Shona - The Book of 1st Kings

1Madzimambo

CHITSAUKO1

1ZvinomamboDhavhidhiwakangeakwegura,ava namakoremazhinji;vakamufukidzanenguvo,asihaana kudziyirwa

2Naizvozvovarandavakevakatikwaari,Ishewangu mambongaatsvakirwemhandara;ngaimirepamberi pamambo,imuchengete,ivatepachipfuvachenyu,kutiishe wangumamboadziyirwe.

3Naizvozvovakatsvakamusikanawakanakapanyikayose yaIsiraeri,vakawanaAbhishagimuShunami,vakamuisa kunamambo.

4Musikanauyuakangaakanakakwazvo,akachengeta mambo,akamushandira,asimambohaanakumuziva

5IpapoAdhoniamwanakomanawaHagitiwakazvikudza, akati,Inindichavamambo;akazvigadzirirangoro navatasvivamabhizanavarumevanamakumimashanukuti vamhanyepamberipake.

6Asibabavakevakangavasinakutongomurairapaupenyu hwose,vachiti,Waitireikokudaro?wakangearimurume wakanakakwazvopamuviriwake;maivakevakamubereka vachiteveraAbhusaromu

7AkarangananaJoabhu,mwanakomanawaZeruya, naAbhiatarimupristi,ivovakateveraAdhonia, vakamubatsira

8AsiZadhokimupristi,naBhenayamwanakomana waJehoyadha,naNatanimuporofita,naShimei,naRei, nemharedzakangadzinaDhavhidhi,havanakutevera Adhonia

9Adhoniaakabayamakwainenzombenemhurudzakakora padomboreZohereti,raivapaEnirogeri,akadanahama dzakedzoseivovanakomanavamambo,navarumevose vaJudha,varandavamambo;

10asiNatanimuporofita,naBhenaya,nemhare, naSoromonimunin'inawake,haanakudana.

11IpapoNataniakatauranaBhatishebhamaivaSoromoni, akati,HaunakunzwaherekutiAdhoniamwanakomana waHagiti,wobataushe,asiDhavhidhiisheweduhaazvizivi?

12Naizvozvozvinouyandikupezano,kutiurwireupenyu hwakonoupenyuhwomwanakomanawakoSoromoni

13EndaupindekunamamboDhavhidhi,utikwaari,Ishe wangumambo,hamunakupikiramurandakadziwenyu here,mukati,Zvirokwazvo,Soromonimwanakomana wako,ndiyeuchanditeverapaushe,iyeuchagarapachigaro changuchoushe?zvinoAdhoniaunobatireikoushe?

14Tarira,iweuchiripakutauranamambo,ini ndichapindawoshurekwako,ndichisimbisamashokoako.

15Bhati-shebhaakapindakunamambomumba;Abhishagi muShunamiwaibatiramambo

16IpapoBhati-shebhaakakotama,akanamatakunamambo. Mamboakati,Unoreveiko?

17Iyeakatikwaari,Ishewangu,imwimakapikira murandakadziwenyunaJehovhaMwariwenyu,mukati, Zvirokwazvo,Soromonimwanakomanawako,ndiye uchanditeverapaushe,ndiyeuchagarapachigarochangu choushe.

18Zvinotarirai,Adhoniawobataushe;zvinoishewangu mambo,imwihamuzvizivi;

19Iyewabayanzombe,nemhurudzakakora,namakwai mazhinji,akadanavanakomanavosevamambo, naAbhiatarimupristi,naJoabhumukuruwehondo,asi haanakudanaSoromonimurandawenyu

20Zvinoishewangumambo,mesoavaIsiraerivose akatarisakwamuri,kutimuvaudzekutindianikounofanira kukuteveraipakugarapachigarochoushechashewangu mambo

21Kanamusingadaro,kanaishewangumamboavata namadzibabaake,ininomwanakomanawanguSoromoni tichaidzwavatadzi

22Zvinotarira,wakatiachatauranamambo,muporofita Nataniakapindawo

23Vakaudzamambo,vakati,Natanimuporofitawasvika Akatiapindapamberipamambo,akakotamirapasinechiso chakepamberipamambo

24Nataniakati,Ishewangumambo,marevaherekuti Adhoniauchanditeverapaushe,uchagarapachigarochangu choushe?

25nekutiwaburukanhasi,akabayanzombenemhuru dzakakora,namakwaimazhinji,akadanavanakomanavose vamambo,navakuruvehondo,naAbhiatarimupristi;tarirai, vanodyanokumwapamberipake,vachiti,MamboAdhonia ngaararame!

26Asiinimurandawenyu,naZadhokimupristi, naBhenayamwanakomanawaJehoyadha,nomuranda wenyuSoromoni,haanakutidana.

27Chinhuichichakaitwanashewangumambohere, mukasazivisamurandawenyukutindianikounofanira kukuteveraipakugarapachigarochoushechashewangu mambo?

28IpapomamboDhavhidhiakapindura,akati,Ndidanirei Bhati-shebhaIyeakapindapamberipamambo,akamira pamberipamambo

29Mamboakapikandokuti:NaJehovhamupenyu,iye wakadzikunuramweyawangupakutambudzikakose; 30sezvandakakupikiranaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri, ndichiti,Zvirokwazvo,Soromonimwanakomanawako uchanditeverapaushe,uchagarapachigarochanguchoushe panzvimboyangu;ndizvozvandichaitanhasichaiye

31IpapoBhati-shebhaakakotamirapasinechisochake, akanamatakunamambo,akati,Ishewangumambo Dhavhidhingaararamenokusingaperi

32IpapomamboDhavhidhiakati,NdidanireiZadhoki mupristi,naNatanimuporofita,naBhenayamwanakomana waJehoyadhaIvovakauyapamberipamambo

33Mamboakatiwokwavari,Endainavarandavashewenyu, mutasviseSoromonimwanakomanawangupaheserarangu, mumuburusireGihoni;

34ZadhokimupristinaNatanimuporofitavamuzodzepo avemambowaIsiraeri;muridzehwamanda,muchiti, MamboSoromoningaararamenokusingaperi!

35Zvinomukwiremuchimutevera,iyeauyekuzogara pachigarochoushe;nekutiuchavamambopachinzvimbo changu;ndakamugadzaavemubatiwaIsiraerinapamusoro paJudha.

36IpapoBhenayamwanakomanawaJehoyadha, akapinduramambo,akati,Ameni!Jehovha,Mwariwashe wangumambo,unodarowo.

37Jehovhasezvaaivanashewangumambo,saizvozvo ngaavenaSoromoni,akurisechigarochakechoushe, chipfuurechigarochoushechashewangumambo Dhavhidhi

38NaizvozvoZadhokimupristi,naNatanimuporofita, naBhenayamwanakomanawaJehoyadha,navaKereti, navaPereti,vakaburuka,vakatasvisaSoromonipahesera ramamboDhavhidhi,vakamuisaGihoni.

39Zadhokimupristiakatoragonamomberamafutapatende akazodzaSoromoniVakaridzahwamanda;vanhuvose vakati,MamboSoromoningaararame

40Zvinovanhuvosevakakwira,vakamutevera,vanhu vakaridzanyere,vakafaranomufaromukuru;naizvozvo nyikaikatinhiranoruzharwavo

41ZvinoAdhonianavosevakangavakokwanaye, vakazvinzwa,vapedzakudyaZvinoJoabhuwakati achinzwakurirakwehwamanda,akati,mheremhereiyi inoitirweikomuguta?

42Wakatiachitaura,JonatanimwanakomanawaAbhiatari mupristi,akasvika.Adhoniaakatikwaari,Pinda;nekutiuri mhare,unouyanamashokoakanaka

43Jonataniakapindura,akatikunaAdhonia,Zvirokwazvo ishewedumamboDhavhidhiwakagadzaSoromonipaushe. 44MamboatumaZadhokimupristi,naNatanimuporofita, naBhenayamwanakomanawaJehoyadha,navaKereti, navaPereti,vakamutasvisapaheseraramambo;

45ZvinoZadhokimupristi,naNatanimuporofita vakamuzodzapaGihonikutiavemambo;vakabvapo, vakwiravachifara,naizvozvogutarinowunga.Ndiyo mhere-mhereyamakanzwa

46ZvinoSoromoniwogarapachigarochoushe

47Uyezve,varandavamambovakasvikakuzokudzaishe wedumamboDhavhidhi,vachiti,Mwaringaakurisezita raSoromoni,ripfuurezitarenyu,akurisechigarochake, chipfuurechigarochenyuchoushe.Mamboakakotama panhovodzake

48Uyezve,zvanzinamambo,JehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri ngaakudzwe,wakapamumwenhasikutiagarepachigaro changuchoushe,mesoanguachizviona

49ZvinovosevakangavakokwavaivanaAdhoniavakatya, vakasimuka,mumwenomumweakaendahake.

50AdhoniaakatyanokudakwaSoromoni,akasimuka, akandobatanyangadzeatari

51Soromoniakaudzwa,zvichinzi,Tarirai,Adhoniaunotya mamboSoromoni,nekutitarirai,wabatanyangadzeatari, akati,MamboSoromoningaandipikirenhasi,kuti haangaurayimurandawakenomunondo.

52IpapoSoromoniakati,Kanaakazovamurumechaiye, ruvhudzirwakerumweharungawiripasi;asikanazvakaipa zvikawanikwamaari,achafa.

53NaizvozvomamboSoromoniakatumavanhu, vakandomubvisapaatari.Akauya,akanamatakunamambo Soromoni,Soromoniakatikwaari,Endahakokumba kwako

CHITSAUKO2

1ZvinomazuvaaDhavhidhiokufakwakeakaswedera; akarayiraSoromonimwanakomanawake,akati

2Inindoendanenzirayenyikayose;naizvozvosimba,uve murume;

3ChengetamurayirowaJehovhaMwariwako,kutiufambe munziradzake,nokuchengetazvimisozvake,nemirairo yake,nezvaakatonga,nezvipupurirozvake, sezvazvakanyorwapamurayirowaMozisi,kutiubudirire pazvosezvaunoita,naposepaunotendeukira

4kutiJehovhaasimbiseshokorakeraakataurapamusoro pangu,achiti:Kanavanavakovakachenjereranzirayavo, kutivafambepamberipangunechokwadinemoyoyavo yoseuyenemweyawavowose,(akadaro)hapanamunhu ungashaikwapachigarocheushechaIsraeri.

5MunozivawozvandakaitirwanaJoabhumwanakomana waZeruya,nezvaakaitakuvakuruvavirivehondoyaIsiraeri, AbhinerimwanakomanawaNeri,naAmasamwanakomana waJeteri,waakauraya,akateuraroparehondonorugare, akaisaroparehondopabhanhirerakangariripachiuno chake,napatsokadzake

6Naizvozvoitanokuzivakwako,uregekutenderamusoro wakewachenakuburukiramuhwironorugare.

7AsivanakomanavaBhariziraimuGiriyadhi,uvaitire unyoro,vavepakatipaivovanodyapatafurayako;nekuti vakauyakwandirisaizvozvopanguvayandakatizapamberi paAbhusaromumukuruwako

8Tarira,uneweShimeimwanakomanawaGera, muBhenjaminiweBhahurimu,iyewakanditukanokutuka kwakaipapazuvarandakaendaMahanaimu;asi wakaburukakuzosangananenipaJoridhani,ndikamupikira naJehovha,ndichiti,Handingakuurayinomunondo.

9Naizvozvozvinousamuregaavesomunhuusinemhosva, nekutiiweurimunhuwakachenjera;asiuchaburusira musorowakewachenamuguvauneropa.

10NaizvozvoDhavhidhiakavatanamadzibabaake, akavigwamugutaraDhavhidhi

11NguvayakabataDhavhidhiushehwaIsiraeriaiva makoremakumimana;akabataushepaHebhuronimakore manomwe,namakoremakumimatatunamatatuakabata paJerusaremu.

12IpapoSoromoniakagarapachigarochoushechababa vakeDhavhidhi;ushehwakehukasimbiswakwazvo

13ZvinoAdhoniamwanakomanawaHagiti,akasvikakuna Bhati-shebhamaivaSoromoniIyeakati,Mauyanorugare here?Iyeakati,Hongu,norugare

14Akatizve,Ndinechimwechandinodakukuudzai.Iye akati,Tauraihenyu

15Akati,Munozivakutiushehwaivahwangu,meso avalsiraerivoseainditarira,kutindivemambo;asiushe hwakashandurwa,hukazovahwomunin'inawangu,nekuti hwakangahurihwakenokudakwaJehovha

16Zvinondinokumbirachikumbirochimwekwamuri; musandirambaIyeakatikwaari,Tauraihenyu

17Akati,DotauriranaihenyunamamboSoromoni,nekuti haangakurambiriyichinhu,kutiandipeAbhishagi muShunami,avemukadziwangu

18Bhati-shebhaakati,Ndizvohazvo;ndichakureverakuna mambo

19NaizvozvoBhati-shebhaakaendakunamambo SoromonikundoreveraAdhoniaMamboakasimuka kuzosangananaye,akakotamapamberipake,akagara pachigarochakechoushe,akarairakutichigarochoushe chigadzirirwemaivamambo;iyeakagarakuruokorwake rworudyi

20Ipapoakati,Ndinokumbirakwaurichinhuchiduku; regaihenyukundiramba.Mamboakatikwavari,Kumbirai henyu,maivangu,nekutihandingakurambiriyi

21Akati,AdhoniamukuruwakongaapiweAbhishagi muShunami,avemukadziwake.

22IpapomamboSoromoniakapindura,akatikunamai vake,MunokumbiriraAdhoniaAbhishagimuShunami

neiko?mumukumbirirewoushe;nekutindiyemukoma wangu;Iye,naAbhiatarimupristi,naJoabhu, mwanakomanawaZeruya

23IpapomamboSoromoniakapikanaJehovha,akati, Mwaringaandirove,arambeachidaro,Adhoniaucharipira shokoirinoupenyuhwake

24Naizvozvozvino,naJehovhamupenyu,iye wakandisimbisa,akandigadzapachigarochoushechababa vanguDhavhidhi,akandimutsiraimbasezvaakandipikira, zvirokwazvoAdhoniauchaurawanhasi

25IpapomamboSoromoniakatumaBhenaya mwanakomanawaJehoyadha;akamuwirapamusoropake, akafa.

26MamboakatikunaAbhiatarimupristi,EndaAnatoti kunyikayako;nekutiwaifanirakufa,asihandingakuurayi panguvaino,nekutiwakatakuraarekayaIsheJehovha pamberipaDhavhidhibabavangu,uyenekuti wakatambudzwapazvosebabavanguzvavakatambudzika nazvo.

27NaizvozvoSoromoniakadzingaAbhiatari,kutiarege kuvamupristiwaJehovha;kutiaiteshokoraJehovha, raakataurapamusoropeimbayaEripaShiro.

28ZvinoshokoirorikasvikakunaJoabhu,nekutiJoabhu wakangeateveraAdhonia,kunyangeasinakutevera Abhusaromu.JoabhuakatizirakuTenderaJehovha, akandobatanyangadzeatari

29IpapomamboSoromoniakaudzwa,zvichinzi,Joabhu watizirakuTenderaJehovha;tarirai,aripaaritari.Ipapo SoromoniakatumaBhenayamwanakomanawaJehoyadha, akati,Endaundomuvamba

30BhenayaakaendakuTenderaJehovha,akatikwaari, Zvanzinamambo,Budai!Iyeakati,Kwete;asindichafira panoBhenayaakaudzamambozve,akati,Ndizvozvataura Joabhu,ndizvozvaandipindura.

31Ipapomamboakatikwaari,Itasezvaataura,umuvambe, ugomuviga;kutiubvisekwandirinapaimbayababavangu roparakangarisinamhosva,rakateurwanaJoabhu.

32Jehovhaachadzoseraroparakepamusorowake,iye akawirapamusoropevarumevavirivakaruramauyevari nanikumupfuura,akavaurayanomunondo,babavangu Dhavhidhivasingazivi,vaitiAbhinerimwanakomana waNeri,mukuruwehondoyaIsraeri,naAmasa mwanakomanawaJeteri,mukuruwehondoyaJudha.

33NaizvozvoroparavorichadzokerapamusorowaJoabhu, napamisoroyorudzirwakenokusingaperi;asirugare runobvakunaJehovharuchavakunaDhavhidhi,nokumbeu yake,napamusoropeimbayake,napachigarochake choushenokusingaperi.

34IpapoBhenayamwanakomanawaJehoyadha,akaenda, akamuvamba,ndokuuraya;akavigwamumbamake murenje

35MamboakagadzaBhenayamwanakomana waJehoyadha,panzvimboyakeavemukuruwehondo; mamboakagadzawoZadhokiavemupristipanzvimbo yaAbhiatari

36MamboakatumamunhukundodanaShimei,akati kwaari,UzvivakireimbapaJerusaremu,ugarepo,usabvapo uchiendakumwe

37Nekutinomusiwaunobudanawo,ukayambukarukova Kidhironi,uchazivazvirokwazvokutiuchafazvirokwazvo; roparakorichavapamusorowako

38IpapoShimeiakatikunamambo,Ishokorakanaka; murandawenyuuchaitasezvakarehwanashewangu mamboShimeiakagaraJerusaremumazuvamazhinji

39Zvinomakorematatuakatiapfuura,varandavaviri vaShimeivakatizirakunaAkishimwanakomanawaMaaka, mamboweGatiVakaudzaShimei,vachiti,Tarira,varanda vakovariGati

40IpapoShimeiakasimuka,akasungirachigaro pambongoroyake,akaendaGatikunaAkishi,kundotsvaka varandavake;Shimeiakaenda,akandotoravarandavake paGati

41ZvinoSoromoniakaudzwakutiShimeiwakangeabuda Jerusaremu,akaendaGati,akadzokazve.

42IpapomamboakatumamunhukundodanaShimei,akati kwaari,HandinakukupikisanaJehovhahere,ndikakuraira, ndichiti,Nomusiwaunobudanawo,ukafamba-famba kumwe,uchafazvirokwazvo?iweukatikwandiri,Shoko randanzwarakanaka

43Zvinowakaregereikokuchengetamhikoyawakapika kunaJehovha,nomurayirowandakakuraira?

44MamboakatiwokunaShimei,Iweunozivakwazvo zvakaipazvosezvawakaitirababavanguDhavhidhi; naizvozvoJehovhauchadzoserazvakaipazvakopamusoro wako;

45MamboSoromoniucharopafadzwa,nechigarochoushe chaDhavhidhichichasimbiswapamberipaJehovha nokusingaperi

46NaizvozvomamboakarairaBhenayamwanakomana waJehoyadha;iyoyakabuda,ikawirapamusoropake,akafa UyeushehwakasimbiswamuruokorwaSoromoni

CHITSAUKO3

1SoromoniakaitaukamanaFarao,mamboweEgipita, akawanamukundawaFarao,akamuisakugutaraDhavhidhi, kusvikiraapedzakuvakaimbayakeneimbayaJehovha, norusvingorunopoteredzaJerusaremu.

2Asivanhuvakabayirazvibayiropamatunhuakakwirira, nekutikusvikiramazuvaiwayozitaraJehovharakanga richigerekuvakirwaimba.

3SoromoniakadaJehovha,akafambanemitemoyababa vakeDhavhidhi;asiwakabayirazvibayironokupisa zvinonhuhwirapamatunhuakakwirira.

4ZvinomamboakaendaGibhiyonikundobayirapo; Soromoniakabayirapaaritariiyozvipirisozvinopiswa zvinechiuruchimwe.

5JehovhaakazviratidzakunaSoromonipaGibhiyoni nokurotausiku.Mwariakati,Kumbirachaunodakuti ndikupe

6Soromoniakati,MakaitiramurandawenyuDhavhidhi, babavangu,unyorohukuru,zvaakafambapamberipenyu nechokwadi,nokururama,nomoyowakanakakwamuri; mukamuchengeterawounyorouhuhukuru,zvamakamupa mwanakomanakugarapachigarochakechoushe, sezvazvakaitanhasi

7ZvinoJehovhaMwariwangu,makaitamurandawenyu mambopanzvimboyaDhavhidhibabavangu,asindiri mwanahangu,handizivinzirayokubudanayokana kupindanayo

8Murandawenyuuripakatipavanhuvenyuvamakatsaura, vanhuvazhinjikwazvo,vasingagonikurahwakana kuverengwanokuwandakwavo

9Naizvozvoipaimurandawenyumoyounonzwisisa,kuti nditambemhakadzavanhuvenyu,ndizivekutsaurapakati pezvakanakanezvakaipa;nekutindianikoanogona kutambamhakadzavanhuvenyuavavakawanda?

10ZvinokutauraukukwakafadzaIshe,kutiSoromoni wakakumbirachinhuichi

11Mwariakatikwaari,Zvawakumbirachinhuichi, ukasazvikumbiriraupenyuhwamazuvamazhinji;kana kuzvikumbirirafuma,kanakukumbirakutivavengivako vafe;asiwakazvikumbirirakungwara,kutiutonge zvakarurama;

12Tarira,ndaitasezvawataura;tarira,ndakupamoyowaka ngwara,unonzwisisa;naizvozvohakunakumbova nomumwewakafanananewe,kanashurekwako hakungazovinomunhuungafanananewe

13Ndakupawozvausinakukumbira,zvosefuma nokukudzwa;naizvozvohakungazovinomumwepakati pamadzimamboungafanananewepamazuvaakoose 14Kanaukadakufambanenziradzangu,nokuchengeta mitemoyangunemirairoyangu,sezvakafambababavako Dhavhidhi,ipapondichawanzamazuvaako 15IpapoSoromoniakamuka;zvinotarira,kwaivakurota. AkasvikaJerusaremu,akamirapamberipearekayesungano yaJehovha,akapisirazvipirisozvinopiswa,akabayirawo zvipirisozvokuyananisa,akaitiravarandavakevose mutambo

16Zvinovakadzivaviri,vaivazvifeve,vakasvikakuna mambo,vakamirapamberipake.

17Mumwemukadziakati,Haiwa,ishewangu,ini nomukadziuyutigerepaimbaimwe;ndikaponamwana ndiinayemumba.

18Zvinoinindakatindaponamazuvamatatu,mukadziuyu akaponawo,tigerepamwechete;kwakangakusinamweni nesumumba,asiisuvavirimumba.

19Zvinomwanawomukadziuyuakafausiku;nokuti wakaifukidza

20Akamukapakatipousiku,akatoramwanakomana wanguparutivirwangu,murandakadziwenyuavete, akamuradzikapachipfuvachake,akaradzikamwanawake wakafapachipfuvachangu.

21Zvinondakatindichimukamangwananikuzomwisa mwanawangu,ndikawanaakafa;asindakati ndichimucherekedzamangwanani,woneihaazi mwanakomanawangu,wandakabereka

22Ipapomumwemukadziakati,Kwete;asimupenyu ndiyemwanakomanawangu,wakafandiyemwanakomana wako;Uyuakati:Kwete;asiwakafandiyemwanakomana wako,mupenyundiyemwanakomanawangu.Vakataura saizvozvopamberipamambo

23Ipapomamboakati,Mumweunoti,Mwanakomana wangundouyumupenyu,mwanakomanawakondiye wakafa;asimwanakomanawakondiyewakafa,uye mwanakomanawangundiyemupenyu

24Mamboakati,NditorereimunondoVakauya nomunondopamberipamambo

25Mamboakati,Guraimwanamupenyunapakati,mupe mumwerutivirumwe,nomumwerumwerutivi.

26Ipapomukadziwaivamaiwomwanamupenyuakataura kunamambo,nekutimoyowakewakavapamusoro pomwanakomanawake,akati,Haiwa,ishewangu, mumupehenyumwanamupenyu,regaikumuurayaAsi

umwewakati:Ngaaregekuvawangukanawako,asi mugutse.

27Ipapomamboakapindura,akati,Mumupemwana mupenyu,regaikumuuraya,ndivomaivake.

28Valsiraerivosevakanzwakutongakwamambo;vakatya mambo;nekutivakaonakutikungwarakwaMwarikwaiva maari,kutiatambemhakazvakanaka

CHITSAUKO4

1NaizvozvomamboSoromoniwakangearimambo wavaIsiraerivose

2Ndiwomachindaaaivanawo;Azariamwanakomana waZadhokiaivamuprista;

3ErihorefinaAhija,vanakomanavaShisha,vaivavanyori; JehoshafatimwanakomanawaAhirudhiwaivasahwira; 4BhenayamwanakomanawaJehoyadha,waivamukuru wehondo,ZadhokinaAbhiatarivaivavapristi;

5AzariamwanakomanawaNatani,waivamukuru wavatariri;ZabhudhimwanakomanawaNataniwaiva mutaririmukuru,shamwariyamambo; 6Abhishariwaivamutaririweimba;Adhoniramu mwanakomanawaAbhidha,waivamutaririwechibharo 7Soromoniwaivanavataririvaneguminavavirivairaira vaIsiraerivose,vaitsvakiramamboneimbayakezvokudya; mumwenomumwewaifanirakutsvakazvokudya zvomwedzimumwegorerimwenerimwe 8Ndiwomazitaavo:MwanakomanawaHuri,munyika yamakomoyaEfuremu; 9mwanakomanawaDhekaripaMakazi,napaShaaribhimu, neBheti-shemeshi,neEronibhetihanani; 10mwanakomanawaHesedhipaArubhoti;iyewakange aneshoko,nenyikayoseyeHeferi; 11mwanakomanawaAbhinadhabhu,panyikayoseyeDhori; mukadziwakewakangeariTafati,mukundawaSoromoni; 12naBhaana,mwanakomanawaAhirudhi;iyewakange aneshokoreTaanaki,neMegidho,neBhetisheanirose,riri paZaretani,pazasipeJezereeri,kubvapaBhetisheani kusvikirapaAbherimehoraserikweJokimeami; 13mwanakomanawaGebheripaRamotiGiriyadhi;iye wakangeanemishayaJairi,mwanakomanawaManase, yaivapaGiriyadhi;iyewakangeanenyikayeArigobhi,iri paBhashani,magutamakumimatanhatuaivanamasvingo namazariroendarira;

14naAhinadhabhimwanakomanawaIdho,paMahanaimi; 15naAhimaazipaNafutari;iyewakangeawanawo BhasematimukundawaSoromoni; 16naBhaanamwanakomanawaHushai,paAsherineAroti; 17naJehoshafatimwanakomanawaParua,paIsakari; 18naShimeimwanakomanawaEra,paBhenjamini; 19naGebherimwanakomanawaUri,waivapanyika yeGiriyadhi,nyikayaSihoni,mambowavanavaAmori neyaOgi,mamboweBhashani;ndiyeakangaarimutariri mumwewogapanyikaiyo

20VaJudhanavalsiraerivakangavarivazhinji,vakanga vakawandasejechapagungwa,vakadya,vakamwa, vakafara.

21ZvinoSoromoniwakabataushehwose,kubvapaRwizi kusvikirakunyikayavaFirisitia,nokusvikirakumuganhu weEgipita;vanhuvakauyanezvipo,vakashumiraSoromoni mazuvaoseoupenyuhwake

22ZvokudyazvaSoromonizvezuvarimwezvaivazviyero zvinamakumimatatuzvoupfuhwakatsetsekanezviyero zvinamakumimatanhatuzvoupfu; 23nzombedzinegumidzakakora,nenzombedzina makumimaviridzokumafuro,namakwaianezana, nenondo,nemhara,nemhembwe,neshiridzakakodzwa

24NekutiwakabataushepanyikayosenechokunokoRwizi, kubvapaTifisakusvikirapaGaza,namadzimambooseaiva nechokunokoRwizi;akavanorugarekunhividzose dzakangadzakamupoteredza

25VaJudhanavaIsiraerivakangavagerezvakanaka, mumwenomumwepasipomuzambiringawakenapasi pomuondewake,kubvapaDhanikusvikirapaBheerishebha, mazuvaoseaSoromoni

26Soromoniwakangeanezvidyirozvinezviuruzvina makumimanazvamabhizaengorodzake,navatasvivane zviuruzvineguminezviviri

27VataririavavaitsvakiramamboSoromonizvokudya, navosevaidyapatafurayamamboSoromoni,mumwe nomumwenomwedziwake;havanakushaiwachinhu

28Nebharinouswahwamabhizanamabhizaaimhanyisa vakauyanazvopanzvimboyazvaifanirakuva,mumwe nomumwesezvaakangaarairwa

29MwariakapaSoromonikungwaranokunzwisisakukuru, nomoyowakazivazvakanaka,zvakafanananejechariri pamahombekombeegungwa

30KungwarakwaSoromonikwakapfuurakungwara kwavanavamabvazuva,nokungwarakosekwavaEgipita.

31Nokutiakangaakachenjerakupfuuravanhuvose; wakakundaEtanimuEzirahi,naHemani,naKarikori, naDharidha,vanakomanavaMahori;mukurumbirawake ukasvikakundudzidzosedzakangadzakavapoteredza

32Akataurashumodzinezviuruzvitatu,uyenziyodzake dzakasvikachiuruchimweneshanu.

33Akataurazvemiti,kubvapamusidhariuripaRebhanoni kusvikirapamuhisopiunomeraparusvingo,akataura nezvemhuka,neshiri,nezvinokambaira,nehove.

34Vanhuvamarudziosevakauyakuzonzwakungwara kwaSoromoni,vakabvakumadzimambooseenyika, akangaanzwazvokungwarakwake.

CHITSAUKO5

1ZvinoHiramu,mamboweTire,akatumavarandavake kunaSoromoni;nekutiwakangeanzwakutivakamuzodza avemambopanzvimboyababavake;nekutiHiramu wakangeachidaDhavhidhinguvadzose

2SoromoniakatumashokokunaHiramu,achiti:

3MunozivakutiDhavhidhibabavangu,vakanga vasingagonikuvakirazitaraJehovhaMwariwavoimba, nokudakwehondodzairwiwakumativiose,kusvikira Jehovhaavaisapasipetsokadzake.

4AsizvinoJehovhaMwariwanguwakandizorodza kumativiose,hakunamuvengikanachimwechinhu chakaipa

5Zvinotarirai,ndinodakuvakirazitaraJehovhaMwari wanguimba,sezvakatauraJehovhakunaDhavhidhibaba vangu,achiti,Mwanakomanawako,wandichagadza pachigarochakochoushepanzvimboyako,ndiye uchavakirazitaranguimba.

6Naizvozvozvino,chirairaikutivanditemeremiti yemisidharipaRebhanoni;varandavanguvachava

navarandavenyu;inindichakupaimubayirowavaranda venyusezvamuchareva;nekutimunozivakutipakatipedu hapanamunhuanogonakutemamatandaakafanana navaZidhoni.

7ZvinoHiramuwakatiachinzwamashokoaSoromoni, akafarakwazvo,akati,NhasiJehovhangaavongwe,iye wakapaDhavhidhimwanakomanawakangwarakuzobata vanhuavavazhinji.

8IpapoHiramuakatumashokokunaSoromoni,akati, Ndanzwashokoramatumakwandiri,ndichaitazvose zvamunodapamusoropamatandaemisidhari,namatanda emisipiresi

9VarandavanguvachaaburusapaRebhanoniachiaisa kugungwa;zvinondichaaisanegungwaakayangarara kunzvimboyamuchandiraira,uyendichaabudisirapo,uye imwimuchaagamuchira;zvinoimwimuchaita sezvandinoda,muchipamhuriyanguchikafu

10NaizvozvoHiramuakapaSoromonimatandaemisidhari namatandaemisipiresi,zvosesezvaaida.

11SoromoniakapawoHiramuzviyerozvinezviuru zvamakumimavirizvezviyozvivezvokudyazvavanhu veimbayake;nezviyerozvinamakumimavirizvamafuta akasvimwa;SoromoniakapaHiramusaizvozvogore rimwenerimwe

12JehovhaakapaSoromonikungwara,sezvaakamupikira; HiramunaSoromonipakavanorugare;vakaitasunganovari vaviripamwechete

13MamboSoromoniakadanavanhuvechibharopakati pavaIsiraerivose;uyevanhuvechibharovaivavarume vanezviuruzvinamakumimatatu

14AkavatumiraRebhanoni,mwedzimumwenomumwe zviuruzvinegumi,vachiravana;vaivapaRebhanoni mwedzimumwe,nokumushamwedzimiviri;Adhoniramu ndiyewairairavanhuvechibharo.

15UyeSoromoniwakangeanavatakurivemitorovane zviuruzvinamakumimanomwe,navatemivamatanda pamakomovanezviuruzvinamakumimasere; 16vataririvakuruvaSoromoni,vairairabasa, vasingaverengwi,ivovaivanezviuruzvitatunamazana matatu,vairairavanhuvaibatebasa.

17Mamboakaraira,vakaputsamabwemakuru,mabwe aikosha,kutivateyenheyodzeimbanamabweakavezwa 18VavakivaSoromoninavavakivaHiramunavaGhebhari vakaaveza,vakagadzirawomatandanamabwekuzovaka imba

CHITSAUKO6

1Zvinonegoreramazanamananamakumimasereshure kwokubudakwavanavaIsiraeripanyikayeEgipita,negore rechinarokubataushekwaSoromonipamusoropaIsiraeri, nomwedziweZifi,ndiwomwedziwechipiri,wakatanga kuvakaimbayaJehovha

2ImbayakavakirwaJehovhanamamboSoromoni yakasvikamamitamakumimatanhatupakurebakwayo, namakubhitimaviripaupamhihwayo,namakubhiti makumimatatupakukwirirakwayo; 3uyebererepamberipetemberiyeimbayaJehovha rakasvikamakubhitimakumimaviripakurebakwaro, zvichienzananoupamhibweimba;upamhihwarohwakaita mamitaanegumipamberipeimba

4Akaitirawoimbamahwindoezvitandazvakachinjikwa;

5Akavakawomakamuripamadziroeimbakunhividzose, pamadziroeimbakunhividzose,etemberinapanzvimbo pangatauraJehovha;akaitawomakamurikunhividzose

6Imbayepasiyaisvikamakubhitimashanupaupamhi,uye yapakatiyakaitamamitamatanhatupaupamhi,uye yechitatumakubhitimanomweyakafaramakubhiti manomwe;

7Zvinoimbapakuvakwakwayo,yakavakwanamabwe akangaagadzirwakare,isatiyaiswamo;pakuvakwakwayo hakunakunzwikamukatimeimbanyundo,kanasanhu, kananhumbiipineipiyedare

8Mukovawamakamuriapanyasienhiviwakangeuri kurutivirworudyirweimba;zvinovaikwiranezvikwiriso zvinomonerekakumakamuriapakati,uyekanavobva panaapakativachiendakuneechitatu

9Naizvozvoakavakaimba,akaipedza;akafukidzaimba namatandanamapurangaemisidhari

10Akavakadzimbadzakaturikidzanapaimbayose, dzakangadzakarebamakubhitimashanu,dzikabatanidzwa paimbanamatandaemisidhari

11ZvinoshokoraJehovharakasvikakunaSoromoni, richiti:

12Kanairiimbaiyiyaurikuvaka,kanaukafamba nemitemoyangu,ukaitazvandakarayira,nokuchengeta mirairoyanguyosenokufambamairi;ipapondichasimbisa shokorangukwauri,randakataurakunaDhavhidhibaba vako

13NdichagarapakatipavanavaIsiraeri,handingarashi vanhuvanguvaIsiraeri

14NaizvozvoSoromoniakavakaimba,akaipedza 15Akavakamadziroeimbamukatinamapuranga omusidhari,kubvapasipeimbanamadziroedenga, akaafukidzanechomukatinamatanda,akafukidzapasi peimbanamapurangaomusipiresi.

16Akavakawonecheshurekweimbaimweimbayakasvika makubhitianamakumimavirinamapurangaomusidhari kubvapaguvakusvikirapamusoropamadziro;akaivakaiyo pavepangatauraJehovha,irinzvimbotsvene-tsvene 17Zvinoimba,iyotemberi,yakangairipamberipayo, yakangayakarebamakubhitimakumimana.

18Matandaomusidharimukatimeimbaakangaakavezwa namafundonamaruvaakazaruka;pakangapasinadombo rakaonekwa.

19AkagadzirapangatauraJehovhamukatimeimba,kuti agadzikepoarekayesunganoyaJehovha

20PangatauraJehovhamukatipakasvikamakubhiti makumimaviripakureba,namakubhitimakumimaviri paupamhihwapo,namakubhitimakumimaviripakukwirira kwapo;akaifukidzanendaramayakaisvonaka; akafukidzawoaritariyemisidhari

21NaizvozvoSoromoniwakafukidzaimbayose nechomukatimayonendaramayakaisvonaka,akachinjikisa maketaniendaramapamberipangatauraJehovha; akaifukidzanendarama

22Akafukidzaimbayosenendaramakusvikiraimbayose yapera;akafukidzawoaritariyoseyaivayapangataura Jehovhanendarama.

23AkaitirapangatauraJehovhamakerubhimaviri omuorivhi,rimwenerimwerakasvikamakubhitianegumi pakureba.

24Bapirorimwerekerubhirakangarinamakubhiti mashanu,nerimwebapirorekerubhimakubhitimashanu;

kubvapamuromowebapirorimwekusvikirapamuromo werimwezve,aivamakubhitianegumi.

25Rimwekerubhirakasvikamakubhitianegumi; makerubhiosemaviriakangaakaenzanapakukura nokuumbwa.

26Rimwekerubhirakasvikamakubhitianegumipakureba, uyendizvozvakangazvakaitarimwekerubhi

27Akaisamakerubhimukatimeimbayomukati,mapapiro amakerubhiakatambanudzamapapiroamakerubhi,bapiro rimwerekerubhirimwerakasvikakumadziromamwe,uye bapirorerimwekerubhirichisvikamamwemadziro; mapapiroazvoakagunzvanapakatipeimba

28Akafukidzamakerubhinendarama.

29Akavezapamadzirooseeimbakunhividzose mifananidzoyakavezwayamakerubhinemichindwe, namaruvaakazaruka,mukatinokunze.

30akafukidzawoguvareimbanendarama,mukatinokunze

31AkaitiramikovayapangatauraJehovhamagonhi omuorivhi;chivivochapamusoronamagwatidzirozvakaita makonamashanu

32Namagonhimaviriiwayoakangaariomuorivhi; akavezapamusoropawomifananidzoyamakerubhi nemichindwenamaruvaakazaruka,akazvifukidza nendarama,akaparadzirandaramapamusoropamakerubhi nemichindwe.

33Saizvozvowoakaitiramikovayetemberizvivivo zvemiorivhi,zvakangazvinenhiviinadzakaenzana; 34Namagonhimaviriomusipiresi;mapengamaviriegonhi rimweaipetwa,uyemapengamavirierimwegonhizve aipetwa

35Akavezapomakerubhinemichindwenamaruva akazaruka,akazvifukidzanendarama,yakanyatsoiswa pamusoropezvakavezwa

36Akavakaruvazherwomukatinemitsaramitatuyamabwe akavezwa,nomusaramumwewamatandaomusidhari

37NheyodzeimbayaJehovhadzakavambwanegore rechina,nomwedziweZifi;

38Negorereguminerimwe,nomwedziweBuri,ndiwo mwedziworusere,imbaikaperachosenezvosezvayo, sezvayaifanirakuvakwa.akapedzamakoremanomwe achiivaka

CHITSAUKO7

1AsiSoromoniwakapedzamakoreaneguminamatatu pakuvakaimbayake,akapedzaimbayakeyose.

2AkavakawoimbanemitiyamatondoeRebhanoni; yakangayakarebamakubhitizana,namakubhitimakumi mashanupaupamhihwayo,namakubhitimakumimatatu pakukwirirakwayo,pamitsaraminayembirudzemisidhari, namatandaemisidharipamusoropembiru

3Yakangayakafukidzwanamatandaemisidharikumusoro, pamusoropamakamuriaivanamakumimananamashanu pamusoropembiru,aneguminamashanupamusara mumwe

4Kwakangakunemisaramitatuyamahwindo,hwindo rimwerakatarisananerimwehwindo,pamitsaramitatu yakaturikidzana

5Magonhiosenamagwatidzirozvaivanamativimana akaenzana,anamahwindo;chiedzachakatarisananechiedza, pamitsaramitatuyakaturikidzana

6Akaitaberererembiru;kurebakwarokwakasvika makubhitimakumimashanu,namakubhitimakumimatatu paupamhihwaro,nebererepamberipadzo,nedzimwe mbirunedandagobvupamberipadzo.

7Akaitawoberererechigarochakechoushe,paangatonga mhaka,iroberererokutonga,irorakangarakafukidzwa namapurangaomusidharikubvapasikusvikirapasi 8Neimbayakeyokugara,kunorumweruvazhemukati meberere,yakangayakaitwasaizvozvoSoromoni akavakirawomukundawaFarao,waakangaawana,imba, yakangayakafanananeberereiro

9Idzidzosedzakangadzakavakwanamabweanokosha,ari mabweakavezwa,akaenzaniswazvakanaka,akachekwa namajekomukatinokunze,kubvapanheyokusvikira kumusoro,nokunzewokuruvazherukuru

10Nheyodzakangadzakavakwanamabweanokosha, mabwemakuru,mabweamakubhitianegumi,namabwe akasvikamakubhitimasere

11Kumusorokwakangakunamabweanokosha,mabwe akavezwa,akaenzaniswazvakanaka,nemisidhari

12Ruvazherukururwakangarwakapoteredza,rwakanga runemisaramitatuyamabweakavezwa,nomusaramumwe wamatandaomusidhari;rwakangarwakafanananoruvazhe rwomukatirweimbayaJehovha,nebererereimba

13IpapomamboSoromoniakatumavanhukundotora HiramupaTire

14lyewakangearimwanakomanawechirikadziyorudzi rwaNafutari;babavakevaivamunhuweTire,mupfuri wendarira;iyewakangeakangwarakwazvoanenjere noumhizhakubatamabasaoseendariraAkasvikakuna mamboSoromoni,akabatamabasaakeose.

15Nekutiwakaumbambirumbiridzendarira,imwe neimweyakasvikamakubhitianeguminamaserepakureba; uyepakuyerarwonzirwakasvikamakubhitianegumi namavirirwakapoteredzambiruimweneimwe

16Akaitawomisoromiviriyendarirayakanyauswa,kuti iiswepamusoropembiru;musoromumwewakasvika makubhitimashanupakureba,nomumwemusoro makubhitimashanupakureba

17Misoro,yaivapamusoropembiru,yakangainemimbure yakarukwayendarira,nezvishongozvamaketani;minomwe yomusoromumwe,neminomweyomumwemusoro

18Akaitawomatamba,kwakangakunemisaramiviri yakapoteredzapamusoropomumburemumwe,kufukidza misoroyakangairipamusoropembiru,akaitiramumwe musorosaizvozvo.

19Misoro,yaivapamusoropembirupaberere,yakangaina maruvaamahapaakavezwa,akasvikamakubhitimana.

20Kumusorokwakangakunemisorowopamusoro pembirumbiri,pedonedumburakangaririparutivi rwomumburewakarukwa;namatambaakangaanamazana maviri,akaitamitsarayakapoteredzapamusoropomumwe musoro

21Zvinoakamisambirupaberereretemberi,akamisa mbiruyorudyi,akatumidzazitarayoJakini;akamisambiru yoruboshwe,akatumidzazitarayoBhowasi

22Pamusoropembirupakangapanezvishongoseruva rehapa,naizvozvobasarapambirurakapera

23Akaitawodzivarendarirayakanyauswa,rakasvika makubhitianegumipaupamhipamuromo,rakatenderera, kukwirirakwarokwakasvikamakubhitimashanu;uye

pakuyerarwonzirwakasvikamakubhitimakumimatatu rwakaripoteredza.

24Pasipomuromowaropakangapanamafundo akaripoteredza,anegumipakubhitirimwenerimwe, aipoteredzadziva;mafundoakaitamisaramiviri, akaumbwapamwechetenaro

25Rakangarimirepamusoropenzombeguminembiri, nhatudzakangadzakatarirakurutivirwokumusoro,nhatu kurutivirwamavirazuva,nenhatukurutivirwezasi,nenhatu kurutivirwamabvazuva;dzivarakangarakagadzwa pamusoropadzo,idzodzakafuratirana

26Ukobvuhwarohwakangahwakaitasoupamhi bwechanza,nomuromowarowakangewakafanana nomuromowembiya,seruvarehapa,mukatimaromaipinda mabhatianezviuruzviviri

27Akaitawozvingorozvinegumizvendarira;chingoro chimwenechimwechakasvikamakubhitimanapakureba, namakubhitimanapaupamhihwacho,namakubhitimatatu pakukwirirakwacho.

28Zvingorozvakangazvakaitwakudai:Zvaivanoukomba; 29Paukombauhwopakatipemidengereropaivaneshumba, nenzombe,namakerubhi;pamusoropemidengerero pakangapakadarowo;pasipeshumbanenzombepaiva nezvishongozvakarembera

30Chingorochimwenechimwechaivanamakumbomana endariranezvokumonerekerapozvendarira,makumboacho manaaivanezvitsigiro;

31Muromowawopakatipomusoronokumusorokwawo wakasvikakubhitirimwe,asimuromowawowakange wakatenderera,wakafanananechigadziko,kubhitirimwe nehafu;

32Makumbomanaakangaaripasipoukomba;Maekesero amavhiriaivaakabatananechigadziko;uyekukwirira kwevhirikwakasvikakubhitirimwenehafukubhitirimwe chete

33Makumboakangaakafanananegumborengoro; zvokubatisamakumbo,namafero,namasipoki,namasipoki zvakangazvakaumbwazvose

34Paivanezvitsigirozvinapamakonamanaechingoro chimwenechimwe;zvitsigirozvaivazvimwenengoro imene

35Pamusoropechingoropaivanechitendererechakasvika hafuyekubhitipakukwirirauyepamusoropengoro zvitsigirozvayonohukombahwayozvaivazvimwe

36Nokutipanhividzemitsipayayo,noukombahwayo akavezamakerubhineshumba,nemitiyemichindwe pazvakaringana,nezvishongokunhividzose

37Akaitazvingorozvinegumisaizvozvo;zvosezvakanga zvakafananapakuumbwanokuenzana,nomufananidzo mumwe

38Akaitamidziyoyokushambidzirainegumi;mudziyo mumwenomumwewaipindamabhatimakumimana, nomudziyomumwenomumwewakasvikamakubhitimana, nomudziyomumwenomumwepazvingorozvinegumi

39Akaisazvingoro,zvishanukurutivirworudyirweimba, uyezvishanukurutivirworuboshwerweimba;akagadzika dzivakurutivirworudyirweimbakumabvazuva kwakatarirazasi

40Hiramuakaitamidziyoyokushambidzira,nefoshoro, nembiya.NaizvozvoHiramuakapedzamabasaose aakaitiraSoromonipaimbayaJehovha;

41Mbirumbiri,nembiyambiridzemisoromiviri,yaiva pamisoroyembiru;nemimburemiviriyokufukidzanayo mbiyambiridzemisoromiviri,yakangairipamusoro pembiru;

42namatambaanamazanamanaemimburemiviri,misara miviriyamatambapamumburemumwenomumwe, kufukidzambiyambiriyemisoroyaivapamusoropembiru; 43nezvingorozvinegumi,nemidziyoyokushambidziraine gumipamusoropezvingoro;

44nedzivarimwe,nenzombeguminembiripasipedziva;

45nehari,nefoshoro,nembiya;nhumbiidzidzose dzakaitirwamamboSoromoninaHiramumumba maJehovha,dzakangadzakaitwanendarirainobwinya.

46MamboakadziumbapabaniraJoridhani,pakatipeSukoti neZaretani,paivanevhurokuumba

47Soromonihaanakuyeranhumbidzose,nekutidzaiva zhinjikwazvo;

48SoromoniakaitamidziyoyoseyaivayeimbayaJehovha, atariyendarama,netafurayendaramapaivanezvingwa zvokuratidza;

49nezvigadzikozvemwenjezvendaramayakaisvonaka, zvishanukurutivirworudyi,nezvishanukurutivi rworuboshwe,pamberipenzvimbopangatauraJehovha, namaruva,nemwenje,nembatodzendarama;

50nemikombe,nembatodzemwenje,nembiya,nezvirongo, nezvaengazvomotozvendaramayakaisvonaka; nezvikorekedzozvendarama,zvamagonhieimbayomukati, iyonzvimbotsvene-tsvene,neyamagonhieimba,iyo temberi

51Naizvozvobasarose,rakaitirwaimbayaJehovha namamboSoromoni,rakapera.Soromoniakapinzazvinhu zvakangazvatsaurirwaJehovhanababavakeDhavhidhi; sirivha,nendarama,nemidziyo,akazviisapakatipefuma yeimbayaJehovha.

CHITSAUKO8

1IpapoSoromoniakaunganidzavakuruvaIsiraeri, navakuruvosevamarudzi,ivovakuruvedzimba dzamadzibabaavanavaIsiraeri,kunamamboSoromoni paJerusaremu,kutivakwirenearekayesunganoyaJehovha pagutaraDhavhidhi,iroZioni

2VarumevosevaIsiraerivakaunganakunamambo SoromonipamutambopamwedziweEtanimi,ndiwo mwedziwechinomwe

3VakuruvosevaIsiraerivakauya,vapristivakasimudza areka

4VakakwiranearekayaJehovhanetenderokusangana, nemidziyomitsveneyoseyaivamuTende,vapristivaRevhi vakakwiranayo

5MamboSoromoni,neunganoyoseyavaIsiraeriyakanga yaunganirakwaari,vakafambanayepamberipeareka, vakabayiramakwainenzombe,zvakangazvisingagoni kurahwakanakuverengwanokuwandakwazvo

6IpapovapristivakagadzikaarekayesunganoyaJehovha panzvimboyayo,panzvimbotsveneyeimba,panzvimbo tsvene-tsvene,ipopanyasipamapapiroamakerubhi.

7nekutimakerubhiakatambanudzamapapiroawomaviri pamusoropenzvimboyeareka,makerubhiakafukidzaareka namatandaayonechokumusoro.

8Matandaakangaakareba;naizvozvomiromoyamatanda yakangaichionekwakanamunhuaripanzvimbotsvene

pamberipenzvimbopangatauraJehovha;asiakanga asingaonekwinechokunze;achiripokusvikiranhasi.

9Mukatimearekamakangamusisinechiro,asi mabwendefamaviriamabwe,akangaaiswamonaMozisi paHorebhu,nguvaJehovhayaakaitasunganonavana vaIsiraeripakubudakwavopanyikayeEgipita

10Zvinozvakaitikakutivapristipavakabudamunzvimbo tsvene,gorerakazadzaimbayaJehovha.

11naizvozvovapristivakangavasingagonikumirapabasa nokudakwegore;nekutikubwinyakwaJehovhakwakanga kwazadzaimbayaJehovha

12IpapoSoromoniakati,Jehovhawakati,ndinodakugara mukatimerimaguru.

13Zvirokwazvo,ndakakuvakiraiimbapamungagara, nzvimbomamungagaranokusingaperi

14Zvinomamboakatendeudzachisochake,akaropafadza unganoyoseyaIsiraeri(unganoyoseyaIsiraeriikasimuka); 15Iyeakati,JehovhaMwariwaIsiraeringaakudzwe, akatauranomuromowakekunaDhavhidhibabavangu, akazviitanoruokorwake,akati,

16KubvapazuvarandakabudisavanhuvanguvaIsiraeri paEgipita,handinakutsauragutarimwepamarudziose aIsiraeri,pavangandivakiraimba,kutizitarangurigarepo; asindakatsauraDhavhidhikutiatungamirirevanhuvangu vaIsiraeri.

17ZvinoDhavhidhibabavanguvakangavachidakuvakira zitaraJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeriimba

18JehovhaakatikunaDhavhidhibabavangu,Wakaita zvakanaka,zvawakangauchidakuvakirazitaranguimba

19Kunyangezvakadaroiwehaungavakiimbaiyo;asi mwanakomanawakowauchabereka,ndiyeuchavakirazita ranguimba

20Jehovhawasimbisashokorakeraakataura,inindamuka panzvimboyaDhavhidhibabavangu,ndikagarapachigaro choushechaIsiraeri,sezvakapikiraJehovha,ndikavakira zitaraJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeriimba

21Ipapondakagadziriraarekanzvimbo,imomune sunganoyaJehovha,yaakaitanamadzibabaedupanguva yaakavabudisapanyikayeEgipita

22SoromoniakamirapamberipearitariyaJehovhapamberi peunganoyoseyaIsiraeri,akatambanudziramaokoake kudenga

23akati,Jehovha,MwariwaIsiraeri,hakunamumwe Mwariakafanananemikudengakumusorokanapanyika pasi,anochengetasunganonenyashakuvarandavenyu, vanofambapamberipenyunomoyowavowose; 24imwimakaitiramurandawenyuDhavhidhibabavangu, sezvamakamupikira;makataurawonomuromowenyu, mukazviitanoruokorwenyu,sezvazvakaitanhasi

25Naizvozvozvino,Jehovha,MwariwaIsiraeri, chengeteraimurandawenyuDhavhidhibabavangu, sezvamakamupikira,muchiti,Haungashaiwimunhuugere pachigarochoushechaIsiraeripamberipangu;kutivana vakovachenjerenziradzavo,vafambepamberipangu sezvawakafambaiwepamberipangu

26Naizvozvozvino,MwariwaIsiraeri,ndinokumbirakuti shokorenyuriitike,iroramakataurakumurandawenyu Dhavhidhibabavangu

27KoMwariungagarapanyikahere?tarira,denga nokudenga-dengahazvingamuringani;ndodaimbaiyi yandakavaka?

28Kunyangezvakadaro,ivainehanyanomunyengetero womurandawenyu,nokukumbirakwake,JehovhaMwari wangu,munzwekudanidziranokunyengeterakomuranda wenyu,kwaanonyengeterapamberipenyunhasi.

29mesoenyuarambeachirindiraimbainousiku namasikati,nzvimboiyiyamakataurapamusoropayo, muchiti,Zitarangurichagarapo;kutimunzwe munyengeterowomurandawenyuwaanozonyengetera akatarirakunzvimboino

30Inzwaikukumbirakomurandawenyu,nokwavanhu venyuvaIsiraeri,kanavachizonyengeteravakatarira kunzvimboiyi;donzwaihenyuikokumatenga, kwamunogara;zvinokanamukanzwa,muvakangamwire henyu

31Kanamunhuakatadzirawokwake,mhikoikaiswa pamusoropakekutiapike,kupikakwakekukauyapamberi pearitariyenyumuimbaino;

32inzwaiikokudenga,muite,mururamisirevarandavenyu, mupewakaipamhosva,arobwepamusoropomufambiro wake;uyekururamisawakarurama,kutiapiwezvakafanira kururamakwake

33KanavanhuvenyuvaIsiraerivachingevakundwa navavengivavo,nemhakayokutivakakutadzirai, vakadzokerazvekwamuri,vakatendazitarenyu, vakanyengeterakwamuri,vakakumbirakwamurimuimba ino;

34inzwaiikokudenga,mukangamwirezvivizvavanhu venyuvaIsiraeri,muvadzoserezvekunyikayamakapa madzibabaavo

35Kanadengarichingerazarirwa,mvuraikasanaya nemhakayokutivakangavakutadzirai;kana vakanyengeteravakatarirakunzvimboino,vakatendazita renyu,vakatendeukapazvivizvavo,nekutimunenge mavarova;

36inzwaiikokudenga,mukangamwirezvivizvavaranda venyu,nezvevanhuvenyuvaIsiraeri,kutimuvadzidzise nzirayakanakayavanofanirakufambanayo,uyemvura panyikayenyu,yamakapavanhuvenyu,ivenhakayavo

37Kananzaraikavapopanyika,kanadendarikavapo,kana nyunjenokuvhuvhazvikavapo,nemhashu,nehonye;kana vavengivavovakavakombapanyikainamagutaavo;kana hoshaipineipi,kanahoshaipineipiikavapo;

38Kanamunhuupinoupikanavanhuvenyuvose vaIsiraerivachinyengeteranokukumbira,kanamumwe nomumweachizivahoshayomoyowake,akatambanudzira maokoakekuimbaino;

39inzwaihenyuikokudengakwamunogara, mukangamwire,muite,mupemumwenomumwe zvakafaniramufambirowakewose,iyewamunozivamoyo wake;(nokutiimi,imimoga,ndimimunozivamoyo yavanavavanhuvose;)

40kutivakutyeimazuvaoseoupenyuhwavopanyika yamakapamadzibabaedu

41Uyekanaarimutorwa,asatiariwavanhuvenyu vaIsiraeri,kanaakabvakunyikairikurenokudakwezita renyu;

42nekutivachanzwazvezitarenyuguru,noruokorwenyu runesimba,noruokorwenyurwakatambanudzwakana akauyaakanyengeteraakatarirakuimbaino;

43Inzwaiikokudengakwamunogara,muitiremutorwa zvosezvaanokumbira,kutivanhuvosevenyikavazivezita

renyu,vakutyei,sezvinoitavanhuvenyuvaIsiraeri;kuti vazivekutiimbainoyandakavakainodaidzwanezitarenyu.

44Kanavanhuvenyuvakabudakundorwanomuvengi wavo,kwamunovatuma,vakanyengeterakunaJehovha vakatarirakugutaramakatsaura,nokuimbayandakavakira zitarenyu;

45inzwaihenyuikokudengakunyengeterakwavo nokukumbirakwavo,muvaruramisire.

46Kanavakakutadzirai(nokutihakunamunhu usingatadzi),mukavatsamwira,mukavaisakuvavengivavo, vakatapakunyikayavavengivavo,kurekanapedo;

47Zvinokanavakazvifungapanyikakwavakatapirwa, vakatendeuka,vakakumbirakwamuripanyikayavavatapa, vachiti,Takatadza,tikaitazvisakarurama,taitazvakaipa;

48zvinovachadzokerakwamurinemoyoyavoyese,uye nemweyawavowese,munyikayevavengivavo, yavakavatapa,ndokunyengeterakwamurivakatarisa kunyikayavo,yamakapamadzibabaavo,kuguta ramakasarudza,nekuimbayandakavakirazitarenyu.

49inzwaikunyengeterakwavonekukumbirakwavoiko kumatenga,kwamunogara,uyemuvaruramisire

50Uyemukangamwirevanhuvenyuvakakutadzirai, nekudarikakwavokosekwavakakutadzirainako, muvanzwiretsitsipamberipevaivatapa,kutivavanzwire tsitsi.

51nekutindivovanhuvenyunenhakayenyu, vamakabudisaEgipitapakatipeviraramatare; 52mesoenyungaawonekukumbirakomurandawenyu, nokukumbirakwavanhuvenyuvaIsiraeri,kutimuvanzwe pakuchemakwavokosekwamuri

53nekutiimwimakavatsaurakumarudzioseenyika,kuti vavenhakayenyu,sezvamakatauranomuromowaMozisi murandawenyu,nguvayamakabudisamadzibabaedu paEgipita.

54ZvinoSoromoniakatiapedzakunyengetera munyengeterouyuwosenokukumbirakunaJehovha, akasimukapamberipeatariyaJehovha,paakanga akapfugamanamabviake,maokoakeakatambanudzira kudenga

55Zvinoakamira,akaropafadzaunganoyoseyaIsraeri nenzwiguru,achiti:

56Jehovhangaakudzwe,wakazorodzavanhuvake vaIsiraeri,sezvaakataura;hapanashokorimwepazvose zvakanakazvaakatipikirarakakona,raakapikiranomuromo waMozisimurandawake

57JehovhaMwariwedungaavenesu,sezvaaiva namadzibabaedu;ngaaregekutisiya,kanakutirasha; 58kutiarerekesemoyoyedukwaari,tifambemunzira dzakedzose,tichengetemirairoyake,nezvaakatema, nezvaakatonga,izvozvaakarairamadzibabaedu

59Zvinomashokoanguawaandakakumbiranawo pamberipaJehovha,ngaavepedyonaJehovhaMwariwedu masikatinousiku,kutiaruramisiremushumiriwakeuye aruramisirevanhuvakevaIsraeringuvadzose,maererano nezvaanoda

60kutivanhuvosevenyikavazivekutiJehovhandiye Mwari,uyekutihakunamumwe.

61Naizvozvomoyoyenyuiveyakaruramakwazvokuna JehovhaMwariwedu,mufambepanezvaakatema, nokuchengetamirairoyake,sezvamunoitanhasi.

62Zvinomambonavalsiraerivosepamwechetenaye vakabayirazvibayiropamberipaJehovha

63Soromoniakabayirazvipirisozvokuyananisa, zvaakabayiraJehovha,nzombedzinezviuruzvinamakumi mavirinezviviri,namakwaianezviuruzvinezana namakumimaviri.NaizvozvomambonavanavaIsiraeri vosevakatsauriraimbayaJehovha.

64Nomusiiwoyomambowakatsaurawonzvimboyapakati yoruvazherwakangaruripamberipeimbayaJehovha, nokutindipopaakabayirazvipirisozvinopiswa,nezvipo zvoupfu,namafutaezvipirisozvokuyananisa,nokutiaritari yendarirayakangairipamberipaJehovhayakangairiduku kwazvopakugamuchirazvipirisozvinopiswa,nezvipiriso zvoupfu,namafutaezvipirisozvokuyananisa

65ZvinonenguvaiyoSoromoniakatambamutambo, navaIsiraerivosepamwechetenaye,vakaitaunganohuru, kubvapavanopindapaHamatikusvikiraparukova rweEgipita,pamberipaJehovhaMwariwedu,mazuva manomwenamazuvamanomwezvendiwomazuvaane guminamana

66Pazuvarorusereakaendisavanhu,ivovakatendamambo, vakaendakumatendeavonemoyoyakangaichifara, ichifarirazvakanakazvosezvakangazvaitirwaDhavhidhi murandawakenaIsiraerivanhuvakenaJehovha.

CHITSAUKO9

1ZvinoSoromoniakatiapedzakuvakaimbayaJehovha, neimbayamambo,nezvidozvosezvaSoromoni,zvaakanga achidakuita,

2JehovhaakazviratidzakunaSoromonirwechipiri, sezvaakazviratidzakwaaripaGibhiyoni

3Jehovhaakatikwaari,Ndakanzwakunyengeterakwako nokukumbirakwakokwawakaitapamberipangu; ndakatsauraimbaiyiyawakavaka,kutindiisezitarangupo nokusingaperi;mesoangunomoyowanguzvichavapo nokusingaperi

4Kanaukafambapamberipangusezvakafambababavako Dhavhidhi,nomoyowakarurama,nokururama,kuitazvose zvandakakuraira,nokuchengetamitemoyangu nezvandakatonga;

5Ipapondichasimbisachigarochakochoushepakati paIsiraerinokusingaperi,sezvandakapikiraDhavhidhibaba vako,ndichiti,Haungashaiwimunhupachigarochoushe chaIsiraeri.

6Asikanamukangotsaukapakunditevera,imwikanavana venyu,mukasachengetamirairoyangunezvimisozvangu, zvandakaisapamberipenyu,mukaendamukandoshumira vamwevamwari,mukavanamata;

7NdichaparadzavaIsiraeripanyikayandakavapa;neimba iyiyandakatsaurirazitarangu,ndichairashirakurendirege kuiona;vaIsiraerivachavashumonechisekopakati pavanhuvose;

8Neimbaiyikunyangeyakakwiriraikadai,vose vanopfuuranayovachakanukanokuridzamuridzo;vakati, Jehovhawakaitireikokudainenyikaino,uyeneimbaiyi?

9Vachapindura,vachiti:NekutivakasiyaJehovhaMwari wavo,wakabudisamadzibabaavomunyikayeEgipita, vakanamatiravamwevamwari,vakavanamata, nokuvashumira;naizvozvoJehovhawakauyisazvakaipa izvizvosepamusoropavo

10Zvinomakoremakumimaviriakatiapera,Soromoni paakangaavakadzimbambiri,imbayaJehovhaneimba yamambo;

11(ZvinoHiramu,mamboweTire,wakangeatsvakira Soromonimisidhari,nemisipiresi,nendarama,nezvose zvaakangaachida),mamboSoromoniakapaHiramu magutaanamakumimaviripanyikayeGariri.

12HiramuakabvaTirekuzoonamagutaaakangaapiwa naSoromoni;uyehavanakumufadza

13Akati,Magutakunyikoawaawandipa,hamayangu? akatumidzanyikayeKabhurikusvikirazuvaranhasi.

14Hiramuakatumiramambomatarendaendaramaana makumimatanhatu

15Zvinondiroshokorechibharochakarairwanamambo Soromoni;kutiavakeimbayaJehovha,neimbayake, neMiro,norusvingorweJerusaremu,neHazori,neMegidho, neGezeri

16FaraomamboweEgipitaakangaakwira,akatoraGezeri, akaripisanomoto,akaurayavaKananivakangavagere muguta,akaripamukundawake,mukadziwaSoromoni, chivechipo

17SoromoniakavakaGezeri,neBhetihoronirezasi; 18neBhaarati,neTadhimorimurenje,munyika; 19namagutaoseamaturaaSoromoni,namagutaengoro dzake,namagutaavatasvivamabhizaake,nezvose SoromonizvaaidakuzvivakirapaJerusaremu, napaRebhanoni,napanyikayoseyakangayakabatwanaye 20UyevanhuvosevakangavasarapavaAmori,vaHiti, vaPerizi,vaHivhi,navaJebhusi,vakangavasiri vanakomanavaIsraeri,

21Vanavavovakangavasarapanyikashurekwavo,ivo vanavaIsiraerivakangavasingagonikuvaparadzachose pakatipavo,Soromoniakarairachibharochavaranda kusvikiranhasi.

22AsiSoromonihaanakuitavarandapakatipavana vaIsiraeri,asiivovaivavarwivake,navarandavake, namachindaake,navakuruvake,navarairivengorodzake, navatasvivamabhizaake

23NdivovaivavataririvakuruvamabasaaSoromoni,vaiva namazanamashanunamakumimashanu,vairairiravanhu vaibatabasa

24ZvinomukundawaFaraowakabvakugutaraDhavhidhi, akaendakuimbayake,yaakangaavakirwanaSoromoni; ipapoakavakaMiro

25KatatupagoreSoromoniwaibayirazvipirisozvinopiswa nezvipirisozvokuyananisapamusoropearitariyaakanga avakiraJehovha,akapisazvinonhuhwirapaaritariyakanga iripamberipaJehovhaAkadaroachipedzaimba

26MamboSoromoniakavakawozvikepezvizhinji paEZiyoni-gebheri,pedoneEroti,pamahombekombe eGungwaDzvuku,panyikayaEdhomu.

27Hiramuakatumanezvikepeizvovarandavake, vafambisivezvikepevaizivagungwakwazvo,pamwechete navarandavaSoromoni

28VakasvikaOfiri,vakatorapondaramayakasvika matarendaanamazanamananamakumimavirivakauya nayokunamamboSoromoni

CHITSAUKO10

1ZvinomambokadziweShebha,akatianzwambiri yaSoromonipamusoropezitaraJehovha,akauya kuzomuidzanemibvunzomikukutu.

2AkasvikaJerusaremunavanhuvazhinjinamakamera aitakurazvinonhuhwira,nendaramazhinji-zhinji,nezvibwe

zvinokosha;zvinowakatiasvikakunaSoromoni, akataurirananayepamusoropezvosezvaivamumoyomake. 3Soromoni,akapinduramibvunzoyakeyose;hakuna chinhuchakangachakavanzirwamambo,chaakanga asingagonikumuudza.

4MambokadziweShebhaakatiaonauchenjerihwose hwaSoromoni,neimbayaakangaavaka 5nezvokudyazvetafurayake,nekugarakwevarandavake, nekushumirakwevashumirivake,nenguvodzavo,nevadiri vake,nechikwirisochakechaaikwiranachokuimba yaJehovha;makangamusisinamweyamukatimake 6Akatikunamambo,Guhurandakanzwamunyikayangu ramashokoenyunokungwarakwenyurakangariri rechokwadi

7Asihandinakutendamashokoiwayo,kusvikirandauya, ndikaonanamesoangu;asitarirai,handinakuudzwa kunyangehafuyazvo;kungwarakwenyunezvakanaka zvenyuzvinokundazvosezvandakanzwa 8Varumevenyuvanemufaro,navarandavenyuava vanomufaro,vanomirapamberipenyunguvadzose vachinzwakungwarakwenyu

9JehovhaMwariwenyungaakudzwe,wakafadzwanemi, akakugadzaipachigarochoushechaIsiraeri;nekutiJehovha wakadaIsiraerinokusingaperi,sakawakakuitaimambo, kutimutongenokururamisa.

10Akapamambomatarendaanezananamakumimaviri endarama,nezvinonhuhwirazvizhinjikwazvo,nezvibwe zvinokosha;zvinonhuhwirazvakawandazvakadai, zvakapiwamamboSoromoninamambokadziweShebha, hazvinakuzouyiswazve

11ZvikepezvaHiramu,zvaibvaOfirinendarama, zvakauyawonemitiyemiarimuginezvibwezvinokosha zvaibvaOfiri

12Mamboakaitanamatandaiwayoemiarimugimbiru dzeimbayaJehovha,nedzeimbayamambo,uyembira, nemitengeramwazvavaimbi;mitiyemiarimugiyakadai hainakumbouyiswakanakuonekwakusvikiranhasi.

13MamboSoromoniakapamambokadziweShebhazvose zvaaidanezvaakakumbira;zvimwezvaakapiwa naSoromonizvefumayakezvisingaverengwi.Naizvozvo akadzoka,akaendakunyikayake,iyenavarandavake 14ZvinouremuhwendaramayakauyiswakunaSoromoni mugorerimweyakasvikamatarendaendaramamazana matanhatunemakumimatanhatunematanhatu; 15vasingaverengiyaiuyanavashambadziri,neyaiuya nokutengakwavatengesivezvinonhuhwira,neyaibva kumadzimambooseeArabhia,nokuvabativenyika 16MamboSoromoniakaitanhovohurudzinamazana mavirinendaramayakapambadzirwa;nhovoimweneimwe yakangayakapindamashekerianamazanamatanhatu endarama; 17akaitawonhovodukudzinamazanamatatudzendarama yakapambadzirwa;nhovoimweneimweyakanga yakapindamapaundimatatuendaramapanhovoimwe; mamboakazviisamuimbayedondoreRebhanoni 18Mamboakaitawochigarochikuruchoushechenyanga dzenzou,akachifukidzanendaramayakaisvonaka. 19Chigaroichochoushechakangachinezvikwiriso zvitanhatu,uyemusorowechigarowakanga wakatenderedzwashurekwacho;kwakangakunezvitsigiro kunhivimbiridzechigaro,uyeshumbambiridzakanga dzimirekunhividzezvitsigiro

20Kwaivaneshumbaguminembiridzakangadzimire pazvikwirisozvitanhatu,mbiri-mbirikunhividzechimwe nechimwe;hakunakumboitwachakadaikunohumweushe 21MikombeyoseyokumwiranayoyamamboSoromoni yaivayendarama,nemidziyoyoseyeimbayedondo reRebhanoniyaivayendaramayakaisvonaka;kwakanga kusinechinhuchimwechesirivha;chakangachisingazirwi chinhupamazuvaaSoromoni.

22nekutimambowaivanezvikepezveTarishishi pagungwapamwechetenezvikepezvaHiramu;zvikepe zveTarishishizvaiuyakamwepamakorematatuzvine ndarama,nesirivha,nenyangadzenzou,netsoko, namatendera.

23NaizvozvomamboSoromoniwakakundamadzimambo oseenyikapakufumanokuchenjera

24VanhuvenyikadzosevaiuyakushanyiraSoromoni, kuzonzwakungwarakwake,kwakangakwaiswanaJehovha mumoyomake

25Mumwenomumwewaiuyanechipochakechemidziyo yesirivha,nemidziyoyendarama,nenguvo,nenhumbi dzokurwanadzo,nezvipfungaidzozvinonhuhwira, namabhiza,namahesera,gorerimwenerimwe.

26Soromoniakaunganidzangoronavatasvivamabhiza; akangaanengorodzinechiuruchimwenamazanamana, navatasvivamabhizavanezviuruzvineguminezviviri, vaakaisakumagutaengoro,nokunamambopaJerusaremu 27MamboakaunganidzasirivhapaJerusaremu,ikawanda ikaitasamabwe,nemisidhariikaitasemivondeyaiva pamapani

28MabhizaaSoromoniakauyiswaachibvaEgipita nemichekayerineni;vatengesivamambovaigamuchira michekainomutengomukuru

29NgoroyaikwiraichibvaEgipita,yaitengwanamashekeri esirivhaanamazanamatanhatu,nebhizarimwenerimwe namashekerianezananamakumimashanu;saizvozvowo madzimambooseavaHiti,namadzimamboeSiria, aivigirwaizvozvonavo.

CHITSAUKO11

1AsimamboSoromoniwakangeachidavakadzivazhinji vatorwapamwechetenomukundawaFarao,vakadzi vavaMoabhu,navaAmoni,navaEdhomu,navaZidhoni, navaHeti;

2vaivavendudzidzakangadzanzinaJehovhakuvana vaIsiraeri,Musapindapakatipavo,naivongavarege kupindakwamuri;nekutizvirokwazvo,vachatsausamoyo yenyumuteverevamwarivavo;Soromoniwakanamatira ivavoachivada

3wakangeanavakadzivanamazanamanomwe,vakunda vamadzimambo,navarongovanamazanamatatu;vakadzi vakevakatsausamoyowake.

4NekutiSoromoniwakatiakwegura,vakadzivake vakatsausamoyowakekutiateverevamwevamwari;moyo wakehaunakuzovawakaruramakwazvokunaJehovha Mwariwake,sezvakangazvakaitamoyowaDhavhidhi babavake.

5NekutiSoromoniwakateveraAshitoreti,mwarikadzi wavaZidhoni,naMirikomimwariunonyangadzawavana vaAmoni.

6NaizvozvoSoromoniwakaitazvakaipapamberi paJehovha,haanakuteveraJehovhakwazvo,sezvakaita Dhavhidhibabavake

7ZvinoSoromoniakavakiraKemoshi,mwari unonyangadzawaMoabhu,dunhurakakwirirapagomoriri pamberipeJerusaremu;naMoreki,mwariunonyangadza wavanavaAmoni

8Saizvozvoakaitirawovakadzivakevosevatorwa, vaipisiravamwarivavozvinonhuhwiranokuvabayira

9JehovhaakatsamwiraSoromoni,nokutimwoyowake wakangawatsaukakubvakunaJehovhaMwariwaIsraeri, iyeakangaazviratidzakwaarikaviri

10akamurairapamusoropechinhuichi,kutiaregekutevera vamwevamwari;asihaanakuitazvaakangaarairwa naJehovha

11NaizvozvoJehovhaakatikunaSoromoni,Zvawaita izvozvi,ukasachengetasunganoyangunemitemoyangu, yandakakuraira,zvirokwazvondichabvaruraushehwako, ndihubvisekwauri,ndihupemurandawako.

12Kunyangezvakadarohandingazviitipamazuvaako nokudakwaDhavhidhibabavako;asindichahubvarura, ndikahubvisaparuokorwomwanakomanawako.

13Kunyangezvakadarohandingabvaruraushehwose;asi ndichapamwanakomanawakorudzirumwenokuda kwaDhavhidhimurandawangu,uyenokuda kweJerusaremu,irogutarandakatsaura

14ZvinoJehovhaakamutsiraSoromoniHadhadhi muEdhomu,kutiarwenaye;iyewakangeariworudzi rwamambopaEdhomu

15ZvinoDhavhidhiwakatiaripaEdhomu,Joabhumukuru wehondowakatiakwirakundovigavakangavaurawa, aurayavarumevosepaEdhomu;

16(Joabhuakagarapomwedzimitanhatu,navalsiraerivose, kusvikiraaparadzavarumevosepaEdhomu;)

17Hadhadhiakatiza,akaendaEgipita,iyenavamwe vaEdhomupakatipavarandavababavake;Hadhadhiachiri mwanamuduku.

18Ivovakasimuka,vakabvaMidhiani,vakasvikaParani; vakatoravamwevarumeveParani,vakaendaEgipitakuna FaraomamboweEgipita;iyeakamupaimba,akamuraira zvokudya,akamupawomunda

19HadhadhiakazofarirwakwazvonaFarao;naizvozvo akamupamuramuwake,munin'inawavahosivake Tapenesi,avemukadziwake

20Munin'inawaTapenesiakamuberekeramwanakomana wakeGenubhati,wakarumurwanaTapenesimumba maFarao;GenubhatiakagaramumbamaFaraopakati pavanakomanavaFarao.

21ZvinoHadhadhiwakatiachinzwakutiDhavhidhi wavatanamadzibabaake,uyekutiJoabhumukuru wehondowafa,HadhadhiakatikunaFarao,Nditenderei ndiendekunyikayangu.

22Faraoakatikwaari,Washaiweikokwandiri,zvaunoda kudzokerakunyikayako?Akapindura,akati:Kwete,asi nditendereihenyundiende

23ZvinoMwariakamumutsiramumwemuvengi,Rezoni, mwanakomanawaEriadha,wakatizaishewake HadhadhezerimamboweZobha;

24akaunganidziravanhukwaari,akavamukuruwehondo panguvaDhavhidhiyaakaurayaveZobha,vakaenda Dhamasiko,vakagarapo,vakabataushepaDhamasiko

25IyeakarwanaIsiraerimazuvaoseaSoromoni,zvimwe zvakashatazvakaitwanaHadhadhizvisingaverengwiiye akavengavaIsiraeri,akabataushepaSiria

26Jerobhoamuwo,mwanakomanawaNebhati,muEfurata weZeredha,murandawaSoromoni,zitaramaivakerainzi Zerua,yaivachirikadzi,wakamukirawomambo

27IyewakamukiramambonemhakayokutiSoromoni wakangeavakaMiro,akagadzirapakangapakaputsika pagutaraDhavhidhibabavake

28ZvinomurumeuyuJerobhoamuwakangearimurume wesimbanoumhare,Soromoniakaonakutijayairoraibata kwazvo,akamuitamutaririwamabasaoseeimbayaJosefa 29ZvinopanguvaiyoJerobhoamuwakatiachibuda Jerusaremu,muporofitaAhijamuShiroakasangananaye panzira;zvinowakangeakafukanguvoitsva;ivovaviri vakangavarivogakusango.

30Ahijaakabatanguvoitsvayaakafuka,akaibvaruraakaita mapandeaneguminamaviri

31ZvinoakatikunaJerobhoamu:Torazvipengazvine gumi,nekutizvanzinaJehovhaMwariwaIsraeri:Tarira, ndichabvaruraushekubvamuruokorwaSoromoni, ndichakupamarudzianegumi.

32(Asiachavanorudzirumwenokudakwomuranda wanguDhavhidhi,uyenokudakweJerusaremu,iroguta randakatsaurapamarudzioseaIsiraeri;

33Nokutivakandirasha,vakanamataAshtoretimwarikadzi wevaZidhoni,KemoshimwariwevaMoabhi,naMirikomu mwariwevanavaAmoni,uyehavanakufambamunzira dzangu,kuitazvakaruramapamberipangu,nekuchengeta mirauyangunezvandakatonga,sezvakaitaDhavhidhibaba vake.

34Kunyangezvakadarohandingabvisiumambohwose muruokorwake,asindichamuitamuchindamazuvaose oupenyuhwakenokudakwaDhavhidhimurandawangu, wandakasanangura,nekutiwakachengetamirairoyangu nezvandakatema

35Asindichabvisaumambokumwanakomanawake, ndihupeiwe,iwomarudzianegumi

36Asimwanakomanawakendichamuparudzirumwe,kuti Dhavhidhimurandawanguavenomwenjenguvadzose pamberipangupaJerusaremu,irogutarandakazvitsaurira, ndiisezitarangupo

37ndichakutoraiwe,ugobataushesezvinodamoyowako, ugovamambowaIsiraeri

38Zvinokanaukateererazvosezvandinokuraira, ukafambamunziradzangu,ukaitazvakaruramapamberi pangu,ukachengetamitemoyangunemirairoyangu, sezvakaitaDhavhidhimurandawangu;kutindichavanewe, ndikuvakireimbayakasimba,sezvandakavakiraDhavhidhi, ndigokupaIsiraeri

39NaizvozvondichatambudzavanavaDhavhidhi,asi handingazviitinokusingaperi.

40NaizvozvoSoromoniakatsvakakuurayaJerobhoamu; Jerobhoamuakasimuka,akatiziraEgipitakunaShishaki mamboweEgipita,akagarapopaEgipitakusvikirapakufa kwaSoromoni

41ZvinomamwemabasaaSoromoni,nezvosezvaakaita, nokungwarakwake,hazvinakunyorwaheremubhuku yamabasaaSoromoni?

42ZvinonguvayakabataSoromonivaIsiraerivose paJerusaremuaivamakoremakumimana

43Soromoniakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwamuguta raDhavhidhibabavake,Rehobhoamumwanakomanawake akamuteverapaushe

CHITSAUKO12

1ZvinoRehobhoamuwakaendaShekemu,nekuti vaIsiraerivosevakangavaunganapaShekemukuzomuita mambo

2ZvinoJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati,achiri Egipita,wakatiachinzwa,(nokutiakangaatizapamberi pamamboSoromoni,JerobhoamuakagaraEgipita;) 3Vakatumanhumekundomudana.ZvinoJerobhoamu neunganoyoseyaIsiraerivakasvika,vakataura naRehobhoamu,vakati,

4Babavenyuvakatitakudzajokorinogozha;naizvozvo zvinoimwirerusaibasarababavenyurakangarichigozha, nejokoravorinoremaravakaisapamusoropedu, tigokushumirai.

5Iyeakatikwavari,Chimboendaihenyu,mugaremazuva matatu,mugodzokerakwandiriVanhundokuenda 6IpapomamboRehobhoamuakarangananavakuru, vaimirapamberipaSoromonibabavake,vachirivapenyu, akati,Mungandipazanoreiko,randingapinduravanhuava naro?

7Ivovakataurakwaari,vakati,Kanamukatendakuva murandawavanhuavanhasi,mukavashumira, mukavapindura,nokutauramashokoakanakakwavari, ipapovachavavarandavenyunokusingaperi

8Asiiyewakarambazanorevakururavakangavamuraira, akarangananamajayaezerorake,aimirapamberipake; 9Akatikwavari,Mungandipazanoreiko,ratingapindura narovanhuavavakatauraneni,vachiti,Rerusaijoko rakaiswapamusoropedunababavenyu?

10Zvinomajayaezerorakeakatauranaye,akati,Iti kuvanhuavavakatauranewe,vachiti,Babavenyu vakatitakudzajokorinorema,asiimwitirerusei;uti kwavari,Munwewangumudukuuchavamukobvu kupfuurachiunochababavangu

11Zvino,babavanguzvavakakutakudzaijokorinorema, inindichawedzerapajokorenyu;babavanguvaikurovai neshamhu,asiinindichakurovainezvinyavada

12NaizvozvoJerobhoamunavanhuvosevakasvikakuna Rehobhoamunezuvaretatu,sezvavakangavarairwa namambo,achiti,Dzokeraikwandirizvenezuvaretatu

13Mamboakapinduravanhunehasha,akarashazano ravakuru,ravakangavamupa; 14akataurakwavarisezvaakangaapiwazanonamajaya, akati,Babavanguvakakutakudzaijokorinorema,asiini ndichawedzerapajokorenyu;babavanguwovaikurovai neshamhu,asiinindichakurovainezvinyavada

15Naizvozvomambohaanakuteereravanhu;nekuti zvakangazvabvakunaJehovha,kutiJehovhaasimbise shokorake,raakatauranaAhijamuShirokunaJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati

16ZvinovaIsiraerivosevakativachionakutimambo haanakuvateerera,vanhuvakapinduramambo,vakati, TinomugoveweikokunaDhavhidhi?uyehatinanhaka kumwanakomanawaJese;endaikumatendeenyu,imwi Isiraeri;zvinoDhavhidhi,chitarirahakoimbayako. NaizvozvovaIsiraerivakaendakumatendeavo

17AsikanavarivanavaIsiraeri,vakangavagere mumagutaaJudha,Rehobhoamuaivamambowavo.

18IpapomamboRehobhoamuakatumaAdhoramu mutaririwavanhuvechibharo;vaIsiraerivosevakamutaka namabwe,akafa.NaizvozvomamboRehobhoamu akachimbidzikakukwirangoroyake,akatiziraJerusaremu 19SaizvozvovaIsiraerivakamukiraimbayaDhavhidhi kusvikirazuvaranhasi.

20ZvinovaIsiraerivosevakativachinzwakuti Jerobhoamuwadzoka,vakatumanhumekuzomudanira kuungano,vakamuitamambowavaIsiraerivose;hakuna wakateveraimbayaDhavhidhi,asirudzirwaJudhachete 21ZvinoRehobhoamuakatiasvikaJerusaremu, akaunganidzaimbayoseyaJudha,norudzirwaBhenjamini, varumevakatsaurwavanezviuruzvinezananamakumi masere,vaigonakurwa,kutivarweneimbayaIsiraeri, vadzoserezveushekunaRehobhoamumwanakomana waSoromoni

22AsishokoraMwarirakasvikakunaShemayamunhu waMwaririchiti:

23TauranaRehobhoamu,mwanakomanawaSoromoni, mambowaJudha,nokuimbayoseyaJudhanaBhenjamini, nokunavakasaravavanhu,uti,

24ZvanzinaJehovha,Hamufanirikukwirakundorwa nehamadzenyuvanavaIsiraeri;dzokeraimumwe nomumwekumbakwake;nekutichinhuichichinobva kwandiriNaizvozvovakateererashokoraJehovha, vakadzoka,vakaendahavo,sezvakarehwaneshoko raJehovha

25IpapoJerobhoamuwakavakaShekemupanyika yamakomoyaEfuremu,akagaramo;ndokubudapo, ndokuvakaPenueri

26Jerobhoamuakatimumoyomake,Zvinoushe huchadzokerakuimbayaDhavhidhi;

27Kanavanhuavavakakwirakundobayiramumba maJehovhapaJerusaremu,ipapomoyoyavanhuava ichadzokerakunashewavo,iyeRehobhoamumambo waJudha,vagondiuraya,vakadzokerazvekuna RehobhoamumambowaJudha

28Naizvozvomamboakarangananavo,akaumbamhuru mbiridzendarama,akatikwavari,KukwiraJerusaremu kwavakure;tarirai,vaIsiraeri,vamwarivenyu vakakubudisaipanyikayeEgipita.

29AkagadzaimwepaBheteri,imweakaiisapaDhani

30Chinhuichichikavachivi,nekutivanhuvakandonamata kwadziriidzombiri,kusvikirapaDhani.

31Akavakawoimbapamatunhuakakwirira,akatora vamwepakatipavanhuakavaitavapristi,vasativarivavana vaRevhi

32ZvinoJerobhoamuakarairamutambopamwedzi worusere,nezuvareguminamashanuromwedzi,wakange wakafanananomutambowaivakuvaJudha;akabayira paaritariakaitasaizvozvopaBheteri,akabayiramhuru dzaakangaaita;akagadzapaBheterivapristivamatunhu akakwiriraaakaita

33AkandobayirapaaritariyaakavakapaBheterinezuva reguminamashanuromwedziworusere,iwomwedzi waakafungahakemumoyomake;akarairavanavaIsiraeri mutambo,akabayirapaaritari,akapisazvinonhuhwira

1Zvinotarira,mumwemunhuwaMwariwakangearairwa neshokoraJehovha,wakabvakwaJudha,akasvikaBheteri; Jerobhoamuwakangeamirepaaritariachipisa zvinonhuhwira

2Iyeakadanidzirakuaritari,neshokoraJehovha,akati,Iwe aritari,aritari,ndizvozvinotauraJehovha;Tarirai,imba yaDhavhidhiichaponerwamwanakomana,uchanziJosiya; iyeuchabayirapamusoropakovapristivamatunhu akakwirira,vanopisirazvinonhuhwirapamusoropako,uye mafupaavanhuachapiswapamusoropako

3Akavapachiratidzonezuvairo,akati,Ndichochiratidzo chakataurwanaJehovha;Tarirai,aritariichapamuka, namadotaaripamusoropayoacharashirwapasi

4ZvinomamboJerobhoamuwakatiachinzwashoko romunhuwaMwari,raakangaadanidzirakuaritari paBheteri,akatambanudzaruokorwakepaaritari,akati, Mubatei!Ruokorwakerwaakangaatambanudzirakwaari rwakawoma,akasagonakurudzoserazvekwaari

5Aritariwoyakapamuka,namadotaakarashirwapasi paaritari,chiratidzochakangachapiwanomunhuwaMwari chikaitika,ichochakangacharairwanaJehovha

6Ipapomamboakapindura,akatikumunhuwaMwari, KumbirahakokunaJehovhaMwariwako andinyengeterere,kutindiporeserwezveruokorwangu MunhuwaMwariakanyengeterakunaJehovha,ruoko rwamamborukaporeswazve,rukaitasapakutanga.

7IpapomamboakatikumunhuwaMwari,Endaneni kumbakwangu,uzvisimbisepo,inindikupemubairo 8IpapomunhuwaMwariakatikunamambo,Kana mukandipahafuyeimbayenyu,handingaendinemi,kana kudyazvokudya,kanakumwamvurapanzvimboino; 9nekutiJehovhawakandirairaneshokorake,akati,Usadya zvokudya,kanakumwamvura,kanakudzokanenzira yawaendanayo

10Naizvozvoakadzokaneimwenzira,haanakudzoka nenzirayaakangaaendanayoBheteri

11ZvinopaBheteripakangapageremuporofitamutana; vanakomanavakevakandomuudzamabasaoseakanga aitwanomunhuwaMwaripaBheteripazuvairo, namashokoaakataurakunamambo,naiwovakaudzawo babavavo.

12Babavavovakatikwavari,Waendanenziraipiko? nekutivanakomanavakevakangavaonanzirayaendwa nayonomunhuwaMwariwokwaJudha.

13Akatikuvanakomanavake,Ndisungirireichigaro pambongoro.Naizvozvovakamusungirachigaro pambongoro,akaitasva

14AkateveramunhuwaMwari,akamuwanaagerepasi pomuoki,akatikwaari,NdiwemunhuwaMwariwakabva kwaJudhahere?Iyeakati,Ndini.

15Ipapoakatikwaari,Hendeikumbakwangu,undodya zvokudya

16Iyeakati,Handingagonikudzokanemi,kanakupinda nemi,handingadyizvokudyakanakumwamvuranemi panzvimboino.

17nekutindakarairwaneshokoraJehovha,akati,Usadya zvokudya,kanakumwamvurapo,kanakudzokanenzira yawaendanayo.

18Akatikwaari,Neniwondirimuporofitasewe;mutumwa akatauranenineshokoraJehovha,akati,Dzokanayekumba

kwako,adyezvokudyanokumwamvuraAsiakamurevera nhema.

19Naizvozvoakadzokanaye,akandodyazvokudya mumbamakenokumwamvura.

20Zvinozvakaitikavagerepakudya,kutishokoraJehovha rikasvikakumuporofitawakangeamudzosa;

21AkadanidzirakumunhuwaMwariakangaabva kwaJudha,achiti:“ZvanzinaJehovha,‘Zvawakadarika muromowaJehovha,ukasachengetamurayiro wawakarayirwanaJehovhaMwariwako

22asiwakadzoka,ukadyazvokudya,nokumwamvura panzvimboiyo,yakangayanzinaJehovhakwauri,Usadya zvokudya,kanakumwamvura;chitunhachako hachingasvikipahwirohwamadzibabaako

23Zvinowakatiadyachingwa,nokumwa,akamusungirira chigaropambongoro,iyemuporofitawaakadzosa.

24Zvinowakatiaenda,shumbaikasangananayemunzira, ikamuuraya,chitunhachakechikakandirwamunzira, mbongoroikamiranacho,uyeshumbawoikamira pachitunha

25Zvinowonei,vanhuvakapfuuranapo,vakaonachitunha chakakandirwamunzira,uyeshumbaimirepachitunha, vakaendavakandozviudzamugutamakangamugere muporofitamutana

26Zvinomuporofita,wakamudzosapanzira,wakati azvinzwa,akati:NdiyemunhuwaMwariusinakuteerera shokoraJehovha;naizvozvoJehovhawakamuisa kushumba,ikamubvambura,ikamuuraya,maererano neshokoraJehovharaakataurakwaari

27Akatauranavanakomanavake,akati,Ndisungirirei chigaropambongoro.Vakamusungirachigaro.

28Akaenda,akandowanachitunhachakechakakandirwa munzira,uyembongoroneshumbazvimirepachitunha; shumbayakangaisinakudyachitunhakanakubvambura mbongoro

29Ipapomuporofitaakasimudzachitunhachomunhu waMwari,akachiisapamusoropembongoro,akadzoka nacho;muporofitamutanaakasvikapagutakuzomuchema nokumuviga

30Akaisachitunhachakemuhwirohwake;vakamuchema, vachiti,Haiwa,munin'inawangu!

31Zvinowakatiamuviga,akatauranavanakomanavake, akati,Kanandafa,mundivigemuhwiromakavigwamunhu waMwari;muisemapfupaanguparutivipamapfupaake

32nekutiizvozvaakataura,zvaakadanidziraachirairwa naJehovha,kuaritaripaBheteri,nokudzimbadzose dzamatunhuakakwirira,aripamagutaeSamaria, zvichaitikazvirokwazvo.

33PashurepechinhuichiJerobhoamuhaanakutendeuka panzirayakeyakaipa,asiwakatsaurazvevamwepakati pavanhuvose,akavaitavapristipamatunhuakakwirira;Ani naaniwaaida,waimugadza,akavaitavapristipamatunhu akakwirira

34ChinhuichichakavachivipaimbayaJerobhoamu,kuti iparadzwenokupedzwapanyika

CHITSAUKO14

1ZvinonenguvaiyoAbhijamwanakomanawaJerobhoamu akarwara.

2Jerobhoamuakatikumukadziwake,Simukahako, ushandurenguvodzako,kutiuregekuzikamwakutindiwe

mukadziwaJerobhoamu;tarira,muporofitaAhijauripo,iye wakandiudzakutindichavamambowavanhuava.

3Uendenezvingwazvinegumi,nezvingwazviduku, nechidendechouchi,uzviisekwaari;iyeuchakuudza zvichaitirwamwana.

4MukadziwaJerobhoamuakaitasaizvozvo,akasimuka, akaendaShiro,akasvikapaimbayaAhijaAsiAhijaakanga asingagonikuona;nokutimesoakeakangaoonera madzererenokudakwoukuruhwake

5JehovhaakatikunaAhija,Tarira,mukadzi waJerobhoamuwauyakuzokubvunzapamusoro pomwanakomanawake;Umuudzezvokutinezvokuti, nekutikanaapinda,uchazviitamumwemukadzi.

6ZvinoAhijawakatiachinzwamutsindowetsokadzake, achipindapamukova,akati,Pinda,iwemukadzi waJerobhoamu;Unozviitireikomumwemunhu?nekuti ndatumwakwamurineshokorinorwadza

7EndaundoudzaJerobhoamukuti,‘ZvanzinaJehovha MwariwaIsraeri,‘Zvandakakukudzakubvapakatipevanhu, ndikakuitamutungamiririwevanhuvanguvaIsraeri 8ndikabvaruraushepaimbayaDhavhidhi,ndikahupaiwe; kunyangezvakadarohaunakuvasomurandawangu Dhavhidhi,wakachengetamirairoyangu,akanditevera nomoyowakewose,kuitazvakaruramazvogapamberi pangu;

9asiwakaitazvakaipakupfuuravosevakakutangira,nekuti wakaendaunozviitiravamwevamwarinemifananidzo yakaumbwa,kutiunditsamwise,ukandirasirashurekwako.

10Naizvozvotarirai,ndichauyisazvakaipapaimba yaJerobhoamu,ndichaparadzakunaJerobhoamumunhu anoshorarusvingo,nousinazivo,akasiiwapakatipaIsiraeri, ndichabvisavakasaraveimbayaJerobhoamu,somunhu anobvisandove,kusvikirayapera 11AninaaniweimbayaJerobhoamuunofirapaguta uchadyiwanembwa;unofirakusangouchadyiwaneshiri dzokudenga;nekutiJehovhawakatauraizvozvo 12Naizvozvoiwesimukauendekumbakwako;kanatsoka dzakodzichipindapaguta,mwanauchafa 13Valsiraerivosevachamuchema,vakamuviga,nekuti ndiyeogawaJerobhoamuuchasvikapahwiro,nekutimaari makawanikwachinhuchakanakachakafadzaJehovha MwariwaIsiraeripaimbayaJerobhoamu 14JehovhauchazvimutsirawomambokuvaIsiraeri, uchaparadzaimbayaJerobhoamunomusiiwoyo;kunyange zvino

15NokutiJehovhaacharovaIsraeri,sorutsanga runozununguswamumvura;uyeachadzuraIsraerimunyika iyiyakanaka,yaakapamadzibabaavo,uyeachavaparadzira mhirikwerwizi,nokutivakazviitiramatandaavomatsvene, vakatsamwisaJehovha

16UchaisaIsiraerikuvavenginokudakwezvivi zvaJerobhoamu,zvaakaita,nezvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo. 17MukadziwaJerobhoamuakasimuka,akabva,akasvika Tiriza;wakatiachisvikapachikumbaridzochesuwo, mwanaakafa; 18Vakamuviga;vaIsiraerivosevakamuchema,sezvakanga zvarehwanaJehovhanomuromowomurandawake muporofitaAhija

19ZvinomamwemabasaaJerobhoamu,kurwakwake, nokubatakwakeushe,tariraizvakanyorwamubhuku yaMakoronikeamadzimamboaIsiraeri

20MazuvaokubataushekwaJerobhoamuaivamakore makumimavirinamaviri,akavatanamadzibabaake, Nadhabhimwanakomanawake,akamuteverapaushe 21ZvinoRehobhoamumwanakomanawaSoromoni, wakabataushehwaJudha.Rehobhoamuwakangeana makoremakumimananerimwepakutangakwakekubata ushe,akabataushemakoreaneguminamanomwe paJerusaremu,irogutarakangaratsaurwanaJehovha pamarudziosealsiraeri,kutiaisezitarakepozitaramai vakerakangaririNaamamuAmoni

22JudhaakaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,vakamutsa shungudzakenezvivizvavozvavakangavaita,vakapfuura zvosezvakaitwanamadzibabaavo.

23Nekutinaivovakazvivakiramatunhuakakwirira, nemifananidzo,namatandaokunamatanawopazvikomo zvosezvakakwirira,napasipemitiyosemitema.

24Vasodhomivakangavaripowopanyika;ivovakaita nemitowoyokunyangadzakosekwendudzidzakanga dzadzingwanaJehovhapamberipavanavaIsiraeri.

25ZvinonegorerechishanuramamboRehobhoamu, ShishakimamboweEgipitaakakwirakuzorwa neJerusaremu;

26akatorafumayeimbayaJehovha,nefumayeimba yamambo;akatorazvose,akatorawonhovodukudzose dzendaramadzakangadzaitwanaSoromoni.

27IpapomamboRehobhoamuakaitapanzvimboyadzo nhovodukudzendarira,akadziisapamaokoavakuru vavarindi,vairindamukovaweimbayamambo.

28ZvinokanamamboachipindamumbamaJehovha, varindivodzitakuravodzidzoserakuimbayavarindi

29ZvinomamwemabasaaRehobhoamu,nezvose zvaakaita,hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaJudha?

30KurwakwakangakuripopakatipaRehobhoamu naJerobhoamumazuvaavoose

31Rehobhoamuakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwakuna madzibabaakemugutaraDhavhidhi;zitaramaivake rakangaririNaamamuAmoniAbhijamwanakomana wakeakamuteverapaushe

CHITSAUKO15

1ZvinonegorereguminamasereramamboJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati,Abhijawakatangakubataushe hwaJudha

2AkabataushepaJerusaremumakorematatu;zitaramai vakerakangaririMaaka,mukundawaAbhusaromi

3Iyeakafambapazvivizvosezvababavake, zvavakamutangirakuita;moyowakewakangeusina kururamakwazvokunaJehovhaMwariwake,somoyo waDhavhidhibabavake

4KunyangezvakadaronokudakwaDhavhidhi,Jehovha MwariwakeakamupamwenjepaJerusaremu, akamumutsiramwanakomanawakeshurekwake,asimbise Jerusaremu;

5nekutiDhavhidhiakaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha, haanakutsaukapachinhuchimwechaakamurairamazuva oseoupenyuhwake,asipamhakayaUriyamuHitichete

6KurwakwakangakuripopakatipaRehobhoamu naJerobhoamumazuvaoseoupenyuhwake.

7ZvinomamwemabasaaAbhija,nezvosezvaakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike

amadzimamboaJudha?KurwakukavapopakatipaAbhija naJerobhoamu.

8Abhijaakavatanamadzibabaake;vakamuvigamuguta raDhavhidhi;Asamwanakomanawakeakamutevera paushe.

9NegoreramakumimaviriraJerobhoamumambo waIsiraeri,AsawakatangakubataushehwaJudha 10AkabataushepaJerusaremumakoremakumimana nerimwezitaramaivakerakangaririMaaka,mukunda waAbhusaromi

11AsaakaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha,sezvakaita Dhavhidhibabavake

12AkabvisavaSodhomipanyika,akabvisawozvifananidzo zvosezvakaitwanamadzibabaake

13AkabvisawoMaakamaivakepauhosihwavo,nekuti vakangavaitiramatandaokunamatanawochifananidzo chinonyangadza;Asaakaparadzachifananidzochavo, akachipisaparukovaKidhironi

14Asimatunhuakakwirirahaanakubviswa;kunyange zvakadaromoyowaAsawakangewakaruramakwazvo kunaJehovhamazuvaakeose

15AkaisamumbamaJehovhanhumbidzakanga dzatsaurwanababavake,nenhumbidzaakangaatsauraiye amene,sirivha,nendarama,nemidziyo

16KurwakwakangakuriponguvadzosepakatipaAsa naBhaashamambowaIsiraeri

17BhaashamambowaIsiraeriakakwirakundorwanaJudha, akavakaRama,kutiaregekutenderamunhukubudakana kupindakunaAsamambowaJudha

18Asaakatorasirivhayosenendaramayakangayasara pafumayeimbayaJehovha,nefumayeimbayamambo, akazvipamumaokoavarandavake;mamboAsa akazvitumirakunaBhenihadhadhi,mwanakomana waTabrimoni,mwanakomanawaHezioni,mamboweSiria, aigarapaDhamasiko,akati, 19Sunganoiripopakatipangunemi,napakatipababa vangunababavenyu;tarirai,ndinokutumiraichipo chesirivhanendarama;uyaimuputsesunganoyenyu naBhaashamambowaIsiraeri,kutiabvekwandiri

20BhenihadhadhiakateereramamboAsa,akatumavakuru vehondovaakangaanavokundorwanamagutaaIsiraeri, akakundaIjoni,neDhani,neAbheribhetimaaka,neKineroti rose,nenyikayoseyeNafutari.

21ZvinoBhaashawakatiachizvinzwa,akaregakuvaka Rama,akandogaraTiriza

22IpapomamboAsaakakokavaJudhavose;Vakandotora mabweeRama,namatandaaro,zvaakangaachivakanazvo iyeBhaasha;mamboAsaakavakanazvoGebha raBhenjamini,neMizipa

23MamwemabasaoseaAsa,nesimbarakerose,nezvose zvaakaita,namagutaaakavaka,hazvinakunyorwahere mubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimamboaJudha?Asi panguvayokukwegurakwakeakangaainechirwere patsokadzake

24Asaakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwakuna madzibabaakepagutaraDhavhidhibabavake,Jehoshafati mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe.

25ZvinoNadhabhimwanakomanawaJerobhoamu, wakatangakubataushehwaIsiraerinegorerechipiriraAsa mambowaJudha,akabataushehwaIsiraerimakoremaviri.

26AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,akafambanenzira yababavake,nomuzvivizvakezvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo

27IpapoBhaashamwanakomanawaAhija,weimba yaIsakari,akamumukira;Bhaashaakamuuraya paGibhetoniraivaravaFirisitia;nekutiNadhabhi navaIsiraerivosevakangavakakombaGibhetoni.

28BhaashaakamuurayanegoreretaturaAsamambo waJudha,akamuteverapaushe

29Zvinowakatiachangogaraushe,akaurayavoseveimba yaJerobhoamu;haanakusiiraJerobhoamuchinhuchimwe chinofema,kusvikiraamuparadza,sezvakarehwaneshoko raJehovhanomuromowomurandawakeAhijamuShiro 30nokudakwezvivizvaJerobhoamuzvaakaita, nezvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo,nokudakokutambudza kwaakatambudzaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraerinako.

31ZvinomamwemabasaaNadhabhi,nezvosezvaakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboalsiraeri?

32KurwakwakangakuriponguvadzosepakatipaAsa naBhaashamambowaIsiraeri

33NegorerechitaturaAsamambowaJudha,Bhaasha mwanakomanawaAhija,wakatangakubataushe hwevaIsiraerivosepaTiriza,akabatamakoremakumi mavirinamana.

34AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,akafambanenzira yaJerobhoamu,nomuzvivizvake,zvaakatadzisaIsiraeri nazvo.

CHITSAUKO16

1ZvinoshokoraJehovharakasvikakunaJehu mwanakomanawaHananipamusoropaBhaasha,richiti, 2Zvandakakukudzandikakubvisamuguruva,ndikakuita mutungamiririwavanhuvanguvaIsiraeri;iwewakafamba nenzirayaJerobhoamu,ukaitakutivanhuvanguvaIsiraeri vatadze,vakanditsamwisanezvivizvavo;

3Tarira,ndichabvisaBhaashaneimbayake;ndichaitaimba yakoseimbayaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati 4AninaniweimbayaBhaashaunofiramuguta,uchadyiwa nembwa;aninaniunofirakusangouchadyiwaneshiri dzokudenga

5MamwemabasaaBhaasha,nezvaakaita,nesimbarake, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboalsiraeri?

6Bhaashaakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwapaTiriza, Eramwanakomanawake,akamuteverapaushe

7ShokoraJehovharakauyawonoruokorwomuprofitaJehu mwanakomanawaHananipamusoropaBhaashaneimba yake,nokudakwezvakaipazvosezvaakaitapamberi paJehovha,achimutsamwisanebasaremaokoake,akaita seimbayaJerobhoamu;uyenokutiakamuuraya

8NegoreramakumimavirinamatanhaturaAsamambo waJudha,EramwanakomanawaBhaasha,wakatanga kubataushehwaIsiraeripaTiriza,akabatamakoremaviri. 9IpapomurandawakeZimiri,mukuruwehafuyengoro dzake,akamumukira,zvinoiyearipaTiriza,achimwa achibatwamumbamaArizamutaririweimbayakepaTiriza 10Zimiriakapinda,akamubaya,akamuurayanegore ramakumimavirinamanomweraAsamambowaJudha, akamuteverapaushe

11Zvinopakutangakwakekubataushe,achangogara pachigarochakechoushe,akaurayavoseveimba yaBhaasha;haanakumusiiramumweunorwanorusvingo,

kanamumwewehamadzake,kanamumweweshamwari dzake.

12SaizvozvoZimiriwakaparadzaimbayoseyaBhaasha, sezvakangazvarehwaneshokoraJehovharaakataura pamusoropaBhaashanomuromowomuporofitaJehu.

13nokudakwezvivizvosezvaBhaasha,nezvivizvaEra mwanakomanawake,zvavakatadza,nezvavakatadzisa Isiraerinazvo,vakamutsashungudzaJehovhaMwari waIsiraerinezvinhuzvavozvisinamaturo

14ZvinomamwemabasaaEra,nezvosezvaakaita,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aIsiraeri?

15NegoreramakumimavirinamanomweraAsamambo waJudha,ZimiriakabataushepaTirizamazuvamanomwe ZvinovanhuvakangavarikumisasapaGibhetonirakanga ririravaFirisitia.

16Zvinovanhu,vakangavarikumisasa,vakanzwa, zvichinzi,Zimiriwamukiramamboakamuuraya; naizvozvovaIsiraerivose,vakangavarikumisasa, vakagadzaOmiri,mukuruwehondo,avemambowaIsiraeri zuvairo

17IpapoOmiriakabvapaGibhetoni,akaendanavaIsiraeri vosekuzokombaTiriza

18ZvinoZimiriwakatiachionakutigutarakundwa, akapindamunhareyeimbayamambo,akapisiraimba yamambopamusoropakenomoto,akafa; 19nokudakwezvivizvakezvaakatadza,akaitazvakaipa pamberipaJehovha,akafambanenzirayaJerobhoamu, nomuzvivizvakezvaakaita,zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo

20MamwemabasaaZimiri,nokumukirakwakemambo, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaIsiraeri?

21ZvinovanhuvaIsiraerivakaparadzana,vakaitamapoka maviri;vamwevakateveraTibhinimwanakomana waGinati,vachidakumuitamambowavo;imwehafu ikateveraOmiri

22AsivanhuvakateveraOmirivakakundavanhu vakateveraTibhinimwanakomanawaGinati;naizvozvo Tibhiniakafa,Omiriakabataushe

23NegoreramakumimatatunerimweraAsamambo waJudha,OmiriakatangakubataushehwaIsiraeri,akabata makoreaneguminamaviri;akabataushepaTirizamakore matanhatu.

24AkatengagomoreSamariakunaShemerinamatarenda maviriesirivha,akavakapagomo,akatumidzazitareguta raakavakaSamaria,nezitaraShemerimwenewegomo.

25AsiOmiriwakaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha, akapfuuravosevakamutangirapakuitazvakaipa.

26NekutiwakafambanenzirayoseyaJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati,nomuchivichake, chaakatadzisaIsiraerinacho,vakamutsashungu dzaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraerinezvinhuzvavozvakanga zvisinamaturo

27MamwemabasaaOmiriaakaita,nesimbaraakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboalsiraeri?

28NaizvozvoOmiriakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwa paSamaria,Ahabhimwanakomanawake,akamutevera paushe

29NegoreramakumimatatunamasereraAsamambo waJudha,AhabhimwanakomanawaOmiri,wakatanga kubataushehwaIsiraeri,AhabhimwanakomanawaOmiri

akabataushehwaIsiraeripaSamariamakoremakumi mavirinamaviri.

30AhabhimwanakomanawaOmiriakaitazvakaipa pamberipaJehovha,akakundavosevakamutangira.

31Chakangachirichinhuchidukukwaarikufamba muzvivizvaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati,kuti akawanaIzebherimukundawaEtibhaari,mambo wavaZidhoni,akavamukadziwake,akandoshumiraBhaari, akamunamata

32AkavakiraBhaariaritarimuimbayaBhaari,yaakavaka paSamaria

33Ahabhiakaitamatandaokunamatanawo;Ahabhi akawedzerakumutsashungudzaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri, kupfuuramadzimambooseakamutangira

34PamazuvaakeHierimuBheteriakavakaJeriko;akavaka nheyodzaromunaAbhiramu,dangwerake,akamisa masuwoaropamwanakomanawakeworugotwe,Segubhi, sezvakangazvarehwanaJehovhanomuromowaJoshua, mwanakomanawaNuni.

CHITSAUKO17

1ZvinoEriamuTishibhi,waigaraGiriyadhi,akatikuna Ahabhi,NaJehovhamupenyu,MwariwaIsiraeri,iye wandimirepamberipake,hapangavinedovakanamvura makoreano,asikanandarevaini

2ZvinoshokoraJehovharakasvikakwaari,richiti: 3Ibvapano,udzokerekumabvazuva,undovandaparukova Keriti,ruripamberipaJoridhani

4Unofanirakumwamvurayorukova;ndakaraira makunguvokutiakupezvokudyaikoko.

5Naizvozvoakaenda,akaitasezvaakaudzwanaJehovha, akandogaraparukovaKeriti,ruripamberipaJoridhani 6Makunguvoakamuvigirachingwanenyamamangwanani, nechingwanenyamamadekwana;akanwamvura murukova

7Zvinonguvayakatiyapfuurarukovarukapwa,nekuti mvurayakangaisinganayipanyika

8ZvinoshokoraJehovharakasvikakwaari,richiti:

9Simuka,uendeZarefatipanyikayeSidhoni,ugarepo; tarira,ndarairachirikadziigerepo,kutiikupezvokudya

10Naizvozvoakasimuka,akaendaZarefatiWakatiasvika pasuworeguta,akaonachirikadziiyaichiunganidza tutsotso;akamudana,akati,Nditorerewomvurashomanene mumukombe,ndimwe

11Zvinowakatioendakundoitora,akamudana,akati, Dondivigirawochimeduchechingwamuruokorwako

12Iyeakati,NaJehovhaMwariwenyumupenyu,handina chingwa,asitsamaimweyoupfumudende,namafuta mashomanenemuchinu;tarirai,ndinounganidzatsotso mbiri,kutindipindendizvigadzirireininomwanakomana wangu,tigozvidya,tife.

13Eriaakatikwaari,Usatyahako;asiendaundoita chingwachidukupachiri,ugouyanachokwandiri, ugozvigadziriraiwenomwanakomanawakopashure 14nekutizvanzinaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri,Upfuhuri mudendehaungaperi,namafutaarimuchinuhaangashaikwi, kusvikirapazuvaJehovharaachanaisanaromvurapanyika 15Iyeakaenda,akandoitasezvakatauraEria;iyemukadzi, naiyeEria,neimbayake,vakadyamazuvamazhinji.

16Upfuhwakangahurimudendehaunakupera,namafuta akangaarimuchinuhaanakupera,sezvakangazvarehwa neshokoraJehovharakataurwanaEria

17Zvinoshurekwaizvozvomwanakomanawomukadzi, mweneweimba,akarwara;kurwarakwakekukanyanya kwazvo,zvokutimakangemusisinamweyamukatimake

18MukadziakatikunaEria,Ndineikonemi,imwimunhu waMwari?Wauyakwandirikuzorangaridzachivichangu, nokuurayamwanakomanawanguhere?

19Akatikwaari,NdipemwanakomanawakoAkamutora pachipfuvachake,akamukwidzakumusoro,kwaakanga agara,akamuradzikapanhovodzake

20akachemakunaJehovha,akati,JehovhaMwariwangu, makaitirawochirikadziyandigerenayozvakaipahere, zvamakaurayamwanakomanawayo?

21Akatsivamapamusoropomwanakatatu,akachemakuna Jehovha,akati,JehovhaMwariwangu,ndinokumbira, mweyawomwanauyungaudzokerezvekwaari

22JehovhaakanzwainzwiraEria;mweyawomwana ukadzokerazvemukatimake,akararamazve

23IpapoEriaakatoramwana,akaburukanayepaimba yokumusoro,akamuisamumba,akamupamaivake.Eria akati,Tarira,mwanawakomupenyu

24MukadziakatikunaEria,Zvinondinozivaichi,kuti murimunhuwaMwari,uyekutishokoraJehovha,riri mumuromomenyu,nderechokwadi

CHITSAUKO18

1Zvinomazuvamazhinjiakatiapfuura,shokoraJehovha rikasvikakunaErianegorerechitatu,richiti,Enda undozviratidzakunaAhabhi;uyendichanayisamvura panyika

2IpapoEriaakandozviratidzakunaAhabhi.Zvino paSamariapakavanenzarahuru

3AhabhiakadanaObhadhiya,iyemutaririweimbayake (ZvinoObhadhiyawakatyaJehovhakwazvo; 4NokutizvakaitikapanguvaiyoJezebheripaakaparadza vaporofitavaJehovha,kutiObhadhiyaakatoravaporofita vanezana,akavavanzavarimakumimashanumubako, akavadyisachingwanemvura

5IpapoAhabhiakatikunaObhadhiya,Endamunyika, kumatsimeemvura,nokuhovadzose;zvimwetingawana bundo,tiraramisemabhizanamahesera,tiregekurashikirwa nezvipfuwozvose

6Naizvozvovakagovananyika,kutivafambenayo; Ahabhiakaendaariogakunorumwerutivi,Obhadhiya akaendaariogakunorumwerutivi.

7ZvinoObhadhiyawakatiaripanzira,Eriaakasangana naye;akamuziva,akawirapasinechisochake,akati,Ndimi ishewanguEriahere?

8Iyeakamupindura,akati,Ndini;endaunoudzaishewako, uti,Tarirai,Eriaaripano

9Iyeakati,Ndatadzeiko,zvamodakuisamurandawenyu mumaokoaAhabhi,andiuraye?

10NaJehovhaMwariwenyumupenyu,hapanorudzikana ushekwaasinakutumaiyeishewangukukutsvakai;kana vakati,Haapo;akapikiraushenorudzi,kutihavana kukuwanai

11Zvinomoti,Endaundoudzaishewako,uti,Eriaari pano

12Zvinokanandabvakwamuri,MweyawaJehovha uchakuendesaikwandisingazivi;zvinokanandikandoudza Ahabhi,akakushayai,uchandiuraya;asiinimurandawenyu ndinotyaJehovhakubvapaudukuhwangu.

13Ishewanguhamunakuudzwaherezvandakaitapanguva iyaIzebheriyaakaurayanayovaporofitavaJehovhakuti ndakavanzavaporofitavaJehovha,vanezana,makumi mashanunamakumimashanumubako,ndikavapazvingwa nemvura?

14Zvinomoti,Endaundoudzaishewako,uti,Tarirai,Eria aripano;iyeanofanirakundiuraya

15Eriaakati,NaJehovhawehondomupenyu,iye wandimirepamberipake,ndichazviratidzakwaarinhasi zvirokwazvo

16NaizvozvoObhadhiyaakaendakunaAhabhi, akamuudzaAhabhiakandosangananaEria.

17ZvinoAhabhiwakatiachionaEria,Ahabhiakatikwaari, NdiwehereiwemutambudziwaIsiraeri?

18Iyeakapindura,akati,InihandinakutambudzaIsiraeri; asiiweneimbayababavako,nekutimakasiyamirairo yaJehovha,mukateveravaBhaari

19Naizvozvozvino,chitumavanhuuunganidzire vaIsiraerivosepagomoreKarimeri,navaporofitavaBhaari vanemazanamananamakumimashanu,navaporofita vamatandaokunamatanawovanamazanamana,vanodya patafurayaIzebheri

20NaizvozvoAhabhiakatumavanhukuvanavaIsiraeri vose,akaunganidzavaporofitapagomoreKarimeri.

21Eriaakaswederakuvanhuvose,akati,Mucharamba muchikamhinapamifungomivirikusvikirarinhiko?kana JehovhaariMwari,mumutevere;kanaariBhaari, mumutevereiyeAsivanhuhavanakumupindurakana shokorimwe

22IpapoEriaakatikuvanhu,Ini,iyenindoga,ndasara kumuporofitawaJehovha;asivaporofitavaBhaari vanosvikamazanamananamakumimashanu

23Naizvozvongavatipenzombembiri;ivo ngavazvitsaurirenzombeimwe,vaiguranye,vaiise pamusoropehuni,asivaregekuisamotopasipayo;ini ndichagadziraimwenzombe,ndiiisepamusoropehuni,asi ndisingaisimotopasipayo

24Zvinoimwimudanezitaravamwarivenyu,ini ndidanewozitaraJehovha,Mwariunopinduranomoto,iye ngaaveMwariVanhuvosevakapinduravakati,Zvataura zvakanaka

25IpapoEriaakatikuvaporofitavaBhaari,Chizvitsaurirai nzombeimwe,mutangekuigadzira;nekutimurivazhinji; mudanezitaravamwarivenyu,asimuregekuisamotopasi payo

26Ivovakatoranzombeyavakangavapiwa,vakaigadzira, vakadanazitaraBhaarikubvamangwananikusvikira masikatimakuru,vachiti,Bhaari,tinzwei!Asikwakanga kusinoinzwi,kanaunopinduraVakasvetukapamusoro pearitariyakangayavakwa

27ZvinopanguvayamasikatimakuruEria akavasweveredza,akati,Danidzirainenzwiguru;nekuti ndimwari;zvimweunotaura,kanaurikuteverera,kanauri parwendo,kanazvimweuvetehake,anofanirakumutswa 28Ipapovakadanidzirakwazvo,vakazvichekanetsika dzavoneminondonamapfumo,kusvikiraroparichidzutuka kwavari

29Masikatimakuruakatiapfuura,vakaporofitakusvikira panguvayokubayirachibayirochamadekwana;kwakanga kusinoinzwi,kanaunopindura,kanawakangeachiteerera 30Eriaakatikuvanhuvose,Swederaikwandiri.Vanhu vosendokuswederakwaari.Akagadzirawoaritari yaJehovhayakangayaputswa

31Eriaakatoramabweaneguminamaviriakaenzana namarudziavanavaJakobho,iyewakangeaudzwa naJehovhazvichinzi,ZitarakorichanziIsiraeri;

32AkavakaaritarinamabweiwayonezitaraJehovha, akacheragorongarakakombaaritarirakangarakaenzana napangadzvarwazviyerozvivirizvezviyo

33Akarongahuni,akaguranyanzombe,akaiisapamusoro pehuni,akati,Chizadzaizvirongozvinanemvura,muidire pamusoropechipirisochinopiswa,napamusoropehuni

34Akati,Itaiizvozvorwechipiri.Vakazviitakechipiri. Akati,ItaiizvozvorwechitatuVakazviitakechitatu 35Mvuraikayerera,ikapoteredzaaritari;akazadzawo mugeronemvura.

36Zvinozvakaitikapanguvayekubayirwakwechibayiro chemanheru,kutimuporofitaEriawakaswedera,ndokuti: JehovhaMwariwaAbhurahama,Isaka,naIsraeri, ngazvizikamwenhasikutiimwimuriMwaripakati paIsraeri,uyekutiinindirimurandawenyu,uyekuti ndakaitazvinhuizvizvosesezvamakataura.

37NdinzweiJehovha,ndinzwei,kutivanhuavavazivekuti imwiJehovhandimiMwari,uyekutindimimakadzosazve moyoyavo.

38IpapomotowaJehovhawakaburuka,ukapedzachipiriso chinopiswa,nehuni,namabwe,neguruva,ukananzvamvura yakangairimugoronga.

39Vanhuvosevakativachizviona,vakawirapasinezviso zvavo,vakati,JehovhandiyeMwari;JehovhandiyeMwari

40Eriaakatikwavari,BataivaporofitavaBhaari; ngakuregekuvanomumwewavoachapukunyuka Vakavatora,EriaakaburukanavokurukovaKishoni, akavaurayirapo.

41EriaakatikunaAhabhi,Simuka,udye,mumwe;nekuti kunekutinhirakwemvurazhinji

42NaizvozvoAhabhiakandodyanokumwa.Eriaakakwira pamusoropeKarimeri;akawirapasi,akaisachisochake pakatipamabviake;

43Akatikumurandawake,Chikwirazvino,utarirekurutivi rwegungwaAkakwiraakatarira,akati,HakunachinhuIye akati,Endazve,kanomwe

44Zvinopanguvayechinomweakati,Tarirai,kunegore duku,rinokwirarichibvamugungwa,rakafanananechanza chomunhu.Akati,Enda,undotikunaAhabhi,Sungaingoro yenyu,muburuke,kutimuregekumiswanemvura

45Zvinozvakaitikamunguvapfupikutidengarikasviba nemakorenemhepo,mvurazhinjiikanayaAhabhi akafambanengoro,akaendaJezereeri.

46RuokorwaJehovharukasimbisaEria;akazvisunga chiunochake,akamhanyapamberipaAhabhikusvikira pasuworeJezereeri

CHITSAUKO19

1ZvinoAhabhiakaudzaIzebherizvosezvakangazvaitwa naEria,navosevaakauraya,vaporofitavosenomunondo.

2IpapoIzebheriakatumanhumekunaEria,akati, Vamwaringavandirove,ngavarambevachidaro,kanaini

ndikasafananidzaupenyuhwakonoupenyuhwomumwe wavomangwananenguvaino.

3Zvinowakatiachionaizvozvo,akasimuka,akatiza,kuti aregekuurawa,akasvikapaBheerishebharaivaraJudha, akasiyamurandawakeipapo.

4Asiiyewakafambarwendorwezuvarimwekurenje, akandogarapasipomurara,akakumbirakutiafehake;akati, Zvaringana!zvinoJehovha,chitoraihenyuupenyuhwangu; nekutihandipfuurimadzibabaangupakururama

5Akavatapasi,akavatahopepasipomuraraIpapo mutumwaakamugunzva,akatikwaari,Simuka,udye 6Akatarira,akaonapedonomusorowakechingwachiduku chakangachagochwapamazimbe,nechirongochemvura. Akadya,akamwa,akavatapasizve

7MutumwawaJehovhaakasvikazverwechipiri,akamubata, akati,Simuka,udye;nekutirwendorwakakurakwazvo kwauri

8Akasimuka,akadya,akamwa,akafambaasimbiswa nezvokudyaizvo,mazuvaanamakumimananousikuhuna makumimanakusvikirapaHorebhu,pagomoraMwari 9Akapindapomubako,akagarapoZvinoshokoraJehovha rikasvikakwaari,rikati,UnobateikopanoEria?

10Iyeakati,NdakangandichishingairiraJehovhaMwari wehondokwazvo,nekutivanavaIsiraerivakarasha sunganoyenyu,vakaputsaaritaridzenyu,nokuuraya vaporofitavenyunomunondo;ini,inindoga,ndasara hangu;uyevanotsvakaupenyuhwangukutivahutore 11Iyeakati,Enda,undomirapagomopamberipaJehovha. ZvinoJehovhaakapfuurapo,mhepohuruinesimba ikapamuramakomo,ikaputsanyamabwepamberi paJehovha;asiJehovhawakangeasirimumhepo;shure kwemhepo,kudengenyekakwenyika;asiJehovhawakange asirimukudengenyekakwenyika

12Kudengenyekakwenyikakwakatikwapfuura,moto ukatevera;asiJehovhawakangeasirimumoto;moto wapera,kudzikamakwakatikwaedza

13ZvinoEriawakatiachizvinzwa,akamonerachisochake nenguvoyake,akabuda,akandomirapamuromowebako Ipapoinzwirikasvikakwaari,rikati,Unobateikopano,Eria?

14Iyeakati,NdakangandichishingairiraJehovhaMwari wehondokwazvo,nekutivanavaIsiraerivakarasha sunganoyenyu,vakaputsaaritaridzenyu,nokuuraya vaporofitavenyunomunondo;ini,inindoga,ndasara hangu;uyevanotsvakaupenyuhwangukutivahutore

15Jehovhaakatikwaari,Enda,dzokeranenzirayako yokurenjereDhamasiko;kanawasvika,uzodzeHazaeri kutiavemamboweSiria

16naJehumwanakomanawaNimishiumuzodzeave mambowaIsiraeri,naErishamwanakomanawaShafati weAbherimehora,umuzodzeavemuporofitapanzvimbo yako

17unopukunyukapamunondowaHazaeri,uchaurawa naJehu,unopukunyukapamunondowaJehu,uchaurawa naErisha

18KunyangezvakadarondakasiyapakatipaIsiraerizviuru zvinomwezvavanhuvasinakupfugamiraBhaarinamabvi avo,nemiromoyoseisinakumutsvoda.

19Naizvozvoakabvapo,akandowanaErisha mwanakomanawaShafati,wakangeachirimanenzombe dzakasungwapamajokoaneguminamaviri,iyearipajoko reguminamaviri;Eriaakapfuuranokwaari,akakanda nguvoyakepamusoropake

20Iyeakasiyanzombe,akamhanyaachiteveraEria,akati, Nditendereihenyundimbondotsvodababavangunamai vangu,ndigokuteveraiIyeakatikwaari,Chidzokerahako, nekutindakuiteiko?

21Akadzokapakumutevera,akatoranzombedzejokoiro, akadzibaya,akagochanyamayadzoachiitanhumbidzadzo huni,ndokupavanhu,ivovakadyaIpapoakasimuka, akateveraEria,akamubatira.

CHITSAUKO20

1ZvinoBhenihadhadhi,mamboweSiria,wakakokahondo dzakedzose;iyewaivanamadzimamboanamakumi matatunamaviri,namabhiza,nengoropamwechetenaye; akaenda,akakombaSamaria,akarwanaro

2AkatumanhumekunaAhabhimambowaIsiraerimuguta, akatikwaari,ZvanzinaBhenihadhadhi, 3Sirivhayakonendaramayakondezvangu;Vakadzivako navanavako,vakanakazvikuru,ndevangu.

4MambowaIsiraeriakapindura,akati,Ndizvohazvo zvamareva,ishewangumambo;ndiriwenyu,nezvose zvandinazvo.

5Nhumedzikadzoka,dzikati,ZvanzinaBhenihadhadhi, Ndakatumashokokwauri,ndikati,Unofanirakundipa sirivhayakonendaramayako,navakadzivakonavanavako; 6asindichatumavarandavangukwaurimangwana nenguvaino;ivovachanzveraimbayako,nedzimba dzavarandavako;uyezvichaitika,kutizvosezvinofadza pamesoakovachazviisamuruokorwavondokutora

7IpapomambowaIsiraeriakadanavakuruvosevenyika, akati,Cherekedzai,muonekutimurumeuyuunotsvaka zvakashata;uyehandinakumuramba

8Ipapovakuruvosenavanhuvosevakatikwaari,Regai kumuteerera,kanakumutenda.

9NaizvozvoakatikunhumedzaBhenihadhadhi,Udzaiishe wangumambo,muti,Zvosezvakazivisamurandawenyu pakutanga,ndichazviita,asichinhuichihandingaiti. Nhumedzikaenda,dzikamudzoserashoko

10IpapoBhenihadhadhiakatumashokokwaariakati, Vamwaringavandirove,varambevachidaro,kanaguruva reSamariarikagonakuringanatsamadzavanhuvose vanonditevera

11MambowaIsiraeriakapindura,akati,Muudzeimuti, Unoshonganhumbidzakedzokurwangaarege kuzvirumbidzasaiyewodzibvisa

12ZvinoBhenihadhadhiakatiachinzwashokoiroari pakumwa,iyenamadzimambo,pamisasa,akatikuvaranda vake,Zvigadzirei;Ivovakazvigadzirakuzorwaneguta.

13ZvinomumwemuporofitaakaswederakunaAhabhi mambowaIsiraeri,akati,ZvanzinaJehovha,Waonavanhu avavazhinjihere?tarira,ndichariisamuruokorwakonhasi; zvinouchazivakutindiniJehovha.

14Ahabhiakati,Naniko?Iyeakati,ZvanzinaJehovha, NamajayaamachindaamativienyikaIpapoakati, Ndianikounofanirakutangakurwa?Akapinduraakati:Iwe

15Ipapoakaverengamajayaamachindaamativienyika, vakasvikamazanamavirinamakumimatatunamaviri; zvinoakaverengavanhuvose,ivovanavaIsiraerivose, vakasvikazviuruzvinomwe

16Vakasimukamasikatimakuru.ZvinoBhenihadhadhi wakangearipakumwapamisasa,akabatwa,iye

namadzimambo,iwomadzimambomakumimatatu namaviriakangaachimubatsira.

17Zvinomajayaamachindaamativienyikaakatanga kutungamira;Bhenihadhadhiakatumanhume,vakamuudza, vakati,KunavarumevanobudaSamaria.

18Iyeakati,Kunyangevabudavachitsvakarugare, muvabatevarivapenyu;kanavabudakundorwa,muvabate varivapenyu.

19Naizvozvomajayaawaamachindaamativienyika akabudamuguta,nehondoyakavatevera

20Mumwenomumweakaurayamunhuwake,vaSiria vakatiza;BhenihadhadhimamboweSiriaakatiza,akatasva bhizaanavatasvivamabhiza.

21IpapomambowaIsiraeriakabuda,akaparadzamabhiza nengoro,akaurayavaSiriavazhinji-zhinji

22ZvinomuporofitaakaswederakunamambowaIsiraeri, akatikwaari,Endaundozvisimbisa,uchenjere,uone zvaunofanirakuita,nekutikanagoreraperamambo weSiriauchauyakuzorwanewe.

23ZvinovarandavamamboweSiriavakatikwaari, Vamwarivavondimwariwamakomo;naizvozvovakanga vakasimbakutipfuura;asingativarwenavopabani, zvirokwazvotichavakunda

24Zvinoitaichinhuichi,Mubvisemadzimambo,mumwe nomumwepanzvimboyake,mugoisavataririvehondo panzvimboyavo;

25mugozviunganidzirahondoyakafanananehondo yamakarashikirwanayo,bhizapanzvimboyebhiza, nengoropanzvimboyengoro;isuticharwanavopabani, zvirokwazvotichavakundaIyeakateererainzwiravo, akaitasaizvozvo.

26Zvinogorerakatirapera,Bhenihadhadhiakaverenga vaSiria,akakwirakuAfekikundorwanavaIsiraeri 27VanavaIsiraerivakaverengwa,vakapiwambuva, vakandorwanavo;vanavaIsiraerivakadzikamatendeavo pakatarisananavo,vakafanananamapokamadukumaviri embudzi;asivaSiriavakazadzanyika.

28ZvinokwakauyamunhuwaMwari,ndokutaurakuna mambowaIsraeri,ndokuti:AnorevaseizviJehovha: NokutivaSiriyavakati:JehovhandiMwariwemakomo,asi haaziMwariwemipata,naizvozvondichaisabokaguruiri rosemuruokorwako;zvinomuchazivakutindiniJehovha 29Zvinovakagarapamisasavakatarisanamazuva manomweZvinonezuvarechinomwevakarwa,vana vaIsiraerivakaurayavaSiriavaifambanamakumbovane zviuruzvinezananomusimumwe.

30AsivamwevakatizirakuAfeki,muguta;rusvingo ndokuwirapamusoropavarumevanezviuruzvinamakumi mavirinezvinomwevakangavasaraIpapoBhenihadhadhi akatiza,akapindamuguta,akapindamukamuriyomukati 31Zvinovarandavakevakatikwaari:Tariraizvino, takanzwakutimadzimamboeimbayaIsraerimadzimambo anenyasha;

32Naizvozvovakasungamagumbupazviunozvavo, namakavipamisoroyavo,vakaendakunamambo waIsiraeri,vakati,Zvanzinomurandawenyu Bhenihadhadhi,Ndinokumbirakutimuregekundiuraya henyuIyendokuti:Uchirimupenyuhere?ihamayangu 33Zvinovarumeavovakacherekedzakwazvo, vakakurumidzakugamuchirashokoirokwaari,vakati, Hoyo,BhenihadhadhihamayenyuIpapoakati,Endai,

mumutoreIpapoBhenihadhadhiakabudirakwaari; akamukwidzamungoro.

34ZvinoBhenihadhadhiakatikwaari,Ndichadzosa magutaakatorerwababavakonababavangu;uchazviitira migwagwapaDhamasiko,sezvakaitababavangu paSamariaIpapoAhabhiakati,Ndichakutenderakuenda nesunganoiyiNaizvozvoakaitasunganonaye,akamurega achienda.

35Zvinomumwemurumewavanavavapomfitaakati kushamwariyakearairwanaJehovha,Ndirovehako Murumeakarambakumurova

36Ipapoakatikwaari,ZvausinakuteererainzwiraJehovha, tarira,uchaurawaneshumbakanauchangobvakwandiri. Zvinowakatiachangobvakwaari,shumbaikamuwana, ikamuuraya

37Zvinoakawanazvemumwemurume,akati,Ndirove hakoMurumeakamurova,akamukuvadzakwazvo

38Naizvozvomuporofitaakabva,akandomiriramambo panzira,akazvishanduranomuchekawaakangaasunga kumesokwake

39Zvinomambowakatiachipfuura,akadanidzirakuna mambo,akati,Murandawenyuwakangeapindapakati pokurwa;zvinotarira,murumeakatsauka,akauya nomumwekwandiri,akati,Chengetamunhuuyu;kana akashaikwa,upenyuhwakehuchatsihwanoupenyuhwako, kanaucharipanetarendaresirivha

40Zvinomurandawenyuwakatiachibatabatahakepano napapo,iyeakanyangarika.MambowaIsiraeriakatikwaari, Ndizvozvauchatongerwa;ndiwewazvisarudzira

41Zvinowakakurumidzakubvisamadotapachisochake; mambowaIsiraeriakamuzivakutindomumwe wavaporofita

42Iyeakatikwaari,ZvanzinaJehovha,Zvawatendera munhukupukunyukapamaokoako,iyewakangeatukwa nenikutiaparadzwe,naizvozvoupenyuhwake hwuchatsihwanoupenyuhwako,uyevanhuvako vachatsihwanavanhuvako.

43MambowaIsiraeriakaendakumbakwakeaworamoyo aneshungu,ndokusvikapaSamaria

CHITSAUKO21

1ZvinoshurekwaizvozvoNabhotimuJezereeriwakange anomundawemizambiringa,waivapaJezereeripedo neimbayousheyaAhabhimamboweSamaria

2AhabhiakatauranaNabhoti,akati,Ndipemundawako wemizambiringa,ndiuitemundawemiriwo,nekutiuripedo neimbayangu;inindigokupamumwemunda wemizambiringaunokundauyupanzvimboyawo;kana, kanauchida,ndichakupamariyakaenzananayo

3IpapoNabhotiakatikunaAhabhi,Jehovha ngaandidzivise,ndiregekukupanhakayamadzibabaangu.

4IpapoAhabhiakapindamumbamake,avoramoyo,ane shungu,nokudakweshokoraakangaaudzwanaNabhoti muJezereeri,nekutiiyewakangeati,Handingakupiyi nhakayamadzibabaanguAkavatapamubhedhawake, akatendeudzachisochake,akasadyazvokudya.

5AsiIzebherimukadziwakeakaendakwaari,akatikwaari, moyowenyuuneshunguneiko,zvamusingadikudya?

6Iyeakatikwaari,NekutindakatauranaNabhoti muJezereeri,ndikatikwaari,Ndipemundawako wemizambiringa,ndiutengenemari;kanazvimwe,kana

uchida,ndichakupamumwemundawemizambiringa panzvimboyawo,iyeakapindura,akati,Handingakupiyi mundawanguwemizambiringa

7ZvinoIzebherimukadziwakeakatikwaari,Kohamuzimi munobataushepakatipaIsiraerihere?Mukai,mudye, moyowenyuufare,nekutiinindichakupaimunda wemizambiringawaNabhotimuJezereeri

8NaizvozvoakanyoratsambanezitaraAhabhi, akadzisimbisanechisimbisochake,akatumatsambaidzo kuvakuru,nokumachinda,vaivamugutarake,vakanga vagerenaNabhoti

9Akanyoramutsambadzacho,achiti,Danidziraizuva rokutsanya,mukudzeNabhotipakatipavanhu;

10Mugorairavarumevavirivakaisvoipavamirepamberi pake,vamupupurire,vachiti,IwewakatukaMwari namambo.Ipapomuendenayekunze,mugomutaka namabwe,afe

11Varumevegutarake,ivovakurunavakuru,vakanga vageremugutarake,vakaitasezvakarairwanaIzebheri,uye sezvakanyorwapatsambadzavakangavatumakwavari

12Vakatarazuvarokutsanya,vakagadzaNabhoti panzvimboyakakwirirapakatipavanhu.

13Zvinovarumevavirivakaisvoipavakapinda,vakagara pamberipake;varumevakaisvoipavakamupupurira,iye Nabhoti,pamberipavanhu,vakati,Nabhotiwakatuka MwarinamamboIpapovakamutakurirakunzekweguta, vakamutakanamabwe,akafa

14IpapovakatumashokokunaIzebheri,vakati,Nabhoti watakwanamabwe,wafa;

15ZvinoIzebheriwakatiachinzwakutiNabhotiatakwa nemabwe,wafa,IzebheriakatikunaAhabhi,Simuka,utore mundawemizambiringawaNabhotimuJezereeri,uvewako, waakarambakukupanemari,nokutiNabhotihaachipo,asi wafa.

16ZvinoAhabhiwakatiachinzwakutiNabhotiwafa, akasimuka,akaburukakumundawemizambiringa waNabhotimuJezereeri,kundozvitoreraiwo.

17ZvinoshokoraJehovharakasvikakunaEriamuTishibhi, richiti:

18Simuka,burukaundosangananaAhabhimambo waIsiraeri,aripaSamaria;urimumundawemizambiringa waNabhoti,kwaaburukirakundozvitoreraiwo

19Umuudze,uti,ZvanzinaJehovha,Wauraya,zvino watorawohere?Umuudze,uti,ZvanzinaJehovha, PanzvimbopakananzvaimbwaroparaNabhoti,ndipo padzichananzvaroparakowo.

20AhabhiakatikunaEria,Wandiwana,iwemuvengi wanguhere?Iyeakapindura,akati,Ndakuwana,nekuti wazvitengesakutiuitezvakaipapamberipaJehovha

21Tarira,ndichauyisazvakaipapamusoropako, ndichabvisavanavako,ndichaparadzakunaAhabhimunhu anoshorarusvingo,asinamukova,akasiiwapakati paIsiraeri;

22NdichaitaimbayakoseimbayaJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati,uyeseimbayaBhaasha mwanakomanawaAhija,nokudakokunditsamwisa kwawakanditsamwisanako,nokutadzisaIsiraerinazvo.

23JehovhaakataurawopamusoropaIzebheri,akati,Imbwa dzichadyaIzebheriparusvingorweJezereeri

24AninaaniwaAhabhiunofiramuguta,uchadyiwa nembwa;unofirakusangouchadyiwaneshiridzokudenga

25AsikwakangakusinamunhuwakaitasaAhabhi, akazvitengesakutiaitezvakaipapamberipaJehovha, akangaamutswanaIzebherimukadziwake

26Akaitazvinonyangadzakwazvo,achitevera zvifananidzo,sezvakaitavaAmori,vakangavadzingwa naJehovhapamberipavanavaIsiraeri

27ZvinoAhabhiwakatiachinzwamashokoiwayo, akabvaruranguvodzake,akasimiramagumbupamuviri wake,akatsanya,akavatapasinamagumbu,akanatsofamba 28ZvinoshokoraJehovharakasvikakunaEriamuTishibhi, richiti:

29UnoonaherekutiAhabhiunozvininipisapamberipangu? Zvaanozvininipisapamberipangu,handingauyisizvakaipa izvopamazuvaake;asipamazuvaomwanakomanawake ndichauyisazvakaipaizvopamusoropeimbayake

CHITSAUKO22

1Zvinovakagaramakorematatupasinakurwapakati pavaSirianavaIsiraeri

2ZvinonegorerechitatuJehoshafatimambowaJudha wakaburukirakunamambowaIsiraeri.

3IpapomambowaIsiraeriakatikuvarandavake,Munoziva herekutiRamotiGiriyadhinderedu?Asiisutinyerere, tisingaritorikunamamboweSiria?

4AkatikunaJehoshafati,Uchaendanenikundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhihere?Jehoshafatiakatikunamambo waIsiraeri,Inindakaitasewe,navanhuvangusavanhuvako, namabhizaangusamabhizaako;

5JehoshafatiakatikunamambowaIsiraeri,Dombobvunza hakoshokoraJehovhanhasi.

6ZvinomambowaIsiraeriakaunganidzavaporofita, vanengevarumevaivanamazanamana,akatikwavari, NdiendekundorwaneRamotiGiriyadhihere,kanandirege? Ivovakati,Kwirai;nokutiJehovhaachariisamuruoko rwamambo

7Jehoshafatiakati,Hakuchinamumwemuporofita waJehovhapanohere,timubvunze?

8MambowaIsiraeriakatikunaJehoshafati,Mumwe murumeuchiriko,MikayamwanakomanawaImira, watingabvunzakudakwaJehovhanaye,asiini ndinomuvenga;nekutihaaporofitizvakanakapamusoro pangu,asizvakaipa.Jehoshafatiakati,Mambongaarege kudaro

9IpapomambowaIsiraeriakadanamukuru,akati, ChimbidzikakuuyaMikayamwanakomanawaImira. 10ZvinomambowaIsiraerinaJehoshafatimambowaJudha vakangavageremumwenomumwepachigarochake choushe,vakafukanguvodzavodzoushepadarepasuwo reSamaria;vaporofitavosevakaporofitapamberipavo 11ZedhekiamwanakomanawaKenaaniakazviitiranyanga dzamatare,akati,ZvanzinaJehovha,Nedzidzimuchatunga vaSiria,kusvikiramavaparadza

12Navamwevaporofitavosevakaporofitasaizvozvo, vakati,EndaiRamotiGiriyadhi,muchakunda,nekuti Jehovhaachariisamuruokorwamambo

13ZvinonhumeyakangayandodanaMikayayakataura kwaari,ikati,Tarirai,mashokoavaporofitaanobvumirana achitaurazvakanakakunamambo;ndinokumbirakuti shokorenyuriveseshokoromumwewavo,mutaurewo zvakanaka

14IpapoMikayaakati,NaJehovhamupenyu,izvo zvinorehwanaJehovhakwandiri,ndizvozvandichataura.

15NaizvozvoakaendakunamamboMamboakatikwaari, Mikaya,tiendekundorwaneRamotiGiriyadhihere,kana tirege?Iyeakamupindura,akati,Endauchakunda,nekuti Jehovhauchariisamuruokorwamambo

16Mamboakatikwaari,Ndinofanirakukupikisakangani kutiundiudzechokwadiyoganezitaraJehovha?

17Iyeakati,NdakaonavaIsiraerivosevakapararira pamakomosamakwaiasinamufudzi,Jehovhaakati,Ava havanatenzi,mumwenomumwengaadzokerekumusha kwakenorugare

18MambowaIsiraeriakatikunaJehoshafati,Handina kukuudzahere,kutihaangaporofitizvakanakapamusoro pangu,asizvakaipa?

19Iyeakati,NaizvozvochinzwaishokoraJehovha, NdakaonaJehovhaagerepachigarochakechoushe, nehondodzosedzokudengadzimirenayekurudyirwake nokuruboshwerwake.

20IpapoJehovhaakati,Ndianikoachandonyengera Ahabhi,aende,andourawapaRamotiGiriyadhi?Mumwe akatizvokuti,nomumwezveakatizvokuti.

21Zvinomweyaukabuda,ukamirapamberipaJehovha, ukati,Inindichandomunyengera

22Jehovhaakatikwaari,Nei?Iwoukati,Ndichaenda, ndichavamweyawenhemamumiromoyavaporofitavake voseIyeakati,Iwendiweuchamunyengera,uchakundawo; endahako,unoitasaizvozvo.

23Naizvozvozvino,tariraiJehovhaakaisamweya wenhemamumiromoyavaporofitavenyuavavose,asi Jehovhawakataurazvakaipapamusoropenyu.

24IpapoZedhekiamwanakomanawaKenaaniakaswedera, akarovaMikayapadamarake,akati,MweyawaJehovha wakaendanepikouchibvakwandirikundotauranewe?

25Mikayaakati,Uchazvionanezuvairo,kana uchandovandamukamuriyomukati

26IpapomambowaIsiraeriakati,BataMikaya, umudzoserekunaAmonimubatiweguta,nokunaJoashi mwanakomanawamambo;

27muti,Zvanzinamambo,Pinzaimunhuuyumutirongo, mumupezvokudyazvokutambudzika,nemvura yokutambudzika,kusvikirandichidzokanorugare

28IpapoMikayaakati,Kanamukatongodzokanorugare, JehovhahaanakutauraneniAkati,Inzwaiimwivanhu, imwimose

29NaizvozvomambowaIsiraerinaJehoshafatimambo waJudhavakaendaRamotiGiriyadhi

30MambowaIsiraeriakatikunaJehoshafati,Ini ndichazvishandura,ndigondorwa;asiiwepfekanguvo dzakoMambowaIsiraeriakazvishandura,akandorwa

31AsimamboweSiriawakarairavataririvengorodzake, vanamakumimatatunavaviri,akati,Regaikurwa navadukukananavakuru,asinamambowaIsiraerioga 32ZvinovataririvengorovakativachionaJehoshafati, vakati,ZvirokwazvondiyemambowaIsiraeri Vakatsaukirakundorwanaye;Jehoshafatiakaridzamhere 33Zvinovataririvengorovakativachionakutihaazi mambowaIsiraeri,vakadzokapakumutevera 34Zvinomumwemurumeakawemburautaasingashumbi hake,akafuramambowaIsiraeripakatipezvisungo zvenguvodzakedzokurwanadzo,ipapomamboakati kumufambisiwengoroyake,Dzoka,undiisekunze

kwehondo,nekutindakuvadzwakwazvonekuti ndakuvadzwa.

35Kurwakukanyanyakwazvonomusiuyo;mambo akatsigirwamungoroyakepakurwanavaSiria,akafa madekwana;roparikaererarichibvapavangarikayerera mukatimengoro

36Zvinozuvarakatiroviramhereikanzwikapahondoyose, ichiti,Mumwenomumwengaadzokerekugutarake, mumwenomumwekunyikayake

37Naizvozvomamboakafa,akaiswaSamaria;vakaviga mambopaSamaria

38ZvinovakasukangoropadzivareSamaria;imbwa dzikananzvaroparake;vakasukanhumbidzakedzokurwa nadzo;seshokoraJehovharaakataura

39ZvinomamwemabasaaAhabhi,nezvosezvaakaita, neimbayenyangadzenzouyaakavaka,namagutaose aakavaka,hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaIsiraeri?

40NaizvozvoAhabhiakavatanamadzibabaake;Ahazia mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

41ZvinoJehoshafatimwanakomanawaAsa,wakatanga kubataushehwaJudhanegorerechinaraAhabhimambo waIsiraeri

42Jehoshafatiakangaasvikamakoremakumimatatu namashanupakutangakwakekubataushe;akabataushe paJerusaremumakoremakumimavirinamashanuZita ramaivakerakangaririAzubha,mukundawaShirihi

43AkafambapanziradzosedzababavakeAsa;haana kutsaukapairi,achiitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha; kunyangezvakadaromatunhuakakwirirahaanakubviswa; nekutivanhuvakarambavachingobayiranokupisa zvinonhuhwirapamatunhuakakwirira

44JehoshafatiakayanananamambowaIsiraeri

45ZvinomamwemabasaaJehoshafati,nesimba raakaratidza,nokurwakwake,hazvinakunyorwahere mubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimamboaJudha?

46VaSodhomawovakangavasarapamazuvaaAsababa vake,akavabvisawopanyika

47PaEdhomupakangapasinamambonenguvaiyo,mubati akangaarimambo.

48JehoshafatiakavakazvikepezveTarishishikuendaOfiri kuzotorandarama;nekutizvikepezvakaputsika paEZiyonigebheri.

49IpapoAhaziamwanakomanawaAhabhiakatikuna Jehoshafati,Varandavangungavaendenavarandavako nezvikepe.AsiJehoshafatiwakaramba.

50Jehoshafatiakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwakuna madzibabaakepagutaraDhavhidhibabavake,Jehoramu mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

51AhaziamwanakomanawaAhabhi,akatangakubataushe hwaIsiraeripaSamarianegorereguminamanomwe raJehoshafatimambowaJudha,akabataushehwaIsiraeri makoremaviri

52AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,akafambanenzira yababavake,neyamaivake,nomunzirayaJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati,wakatadzisaIsiraeri;

53NekutiwakashumiraBhaari,akanamatakwaari, akatsamwisaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri,sezvakaitababa vakepazvose