1Zvino nenguva iyo Abhija mwanakomana waJerobhoamu akarwara.2Jerobhoamu akati kumukadzi wake, Simuka hako, ushandure nguvo dzako, kuti urege kuzikamwa kuti ndiwe mukadzi waJerobhoamu, ugoenda Shiro; tarira, muporofita Ahija uripo, iye wakadeya kutaura pamusoro pangu, kuti ndizova mambo wavanhu ava.3Uende nezvingwa zvine gumi, nezvingwa zviduku, nechidende chouchi, uzviise kwaari; iye uchakuudza zvichaitirwa mwana.4Mukadzi waJerobhoamu akaita saizvozvo, akasimuka, akaenda Shiro, akasvika paimba yaAhija. Zvino Ahija wakange asingagoni kuona, nekuti meso ake akanga owonera madzedzerere nemhaka yokukwegura kwake.5Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Ahija, Tarira, mukadzi waJerobhoamu unouya kuzokubvunza pamusoro pomwanakomana wake, nekuti unorwara; unofanira kutaura zvokuti nezvokuti kwaari, nekuti kana achipinda, uchazviita somumwe mukadzi.6Zvino Ahija wakati achinzwa kufamba kwetsoka dzake, achipinda pamukova, akati, Chipinda hako, iwe mukadzi waJerobhoamu, unozviitireiko somumwe? nekuti ndatumwa kwauri namashoko anorwadza moyo.7Enda, uudze Jerobhoamu, uti, Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari walsiraeri: Ndakakukudza pakati pavanhu, ndikakuita mutungamiriri wavanhu vangu vaIsiraeri,8ndikabvarura ushe, ndikahubvisa paimba yaDhavhidhi, ndikahupa iwe; asi iwe hauna kuva saDhavhidhi muranda wangu, waichengeta mirairo yangu, akanditevera nomoyo wake wose, achiita zvakanaka zvoga pameso angu;9asi iwe wakaita zvakaipa kupfuura vose vakakutangira, ukandozviitira vamwe vamwari nemifananidzo yakaumbwa, kuti unditsamwise; ukandirashira shure komusana wako.10Naizvozvo, tarira, ndichaitira imba yaJerobhoamu zvakaipa; ndichaparadza kuna Jerobhoamu vana vakomana vose, vaduku navakuru kuvaIsiraeri, nditsvaire chose imba yaJerobhoamu, somunhu unotsvaira marara kusvikira abva ose.11Ani naani weimba yaJerobhoamu unofira paguta uchadyiwa nembwa; unofira kusango uchadyiwa neshiri dzokudenga; nekuti Jehovha wakataura saizvozvo.12Naizvozvo iwe, simuka uende kumba kwako; kana tsoka dzako dzichipinda paguta, mwana uchafa.13Valsiraeri vose vachamuchema, vakamuviga; nekuti ndiye oga waJerobhoamu uchasvika pahwiro, nekuti maari makawanikwa chinhu chakanaka chakafadza Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, paimba yaJerobhoamu.14Jehovha uchazvimutsirawo mambo kuvaIsiraeri, uchaparadza imba yaJerobhoamu nomusi uyo. Nomusi uyo here? Zvotoitwa zvino.15Nekuti Jehovha ucharova Isiraeri, sorutsanga runozununguswa mumvura; uchadzura Isiraeri panyika ino yakanaka, yaakapa madzibaba avo, nokuvaparadzira mhiri kwerwizi; nekuti vakazviitira matanda okunamata nawo vakatsamwisa Jehovha.16Uchaisa Isiraeri kuvavengi nokuda kwezvivi zvaJerobhoamu, zvaakaita iye, nezvaakatadzisa Isiraeriwo nazvo.17Zvino mukadzi waJerobhoamu akasimuka, akaenda, akasvika Tiriza; wakati achisvika pachikumbaridzo cheimba, mwana akafa.18VaIsiraeri vose vakamuviga, vakamuchema, sezvakanga zvarehwa naJehovha nomuromo womuranda wake muporofita Ahija.19Zvino mamwe mabasa aJerobhoamu, kurwa kwake, nokubata kwake ushe, tarirai zvakanyorwa mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aIsiraeri.20Mazuva okubata ushe kwaJerobhoamu akanga ari makore makumi maviri namaviri; akavata namadzibaba ake, Nadhabhi mwanakomana wake, akamutevera paushe.21Zvino Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni, wakabata ushe hwaJudha. Rehobhoamu wakange ana makore makumi mana nerimwe pakutanga kwake kubata ushe, akabata ushe makore ane gumi namanomwe paJerusaremu, iro guta rakanga ratsaurwa naJehovha pakati pamarudzi ose alsiraeri, kuti aise zita rakepo. Zita ramai vake rakanga riri Naama muAmoni.22Judha akaita zvakaipa pameso aJehovha; vakamutsa shungu dzake nezvivi zvavo zvavakanga vachiita, vakapfuura zvose zvakaitwa namadzibaba avo.23Nekuti naivo vakazvivakira matunhu akakwirira, neshongwe, namatanda okunamata nawo pazvikomo zvose zvakakwirira, napasi pemiti yose mitema.24Vasodhomi vakanga varipowo panyika; ivo vakaita nemitowo yokunyangadza kose kwendudzi dzakanga dzadzingwa naJehovha pamberi pavana vaIsiraeri.25Zvino pagore rechishanu ramambo Rehobhoamu, Shishaki mambo weEgipita akakwira kuzorwa naJerusaremu;26akatora fuma yeimba yaJehovha, nefuma yeimba yamambo; akazvitora zvose, akatorawo nhovo duku dzose dzendarama dzakanga dzaitwa naSoromoni.27Ipapo mambo Rehobhoamu akaita panzvimbo yadzo nhovo duku dzendarira, akadziisa pamaoko avakuru vavarindi, vairinda mukova weimba yamambo.28Zvino nguva dzose kana mambo achipinda mumba maJehovha, varindi vaidzibata, ndokudzidzoserazve mumba mavarindi.29Mamwe mabasa aRehobhoamu, nezvose zvaakaita, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aJudha.30Asi kurwa kwaivapo nguva dzose pakati paRehobhoamu naJerobhoamu.31Rehobhoamu akavata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa kunamadzibaba ake muguta raDhavhidhi; zita ramai vake rakanga riri Naama muAmoni. Abhija mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.