Ahitoferi naHushai Vanopa Abhusaromu Zano
Ahitoferi anokurudzira kurwisa nokukurumidza usiku huno mambo aneta; Hushai anopikisa nokunonoka kunobata kumeso, uye Abhusaromu anotora zano rakaipisisa — nokuti Baba vedu vakanga vada kuparadza zano rakanaka raAhitoferi. Shoko rinosvika kuna Dhavhidhi nomutsime wakafukidzwa. Ahitoferi anoenda kumba, anogadzirisa imba yake, ozvisungirira.
17 1Ipapo Ahitoferi akati kuna Abhusaromu, “Rega ndisarudze varume zviuru gumi nezviviri, ndisimuke usiku huno nditevere Dhavhidhi. 2Ndichavarwisa vachiri kuneta uye vasina simba, ndivavhundutse, uye vanhu vavo vose vachatiza; ipapo ndicharova mambo oga. 3Ndichadzosa vanhu vose kwauri. Murume mumwe uyo wamunotsvaka—kufa kwavo kunoreva kuti vose vanodzoka, uye vanhu vose vachava norugare.”
4Zano iri rakafadza Abhusaromu navakuru vose vaIsraeri. 5Abhusaromu akati, “Danai Hushai muAriki zvakare, tinzwe zvaanotaurawo.”
6Hushai paakasvika kwaari, Abhusaromu akati, “Ahitoferi apa zano iri. Tingaita here zvaanotaura? Kana zvisina kudaro, taurai imi.”
7Hushai akati kuna Abhusaromu, “Zano rapiwa naAhitoferi harina kunaka panguva ino. 8Hushai akawedzera achiti, ‘Munoziva baba venyu navarume vavo—varwi vane hasha, sebere rakatorerwa vana varo musango. Baba venyu murwi ane ruzivo; havangavati pamwe namauto.’ 9Kunyange zvino vakavanda mugomba kana pane imwe nzvimbo. Kana vamwe vavarume venyu vakatanga kuwa, ani naani anonzwa achati, ‘Varume vaAbhusaromu vaurayiwa!’ 10Ipapo kunyange akashinga kupfuura vose, ane mwoyo wakaita somwoyo weshumba, achanyauka nokutya, nokuti vaIsraeri vose vanoziva kuti baba venyu murwi uye vaya vanavo vakashinga. 11Saka herino zano rangu: unganidzai vaIsraeri vose kwamuri, kubva kuDhani kusvikira kuBheerishebha, vakawanda sejecha regungwa, uye muende imi pachenyu kuhondo. 12Tichavasvikira kwavanenge vari kwose, timhare pavari sedova panyika, uye tisasiya mumwe ari mupenyu, ivo kana mumwe chete wavarume vavo. 13Kana vakadzokera muguta, vaIsraeri vose vachauya namabote ipapo, uye ticharizvuzvurudzira mumupata kusvikira pasina kana ibwe diki rasara.”
14Abhusaromu navarume vose vaIsraeri vakati, “Zano raHushai muAriki riri nani kupfuura raAhitoferi.” Nokuti Baba vedu vakanga vafunga kukunda zano rakanaka raAhitoferi, kuti Baba vedu vauyise njodzi pamusoro paAbhusaromu.
15Hushai akaudza vaprista Zadhoki naAbhiatari achiti, “Izvi ndizvo zano rakapiwa naAhitoferi kuna Abhusaromu nokuvakuru vaIsraeri, uye iri ndiro zano randakapa ini. 16Zvino tumirai shoko nokukurumidza kuna Dhavhidhi, muti, ‘Musagara usiku huno pamazambuko erenje; yambukai zvamuchokwadi, kuti mambo navanhu vose vanaye varege kumedzwa.’”
17Jonatani naAhimaazi vakanga vakamirira paEni-rogeri; murandakadzi aibva aenda achivaudza, ivo vobva vaenda vachiudza Mambo Dhavhidhi, nokuti vakanga vasingagoni kuonekwa vachipinda muguta. 18Asi rimwe jaya rakavaona rikaudza Abhusaromu. Saka vaviri ava vakakurumidza kuenda vakasvika paimba yomumwe murume paBhahurimu, aiva netsime muruvanze rwake, vakaburukira mariri. 19Mukadzi womurume uyu akawaridza chifukidzo pamuromo wetsime akakusha zviyo pamusoro pacho, zvokuti hapana chakaonekwa. 20Varanda vaAbhusaromu pavakasvika kumukadzi paimba, vakabvunza vachiti, “Varipi Ahimaazi naJonatani?” Iye akati, “Vayambuka rukova.” Varume vaya vakatsvaka, havana kuwana munhu, vakadzokera kuJerusarema.
21Vaenda, vaviri vaya vakabuda mutsime vakaenda vakaudza Mambo Dhavhidhi. Vakati kwavari, “Simukai muyambuke mvura nokukurumidza, nokuti Ahitoferi akakurongerai zano rakaipa iri.”
22Saka Dhavhidhi navose vaaiva navo vakasimuka vakayambuka Jorodhani. Kwakati kuchiedza, hapana kana mumwe akanga asara asina kuyambuka.
23Ahitoferi paakaona kuti zano rake harina kuteverwa, akaisa chigaro pambongoro yake akaenda kumba kuguta rake. Akagadzira imba yake, ipapo akazvisungirira. Akafa akavigwa muguva rababa vake.
24Dhavhidhi akasvika kuMahanaimi, Abhusaromu achiyambuka Jorodhani aina varume vose vaIsraeri. 25Abhusaromu akanga agadza Amasa pamusoro pehondo panzvimbo yaJoabhu. Baba vaAmasa vainzi Itira muIsraeri, akanga awana Abhigairi mwanasikana waNahashi, hanzvadzi yaZeruya, mai vaJoabhu. 26VaIsraeri naAbhusaromu vakadzika musasa munyika yeGireadhi.
27Dhavhidhi paakasvika kuMahanaimi, Shobhi mwanakomana waNahashi aibva kuRabha ravaAmoni, Makiri mwanakomana waAmieri aibva kuRo-dhebhari, naBhazirai muGireadhi aibva kuRogerimu, 28vakauya nemibhedha, nemidziyo, nehari, pamwe chete negorosi, nebhari, noupfu, nezviyo zvakakangwa, nenyemba, norendiri, 29nouchi, nomukaka wakakora, namakwai, nechizi chaibva padanga, kuti Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vadye, nokuti vakati, “Vanhu vane nzara, vaneta, uye vane nyota murenje.”