Machinda aMambo Soromoni

Mazita, matunhu, nezvokudya zvezuva nezuva zvinoratidza umambo huri kushanda zvechokwadi: vakuru vachipa dare zvokudya mwedzi nomwedzi, miganhu yakanyarara kubva kuDhani kusvika kuBheerishebha, mhuri imwe neimwe yakachengeteka pasi pomuzambiringa wayo. Zvirevo nenziyo zvaSoromoni, zvinobva pakufara kwomwoyo kwakapiwa naBaba vedu, zvinokweva vateereri kubva kumarudzi ose.

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Mambo Soromoni aiva mambo weIsraeri yose. Ava ndivo vaiva machinda ake: Azaria mwanakomana waZadhoki, muprista; Erihorefi naAhija, vanakomana vaShisha, vanyori; Jehoshafati mwanakomana waAhirudhi, munyori wenhoroondo; Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha aitungamirira uto; Zadhoki naAbhiatari, vaprista; Azaria mwanakomana waNatani aitungamirira vatariri vematunhu; Zabhudhi mwanakomana waNatani, muprista neshamwari yamambo; Ahishari aitarisira muzinda; naAdhoniramu mwanakomana waAbhudha aitarisira basa rechibharo.

Soromoni aiva navatariri vematunhu gumi navaviri pamusoro peIsraeri yose, vaipa mambo neimba yake zvokudya; mumwe nomumwe aipa zvokudya mwedzi mumwe pagore. Aya ndiwo mazita avo: Bheni-Huri, munyika yezvikomo yeEfuraimu; Bheni-Dhekeri, muMakazi, muShaaribhimu, muBheti-Shemeshi, nomuEroni-Bheti-Hanani; Bheni-Hesedhi, muArubhoti (Soko nenyika yose yeHeferi zvaiva zvake); Bheni-Abhinadhabhi, muzvikomo zvose zveDhori (Tafati mwanasikana waSoromoni aiva mukadzi wake); Bhaana mwanakomana waAhirudhi: Taanaki, Megidho, neBheti-Sheani rose riri parutivi rweZaretani pasi peJezireeri, kubva kuBheti-Sheani kusvika kuAbheri-Mehora kusvikira mhiri kweJokimeami; Bheni-Gebheri, muRamoti-Giriyadhi (misha yaJairi mwanakomana waManase iri muGiriyadhi yaiva yake, pamwe nedunhu reArigobhi riri muBhashani—maguta makuru makumi matanhatu akakomberedzwa namasvingo ane mazariro endarira); Ahinadhabhi mwanakomana waIdho, muMahanaimu; Ahimaazi, muNafitari (naiyewo akanga atora mwanasikana waSoromoni, Bhasemati, kuti ave mukadzi wake); Bhaana mwanakomana waHushai, muAsheri nomuBhearoti; Jehoshafati mwanakomana waParua, muIsakari; Shimei mwanakomana waEra, muBhenjamini; Gebheri mwanakomana waUri, munyika yeGiriyadhi, nyika yaSihoni mambo wavaAmori naOgi mambo weBhashani; ndiye aiva mutariri mumwe oga munyika iyoyo.

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VaJudha navaIsraeri vaiva vazhinji sejecha riri pagungwa; vaidya, vachinwa, vachifara. Soromoni aitonga umambo hwose kubva kuRwizi Yufuratesi kusvika kunyika yavaFiristia nokumuganhu weIjipiti. Vaiuya nemitero vachimushandira upenyu hwake hwose. Zvokudya zvaSoromoni zvomusi mumwe nomumwe zvaiva mabhasheri oupfu hwakatsetseka anenge 180 nemabhasheri oupfu hwakagayiwa 360, nenzombe gumi dzakakodzwa, nenʼombe makumi maviri dzaifura kumafuro, namakwai zana, tisingaverengi nondo, mhara, mhembwe, nehuku dzakakodzwa. Aitonga dunhu rose riri kumavirira kweRwizi Yufuratesi, kubva kuTifisa kusvika kuGaza, pamusoro pamadzimambo aro ose, uye aiva norunyararo kumativi ose. VaJudha navaIsraeri vaigara vakachengeteka, mumwe nomumwe ari pasi pomuzambiringa wake nopomuonde wake, kubva kuDhani kusvika kuBheerishebha, mazuva ose aSoromoni. Soromoni aiva nezvidyiro zvamabhiza 40 000 zvengoro dzake dzehondo, navatasvi vamabhiza 12 000. Vatariri avo vaipa Mambo Soromoni zvokudya navose vaiuya patafura yake, mumwe nomumwe mumwedzi wake, vasingasiyi chinhu chichishaikwa. Vaiuyawo nebhari nouswa hwamabhiza namabhiza anomhanya kunzvimbo kwaaidiwa, mumwe nomumwe maererano nebasa raakanga apiwa.

Baba vedu vakapa Soromoni uchenjeri, nokunzwisisa kukuru kwazvo, noupamhi hwomwoyo sejecha riri pamahombekombe egungwa. Uchenjeri hwaSoromoni hwaipfuura uchenjeri hwavanhu vose vokumabvazuva nouchenjeri hwose hweIjipiti. Akanga akachenjera kupfuura munhu wose—kupfuura Etani muEzira, naHemani, Karikori, naDharidha, vanakomana vaMahori—uye mukurumbira wake wakasvika kundudzi dzose dzakapoteredza. Akataura tsumo 3 000, uye nziyo dzake dzaiva 1 005. Akataura nezvemiti, kubva pomusidhari weRebhanoni kusvika pahisopi inomera parusvingo; uye nezvemhuka, shiri, zvinokambaira, nehove. Vanhu vaibva kundudzi dzose kuzonzwa uchenjeri hwaSoromoni, vatumwa namadzimambo ose enyika akanga anzwa nezvahwo.