1 Jehoshafati kafa katobela botate babe kabiganyiwa pakabiganyiwa bobatategulu babe mu nzi nkulu wa Dafite ngono Jehoramu nkololo uwe kabe iye inobusa.
Mambo Jehoramu we Jeda
(2 Bomambo 8:17-24)2 Jehoramu wakabe ana banung'una, bali bakololo ba Jehoshafati ibo bakabe bali bo Azariya na Jehiele na Zakhariya na Azariya na Mikaele na Shefatiya, bose ibaba bali bakololo ba Jehoshafati mambo we Juda. 3 Tate babo bakabapa zwipo zwili zwinjinji kwazo zwe golide ne siliva ne zwimwe zwe ntengo upezhugwi kushangana ne matizhilo e mizi mikulu ye Juda koga kapa Jehoramu bushe ngoti wakabe ali iye mbano. 4 Ngono Jehoramu kati asinotola itulo muna tate babe atjisima mutjili kabulaya banung'una babe bose nge thumo ne mamwe makombgwa e Iziraela.
5 Jehoramu wakatangisa busa ana makole ali makumi matatu ana mabili (32), ngono wakabusa mu Jerusalema makole ali zhanakadzi. 6 Jehoramu wakatshambabo pakatshamba bomambo be Iziraela be nsha wa Ahabu, ngoti wakabe akalobola nkololokadzi wa Ahabu. Jehoramu kathama mbipo mbeli kwa Yahwe. 7 Nenguba kwakajalo Yahwe bakabe basingade kulobesa ludzi gwa Dafite, ngekwe tjidumano tjabakathama na Dafite, se bakabe ban'gadzabgwe kuti zwizekugwana zwizwe zowodwilila zwibusa nge kusingapele kose. 8 Mu misi ye mbuso wa Jehoramu, Baedomu bakapandukila Juda, bakazwibigila mambo wabo. 9 Ipapo Jehoramu kapinda ne balauli babe ne koloyi dzidze dzose dze ngwa bakamuka busiku bakanginilila Baedomu bakabe bakomba Jehoramu ne balauli babe be koloyi dze ngwa bakababulaya. 10 Ndizo tjinga kudwa ipapo Baedomu bakapandukila mbuso we Juda kuswikila nasi. Mu misi iyeyo zwayo Libina na iyobo ikapanduka ngobe wakabe afupatila Yahwe Ndzimu wa bobatategulu babe. 11 Pezhugwi kwa ipapo wakabaka magalo anothigamigwa midzimu mu shango ye matombo ye Juda ngono katungamilila bathu be Jerusalema mukusagalikabgwe ngono kathama kuti Juda ilashike.
12 Ngono kukazha lukwalo kuna Jehoramu gudwa kuna Elija nlebesambeli guti, “Koleba Yahwe Ndzimu wa Dafite tate babo bakati, ‘Ngobe auzotobela zila dza Jehoshafati tate babo kene dza Asa mambo we Juda. 13 Koga wakatobela zila dza bomambo be Iziraela kakale wakatungamilila bathu be Juda ne be Jerusalema mu kusagalikabgwe koga se ng'umba ya Ahabu yakatungamilila Iziraela mu kusagalikabgwe kakale wakabulaya banung'una babo, bana be nsha wa tate babo ibo bakabe beyita mukuli. 14 Ndizo ngwenu Yahwe babe pejo ne kukuloba bathu babo ne bana babo ne bakadzi babo ne thundu iyo yose, 15 ngono iwe unowogwala kwakabangalala ugwadziwa nge bugwele gwe mabula kudza bugwele igogu guthama kuti mabula awo abhudile kuzhe kuko, bugwele gugo gowokula zhuba ne zhuba.’ ”
16 Ngono Yahwe bakathama saikoku bakashongodza Jehoramu mu Bafilisitiya ne Baarabu bakabe begala pejo ne Baitopiya, 17 ngono bakamukila Juda bakanoinginilila bakatola thundu dzabo dzose dzabakawana dze ng'umba ya mambo bakatapa bakadzi ba mambo ne bakololo ba mambo. Akuna ndodwa ne nkololo ng'ompela wa mambo wakasala kuzhe kwa Jehoahazi wakabe ali kologwe.
18 Ngono shule kwe zwithu izwezwi zose Yahwe bakaloba Jehoramu ngono kagwala bugwele gusingalapike gwe mabula. 19 Ngono kwakati mazhuba eyenda kwe makole mabili asinopinda mabula awe katangisa kubhudila kuzhe eyikhwa ne bugwele ngono kafa ali muzogwadza zwikulu. Ngono bathu babe bakasipise bhuba le moto mu kunteta sekwa bakathamila botate babe.
20 Jehoramu wakabe ali makole ali makumi matatu ana mabili (32) aegala tjigalo tje bomambo ngono wakabusa makole ali zhanakadzi mu Jerusalema kafa kukabe kusina unon'hwila zogwadza. Bakanombiganyila ku nzi nkulu wa Dafite koga kusi ku zwikumbu zwa bomambo.
1 Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City and his son Jehoram succeeded him as king.
King Jehoram of Judah
(2 Kings 8.17-24)2 Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah had six brothers: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. 3 Their father gave them large amounts of gold, silver, and other valuable possessions, and placed each one in charge of one of the fortified cities of Judah. But because Jehoram was the oldest, Jehoshaphat made him his successor. 4 When Jehoram was in firm control of the kingdom, he had all his brothers killed, and also some Israelite officials.
5 Jehoram became king at the age of thirty-two, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. 6 He followed the wicked example of King Ahab and the other kings of Israel, because he had married one of Ahab's daughters. He sinned against the Lord, 7 but the Lord was not willing to destroy the dynasty of David, because he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would always continue to rule.
8 During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom. 9 So Jehoram and his officers set out with chariots and invaded Edom. There the Edomite army surrounded them, but during the night they managed to break out and escape. 10 Edom has been independent of Judah ever since. During this same period the city of Libnah also revolted, because Jehoram had abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors. 11 He even built pagan places of worship in the Judean highlands and led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to sin against the Lord.
12 The prophet Elijah sent Jehoram a letter, which read as follows: “The Lord, the God of your ancestor David, condemns you, because you did not follow the example of your father, King Jehoshaphat, or that of your grandfather, King Asa. 13 Instead, you have followed the example of the kings of Israel and have led the people of Judah and Jerusalem into being unfaithful to God, just as Ahab and his successors led Israel into unfaithfulness. You even murdered your brothers, who were better men than you are. 14 As a result, the Lord will severely punish your people, your children, and your wives, and will destroy your possessions. 15 You yourself will suffer a painful intestinal disease that will grow worse day by day.”
16 Some Philistines and Arabs lived near where some Ethiopians had settled along the coast. The Lord caused them to go to war against Jehoram. 17 They invaded Judah, looted the royal palace, and carried off as prisoners all the king's wives and sons except Ahaziah, his youngest son.
18 Then after all this, the Lord brought on the king a painful disease of the intestines. 19 For almost two years it grew steadily worse until finally the king died in agony. His subjects did not light a bonfire in mourning for him as had been done for his ancestors.
20 Jehoram had become king at the age of thirty-two and had ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. Nobody was sorry when he died. They buried him in David's City, but not in the royal tombs.