Shoko raBaba Rakanangana naJerobhoamu
Jerobhoamu anotuma mukadzi wake azvishandura kuti andobvunza nezvomwana wavo anorwara; Ahija bofu, ayambirwa naBaba vedu, anomudana nezita pamusuo omupindura kuti mwana achafa paanongosvika kumba, uye imba yacho yakatongerwa kuparadzwa. MuJudha, Shishaki anotorera Rehobhoamu goridhe retemberi.
14 1Panguva iyoyo Abhija mwanakomana waJerobhoamu akarwara. 2Jerobhoamu akaudza mukadzi wake akati, “Simuka, uzvishandure kuti parege kuva nomunhu anoziva kuti uri mukadzi waJerobhoamu, uende kuShiro. Muporofita Ahija ari ikoko, iye akandiudza kuti ndichava mambo pavanhu ava. 3Tora zvingwa gumi, namakeke, nechirongo chouchi, uende kwaari. Iye achakuudza zvichaitika kumukomana.”
4Mukadzi waJerobhoamu akaita saizvozvo. Akaenda kuShiro, kumba kwaAhija. Ahija akanga asisagoni kuona; meso ake akanga aneta nokukwegura.
5Asi Baba vedu vakanga vaudza Ahija kuti, “Mukadzi waJerobhoamu ari kuuya kuzobvunza nezvomwanakomana wake anorwara. Umuudze izvi; paachasvika achange azvishandura akaita somumwe mukadzi.”
6Ahija paakanzwa tsoka dzake pamukova, akati, “Pinda, mukadzi waJerobhoamu. Unozviitirei somumwe munhu? Ndatumwa kwauri neshoko rakaoma.
7Enda, uudze Jerobhoamu kuti, ‘Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, kuti: “Ndakakusimudza pakati pavanhu ndikakuita mutongi pavanhu vangu Israeri. 8Ndakabvarura umambo paimba yaDhavhidhi ndikahupa kwauri. Asi iwe wakanga usina kufanana nomuranda wangu Dhavhidhi, uyo akachengeta mirayiro yangu akanditevera nomwoyo wose, achiita chete zvakanga zvakarurama pamberi pangu. 9Wakaita zvakaipa kupfuura vose vakakutangira. Wakaenda ukazviitira vamwe vamwari nezvifananidzo zvakaumbwa, uchinditsamwisa, ukandirasira kumashure kwako. 10Saka ndiri kuuyisa dambudziko paimba yaJerobhoamu. Ndichaparadza kuna Jerobhoamu murume wose muIsraeri, muranda nowakasununguka, ndigopisa imba yaJerobhoamu somunhu anopisa ndove kusvikira yapera. 11Vaya vaJerobhoamu vanofira muguta vachadyiwa nembwa, uye vaya vanofira kusango vachadyiwa neshiri dzedenga. Nokuti Baba vedu vataura.”’
12Simuka, uende kumba. Tsoka dzako padzichapinda muguta, mwana achafa. 13VaIsraeri vose vachamuchema vagomuviga. Ndiye oga weimba yaJerobhoamu achasvika muguva, nokuti maari Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vakawana chimwe chinhu chakanaka mumba maJerobhoamu. 14Uyewo, Baba vedu vachazvimutsira mambo pamusoro peIsraeri achaparadza imba yaJerobhoamu zuva rino—kunyange izvozvi. 15Baba vedu vacharova Israeri kusvikira vazununguka setsanga iri mumvura, vagovadzura kubva munyika iyi yakanaka yavakapa madzitateguru avo, vagovaparadzira mhiri kworwizi rwaYufuratesi, nokuti vakaita matanda aAshera akavatsamwisa. 16Vachasiya Israeri nokuda kwezvivi zvakaitwa naJerobhoamu uye zvaakaita kuti Israeri ivewo nazvo.”
17Mukadzi waJerobhoamu akasimuka, akaenda, akasvika kuTiriza. Paakasvika pachikumbaridzo cheimba, mukomana akafa. 18VaIsraeri vose vakamuviga vakamuchema, sezvakanga zvataurwa naBaba vedu kuburikidza nomuranda wavo Ahija muporofita.
19Mamwe mabasa aJerobhoamu, kuti akarwa sei hondo uye akatonga sei, akanyorwa muBhuku raMakoronike aMadzimambo eIsraeri. 20Jerobhoamu akatonga kwamakore makumi maviri namaviri, akazozorora namadzitateguru ake, mwanakomana wake Nadhabhi akatonga panzvimbo yake.
Rehobhoamu Anotonga muJudha
21Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni akatonga muJudha. Akanga ana makore makumi mana nerimwe paakava mambo, akatonga makore gumi namanomwe muJerusarema, guta Baba vedu ravakasarudza pamarudzi ose eIsraeri kuti vaise zita ravo. Mai vake vainzi Naama, muAmoni. 22Judha vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, vachivamutsira godo nezvivi zvavakaita—kupfuura zvose zvakanga zvaitwa namadzitateguru avo. 23Ivowo vakazvivakira nzvimbo dzakakwirira, nembiru tsvene, namatanda aAshera pazvikomo zvose zvakakwirira uye pasi pemiti yose yakasvibira. 24Kwaivawo nezvifeve zvechirume zvapanzvimbo dzokunamata munyika. Vanhu vakaita zvinhu zvose zvinonyangadza zvamarudzi akadzingwa naBaba vedu pamberi paIsraeri.
25Mugore rechishanu ramambo Rehobhoamu, Shishaki mambo weIjipiti akauya kuzorwa neJerusarema. 26Akatakura pfuma yeimba yaBaba vedu neyomuzinda wamambo—zvose, kusanganisira nhoo dzose dzegoridhe dzakanga dzaitwa naSoromoni. 27Saka mambo Rehobhoamu akaita nhoo dzendarira kuti dzidzitsive, akadzipa vakuru vavarindi vaichengeta musuo womuzinda wamambo. 28Nguva dzose mambo paaipinda muimba yaBaba vedu, varindi vaitakura nhoo, vagodzidzosera mukamuri yavarindi.
29Mamwe mabasa aRehobhoamu, nezvose zvaakaita—hazvina kunyorwa here muBhuku raMakoronike aMadzimambo eJudha? 30Pakanga paine hondo isingaperi pakati paRehobhoamu naJerobhoamu. 31Rehobhoamu akazorora namadzitateguru ake, akavigwa navo muGuta raDhavhidhi. Mai vake vainzi Naama, muAmoni. Mwanakomana wake Abhijamu akatonga panzvimbo yake.