2 Maũndũ 11
1 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.
And Roboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled Juda and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand young men fit for war, and he waged war with Israel to recover the kingdom to Roboam.
2 No rĩrĩ, kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Shemaia mũndũ wa Ngai, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
And the Word of the Lord came to Samaias the man of God, saying,
3 “Thiĩ wĩre Rehoboamu mũrũ wa Solomoni mũthamaki wa Juda, na wĩre andũ a Isiraeli othe kũu Juda na Benjamini atĩrĩ,
Speak to Roboam the [son] of Solomon, and to all Juda and Benjamin, saying,
4 ‘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.
Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up, and you shall not war against your brethren: return every one to his home; for this thing is of me. And they listened to the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 Rehoboamu agĩtũũra Jerusalemu na agĩaka matũũra ma ũgitĩri kũu Juda, namo nĩ maya:
And Roboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built walled cities in Judea.
6 Bethilehemu, na Etamu, na Tekoa,
And he built Bethleem, and Aetan and Thecoe,
7 na Bethi-Zuru, na Soko, na Adulamu,
and Baethsura, and Sochoth, and Odollam,
8 na Gathu, na Maresha, na Zifu,
and Geth, and Marisa, and Ziph,
9 na Adoraimu, na Lakishi, na Azeka,
and Adorai, and Lachis, and Azeca,
10 na Zora, na Aijaloni, na Hebironi. Maya maarĩ matũũra manene mairigĩirwo na thingo cia hinya kũu Juda na Benjamini.
and Saraa, and Aelom, and Chebron, which belong to Juda and Benjamin, walled cities.
11 Agĩĩkĩra ũgitĩri wamo hinya na akĩiga anene a mbũtũ cia mbaara kuo, o hamwe na mĩthiithũ ya irio, na maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ, na ndibei.
And he fortified them with walls, and placed in them captains, and stores of provisions, oil and wine,
12 Nĩaigire ngo na matimũ matũũra-inĩ macio manene, na agĩtũma magĩe hinya mũno. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Juda na Benjamini gũgĩtuĩka gwake.
shields and spears in every several city, and he fortified them very strongly, and he had on his side Juda and Benjamin.
13 Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii kuuma ngʼongo ciao ciothe kũu Isiraeli guothe maarĩ mwena wake.
And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel were gathered to him out of all the coasts.
14 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.
For the Levites left the tents of their possession, and went to Juda to Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had ejected them so that they should not minister to the Lord.
15 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.
And he made for himself priests of the high places, and for the idols, and for the vanities, and for the calves which Jeroboam made.
16 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.
And he cast out from the tribes of Israel those who set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel: and they came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
17 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.
And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda; and [Juda] strengthened Roboam the [son] of Solomon for three years, for he walked three years in the ways of David and Solomon.
18 Nake Rehoboamu nĩahikirie Mahalathu, ũrĩa warĩ mwarĩ wa mũriũ wa Daudi wetagwo Jerimothu na wa Abihaili mwarĩ wa mũrũ wa Jesii wetagwo Eliabu.
And Roboam took to himself for a wife, Moolath daughter of Jerimuth the son of David, and Abigaia daughter of Heliab the son of Jessae.
19 Nake akĩmũciarĩra aanake aya: Jeushu, na Shemaria, na Zahamu.
And she bore him sons; Jeus, and Samoria, and Zaam.
20 Ningĩ akĩhikia Maaka mwarĩ wa Abisalomu, ũrĩa wamũciarĩire Abija, na Atai, na Ziza na Shelomithu.
And afterwards he took to himself Maacha the daughter of Abessalom; and she bore him Abia, and Jetthi, and Zeza, and Salemoth.
21 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.
And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Abessalom more than all his wives and all his concubines: for he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begot twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters.
22 Rehoboamu nĩathuurire Abija mũrũ wa Maaka atuĩke mũriũ mũnene wa ariũ a ithe acio angĩ nĩgeetha akaamũtua mũthamaki.
And he made Abia the son of Maacha chief, [even] a leader among his brethren, for he intended to make him king.
23 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.
And he was exalted beyond all his [other] sons in all the coasts of Juda and Benjamin, and in the strong cities; and he gave them provisions in great abundance: and he desired many wives.
