Shona - The Book of 2nd Kings

2Madzimambo

CHITSAUKO1

1ZvinovaMoabhuvakamukiravaIsiraeri,shurekokufa kwaAhabhi.

2Ahaziaakawirapasinapahwindoyekamuriyake yokumusoro,yaivapaSamaria,akarwara,akatumanhume, akatikwavari,EndaimundobvunzaBhaarizebhubhi,mwari weEkironi,kanandichaporapakurwarauku

3AsimutumwawaJehovhaakatikunaEriamuTishibhi, Simuka,ukwireundosangananenhumedzamambo weSamaria,utikwavari,HakunaMwariherepakati paIsiraeri,zvamunoendakundobvunzaBhaarizebhubhi, mwariweEkironi?

4NaizvozvozvanzinaJehovha,Pamubhedhawawakwira, haungaburukizve,asizvirokwazvouchafa.Eriaakaenda.

5Zvinonhumedzakadzokerakwaari,iyeakatikwavari, Madzokereiko?

6Vakatikwaari:“Mumwemurumeakakwirakuzosangana nesu,akatikwatiri,‘Endai,mudzokerekunamambo akakutumai,mutikwaari,‘ZvanzinaJehovha,‘Imhaka yokutihakunaMwariherepakatipaIsraeri,zvokuti unotumavanhukundobvunzaBhaarizebhubhu,mwari weEkironi?naizvozvohaungaburukizvepamubhedha wawakwira,asizvirokwazvouchafa.

7Akatikwavari,Murume,wakauyaakasangananemi, akakuudzaimashokoiwayo,wakangeakadiniko?

8Vakamupinduravakati,wakangearimurumeanemvere, akazvisungachiunochakenebhanhireregandaIyeakati, NdiEriamuTishibhi

9Ipapomamboakatumakwaarimukuruwavanamakumi mashanu,anavanhuvakevanamakumimashanuIye akakwirakwaari,akamuwanaagerepamusoropegomo.Iye akatikwaari,NhaimunhuwaMwari,zvanzinamambo, Burukai

10Eriaakapindura,akatikumukuruwavanamakumi mashanu,KanandirimunhuwaMwari,motongauburuke kudenga,ukuparadzeiwenavanhuvakovanamakumi mashanuIpapomotowakaburukakudenga,ukamuparadza iyenavanhuvakevanamakumimashanu

11Akatumazvekwaarimumwemukuruwavanamakumi mashanu.Iyeakapindura,akatikwaari,Nhaimunhu waMwari,zvanzinamambo,kurumidzaikuburuka

12Eriaakapindura,akatikwavari,Kanandirimunhu waMwari,motongauburukekudenga,ukuparadzeiwe navanhuvakovanamakumimashanuIpapomoto waMwariwakaburukakudenga,ukamuparadzaiye navanhuvakevanamakumimashanu.

13Akatumazvemumwemukuruwavanamakumimashanu wechitatu,anavanhuvakevanamakumimashanuZvino mukuruwechitatuwavanamakumimashanuakakwira, akawirapasinamabviakepamberipaEria, akamunyengetera,akatikwaari,Haiwa,munhuwaMwari, upenyuhwangunohwavarandavenyuavavanamakumi mashanungahuvehunokoshapamberipenyu 14Tarirai,motowakaburukakudenga,ukapisavakuru vavirivavanamakumimashanuvokutanganavanhuvavo vanamakumimashanu;naizvozvoupenyuhwanguzvino ngachivechinhuchinokoshapamberipenyu

15IpapomutumwawaJehovhaakatikunaEria,Buruka naye,usamutyahakoAkasimuka,akaburukanayekuna mambo.

16Akatikwaari,ZvanzinaJehovha,Zvawakatumanhume kundobvunzaBhaarizebhubhi,mwariweEkironi,asi hapanaMwariherepakatipaIsiraeri,waungabvunzashoko rake?naizvozvohaungaburukizvepamubhedhawawakwira, asizvirokwazvouchafa

17NaizvozvoakafaseshokoraJehovharakangararehwa naEriaJehoramuakamuteverapaushe,negorerechipiri raJehoramumwanakomanawaJehoshafatimambowaJudha; nokutiakangaasinamwanakomana.

18ZvinomamwemabasaaAhaziaaakaita,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aIsiraeri?

CHITSAUKO2

1ZvinonguvayakatiyasvikaJehovhayaakadakukwidza Erianayokudenganechinyamupupuri,Eriaakaenda naErishavachibvaGirigari.

2EriaakatikunaErisha,Iwechigarapano;nekutiJehovha wakanditumaBhetieri.Erishaakatikwaari,NaJehovha mupenyu,uyenomweyawenyumupenyu,handingakusiiyi. NaizvozvovakaburukirakuBheteri

3ZvinovanakomanavavaporofitavaivapaBhetieri, vakasvikakunaErisha,vakatikwaari,Munozivaherekuti Jehovhauchakubvisiraitenziwenyunhasi?Iyeakati, Hongu,ndinozviziva;Nyararai

4Eriaakatikwaari,Erisha,iwechigarapano;nekuti JehovhawakanditumaJerikoIyeakati,NaJehovha mupenyu,uyenomweyawenyumupenyu,handingakusiiyi. NaizvozvovakasvikaJeriko

5Zvinovanakomanavavaporofita,vaivapaJeriko, vakasvikakunaErisha,vakatikwaari,Munozivaherekuti Jehovhauchakubvisiraitenziwenyunhasi?Iyeakapindura, akati,Hongu,ndinozviziva;Nyararai

6Eriaakatikwaari,Iwechigarapano;nekutiJehovha wakanditumakwaJoridhaniIyeakati,NaJehovha mupenyu,uyenomweyawenyumupenyu,handingakusiiyi Vakaendereramberivarivaviri.

7Zvinovarumevanamakumimashanuvavanakomana vavaporofitavakaendavakandomirapakatarisananavovari kure;ivovavirivakamirapaJoridhani.

8Eriaakatorajasirake,akaripeta,akarovamvura, ikaparadzaniswanapakati,naizvozvoivovaviri vakayambukapakawoma.

9Zvinovakativayambuka,EriaakatikunaErisha, Kumbirachandingakuitira,ndichigerekubviswakwauri Erishaakati,Ndinokumbirakutimigovemiviriyomweya wenyungauvepamusoropangu

10Akati,Wakumbirachinhuchinogozha;asikana ukandionandichibviswakwauri,uchaitirwaizvozvo;asi kanazvisakadaro,hazvingadaro

11Zvinovakativachifamba,vachingotauriranahavo, ngoroyomotonamabhizaomotozvikasvika, zvikavaparadzanisaivovaviri;Eriaakakwirakudenga nechinyamupupuri

12Erishaakazviona,akadanidzira,achiti,Babavangu, babavangu,ngoroyaIsiraerinavatasvivamabhizaayo! Uyehaanakuzomuonazve;akabatanguvodzake, akadzibvaruranapakati.

13AkanongajasiraEriarakangarawakwaari,akadzoka akamirapamahombekombeaJoridhani; 14akatorajasiraEriarakangarawakwaari,akarovamvura, akati,JehovhaMwariwaEriauripiko?naiyewoakarova mvura,ikaparadzaniswanapakati,Erishaakayambuka.

15ZvinovanakomanavavaporofitavakangavaripaJeriko pakatarisananaye,vakativachimuona,vakati,Mweya waEriawogarapamusoropaErisha.Vakandosangananaye, vakakotamirapasipamberipake

16Vakatikwaari,Tarirai,isuvarandavenyu,tinavarume vanamakumimashanuvanesimba;ivongavaendehavo kundotsvakatenziwenyu,zvimweMweyawaJehovha wamukwidza,ukamukandirapanerimwegomo,kana munomumwemupataIyeakati,Musatumavanhu 17Asiivovakativamugombedzera,kusvikiraanyara,akati, Tumaihenyu.Naizvozvovakatumavarumevanamakumi mashanu;vakamutsvakamazuvamatatu,asihavana kumuwana

18Vakadzokerazvekwaari(nokutiwakangeagereJeriko), akatikwavari,Handinakukuudzaihere,ndichiti,Regai kuenda?

19ZvinovarumevegutavakatikunaErisha,Tarirai,henyu, nzvimboyegutayakanakahayo,sezvamunoona,ishewedu, asimvurayakaipa,nenyikahaiberekizvakanaka 20Akati,Ndivigirendiroitsva,mugoisamunyumo. Vakauyanazvokwaari

21Akaendakuchitubuchemvura,akadiramunyuimomo, akati,ZvanzinaJehovha,Ndarapamvuraiyi, hapachazobviporufu,kanakusaberekahapangazovi nerufukanamindaisingabereki

22Naizvozvomvuraikarapwakusvikiranhasi, sezvakatauraErisha

23Zvinowakabvapo,akakwiraBheti-eri,zvinowakati achikwiranenzira,vanavadukuvakabudamuguta, vakamusweveredza,vakatikwaari,Kwira,iwenyamanza; kwira,iwewemhanza

24Iyeakacheuka,akavaona,akavatukanezitaraJehovha. Ipapomaperekadzimaviriakabudamudondo,akaparadza vanavanamakumimananavavirikwavari

25AkabvapoakaendakugomoreKarimeri,akabvapo akadzokeraSamaria

CHITSAUKO3

1ZvinoJehoramumwanakomanawaAhabhi,wakatanga kubataushehwaIsiraeripaSamarianegoreregumi namasereraJehoshafatimambowaJudha,akabataushe makoreaneguminamaviri.

2AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha;asihaanakuita sababavakekanasamaivake;nekutiwakabvisa chifananidzochaBhaarichakangachaitwanababavake

3Kunyangezvakadaro,wakanamatirazvivi zvaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati,zvaakatadzisa Isiraerinazvo;haanakutsaukakwairi

4ZvinoMeshamambowaMoabhuwakangearimwene wamakwai,waipamambowaIsiraerimakushe amakwayanaanezviuruzvinezana,namakondobweane zviuruzvinezana

5AsiAhabhiwakatiafa,mambowaMoabhuakamukira mambowaIsiraeri.

6MamboJehoramuakabudapaSamarianenguvaiyo, akaverengavaIsiraerivose

7AkatumashokokunaJehoshafatimambowaJudha,akati, MambowaMoabhuwandimukira,uchaendanenikundorwa naMoabhuhere?Iyeakati,Ndichaenda;inindakaitasewe, navanhuvangusavanhuvako,namabhizaangusamabhiza ako.

8Iyeakati,Tichaendanenziraipiko?Akapindura,akati, NenzirayokurenjereEdhomu

9NaizvozvomambowaIsiraeriakaenda,namambo waJudha,namambowaEdhomu,vakafambamazuva manomwevachipoterera;pakangapasinamvurayokumwa yehondoneyezvipfuwozvaivatevera

10MambowaIsiraeriakati,Haiwa!kutiJehovhawakadana madzimamboawamatatu,kutiavaisemumaoko avaMoabhu

11AsiJehoshafatiakati,HapanamuporofitawaJehovha panohere,tibvunzeJehovhanaye?Ipapomumwe wavarandavamambowaIsiraeriakapindura,akati,Erisha mwanakomanawaShafatiaripano,iyewakadeyakudira mvurapamaokoaEria.

12Jehoshafatiakati,ShokoraJehovharirikwaari NaizvozvomambowaIsiraeri,naJehoshafati,namambo waEdhomuvakaendakwaari.

13ErishaakatikunamambowaIsiraeri,Ndineikonemi? endaikuvaporofitavababavenyunokuvaporofitavamai venyu.MambowaIsiraeriakatikwaari,Kwete,nekuti Jehovhawakadanamadzimamboawamatatu,kutiavaise mumaokoavaMoabhu

14Erishaakati,NaJehovhawehondomupenyu,iye wandimirepamberipake,zvirokwazvodaindisaiva nehanyanaJehoshafatimambowaJudhaaripano, handizaitarirakwamuri,kanakukuonaiimi.

15AsizvinouyaikwandirinomuridziwembiraZvino muridziwembirawakatiachiridza,ruokorwaJehovha rukauyapamusoropake.

16Akati,ZvanzinaJehovha,Cheraimakorongamazhinji pamupatauyu

17nekutizvanzinaJehovha,Hamungawonimhepo, hamungawonimvura;kunyangezvakadaromupatauyu uchazadzwanemvura;imwimuchamwa,imwi,nemombe dzenyu,nezvipfuwozvenyu.

18ChinhuichichidukuhachopamberipaJehovha;iye uchaisawovaMoabhumumaokoenyu

19Muchaparadzagutarimwenerimwerakakomberedzwa, negutarimwenerimwerakatsaurwa,muchatemamuti mumwenomumwewakanaka,nokudziviramatsimeose emvura,nokushatisanamabwemundamumwenomumwe wakanaka

20Zvinofumemangwana,nenguvayokubayirachipo, mvuraikaonekwaichibvanenzirayaEdhomu,nyika ikazadzwanemvura

21ZvinovaMoabhuvosevakativachinzwakuti madzimamboakangaasvikakuzorwanavo,vakaunganidza vosevakangavachigonakupfekanhumbidzokurwanadzo, navakavapfuurapamakore,vakandomirapamuganhu 22Vakamukamangwanani,vakaonazuvarichipenya pamvura,vaMoabhuvakaonamvuravarikunerumwe rutiviyakatsvukaseropa; 23Vakati,Iropa;zvirokwazvomadzimamboaurawa, vaurayana;naizvozvozvino,vaMoabhu,endai mundopamba.

24ZvinovakativachisvikapamisasayavaIsiraeri, vaIsiraerivakasimuka,vakaparadzavaMoabhu,vakatiza

pamberipavo;vakasimuka,vakaparadzavaMoabhu panyikayavo.

25Vakaputsamaguta,mumwenomumweakakandaibwe rakepamundamumwenomumwewakanaka,ikazara; vakadziviramatsimeoseemvura,vakatemamitiyose yakanaka,vakasiyamabwechetepaKiriharesheti;asi vapfurivezvimviririvakaipoterera,vakairova 26ZvinomambowaMoabhuwakatiachionakuti wakundwapakurwa,akatoravarumevanamazana manomwevaigonakurwanomunondo,akaidzakupasanura kunamambowaEdhomu;asivakakoniwa 27Ipapoakatoramwanakomanawakewedangwe, waifanirakumuteverapaushe,akamubayirachivechipiriso chinopiswapamusoroporusvingoIpapovaIsiraeri vakatsamwakwazvo,vakabvakwaari,vakadzokera kunyikayavo.

CHITSAUKO4

1Zvinomumwemukadziwavakadzivavanakomana vavaporofitawakachemakunaErisha,akati,Muranda wenyu,murumewangu,wafa;munozivakutimuranda wenyuwakangeachityaJehovha;zvinomukweretesi wauyakuzotoravanakomanavanguvavirivavevaranda vake.

2Erishaakatikwaari,Ndingakubatsiraseiko?Ndiudze, uneimumba?Iyeakati,Murandakadziwenyuhaanechinhu mumba,asihariinamafuta.

3Ipapoakati,Endaundokweretakunavosevaugerenavo midziyoisinachiro;kwetevashoma

4Zvinokanauchipinda,iwenavanavako,upfigemukova, udiremumidziyoiyoyose,uchigadzikayoseyazara kurutivi

5Naizvozvoakabvakwaari,akapfigamukova,iyenavana vakevarimukati;ivovakamusvitsamidziyo;akadira

6Midziyoyakatiyazara,akatikumwanakomanawake, Ndipezvemumwemudziyo.Akatikwaari,Hapachina mumwemudziyo;mafutaakasara

7IpapoakandoudzamunhuwaMwariIyeakati,Enda undotengesamafuta,uripechikweretichako,urarame nezvakasara,iwenavanavako

8ZvinomumwemusiErishaakapfuuranapaShunemi, pakangapageremukadziwakakurumbira;iye akamugombedzerakudyazvokudyaZvinonguvadzose kanaachipfuura,waitsaukiramokuzodyazvokudya

9Akatikumurumewake,Tariraizvino,ndinoonakutiuyu murume,unosipfuuranokwatiri,munhumutsvene waMwari.

10Ngativakeikamuridukuparusvingo;Ngatimudzikepo mubhedha,netafura,nechigaro,nechigadzikochomwenje; zvinokanaachingeachiuyakwatiri,agotsaukiramo

11Zvinomumwemusiakasvikapo,akatsaukirakukamuri iyoduku,akandovatamo

12AkatikunaGehazimurandawake,Danamukadzi muShunemiZvinowakatiamudana,iyeakamirapamberi pake

13Akatikwaari,Chitaurakwaarizvino,utiTarirai, makatichengetazvikurukwazvo,zvinotingakuitireiwo? uchaitirweiko?Munodakutitikurevereikunamambo,kana kumukuruwehondohere?Iyeakapindura,akati,Ndigere hanguzvakanakapakatipavanhuvokwangu

14Akati,Zvinotingamuitireiko?Gehaziakapindura,akati, Zvirokwazvohaanamwana,nomurumewakewakwegura. 15Iyeakati,MudaneZvinowakatiamudana,iyeakamira pamukova.

16Akati,Nenguvainokanagorerapera,uchafungatira mwanaIyeakati,Kwete,ishewangu,munhuwaMwari, regaikurevanhemakumurandakadziwenyu

17Mukadziakavanemimba,akaponamwanakomana nenguvaiyopakuperakwegore,sezvakangazvataura Erishakwaari

18Zvinomwanawakatiakura,mumwemusiakaendakuna babavakekuvakohwi

19Akatikunababavake,Musorowangu,musorowangu; Akatikumukomana,Muberekeuendenayekunamaivake

20Iyeakamutora,akamuisakunamaivake,akagara pamabviavokusvikiramasikatimakuru,akafa.

21Iyeakakwira,akandomuradzikapamubhedhawomunhu waMwari,akamupfigiramo,akabuda

22Ipapoakadanamurumewake,akati,Nditumirewo mumwewamajayanembongoroimwe,ndimhanyire kumunhuwaMwari,ndigodzokazve

23Iyeakati,Unodakuendereikokwaarinhasi?Hakuzi kugarakomwedzi,kanasabataIyendokuti:Zvakanaka 24Zvinoakaisachigaropambongoro,akatikumuranda wake,Uifambise,ipfuuriremberi;usanonokapakutasva kwako,kunzekwekutindakuudza

25Naizvozvoakaenda,akasvikakumunhuwaMwari pagomoreKarimeri.ZvinomunhuwaMwariwakati achimuonaachirikure,akatikunaGehazimurandawake, TarirahoyomuShunemi;

26Mhanyahakozvinoundosangananaye,utikwaari, Makafarahere?Murumewakoanofarahere?mwana wakafarahere?Iyeakapindura,akati,Haiwa,zvakanaka 27ZvinowakatiasvikakumunhuwaMwaripagomo, akabatatsokadzakeGehaziakaswederakutiamusundire kureIpapomunhuwaMwariakati,Muregeihenyu;nekuti mweyawakeuneshungumukatimake;Jehovha akandivanziraizvozvo,haanakundiudza

28Ipapoiyeakati,Kondakakumbiramwanakomanakuna ishewanguhere?Kohandinakuti,Musandinyengerahere? 29IpapoakatikunaGehazi,Chizvisungachiuno,uende; kanaukasangananomunhu,regakumukwazisa;kana munhuakakukwazisa,usamupindurazve;ugoisatsvimbo yangupachisochomwana

30Zvinomaivomwanavakati,NaJehovhamupenyu,uye nomweyawenyumupenyu,handingakusiiyi.Akasimuka akamutevera

31Gehaziakavatungamirira,akandoisatsvimbopachiso chomwana;asikwakangakusinainzwi,kanakunzwa Naizvozvoakadzokakuzosangananaye,akamuudzaakati, Mwanahaanakumuka

32Erishawakatiapindamumbaakawanamwanaakafa, akaradzikwapamubhedhawake

33Naizvozvoakapinda,akapfigamukova,iyearimukati nomwana,ivovaviri,akanyengeterakunaJehovha

34Akakwira,akatsivamapamusoropomwana,akaisa muromowakepamuromowake,namesoakepamesoake, namaokoakepamaokoake;nyamayomwanaikadziya

35Zvinoakadzoka,akafamba-fambamumbakamwe, akakwirazve,akatsivamapamusoropake;Akakwira, akatsivamapamusoropake,mwanaakahotsirakanomwe, mwanaakasvinudzamesoake

36IpapoakadanaGehazi,akati,Danamukadzi muShunemi.Sakaakamudaidza.Iyewakatiapindakwaari, akati,Simudzamwanakomanawako

37Ipapoakapinda,akazviwisirapatsokadzake, akakotamirapasi,akatoramwanakomanawake,akabuda.

38ErishaakaendazveGirigari,nzarayakangairipo panyika;vanakomanavavaporofitavakangavagere pamberipake,akatikumurandawake,Isaharihuru,ubikire vanakomanavavaporofitazvokudya

39Zvinomumweakaendakusangokundotanhamiriwo, akawanamutiunotanda,akatanhapomagaka,akazadza nguvoyakenawo,akasvikaakaachekereramuhari yezvokudya,nekutivakangavasingaazivi.

40NaizvozvovakapakuriravanhukutivadyeZvinovakati vodyazvokudya,vakadanidzira,vakati,Nhaimunhu waMwari,rufururimuhari.Vakasagonakuzvidya.

41Asiiyeakati,UyainoupfuAkahukandiramuhari;Akati, Ipauriraivanhu,vadyeMuharimakangamusinachakaipa 42Zvinomumwemurumewakasvika,achibva Bhaarisharisha,akavigiramunhuwaMwarizvokudya zvezvitsva,zvingwazvebharizvinamakumimaviri,nehura itsvadzezviyomuhomweyake.Akati,Ipaivanhu,vadye. 43Murandawakeakati,Ndingaisaizvipamberipavanhu vanezanaseiko?Iyeakati,Ipaivanhu,vadye,nekuti zvanzinaJehovha,Vachadya,vakasiyazvimwe.

44Naizvozvoakazviisapamberipavo,vakadya,vakasiya zvimwe,sezvakataurashokoraJehovha

CHITSAUKO5

1ZvinoNaamani,mukuruwehondoyamamboweSiria, waivamunhumukurukunatenziwake,nomunhu waikudzwa,nekutiJehovhawakangeakundisavaSirianaye; uyewakangearimunhuwesimbanoumhare,asiwakange anamaperembudzi

2ZvinovaSiriavakangavandorwavakaitamapoka-poka, vakadzokanomusikanamudukuwavakangavatapapanyika yaIsiraeri;iyeakabatiramukadziwaNaamani

3Akatikunatenzikadziwake,Daiishewanguaiva kumuporofitaaripaSamaria!nekutiwaizomuporesa maperembudziake

4Zvinomumweakapinda,akandoudzaishewake,akati, MusikanawenyikayaIsiraeriwakataurachokutinechokuti.

5MamboweSiriaakati,Enda,ndinodakutumatsamba kunamambowaIsiraeriAkabvaakaendanamatarendaane gumiesirivha,nezviuruzvitanhatuzvendarama,nenguvo dzakanakadzinegumi

6AkaendanetsambakunamambowaIsiraeri,yakanga ichiti,Zvinokanatsambaiyiichisvikakwamuri,muzive kutindatumaNaamanimurandawangukwamuri,kuti mumuporesepamaperembudziake

7ZvinomambowaIsiraeriwakatiaravatsambaiyo, akabvaruranguvodzake,akati,NdiniMwarikanhi? naizvozvofungaihenyu,muonekutiunotsvaka kundipopoterasei

8ZvinoErishamunhuwaMwari,wakatiachinzwakuti mambowaIsiraeriwabvaruranguvodzake,akatumashoko kunamambo,akati,Mabvarurireikonguvodzenyu? Ngaauyezvinokwandiri,uyeachazivakutimuprofitaariko pakatipaIsraeri.

9NaizvozvoNaamaniakaendanamabhizaakenengoro yake,akandomirapamukovaweimbayaErisha

10Erishaakatumanhumekwaari,akati,Enda, undoshambakanomwemunaJoridhani,nyamayako idzokerezvekwauri,uvewakanaka 11AsiNaamaniwakatsamwa,akaenda,akati,Tarirai, ndangandichifungakutiuchabudahakekwandiri,akamira, achidanazitaraJehovhaMwariwake,orovanzvimboiyo noruokorwake,ndokuponesamunhuunamaperembudzi 12KoAbananeFaripari,idzonzizidzeDhamasiko, hadzinakunakakukundamvurayoseiripakatipaIsiraeri here?handingashambimadziri,ndikavawakanakahere? Naizvozvoakatendeuka,ndokuendaakatsamwa 13Zvinovarandavakevakaswedera,vakatauranaye, vakati,Nhai,babavangu,daimuporofitaakakurairaikuita chinhuchikuru,hamuchizviitahere?Ndodazvaakati kwauri:Shamba,uvewakanaka?

14Ipapoakaburuka,akandonyuramunaJoridhani kanomwe,sezvakangazvarehwanomunhuwaMwari; nyamayakeikadzoka,ikafanananenyamayomwana muduku,akavawakanaka.

15IpapoakadzokerakumunhuwaMwari,iyenebokarake rose,akasvika,akamirapamberipake,akati,Tariraizvino, ndinozivakutihakunaMwaripanyikayose,asipakati paIsiraeri;naizvozvozvinogamuchiraihenyu kuropafadzwakumurandawenyu

16Asiiyeakati,NaJehovhamupenyu,iyewandimire pamberipake,handingagamuchirichinhu Akamugombedzerakutiagamuchire;asiwakaramba

17Naamaniakati,Komurandawenyuhaapiwehake mitoroyevhuingatakurwanamaheseramavirihere?nekuti kubvazvinomurandawenyuhaangabayirivamwevamwari chipirisochinopiswakanachimwechibayiroasiJehovha oga

18PachinhuichiJehovhangaakanganwiremurandawenyu, kanatenziwanguachipindamumbamaRimoni kuzonamatapo,akasendamiraparuokorwangu,ini ndikapfugamamumbamaRimoni,kanandikakotama mumbamaRimoni,Jehovhangaakangamwiremuranda wenyupachinhuichi

19Akatikwaari,EndahakonorugareNaizvozvoakabva kwaari,akafambachinhambochiduku.

20AsiGehazimurandawaErisha,munhuwaMwari,akati, Tarirai,tenziwanguwakaregaNaamaniuyumuSiria, zvaasinakugamuchirakwaarichaakangaauyanacho;asi naJehovhamupenyu,ndichamhanya,ndikamutevera, nditorekwaari

21NaizvozvoGehaziakateveraNaamani.ZvinoNaamani wakatiachimuonaachimhanyaachimutevera,akaburuka pangorokutiasanganenaye,akati,Makafarahenyumose here?

22Iyeakati,ZvosezvakanakaTenziwanguwakandituma, achiti,Tarirai,zvinomajayamaviri,vanakomana vavaporofita,vakasvikakwandiri,vachibvakunyika yamakomoyaEfuremu;dovapaitarendarimweresirivha, nenguvombiridzakanaka

23Naamaniakati,Tendakutoramatarendamaviri Akamugombedzera,akasungiramatarendamaviriesirivha muhomwembiri,pamwechetenenguvombiridzakanaka, akaisapavarandavakevaviri;vakazvitakurapamberipake 24Zvinowakatiasvikapachikomo,akazvitorapamaoko avo,akazvivigamumba,akadzosavanhu,vakaendahavo.

25Ipapoakapinda,akamirapamberipatenziwakeErisha akatikwaari,Wabvepiko,Gehazi?Iyeakati,Muranda wenyuwakangeasinakwaakaenda

26Iyeakatikwaari,moyowanguhaunakuendanewehere nguvaiyamurumeachidzokapangorokuzosangananewe? Kondiyonguvayokugamuchiramari,nokugamuchira nguvo,nemindayemiorivhi,nemindayemizambiringa, namakwai,nenzombe,navarandanavarandakadzihere?

27NaizvozvomaperembudziaNaamaniachakunamatira iwenavanavakonokusingaperiIpapoakabudapamberi pakeavanamaperembudzi,akachenasechando

CHITSAUKO6

1ZvinovanakomanavavaporofitavakatikunaErisha, Tariraizvino,apapatigerepamberipenyupakamanikana, hapatiringani

2TinokumbirakutitiendehedukwaJoridhani,mumwe nomumweatorekodandarimwe,tizvivakirepopatingagara. Iyeakapindura,akati,Endaihenyu

3Zvinomumweakati,Tendaihenyumuendenavaranda venyu.Iyeakapindura,akati,Ndichaenda.

4NaizvozvoakaendanavoVakativasvikapaJoridhani, vakatemamatanda

5Zvinomumwewakatiachitemadanda,demondokuwira mumvura;akadanidzira,akati,Haiwa!nokutirakanga rakumbirwa

6MunhuwaMwariakati,Rawirapapi?Ndokumuratidza nzvimboIpapoakatemarutanda,akarukandirapo;simbi ikashambira

7Naizvozvoakati,Chiritorakwauri.Iyeakatambanudza ruokorwake,akaritora

8ZvinomamboweSiriawakarwanavaIsiraeri,akarangana navarandavake,akati,Matendeanguanofanirakudzikwa pokutinopo

9ZvinomunhuwaMwarindokutumashokokunamambo waIsiraeri,akati,Chenjerai,muregekupfuuranopokuti; nekutivaSiriavaburukirako

10IpapomambowaIsiraeriakatumavanhuikoko kwaakaudzwa,nokunyeverwanomunhuwaMwari, akazviponesapo,kwetekamwekanakaviri

11NaizvozvomoyowamamboweSiriawakanyauswa kwazvopamusoropechinhuichi;akadanavarandavake, akatikwavari,Hamungandiratidzihere,kutindianiko pakatipeduunobvakunamambowaIsiraeri?

12Mumwewavarandavakeakati,Kwete,ishewangu mambo,asiErishamuporofita,aripakatipaIsiraeri,ndiye unoudzamambowaIsiraerimashokoamunotauramuimba yenyuyomukati

13Akati,Endaimundotarirakwaari,nditumevanhu kuzomutoraAkaudzwa,zvichinzi:Tarirai,uripaDhotani

14Naizvozvoakatumirakomabhiza,nengoro,nehondo huru;vakauyausiku,vakakombaguta

15ZvinomurandawomunhuwaMwariwakatiamuka mangwanani,akabuda,ndokuonahondonamabhiza nengorozvakakombagutaMurandawakeakatikwaari, Haiwa,tenziwangu!toitasei?

16Iyeakapinduraakati,Usatyahako,nekutivarikwatiri vanopfuuravarikwavaripakuwanda

17Erishaakanyengetera,akati,Jehovha,svinudzaihenyu mesoake,awoneIpapoJehovhaakasvinudzamesoejaya;

zvinotarira,gomorakangarizerenamabhiza,nengoro dzomotozvakangazvakakombaErisha.

18Zvinovakativachiburukirakwaari,Erisha akanyengeterakunaJehovha,akati,Dorovaihenyuvanhu avanoupofu.Ipapoakavarovanoupofu,sezvakanga zvarehwanaErisha

19Erishaakatikwavari,Haiziiyonzira,uyeirohariziiro guta;nditeverei,ndikuiseikumunhuwamunotsvaka.Asi akavatungamirirakuSamaria

20ZvinovakativasvikaSamaria,Erishaakati,Jehovha, svinudzaimesoavanhuava,vaoneJehovhaakasvinudza mesoavo,vakaona;zvinotarira,vakangavaripakati peSamaria.

21ZvinomambowaIsiraeriwakatiachivaona,akatikuna Erisha,Babavangu,ndovaurayahere?ndivarovehere?

22Iyeakapindura,akati,Usavauraya;koungavauraya vawakatapanomunondowakonoutahwakohere?Gadzika chingwanemvurapamberipavo,vadye,vamwe,vaende kunatenziwavo.

23Iyeakavagadzirirambuvahuru;vakativadyanokumwa, akavaregavachienda,vakadzokerakunatenziwavo NaizvozvohondodzevaSiriahadzinakuzopindazve munyikayaIsiraeri

24Shurekwaizvozvo,BhenihadhadhimamboweSiria akaunganidzahondoyakeyose,akaenda,akakomba Samaria

25NzarahuruikavapopaSamaria,tarira,vakarikomba kusvikiramusorowembongorouchitengeswanamashekeri esirivhaanamakumimasere,nechechinachetaroyendove yenjivanamashekerimashanuesirivha

26ZvinomambowaIsiraeriwakatiachipfuura naparusvingo,mumwemukadziakadanidzirakwaari,akati, Ndibatsirei,ishewangumambo!

27Iyeakati,KanaJehovhaasingakubatsiri,ini ndingakubatsiraneiko?Paburirokanapachisviniro chewainihere?

28Mamboakatikwaari,Unonzweiko?Akapindura,akati, Mukadziuyuwakatikwandiri,Uyanomwanakomana wako,timudyenhasi,mangwanatigodyamwanakomana wangu.

29Naizvozvotakabikamwanakomanawangu,tikamudya; fumemangwanandikatikwaari,Uyanomwanakomana wako,timudye,iyendokuvanzamwanakomanawake.

30Zvinomambowakatiachinzwamashokoomukadzi, akabvaruranguvodzake;akapfuuranaparusvingo,vanhu vakatarira,vakaonaakafukamasagapamuviriwake.

31Ipapoakati,Mwaringaandirove,arambeachidaro,kana musorowaErishamwanakomanawaShafatiukaramba uripopamusoropakenhasi

32AsiErishawakangeageremumbamake,vakuru vagerewonaye;mamboakatumamunhu kuzomutungamirira;asinhumeisatiyasvikakwaari,akati kuvakuru,Munoonaherekutimwanakomanauyu wemhondiwatumamunhukuzobvisamusorowangu? Tarirai,kananhumeichisvika,mupfigemukova, mumutsigirepamukova;

33Wakatiachatauranavo,mutumwaakaburukirakwaari, akati,Tarirai,chakaipaichichinobvakunaJehovha; ndichamirireikoJehovha?

1Erishaakati,InzwaishokoraJehovha;ZvanzinaJehovha, Mangwananenguvainochiyerochimwechoupfu hwakatsetsekachichatengeswaneshekeri,nezviyerozviviri zvebharineshekeririmwepasuworeSamaria

2Zvinomukuruuyo,mambowaakangaakasendama paruokorwake,akapinduramunhuwaMwari,akati,Tarirai, kunyangeJehovhaakaitamahwindokudenga,chinhuichi chingaitikahere?Iyeakati,Tarira,uchazvionanamesoako, asihaungazvidyi

3Zvinokwakangakunavarumevanavaiva namaperembudzikunzekwesuwo;ivovakataurirana, vakati,Tinogarireikopanokusvikiratafa?

4Kanatikati,Tichapindamuguta,nzarahuruirimuguta, tichandofiramo;kanatikagarapano,tichafawo.Naizvozvo zvinohendeitiendehedukuhondodzavaSiria;kana vakatiregatirivapenyu,tichararama;kanavakatiuraya, tichafahedu.

5Ipapovakasimukamambakwedza,vakaendakumisasa yavaSiria;vakativachisvikakumudzivowemisasa yavaSiria,vakawanakusinamunhu.

6NokutiJehovhawakaitakutihondoyevaSiriyainzwe kutinhirakwengoro,nekutinhirakwemabhiza,nekutinhira kwehondohuru;vakatauriranavachiti:Tarirai,mambo waIsraeriwakatihayamadzimamboevaHiti, nemadzimamboevaEgipita,kutivauyekuzorwanesu

7Naizvozvovakamukamambakwedza,vakasiyamatende avo,namabhizaavo,namadhongiavo,musasawose wakangodaro,vakatizakutivararame

8Zvinovayavaivanamaperembudzivakativachisvika kumisasayokumidzivo,vakapindapatenderimwe,vakadya, vakamwa,vakatoramosirivhanendaramanenguvo, vakandozviviga;akadzoka,akapindamunerimwetende, akatorawozvakangazvirimo,akandozviviga

9Ipapovakataurirana,vakati,"Hatiitizvakanaka;nhasi izuvareshokorakanaka,asiisutinyerere;kanatikanonoka kusvikirakwaedza,tichasangananenjodzi;naizvozvouyai zvino,tindoudzaimbayamambo"

10Zvinovakasvika,ndokudanamurindiwesuworeguta, ndokuvaudzavachiti:TakasvikakumusasawevaSiriya,uye tarira,kwaivakusinamunhuipapo,kanainzwiremunhu, asimabhizaakasungwa,nembongorodzakasungwa, nematendesezvaaiva

11Ipapoakadanavataririvemikova;vakaudzaveimba yamambomukati.

12Mamboakamukapakatipousiku,akatikuvarandavake, NdichakuudzaizvataitirwanavaSiria.Vanozivakutitine nzara;naizvozvovabudapamisasakundovandakusango, vachiti,Kanavakabudamuguta,tichavabatavarivapenyu, tigopindamuguta

\v13Zvinoumwewevarandavakewakapindurandokuti: Vamwengavatorehakomabhizamashanupamabhizaasara, akasaramuguta(tarirai,akafanananebokaroserevaIsraeri rakasaraimomo;tarirai,ndinotaura,vakafanananechaunga chesechevaIsraerivakapedzwa,)uyengatitumeitione

14Naizvozvovakatoramabhizamaviriengoro;mambo akatumavanhukuzoteverahondoyavaSiria,akati,Endai, mundoona

15IvovakavateverakusvikirakwaJoridhani,vakawana nzirayoseizerenenguvo,nenhumbi,dzakangadzarashwa

navaSirianokumhanyakwavoNhumedzikadzoka, dzikaudzamambo.

16Ipapovanhuvakabuda,vakapambamisasayavaSiria Naizvozvochiyerochoupfuhwakatsetsekachakatengeswa neshekeri,nezviyerozvivirizvebharineshekeririmwe, seshokoraJehovha

17Mamboakagadzaishewaakangaakasendamaparuoko rwake,kutiarindiresuwo;vanhuvakamutsikirirapasuwo, akafa,sezvakangazvarehwanomunhuwaMwari,akataura panguvayaakaburukiramambokwaari

18ZvinozvakaitikasezvakangazvatauramunhuwaMwari kunamambo,achiti:Mangwananenguvainozviyero zvivirizvebharizvichatengeswaneshekeri,nechiyero chimwecheupfuhwakatsetsekaneshekeririmwe

19mukuruuyoakapinduramunhuwaMwari,akati,Tarirai, kunyangeJehovhaakaitamahwindokudenga,chinhuichi chingaitikahere?Iyeakati,Tarira,uchazvionanamesoako, asihaungazvidyi

20Ndizvozvaakazoitirwa;nekutivanhuvakamutsikirira pasuwo,akafa

CHITSAUKO8

1ZvinoErishawakatauranomukadziuyawaakanga amutsiramwanakomanawake,akati,Simukauende,iwe neimbayako,undogarakwaunogonakugarahako;nekuti Jehovhawakarairanzara;ichavapanyikamakore manomwe.

2Zvinomukadziakasimuka,akaitasezvaakaudzwa nomunhuwaMwari,akaendaneveimbayake,akandogara panyikayavaFirisitiamakoremanomwe.

3Zvinomakoremanomweakatiapera,mukadziakadzoka kunyikayavaFirisitia,akandochemakunamambo pamusoropeimbayakenomundawake.

4ZvinomambowakangeachitaurirananaGehazimuranda womunhuwaMwari,akati,Dondirondedzerawozvinhu zvosezvikuru,zvakaitwanaErisha.

5Zvinowakatiachaudzamambokutiwakamutsachitunha sei,kutimukadziuyowaakangaamutsiramwanakomana wakearimupenyu,akachemakunamambopamusoro peimbayakenomundawakeIpapoGehaziakati,Ishe wangumambo,ndiyeyumukadzi,noyuyundiye mwanakomanawake,wakamutswanaErisha.

6Mambowakatiabvunzamukadzi,iyeakamuudza Naizvozvomambowakarairamumwemukurupamusoro pake,akati,Mudzoserezvosezvaivazvake,nemichero yomunda,kubvapazuvaraakabvanaropanyikakusvikira zvino.

7ErishaakasvikaDhamasiko;Bhenihadhadhimambo weSiriawakangeachirwara;akaudzwa,zvichinzi,Munhu waMwariwasvikapano

8IpapomamboakatikunaHazaeri,Torachipomuruoko rwako,undosangananomunhuwaMwari,ubvunzeJehovha naye,uti,Ndichaporapakurwaraukuhere?

9NaizvozvoHazaeriakaendakundosangananaye,akatora chipochezvosezvakanakazveDhamasiko,mutoro wemakameraanamakumimana,akasvika,akamira pamberipake,akati,MwanakomanawenyuBhenihadhadhi, mamboweSiria,akanditumakwamuri,achiti,Ndichapora pakurwaraukuhere?

10Erishaakatikwaari,Enda,undotikwaari,Zvirokwazvo haangapori;asiJehovhawakandiratidzakutizvirokwazvo iyeuchafa

11Akarambaakamunananidzakusvikiraanyara;munhu waMwariakachema.

12IpapoHazaeriakati,Munochemeiko,ishewangu?Iye akapindura,akati,Nokutindinozivazvakaipazvauchaitira vanavaIsiraeri;uchapisanharedzavo,uchaurayamajaya avonomunondo,nokuputsanyavanavavo,nokutumbura vakadzivavovanemimba

13Hazaeriakati,Komurandawenyuchinyiko,iyoimbwa zvayo,kutindiitechinhuichichikuruchakadai?Erisha akapindura,akati,Jehovhawakandiratidza,kutiiweuchava mamboweSiria

14NaizvozvoakabvakunaErisha,akaendakunatenzi wake;iyeakatikwaari,Erishawatikudinikwauri? Akapindura,akati,Wakandiudzakutizvirokwazvo uchapora

15Zvinofumemangwanaakatorajira,akarinyika mumvura,akamuwarirachisochake,akafa;Hazaeri akamuteverapaushe

16ZvinonegorerechishanuraJoramumwanakomana waAhabhi,mambowaIsiraeri,Jehoshafatiarimambo waJudha,JehoramumwanakomanawaJehoshafatimambo waJudha,akatangakubataushe.

17Akangaasvikamakoremakumimatatunamaviri pakutangakwakekubataushe;akabataushepaJerusaremu makoremasere.

18AkafambanenzirayamadzimamboaIsiraeri,sezvakaita imbayaAhabhi;nekutimukundawaAhabhiakangaari mukadziwake,akaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha.

19KunyangezvakadaroJehovhawakangeasingadi kuparadzaJudha,nokudakwaDhavhidhimurandawake, nekutiwakangeamupikira,kutiuchamupamwenjewavana vakenguvadzose

20ZvinonamazuvaakevaEdhomuvakamukiravaJudha, vakazviitiramambowavo.

21IpapoJoramuakaendaZairi,anengorodzakedzose; akamukausiku,akaparadzavaEdhomuvakanga vakamukombanavakuruvengoro;vanhuvakatizira kumatendeavo

22KunyangezvakadarovaEdhomuvakamukiravaJudha, kusvikirazuvaranhasi.IpapoveRibhinavakamukirawo nenguvaiyo

23MamwemabasaaJoramu,nezvosezvaakaita,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aJudha?

24Joramuakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwakuna madzibabaakemugutaraDhavhidhi,Ahazia mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

25NegorereguminamaviriraJoramumwanakomana waAhabhimambowaIsiraeri,Ahaziamwanakomana waJehoramumambowaJudha,akatangakubataushe

26Ahaziaakangaasvikamakoremakumimavirinamaviri pakutangakwakekubataushe;akabataushepaJerusaremu gorerimweZitaramaivakerakangaririAtaria,mukunda waOmirimambowaIsiraeri.

27IyeakafambanenzirayeimbayaAhabhi,akaitazvakaipa pamberipaJehovha,sezvakaitwaneimbayaAhabhi;nekuti akangaarimukwamboweimbayaAhabhi.

28AkaendanaJoramumwanakomanawaAhabhikundorwa naHazaerimamboweSiriapaRamotiGiriyadhi;vaSiria vakakuvadzaJoramu

29MamboJoramuakadzokeraJezereerikutiarapwe mavangaakeaakatemwanavaSiriapaRama,nguva yaakarwanaHazaerimamboweSiriaIpapoAhazia mwanakomanawaJehoramumambowaJudha,akaenda kundoonaJoramumwanakomanawaAhabhipaJezereeri, nekutiakangaachirwara

CHITSAUKO9

1ZvinomuporofitaErishawakadanamumwe wavanakomanavavaporofita,akatikwaari,Chizvisunga chiuno,utorechinuichichamafutamuruokorwako,uende RamotiGiriyadhi;

2Zvinokanawasvikapo,utsvakirepoJehumwanakomana waJehoshafatimwanakomanawaNimishi;upinde, ugomurairaasimukepakatipehamadzake,ugomuisa muimbayomukati;

3Ipapoutorechinuchamafuta,ugoadirapamusorowake, uchiti,ZvanzinaJehovha,ndakuzodza,kutiuvemambo waIsiraeriIpapouzaruramukova,utize,usanonoka

4Naizvozvojaya,irojayaromuporofita,rakaenda RamotiGiriyadhi.

5Wakatiasvikapo,akawanavakuruvehondovagerepasi; akati,Ndineshokokwamuri,imwimukuruJehuakati, Kunani,kwatiritose?Iyeakati,Kunemi,imwimukuru.

6Ipapoakasimuka,akapindamumba;akadiramafuta pamusorowake,akatikwaari,ZvanzinaJehovha,Mwari waIsiraeri,Ndakakuzodzakutiuvemambowavanhu vaJehovha,ivovaIsiraeri

7UchaparadzaimbayaAhabhitenziwako,kutinditsive roparavarandavanguvaporofita,neroparavarandavose vaJehovhakunaIzebheri

8NokutiimbayoseyaAhabhiichaparara,uye ndichaparadzakunaAhabhimunhuanoshorarusvingo, asinamukova,akasiiwapakatipaIsiraeri

9NdichaitaimbayaAhabhiseimbayaJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati,uyeseimbayaBhaasha mwanakomanawaAhija;

10ImbwadzichadyaIzebheripanyikayeJezereeri,hakuna uchamuviga.Ipapoakazaruramukova,ndokutiza.

11ZvinoJehuakabudakuvarandavashewake,mumwe akatikwaari,Kunomufarohere?Benziirirakavingeiko kwauri?Akatikwavari:Munozivahenyumunhuuyu, nokutaurakwake

12Ivovakati,Inhema;tiudzezvino.Iyeakati,Wandiudza zvokutinezvokuti,akati,ZvanzinaJehovha,ndakuzodza, kutiuvemambowaIsiraeri

13Ipapovakakurumidza,mumwenomumweakatora nguvoyake,akaiisapasipakepamusoropezvikwiriso, vakaridzahwamanda,vakati,Jehundimambo!

14NaizvozvoJehumwanakomanawaJehoshafati, mwanakomanawaNimishi,akamukiraJoramu(Zvino JoramuwakangearindaRamotiGiriyadhi,iyenavaIsiraeri vose,nokudakwaHazaerimamboweSiria.

+15AsiMamboJoramuakangaadzokerakuJezreeri+ kutiarapwemarondaakeaakangaakuvadzwanevaSiriya paakarwanaHazaerimamboweSiriya.)Jehuakati:“Kana muchida,ngaparegekuvanomunhuanobudakanakutiza mugutakutiaendekunozivisaizvozvokuJezreeri

16NaizvozvoJehuakafambanengoro,akaendaJezereeri; nekutiJoramuwakangeavetepo.ZvinoAhaziamambo waJudhawakangeaburukirakuzoonaJoramu

17Zvinonharirireyakangaimirepamusoropeshongwe yeJezereeri,ikaonabokaraJehurichiuya,ikati,Ndinoona bokaJoramuakati,Toramutasviwebhiza,umutume kundosangananavo,ati,Kunorugarehere?

18Naizvozvomumweakakwirabhiza,akandosangana naye,akati,Zvanzinamambo,Kunorugarehere?Jehu akati,Uneikonorugare?TendeukashurekwanguNharirire yakataura,ikati,Nhumeyakasvikakwavari,asi haidzokizve

19Zvinoakatumawechipiri,wakangeakatasvabhiza,iye akasvikakwavari,akati,Zvanzinamambo,Rugarehere? Jehuakati,Uneikonorugare?Tendeukashurekwangu 20Nharirireyakataura,ikati,Wakasvikahakekwavari,asi haadzokizve;uyekufambisakwakafanananokufambisa kwaJehumwanakomanawaNimishi;nekutianotyaira nehasha.

21Joramuakati,Sungaingoro!Ngoroyakeikagadzirwa IpapoJoramumambowaIsiraeri,naAhaziamambo waJudhavakabuda,mumwenomumwenengoroyake, vakandorwanaJehu,vakasangananayepabinduraNabhoti muJezereeri

22ZvinoJoramuwakatiachionaJehu,akati,Kunorugare here,nhaiJehu?Iyeakapindura,akati,Rugarerwei,kana ufevehwamaivakoIzebherinouroyihwavohuchiripo huzhinji?

23IpapoJoramuakadzosamaokoake,akatiza,akatikuna Ahazia,Tanyengerwa,Ahazia!

24IpapoJehuakabwemburautahwakenesimbarose, akapfuraJoramupakatipamafudziake,musevendokubuda napamoyowake,akawiramungoroyake

25ZvinoJehuakatikunaBhidhikari,mukuruwake wehondo,Musimudze,umurashirepabinduromunda waNabhotimuJezereeri;

26ZvanzinaJehovha,Zvirokwazvo,ndakaonazuroropa raNabhoti,neroparavanakomanavake;ndichakutsiva pabinduiriromunda,”ndizvozvinotauraJehovha Naizvozvozvinomutoreumukandiremubindu, sezvakarehwaneshokoraJehovha

27AsiAhaziamambowaJudhawakatiachizviona,akatiza nenzirayeimbayomunda.Jehuakamutevera,akati, MuurayenaiyewomungoroVakaitasaizvozvo pamukwidzwaunoendaGuri,riripaIbhireamiAkatizira kuMegidho,akandofirapo.

28VarandavakevakamutakuriraJerusaremunengoro, vakamuvigapahwirohwakekunamadzibabaakemuguta raDhavhidhi

29AhaziaakatangakubataushehwaJudhanegoreregumi nerimweraJoramumwanakomanawaAhabhi

30ZvinoJehuwakatiachisvikapaJezereeri,Izebheri akazvinzwa;akazvipendakumeso,akashongedzamusoro wake,akatariranapahwindo

31ZvinoJehuakatiachipindanapasuwo,akati,Kuno rugarehere,nhaiiweZimiri,uyawakaurayatenziwake?

32Iyeakatarirakuhwindo,akati,Ndianikounonzwana neni?WHO?Zvinokwakatarirakwaarivatenwavaviri kanavatatu

33Akati,Musundirepasi.Naizvozvovakamusundirapasi, rimweroparakerikachambwadzirapamadziro napamabhiza,akamutsikanamakumboake

34Zvinowakatiapinda,akadyanokumwa,akati,Zvino endaimundotariramukadziuyoakatukwa,mumuvige, nekutimukundawamambo

35Vakaendakundomuviga,asihavanakuwanachinhu,asi dehenyarake,netsoka,nezvanzazvamaokoake.

36NaizvozvovakadzokavakamuudzaIyeakati,Ndiro shokoraJehovha,raakatauranomurandawakeEria muTishibhi,zvaakati,ImbwadzichadyanyamayaIzebheri panyikayeJezereeri;

37ZvinochitunhachaIzebherichichavasomupfudze pamusoropomundapamundaweJezereeri;kutivaregekuti, UyundiyeIzebheri

CHITSAUKO10

1ZvinoAhabhiwakangeanavanakomanavanamakumi manomwepaSamariaJehuakanyoratsamba,akadzitumira SamariakumachindaeJezereeri,kuvakuru,nokuna vairidzisavanavaAhabhi,akati,

2Zvinokanatsambaiyiichisvikakwamuri,vanakomana vatenziwenyuzvavaripakatipenyu,nengoronamabhiza zvirikokwamuri,negutarakakombwanorusvingo, nenhumbidzokurwanadzo;

3Tariraiwomwanakomanawatenziwenyuwakanaka kukundavose,mumugadzepachigarochoushechababa vake,murwireimbayatenziwenyu

4Asiivovakangavachityakwazvo,vakati,Madzimambo maviriakangaasingagonikumukunda,zvinoisu tichamukundaseiko?

5Zvinomutaririweimbanomutaririweguta,navakuru, navarerivavana,vakatumashokokunaJehu,vachiti,Tiri varandavenyu,tichaitazvosezvamunotiraira;hatingagadzi mambo;itaihenyusezvamunoda

6Ipapoakavanyoreratsambarwechipiri,akati,Kanamuri vangu,kanamukateererainzwirangu,toraimisoro yavarume,ivovanakomanavatenziwenyu,muuye kwandiripaJezereerimangwananenguvaino.Zvino vanakomanavamambo,ivovanhuvanamakumimanomwe, vaivakuvakuruveguta,vaivarera

7Zvinotsambaiyoyakatiichisvikakwavari,vakabata vanakomanavamambo,vakavauraya,ivovanhuvana makumimanomwe,vakaisamisoroyavomumatengu, ndokuitumirakwaariJezereeri.

8Nhumeikasvika,ikamuudza,ikati,Vauyanemisoro yavanakomanavamamboIyeakati,Itaimirwimiviri pavanopindanapopasuwo,kusvikiramangwana.

9Fumemangwanaakabuda,akandomirapo,akatikuvanhu vose,Imihamunemhosvahenyu;tarirai,ndinindamukira tenziwangu,ndikamuuraya;asindianikoaurayaavavose?

10ZvinozivaikutihakunashokorimweraJehovha richawirapasi,rakataurwanaJehovhapamusoropeimba yaAhabhi;nekutiJehovhawakaitazvaakatauranomuranda wakeEria

11NaizvozvoJehuakaurayavosevakangavasaraveimba yaAhabhipaJezereeri,nevakuruvakevose,nehamadzake, navapristivake,kusvikiraasinakumusiiranomumwe

12Zvinoakasimuka,akabva,akasvikaSamaria.akatiari paimbayokuveuramakwaipanzira

13Jehuakasangananavanin'inavaAhazimambowaJudha, akati,Ndimwianiko?Ivovakapindura,vakati,Tiri vanin'inavaAhazia;zvinotaburukakundokwazisavana vamambonavanavavahosi

14Iyeakati,VabateivarivapenyuVakavabatavari vapenyu,vakavaurayapadzivareimbapavaiveuramakwai, varumevanamakumimananavaviri;haanakusiya kunyangenomumwewavo.

15Zvinowakatiabvapo,akasangananaJehonadhabhi mwanakomanawaRekabhu,wangaachiuyakuzosangana naye,akamukwazisa,akatikwaari,moyowako wakaruramahere,sokururamakomoyowangukwauri?

Jehonadhabhuakapindura,akati,NdizvohazvoKana zvakadaro,ndibateruokorwakoAkamubataruoko; akamukwidzamungoro

16Akati,Hendei,undoonakushingaira kwandinoshingairiraJehovhanako.Naizvozvo vakamufambisamungoroyake

17WakatiasvikaSamaria,akaurayavosevakangavasara vaAhabhimuSamaria,kusvikiraamuparadza,neshoko raJehovharakangararehwanaEria

18IpapoJehuakaunganidzavanhuvose,akatikwavari, AhabhiwakashumiraBhaarizvishoma;asiJehu uchamubatirazvikuru

19NaizvozvozvinochidanaivaporofitavosevaBhaari, navarandavakevose,navapristivakevose,vauyekwandiri; ngakuregekushaikwakunyangenomumwe;nekutindine chibayirochikuruchandichaitiraBhaari;aninani unoshaikwahaangararami.AsiJehuwakaitaizvozvo namanomano,kutiaparadzevanamativaBhaari

20Jehuakati,DanidziraiBhaarizuvaromutambomukuru Uyevakaparidza.

21ZvinoJehuakatumanhumepakatipaIsiraeripose, vanamativosevaBhaarivakauya;hakunamunhuwakasara, akasauya.VakapindamumbamaBhaari;imbayaBhaari yakangaizerekubvakunorumwerutivikusvikirakuno rumwe

22Akatikumutaririwenguvo,VigiravanamativaBhaari vosenguvoAkavabudisiranguvo

23IpapoJehuakapindamumbamaBhaari,naJehonadhabhi mwanakomanawaRekabhi,akatikuvanamativaBhaari, Tsvakai,mutarirekutipanopakatipenyuparegekuva nomumwewevashumirivaJehovha,asivanamativaBhaari chete.

24Zvinovakativapindakundobayirazvibayironezvipiriso zvinopiswa,Jehuakagadzakunzevarumevanamakumi masere,akati,Kanamumwewavarumevandakaisa mumaokoenyuakapukunyuka,unomurega,upenyuhwake huchatsihwanoupenyuhwake

25Zvinowakatiapedzakubayirachipirisochinopiswa Jehuakatikuvarindinokuvakuru,Pindai,muvauraye; ngakuregekuvanomunhuanobuda.Vakavauraya neminondoinopinza;varindinavakuruvakavarashira kunze,vakaendakugutareimbayaBhaari

26IpapovakabudisambirudzeimbayaBhaari,vakadzipisa

27VakaputsawombiruyaBhaari,vakaputsaimbayaBhaari, vakaiitaimbayembudzikusvikiranhasi

28SaizvozvoJehuwakaparadzaBhaaripakatipaIsiraeri

29AsiJehuhaanakutsaukapazvivizvaJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati,zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo, idzomhurudzendaramadzakangadziripaBhetieri,nedziri paDhani

30ZvinoJehovhaakatikunaJehu:Zvawakaitazvakanaka pakuitazvakaruramapamberipangu,uyewaitiraimba yaAhabhizvinoenderananezvosezvaivamumoyomangu,

vanavakoverudzirwechinavachagarapachigarocheushe chaIsraeri.

31AsiJehuhaanakurangarirakufambamumurayiro waJehovhaMwariwaIsiraerinomoyowakewose;nekuti haanakutsaukapazvivizvaJerobhoamu,zvaakatadzisa Isiraerinazvo

32NamazuvaiwayoJehovhaakatangakutapudza vaIsiraeri,HazaeriakavaparadzapanyikayoseyaIsiraeri; 33kubvapaJoridhanizvichiendamabvazuva,nenyikayose yeGiriyadhi,neyavaGadhi,neyavaRubheni,neyavaManase, kubvapaAroeriparwiziArinoni,ndiroGiriyadhi neBhashani

34ZvinomamwemabasaaJehu,nezvosezvaakaita, nesimbarakerose,hazvinakunyorwaheremubhuku yaMakoronikeamadzimamboalsiraeri?

35Jehuakavatanamadzibabaake,vakamuvigapaSamaria. Jehoahazimwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

36NguvayakabataJehuushehwaIsiraeripaSamariaaiva makoremakumimavirinamasere.

CHITSAUKO11

1ZvinoAtariamaivaAhazia,vakativachionakuti mwanakomanawavoafa,vakasimuka,vakaparadzavose vorudzirwamambo.

2AsiJehoshebhamukundawamamboJoramu,hanzvadzi yaAhazia,wakatoraJoashimwanakomanawaAhazia, akamubapakatipavanakomanavamambovaiurawa; vakamuvanza,iyenomureriwake,mumbamokuvata pamberipaAtaria,kutiaregekuurawa

3AkagaranayeakavanzwamumbamaJehovhamakore matanhatu;Atariaakabataushepanyika

4ZvinonegorerechinomweJehoyadhaakatumanhume akatoravataririvemazana,nevakuru,nevarindi,akavaisa kwaarimumbamaJehovha,akaitasunganonavo, akavapikisamumbamaJehovha,akavaratidza mwanakomanawamambo.

5Akavaraira,akati,Ndizvozvamunofanirakuita;chetatu chenyumunopindanesabatamunofanirakuvavarindi veimbayamambo;

6chimwechetatumunofanirakumirapasuworeSuri; chimwechetatupasuworirishurekwavarindi;saizvozvo munofanirakurindaimba,kutiiregekuputswa.

7Magovemavirienyumosemunobudanesabata, munofanirakurindaimbayaJehovhamuchikombamambo 8Mukombemambo,mumwenomumweakabatanhumbi dzokurwanadzomuruokorwake;aninaaniunopinda pakatipemisara,ngaaurawe;mugarenamambokana achibudauyekanaachipinda

9Vakuruvamazanavakaitazvosezvavakarairwa nomupristiJehoyadha;mumwenomumweakatoravanhu vake,ivovaifanirakupindanesabatanesabata,naivo vaifanirakubudanesabata,vakasvikakumupristi Jehoyadha

10mupristiakapavakuruvamazanamapfumonenhovo zvamamboDhavhidhi,zvaivamutemberiyaJehovha 11Zvinovarindivakamira,mumwenomumweakabata nhumbidzokurwanadzomuruokorwake,vakakomba mambo,kubvakurutivirworudyirweimbakusvikira kurutivirworuboshwerweimba,napaaritarineimba.

12Ipapoakabudisamwanakomanawamambo,akamudzika korona,akamupachipupuriro;vakamuitamambo,

vakamuzodza;vakarovamaoko,vakati,Mambo ngaararame!

13ZvinoAtariawakatiachinzwamhere-mhereyavarindi navanhu,akapindakuvanhumumbamaJehovha.

14Akatarira,akaonamamboamirepambiru,setsikayake, machindanavaridzivehwamandavamirekunamambo, navanhuvosevenyikavakafara,vachiridzahwamanda; Atariaakabvaruranguvodzake,akadanidzira,achiti, Ndamukirwa,Ndamukirwa

15ZvinomupristiJehoyadhaakarairavakuruvamazana, vataririvehondo,akatikwavari,Mubudiseipakatipemisara yavanhu;anomuteveraiyemuurayenomunondonekuti mupristiwakati,NgaaregekuurawamumbamaJehovha.

16Vakaisamaokokwaari;akaendanenzirayaipinda mabhizanayokumbakwamambo,ndokuurayirwapo

17ZvinoJehoyadhaakaitasunganopakatipaJehovha namambonavanhu,kutivavevanhuvaJehovha;napakati pamambonavanhu

18VanhuvosevenyikavakaendakumbakwaBhaari, vakaiputsa;vakaputsakwazvoaritaridzakenemifananidzo yake,vakaurayaMatanimupristiwaBhaaripamberi pearitari.mupristindokugadzavataririveimbayaJehovha.

19Akatoravataririvamazana,navakuru,navarindi, navanhuvosevenyika;vakaburusamambopaimba yaJehovha,vakaendakumbakwamambonenzirayesuwo ravarindiIpapoakagarapachigarochoushe chamadzimambo

20Naizvozvovanhuvosevenyikavakafara,guta rikanyarara;ivovakaurayaAtarianomunondopaimba yamambo

21Jehoashiakangaasvikamakoremanomwepakutanga kwakekubataushe

CHITSAUKO12

1NegorerechinomweraJehu,Jehoashiwakatangakubata ushe;akabataushepaJerusaremumakoremakumimana. zitaramaivakerakangaririZibhiaweBheerishebha 2JehoashiakaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovhamazuva akeose,aakadzidziswanawonomupristiJehoyadha.

3Asimatunhuakakwirirahaanakubviswa;vanhu vakarambavachibayiranokupisazvinonhuhwira pamatunhuakakwirira.

4Jehoashiakatikuvapristi:Mariyoseyezvinhuzvitsvene, inouyiswamuimbayaJehovha,mariyomumwenomumwe wakaverenga,nemariinotarirwanomunhumumwe nomumwe,nemariyoseinopindamumwoyowomunhuupi noupikutiauyenayokuimbayaJehovha;

5Vapristingavazvigamuchirekwavari,mumwenomumwe kuvazikanivake,vagadzirezvakaputsikapaimbapose panowanikwapakaputsika

6Asinegoreramakumimavirinamataturamambo Jehoashivapristivakangavachigerekugadzira zvakaputsikapaimba

7ZvinomamboJehoashiakadanamupristiJehoyadha navamwevapristi,akatikwavari,Munoregereikokugadzira zvakaputsikapaimba?naizvozvozvinochiregaikutora marikuvazikamwivenyu,asimuipakirezvakaputsika paimba

8Vapristivakatendakusatoramarikuvanhu,kunyange kugadzirazvakaputsikapaimba

9ZvinomupristiJehoyadhawakatorabhokisi,ndokuboora buripachifunhirocharo,ndokurigadzikaparutivirwearitari, kurutivirwerudyi,kanamunhuachipindamumba maJehovha;

10Zvinovakativachionakutimaivanemarizhinji mubhokisi,munyoriwamambonomupristimukuruvaiuya, voiisamuhomwe,vorondedzeramariyakangayawanikwa mumbamaJehovha.

11Zvinovakapamariyacho,sezvavakangavaudzwa, mumaokoevaitivebasa,vaitariraimbayaJehovha,vakaiisa kuvavezinevavaki,vaibatapaimbayaJehovha 12navavaki,navavezivamabwe,vakatengamatanda namabweakavezwakutivagadzirezvakaputsikapaimba yaJehovha,navosevakangavachigadzirirwakuigadzira imba

13AsihavanakugadziriraimbayaJehovhambiya dzesirivha,nembato,nembiya,nehwamanda,nemidziyoipi neipiyendarama,kanamidziyoyesirivha,nemari yakauyiswamumbamaJehovha.

14Asivakaipavabati,vakagadziranayoimbayaJehovha 15Uyehavanakuzobvunzavanhuavovavaipamari mumaokoavo,kuzoripiravaibatabasa;nekutivaibata vakatendeka

16Asimariyezvipirisozvemhosva,nemariyezvivi, hazvinakuiswamumbamaJehovha;

17ZvinoHazaerimamboweSiriawakaendakundorwa neGati,akarikunda,Hazaeriakaringirachisochakekuenda Jerusaremu.

18JehoashimambowaJudhaakatorazvinhuzvose zvitsvene,zvakangazvatsaurwanaJehoshafati,naJehoramu, naAhazia,madzibabaake,madzimamboaJudha,nezvinhu zvakezvitsvene,nendaramayoseyakawanikwapafuma yeimbayaJehovha,nomuimbayamambo,akazvitumira kunaHazaerimamboweSiria,akabvaJerusaremu.

19MamwemabasaaJoashi,nezvosezvaakaita,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aJudha?

20Varandavakevakasimuka,vakarangana,vakauraya JoashipaimbayaMiro,inoburukiraSira

21NekutiJozakarimwanakomanawaShimeati, naJehozabhadhimwanakomanawaShomeri,varandavake, ndivovakamubaya,akafa;vakamuvigakumadzibabaake mugutaraDhavhidhi;Amaziamwanakomanawake akamuteverapaushe

CHITSAUKO13

1NegoreramakumimavirinamataturaJoashi mwanakomanawaAhaziamambowaJudha,Jehoahazi mwanakomanawaJehuwakatangakubataushehwaIsiraeri paSamaria,akaubatamakoreaneguminamanomwe

2AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,akateverazvivi zvaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati,zvaakatadzisa Isiraerinazvo;haanakutsaukakwairi

3ZvinokutsamwakwaJehovhakwakamukiravaIsiraeri, akavaisamuruokorwaHazaerimamboweSiria,nomuruoko rwaBhenihadhadhimwanakomanawaHazaerimazuvaavo ose

4JehoahaziakanyengeterakunaJehovha,Jehovha akamunzwa,nekutiwakaonakutambudzwakwaIsiraeri kwavakangavachitambudzwanakonamamboweSiria

5JehovhaakapavaIsiraerimuponesi,ivovakabudapasi pamaokoavaSiria;vanavaIsiraerivakagaramumatende avosapakutanga

6Kunyangezvakadarohavanakutsaukapazvivizveimba yaJerobhoamu,zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo,asivakaramba vachifambamazviri;matandaokunamatanawoakasarawo paSamaria

7UyehaanakusiiraJehoahazivanhu,asivatasvi vamabhizavanamakumimashanu,nengorodzinegumi, navanhuvaifambanamakumbovanezviuruzvinegumi; nekutimamboweSiriawakangeavaparadza,akavaita seguruvarinopura

8MamwemabasaaJehoahazi,nezvosezvaakaita,nesimba rake,hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaIsiraeri?

9Jehoahaziakavatanamadzibabaake;vakamuviga paSamaria,Joashimwanakomanawakeakamutevera paushe

10NegoreramakumimatatunamanomweraJoashimambo waJudha,JehoashimwanakomanawaJehoahaziwakatanga kubataushehwaIsiraeripaSamaria,akaubatamakoreane guminamatanhatu.

11AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha;haanakutsauka pazvivizvosezvaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati, zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo,asiwakafambamazviri.

12MamwemabasaaJoashi,nezvosezvaakaita,nesimba rakeraakarwanaronaAmaziamambowaJudha,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aIsiraeri?

13Joashiakavatanamadzibabaake;Jerobhoamuakagara pachigarochakechoushe;JoashiakavigwapaSamariakuna madzimamboaIsiraeri

14ZvinoErishawakangeachirwaranehoshayaakazofa nayo.JoashimambowaIsiraeriakaendakwaari,akachema pamusoropechisochake,akati,Babavangu,babavangu, ngoroyaIsiraerinavatasvivamabhizaayo!

15Erishaakatikwaari,Torautanemiseve;Ipapoakatora utanemisevekwaari

16AkatikunamambowaIsiraeri,Isaruokorwakopauta; akaisaruokorwakepamusoroparo,Erishaakaisamaoko akepamaokoamambo

17Akati,Zarurahwindorokumabvazuva;Iye ndokurizarura.Erishaakati,Fura!Iyendokupfura.Akati, NdiwomusevewaJehovhaunokunda,ndiwomuseve unokundavaSiria;nekutiimwimuchakundavaSiria paAfeki,kusvikiramavaparadza.

18Akati,Toramiseve;IyeakazvitoraAkatikunamambo waIsiraeri,Rovapasi.Iyeakarovakatatu,akarega.

19IpapomunhuwaMwariakamutsamwira,akati, Waifanirakurovakashanukanakatanhatu;ipapowakange wakundavaSiriakusvikirawavaparadza;asizvino uchakundavaSiriakatatuchete.

20Erishaakafa,vakamuvigaZvinomapokaevapambi evaMoabhundokupindamunyikapakutangakwegore

21Zvinozvakaitikavachivigamunhu,tarira,vakaonaboka ravanhu;vakakandiramunhumuguvaraErisha;zvino murumewakatiachigunzvamafupaaErisha,akararama, akamiranamakumboake

22AsiHazaerimamboweSiriaakatambudzavaIsiraeri mazuvaoseaJehoahazi.

23Jehovhaakavaitiranyasha,akavanenyashanavo, akavawonehanyanavo,nokudakwesunganoyake

naAbhurahamu,nalsaka,naJakove,akasadakuvaparadza, kanakuvarashirakurenayepanguvaiyo.

24NaizvozvoHazaerimamboweSiriaakafa; Bhenihadhadhimwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe. 25IpapoJehoashimwanakomanawaJehoahazi akatorerazveBhenihadhadhimwanakomanawaHazaeri, magutaaakangaatorerababavakeJehoahazipakurwa Joashiakamukundakatatu,akatorazvemagutaaIsiraeri.

CHITSAUKO14

1NegorerechipiriraJoashimwanakomanawaJehoahazi mambowaIsiraeri,AmaziamwanakomanawaJoashi mambowaJudha,akatangakubataushe

2Akangaasvikamakoremakumimavirinamashanu pakutangakwakekubataushe;akabataushepaJerusaremu makoremakumimavirinamapfumbamwe;zitaramaivake rakangaririJehoadhaniweJerusaremu

3AkaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha,asihaana kufanananababavakeDhavhidhi;akaitazvosezvakaita babavakeJoashi

4Kunyangezvakadaromatunhuakakwirirahaana kubviswa,asivanhuvakarambavachibayiranokupisa zvinonhuhwirapamatunhuakakwirira

5Zvinoushehwakatihuchangosimbiswanaye,akauraya varandavakevakaurayamambobabavake

6Asihaanakuurayavanavevaurayi,sezvakanga zvanyorwamubhukuyomurayirowaMozisi,sezvakarairwa naJehovha,achiti,Madzibabahaafanirikuurawapamusoro pavana,navanahavafanirikuurawapamusoropamadzibaba; asimunhumumwenomumweanofanirakuurayirwazvivi zvake

7AkaurayavanezviuruzvinegumizvavaEdhomu pamupatawomunyu,akakundawoSerapakurwa, akaritumidzazitarinonziJokiteeri,kusvikirazuvaranhasi 8IpapoAmaziaakatumanhumekunaJehoashi mwanakomanawaJehoahazimwanakomanawaJehu, mambowaIsiraeri,akati,Uyationane 9JehoashimambowaIsiraeriakatumashokokunaAmazia mambowaJudha,akati,Rukatorwakangaruri paRebhanonirwakatumashokokumusidhariwakangeuri paRebhanoni,rukati,Ipamwanakomanawangu mwanasikanawako,avemukadziwake;

10IwewakundavaEdhomuzvirokwazvo,zvinomoyo wakowozvikudza;chizvikudzahako,ugarekumusha; nekutiunotsvakireikonjodzi,uwiremo,iwenaJudha pamwechetenewe?

11AsiAmaziawakarambakunzwa.NaizvozvoJehoashi mambowaIsiraeriakaenda;iyenaAmaziamambowaJudha vakatariranazvisopaBhetishemeshiraivaraJudha 12JudhavakakundwanaIsiraeri;vakatizamumwe nomumwekutenderake.

13JehoashimambowaIsiraeriakasungaAmaziamambo waJudha,mwanakomanawaJehoashi,mwanakomana waAhazia,paBhetishemeshi,akasvikaJerusaremu, akaputsarusvingorweJerusaremu,kubvapasuwo raEfuremukusvikirapasuworapakona,mamitaana mazanamana

14Akatorandaramayosenesirivha,nemidziyoyose yakawanikwamumbamaJehovha,napafumayeimba yamambo,navanhukuzovarubatso,akadzokeraSamaria

15MamwemabasaaJehoashiaakaita,nesimbarake, nokurwakwakenaAmaziamambowaJudha,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aIsiraeri?

16Jehoashiakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwa paSamariakunamadzimamboaIsiraeri;Jerobhoamu mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

17ZvinoAmaziamwanakomanawaJoashimambo waJudhawakagaraarimupenyumakoreanegumi namashanu,shurekokufakwaJehoashimwanakomana waJehoahazimambowaIsiraeri

18ZvinomamwemabasaaAmaziahaanakunyorwahere mubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimamboaJudha?

19ZvinovakaranganakumuurayapaJerusaremu,akatizira Rakishi;asivakatumavanhukumuteveraRakishi, vakamuurayirapo.

20Vakauyanayepamabhiza,akavigwakunamadzibaba akemugutaraDhavhidhi

21ZvinovanhuvosevaJudhavakatoraAzaria,wakange anamakoreaneguminamatanhatu,vakamuitamambo panzvimboyababavakeAmazia

22IyeakavakaErati,akaridzoserakunaJudha,mambo avatanamadzibabaake

23NegorereguminamashanuraAmaziamwanakomana waJoashimambowaJudha,Jerobhoamumwanakomana waJoashi,mambowaIsiraeri,akatangakubataushe paSamaria,akaubatamakoreanamakumimananerimwe

24AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha;haanakutsauka pazvivizvosezvaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati, zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo

25IyeakadzoreramuganhuwaIsraerikubvapavanopinda paHamatikusvikirakugungwaromubani,maererano neshokoraJehovhaMwariwaIsraeriraakatauranomuromo womurandawakeJonamwanakomanawaAmitai, muporofitaweGatiheferi

26NekutiJehovhawakaonakutambudzikakwaIsiraeri, kutikwakangakwakanyanyakwazvo,nekutikwakanga kusinaakapfigwa,kwakangakusinamubatsiri,kwakanga kusinamubatsiriwaIsiraeri

27AsiJehovhahaanakutaurakutiuchadzimazita raIsiraeripasipedenga,asiwakavaponesanoruoko rwaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaJoashi 28MamwemabasaaJerobhoamu,nezvosezvaakaita, nesimbarake,kurwakwaakaita,nokudzosakwaakaita DhamasikoneHamatiraivaraJudhakunaIsiraeri,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aIsiraeri?

29Jerobhoamuakavatanamadzibabaake,madzimambo aIsiraeri;Zekariyamwanakomanawakeakamutevera paushe

CHITSAUKO15

1NegoreramakumimavirinamanomweraJerobhoamu mambowaIsiraeri,AzariamwanakomanawaAmazia mambowaJudha,wakatangakubataushe

2Akangaasvikamakoreguminamatanhatupakutanga kwakekubataushe,akabataushepaJerusaremumakore makumimashanunamaviri;zitaramaivakerakangariri JekoriaweJerusaremu.

3AkaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha,sezvakaitababa vakeAmaziapazvose;

4Asimatunhuakakwirirahaanakubviswa,vanhu vakarambavachibayiranokupisazvinonhuhwira pamatunhuakakwirira

5Jehovhaakarovamambo,akavanamaperembudzi kusvikirazuvarokufakwake,akagaraariogamuimba. Jotamumwanakomanawamamboakangaarimutariri weimba,akatongawomhosvadzavanhuvenyika 6ZvinomamwemabasaaAzaria,nezvosezvaakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaJudha?

7Azariaakavatanamadzibabaake;vakamuviga kumadzibabaakemugutaraDhavhidhi;Jotamu mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe.

8NegoreramakumimatatunamasereraAzariamambo waJudha,ZekariyamwanakomanawaJerobhoamuwakava mambowaIsiraeripaSamariamwedzimitanhatu.

9AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,sezvakaita madzibabaake;haanakutsaukapazvivizvaJerobhoamu mwanakomanawaNebhati,zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo.

10SharumimwanakomanawaJabheshiakamumukira, akamubayapamberipavanhu,akamuuraya,iye akamuteverapaushe.

11ZvinomamwemabasaaZekariya,tariraiakanyorwa mubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimamboaIsiraeri

12NdiroshokoraJehovharaakataurakunaJehu,achiti, Vanakomanavakovachagarapachigarochoushe hwaIsiraerikusvikiraparudzirwechinaUyezvakaitika saizvozvo.

13SharumimwanakomanawaJabheshiwakatangakubata ushenegoreramakumimatatunamapfumbamweraUziya mambowaJudha;akabataushepaSamariamwedziwose.

14ZvinoMenahemimwanakomanawaGadhiakabva Tiriza,akasvikaSamaria,akabayaSharumimwanakomana waJabheshipaSamaria,akamuuraya,akamuteverapaushe. 15ZvinomamwemabasaaSharumi,nokumukirakwake, tariraizvakanyorwamubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaIsiraeri.

16ZvinoMenahemiakaparadzaTifisa,navosevakanga varimukatimaro,nenyikayaro,kubvapaTiriza; akariparadza,nekutivakarambakumuzarurira;akatumbura vakadzivosevakangavanemimbamukatimaro 17NegoreramakumimatatunamapfumbamweraAzaria mambowaJudha,MenahemimwanakomanawaGadhi, wakatangakubataushehwaIsiraeri,akaubatamakoreane gumipaSamaria

18AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha;mazuvaakeose haanakutsaukapazvivizvaJerobhoamumwanakomana waNebhati,zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo.

19ZvinoPurimamboweAsiriaakauyakuzorwanenyika, MenahemiakapaPurimatarendaanechiuruchimwe esirivha,kutiamubatsirekusimbisaushehwake 20MenahemiakateresaIsiraeri,mumwenomumwe wakangeanesimba,akafuma,akabudisamashekeriana makumimashanuesirivha,kutizvipiwemamboweAsiria; NaizvozvomamboweAsiriaakadzoka,akasagarapanyika 21ZvinomamwemabasaaMenahemi,nezvosezvaakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaIsiraeri?

22Menahemiakavatanamadzibabaake;Pekahia mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe.

23NegoreramakumimashanuraAzariamambowaJudha, PekahiamwanakomanawaMenahemiwakatangakubata ushehwaIsiraeripaSamaria,akaubatamakoremaviri

24AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha;haanakutsauka pazvivizvaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati, zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo

25AsiPekamwanakomanawaRemaria,mukuruwake wehondoakamumukira,akamuurayapaSamaria,munhare yeimbayamambo,iyenaArigobhunaArienavanhuvana makumimashanuvaGiriyadhivakangavanaye; akamuuraya,akabataushepanzvimboyake

26ZvinomamwemabasaaPekahia,nezvosezvaakaita, tariraizvakanyorwamubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaIsiraeri

27NegoreramakumimashanunamaviriraAzariamambo waJudha,Peka,mwanakomanawaRemaria,akatanga kubataushehwaIsiraeripaSamaria,akaubatamakore makumimaviri

28AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha;haanakutsauka pazvivizvaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati, zvaakatadzisaIsiraerinazvo

29NamazuvaaPekamambowaIsiraeri,Tigiratipireseri mamboweAsiriaakasvika,akakundaIjoni, neAbheribhetimaaka,neJanowa,neKadheshi,neHazori, neGiriyadhi,neGarirea,iyonyikayoseyeNafutari, akavatapa,akaendanavoAsiria

30ZvinoHosheamwanakomanawaEraakaitandanga pamusoropaPekamwanakomanawaRemaria,akamubaya, akamuuraya,akamuteverapaushe,negoreramakumimaviri raJotamumwanakomanawaUziya

31ZvinomamwemabasaaPeka,nezvosezvaakaita,tarirai zvakanyorwamubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aIsiraeri

32NegorerechipiriraPekamwanakomanawaRemaria mambowaIsiraeri,JotamumwanakomanawaUziya mambowaJudha,wakatangakubataushe

33Akangaasvikamakoremakumimavirinamashanu pakutangakwakekubataushe,akabataushepaJerusaremu makoreaneguminamatanhatu;zitaramaivakerakangariri JerushamukundawaZadhoki.

34AkaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha,akaitazvose zvakaitwanababavakeUziya

35Kunyangezvakadaromatunhuakakwirirahaana kubviswa;vanhuvakarambavachibayiranokupisa zvinonhuhwirapamatunhuakakwiriraAkavakasuwo rokumusororeimbayaJehovha.

36ZvinomamwemabasaaJotamu,nezvosezvaakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaJudha?

37NamazuvaiwayoJehovhaakatangakutumaRezini mamboweSirianaPekamwanakomanawaRemaria kuzorwanaJudha.

38Jotamuakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwakuna madzibabaakepagutaraDhavhidhibabavake,Ahazi mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

CHITSAUKO16

1NegorereguminamanomweraPekamwanakomana waRemaria,AhazimwanakomanawaJotamumambo waJudhawakatangakubataushe

2Ahaziakangaanamakoremakumimaviripakutanga kwakekubataushe,akabataushepaJerusaremumakoreane guminamatanhatu;haanakuitazvakaruramapamberi paJehovhaMwariwake,sababavakeDhavhidhi.

3AsiwakafambanenzirayamadzimamboaIsiraeri, akapinzawomwanakomanawakemumotonetsika dzainyangadzadzavahedheni,vakangavadzingwa naJehovhapamberipavanavaIsiraeri.

4Akabayiranokupisazvinonhuhwirapamatunhu akakwirira,napazvikomo,napasipemitiyosemitema

5IpapoRezinimamboweSiria,naPekamwanakomana waRemariamambowaIsiraeri,vakasvikaJerusaremu kuzorwanaye;vakakombaAhazi,asivakangavasingagoni kumukunda

6NenguvaiyoRezinimamboweSiriaakadzoserazveSiria Erati,akadzingavaJudhapaErati,vakaendaErati, vakagarapokusvikiranhasi

7NaizvozvoAhaziakatumanhumekunaTigiratipireseri mamboweAsiria,akati,Ndirimurandawenyu nomwanakomanawenyu;

8Ahaziakatorasirivhanendaramazvakawanikwamumba maJehovha,napafumayeimbayamambo,akazvitumakuna mamboweAsiria,chivechipo

9MamboweAsiriaakamunzwa,mamboweAsiria akandorwaneDhamasiko,akarikunda,akatapavanhu, akavaisaKiri,akaurayaRezini

10MamboAhaziakaendaDhamasikokundosangana naTigiratipireserimamboweAsiria,akaonaaritariyakanga iripaDhamasiko,mamboAhaziakatumamufananidzo wearitarikunaUriyamupristi,nomufananidzowayo, nomuitirwowayowose.

11mupristiUriyaakavakaaritariyakafanananezvose zvakangazvatumwanamamboAhaziachiriDhamasiko, mupristiUriyaakaiitamamboAhaziachigerekudzoka Dhamasiko

12ZvinomambowakatiadzokaDhamasiko,mambo akaonaaritari,mamboakaswederapaaritari,kuzobayira pamusoropayo

13Akapisirapamusoropearitarichipirisochake chinopiswa,nechipirisochakechoupfu,akadururapo chipirisochakechinodururwa,akasasiraporoparezvipiriso zvakezvokuyananisa

14Akabvisawoaritariyendarira,yakangairipamberi paJehovha,kubvapamberipeimba,pakatipearitarineimba yaJehovha,akaiisakurutivirwokumusororwearitari

15ZvinomamboAhaziakarairamupristiUriya,akati, Paaritarihurupisaichipirisochinopiswachamangwanani, nechipirisochoupfuchamadekwana,nechipiriso chinopiswachamambo,nechipirisochakechoupfu, nezvipirisozvinopiswazvavanhuvosevenyika,nezvipiriso zvavozvoupfu,nezvipirisozvavozvinodururwa;uyeusase pamusoropayo,roparoserechipirisochinopiswa,neropa roserechibayiro;ipapoaritariyendarirandiyo yandichabvunza

16NaizvozvomupristiUriyaakaitazvosezvaakanga arairwanamamboAhazi

17MamboAhaziakaguraukombabwezvingoro,akabvisa mudziyowokushambidzirapamusoropazvo;akabvisa dzivapanzombedzendariradzakangadziripasiparo, akariisapanzvimboyakarongwanamabwe.

18Nechivakochesabata,chavakangavavakatemberi, nomukovawamambonechokunze,wakazvishandura mukatimeimbayaJehovha,nokudakwamamboweAsiria 19ZvinomamwemabasaaAhaziaakaita,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aJudha?

20Ahaziakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwamuguta raDhavhidhi,Hezekiamwanakomanawakeakamutevera paushe

CHITSAUKO17

1NegorereguminamaviriraAhazimambowaJudha, HosheamwanakomanawaEra,wakatangakubataushe hwaIsiraeripaSamaria,akahubatamakoremapfumbamwe

2AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,asihaanakufanana namadzimamboaIsiraeriakamutangira

3ZvinoSharimaneserimamboweAsiriaakasvikakuzorwa naye;Hosheaakavamurandawake,akamupamutero.

4IpapomamboweAsiriaakawanaranganoyaHoshea, nekutiwakangeatumanhumekunaSomamboweEgipita, asingauyichipokunamamboweAsiria,sezvaakangaaita gorerimwenerimwe;mamboweAsiriaakamupfigira, akamusungamutirongo

5IpapomamboweAsiriaakafambanenyikayose,akaenda Samaria,akarikombamakorematatu

6NegorerepfumbamweraHoshea,mamboweAsiria akakundaSamaria,akatapavaIsiraeri,akaendanavoAsiria, akavaisapaHara,napaHabhori,parwiziGozani, napamagutaavaMedhi

7NokutivanavaIsraerivakangavatadziraJehovhaMwari wavo,akangaavabudisamunyikayeIjipitipasiporuoko rwaFaraomamboweIjipiti,vakatyavamwevamwari

8vakafambanemitemoyendudzidzakangadzadzingwa naJehovhapamberipavanavaIsiraeri,neyamadzimambo aIsiraeriyavakatema

9VanavaIsiraerivakaitapakavandazvisinakururama pamberipaJehovhaMwariwavo,vakazvivakiramatunhu akakwiriramumagutaavoose,kubvapachirindo chavarindikusvikirapamagutaakakombwa.

10Vakazvimutsirashongwenamatandaokunamatanawo pazvikomozvosezvakakwirira,napasipemitiyosemitema 11Vakapisirapozvinonhuhwirapamatunhuoseakakwirira, sezvaiitandudzidzakangadzabviswapamberipavo naJehovha;akaitazvinhuzvakaipakutiatsamwiseJehovha 12vakashumirazvifananidzo,zvavakangavanzinaJehovha, Regaikuitachinhuichi

13KunyangezvakadaroJehovhawakapupuriraIsiraeri naJudha,navaporofitavose,navaonivose,akati,Dzokai panziradzenyudzakaipa,muchengetemirairoyangu nezvimisozvangu,nomurayirowosewandakaraira madzibabaenyu,wandakatumakwamurinavarandavangu vaporofita

14Kunyangezvakadaro,vakarambakuteerera, vakawomesamitsipayavo,semitsipayamadzibabaavo, vakangavasingatendiJehovhaMwariwavo

15Vakarambamitemoyake,nesunganoyakeyaakaita namadzibabaavo,nezvipupurirozvake,zvaakavapupurira; vakateverazvisinamaturo,vakavavasinamaturo, vakateverandudzidzakangadzakavakomba,idzo dzavakangavarairwanaJehovha,kutivaregekuitasaivo

16VakasiyamirairoyoseyaJehovhaMwariwavo, vakazviitirazvifananidzozvakaumbwa,zvemhurumbiri; vakaitawomatandaokunamatanawo,vakanamatahondo yoseyokudenga,vakashumiraBhaari.

17Vakapinzavanakomanavavonavanasikanavavo mumoto,vakaukanouroyi,vakazvitengesakutivaite zvakaipapamberipaJehovha,vakamutsamwisa

18NaizvozvoJehovhawakatsamwiravaIsiraerikwazvo, akavabvisapachisochake;hakunavakasiiwa,asirudzi rwaJudhachete

19KunyangenavaJudhawohavanakuchengetamirairo yaJehovhaMwariwavo,asivakafambanemitovo yavaIsiraeri,yavakatema.

20JehovhaakarashavanavaIsiraerivose,akavatambudza, akavapamumaokoavaparadzi,kusvikiraavarashirakure nechisochake.

21NekutiwakabvaruravaIsiraeripaimbayaDhavhidhi; vakaitaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhatimambo, JerobhoamuakatsausavaIsiraeripakuteveraJehovha, akavatadzisanechivichikuru

22VanavaIsiraerivakafambapazvivizvose zvaJerobhoamu,zvaakaita;havanakutsaukakwazviri; 23kusvikiraJehovhaabvisaIsiraerikurenechisochake, sezvaakatauranemiromoyavaporofita,varandavakevose SaizvozvovaIsiraerivakatapwapanyikayavo,vakaiswa Asiriakusvikiranhasi

24ZvinomamboweAsiriyawakatoravanhupaBhabhironi, nepaKuta,nepaAva,nepaHamati,nepaSefarivhaimi, ndokuvaisamumagutaeSamariyapanzvimboyevana vaIsraeri;ivovakatoraSamariya,vakagaramumagutaaro 25Zvinopakutangakokugarapokwavohavanakutya Jehovha,Jehovhaakatumashumbapakatipavo, dzikavaurayavamwevavo

26NaizvozvovakatauranamamboweAsiriyavachiti: Marudziamakatapa,mukavaisamumagutaeSamariya, haazivitsikadzaMwariwenyikaiyo;naizvozvowakatuma shumbapakatipavo,zvinotarirai,dzinovauraya,nokuti havazivitsikadzaMwariwenyikaiyo

27IpapomamboweAsiriaakaraira,akati,Isaikomumwe wavapristivamakatapapo;ngavaendekundogarako,uye ngaavadzidzisetsikadzaMwariwenyikaiyo

28IpapomumwewavapristivavakatapapaSamaria, wakandogarapaBhetieri,akavadzidzisasezvavanofanira kutyaJehovha

29Kunyangezvakadarorudzirumwenorumwe rwakazviitiravamwarivarwo,vakavaisamudzimba dzamatunhuakakwirira,dzakavakwanavaSamaria,rudzi rumwenorumwepamagutaarwo,kwavaigara.

30VarumeveBhabhironivakavakaSukoti-bhenoti,varume veKutivakavakaNerigari,varumeveHamativakagadzira Ashima

31VaAvhivakavakaNibhazineTaritaki,vaSefari-vhaimi vakapisavanavavomumotokunaAdhiramereki naAnamereki,vamwariveSefari-vhaimi

32NaizvozvovakasatyaJehovha,vakazvitsauriravamwe pakatipavovapristivamatunhuakakwirira,vaivabayirira mudzimbadzamatunhuakakwirira.

33VakatyaJehovha,vakashumiravamwarivavo, vachiteveratsikadzendudzikwavakangavatapwako

34Kusvikirazuvaranhasivanoteveratsikadzakare, havatyiJehovha,kanakuitasezvavanorairwanemitemo yavo,kanazvigazvavo,kanamurayirowavo,kanamirau

yavo,yakangayarairwavanavaJakovenaJehovha,iye waakatumidzazitarinonziIsiraeri;

35Jehovhaakaitasunganonavo,akavaraira,akati, Musatyavamwevamwari,kanakuvapfugamira,kana kuvashumira,kanakubayirakwavari;

36AsiJehovha,wakakubudisaipanyikayeEgipitanesimba guru,noruokorwakatambanudzwa,ndiyewamunofanira kutya,ndiyewamunofanirakunamata,ndiyewamunofanira kubayira

37Mitemo,nezviga,nomurayiro,nomurau, zvaakakunyorerai,munofanirakuzvichengetanokuzviita nokusingaperi;uyemusatyavamwevamwari

38uyehamufanirikukangamwasunganoyandakaitanemi; uyemusatyavamwevamwari

39AsimunofanirakutyaJehovhaMwariwenyu;iye uchakurwiraipamaokoavavengivenyuvose.

40Kunyangezvakadarohavanakuteerera,asivakaita sezvavakaitakare

41NaizvozvondudziidzidzakatyaJehovha, dzikashumirawozvifananidzozvadzozvakavezwa;navana vavo,navanavavanavavo,vanoitasaizvozvokusvikira nhasi,sezvakaitamadzibabaavo.

CHITSAUKO18

1ZvinonegorerechitaturaHosheamwanakomanawaEra mambowaIsiraeri,HezekiamwanakomanawaAhazi mambowaJudhawakatangakubataushe.

2wakangeasvikamakoremakumimavirinamashanu pakutangakwakekubataushe;akabataushepaJerusaremu makoremakumimavirinamapfumbamwe.zitaramaivake rakangaririAbhimukundawaZakaria

3AkaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha,sezvakaitababa vakeDhavhidhipazvose.

4Akabvisamatunhuakakwirira,akaputsashongwe, akaparadzamatandaokunamatanawo,akaputsaputsa nyokayendarirayakangayakaitwanaMozisi;nekuti kusvikirapamazuvaiwayovanavaIsiraerivaiipisira zvinonhuhwira;akaitumidzaNehushitani

5AkavimbanaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri;naizvozvo kwakangakusinaakafanananayepakatipamadzimambo oseaJudha,kanakunamamweakamutangira

6NekutiwakanamatiraJehovha,haanakutsauka pakumutevera;asiwakachengetamirairoyake,yakanga yarairwaMozisinaJehovha

7Jehovhaakavanaye;kosekwaakaendawakafambiswa zvakanaka;akamukiramamboweAsiria,akasamushumira 8AkakundavaFirisitiakusvikirapaGazanenyikayaro, kubvapachirindochomurindikusvikirapamaguta akakombwanorusvingo

9ZvinonegorerechinaramamboHezekia,ririgore rechinomweraHosheamwanakomanawaEramambo waIsiraeri,SharimaneserimamboweAsiriaakandorwa neSamaria,akarikomba

10Pakuperakwamakorematatuvakarikunda;Samaria rikakundwanegoreretanhaturaHezekia,ririgore repfumbamweraHosheamambowaIsiraeri.

11MamboweAsiriaakatapavaIsiraeri,akavaisaAsiria, akavaisapaHara,napaHabhori,parwiziGozani, napamagutaavaMedhi;

12nekutihavanakuteererainzwiraJehovhaMwariwavo, asivakadarikasunganoyake,nezvosezvavakangavarairwa

naMozisimurandawaJehovha,vakarambakuvateerera, kanakuzviita.

13ZvinonegorereguminamanaramamboHezekia, SaniheribhimamboweAsiriaakandorwanamagutaose aJudhaakakombwanamasvingo,akaakunda.

14ZvinoHezekiamambowaJudhaakatumashokokuna mamboweAsiriapaRakishi,akati,Ndatadza;dzokai mubvekwandiri;izvozvamuchaisapamusoropangu, ndichazvitakuraIpapomamboweAsiriaakarairaHezekia mambowaJudhamatarendaanamazanamatatuesirivha namatarendaanamakumimatatuendarama

15Hezekiaakamupasirivhayoseyakangairimumba maJehovha,napafumayeimbayamambo.

16NenguvaiyoHezekiaakabvisandaramapamikova yetemberiyaJehovha,napambirudzakangadzafukidzwa nayonaHezekiamambowaJudha,akaipamamboweAsiria.

17ZvinomamboweAsiriaakatumamukuruwehondo, nomukuruwavatariri,nomukuruwavataririvabveRakishi nehondohuruvaendekunamamboHezekiapaJerusaremu. Ivovakakwira,vakasvikakuJerusaremaZvinovakati vakwira,vakasvika,vakamirapamugerowedziva rokumusoro,riripanzirahuruinoendakumundawomusuki. 18Zvinovakativadanamambo,Eriakimumwanakomana waHirikia,waichengetaimba,naShebhinamunyori,naJoa mwanakomanawaAsafisahwira,vakabudirakwavari.

19Mukuruwavataririakatikwavari,Zvinoimwimuti kunaHezekia,Zvanzinamambomukuru,mamboweAsiria, chaunovimbanachochinyi?

20Iweunoti(asimashokoomuromohawo),manonesimba zvokurwanazvozviripohazvoZvinounovimbananiko, zvawandimukiraini?

21Tarirazvino,unovimbanomudonzvoworutsangaurwu rwakapwanyika,Egipita,runotikanamunhuakasendama kwarwuri,ruchapindamuruokorwake,rukamubaya; ndizvozvakaitaFaraomamboweEgipitakunavose vanovimbanaye

22Asikanaukatikwandiri,TinovimbanaJehovhaMwari wedu,kohaaziiyewakabvisirwamatunhuakakwirira nearitaridzakenaHezekia,akatikunaJudhaneJerusaremu, MunofanirakunamatapamberipearitariiripaJerusaremu, here?

23Naizvozvozvino,chipikiranaihenyunashewangu mamboweAsiria,ndikupemabhizaanezviuruzviviri, kanaiweukagonakuisavatasvipamusoropawo

24Ungagonaseikokukundamukurumumwekuvaduku vavarandavatenziwangu,kanawovimbaneEgipitakuti upiwengoronavatasvivamabhiza?

25Inindauyakuzorwanenzvimboiyikutindiiparadze ndisinaJehovhakanhi?Jehovhaakatikwandiri,Enda undorwanenyikaiyo,uiparadze

26IpapoEriakimu,mwanakomanawaHirikia,naShebhina, naJoavakatikumukuruwavatariri,Ndinokumbirakuti mutaurehenyunavarandavenyunorurimirwechiAramia, nekutitinochinzwisisa;regaikutauranesunorurimi rwavaJudha,vanhuvariparusvingovazvinzwe

27Asimukuruwavataririakatikwavari,Tenziwangu wakanditumakunatenziwakonokwaurihere,kutinditaure mashokoawa?Haanakunditumaherekuvarumevagere pamusoroporusvingo,kutivadyendoveyavo,nokumwa tsvinayavopamwechetenemi?

28Ipapomukuruwavataririakamira,akadanidziranenzwi gurunorurimirwavaJudha,akataura,akati,Inzwaishoko ramambomukuru,iyemamboweAsiria

29ZvanzinamamboHezekiangaaregekukunyengerai, nokutihaangagonikukurwiraiparuokorwake;

30HezekiangaaregekukuvimbisainaJehovha,achiti Jehovhauchatirwirazvirokwazvo,uyekutigutairi haringaiswimumaokoamamboweAsiria.

31MusateereraHezekia,nokutizvanzinamamboweAsiria, Itaisunganoneninechipo,mubudirekwandiri,zvino mudyemumwenomumwemuzambiringawake,nomumwe nomumwemuondewake,mumwenomumwekumwa mvurayetsimerake;

32Kusvikirandauyandokuendesaikunyikayakaita senyikayenyu,nyikayezviyonewaini,nyikayechingwa nemindayemizambiringa,nyikayemafutaemuorivhi neyouchi,kutimurarame,muregekufa;uyemusateerera Hezekia,paanengeachikunyengetedzai,achiti:Jehovha achatinunura.

33Komumwewavamwarivendudziwakatomborwira nyikayakeparuokorwamamboweAsiriahere?

34VamwariveHamatineAripadhivaripi?Vamwari veSefarivhaimi,neHena,neIvhavaripi?VakarwiraSamaria paruokorwanguhere?

35Ndavapipakatipavamwarivosevenyikavakarwira nyikayavoparuokorwangu,zvamunotiJehovhaucharwira Jerusaremuparuokorwangu?

36Asivanhuvakanyarara,vakasamupindurashokorimwe, nekutimurayirowamambowakangeuchiti,Regai kumupindura

37ZvinoEriakimumwanakomanawaHirikia,waitarira imba,naShebhinamunyori,naJoa,mwanakomanawaAsafi sahwira,kunaHezekia,nguvodzavodzabvarurwa, vakamuudzamashokoomukuruwavatariri.

CHITSAUKO19

1ZvinomamboHezekiawakatiachizvinzwa,akabvarura nguvodzake,akafukamagumbu,akapindamumba maJehovha.

2AkatumaEriakimuwaitariraimba,naShebhinamunyori, navakuruvavapristi,vakafukamasaga,kumuporofitaIsaya mwanakomanawaAmozi.

3Vakatikwaari,ZvanzinaHezekia,Nhasiizuva rokutambudzika,nerokutukwa,nerokuzvidzwa;nekuti vanavakasvikapakuzvarwa,asihakunasimbarokuzvara naro

4ZvimweJehovhaMwariwenyuuchanzwamashokoose omukuruwavatariri,wakatumwanamamboweAsiriatenzi wake,kuzvidzaMwarimupenyu;uchatukamashoko akanzwaJehovhaMwariwako;naizvozvonyengeterera vakasara.

5NaizvozvovarandavamamboHezekiavakasvikakuna Isaya

6Isayaakatikwavari,Udzaitenziwenyu,muti,zvanzi naJehovha,Usatyahakomashokoawanzwa, andakamhurwanawonavarandavamamboweAsiria.

7Tarira,ndichaisamweyawokutyamukatimake, achanzwaguhu,ndokudzokerakunyikayake;+uye ndichaitakutiaurayiwenebakatwamunyikayake.

8Naizvozvomukuruwavataririakadzoka,akawana mamboweAsiriaachirwaneRibhina,nekutiakangaanzwa kutiwabvaRakishi

9ZvinowakatianzwazvichinzipamusoropaTirihaka mamboweEtiopia,Tarira,wabudakuzorwanewe, akatumazvenhumekunaHezekia,achiti

10EndaimundoudzaHezekiamambowaJudha,muti, Mwariwako,waunovimbanaye,ngaaregekukunyengera, achiti,Jerusaremuharingapiwimuruokorwamambo weAsiria

11Tarira,wakanzwazvakaitirwanyikadzose namadzimamboeAsiria,kutivakadziparadzachose;zvino iweucharwirwahere?

12Kovamwarivamamwemarudzivakavarwirahere,iwo akaparadzwanamadzibabaangu?naGozani,naHarani, naRezefi,navanavaEdheni,vaivapaTerasari?

13MamboweHamatiuripi,namamboweAripadhi, namambowegutareSefarivhaimi,neHena,neIvha?

14Hezekiaakagamuchiratsambapamaokoenhume, akairava;HezekiaakakwirakumbakwaJehovha, akaipetenurapamberipaJehovha

15IpapoHezekiaakanyengeterapamberipaJehovha,akati, HaiwaJehovhawaIsiraeri,iyeugerepamusoro pamakerubhi!NdimiMwari,imwimoga,woushehwose bwenyika;ndimimakaitadenganenyika.

16Rerekainzeveyenyu,Jehovha,munzwe;svinudzai mesoenyu,Jehovha,muone;inzwaimashokoaSaniheribhi, aakamutumakuzozvidzaMwarimupenyu.

17Chokwadi,Jehovha,madzimamboeAsiriyaakaparadza marudzinenyikadzawo

18akakandiravamwarivadzomumoto;nekutivakanga vasivamwari,asirakangariribasaramaokoavanhu,ari matandanamabwe;naizvozvoakavaparadza

19Naizvozvozvino,JehovhaMwariwedu,chitiponesai henyuparuokorwake,kutiushehwosebwenyikahuzive kutindimiJehovhaMwari,imwimoga

20IpapoIsayamwanakomanawaAmozi,wakatumashoko kunaHezekia,akati,ZvanzinaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri, ZvawanyengeterakwandiripamusoropaSaniheribhi mamboweAsiria,ndakunzwa.

21NdirorishokorakataurwanaJehovhapamusoropake; Mhandara,mukundaweZiyoni,wakakushora nokukusweveredza;mukundaweJerusaremu wakakudzungudziramusoro

22Ndianikowawakatukanokumhura?Wakazvikudzakuna anikonenzwirako,mesoakoakatariraanikokudenga?iye MutsvenewaIsiraeri

23NenhumedzakowakatukaJehovha,ukati:Nengoro dzanguzhinjiinindakwirapakakwirirapemakomo, kumativieRebhanoni,uyendichatemamisidharimirefu iripo,nemisipiresiyakatsaurwairipo,uyendichapinda mudzimbadzekugaradzemiganhuyake,nemudondo reKarimeri

24Ndakatekandikamwamvurayedzimwenyika, ndichapwisanzizidzosedzeEgipitanokutsikanetsoka dzangu;

25Haunakunzwaherekutindakazviitakare,kuti ndakazvirairanenguvadzokutangatanga?Zvinondaraira zviitike,kutiiweuvemuparadziwamagutaakakombwa namasvingo,avematongo.

26Naizvozvovageremovakangavanesimbaduku, vakavhunduswanokunyadzwa;vakafanananouswa

bwebundo,nomuriwomutema,nouswahuripamusoro peimba,nezviyozvakatsvazvisatizvakura.

27Asindinozivakugarakwakopasi,nokubudakwako, nokupindakwako,uyehashadzakokwandiri.

28Nokudakwehashadzakokwandiri,uyenekuti ndakanzwa,nekutindakanzwa,ndichaisachiredzochangu mumhinodzako,netomurangumumiromoyako, ndikudzoserenenzirayawakauyanayo.

29Ichindichochichavachiratidzokwauri,nhaka muchadyazvinogomerazvoga,negorerechipirimuchadya zvinomerazvekwazviri;asinegorerechitatumunofanira kudzvara,nokukohwa,nokusimamindayemizambiringa, mudyezviberekozvayo.

30Zvinovakasara,vakapukunyukaveimbayaJudha, vachaitazvemidzipasi,nokuberekamicherokumusoro

31nekutivakasaravachabudaJerusaremu, navakapukunyukapagomoreZiyoni;kushingaira kwaJehovhawehondokuchazviita

32NaizvozvozvanzinaJehovhapamusoropamambo weAsiria,Haangapindimugutarino,kanakuposhera museveimomo,kanakusvikapamberiparonenhovo,kana kututiragomorevhukwariri.

33ZvanzinaJehovha,Nenzirayaakauyanayo, achadzokerazvenayo;haangapindimugutarino

34nekutindichadziviriragutarino,ndiriponesenokuda kwanguini,uyenokudakomurandawanguDhavhidhi

35ZvinonousikuuhwomutumwawaJehovhawakabuda, akaurayavanhuvanezviuruzvinezananamakumimasere nezvishanupamisasayavaAsiria;zvinovakativachimuka mangwanani,vakawanazvavazvitunhazvose

36NaizvozvoSaniheribhimamboweAsiriaakabva, akaenda,akadzokerakwakare,akandogaraNinivhe

37ZvinoakatiachinamatamumbamaNisiroki,mwari wake,AdhiramerekinaSharezerivanakomanavake, vakamuurayanomunondo,ivovakatizirakunyikayeArarati Esarihadhonimwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

CHITSAUKO20

1ZvinonamazuvaiwayoHezekiaakarwara,kusvikira pakufaMuporofitaIsayamwanakomanawaAmozi akasvikakwaari,akatikwaari,ZvanzinaJehovha,Chiraira nhakayako;nekutiuchafa,haungararami.

2Ipapoakatarirakumadzironechisochake,akanyengetera kunaJehovha,achiti:

3Dorangariraihenyu,Jehovha,kutindakafambapamberi penyunechokwadinomoyowose,ndikaitazvakanaka pamberipenyu.Hezekiaakachemakwazvo.

4ZvinoIsayaasatiabudamuruvanzerwapakati,shoko raJehovharakasvikakwaari,richiti:

5Dzoka,utikunaHezekia,mukuruwavanhuvangu,zvanzi naJehovha,MwariwaDhavhidhibabavako,Ndanzwa kunyengeterakwako,ndaonamisodziyako;tarira, ndichakuporesa,nezuvaretatuuchakwirakumba kwaJehovha

6Ndichawedzerapamazuvaakomakoreanegumi namashanu;ndichakurwiraiwenegutarinoparuoko rwamamboweAsiria;ndichadziviriragutarinonokuda kwangu,uyenokudakwomurandawanguDhavhidhi 7Isayaakati,Toraibunduramawonde.Vakaitoravakaiisa pamamota,iyeakapora

8HezekiaakatikunaIsaya,Chiratidzochichavacheiko kutiJehovhauchandiporesa,ndikwirekumbakwaJehovha nezuvaretatu?

9Isayaakati,IchichiratidzochauchapiwanaJehovha,kuti Jehovhauchaitasezvaakataura.Unodakutimumvuri upfuuriremberimitaroinegumi,kanaudzokemitaro inegumihere?

10Hezekiaakapindura,akati,Zvakarerukakutimumvuri upfuuriremberimitaroinegumi;kwete,mumvuri ngaudzokemitaroinegumi

11IpapomuporofitaIsayaakadanakunaJehovha, akadzoseramumvurishuremitaroinegumipachiratidzo chenguvachaAhazi.

12ZvinonenguvaiyoBherodhakibharadhani mwanakomanawaBharadhani,mamboweBhabhironi, akatumatsambanechipokunaHezekia;nekutiwakange anzwakutiHezekiawairwara

13Hezekiaakavateerera,akavaratidzaimbayakeyose yakangainezvinokoshazvake,sirivha,nendarama, nezvinonhuhwira,namafutaanokosha,neimbayaiva nenhumbidzakedzosedzokurwanadzo,nezvosezvakanga zviripafumayake;kwakangakusinachinhumumbamake, kanamuushehwakehwose,chavasinakuvaratidzaHezekia 14IpapomuporofitaIsayaakasvikakunamamboHezekia, akatikwaari,Varumeavavakatikudini?Vakasvikakwauri vachibvepi?Hezekiaakati,Vabvakunyikairikure, Bhabhironi

15Akati,Vakaoneimumbamako?Hezekiaakapindura, akati,Vakaonazvosezvirimumbamangu,hakunechinhu pakatipefumayanguchandisinakuvaratidza

16IpapoIsayaakatikunaHezekia,InzwashokoraJehovha. 17Tarira,mazuvaachasvika,nenguvaiyozvosezviri mumbamakonezvosezvakaunganidzwanamadzibabaako kusvikirazuvaranhasizvichaiswaBhabhironi;hakuna chinhuchichasiiwa,ndizvozvinotauraJehovha 18Vamwevavanakomanavako,vachabvakwauri, vauchabereka,vachatapwa;vachavavarandamumuzinda wamamboweBhabhironi

19IpapoHezekiaakatikunaIsaya,ShokoraJehovha ramataurarakanaka.Akati,Hazvinakunakahere,kana rugarenechokwadizviripopamazuvaangu?

20ZvinomamwemabasaaHezekia,nesimbarakerose, nekuitadzivanomugero,ndokupinzamvuramuguta, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaJudha?

21Hezekiaakavatanamadzibabaake,Manase mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

CHITSAUKO21

1Manaseakangaanamakoreaneguminamaviri pakutangakwakekubataushe;akabataushepaJerusaremu makoremakumimashanunamashanu;uyezitaramaivake raivaHefizibha

2AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,akatevera zvinonyangadzazvavahedhenivakangavadzingwa naJehovhapamberipavanavaIsiraeri.

3nekutiakavakazvematunhuakakwirira,akanga aparadzwanababavakeHezekia;akamutsiraBhaariaritari, akaitamatandaokunamatanawo,sezvakaitaAhabhi mambowaIsiraeri;akanamatahondodzosedzokudenga, akadzishumira

4AkavakaaritarimumbamaJehovha,kunyangeJehovha akati,PaJerusaremundipopandichaisazitarangu. 5Akavakirahondodzosedzokudengaaritarimuvazhe mbiridzeimbayaJehovha.

6Akapinzamwanakomanawakemumoto,akaitamazango, akaitazvouroyi,akagadzamasvikironavauki,akaita zvakaipazvizhinjipamberipaJehovha,ndokumutsamwisa nazvo.

7Akaisachifananidzochakavezwachedandarokunamata naroraakangaaitamuimba,yakangayanzinaJehovhakuna DhavhidhinokunaSoromonimwanakomanawake: Muimbaino,napaJerusaremu,randakatsaurapamarudzi oseaIsiraeri,ndipopandichaisazitarangunokusingaperi; 8UyehandingazofambisatsokadzavaIsiraeripanyika yandakapamadzibabaavo;kanavakachenjererakuita zvosezvandakavaraira,uyenomurayirowosewavarairwa nomurandawanguMozisi

9Asihavanakuteerera;Manaseakavatsausavakaita zvakaipakupfuurazvakaitwanendudzidzakaparadzwa naJehovhapamberipavanavaIsiraeri

10Jehovhaakataurazvekubudikidzanavarandavake vaporofita,achiti:

11ManasemambowaJudhazvaakaitazvinonyangadzaizvi, akaitazvakaipakupfuurazvosezvakaitwanavaAmori vakamutangira,akatadzisawoJudhanezvifananidzozvake; 12NaizvozvozvanzinaJehovha,MwariwaIsiraeri,Tarirai, ndichauyisiraJerusaremunaJudhazvakaipazvikadai,kuti vosevanozvinzwanzevedzavodzichaunga.

13NdichatambanudzirapamusoropeJerusaremutambo yokuyeresaSamarianayo,uyenorwozirwandakayeranayo imbayaAhabhi;ndichapisikaJerusaremusomunhu unopisikandiro,unoipisika,nokuitsindikira

14Ndicharashavakasaravenhakayangu,ndivaise mumaokoavavengivavo;vachatapwanezvakapambwa kuvavengivavovose; 15nekutivakaitazvakaipapamberipangu, vakanditsamwisa,kubvapazuvarokubudakwamadzibaba avopaEgipitakusvikirazuvaranhasi

16Manaseakateuraworoparakawandarisinemhosva, kusvikiraazadzaJerusaremukubvakurutivirumwe kusvikirakunorumwerutivi;zvivizvakezvaakatadzisa Judhanazvo,achiitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha, zvisingaverengwi.

17ZvinomamwemabasaaManase,nezvosezvaakaita, nechivichakechaakaita,hazvinakunyorwaheremubhuku yaMakoronikeamadzimamboaJudha?

18Manaseakavatanamadzibabaake,akavigwamumunda weimbayake,mumundawaUza;Amonimwanakomana wakeakamuteverapaushe

19Amoniakatangakubatausheavanamakoremakumi mavirinamaviriakabataushepaJerusaremumakoremaviri; ZitaramaivakerakangaririMeshuremeti,mukunda waHaruziweJotibha

20AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,sezvakaitaManase babavake

21Akafambanenzirayoseyakafambwanababavake, akashumirazvifananidzozvakashumirwanababavake, akazvinamata;

22akasiyaJehovhaMwariwamadzibabaake,akasafamba nenzirayaJehovha.

23VarandavaAmonivakaranganavakamumukira, vakaurayamambomumbamake

24Ipapovanhuvenyikaiyovakazourayavosevakanga varanganavakamukiramamboAmoni;vanhuvenyika vakaitaJosiyamwanakomanawakemambopanzvimbo yake.

25ZvinomamwemabasaaAmoniaakaita,hazvina kunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronikeamadzimambo aJudha?

26AkavigwamuhwirohwakemumundawaUza;Josiya mwanakomanawakeakamuteverapaushe

CHITSAUKO22

1Josiyawakatangakubatausheavanamakoremasere; akabataushepaJerusaremumakoremakumimatatu nerimwe;zitaramaivakerakangaririJedhidhamukunda waAdhayaweBhokati.

2AkaitazvakaruramapamberipaJehovha,akafamba nenzirayoseyaDhavhidhibabavake,haanakutsaukira kurudyikanakuruboshwe.

3ZvinonegorereguminamasereramamboJosiya,mambo akatumaShafanimwanakomanawaAzaria,mwanakomana waMeshurami,munyori,kuimbayaJehovha,achiti:

4KwirakunaHirikiamupristimukuru,kutiaverenge sirivhainouyiswakuimbayaJehovha,yakaunganidzwa nevachengetivemikovakuvanhu;

5Zvinongavaiisemumaokoevaitivebasa,ivovatarisiri veimbayaJehovha,uyengavaipevaitivebasariripaimba yaJehovha,kugadzirisapakakoromokapaimbayaJehovha. 6ivovavezi,navavaki,navanovakamabwe,uyekutenga matandanamabweakavezwakutivagadzirisetemberi

7Asihavanakuzobvunzwapamusoropemariyakaiswa mumaokoavo,nekutivaibatavakatendeka

8IpapoHirikiamupristimukuruakatikunaShafani munyori,NdawanabhukuyomurayiromumbamaJehovha. HirikiaakapaShafanibhuku,iyeakairava

9ZvinoShafanimunyoriakaendakunamambo,akadzoka neshokokunamambo,akati,Varandavenyuvaunganidza mariyakawanikwamumba,vakaiisamumaokoevanobata basa,varivataririveimbayaJehovha

10Shafanimunyoriakaudzamambo,akati,mupristi HirikiaandipabhukuShafaniakairavapamberipamambo 11Zvinomambowakatiachinzwamashokoebhuku yomurayiro,akabvaruranguvodzake.

12MamboakarayiramupristiHirikia,naAhikami mwanakomanawaShafani,naAkibhorimwanakomana waMikaya,naShafanimunyori,naAsayamuranda wamambo,akati;

13EndaimunondibvunziraJehovha,ininevanhu, nevaJudhavose,pamusoropemashokoebhukuiri rawanikwa;nokutikutsamwakwaJehovhakwaakatipisira kukuru,nekutimadzibabaeduhaanakuteereramashoko ebhukuiyi,kuitazvinoenderananezvosezvakanyorwa pamusoropedu

14NaizvozvomupristiHirikia,naAhikami,naAkibhori, naShafani,naAsaya,vakaendakumuporofitakadziHuridha, mukadziwaSharumimwanakomanawaTikivha, mwanakomanawaHarihasi,muchengetiwenguvo;(zvino iyewaigaraJerusaremapakoreji);vakataurirananaye 15Iyendokutikwavari:AnorevaseizviJehovhaMwari waIsraeri:Udzaimurumewakakutumaikwandirikuti:

16ZvanzinaJehovha,Tarirai,ndichauyisazvakaipa pamusoropenzvimboiyi,napamusoropavagerepo,iwo mashokooseebhukuyakarahwanamambowaJudha; 17nekutivakandirasha,vakapisiravamwevamwari zvinonhuhwira,vakanditsamwisanamabasaoseamaoko avo;naizvozvohashadzangudzichapfutapamusoro penzvimboino,uyehadzizodzimurwi

18AsimambowaJudhawakakutumaikuzobvunzaJehovha, mutikwaari,ZvanzinaJehovha,MwariwaIsiraeri, pamusoropamashokoawanzwa;

19Nokutimwoyowakowakangaurimunyoro, ukazvininipisapamberipaJehovha,nguvayawakanzwa zvandakataurapamusoropenzvimboino,napamusoro pavagerepo,kutivachaitwadongonechinotukwa, ukabvaruranguvodzako,ukachemapamberipangu;Ini ndakunzwawondizvozvinotauraJehovha.

20Naizvozvotarira,ndichakuisakunamadzibabaako, uchavigwamuhwirohwakonorugare;mesoako haangawonizvakaipazvosezvandichauyisapamusoro penzvimboinoIpapovakadzokaneshokokunamambo

CHITSAUKO23

1Zvinomamboakatumavanhuvakaunganidzavakuru vosevaJudhanaveJerusaremu.

2MamboakakwirakumbakwaJehovha,anavarumevose vaJudhanavosevakangavagereJerusaremupamwechete naye,navapristi,navaporofita,navanhuvose,vaduku navakuru;akaravamunzevedzavomashokooseebhuku yesunganoyakangayawanikwamumbamaJehovha

3Mamboakamirapambiru,akaitasunganopamberi paJehovha,yokuteveraJehovha,nokuchengetamirairo yake,nezvipupurirozvake,nezvaakatema,nomwoyowavo wose,nomweyawavowose,kutiaitemashokoesungano iyiakangaakanyorwamubhukuiyiVanhuvosevakamira pasunganoiyi

4ZvinomambowakarairamupristimukuruHirikia, nevapristiverudzirwechipiri,nevarindivemikova,kuti vabudisemutembereyaJehovhanhumbidzosedzakanga dzaitirwaBhaari,nematandaokunamatanawo,nehondo yoseyekudenga,akadzipisakunzekweJerusarema pamundaweKidhironi,ndokutakuriramadotaadzo kuBheteri.

5Akabvisavapristivezvifananidzo,vakangavagadzwa namadzimamboaJudhakupisazvinonhuhwirapamatunhu akakwirirapamagutaaJudha,napanzvimbodzakapoteredza Jerusaremu;naivovakapisiraBhaarizvinonhuhwira, nezuva,nomwedzi,nenyeredzi,nehondodzose dzokudenga

6AkabudisamatandaokunamatanawopaimbayaJehovha, akariisakunzekweJerusaremukurukovaKidhironi, akaripisaparukovaKidhironi,akaripwanya,rikaitapfupfu, akakandiraguruvararopamarindaavanavavanhu

7AkaputsawodzimbadzavaSodhoma,dzakangadziri paimbayaJehovha,pairukiravakadzimachiraematanda okunamatanawo

8AkabudisavapristivosemumagutaaJudha,akasvibisa nzvimbodzakakwirira,paipisiravapristizvinonhuhwira, kubvapaGebhakusvikirapaBheerishebha,akaputsa nzvimbodzakakwiriradzamasuwo,paipindwanapo pasuworaJoshua,mubatiweguta,akangaarikuruboshwe rwomumwemunhupasuworeguta

9Kunyangezvakadarovapristivamatunhuakakwirira havazaikwirakuaritariyaJehovhapaJerusaremu,asivaidya zvingwazvisinakuviriswavaripakatipehamadzavo

10AkashatisaTofetiraivapamupatawavanavaHinomi, kutikuregekuvanomunhuunopinzamwanakomanawake kanamwanasikanawakemumotokunaMoreki 11Akabvisawomabhizaakangaapiwakuzuva nemadzimamboaJudha,pakupindapaimbayaJehovha, paimbayaNatanimerekimurandakadzi,yakangairi kumafuro,akapisangorodzezuvanomoto

12AtaridzaivapamusoropeimbayokumusoroyaAhazi dzakangadzaitwanemadzimamboaJudha,neatari dzakangadzaitwanaManasemuzvivanzezvivirizveimba yaJehovha,mamboakazviputsa,akadziputsaipapo, akakandiraguruvaradzomurukovaKidhironi

13NenzvimbodzakakwiriradzaivapamberipeJerusarema, dzaivakuruokorwerudyirwegomorekuora,Soromoni mambowaIsraerizvaakavakiraAshtoreti,chinhu chinonyangadzachevaZidhoni,naKemoshi,chinhu chinonyangadzachevaMoabhi,naMirikomi,chinyangadzo chevanavaAmoni,akasvibisa

14Akaputsanyashongwe,akatemamatandaokunamata nawo,ndokuzadzanzvimboyazvonamafupaavanhu

15UyeatariyaivapaBheteri,nenzvimboyakakwirira, yakangayaitwanaJerobhoamumwanakomanawaNebhati, wakatadzisaIsraeri,zvosearitariiyonenzvimbo yakakwiriraakaputsa,akapisanzvimboyakakwirira, akaipwanyaikaitaupfu,akapisamatandaokunamatanawo. 16ZvinoJosiyawakatiachitendeuka,wakaonamakuva aivamugomo,ndokutuma,ndokutoramapfupakubva mumakuva,ndokuapisapaaritari,ndokuisvibisa, zvichienderananeshokoraJehovharakaziviswanemunhu waMwariwakaparidzamashokoawa

17Zvinoakati:Zitareiirorandinoona?Varumeveguta vakamuudza,vakati,NdirorindaromunhuwaMwari, wakabvakwaJudha,akaparidzazvinhuizvozvamakaitira aritariyeBheteri.

18Akati,Muregei;ngakuregekuvanomunhuanobvisa mafupaakeNaizvozvovakaregamapfupaake pamwechetenamafupaomuporofitawakangeabvaSamaria. 19Josiyaakabvisawodzimbadzosedzenzvimbo dzakakwiriradzaivapamagutaeSamaria,dzakanga dzavakwanamadzimamboaIsiraeri,akatsamwisaJehovha, akadziitirazvosezvaakaitapaBheteri

20Akaurayavapristivosevamatunhuakakwiriravaivapo, pamusoropearitari,akapisirapamusoropadzomafupa avanhu,akadzokeraJerusaremu

21Zvinomamboakarairavanhuvose,akati,ItiraiJehovha MwariwenyuPasika,sezvazvakanyorwamubhukuiyi yesungano

22Zvirokwazvo,hakunakumboitwaPasikayakadai,kubva pamazuvaavatongivaitongavaIsiraeri,kanapamazuvaose amadzimamboaIsiraeri,kanamadzimamboaJudha;

23AsinegorereguminamasereramamboJosiya,vakaitira JehovhaPasikaiyipaJerusaremu

24Josiyaakabvisawomasvikiro,nevauki,nemifananidzo, nezvidhori,nezvinonyangadzazvosezvakangazvashorwa panyikayaJudhanapaJerusaremu,kutiaitemashoko omurayiroakangaakanyorwamubhuku,rakaonekwa nomupristiHirikiamumbamaJehovha.

25Hakunamambowakamutangirawakangeakafanana naye,wakatendeukirakunaJehovhanomoyowakewose,

nomweyawakewose,nesimbarakerose,achitevera murayirowosewaMozisi;uyeshurekwakehakuna kumukawakafanananaye

26KunyangezvakadaroJehovhahaanakushandura kutsamwakwakekukuru,kwakamutsahashadzakekuna Judha,nokudakokutsamwisakosekwaakatsamwiswanako naManase

27Jehovhaakati,NaJudhawondichavabvisapamberi pangu,sezvandakabvisaIsiraeri,ndicharambagutairi reJerusaremu,randakazvitsaurira,neimbayandakati pamusoropayo,Zitarangurichagarapo

28ZvinomamwemabasaaJosiya,nezvosezvaakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaJudha?

29PamazuvaakeFarao-nekomamboweEgipita, akandorwanamamboweAsiriakurwiziYufuratesi,mambo Josiyaakandorwanaye;+iyeakamuurayapaMegidho paakangomuona

30Varandavakevakamutakuranengoroafa,vakabvanaye paMegidho,vakamuisaJerusaremu,vakamuvigamuhwiro hwakeIpapovanhuvenyikavakatoraJehoahazi mwanakomanawaJosiya,vakamuzodza,vakamuitamambo panzvimboyababavake

31Jehoahaziakangaasvikamakoremakumimaviri namatatupakutangakwakekubataushe;akabataushe paJerusaremumwedzimitatuzitaramaivakerakangariri HamutarimukundawaJeremiyaweRibhina

32AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovhasezvakaita madzibabaakepazvose

33AsiFarao-nekowakamusungapaRibhiramunyika yeHamati,kutiaregekubataushepaJerusaremu;akateresa nyikamatarendaesirivhaanezana,netarendarendarama

34Farao-nekoakaitaEriakimumwanakomanawaJosiya mambopanzvimboyaJosiyababavake,akashandurazita rake,rikazovaJehoyakimu,akatoraJehoahazi,akasvika Egipita,ndokufirako

35JehoyakimuakapaFaraosirivhanendarama;asi akateresanyikakutiapemarisezvaakarairwanaFarao; akaripisavanhuvenyikasirivhanendarama,mumwe nomumwesezvaakamutarira,kutiaipeFarao-neko.

36Jehoyakimuwakatangakubatausheavanamakore makumimavirinamashanu;akabataushepaJerusaremu makoreaneguminerimwe.Zitaramaivakerakangariri Zebhidha,mukundawaPedhayaweRuma

37AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovhasezvakaita madzibabaakepazvose.

CHITSAUKO24

1ZvinopamazuvaakeNebhukadhinezarimambo weBhabhironiakasvika,Jehoyakimuakaitwamuranda wakemakorematatu;ipapoakamumukira,akamumukira.

2Jehovhaakatumakwaarimapokaemapokaevapambi evaKaradhea,nemapokaevapambievaSiriya,nemapoka evapambievaMoabhi,nemapokaevapambievana vaAmoni,ndokuvatumakurwisaJudhakutivariparadze, zvichienderananeshokoraJehovharaakataurakubudikidza nevarandavakevaporofita

3ZvirokwazvoizvizvakaitikakunaJudhanokuraira kwaJehovha,kutiavabvisepamberipake,nokudakwezvivi zvaManasezvosezvaakaita;

4uyenokudakweroparisinemhosvaraakateura;nekuti wakazadzaJerusaremuneroparisinemhosva;izvoJehovha akangaasingadikuvakanganwira

5ZvinomamwemabasaaJehoyakimu,nezvosezvaakaita, hazvinakunyorwaheremubhukuyaMakoronike amadzimamboaJudha?

6Jehoyakimuakavatanamadzibabaake,mwanakomana wakeJehoyakiniakamuteverapaushe.

7MamboweEgipitahaanakuzobudazvemunyikayake, nekutimamboweBhabhironiwakangeatorazvosezvaiva zvamamboweEgipita,kubvaparwizirweEgipitakusvikira parwiziYufuratesi

8Jehoyakiniakatangakubatausheavanamakoregumi namasere,akabataushepaJerusaremumwedzimitatuzita ramaivakerakangaririNehushta,mukundawaErinatani weJerusaremu.

9AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,sezvakaitababa vakepazvose

10NenguvaiyovarandavaNebhukadhinezarimambo weBhabhironi,vakasvikaJerusaremu,vakakombaguta 11NebhukadhinezarimamboweBhabhironi,akasvika paguta,varandavakevakarikomba.

12ZvinoJehoyakinimambowaJudhaakabudirakuna mamboweBhabhironi,iyenamaivake,navarandavake, namachindaake,navataririvake;mamboweBhabhironi akamubatanegorerorusererokubatakwakeushe 13AkatorapopfumayoseyeimbayaJehovha,nefuma yeimbayamambo,akagura-guramidziyoyoseyendarama yakangayaitwanaSoromonimambowaIsiraerimutemberi yaJehovha,sezvakangazvataurwanaJehovha

14AkatapavoseveJerusaremu,namachindaose,nemhare dzose,vatapwazvuruzvinegumi,nemhizhadzose navapfurivose;hakunavakasara,asivarombovenyika 15AkatapaJehoyakini,akamuisaBhabhironi;namai vamambo,navakadzivamambo,navataririvake,navakuru venyika,akavatapapaJerusaremuakavaisaBhabhironi 16Varumevosevaivanesimbavanezviuruzvinomwe, nemhizha,navapfurivanechiuruchimwe,vosevakanga vanesimbavaigonakurwa,mamboweBhabhironi wakavatapa,akavaisaBhabhironi.

17MamboweBhabhironiakaitaMataniababamuninivake, mambopanzvimboyake,akashandurazitarake,rikanzi Zedhekia.

18Zedhekiawakatangakubatausheavanamakoremakumi mavirinerimwe,akabataushepaJerusaremumakoreane guminerimwe;zitaramaivakerakangaririHamutari mukundawaJeremiyaweRibhina

19AkaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha,sezvakaita Jehoyakimupazvose

20nekutiizvozvozvakaitirwaJerusaremunaJudhanokuda kokutsamwakwaJehovha,kusvikiraavarashirakurekwaari; ZedhekiaakamukiramamboweBhabhironi.

CHITSAUKO25

1Zvinonegorerepfumbamwerokubatakwakeushe, nomwedziwegumi,nezuvaregumiromwedzi, NebhukadhinezarimamboweBhabhironiakasvika,iye nehondoyakeyose,kuzorwaneJerusaremu,vakadzika matendeavopo,vakarikombanenhare.vakarivakiranhare kumativiose

2Naizvozvogutarakakombwakusvikirapagoreregumi nerimweramamboZedhekia.

3Zvinonezuvarepfumbamweromwedziwechinanzara ikanyanyakwazvopaguta,vanhuvenyikaiyovakashaiwa zvokudya.

4Gutarakaputswa,varumevosevehondovakatizausiku nenzirayesuwo,pakatipamadziromaviriaivapamunda wamambo;(zvinovaKaradheavakangavakakombaguta); mamboakaendanenzirayokurenje

5AsihondoyavaKaradheayakateveramambo, vakamubatapamapanieJeriko,hondoyakeyoseikapararira ikabvakwaari

6Zvinovakabatamambo,vakaendanayekunamambo weBhabhironipaRibhira,vakamutongerapoivo vakamutonga

7VakaurayavanakomanavaZedhekiaachizviona, vakatumburamesoaZedhekia,vakamusunganezvisungo zvendarira,vakaendanayeBhabhironi

8Zvinonomwedziwechishanu,nezuvarechinomwe romwedzi,ririgorereguminamapfumbamweramambo NebhukadhinezarimamboweBhabhironi,Nebhuzaradhani mukuruwavarindi,murandawamamboweBhabhironi, akasvikaJerusaremu

9AkapisaimbayaJehovha,neimbayamambo,nedzimba dzosedzeJerusaremu,akapisaimbahuruyosenomoto.

10HondoyoseyavaKaradhea,yakangainomukuru wavarindi,ikaputsamasvingoeJerusaremukunhividzose

11Nebhuzaradhanimukuruwavarindiakatapavamwe vanhuvakangavasaramuguta,navakangavatizavakaenda kunamamboweBhabhironi,navazhinjivakangavasara

12Asimukuruwavarindiwakasiyavarombovenyika,kuti vavevarimivemindayemizambiringanemimweminda

13VaKaradheavakaputsanyambirudzendariradzaiva mumbamaJehovha,nezvingoro,nedzivarendarira,zvaiva mumbamaJehovha,vakaendanendarirayazvoBhabhironi 14vakatorawoharinefoshoronembatodzemwenje, nezvirongo,nenhumbidzosedzendariradzavaibatanadzo. 15Mukuruwavarindiakazvitoranezvaengazvomoto, nembiya,nezvosezvakangazvirizvendaramanezvose zvaivazvesirivha; 16Nembirumbiri,nedzivarimwe,nezvindori,zvakanga zvaitirwaimbayaJehovhanaSoromoni;kuremakwendarira yenhumbiidzidzosekwakangakusingagonikuyerwa.

17Kurebakwembiruimwekwakasvikamakubhitiane guminamasere,nomusorowakangeuripamusoropayo wendarira,nokukwirirakomusorokwakasvikamakubhiti matatu;kwakangakunezvakarukwa,namatamba, zvaipoteredzamusoro,zvosezvirizvendarira;mbiru yechipiriyakangayakafanananeyiyinezvakarukwa

18MukuruwavarindiakatoraSerayamupristimukuru, naZefaniyamupristiwechipiri,navarindivatatuvomukova; 19Mugutaakatoramukurumukuruwaitarisiravarume vehondo,nevarumevashanuvevayavaivapamberi pamambo,vaakawanamuguta,nomunyorimukuruweuto, aiverengavanhuvenyikayacho,nevarumemakumi matanhatupavanhuvomunyikayachovakangavawanikwa muguta.

20Nebhuzaradhanimukuruwavarindiakazvitora,akaenda nazvokunamamboweBhabhironipaRibhira

21MamboweBhabhironiakavabaya,akavauraya paRibhira,panyikayeHamatiNaizvozvovaJudha vakatapwapanyikayavo

22KanavarivanhuvakasarapanyikayaJudha,vakasiiwa naNebhukadhinezarimamboweBhabhironi,wakaita GedhariamwanakomanawaAhikami,mwanakomana waShafani,mubatiwavo.

23Vakuruvosevemauto,ivonevarumevavo,pavakanzwa kutimamboweBhabhironiakangaagadzaGedhariya mubati,vakasvikakunaGedhariyapaMizpa,iyeIshmaeri mwanakomanawaNetanianaJohananimwanakomana waKareanaSerayamwanakomanawaTanhumeti muNetofatinaJaazaniyamwanakomanawomuMaakati,ivo varumevavo

24Gedhariaakapikakwavari,ivonavanhuvavo,akati kwavari,MusatyahenyuvarandavavaKaradhea;garai henyupanyika,mushumiremamboweBhabhironi;uye zvichavazvakanakanewe

25AsinomwedziwechinomweIshmaerimwanakomana waNetania,mwanakomanawaErishama,worudzi rwamambo,akasvikaanevarumevanegumi,vakabaya Gedharia,akafa,navaJudhanavaKadheavaakangaanavo paMizipa

26Ipapovanhuvose,vadukunavakuru,navakuruvehondo vakasimukavakaendaEgipita,nekutivakangavachitya vaKaradhea

27Zvinonegorerechimakumimatatunemanomwe rokutapwakwaJehoyakinimambowaJudha,nomwedzi wechiguminemiviri,nezuvarechimakumimaviri namanomweromwedzi,Evhirimerodhakimambo weBhabhironinegoreraakatangakubataushe,akasimudza musorowaJehoyakinimambowaJudhamutirongo; 28akatauranayenomoyomunyoro,akakudzachigaro chakechoushekupfuurazvigarozvoushezvamadzimambo aivanayepaBhabhironi;

29Akashanduranguvodzakedzokusungwa,akaramba achidyazvokudyapamberipakemazuvaoseoupenyu hwake

30Kanazvirizvokuraramanazvo,waisipiwazvokurarama nazvonamambonguvadzose,zuvarimwenerimwezuva rimwenerimwe,mazuvaoseoupenyuhwake