Jer. 41 - Bhaibheri Rakachena muChindau

¹ Mumwedzi wechinomwe Ishumaeri mukororo waNethania mukororo waErishama worudzi rwoumambo, umwe wenduna huru dzamambo, wakauya pamwepo nevamuna gumi, paMizipha kunaGedharia mukororo waAhikamu. Apo vechidya kudya pamwepo paMizipha,

² Ishumaeri mukororo waNethania navanhu gumi vaiya naye vakamiruka, navo vakabaya Gedharia mukororo waAhikamu mukororo waShafani ngeshoti, vakamuuraya, ngokuti mambo weBhabhuroni wakamuemesa kuti aite mutongi munyika.

³ Ishumaeri wakaurayawo nevaJudha veshe vaiya naGedharia paMizipha, nevaKharadhea ava vaiyapo, vaiya varwi vehondo.

⁴ Ngezuva rechipiri, ngesure kwokuurawa kwaGedharia, pasina waichizia

⁵ vanhu makumi masere vakauya vechibva Shekhemu, Shiro neSamaria, nezvirebvu zvavo zvakaparwa nezvokufuka zvavo zvakabaurwa, miiri yavo yakachekwa, vanemidiro yezviyo nemitombo inegwema munyara dzavo, kuti vazviunze kumhatso yaMambo Mwari.

⁶ NaIshumaeri mukororo waNethania wakabuda kubva Mizipha kooshongana navo, echichema apo paaiuya. Naapo ashongana navo, wakati kwevari, “Uyai kunaGedharia mukororo waAhikamu.”

⁷ Naapo vaguma pakati pedhorobha, Ishumaeri mukororo waNethania naavo vaiya naye vakavauraya, vakavakandira murindi.

⁸ Asi vaiyapo vamuna gumi vakati kunaIshumaeri, “Usatiuraya, ngokuti tine upfumi hwekoroni, hwebhare, mafuta, nehwouchi hwakafishwa muminda.” Ndizvo wakavarekerera, aazi kuvauraya pamwepo nevangani vavo.

⁹ Murindi umwo Ishumaeri waakakandira miiri yevanhu veshe vaakauraya, pamwepo nomuiri waGedharia, ndiwo wakanasirwa ndimambo Asa ngekutya Bhaasha mambo weIsuraeri; Ishumaeri mukororo waNethania wakauzadza ngemiiri yevaakauraya.

¹⁰ Zvino Ishumaeri wakatora vanhu veshe vakasara muMizipha, wakavaita vabatwa, vanasikana vamambo nevanhu veshe vakasara muMizipha, avo vaakapa Nebhuzaradhani nduna yevarindi kunaGedharia mukororo waAhikamu. Ishumaeri mukororo waNethania wakavatora kuenda navo kuvaAmoni vari vabatwa.

¹¹ Asi apo Johanani mukororo waKarea nenduna dzeshe dzehondo dzaiya naye vakazwa kushata kweshe kwakaitwa ndiIshumaeri mukororo waNethania,

¹² vakatora vanhu veshe vavo, vakaenda koorwa naIshumaeri mukororo waNethania, navo vakamuona ari pagandwa gurutu iro riri muGibheoni.

¹³ Naapo vanhu veshe vaiya naIshumaeri vakaona Johanani mukororo waKarea nenduna dzeshe dzehondo dzaiya naye, vakadakara.

¹⁴ Ndizvo vanhu veshe vaakatora Ishumaeri kubva Mizipha kuita vabatwa vakatenderuka, vakahwirira kuenda kunaJohanani mukororo waKarea.

¹⁵ Asi Ishumaeri mukororo waNethania wakapokonyoka kubva kunaJohanani, anevamuna vasere, akaenda kuvaAmoni.

¹⁶ Zvino Johanani mukororo waKarea nenduna dzeshe dzehondo dzaiya naye vakatora vanhu veshe avo vaiya vakabatwa (varwi vehondo, vakadzi, vana, nemithenwa, avo vaakapetudza Johanani kubva Gibheoni, nokutorwa ndiIshumaeri mukororo waNethania, kuitwa vabatwa kubva Mizipha, apo apedza kuuraya Gedharia mukororo waAhikamu.)

¹⁷ Navo vakaenda, vakaema pandau yaizwi Geruthikhimhamu iri pasinde peBhetherehema, vechida kuenda Egipite

¹⁸ ngendaa yevaKharadhea; ngokuti vaivatya, ngendaa yaIshumaeri mukororo waNethania waiya auraya Gedharia mukororo waAhikamu, uwo wakaemeswa kuita mutongi munyika iyi ndimambo weBhabhuroni.