2 Makoronike
23:1 Mugore rechinomwe, Jehoyadha akazvisimbisa, akatora hondo
vakuru vamazana, Azaria mwanakomana waJehorami, naIshimaeri mwanakomana wa
naJehohanani, naAzaria mwanakomana waObhedhi, naMaaseya mwanakomana waAdhaya;
naErishafati mwanakomana waZikiri, akaita sungano naye.
23:2 Vakapota nenyika yeJudha, vakakokorodza vaRevhi kubva mumaguta ese
maguta aJudha, navakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba aIsiraeri, vakauya
kuJerusarema.
Ungano yose ikaita sungano namambo mumba ma
Mwari. Iye akati kwavari, Tarirai, mwanakomana wamambo achabata ushe samambo
Jehovha ataura pamusoro pavanakomana vaDhavhidhi.
23:4 Ndizvo zvamunofanira kuita; Chetatu chenyu muchipinda pa
Vaprista navaRevhi vachava varindi vemikova yeSabata
mikova;
chimwe chetatu chinofanira kuva paimba yamambo; uye chetatu paimba
suwo renheyo; uye vanhu vose vachava muzvivanze zve
imba yaJehovha.
Asi ngakurege kuva nomunhu mumwe anopinda mumba maJehovha, asi vapristi naivo
mushumiri wevaRevhi; ivo vanofanira kupinda, nekuti vatsvene;
vanhu vose vanofanira kurinda Jehovha.
23:7 Uye vaRevhi vanofanira kukomba mambo, mumwe nomumwe ane yake
zvombo muruoko rwake; uye ani nani unopinda mumba, uchafanirwa
muurawe; mugare namambo kana achipinda uye kana achipinda
anobuda.
Naizvozvo vaRevhi navaJudha vose vakaita zvose zvakaitwa naJehoyadha
mupristi akaraira, mumwe nomumwe akatora vanhu vake vakanga vachiuya
mukati nomusi weSabata, naivo vaifanira kubuda nesabata;
mupristi Jehoyadha haana kuendisa mapoka;
mupristi Jehoyadha akaisawo kuvakuru vamazana
mapfumo, nenhovo duku, nenhovo duku, zvaiva zvamambo Dhavhidhi;
vaiva mumba maMwari.
23:10 Akamisa vanhu vose, mumwe nomumwe akabata nhumbi dzokurwa muruoko rwake
kurutivi rworudyi rwetemberi kusvikira kurutivi rworuboshwe rwetemberi
aritari netemberi zvakanga zviri pamberi pamambo kumativi ose.
23:11 Ipapo vakabudisa mwanakomana wamambo, uye vakamupfekedza korona, uye
akamupa chipupuriro, akamuita mambo. naJehoyadha navanakomana vake
akamuzodza, akati, Mambo ngaararame.
23:12 Zvino Ataria paakanzwa mhere-mhere yevanhu vaimhanya vachirumbidza Jehovha
mambo, akapinda kuvanhu mumba maJehovha;
Akatarira, akaona mambo amire pambiru yake
vakapinda, namachinda nehwamanda pamberi pamambo;
vanhu venyika vakafara, vakaridza hwamanda, navaimbiwo
nezviridzwa, navanodzidziswa kuimba nziyo dzokurumbidza. Zvadaro
Ipapo Ataria akabvarura nguvo dzake, akati, Ndamukirwa, ndamukirwa.
23:14 Zvino mupristi Jehoyadha akabudisa vakuru vamazana vakanga vari
akaisa mutariri wehondo, akati kwavari: Mubudisei pakati pemisara yavanhu;
anomutevera ngaaurawe nomunondo. Zvemupristi
akati, Musamuuraya mumba maJehovha.
23:15 Naizvozvo vakaisa maoko kwaari; zvino wakati asvika pamukova wemba
Vakamuurayirapo pasuwo remabhiza paimba yamambo.
23:16 Zvino Jehoyadha akaita sungano pakati pake navanhu vose.
napakati pamambo, kuti vave vanhu vaJehovha.
23:17 Ipapo vanhu vose vakaenda kuimba yaBhaari, uye vakaiputsa, uye
akaputsanya aritari dzake nemifananidzo yake, akauraya Matani mupristi waro
Bhaari pamberi pearitari.
Jehoyadha akagadzawo mabasa eimba yaJehovha noruoko rwake
pakati pavapristi vaRevhi, vakanga vagoverwa naDhavhidhi mumba ma
Jehovha, kuti vabayire zvipiriso zvinopiswa zvaJehovha, sezvazvakanyorwa;
murayiro waMozisi, nemufaro uye nokuimba, sezvawakatemwa
Dhavhidhi.
Akagadzawo vatariri vemikova pamasuwo eimba yaJehovha, pasina chinhu
iyo yakanga isina kuchena pachinhu chipi nechipi ngaipinde.
23:20 Akatora vakuru vemazana, nevakuru, nevabati.
vanhu, navanhu vose venyika, vakaburusira mambo
vakabuda mumba maJehovha, vakapinda napasuwo rokumusoro
akagadza mambo pachigaro choushe.
23:21 Ipapo vanhu vose venyika vakafara, uye guta rikanyarara pashure
kuti vakanga vauraya Ataria nomunondo.