1 Madzimambo
13:1 Zvino tarira, kwakabva kwaJudha mumwe munhu waMwari neshoko raJehovha
Jehovha paBhetieri, Jerobhoamu wakange amire paaritari achipisa zvinonhuhwira.
13:2 Iye akadanidzira kuaritari neshoko raJehovha, akati, O!
aritari, aritari, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; Tarirai, mwana achaberekerwa
weimba yaDhavhidhi, ainzi Josiya; ngaauye pamusoro pako
vapristi vamatunhu akakwirira vanopisira zvinonhuhwira pamusoro penyu, namafupa avanhu
ngazvipise pamusoro pako.
13:3 Akavapa chiratidzo nezuva iro, akati, Ndicho chiratidzo chaJehovha
ataura; Tarirai, aritari ichatsemuka namadota awo
pamusoro payo inofanira kudururwa.
13:4 Zvino mambo Jerobhoamu wakati achinzwa shoko romurume we
Mwari akanga adanidzira kuaritari paBheteri, kuti abvise yake
ruoko kubva paaritari, achiti: Mubatei! Noruoko rwake, rwaakaisa
rukawoma pamusoro pake, akakoniwa kuukweverazve
iye.
13:5 Aritariwo yakapamuka, namadota akarashirwa pasi paaritari.
sechiratidzo chakanga chapiwa nomunhu waMwari neshoko raJehovha
ISHE.
13:6 Ipapo mambo akapindura, akati kumunhu waMwari, Nyengeterai henyu henyu
Jehovha Mwari wenyu, mundinyengeterere, kuti ndiporeserwezve ruoko rwangu
zvakare. Munhu waMwari akanyengetera kuna Jehovha, mambo ndokubata ruoko rwake
akamudzoserazve, zvikava sezvazvakange zvakaita pakutanga.
Ipapo mambo akati kumunhu waMwari, Enda neni kumba, usimbise
iwe pachako, uye ndichakupa mubairo.
8 Munhu waMwari akati kuna mambo, Kana mukandipa imwe hafu yenyu
Handingaendi nemi, handingadyi zvokudya kana kunwa
mvura munzvimbo ino:
13:9 Nokuti ndizvo zvandakarairwa neshoko raJehovha, achiti: Usadya chingwa.
kana kumwa mvura, kana kudzoka nenzira yawakauya nayo.
13:10 Naizvozvo akaenda neimwe nzira, uye haana kudzoka nenzira yaakanga aenda nayo
Bheteri.
13:11 Zvino paBheteri pakanga pagere muporofita mutana; vanakomana vake vakauya vakamuudza
mabasa ose akaitwa nomunhu waMwari paBheteri pazuva iro, ndiwo mashoko
izvo zvaakataura kuna mambo, naivo vakazviudzawo kuna baba vavo.
13:12 Baba vavo vakati kwavari, Waenda nenzira ipiko? Nokuti vanakomana vake vakanga vazviona
munhu waMwari wakabva kwaJudha akaenda nenzira ipi?
13:13 Akati kuvanakomana vake, Ndisungirirei chigaro pambongoro. Saka vakamusungira chigaro
mbongoro, akaitasva.
13:14 Akatevera munhu waMwari, akamuwana agere pasi pomuoki
akati kwaari, Ndiwe munhu waMwari wakabva kwaJudha here? Uye iye
akati: Ndini.
13:15 Ipapo akati kwaari, Hendei kumba kwangu, undodya zvokudya.
13:16 Iye akati, Handingagoni kudzoka nemwi, kana kupinda nemi;
ndichadya chingwa kana kunwa mvura nemwi panzvimbo ino;
13:17 Nekuti ndakanzi neshoko raJehovha, Usadya zvokudya;
kana kumwa mvurapo, kana kudzoka nenzira yawaenda nayo.
13:18 Akati kwaari, Neniwo ndiri muporofita sewe; mutumwa akataura
kwandiri neshoko raJehovha, akati, Dzoka naye kwauri
kuti adye zvokudya nokunwa mvura mumba mako. Asi akanyepa
iye.
13:19 Naizvozvo akadzoka naye, akandodya zvokudya mumba make nokumwa
mvura.
13:20 Zvino vakati vagara patafura, shoko raJehovha
akauya kumuporofita akamudzosa.
13:21 Akadanidzira kumunhu waMwari akanga abva kwaJudha, akati, "Hongu!
Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, Zvawakadarika muromo waJehovha;
ukasachengeta murayiro, wawakarairwa naJehovha Mwari wako;
13:22 Asi wakadzoka, ukadya chingwa, ukanwa mvura ipapo.
zvawakaudzwa naJehovha, achiti, Usadya zvokudya kana kumwa mvura;
chitunha chako hachingasviki pahwiro hwamadzibaba ako.
13:23 Zvino zvakaitika kuti wakati adya chingwa uye apedza kunwa.
akamusungira chigaro pambongoro, iye muporofita waakanga anayo
vadzoswa.
13:24 Zvino wakati aenda, shumba yakasangana naye munzira, ikamuuraya;
chitunha chikakandirwa munzira, mbongoro ikamira nacho, neshumbawo
akamira pedyo nechitunha.
13:25 Zvino tarira, varume vakapfuura napo, vakaona chitunha chakakandirwa munzira, nechitunha.
shumba imire pachitunha, vakaenda vakandozviudza muguta
kwaigara muprofita mutana.
13:26 Zvino muporofita, wakamudzosa panzira, wakati azvinzwa.
akati, Ndiye munhu waMwari usina kuteerera shoko raJehovha
Jehovha, naizvozvo Jehovha wakamuisa kushumba, ina shumba
akamubvambura, akamuuraya, sezvakanga zvarehwa neshoko raJehovha
akataura naye.
13:27 Akataura navanakomana vake, akati, Ndisungirirei chigaro pambongoro. Vakasungira chigaro
iye.
13:28 Akaenda, akandowana chitunha chake chakakandirwa munzira, nembongoro, nembongoro
shumba imire pachitunha; shumba yakanga isina kudya chitunha;
kubvambura mbongoro.
Ipapo muporofita akasimudza chitunha chomunhu waMwari, akachiisa pamusoro pacho
nembongoro, akaidzosa; ipapo muporofita mutana akasvika kuguta, kuti
mucheme nokumuviga.
13:30 Akaisa chitunha chake muguva rake; vakamuchema.
vachiti, Haiwa, munin'ina wangu!
13:31 Zvino wakati amuviga, kuti akataura kuvanakomana vake.
achiti: Kana ndafa, mundivige muguva mune munhu waro
Mwari akavigwa; muise mapfupa angu parutivi pamapfupa ake.
13:32 Nokuda kweshoko raakadanidzira achirairwa naJehovha paaritari
paBheteri, nokudzimba dzose dzamatunhu akakwirira dziri mukati
maguta eSamaria achaitika zvirokwazvo.
Pashure pechinhu ichi Jerobhoamu haana kutendeuka panzira yake yakaipa, asi akavandudzazve
pakati pavanhu vaiva vapristi vamatunhu akakwirira;
akamugadza, akava mumwe wavaprista pamatunhu akakwirira.
Chinhu ichi chikava chivi paimba yaJerobhoamu, kuti iparadzwe
kure, uye kuti ariparadze kubva pachiso chenyika.