VaIsraeri Vanomukira Rehobhoamu
Rehobhoamu anokumbirwa kuti arerutse joko rababa vake. Anotevera zano reshamwari dzake panzvimbo perevakuru, anovimbisa zvinyavada panzvimbo pezvikwapuro, uye madzinza gumi anoenda. Mutauri wenyaya anoti kushanduka uku kwakabva kuna Baba vedu, kuzadzisa shoko rakataurwa kuna Jerobhoamu.
10 1Rehobhoamu akaenda kuShekemu, nokuti vaIsraeri vose vakanga vauya kuShekemu kuzomuita mambo. 2Zvino Jerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati akati anzwa izvozvo—akanga ari muIjipiti, akanga atiza mambo Soromoni—Jerobhoamu akadzoka achibva kuIjipiti. 3Saka vakatuma shoko kwaari, Jerobhoamu navaIsraeri vose vakauya vakati kuna Rehobhoamu, 4“Baba venyu vakaremedza joko redu. Zvino rerutsai basa rakaoma rababa venyu nejoko rinorema ravakaisa patiri, isu tigokushandirai.”
5Akati kwavari, “Dzokai kwandiri mushure mamazuva matatu.” Saka vanhu vakaenda.
6Ipapo mambo Rehobhoamu akabvunza vakuru vakanga vashandira baba vake Soromoni pavakanga vachiri vapenyu, achiti: “Munondipa zano rokupindura sei vanhu ava?”
7Vakapindura vakati, “Kana mukava vakanaka kuvanhu ava, mukavafadza, mukataura navo nounyoro, vachava varanda venyu nokusingaperi.”
8Asi akaramba zano ravakuru akabvunza majaya akakura naye uye aimushandira. 9Akavabvunza achiti, “Munopa zano rei? Tinofanira kupindura sei vanhu ava vanondikumbira kuti ndirerutse joko rakaiswa patiri nababa vangu?”
10Majaya akakura naye akapindura akati, “Udzai vanhu vakuudzai vachiti, ‘Baba venyu vakaremedza joko redu; tirerutsirei’—muvaudze kuti: ‘Chigunwe changu chidiki chakakora kupfuura chiuno chababa vangu.’ 11Baba vangu vakaisa joko rinorema pamuri; ini ndichawedzera pariri. Baba vangu vakakurangai netyava; ini ndichakurangai nezvinyavada.’” a a v11 Zvinyavada: rudzi rwetyava rine minzwa kana rine nhongonya dzesimbi, rinorwadza zvikuru kupfuura tyava yakajairika.
12Saka Jerobhoamu navanhu vose vakauya kuna Rehobhoamu pazuva rechitatu, sezvakanga zvarehwa namambo achiti, “Dzokai kwandiri pazuva rechitatu.” 13Mambo akavapindura nehasha. Mambo Rehobhoamu akaramba zano ravakuru, 14akataura kwavari sezvakanga zvarehwa namajaya, achiti: “Baba vangu vakaremedza joko renyu; ini ndichariremedza kupfuura. Baba vangu vakakurangai netyava; ini ndichakurangai nezvinyavada.”
15Saka mambo haana kuteerera vanhu, nokuti kushanduka uku kwakabva kuna Baba vedu, kuti kuzadziswe shoko rakataurwa naBaba vedu kubudikidza naAhija muShiro kuna Jerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati.
16VaIsraeri vose pavakaona kuti mambo haaizovateerera, vanhu vakamupindura vachiti: “Tine mugove weiko muna Dhavhidhi? Hatina nhaka mumwanakomana waJese! Endai kumatende enyu, imi vaIsraeri! Zvionerei imba yenyu pachenyu, imi Dhavhidhi!” Saka vaIsraeri vose vakaenda kumatende avo. b b v16 “Endai kumatende enyu” rakanga riri izwi rekare rokudaidzira vanhu, richireva kuti “endai kumusha muregedze kutsigira mambo.”
17Asi Rehobhoamu akaramba achitonga vaIsraeri vaigara mumaguta eJudha. 18Ipapo mambo Rehobhoamu akatuma Hadhoramu, aitungamirira basa rechibharo, asi vaIsraeri vakamutaka namabwe akafa. Mambo Rehobhoamu pachake akakwira ngoro yake nokukurumidza akatizira kuJerusarema. 19Saka vaIsraeri vakaramba vachimukira imba yaDhavhidhi kusvikira nhasi.