¹Zvino Rehobhoamu akaenda Shekemi, nekuti vaIsiraeri vose vakanga vaungana paShekemi kuzomuita mambo.

¹And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

²Zvino Jerobhoami mwanakomana waNebhati, akati achizvinzwa (nokuti akanga achiri Egipita kwaakanga atizira nokuda kwaSoromoni,) Jerobhoami ndokudzoka achibva Egipita.

²And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

³Vakatuma nhume kundomudana; Jerobhoami navaIsiraeri vose vakasvika vakataura naRehobhoamu, vakati,

³And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam saying,

⁴Baba venyu vakatitakudza joko rinogozha; naizvozvo zvino imwi chirerusai basa rababa venyu rakanga richigozha, nejoko ravo rinorema ravakaisa pamusoro pedu, tigokushumirai.

⁴Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

⁵Iye akati kwavari, Dzokeraizve kwandiri kana mazuva matatu apera. Vanhu vakaenda.

⁵And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed.

⁶papo mambo Rehobhoamu akarangana navakuru, vaimira pamberi paSoromoni baba vake, vachiri vapenyu, akati, Mungandipa zano reiko, randingapindura vanhu ava naro?

⁶And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people?

⁷Ivo vakataura kwaari, vakati, Kana mukaitira vanhu ava nomoyo wakanaka, nokuvafadza, nokutaura mashoko akanaka kwavari, ipapo vachava varanda venyu nokusingaperi.

⁷And they spoke to him saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

⁸Asi iye wakaramba zano ravakuru, ravakamupa, akarangana namajaya ezero rake, akanga achimira pamberi pake.

⁸But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

⁹Akati kwavari, Imi mungandipa zano reiko, ratingapindura naro vanhu ava vakataura neni, vachiti, Rerusai joko rakaiswa pamusoro pedu nababa venyu?

⁹And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?

¹⁰Zvino majaya ezero rake akataura kwaari, akati, Iti kuvanhu ava vakataura newe, vachiti, Baba venyu vakatitakudza joko rinogozha, asi imwi chitirerusirai iro, utaure kwavari uti, Mumwe wangu muduku mukobvu kupfuura chiuno chababa vangu.

¹⁰And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to the people who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, -- thus shalt thou say to them: My little [finger] is thicker than my father's loins;

¹¹Zvino, baba vangu zvavakakutakudzai joko rinorema, ini ndichawedzera pajoko renyu; baba vangu vaikurovai neshamhu, asi ini ndichakurovai nezvinyavada.

¹¹and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, *I* will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [will chastise you] with scorpions.

¹²Naizvozvo Jerobhoami navanhu vose vakasvika kuna Rehobhoamu nezuva retatu, sezvavakanga varairwa namambo, achiti, Dzokerai kwandirizve nezuva retatu.

¹²And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Come again to me on the third day.

¹³Mambo akavapindura nehasha; mambo Rehobhoamu akarasha zano ravakuru,

¹³And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old men,

¹⁴akataura kwavari sezvaakanga apiwa zano namajaya, akati, Baba vangu vakakutakudzai joko rinorema, asi ini ndichawedzera pajoko renyu; baba vangu vaikurovai neshamhu, asi ini ndichakurovai nezvinyavada.

¹⁴and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but *I* will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [will chastise you] with scorpions.

¹⁵Naizvozvo mambo haana kuteerera vanhu; nekuti zvakanga zvabva kuna Mwari, kuti Jehovha asimbise shoko rake, raakataura naAhija muShiro kuna Jerobhoami mwanakomana waNebhati.

¹⁵So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Jehovah might give effect to his word, which he spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

¹⁶Zvino vaIsiraeri vose vakati vachiona kuti mambo haana kuvateerera, vanhu vakapindura mambo, vakati, Tino mugove weiko kuna Dhavhidhi? Uye hatine nhaka kumwanakomana weJese; endai henyu munhu mumwe nomumwe kutende rake, imwi Isiraeri! Zvino Dhavhidhi, chitarira hako imba yako. Naizvozvo valsiraeri vose vakaenda kumatende avo.

¹⁶And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, What portion have we in David? and [we have] no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel. Now see to thine own house, David! And all Israel went to their tents.

¹⁷Asi kana vari vana vaIsiraeri, vakanga vagere mumaguta aJudha, Rehobhoamu aiva mambo wavo.

¹⁷But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

¹⁸Zvino mambo Rehobhoamu akatuma Hadhorami mutariri wavanhu vechibharo, vana vaIsiraeri vakamutaka namabwe, akafa. Ipapo mambo Rehobhoamu akachimbidzika kukwira ngoro yake, akatizira Jerusaremu.

¹⁸And king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

¹⁹Saizvozvo vaIsiraeri vakamukira imba yaDhavhidhi kusvikira zuva ranhasi.

¹⁹And Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.