1 Madzimambo 11:1-13

Mambo Soromoni akada vakadzi vakawanda kwazvo vechirudzi, kwaiti mukunda waFarao navakadzi vechiMoabhu nevechiAmoni nevechiEdhomu nevechiSidhoni nevechiHiti. Marudzi iwaya ndiwo akanga afanoyambirwa vaIsiraeri naTenzi achiti, “Hamufaniri kuroorerana navo. Chiripo chaicho ndechokuti vachakukwezverai mwoyo kuna vamwari vavo.” Asi Soromoni ndiye akaramba angoti kwati navo. Aiva navakadzi mazana manomwe vakanga vari vakunda vamadzimambo aivawo navarongo mazana matatu. Vakadzi vake ivava vakamukwezvera mwoyo kusiriiko nokuti Soromoni paakanga zvino akwegura vakadzi vake ivava vakamukwezvera mwoyo kuna vamwari vavo. Akanga asisatevere Tenzi, Mwari wake nomwoyo wose sababa vake Dhavhidhi. Mwoyo waSoromoni wakanga zvino wavavo kune zvokunamata Ashitoreti, mwari wevaSidhoni wechikadzi, nokunamatawo chinhu chinosemesa kwazvo chainzi Mirikomu, mwari wavaAmoni. Ipapo Soromoni akaita zvakaipa pana Tenzi asisatevere Tenzi zvizere sababa vake Dhavhidhi. Soromoni akavakira pane chimwe chikomo kumabvazuva kweJuraseremu nzvimbo yakatunhumara yokuteurira kune chimwe chinhu chinosemesa kwazvo chainzi Kemoshi mwari wevaMoabhu nechimwe chinhu chinosemesa kwazvo chainzi Moreki mwari wevaAmoni. Izvozvi ndozvaakaitira vakadzi vake vose vechirudzi, vaipisira rusenzi vachipira zvibayiro vamwari vavo. Tenzi akashatirirwa Soromoni pamusana pokuti mwoyo wake wakanga zvino wakwezverwa kure naTenzi, Mwari wavaIsiraeri akambozviratidza ruviri rwese kwaari akanga amuudzawo nezvenyaya iyoyi kuti arege kutevera vamwe vamwari. Asi haana kumbochengeta zvakanga zvanzi naTenzi zviitwe. Naizvozvo Tenzi akati kuna Soromoni, “Pamusana pokuti ndozvawava nazvo izvi zvokurega kuchengeta chitenderano changu nemirao yangu yandakati uchengete, zvino ndichabvarura chete umambo hwaunahwo ndigopa rimwe gurukota rako. Asi handisi kuzoita izvozvo munguva yako pamusana pababa vako Dhavhidhi. Asi ndichazohubvarura mumaoko emwanakomana wako. Chete handisi kuzobvarura umambo hwacho hwose. Asi ndichapa dzinza rimwechete kumwanakomana wako pamusana pomuranda wangu Dhavhidhi uyewo pamusana peguta reJerusaremu randakasarudza.”