Imba yaDhavhidhi Inoramba Ichisimba
Imba yaSauro painoramba ichipera simba, Abhineri anopomerwa pamusoro pomurongo, anotendeukira kuna Dhavhidhi kuti amupe umambo hwakapikirwa naBaba vedu, ouya naIsraeri. Joabhu, achitsiva Asaheri, anouraya Abhineri pagedhi. Dhavhidhi anofamba shure kwenhumbi, anotsanya, uye anochema kuti vose vazive kuti akanga asina chaakaita.
3 1Hondo pakati peimba yaSauro neimba yaDhavhidhi yakatora nguva refu. Dhavhidhi akaramba achisimba, asi imba yaSauro ichiramba ichishaya simba. 2Dhavhidhi akaberekerwa vanakomana muHebhuroni. Dangwe rake rakanga riri Amunoni, mai vake vaiva Ahinoami weJezireeri; 3wechipiri wake, Kireabhi, akaberekwa naAbhigairi, chirikadzi yaNabhari weKarimeri; wechitatu, Abhusaromu, mwanakomana waMaaka, mwanasikana waTarimai mambo weGeshuri; 4wechina, Adhoniya mwanakomana waHagiti; wechishanu, Shefatia mwanakomana waAbhitari; 5uye wechitanhatu, Itireamu, akaberekwa naEgira mukadzi waDhavhidhi. Ava ndivo vaiva vanakomana vaDhavhidhi vakaberekwa muHebhuroni.
Abhineri Anobatana naDhavhidhi
6Panguva yehondo pakati peimba yaSauro neimba yaDhavhidhi, Abhineri akaramba achisimbisa chinzvimbo chake muimba yaSauro. 7Sauro akanga aine murongo wainzi Rizipa, mwanasikana waAiya. Ishibhosheti akati kuna Abhineri, “Sei makavata nomurongo wababa vangu?”
8Abhineri akatsamwa zvikuru nokuda kwamashoko aIshibhosheti, akati, “Ko ini ndiri musoro wembwa wakatendeka kuJudha here? Nhasi ndinoramba ndichiratidza kutendeka kuimba yababa venyu Sauro, kuhama dzake neshamwari dzake, uye handina kukuisai mumaoko aDhavhidhi. Asi zvino munondipomera mhosva pamusoro pomukadzi uyu! a a v8 “Musoro wembwa” chaiva chituko chekare chaishandiswa kutuka mutengesi kana muvengi asina maturo. 9Baba vedu ngavaitire Abhineri saizvozvo, vagowedzerazve, kana ndikasaitira Dhavhidhi izvo Baba vedu zvavakapika kwaari, 10kuti ndibvise umambo paimba yaSauro ndigomisa chigaro choushe chaDhavhidhi pamusoro peIsraeri neJudha, kubva kuDhani kusvika kuBheerishebha.”
11Ishibhosheti akatadza kutaurazve rimwe shoko kuna Abhineri, nokuti aimutya.
12Abhineri akatuma nhume kuna Dhavhidhi dzichimumiririra, achiti, “Nyika ndeyani? Itai sungano yenyu neni, uye ruoko rwangu ruchava nemi kuunza vaIsraeri vose kwamuri.”
13Dhavhidhi akati, “Zvakanaka; ndichaita sungano nemi. Asi pane chinhu chimwe chandinoda: hamungaoni chiso changu kunze kwokunge matanga mauya naMikari, mwanasikana waSauro, pamunouya.” 14Dhavhidhi akatuma nhume kuna Ishibhosheti, mwanakomana waSauro, achiti, “Ndipei mukadzi wangu Mikari, wandakazviwanira nezvikanda zvapamberi zvezana ravaFiristia.”
15Saka Ishibhosheti akatuma vanhu akamutora kumurume wake, Paritieri mwanakomana waRaishi. 16Murume wake akaenda naye, achichema achimutevera kusvika kuBhahurimu. Ipapo Abhineri akati kwaari, “Dzokera.” Saka akadzokera.
17Abhineri akataura navakuru veIsraeri, achiti, “Kwenguva refu makanga muchida kuti Dhavhidhi ave mambo pamusoro penyu. 18Zvino itai, nokuti Baba vedu vakavimbisa Dhavhidhi vachiti, ‘Noruoko rwomuranda wangu Dhavhidhi ndichaponesa vanhu vangu Israeri kubva muruoko rwavaFiristia nokuvavengi vavo vose.’”
19Abhineri akataurawo kuvaBhenjamini, akazoenda kuHebhuroni kundoudza Dhavhidhi zvose zvakanga zvafarirwa navaIsraeri neimba yose yaBhenjamini. 20Abhineri paakasvika kuna Dhavhidhi kuHebhuroni ane varume makumi maviri, Dhavhidhi akaitira Abhineri navarume vake mutambo. 21Abhineri akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Nditenderei ndiende ndinounganidza vaIsraeri vose kuna ishe wangu mambo, kuti vaite sungano nemi uye mutonge pamusoro pezvose zvinoda mwoyo wenyu.” Saka Dhavhidhi akaendesa Abhineri, akaenda norugare.
Joabhu Anouraya Abhineri
22Panguva iyoyo varanda vaDhavhidhi naJoabhu vakadzoka vachibva kundopamba vaine zvakapambwa zvizhinji. Asi Abhineri akanga asiri naDhavhidhi kuHebhuroni, nokuti Dhavhidhi akanga amuendesa, akanga aenda norugare. 23Joabhu nehondo yake yose pavakasvika, akaudzwa kuti, “Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri akauya kuna mambo, iye akamuendesa, akaenda norugare.”
24Saka Joabhu akaenda kuna mambo, akati, “Chii ichi chamaita? Tarirai, Abhineri akauya kwamuri—sei makamuendesa, zvino aenda hake? 25Munoziva kuti Abhineri mwanakomana waNeri akauya kuzokunyengerai, kuti azive kufamba kwenyu nezvose zvamunoita.”
26Joabhu paakabva kuna Dhavhidhi, akatuma nhume shure kwaAbhineri, dzikamudzosa kubva patsime reSira. Asi Dhavhidhi akanga asingazivi chinhu. 27Abhineri paakadzokera kuHebhuroni, Joabhu akamutsausira parutivi mukati mesuo sokunge anoda kutaura naye muchivande, akamubaya ipapo mudumbu. Akafa—nokuda kweropa raAsaheri mununʼuna waJoabhu. 28Pashure, Dhavhidhi paakazvinzwa, akati, “Ini noumambo hwangu takachena nokusingaperi pamberi paBaba vedu pamusoro peropa raAbhineri mwanakomana waNeri. 29Ngariwire pamusoro paJoabhu nepaimba yose yababa vake! Imba yaJoabhu ngairege kumboshaya munhu ane chirwere chokuyerera kana maperembudzi, anozendamira pamudonzvo, anowira nomunondo, kana anoshaya chokudya.” 30Saka Joabhu nomununʼuna wake Abhishai vakauraya Abhineri nokuti akanga auraya mununʼuna wavo Asaheri muhondo paGibheoni.
Dhavhidhi Anochema Abhineri
31Dhavhidhi akati kuna Joabhu nokuvanhu vose vaaiva navo, “Bvarurai nguo dzenyu, mupfeke masaga, mucheme pamberi paAbhineri.” Mambo Dhavhidhi akafamba shure kwechitunha. 32Vakaviga Abhineri muHebhuroni, mambo akachema nenzwi guru paguva rake, uye vanhu vose vakachema. 33Mambo akaimba rwiyo urwu rwokuchema Abhineri, achiti, “Ko Abhineri aifanira kufa sokufa kunoita benzi here? 34Maoko ako akanga asina kusungwa, tsoka dzako dzakanga dzisina kuiswa mungetani. Wakawira sokuwira kunoita munhu pamberi pavakaipa.” Uye vanhu vose vakachemazve pamusoro pake.
35Ipapo vanhu vose vakauya kuzokumbirisa Dhavhidhi kuti adye chimwe chinhu zuva richiri pamusoro, asi Dhavhidhi akapika achiti, “Baba vedu ngavandiitire saizvozvo, vagowedzerazve, kana ndikaravira chingwa kana chimwe chinhu zuva risati ravira!”
36Vanhu vose vakazviona vakafara; zvose zvakaitwa namambo zvakafadza vanhu vose. 37Saka pazuva iroro vanhu vose navaIsraeri vose vakaziva kuti mambo akanga asina kuda kufa kwaAbhineri mwanakomana waNeri. 38Mambo akati kuvaranda vake, “Hamuzivi here kuti muchinda nomunhu mukuru awira nhasi muIsraeri? 39Nhasi, kunyange ndiri mambo akazodzwa, handina simba, uye varume ava, vanakomana vaZeruya, vakandiomera kwazvo. Baba vedu ngavaripire muiti wezvakaipa maererano nezvakaipa zvake.”