Shishaki Anorwisa Jerusarema
Kana ave akachengeteka, Rehobhoamu anosiya murayiro waBaba vedu, uye Shishaki weEgipita anotora fuma yetemberi. Paanoudzwa pachena kuti, makandisiya, saka neniwo ndinokusiyai, mambo nemachinda ake vanozvininipisa — uye njodzi inoderedzwa, kwete kubviswa. Nhovo dzendarama dzinotsiviwa nedzendarira.
12 1Zvino umambo hwaRehobhoamu hwakati hwasimbiswa uye hwava nesimba, akasiya murayiro waBaba vedu, navaIsraeri vose pamwe chete naye. 2Mugore rechishanu raRehobhoamu, nokuti vakanga vasina kutendeka kuna Baba vedu, Shishaki mambo weIjipiti akarwisa Jerusarema. 3Akauya nengoro dzine chiuru chimwe chete namazana maviri, navatasvi vamabhiza zviuru makumi matanhatu, nemauto asingaverengeki aibva kuIjipiti: vaRibhiya, vaSukii, nevaKushi. 4Akatapa maguta aJudha akanga akavakirwa nhare, akasvika kuJerusarema.
5Shemaya muporofita akauya kuna Rehobhoamu nokuvatungamiri veJudha, vakanga vaungana muJerusarema nokuda kwaShishaki, akati, “Baba vedu vanoti: Makandisiya, saka neni ndinokusiyai muruoko rwaShishaki.”
6Ipapo vatungamiri vaIsraeri namambo vakazvininipisa vakati, “Baba vedu vakarurama.”
7Baba vedu pavakaona kuti vazvininipisa, shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Shemaya, richiti, “Vazvininipisa; handingavaparadzi, asi ndichavapa ruponeso rushoma, uye hasha dzangu hadzingadururirwi pamusoro peJerusarema nomuruoko rwaShishaki. 8Asi vachava varanda vaShishaki, kuti vazive kundishumira kwangu nokushumira umambo hwapanyika.”
9Shishaki mambo weIjipiti akarwisa Jerusarema akatora zvinhu zvose—pfuma yeimba yaBaba vedu nepfuma yomuzinda wamambo; akatora zvinhu zvose, kusanganisira nenhoo dzegoridhe dzakagadzirwa naSoromoni. 10Mambo Rehobhoamu akagadzira nhoo dzendarira panzvimbo yadzo, akadzichengetesa vakuru vavarindi vairinda pamukova weimba yamambo. 11Nguva dzose mambo paaipinda muimba yaBaba vedu, varindi vaitakura nhoo idzo, vozodzidzosera mukamuri yavarindi. 12Rehobhoamu paakazvininipisa, hasha dzaBaba vedu dzakabva paari, zvokuti havana kumuparadza zvachose; uye zvinhu zvakanaka zvakawanikwawo muJudha.
13Mambo Rehobhoamu akazvisimbisa muJerusarema akatonga; akanga ane makore makumi mana nerimwe paakava mambo, akatonga makore gumi namanomwe muJerusarema, guta rakasarudzwa naBaba vedu pakati pamarudzi ose aIsraeri kuti vaise zita ravo ipapo. Amai vake vainzi Naama, muAmoni. 14Akaita zvakaipa, nokuti haana kuisa mwoyo wake pakutsvaka Baba vedu.
15Mabasa aRehobhoamu, kubva pokutanga kusvika pokupedzisira, akanyorwa mumabhuku aShemaya muporofita naIdho muoni, anonyora nhoroondo dzemadzinza. Rehobhoamu naJerobhoamu vakarwa nguva dzose. 16Rehobhoamu akazorora namadzibaba ake, akavigwa muGuta raDhavhidhi; Abhija mwanakomana wake akatonga panzvimbo yake.