1 Madzimambo
Zvino Bhenihadhadhi, mambo weSiria, wakakoka hondo yake yose;
iye waiva namadzimambo ana makumi matatu namaviri pamwechete naye, namabhiza, nengoro; uye iye
vakandokomba Samaria, vakarwa naro.
20:2 Akatuma nhume kuna Ahabhi mambo waIsiraeri muguta, akati
kwaari, Zvanzi naBhenihadhadhi;
Sirivha yako nendarama yako ndezvangu; vakadzi venyu navana venyuwo
izvo zvakanaka ndezvangu.
Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akapindura, akati, Ndizvo hazvo zvaita ishe wangu mambo
shoko renyu rokuti: Ndiri wenyu, nezvose zvandinazvo.
20:5 Zvino nhume dzikadzoka, dzikati, Zvanzi naBhenihadhadhi,
Kunyange ndakatuma shoko kwamuri, ndichiti, Ndirwirei zvenyu
sirivha, nendarama yenyu, navakadzi venyu, navana venyu;
20:6 asi ndichatuma varanda vangu kwauri mangwana nenguva ino;
vachanzvera imba yako, nedzimba dzavaranda vako; uye iyo
vachaisa zvose zvinofadza pameso ako
mumaoko avo, ndokutora.
20:7 Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akadana vakuru vose venyika, akati,
Tarirai zvino, muone kuti murume uyu unotsvaka zvakaipa; nekuti akatuma munhu
kwandiri kuti ndiwane vakadzi vangu, nevana vangu, nesirivha yangu, neye yangu
gold; uye handina kumuramba.
Ipapo vakuru vose navanhu vose vakati kwaari, Regai kumuteerera
iye, kana kubvuma.
20:9 Naizvozvo akati kunhume dzaBheni-hadhadhi, Udzai ishe wangu Jehovha
mambo, zvose zvamakatuma kumuranda wenyu pakutanga, ndichazvida
ita: asi chinhu ichi handingaiti. Nhume dzakaenda, uye
akauya neshoko kwaari zvakare.
Ipapo Bhenihadhadhi akatuma shoko kwaari akati, Vamwari ngavandirove, varambe vachidaro
uyewo, kana guruva reSamaria rikagona kuringana kuti vose vatsamure tsama dzavo
vanhu vanonditevera.
Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akapindura, akati, Muudzei, muti, Regai kumuuraya
anosunga nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, anozvirumbidza saiye wodzibvisa.
20:12 Zvino Bheni-hadhadhi wakati achinzwa shoko iro, sezvo akanga ari
vachimwa, iye namadzimambo, pamisasa, zvaakati kuna vake
imi varanda, zvigadzirei; vakazvigadzira
pamusoro peguta.
20:13 Zvino mumwe muporofita akasvika kuna Ahabhi mambo waIsiraeri, akati, Ndizvo
Zvanzi naJehovha, Waona vanhu ava vazhinji here? tarirai, ndinoda
zviise muruoko rwako nhasi; zvino uchaziva kuti ndini Jehovha
ISHE.
Ahabhi akati, Nani? Iye akati, Zvanzi naJehovha, Napamuromo
majaya amachinda amativi enyika. Ipapo akati, Ndianiko acharaira
hondo? Akapindura akati: Iwe.
Ipapo akaverenga majaya amachinda amativi enyika, ivo
vakanga vana mazana maviri namakumi matatu navaviri; akavaverenga vose
vanhu, vana vaIsiraeri vose vakasvika zviuru zvinomwe.
20:16 Vakasimuka masikati makuru. Asi Bhenihadhadhi akanga achinwa hake achidhakwa
matumba, iye namadzimambo, madzimambo makumi matatu namaviri aibatsira
iye.
Majaya amachinda amativi enyika akatanga kutungamira; uye
Zvino Bhenihadhadhi akatuma vanhu, vakamuudza, vachiti, Kuna varume vanobuda muno
Samaria.
20:18 Iye akati, Kunyange vabuda vachitsvaka rugare, muvabate vari vapenyu; kana
kunyange vabuda kundorwa, muvabate vari vapenyu.
20:19 Naizvozvo majaya aya amachinda ematunhu akabuda muguta.
nehondo yakavatevera.
Mumwe nomumwe akauraya munhu wake, vaSiria vakatiza; naIsraeri
Bhenihadhadhi mambo weSiria akatiza akatasva bhiza
vatasvi vamabhiza.
20:21 Mambo waIsraeri akabuda, akaparadza mabhiza nengoro,
akauraya vaSiria nokuuraya kukuru.
20:22 Ipapo muprofita akauya kuna mambo waIsraeri, akati kwaari, "Enda!
chizvisimbisa, ucherekedze, uone zvauchaita; nekuti pakudzoka
wegore mambo weSiria uchauya kuzorwa newe.
Varanda vamambo weSiria vakati kwaari, Vamwari vavo ndimwari
zvezvikomo; naizvozvo vakanga vakasimba kutipfuura; asi ngatirwe
vacharwa navo mubani, zvirokwazvo tichavakunda.
20:24 Uye ita chinhu ichi: Bvisa madzimambo, mumwe nomumwe panzvimbo yake, uye
uise vatariri vehondo mudzimba dzavo.
ugozviunganidzira hondo yakafanana nehondo yamakarashikirwa nayo, bhiza nokuda kwenyu
bhiza, nengoro panzvimbo yengoro; ticharwa navo muhondo
pachena, uye zvirokwazvo tichavakunda. Iye akateerera
manzwi avo, akaita saizvozvo.
20:26 Zvino gore pakupera, Bhenihadhadhi akaverenga
vaSiria, vakakwira kuAfeki kundorwa navaIsiraeri.
20:27 Vana vaIsiraeri vakaverengwa, vakapiwa, vakaenda
vana vaIsiraeri vakadzika matende avo pakatarisana navo, vari vaviri
mapoka maduku evana; asi vaSiria vakazadza nyika.
20:28 Zvino mumwe munhu waMwari akauya, akataura namambo waIsraeri, uye
Akati, Zvanzi naJehovha, VaSiria zvavakati, Jehovha ariko
Mwari wezvikomo, asi haasi Mwari wemipata, saka ini ndichadaro
ipai vanhu ava vazhinji vose mumaoko enyu, zvino muchaziva
ndini Jehovha.
20:29 Zvino vakadzika matende akatarisana mazuva manomwe. Uye zvakadaro,
kuti nezuva rechinomwe hondo yakabatana;
VaIsiraeri vakauraya vaSiria vaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvine zana nezuva rimwe.
20:30 Asi vamwe vakatizira muguta Afeki; rusvingo ndokuwira pamusoro
varume vakanga vasara vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezvinomwe. Bhenihadhadhi akatiza.
ndokupinda muguta, muimba yemukati.
31 Varanda vake vakati kwaari, Tarirai zvino, takanzwa kuti madzimambo
veimba yaIsiraeri madzimambo ane nyasha;
takapfeka masaga pazviuno zvedu, namakavi pamisoro yedu, tigobudira kuna mambo
zvimwe achaponesa upenyu hwako.
20:32 Naizvozvo vakasunga magumbu pazviuno zvavo, uye tambo pamisoro yavo.
akaenda kuna mambo waIsiraeri, akati, Zvanzi nomuranda wenyu Bhenihadhadhi, Ini
ndinokumbira kuti ndirarame. Iye ndokuti: Uchiri mupenyu here? ihama yangu.
20:33 Zvino varume vakacherekedza kwazvo kuti chinhu chingabva
vakakurumidza kuibata, ivo vakati, Hoyo, Bhenihadhadhi hama yenyu. Zvadaro
akati, Endai, mumutore. Ipapo Bhenihadhadhi akabudira kwaari; uye iye
akaita kuti akwire mungoro.
20:34 Zvino Bhenihadhadhi akati kwaari, Maguta akatorwa nababa vangu kwauri
baba, ndichadzosa; uchazviitira nzira dzomumisha
Dhamasiko, sezvakaita baba vangu paSamaria. Ipapo Ahabhi akati, Ndichakutuma
kure nesungano iyi. Naizvozvo akaita sungano naye, akamutuma
kure.
20:35 Zvino mumwe murume wevanakomana vevaporofita akati kune wokwake mukati
shoko raJehovha, Ndirove hako. Murume akaramba
murove.
20:36 Ipapo akati kwaari: Nokuti hauna kuteerera inzwi raJehovha
Jehovha, tarirai, kana muchingobva kwandiri, muchaurawa neshumba
iwe. Zvino wakati achangobva kwaari, shumba ikamuwana, uye
akamuuraya.
37 Zvino akawanazve mumwe murume, akati, Ndirove hako. Uye murume
akamurova, zvokuti pakumurova akamukuvadza.
20:38 Naizvozvo muporofita akaenda, akandomirira mambo panzira, uye
akazvishandura namadota pachiso chake.
39 Zvino mambo wakati achipfuura, akadanidzira kuna mambo, akati, Hongu
muranda akaenda pakati pokurwa; zvino tarira, murume akacheuka
akauisa munhu kwandiri, akati, Chengeta munhu uyu;
kana ashaikwa, upenyu hwako huchatsihwa noupenyu hwake;
unofanira kuripa tarenda resirivha.
40 Zvino muranda wenyu wakati achibatabata hake pano napapo, iye akanyangarika. Uye mambo we
Isiraeri akati kwaari, Ndizvo zvauchatongerwa; ndiwe wazvisarudzira.
41 Zvino wakakurumidza kubvisa madota pachiso chake; namambo we
Isiraeri vakamuziva kuti mumwe wavaporofita.
42 Iye akati kwaari, Zvanzi naJehovha, Zvawatendera kubuda
paruoko rwako murume wandakatemera kuparadza;
upenyu hwake huchatsihwa, uye vanhu vako vachatsihwa navanhu vake.
43 Mambo waIsiraeri akaenda kumba kwake awora moyo ane shungu, ndokuuya
kuSamaria.