Abhusaromu Anowira muSango reEfuraimu
Dhavhidhi anotuma varwi vake nomurayiro mumwe chete: batai Abhusaromu zvinyoro-nyoro. Sango rinouraya vazhinji kupfuura munondo, uye Abhusaromu anosungwa nomusoro mumuouki kusvikira Joabhu amubaya nemapfumo. Vamhanyi vanouya nemashoko okuti Baba vedu vaponesa mambo; iye anobvunza chete nezvomwanakomana wake.
18 1Dhavhidhi akaunganidza varwi vake akagadza vakuru vezviuru navakuru vamazana pamusoro pavo. 2Dhavhidhi akatuma varwi: chetatu pasi paJoabhu, chetatu pasi paAbhishai mwanakomana waZeruya, mununʼuna waJoabhu, uye chetatu pasi paItai muGiti. Mambo akati kuvarwi, “Neniwo zvirokwazvo ndichabuda nemi.”
3Asi varwi vakati, “Musabuda. Kana tikatiza, havazvina hanya; kana hafu yedu ikafa, havazvina hanya. Imi makakosha sezviuru gumi zvedu. Zviri nani imi mugare muguta, makagadzirira kutituma rubatsiro.”
4Mambo akati kwavari, “Ndichaita zvose zvamunoona zviri nani kwamuri.” Ipapo akamira pasuo varwi vose pavaibuda namazana nezviuru.
5Mambo akarayira Joabhu, Abhishai, naItai, achiti, “Muve nounyoro kujaya Abhusaromu, nokuda kwangu.” Varwi vose vakanzwa mambo achirayira vakuru pamusoro paAbhusaromu.
6Varwi vakabuda kundorwa navaIsraeri kubani, uye hondo yakaitika musango reEfuraimu. 7Ikoko hondo yavaIsraeri yakakundwa navanhu vaDhavhidhi, uye kuurayiwa kwezuva iro kwakanga kuri kukuru: varume zviuru makumi maviri. 8Hondo yakapararira munyika yose, uye sango rakaparadza varwi vazhinji zuva iro kupfuura vakaparadzwa nomunondo.
9Abhusaromu akasangana navanhu vaDhavhidhi. Akanga akatasva nyurusi yake, akapfuura napasi pamatavi akawanda omuti mukuru womuouki, musoro wake ukabatirira mumuti. Akarembera pakati pedenga nenyika nyurusi ichienderera pasi pake. 10Mumwe murume akazviona akaudza Joabhu, achiti, “Ndaona Abhusaromu akarembera mumuouki.”
11Joabhu akati kumurume akamuudza, “Saka wamuona! Seiko zvino usina kumurova ukamuwisira pasi ipapo? Ndaizotofanira kukupa mari yesirivha yomubhadharo wamazuva gumi nebhanhire.”
12Asi murume akati kuna Joabhu, “Kunyange mari yesirivha yomubhadharo wamazuva ane chiuru dai yayerwa muchanza changu, handaizosimudzira ruoko rwangu kuti ndirwise mwanakomana wamambo. Nokuti isu tose takanzwa mambo achirayira imi, Abhishai, naItai, achiti, ‘Chengetedzai jaya Abhusaromu nokuda kwangu.’ 13Zvisina kudaro ndaizorasa upenyu hwangu, nokuti hapana chakavanzika kuna mambo, uye imi maizomira kure neni.”
14Joabhu akati, “Handingarasikirwi nenguva newe seizvi.” Akatora mapfumo matatu muruoko rwake, akaabaya mumwoyo waAbhusaromu achiri mupenyu, ari pakati pomuouki. 15Majaya gumi, vatakuri venhumbi dzokurwa dzaJoabhu, akakomba Abhusaromu, akamurova, akamuuraya. 16Joabhu akaridza hwamanda, varwi vakarega kudzingirira vaIsraeri, nokuti Joabhu akavadzivisa. 17Vakatora Abhusaromu, vakamukanda mugomba guru musango, vakatutira murwi mukuru kwazvo wamatombo pamusoro pake. VaIsraeri vose vakatiza, mumwe nomumwe akaenda kumba kwake.
18Paupenyu hwake Abhusaromu akanga amisa shongwe muMupata waMambo, achiti, “Handina mwanakomana wokuchengeta zita rangu richiyeukwa.” Akatumidza shongwe nezita rake, uye inonzi Chirangaridzo chaAbhusaromu kusvikira nhasi. a a v18 Abhusaromu akanga aberekerwa vanakomana (2 Samueri 14:27), asi zvinoita sokunge vakafa iye asati afa, vakamusiya asina mudyi wenhaka wokuenderera mberi nezita rake.
Dhavhidhi Anochema Mwanakomana Wake Abhusaromu
19Ahimaazi mwanakomana waZadhoki akati, “Regai ndimhanye ndinoudza mambo kuti Baba vedu vamururamisira pavavengi vake.”
20Joabhu akati, “Hausi iwe uchatakura mashoko nhasi. Ungatakura mashoko rimwe zuva, asi nhasi haungatakuri chinhu, nokuti mwanakomana wamambo afa.”
21Joabhu akati kumuKushi, “Enda, undoudza mambo zvawaona.” MuKushi akakotamira Joabhu akamhanya.
22Ahimaazi mwanakomana waZadhoki akatizve kuna Joabhu, “Chingaitika chose, ndapota regai neniwo ndimhanye ndichitevera muKushi.” Joabhu akapindura akati, “Unomhanyireiko, mwanangu? Hauna mashoko anokodzera mubayiro.”
23“Chero zvoita sei,” akadaro, “ndichamhanya.” “Mhanya,” akadaro Joabhu. Saka Ahimaazi akamhanya nenzira yomubani akapfuura muKushi.
24Dhavhidhi akanga agere pakati pamasuo maviri. Murindi akakwira pamusoro pesuo parusvingo, akasimudza meso ake, akaona murume achimhanya ari oga. 25Murindi akadanidzira, achiudza mambo. Mambo akati, “Kana ari oga, ane mashoko.” Aimhanya akaramba achiswedera pedyo.
26Murindi akaona mumwe murume achimhanya akadanidzira kumuchengeti wesuo, “Tarira, mumwe murume achimhanya ari oga!” Mambo akati, “Naiyewo ane mashoko.”
27Murindi akati, “Wokutanga anomhanya saAhimaazi mwanakomana waZadhoki.” Mambo akati, “Munhu akanaka; anouya namashoko akanaka.”
28Ahimaazi akadanidzira kuna mambo, “Zvose zvakanaka!” Akakotama pamberi pamambo, chiso chakatarira pasi, akati, “Ngavarumbidzwe Baba venyu, vakaisa mumaoko vaya vakamukira ishe wangu mambo.”
29Mambo akabvunza, “Ko jaya Abhusaromu rakanaka here?” Ahimaazi akapindura akati, “Joabhu paakatuma muranda wamambo neni muranda wenyu, ndakaona bope guru, asi handina kuziva kuti chaiva chii.”
30Mambo akati, “Tsaukira parutivi umire pano.” Saka akatsaukira parutivi akamira akati zi.
31MuKushi akasvika akati, “Mashoko akanaka, ishe wangu mambo! Nhasi Jehovha akakururamisirai kubva paruoko rwavose vakakumukirai.”
32Mambo akabvunza muKushi, “Ko jaya Abhusaromu rakanaka here?” MuKushi akapindura akati, “Vavengi vaishe wangu mambo, navose vanokumukirai kuti vakukuvadzei, ngavaite sejaya iroro.”
33Mambo akadedera. Akakwira kuimba yokumusoro yesuo, achichema, achiti paaifamba: “Mwanakomana wangu Abhusaromu! Mwanakomana wangu, mwanakomana wangu, Abhusaromu! Dai ndakafa panzvimbo pako, Abhusaromu, mwanakomana wangu, mwanakomana wangu!”