2 Madzimambo
18:1 Zvino negore rechitatu raHoshea mwanakomana waEra mambo weguta
Isiraeri, Hezekia mwanakomana waAhazi, mambo waJudha, akatanga kubata ushe.
18:2 Akanga asvika makore makumi maviri namashanu pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; akabata ushe
makore makumi maviri namapfumbamwe paJerusaremu. Zita ramai vake rainzi Abhi
mwanasikana waZakaria.
18:3 Akaita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha, maererano
zvose zvakaitwa nababa vake Dhavhidhi.
18:4 Akabvisa nzvimbo dzakakwirira, akaputsa shongwe, nokutema matanda
vakaputsanya nyoka yendarira yakanga yaitwa naMozisi;
kusvikira pamazuva iwayo vana vaIsiraeri vaiipisira zvinonhuhwira;
akaritumidza Nehushitani.
18:5 Akavimba naJehovha Mwari waIsraeri; zvokuti shure kwake kwakanga kusina munhu akafanana naye
iye pakati pamadzimambo ose aJudha, napamamwe akamutangira.
Nekuti wakanamatira Jehovha, haana kutsauka pakumutevera, asi wakachengeta
mirairo yake, yakanga yarairwa Mozisi naJehovha.
Jehovha akava naye; kose kwaakaenda wakafambiswa zvakanaka;
akamukira mambo weAsiria, akasamushumira.
18:8 Akakunda vaFiristia kusvikira Gaza nenyika yaro,
shongwe yevarindi kuguta rakakombwa norusvingo.
18:9 Zvino negore rechina ramambo Hezekia, rakanga riri rechipiri
Gore rechinomwe raHoshea mwanakomana waEra mambo waIsraeri, uyo Sharimaneseri mambo
vaAsiria vakandorwa neSamaria, vakarikomba.
18:10 Pakupera kwamakore matatu vakaritora, mugore rechitanhatu raShe
Hezekia, ndiro gore repfumbamwe raHoshea mambo waIsiraeri, paSamaria
kutorwa.
Mambo weAsiria akatapa vaIsiraeri, akaenda navo Asiria, akavaisa
muHara, napaHabhori, parwizi Gozani, nomumaguta aJehovha
Medhi:
18:12 nekuti havana kuteerera inzwi raJehovha Mwari wavo, asi
vakadarika sungano yake, nezvose zvakanga zvarairwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha
akaraira, akaramba kunzwa, kana kuzviita.
18:13 Zvino negore regumi namana ramambo Hezekia, Saniheribhi mambo weguta
Asiria vakandorwa namaguta ose aJudha akakombwa namasvingo, ndokuakunda.
18:14 Zvino Hezekia mambo waJudha akatuma shoko kuna mambo weAsiria paRakishi.
achiti: Ndatadza; dzokai henyu mubve kwandiri;
ndichabereka. Ipapo mambo weAsiria akagadza Hezekia mambo weAsiria
Judha matarenda esirivha ana mazana matatu, namatarenda endarama ana makumi matatu.
18:15 Hezekia akamupa sirivha yose yakanga iri mumba maJehovha
Jehovha, napafuma yeimba yamambo.
18:16 Nenguva iyo Hezekia akagura ndarama pamikova yetemberi
yaJehovha, nembiru dzaiva naHezekia mambo waJudha
akaifukidza, ndokuipa mambo weAsiria.
18:17 Zvino mambo weAsiriya akatuma Taritani, naRabhisarisi, naRabhisheki
Rakishi kuna mambo Hezekia nehondo huru kuzorwa neJerusaremu. Uye ivo
akakwira akasvika kuJerusarema. Vakati vakwira, vakasvika uye
yakamira pamugero wedziva rokumusoro, riri panzira huru inoenda
munda womusuki.
18:18 Zvino vakati vadana mambo, Eriakimu akabuda akaenda kwavari
mwanakomana waHirikia, waitarira imba, naShebhina munyori, uye
Joa mwanakomana waAsafi sahwira;
18:19 Rabhisheki akati kwavari, “Zvino taurai naHezekia muchiti, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha.
mambo mukuru, mambo weAsiria, chaunovimba nacho chii?
trustest?
Iwe unoti (asi mashoko omuromo hawo), mano nesimba ndinaro
nokuda kwehondo. Zvino unovimba naniko, zvaunomumukira?
ini?
Zvino tarira, unovimba nomudonzvo worutsanga urwu rwakapwanyika
pamusoro peEgipita, iro kana munhu akasendama kwariri, richapinda muruoko rwake, rikamubaya
ndizvo zvakaita Farao mambo weEgipita kuna vose vanovimba naye.
18:22 Asi kana ukati kwandiri, Tinovimba naJehovha Mwari wedu;
Vakabviswa matunhu akakwirira namaaritari avo naHezekia, akava nazvo
akati kuna Judha neJerusaremu, Munofanira kunamata pamberi pearitari iyi
Jerusarema?
18:23 Naizvozvo zvino, chipikiranai henyu ishe wangu, mambo weAsiria.
ndichakupa mabhiza ane zviuru zviviri, kana iwe ukagonawo
kuti aise vatasvi pamusoro pazvo.
Mungagona seiko kukunda mukuru mumwe womuduku kuna vose?
imwi varanda vatenzi, vimbai neEgipita kuti vakupe ngoro nengoro
vatasvi vemabhiza?
Ini ndauya kuzorwa nenzvimbo iyi kuti ndiiparadze ndisina Jehovha kanhi? The
Jehovha ndiye wakati kwandiri, Enda undorwa nenyika iyo, uiparadze.
18:26 Ipapo Eriakimu mwanakomana waHirikia, naShebhina, naJoa vakati kumuranda.
Rabhisheki, Ndinokumbira kuti mutaure henyu navaranda venyu norurimi rwechiAramia;
nekuti tinochinzwisisa; uye musataura nesu nerurimi rwevaJudha
nzeve dzevanhu vari pamadziro.
Asi mukuru wavatariri akati kwavari, Tenzi wangu wakandituma kuna tenzi wako here?
kwauri kuti utaure mashoko awa here? Haana kundituma kuvarume vagere here?
pamusoro porusvingo, kuti vadye ndove yavo, nokumwa zvinotapira zvavo
newe?
18:28 Ipapo Rabhisheki akamira, akadanidzira nenzwi guru nomutauro wavaJudha.
akataura, akati, Inzwai shoko ramambo mukuru, iye mambo weAsiria.
Zvanzi namambo Hezekia ngaarege kukunyengerai, nekuti haachazovipo
anogona kukurwirai paruoko rwake;
18:30 Hezekia ngaarege kukuvimbisai Jehovha, achiti: Jehovha achazviita
zvirokwazvo tirwirei, guta rino haringaiswi mumaoko avanhu
mambo weAsiria.
18:31 Musateerera Hezekia, nokuti zvanzi namambo weAsiria:
mutenderane neni nechipo, mubudire kwandiri, mudye
mumwe nomumwe pamunda wake womuzambiringa, nomumwe nomumwe pamuti wake womuonde, mumwe;
mumwe nomumwe mvura yetsime rake;
18:32 Kusvikira ndauya ndokutora iwe kuenda kunyika yakaita senyika yenyu, nyika
zviyo newaini, nyika yechingwa neminda yemizambiringa, nyika yemiorivhi yamafuta nemiorivhi
nouchi, kuti murarame, murege kufa; regai kuteerera Hezekia;
kana achikugombedzerai, achiti, Jehovha achatirwira.
18:33 Ko mumwe wavamwari vendudzi wakatomborwira nyika yake kubva panyika yake here?
ruoko rwamambo weAsiria?
Vamwari veHamati neAripadhi varipi? varipi vamwari ve
Sefavhaimi, neHena, neIvha? Vakarwira Samaria kubva kwandiri
ruoko?
18:35 Ndivanaani pakati pavamwari vose venyika vakanunura?
nyika yavo paruoko rwangu, kuti Jehovha arwire Jerusaremu
kubva muruoko rwangu?
Ruka 18:36 Asi vanhu vakaramba vanyerere, vakasamupindura kana shoko rimwe;
murayiro wamambo wakange uchiti, Regai kumupindura.
18:37 Zvino Eriakimu mwanakomana waHirikia, waitarira imba, uye
Shebhina munyori, naJoa, mwanakomana waAsafi sahwira, kuna Hezekia;
nenguvo dzavo dzakabvarurwa, vakamuudza mashoko omukuru wavatariri.