Baba Vedu Vanomisa Hondo yaRehobhoamu

Rehobhoamu anounganidza hondo kuti adzorere nyika yokuchamhembe ndokumiswa neshoko raBaba vedu: izvi zvakabva kwandiri, dzokerai kumusha. Panzvimbo paizvozvo anosimbisa maguta aJudha, uye vapristi neVarevhi vakadzingwa nenzvimbo dzokunamatira mhuru dzaJerobhoamu vanouya kwaari, vachisimbisa umambo makore matatu.

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Rehobhoamu akasvika kuJerusarema akaunganidza imba yaJudha neyaBhenjamini—varwi vakasarudzwa zviuru zana namakumi masere—kuti varwe navaIsraeri uye vadzorere umambo kuna Rehobhoamu. Asi shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Shemaya, munhu waBaba vedu, richiti:

“Taura kuna Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni, mambo weJudha, nokuvaIsraeri vose vari muJudha nomuBhenjamini, uti: Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Musakwira kana kurwa nehama dzenyu. Dzokerai kumba, mumwe nomumwe wenyu—izvi zvabva kwandiri.” Saka vakateerera mashoko aBaba vedu vakadzoka pakuenda kundorwa naJerobhoamu.

Rehobhoamu Anosimbisa Judha

Rehobhoamu akagara muJerusarema akavaka maguta okudzivirira muJudha. Akavaka Bhetirehema, Etamu, neTekoa, Bhetizuri, Soko, Adhuramu, Gati, Maresha, Zifi, Adhoraimu, Rakishi, Azeka, Zora, Aijaroni, neHebhuroni, iwo maguta akakomberedzwa ari muJudha nomuBhenjamini. Akasimbisa nhare akaisa vatungamiri mukati mazvo, pamwe chete nematura ezvokudya, mafuta, newaini. Muguta rimwe nerimwe akaisa nhoo namapfumo, achiasimbisa kwazvo. Saka Judha neBhenjamini zvakaramba zviri zvake.

Vaprista navaRevhi vakanga vari muvaIsraeri mose vakauya kwaari vachibva kunzvimbo dzavo dzose, nokuti vaRevhi vakasiya mafuro avo nepfuma yavo, vakaenda kuJudha nokuJerusarema, sezvo Jerobhoamu navanakomana vake vakavadzinga pakushumira savaprista vaBaba vedu. Akazvigadzira vaprista vake vamatunhu akakwirira, vezvifananidzo zvembudzi, nezvifananidzo zvemhuru zvaakanga agadzira. Kubva kurudzi rumwe norumwe rwavaIsraeri, avo vakaisa mwoyo yavo pakutsvaka Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vakatevera vaRevhi kuJerusarema kuti vabayire kuna Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzitateguru avo. Vakasimbisa umambo hweJudha, vachitsigira Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni kwemakore matatu, nokuti vakafamba munzira yaDhavhidhi neyaSoromoni kwemakore matatu.

Mhuri yaRehobhoamu

Rehobhoamu akawana Maharati, mwanasikana waJerimoti mwanakomana waDhavhidhi naAbhihairi mwanasikana waEriabhi mwanakomana waJese. Akamuberekera vanakomana: Jeushi, Shemaria, naZahami. Shure kwake, akawana Maaka mwanasikana waAbhusaromu, uyo akamuberekera Abhija, Atai, Ziza, naSheromiti. Rehobhoamu akada Maaka mwanasikana waAbhusaromu kupfuura vamwe vakadzi vake navarongo vake, nokuti akanga ane vakadzi gumi navasere, varongo makumi matanhatu, vanakomana makumi maviri navasere, navanasikana makumi matanhatu. Rehobhoamu akagadza Abhija, mwanakomana waMaaka, kuti ave mutungamiri mukuru pakati pehama dzake, achironga kumuita mambo. Akaita nokuchenjera, achiparadzira vamwe vavanakomana vake kumatunhu ose eJudha neeBhenjamini, kuguta rimwe nerimwe rakakomberedzwa, achivapa zvokudya zvizhinji uye achivatsvakira vakadzi vazhinji.