1When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
1Zvino Rehobhoamu akati achisvika Jerusaremu, akaunganidza veimba yaJudha naBhenjamini, varume vakatsaurwa vaiva nezviuru zvine zana namakumi masere, vaigona kurwa, kuti varwe navaIsiraeri, kuti vadzosere ushezve kuna Rehobhoamu.
2But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
2Asi shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Shemaya munhu waMwari, richiti,
3“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
3Taura naRehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni, mambo waJudha, navaIsiraeri vose paJudha naBhenjamini, uti,
4‘Thus says Yahweh, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
4zvanzi naJehovha, Hamufaniri kukwira kundorwa nehama dzenyu; mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumba kwake, nekuti chinhu ichi chinobva kwandiri. Naizvozvo vakateerera mashoko aJehovha, vakadzoka pakundorwa naJerobhoami.
5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
5Rehobhoamu akagara Jerusaremu, akavaka maguta enhare paJudha.
6He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
6Akavaka Bheterehemu, neEtami, neTekoa,
7Beth Zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
7neBhetizuri, neSoko, neAdhuramu,
8and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
8neGati, neMaresha, neZifi,
9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
9neAdhoraimi, neRakishi, neAzeka,
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
10neZora, neAijaroni, neHebhuroni, akanga ari maguta akakombwa paJudha neBhenjamini.
11He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.
11Akasimbisa nhare, akaisamo vakuru, nezvokudya zvakaunganidzwamo, namafuta, newaini.
12He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
12Muguta rimwe nerimwe akaisa nhovo namapfumo, akaasimbisa kwazvo kwazvo. Judha naBenjamini vakanga vari vake.
13The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
13Navapristi navaRevhi, vaiva pakati palsiraeri yose, vakaungana kwaari, vachibva panyika yavo yose.
14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to Yahweh;
14Nekuti vaRevhi vakabva pamafuro avo nefuma yavo, vakaenda kwaJudha neJerusaremu; nekuti Jerobhoami navanakomana vake vakavadzinga, kuti varege kubata basa roupristi pamberi paJehovha.
15and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.
15Iye akazvitsaurira vapristi vapamatunhu akakwirira, navezvifananidzo zvenhongo dzembudzi, navemhuru dzaakaita.
16After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
16Zvino vose pakati pamarudzi ose avaIsiraeri, vakanga vachitsvaka Jehovha nomoyo wose, vakavatevera, vakaenda Jerusaremu kuzobayira Jehovha Mwari wamadzibaba avo.
17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
17Saizvozvo vakasimbisa ushe hwaJudha, vakasimbisa Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni, makore matatu; nekuti vakafamba panzira yaDhavhidhi naSoromoni makore matatu.
18Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
18Rehobhoamu akawana mukadzi, Maharati mukunda waJerimoti mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, nowaAbhihairi mukunda waEriabhi mwanakomana waJese.
19and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
19Iye akamuberekera vanakomana, vaiti: Jeushi, naShamaria, naZahami.
20After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
20Pashure akawanawo Maaka mukunda waAbhusaromu; iye akamuberekera Abhija, naAtai, naZiza, naSheromiti.
21Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)
21Rehobhoamu akada Maaka mukunda waAbhusaromu kupfuura vakadzi vake vose navarongo vake; (nokuti akawana vakadzi vane gumi navasere navarongo vana makumi matanhatu, akabereka vanakomana vana makumi maviri navasere navanasikana makumi matanhatu.)
22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.
22Rehobhoamu akagadza Abhija mwanakomana waMaaka ave mukuru nomuchinda pakati pavana vababa vake; nekuti akanga achida kumuita mambo.
23He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought for them many wives.
23Akaita nokungwara, akaparadzira vanakomana vake vose panyika dzose dzaJudha naBhenjamini kumaguta ose enhare; akavapa zvokudya zvakawanda. Akavatsvakirawo vakadzi vazhinji.