vakakubudisai munyika yeIjipiti.” 29Akamisa imwe kuBheteri, imwe kuDhani. 30Izvi zvakava chivi, nokuti vanhu vakaenda kundonamata pamberi peimwe kusvikira kuDhani. 31Jerobhoamu akavaka dzimba dzokunamatira pamatunhu akakwirira akagadza vaprista vaibva kumarudzi ose avanhu, vasiri vaRevhi. 32Jerobhoamu akatara mutambo pazuva regumi namashanu romwedzi worusere, wakafanana nomutambo waJudha, akapa zvibayiro paaritari. Saka ndizvo zvaakaita kuBheteri, achibayira mhuru dzaakanga aita, uye akagadzapo vaprista vamatunhu akakwirira aakanga aita. 33Pazuva regumi namashanu romwedzi worusere—mwedzi waakazvifungira iye pachake—akakwira kuaritari yaakavaka kuBheteri, akatara mutambo wavaIsraeri akakwira kuaritari kundopisa zvinonhuhwira.