2 Chronicles 11
1 And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
Rĩrĩa Rehoboamu aakinyire Jerusalemu, akĩũngania andũ a kuuma nyũmba ya Juda na Benjamini, andũ a kũrũa mbaara 180,000, nĩgeetha makarũe na Isiraeli, nĩguo macookerie Rehoboamu ũthamaki.
2 But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
No rĩrĩ, kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Shemaia mũndũ wa Ngai, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
3 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
“Thiĩ wĩre Rehoboamu mũrũ wa Solomoni mũthamaki wa Juda, na wĩre andũ a Isiraeli othe kũu Juda na Benjamini atĩrĩ,
4 Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
‘Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Tigai kwambata mũkahũũrane na ariũ a ithe wanyu. O mũndũ wothe wanyu nĩacooke mũciĩ, nĩgũkorwo nĩ niĩ njĩkĩte ũndũ ũyũ.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩathĩkĩra ciugo cia Jehova na magĩtiganĩria ũhoro wa gũthiĩ kũhithũkĩra Jeroboamu.
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
Rehoboamu agĩtũũra Jerusalemu na agĩaka matũũra ma ũgitĩri kũu Juda, namo nĩ maya:
6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Bethilehemu, na Etamu, na Tekoa,
7 and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
na Bethi-Zuru, na Soko, na Adulamu,
8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
na Gathu, na Maresha, na Zifu,
9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
na Adoraimu, na Lakishi, na Azeka,
10 and Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
na Zora, na Aijaloni, na Hebironi. Maya maarĩ matũũra manene mairigĩirwo na thingo cia hinya kũu Juda na Benjamini.
11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine;
Agĩĩkĩra ũgitĩri wamo hinya na akĩiga anene a mbũtũ cia mbaara kuo, o hamwe na mĩthiithũ ya irio, na maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ, na ndibei.
12 and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
Nĩaigire ngo na matimũ matũũra-inĩ macio manene, na agĩtũma magĩe hinya mũno. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Juda na Benjamini gũgĩtuĩka gwake.
13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their districts;
Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii kuuma ngʼongo ciao ciothe kũu Isiraeli guothe maarĩ mwena wake.
14 for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from exercising the priesthood to Jehovah;
Nĩgũkorwo Alawii nĩmatiganĩirie ũrĩithio wao na indo ciothe, magĩũka Juda na Jerusalemu, nĩgũkorwo Jeroboamu na ariũ ake nĩmamagiririe kũruta wĩra ta athĩnjĩri-Ngai a Jehova.
15 and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.
Nake agĩthuura athĩnjĩri-ngai ake mwene nĩ ũndũ wa kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na nĩ ũndũ wa kũrutĩra magongona mĩhianano ya mbũri na ya njaũ ĩrĩa aathondekete.
16 — And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
Andũ othe a kuuma kũrĩ o mũhĩrĩga wa Isiraeli arĩa maahaarĩirie ngoro ciao kũmaatha Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, magĩkĩrũmĩrĩra Alawii nginya Jerusalemu makarutĩre Jehova Ngai wa maithe mao magongona.
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong three years; for during three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
Makĩongerera ũthamaki wa Juda hinya na makĩnyiitĩrĩra Rehoboamu mũrũ wa Solomoni handũ ha mĩaka ĩtatũ, na ihinda rĩu nĩmathiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya Daudi na ya Solomoni.
18 And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as wife, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
Nake Rehoboamu nĩahikirie Mahalathu, ũrĩa warĩ mwarĩ wa mũriũ wa Daudi wetagwo Jerimothu na wa Abihaili mwarĩ wa mũrũ wa Jesii wetagwo Eliabu.
19 And she bore him children: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
Nake akĩmũciarĩra aanake aya: Jeushu, na Shemaria, na Zahamu.
20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
Ningĩ akĩhikia Maaka mwarĩ wa Abisalomu, ũrĩa wamũciarĩire Abija, na Atai, na Ziza na Shelomithu.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
Rehoboamu nĩendire Maaka mwarĩ wa Abisalomu gũkĩra atumia arĩa angĩ othe na gũkĩra thuriya ciake ciothe. Atumia ake othe maarĩ 18 na thuriya 60, ciana cia aanake 28, na cia airĩtu 60.
22 And Rehoboam established Abijah the son of Maachah at the head, to be ruler among his brethren; for [he thought] to make him king.
Rehoboamu nĩathuurire Abija mũrũ wa Maaka atuĩke mũriũ mũnene wa ariũ a ithe acio angĩ nĩgeetha akaamũtua mũthamaki.
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance. And he desired [for them] a multitude of wives.
Nĩatũmĩrire ũũgĩ, akĩhurunjĩra ariũ ake amwe ngʼongo-inĩ ciothe cia Juda na Benjamini, na akĩmahurunjĩra matũũra-inĩ mothe manene marĩa maarĩ mairigĩre. Nĩamaheire mĩthiithũ mĩiganu, na akĩmacarĩria o mũndũ atumia aingĩ.
