2 Makoronike
20:1 Zvino zvakaitika shure kwaizvozvi, kuti vanakomana vaMoabhu, pamwe chete
Vana vaAmoni, navamwe vaAmoni pamwechete navo
kuzorwa naJehoshafati.
Ipapo vamwe vakasvika, vakaudza Jehoshafati, vachiti, Mukuru anouya
chaunga chaunga, chinobva mhiri kwegungwa, kuzorwa newe Siria; uye,
tarirai, vari paHazazoni-tamari (ndiro Enigedhi).
Ipapo Jehoshafati akatya, akashingaira kundotsvaka Jehovha, akaparidza
kutsanya munyika yose yaJudha.
VaJudha vakaungana kuzotsvaka rubatsiro kuna Jehovha
vakabva kumaguta ose aJudha kuzotsvaka Jehovha.
20:5 Jehoshafati akamira paungano yaJudha neJerusarema, pakati
imba yaJehovha, pamberi poruvazhe rutsva;
akati, Haiwa, Jehovha Mwari wamadzibaba edu, imwi hamuzi Mwari ari kudenga here? uye
Imwi hamuzi mubati woushe hwose bwendudzi here? uye muruoko rwako
Ko, hapana simba kana simba, zvokuti hakuna angagona kumira pamberi penyu here?
20:7 Ko hamuzimi Mwari wedu, makadzinga vagari venyika ino?
pamberi pavanhu vako vaIsiraeri, ukaipa vana vaAbhurahamu vako
shamwari nokusingaperi?
Vakagaramo, vakakuvakirai nzvimbo tsvene imomo, ive yenyu
zita, achiti,
Kana zvakaipa zvikatiwira, somunondo, kana nokutongwa, kana denda, kana denda
nzara, timire pamberi peimba ino, nepamberi penyu, nokuda kwezita renyu
tiri muimba ino), ndikachema kwamuri panhamo yedu, ipapo muchada
inzwa uye ubatsire.
20:10 Zvino tarirai, vana vaAmoni, naMoabhu, napagomo reSeiri,
Hamuna kutendera vaIsiraeri kupinda pakati pavo pakubuda kwavo panyika
Egipita, asi vakavafuratira, vakasavaparadza;
Tarirai, ndinoti ivo vanotitsiva, vachiuya kuzotidzinga paruoko rwenyu
nhaka yamakatipa kuti ive nhaka yedu.
Haiwa, Mwari wedu, hamungavatongi here? nekuti hatine simba rokupikisa izvozvi
chaunga chikuru chinouya kuzorwa nesu; hatizivi chatingaita, asi
meso edu akatarira kwamuri.
20:13 VaJudha vose vakamira pamberi paJehovha, nevana vavo vaduku
madzimai, nevana vavo.
20:14 Ipapo Jahazieri, mwanakomana waZekariya, mwanakomana waBhenaya, mwanakomana
Jeyeri mwanakomana waMatania, muRevhi wevanakomana vaAsafi, akauya
Mweya waJehovha pakati peungano;
20:15 Iye akati: Teererai, imi vaJudha mose, nemwi mugere Jerusaremu.
imwi mambo Jehoshafati, zvanzi naJehovha kwamuri, Musatya kana kutya;
vavhunduswa nokuda kwavanhu vazhinji ava; nokuti kurwa hakuzi kwenyu.
asi Mwari.
16 Burukai mangwana mundorwa navo; tarirai vanokwira napamawere
Ziz; muchavawana pamagumo erukova, pamberi paJehovha
murenje reJerueri.
Hamungafaniri kurwa pakurwa uku; zvigadzireipo, mumire
nyararai, muone kurwirwa kwenyu naJehovha, imwi vaJudha nave
Usatya kana kuvhunduswa; budai mangwana mundorwa navo;
Jehovha achava newe.
Jehoshafati akakotamisa musoro wake, chiso chakatarira pasi, nezvose
vaJudha navakanga vagere Jerusaremu vakawira pasi pamberi paJehovha, vakanamata
Jehovha.
navaRevhi vavana vavaKohati, navana
vaKora vakasimuka vakarumbidza Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri nenzwi guru
inzwi riri kumusoro.
20:20 Vakamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, vakaenda kurenje
weTekoa; zvino vakati vachibuda, Jehoshafati akamira, akati, Ndinzwei, imi Jehovha
Judha nemwi mugere Jerusaremu; tendai Jehovha Mwari wenyu, saizvozvo
uchasimbiswa; tendai vaporofita vake, mugokunda.
20:21 Zvino wakati arangana nevanhu, akagadza vaimbi pamberi
Jehovha, ivo vanofanira kurumbidza kunaka koutsvene, pakubuda kwavo
pamberi pehondo, vachiti, Rumbidzai Jehovha; nokuti tsitsi dzake dzinogara nokusingaperi
ever.
Zvino vakati vachitanga kuimba nokurumbidza, Jehovha akaisa vavandiri
kuzorwa navana vaAmoni, navaMoabhu, navapagomo reSeiri, ivo vakanga vauya
pamusoro paJudha; vakarohwa.
nekuti vana vaAmoni navaMoabhu vakamukira vakanga vagere
Gomo reSeiri, kuti vavauraye nokuvaparadza chose;
mukupera kwavagari veSeiri, mumwe nomumwe wakabatsira kuparadza mumwe.
20:24 Zvino vaJudha vakati vachisvika kurusvingo rwenharirire murenje, vakazviona
ndokutarira kuzvaunga, zvino tarira, zvitunha zvawira pasi
nenyika, hakuna akapukunyuka.
20:25 Zvino Jehoshafati nevanhu vake pavakauya kuzotora zvakapambwa kwavari.
vakawana pakati pavo fuma zhinji ine zvitunha, uye
mabwe anokosha, avakazvitorera ivo, kupfuura ivo
vakaita mazuva matatu vachitora zvakapambwa
zvakanyanyisa.
20:26 Zvino pazuva rechina vakaungana mumupata
Berachah; nokuti vakarumbidza Jehovha ipapo; naizvozvo zita raJehovha
nzvimbo iyo yakanzi Mupata weBheraka kusvikira nhasi.
Ipapo varume vose vaJudha naveJerusaremu vakadzoka, naJehoshafati mukati
vakavatungamirira, kuti vadzokerezve kuJerusarema nomufaro; nokuda kwaJehovha
akanga avaita kuti vafare pamusoro pavavengi vavo.
Vakasvika Jerusaremu nemitengeramwa, nembira, nehwamanda
imba yaJehovha.
20:29 Uye kutya Mwari kwaiva pamusoro peushe hwose hwenyika idzo
vakanga vanzwa kuti Jehovha akarwa navavengi vaIsiraeri.
Naizvozvo ushe hwaJehoshafati hwakava norugare, nekuti Mwari wake akamuzorodza pamativi ose
nezve.
Jehoshafati akabata ushe hwaJudha; akanga asvika makore makumi matatu namashanu
pakutanga kwake kubata ushe, akabata ushe makore makumi maviri namashanu mukati
Jerusarema. Zita ramai vake rakanga riri Azubha, mukunda waShirihi.
20:32 Akafamba nenzira yababa vake Asa, uye haana kutsauka pairi.
kuita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha.
33 Kunyange zvakadaro matunhu akakwirira haana kubviswa, nekuti vanhu vakanga vachigere
havana kugadziridza moyo yavo kuna Mwari wamadzibaba avo.
20:34 Zvino mamwe mabasa aJehoshafati, okutanga nookupedzisira, tarirai
zvakanyorwa mubhuku raJehu mwanakomana waHanani, rinotaurwa nezvaro
Bhuku reMadzimambo aIsraeri.
Shure kwaizvozvi Jehoshafati mambo waJudha wakasungana naAhazia
mambo waIsiraeri akaita zvakaipa kwazvo;
20:36 Akasungana naye pakuvaka zvikepe zvaienda Tarishishi;
vakagadzira zvikepe paEZiyonigebheri.
Ipapo Eriezeri mwanakomana waDhodhavha weMaresha akaporofita zvakaipa
Jehoshafati akati, Zvawasungana naAhazia, Jehovha
Jehovha akaputsa mabasa ako. Zvikepe zvakaputsika
haakwanisi kuenda Tashishi.