1 Madzimambo
22:1 Zvino vakagara makore matatu pasina kurwa pakati pavaSiria navaIsiraeri.
22:2 Zvino mugore rechitatu, Jehoshafati mambo weguta
Judha akaburukira kuna mambo waIsiraeri.
Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuvaranda vake, Zivai kuti Ramoti riri mukati
Giriyadhi nderedu, asi isu tinyerere, tirege kuritora paruoko rwaJehovha
mambo weSiria?
Akati kuna Jehoshafati, Uchaenda neni kundorwa here?
RamotiGiriyadhi? Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Ini ndakaita sewe
vanhu vangu vakaita savanhu vako, namabhiza angu samabhiza ako.
22:5 Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo waIsiraeri, Dombobvunza hako shoko iri.
shoko raJehovha nhasi.
Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akaunganidza vaporofita vanenge vana
akati kwavari, Ndiende kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi here?
kurwa, kana ndirege? Ivo vakati, Kwirai; nekuti Jehovha achazviita
riise muruoko rwamambo.
22:7 Jehoshafati akati, Hakuchina mumwe muporofita waJehovha pano here?
kuti tibvunze kwaari?
22:8 Mambo waIsraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, "Pachine murume mumwe.
Mikaya mwanakomana waImira, watingabvunza Jehovha naye; asi ini ndinomuvenga
him; nekuti haaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa. Uye
Jehoshafati akati, Mambo ngaarege kudaro.
Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akadana mukuru, akati, Kasira pano
Mikaya mwanakomana waImira.
Zvino mambo waIsiraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakanga vagere mumwe nomumwe pachigaro chake
chigaro cheushe, vakafuka nguvo dzavo dzoushe panzvimbo isina chinhu pamukova
suwo reSamaria; vaporofita vose vakaporofita pamberi pavo.
22:11 Uye Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaani akazviitira nyanga dzamatare, uye akati.
Zvanzi naJehovha, Nedzidzi muchatunga vaSiria, kusvikira mava
vakavapedza.
22:12 Uye vaporofita vose vakaporofita saizvozvo, vachiti, Kwirai RamotiGiriyadhi,
budirira, nekuti Jehovha uchariisa muruoko rwamambo.
22:13 Zvino nhume yakanga yandodana Mikaya yakataura kwaari, ikati.
Tarirai zvino, mashoko avaporofita anozivisa mambo zvakanaka;
muromo mumwe; ndinokumbira kuti shoko renyu rive seshoko romumwe wavo;
uye taurai zvinhu zvakanaka.
22:14 Mikaya akati, NaJehovha mupenyu, izvo zvinorehwa naJehovha kwandiri, kuti
ndichataura.
22:15 Naizvozvo akaenda kuna mambo. Mambo akati kwaari, Mikaya, tiende hedu
kundorwa neRamotiGiriyadhi, kana tirege? Iye akapindura
Enda, ubudirire, nekuti Jehovha uchariisa muruoko rwaJehovha
mambo.
22:16 Mambo akati kwaari, "Ndichakupikisa kangani kuti uzviite
undiudze chinhu kunze kwezvokwadi nezita raJehovha?
Iye akati, Ndakaona vaIsiraeri vose vakapararira pamakomo samakwai
hamuna mufudzi, Jehovha akati, Ava havana tenzi, ngavarege havo
mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumba kwake norugare.
Mambo waIsiraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, Handina kukuudza izvozvo here?
Haangaporofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi zvakaipa?
Iye akati, Zvino chinzwai shoko raJehovha, Ndakaona Jehovha
agere pachigaro chake choushe, nehondo dzose dzokudenga dzimire naye pachigaro chake
ruoko rworudyi nokuruboshwe rwake.
Jehovha akati, Ndianiko uchandonyengera Ahabhi, akwire, andiwe?
paRamotiGiriyadhi? Mumwe akati zvokuti, nomumwezve akati zvokuti
maitiro.
22:21 Zvino mweya ukabuda, ukamira pamberi paJehovha, ukati: Ini
achamunyengetedza.
22:22 Jehovha akati kwaari, Nei? Iye akati, Ndichaenda;
Ndichava mweya wenhema mumiromo yavaprofita vake vose. Uye akati.
Iwe uchamunyengerera, uye uchakundawo; enda hako, unoita saizvozvo.
22:23 Naizvozvo zvino, tarirai, Jehovha akaisa mweya wenhema mumuromo wenhema
vaporofita venyu ava vose, asi Jehovha wakataura zvakaipa pamusoro penyu.
22:24 Asi Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenaana akaswedera, akabaya Mikaya pamusoro.
nedama rake, akati, Mweya waJehovha wakaenda nepiko uchibva kwandiri kundotaura
kwauri?
22:25 Mikaya ndokuti: Tarira, uchaona nezuva iro pauchaenda.
mukamuri yomukati kuti muvande.
Ipapo mambo waIsiraeri akati, Bata Mikaya, umudzosere kuna Amoni
mubati weguta, nokuna Joashi mwanakomana wamambo;
muti, Zvanzi namambo, Pinzai munhu uyu mutirongo, mufudze
nezvokudya zvokutambudzika, nemvura yokutambudzika, kusvikira ndauya
norugare.
22:28 Mikaya akati, Kana mukatongodzoka norugare, Jehovha haana
akataurwa neni. Akati, Inzwai imwi vanhu, imwi mose.
22:29 Naizvozvo mambo waIsraeri naJehoshafati mambo waJudha vakaenda
RamotiGiriyadhi.
22:30 Zvino mambo waIsraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, "Ini ndichazvishandura.
uye pindai muhondo; asi iwe pfeka nguvo dzako. Uye mambo we
Isiraeri akazvishandura, akapinda kuhondo.
Asi mambo weSiria wakaraira vakuru vake vana makumi matatu navaviri, vakanga vanavo
mutonge ngoro dzake, muchiti, Regai kurwa navaduku kana navakuru, asi ponesai
chete namambo waIsraeri.
22:32 Zvino zvakaitika vatariri vengoro pavakaona Jehoshafati.
vakati, Zvirokwazvo ndiye mambo waIsiraeri. Ivo vakatsauka
Jehoshafati akaridza mhere.
22:33 Zvino zvakaitika kuti vatariri vengoro vakaziva kuti
haazi mambo waIsiraeri here vakadzoka pakumutevera.
22:34 Zvino mumwe murume akawembura uta hwake asingashumbi hake, akafura mambo waIsiraeri.
pakati pezvibatanidzwa zvetambo: nokudaro akati kumutyairi we
ngoro yake, Dzoka ruoko rwako, undiise kunze kwehondo; nokuti ndini
vakuvara.
22:35 Kurwa kukanyanya kwazvo nomusi uyo, mambo akatsigirwa
ngoro yakarwa navaSiria, akafa madekwana, ropa rikayerera
vanga riri mukati mengoro.
22:36 Zvino shoko rikanzwika kuhondo yose pamusoro pekuburuka
wezuva, achiti, Mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kuguta rake, mumwe nomumwe kune zvake
nyika.
Naizvozvo mambo akafa, akaiswa Samaria; vakaviga mambo
muSamaria.
38 Zvino vakasuka ngoro padziva reSamaria; imbwa dzikananzva
ropa rake; vakasuka nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo; maererano neshoko raJehovha
Jehovha zvaakataura.
22:39 Zvino mamwe mabasa aAhabhi, nezvose zvaakaita, nenyanga dzenzou
Imba yaakavaka namaguta ose aakavaka haazi iwo
yakanyorwa mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aIsiraeri?
22:40 Naizvozvo Ahabhi akavata namadzibaba ake; Ahazia mwanakomana wake akabata ushe pachigaro chake
stead.
22:41 Zvino Jehoshafati mwanakomana waAsa akatanga kubata ushe hwaJudha pachina
gore raAhabhi mambo waIsiraeri.
22:42 Jehoshafati akanga asvika makore makumi matatu namashanu pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; uye iye
akabata ushe paJerusaremu makore makumi maviri namashanu. Zita ramai vake rainzi
naAzubha mukunda waShirihi.
43 Akafamba panzira dzose dzababa vake Asa; haana kutsauka
pairi, muchiita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha;
kunyange zvakadaro matunhu akakwirira haana kubviswa; nokuti vanhu vakabayira
uye vakaramba vachipisa zvinonhuhwira pamatunhu akakwirira.
22:44 Jehoshafati akayanana namambo waIsraeri.
22:45 Zvino mamwe mabasa aJehoshafati, nesimba raakaratidza,
uye kuti wakarwa sei, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yaMakoronike
madzimambo aJudha here?
22:46 Uye vakasara veSodhoma, vakasara pamazuva ake
baba Asa, akavatora panyika.
47 PaEdhomu pakanga pasina mambo panguva iyoyo, mumwe chete akanga ari mubati.
22:48 Jehoshafati akavaka zvikepe zveTarishishi kuenda Ofiri kuzotora ndarama;
haana kuenda; nekuti zvikepe zvakaputsika paEZiyonigebheri.
49 Ipapo Ahazia mwanakomana waAhabhi akati kuna Jehoshafati, Tenderai varanda vangu vaende
navaranda venyu muzvikepe. Asi Jehoshafati wakaramba.
22:50 Jehoshafati akavata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa namadzibaba ake.
paguta raDhavhidhi baba vake; Jehoramu mwanakomana wake akabata ushe pachigaro chake
stead.
22:51 Ahazia mwanakomana waAhabhi akatanga kutonga Israeri muSamariya
negore regumi namanomwe raJehoshafati mambo waJudha, akabata ushe makore maviri
pamusoro paIsraeri.
52 Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, akafamba nenzira yake
uye nenzira yamai vake, uye nenzira yaJerobhoamu mwanakomana
weNebhati, wakatadzisa Isiraeri;
53 Nekuti wakashumira Bhaari, akamunamata, akatsamwisa Jehovha
Mwari waIsiraeri, sezvakaita baba vake pazvose.