2 Madzimambo
8:1 Ipapo Erisha akataura kumukadzi uya waakanga amutsira mwanakomana wake, akati,
achiti: Simuka, uende, iwe neimba yako, undogara kupi zvako
iwe ungagara hako; nekuti Jehovha wakadana nzara; uye zvichadaro
uuyewo panyika makore manomwe.
8:2 Mukadzi akasimuka, akaita sezvaakaudzwa nomunhu waMwari;
akaenda neveimba yake, akandogara panyika yavaFirisitia
makore manomwe.
8:3 Zvino makore manomwe akati apera, mukadzi akadzokazve;
akaenda kunyika yavaFirisitia; akaenda kundochema kuna mambo
nokuda kweimba yake nomunda wake.
8:4 Zvino mambo wakataurirana naGehazi muranda wemunhu waMwari, achiti:
Dondirondedzerawo zvinhu zvikuru zvose zvakaitwa naErisha.
8:5 Zvino wakati achaudza mambo kuti wakadzosa sei ropa
chitunha choupenyu, kuti tarira, mukadzi waakanga amutsira mwanakomana wake;
akachema kuna mambo pamusoro peimba yake nomunda wake. Gehazi akati.
Ishe wangu mambo, ndiyeyu mukadzi, noyuyu ndiye mwanakomana wake waErisha;
kudzorerwa kuupenyu.
6 Mambo wakati abvunza mukadzi, iye akamuudza. Naizvozvo mambo akaraira
akati kwaari: Mudzosere zvose zvaiva zvake nezvose
michero yomunda kubva pazuva raakabva naro panyika kusvikira
ikozvino.
8:7 Erisha akasvika Dhamasiko; Bhenihadhadhi mambo weSiria wakange achirwara;
akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Munhu waMwari wasvika pano.
8:8 Mambo akati kuna Hazaeri, Tora chipo muruoko rwako, uende.
undosangana nomunhu waMwari, ubvunze Jehovha naye, uti, Ndizvo here?
kurapwa kwechirwere ichi?
Naizvozvo Hazaeri akandosangana naye, akamuvigira chipo, mumwe nomumwe
zvinhu zvakanaka zveDhamasiko, mutoro wemakamera makumi mana, ukasvika, ukamira pamberi
akati, Mwanakomana wenyu Bhenihadhadhi, mambo weSiria, wakandituma kwamuri;
achiti: Ndichapora pakurwara uku here?
8:10 Erisha akati kwaari, Enda, undoti kwaari, Unogona hako
pora; asi Jehovha wakandiratidza kuti zvirokwazvo iye uchafa.
8:11 Akaramba akamunananidza, kusvikira anyara;
munhu waMwari akachema.
Ipapo Hazaeri akati, Munochemeiko, ishe wangu? Iye akapindura, akati: Nokuti ndinoziva
zvakaipa zvauchaitira vana vaIsiraeri, simba ravo
uchatungidza nhare, uuraye majaya avo pamwechete nazvo
munondo, uchapwanya vana vavo, nokutumbura vakadzi vavo vane mimba.
Hazaeri akati, Ko muranda wenyu chinyiko, iyo imbwa zvayo, kuti ndiite zvakadai?
chinhu chikuru? Erisha akapindura, akati, Jehovha wakandiratidza izvozvo
achava mambo weSiria.
8:14 Naizvozvo akabva kuna Erisha, akaenda kuna tenzi wake; ndiani akati kwaari.
Erisha wati kudini kwauri? Akapindura akati, Wandiudza kuti ndiwe
anofanira kupora.
8:15 Zvino zvakaitika chifume kuti wakatora jira, ndokuriisa
akainyika mumvura, ndokumufumbira pachiso chake, akafa;
Hazaeri akamutevera paushe.
8:16 Zvino negore rechishanu raJoramu mwanakomana waAhabhi mambo waIsiraeri.
panguva iyo Jehoshafati ari mambo waJudha, Jehoramu mwanakomana waJehoshafati
mambo waJudha akatanga kubata ushe.
8:17 Akanga asvika makore makumi matatu namaviri pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; akabata ushe
makore masere paJerusarema.
8:18 Akafamba nenzira yamadzimambo aIsiraeri, sezvakaita imba yaIsiraeri
Ahabhi, nekuti mukunda waAhabhi waiva mukadzi wake, wakaita zvakaipa paimba yake
pamberi paJehovha.
Kunyange zvakadaro Jehovha wakange asingadi kuparadza Judha, nokuda kwaDhavhidhi muranda wake, saiye
akamuvimbisa kuti uchamupa mwenje nguva dzose nevana vake.
Zvino namazuva ake vaEdhomu vakamukira vaJudha, vakagadza mambo
pamusoro pavo.
Ipapo Joramu akaenda Zairi, ane ngoro dzake dzose; akasimuka
usiku, akaparadza vaEdhomu vakanga vakamukomba;
navakuru vengoro; vanhu vakatizira kumatende avo.
Kunyange zvakadaro vaEdhomu vakamukira vaJudha, kusvikira zuva ranhasi. Zvadaro
Ribhina yakamukirawo nenguva iyo.
8:23 Mamwe mabasa aJoramu, nezvose zvaakaita, handizvo here?
yakanyorwa mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aJudha?
8:24 Joramu akavata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa namadzibaba ake muguta
Ahazia mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.
Ahazia akaita negore regumi namaviri raJoramu mwanakomana waAhabhi, mambo waIsiraeri
mwanakomana waJehoramu mambo waJudha akatanga kubata ushe.
Ahazia akanga ana makore makumi maviri namaviri pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; uye iye
akabata ushe paJerusaremu gore rimwe. Zita ramai vake rainzi Ataria
mukunda waOmiri mambo waIsiraeri.
8:27 Akafamba nenzira yeimba yaAhabhi, akaita zvakaipa pamberi pake
Jehovha sezvakaita imba yaAhabhu, nokuti akanga ari mukwasha waJehovha
imba yaAhabhu.
8:28 Akaenda naJoramu mwanakomana waAhabhi kundorwa naHazaeri mambo weguta
Siria paRamotiGiriyadhi; vaSiria vakakuvadza Joramu.
8:29 Mambo Joramu akadzokera Jezireeri kuti arapwe mavanga aakanga apiwa
vaSiria vakanga vamupa paRama, pakurwa kwake naHazaeri mambo weguta
Siriya. Ipapo Ahazia mwanakomana waJehoramu mambo waJudha, akaenda kundoona
Joramu mwanakomana waAhabhi paJezereeri, nekuti wakange achirwara.