If I'm buying multiple whetstones of different grits, need I buy a honing rod?

I know that honing differs from sharpening. My grandparents never altered their WÜSTHOF 4596-7/20 Classic Ikon 8-Inch Cook's Knife since buying it on Aug 1 2018. It could effortlessly slash coconut and raw Winter Squashes, but now it can't even cut paper or pears or zucchinis! Undeniably they must alter their knife. But they're buffaloed: ought they buy

• a honing rod + electronic sharpener or 2 whetstones (500 and 2000 grit)?

• no honing rod, but ≥ 3 whetstones of different grits e.g. 500 + 2K + 4K?

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