2 KORONIKA 11
Vhuporofita ha Shemaya
1Musi Rehabiamu a tshi swika Jerusalema, a kuvhanganya vhahali vhomakone vha 180 000 vha matsinde a Juda na Benyamini, a tshi ri a bve pfumo a yo lwa na Vhaisraele uri muvhuso u vhuelela khae.
2Hone ipfi ḽa Muṋe washu ḽa ḓa ha Shemaya muḓinḓa wa Mudzimu ḽa ri, 3“Vhudza Rehabiamu ṅwana wa Solomoni khosi ya Juda na Vhaisraele vhoṱhe kha ḽa Juda na ḽa Benyamini u ri, 4‘Yahavee u ri: Ni songo yo lwa na vha haṋu. Muṅwe na muṅwe waṋu nga a ye hayani ngauri izwo zwo itwa nga Nṋe!’ ” Ndi hone vha tshi thetshelesa maipfi a Muṋe washu, vha huma vha si tsha yo lwa na Jerobiamu.
Rehabiamu a tshi tsireledza miḓi
5Rehabiamu o dzula Jerusalema, a vusa miḓi ya Juda yo tsireledzwaho. 6Ndi Betlehema na Etamu na Thekua 7na Bethe Tsuru na Sokho na Adulamu 8na Gathi na Maresha na Zifi 9na Adoraimi na Lakhishi 10na Azeka na Tsora na Ayaloni na Hebroni. Heyo yo vha i yone miḓi yo tsireledzwaho kha ḽa Juda na Benyamini. 11Miḓi iyo a i fhaṱela mitsheṱo mihulu, a vhea vhalangammbi khayo na zwiḽiwa na mapfura a muolivi na waini, 12a vhea zwiṱangu na mafumo miḓini yoṱhe, a i khwaṱhisa vhukuma. A vhusa ḽa Juda na ḽa Benyamini nga u ralo.
Vhotshifhe na Vhalivi vha tshi ḓa Juda
13Vhotshifhe na Vhalivi vha madzingu oṱhe a Israele vha ima na Rehabiamu. 14Vhalivi vha ita na u ṱutshela mashango avho a pfulo na thundu yavho vha ya Juda na Jerusalema nge Jerobiamu na vhana vhawe vha vha landula vha si tende vha tshi shuma vhe vhotshifhe vha Muṋe washu. 15Jerobiamu a vhea vhotshifhe vhawe vha zwitembele zwikwarani na vha zwitungulo zwa madimoni na zwa ṋamana zwe a vha o zwi ita. 16Matsinde oṱhe a Vhaisraele vhe vha vha vho ṋekedza Muṋe washu Mudzimu wa Israele mbilu dzavho, vha tevhela Vhalivi vha ya Jerusalema u ṋekedza Muṋe washu Mudzimu wa vhokhotsi avho zwiṱhavhelo. 17Vha khwaṱhisa muvhuso wa Juda, vha tikedza Rehabiamu ṅwana wa Solomoni miṅwaha miraru, vha tshi kanda vhuṱalani ha khosi Dafita na khosi Solomoni misi yeneyo.
Nnḓu ya Rehabiamu
18Rehabiamu o dzea Mahalathi ṅwananyana wa Jerimotho, ṅwana wa Dafita. Mme a uyo ṅwananyana o vha e Abihaili, ṅwananyana wa Eliaba ṅwana wa Isai. 19Vho vha na vhana vhararu vha vhatuka, Jeushi na Shemaria na Zahamu. 20Ngavhuya a vhinga Maakha ṅwananyana wa Abisalomo, vha vha na vhana vhaṋa vha vhatuka, Abia na Athai na Zisa na Shelomithi. 21Rehabiamu o vha a tshi funesa Maakha ṅwananyana wa Abisalomo u fhira vhafumakadzi vhawe vhoṱhe na vhasadzi vhawe vha dziphuli. Vhafumakadzi vhawe vhoṱhe vho ṱangana vho vha vhe 18, a dovha a vha na vhasadzi vha 60 vha dziphuli, vhana vhawe vha vhatuka vha vha 28, vha vhananyana vha vha 60. 22Rehabiamu a vhea Abia ṅwana wa Maakha uri a vhe ene ṅwana muhulwane kha vhana vha hawe, a tshi itela uri a mu vhumbe khosi. 23Rehabiamu a vhamba maano, a balanganya vhana vhawe na madzingu oṱhe a Juda na Benyamini, na miḓi yoṱhe i na mitsheṱo. A vha ṱunḓela zwiḽiwa zwinzhi, a vha dzetshela vhasadzi vhanzhi.
© Bible Society of South Africa 1998. Used with permission. All rights reserved.