2 Madzimambo
23:1 Ipapo mambo akatuma vanhu vakaunganidza vakuru vose vaJudha
uye nezveJerusarema.
23:2 Mambo akakwira kumba kwaJehovha, pamwe chete nevarume vose
Judha navose vagere Jerusaremu pamwechete naye, navapristi;
navaporofita, navanhu vose, vaduku navakuru;
munzeve dzavo mashoko ose ebhuku yesungano yakawanikwa
mumba maJehovha.
23:3 Mambo akamira pedyo nembiru, akaita sungano pamberi paJehovha
famba uchitevera Jehovha, nokuchengeta mirairo yake nezvipupuriro zvake
nemitemo yake nemoyo yavo yose uye nomweya wavo wose kuti vazviite
mashoko esungano iyi akanyorwa mubhuku iyi. Uye zvose
vanhu vakamira kusungano.
23:4 Mambo akarayira Hirikia muprista mukuru navaprista vetemberi
chechipiri, navarindi vomukova, kuti vabudise kunze
temberi yaJehovha midziyo yose yakanga yaitirwa Bhaari neyaJehovha
nehondo dzose dzokudenga; akazvipisa kunze
Jerusaremu paminda yeKidhironi, vakandotakurira madota awo
Bheteri.
23:5 Akabvisa vaprista vainamata zvifananidzo, vaiva namadzimambo aJudha
akaraira kupisa zvinonhuhwira pamatunhu akakwirira pamaguta aJudha, uye
munzvimbo dzakapoteredza Jerusarema; naivo vaipisira zvinonhuhwira
Bhaari, nokuzuva, nomwedzi, nokunyika dzose, nokunyika dzose
hondo yokudenga.
Akabudisa matanda okunamata nawo paimba yaJehovha, kunze
Jerusarema, kusvikira kurukova Kidhironi, ndokuripisa parukova Kidhironi, uye
ndokuipwanya kuita upfu, ndokukashira upfu hwayo pamusoro pemarinda
zvevana vevanhu.
23:7 Akaputsa dzimba dzeSodhoma, dzaiva paimba ya
Jehovha, vakadzi vairuka machira ematanda okunamata nawo.
Akabudisa vapristi vose mumaguta aJudha, akavasvibisa
nzvimbo dzakakwirira, paipisira vapristi zvinonhuhwira, kubva paGebha kusvikira
Bheerishebha, akaputsa nzvimbo dzakakwirira dzamasuwo akanga ari mukati maro
vachipinda pasuwo raJoshua mubati weguta, iro rakanga riri
kuruboshwe rwomurume pasuo reguta.
23:9 Kunyange zvakadaro, vapristi vamatunhu akakwirira havana kukwira paaritari yaJehovha
Jehovha paJerusaremu, asi vaidya zvingwa zvisina kuviriswa pakati pavo
hama dzavo.
23:10 Uye akasvibisa Tofeti, riri mumupata wevanakomana
naHinomi, kuti kurege kuva nomunhu unopinza mwanakomana wake kana mwanasikana wake
moto kuna Moreki.
23:11 Uye akatora mabhiza akanga apiwa namadzimambo aJudha
zuva, pakupindwa napo paimba yaJehovha, paimba yokumusoro
Natanimereki murandakadzi akanga ari muruwa, akapisa aritari
ngoro dzezuva nemoto.
23:12 Uye aritari dzaiva pamusoro pekamuri yokumusoro yaAhazi
madzimambo aJudha akanga avakisa, nearitari dzakanga dzavakwa naManase
mambo akaputsa zvivanze zviviri zveimba yaJehovha, akaputsa
Ipapo akaaputsira pasi, ndokukandira guruva rawo murukova
Kidhironi.
23:13 Nzvimbo dzakakwirira dzaiva pamberi peJerusarema dzaiva kurudyi
ruoko rwegomo rokuora rakanga rakapiwa naSoromoni mambo waIsiraeri
akavakira Ashitoreti, mwari unonyangadza wavaZidhoni, naKemoshi
chinhu chinonyangadza chaMoabhu, naMirikomi, chinonyangadza chaJehovha
Mambo akasvibisa vana vaAmoni.
23:14 Akaputsanya shongwe, akatema matanda okunamata nawo, akazadza
nzvimbo dzavo nemapfupa avanhu.
23:15 uye aritari yaiva paBheteri, uye nzvimbo yakakwirira Jerobhoamu
mwanakomana waNebhati, akanga aita kuti Israeri atadze, akanga aita zvose aritari iyoyo uye
akaputsa nzvimbo yakakwirira, akapisa nzvimbo yakakwirira, nokuitsika
diki kuita upfu, uye akapisa danda.
23:16 Zvino Josiya paakatendeuka, akaona marinda aivamo
mugomo, akatuma vanhu akatora mapfupa mumakuva, uye
akazvipisa paaritari, ndokuisvibisa, sezvakanga zvarehwa neshoko raJehovha
Jehovha, akaparidza munhu waMwari, iye wakaparidza mashoko iwayo.
23:17 Zvino akati: Zita rechii randinoona? Navarume veguta
ndokuti kwaari: Ndiro guva remunhu waMwari, wakabva kwaJudha;
ukaparidza zvinhu izvi zvawaitira aritari
Bheteri.
23:18 Akati: Muregei; ngakurege kuva nomunhu anobvisa mapfupa ake. Saka vakarega zvake
mapfupa ari oga, pamwe chete namapfupa omuporofita wakabva Samaria.
23:19 uye nedzimba dzose dzenzvimbo dzakakwirira dzaiva mumaguta
Samaria, rakanga raitwa namadzimambo aIsiraeri kutsamwisa Jehovha kwariri
Josiya akabvisa kutsamwa kwake, akavaitira zvose zvavakanga vaitirwa
akanga aita paBheteri.
23:20 Akauraya vapristi vose vamatunhu akakwirira vaivapo
akapisira pamusoro padzo mafupa avanhu, ndokudzokera Jerusaremu.
Ipapo mambo akaraira vanhu vose, akati, Mudye Pasika
Jehovha Mwari wenyu, sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku iyi yesungano.
23:22 Zvirokwazvo, kubva pamazuva avatongi hakuna kuitwa pasika yakadai
iye aitonga vaIsiraeri, kana pamazuva ose amadzimambo aIsiraeri, kana pamazuva ose
madzimambo aJudha;
23:23 Asi negore regumi namasere ramambo Josiya, vakaita Pasika iyi
rumbidzai Jehovha paJerusaremu.
23:24 Uyezve vanobata masvikiro, navauki, navauki
zvifananidzo, nezvifananidzo, nezvinonyangadza zvose zvakashorwa mukati mayo
Nyika yaJudha napaJerusaremu Josiya akabvisa, kuti aribate
zadzisa mashoko omurayiro, akanyorwa mubhuku yaHirikia
mupristi akawanikwa mumba maJehovha.
Hakuna mambo wakamutangira wakange akafanana naye, wakatendeukira kuna Jehovha
nomoyo wake wose, uye nomweya wake wose, uye nesimba rake rose.
nomurayiro wose waMozisi; uye shure kwake kwakamuka mumwe
saiye.
23:26 Kunyange zvakadaro, Jehovha haana kushandura hasha dzake huru
akatsamwira Judha nokuda kwezvakaipa zvose
Kutsamwisa kwaakanga atsamwiswa nako naManase.
Jehovha akati, Ndichabvisawo Judha pamberi pangu, sezvandakaita ini
ndichabvisa Isiraeri, ndicharasha guta rino reJerusaremu, randinaro
neimba yandakati pamusoro payo, Zita rangu richagarapo;
23:28 Zvino mamwe mabasa aJosiya, nezvose zvaakaita, havasi ivo
yakanyorwa mubhuku yaMakoronike amadzimambo aJudha?
23:29 Pamazuva ake, Farao-neko mambo weIjipiti, akaenda kuna mambo weIjipiti
Asiria kusvikira kurwizi Yufuratesi; mambo Josiya akandorwa naye; uye iye
akamuuraya paMegidho, iye wakati amuona.
Varanda vake vakamutakura nengoro afa, vachibva Megidho, vakauya naye
kuJerusarema, akamuviga muguva rake. Uye vanhu ve
nyika yakatora Jehoahazi mwanakomana waJosiya, ndokumuzodza, ndokumuita
mambo panzvimbo yababa vake.
23:31 Jehoahazi akanga asvika makore makumi maviri namatatu pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; uye iye
akabata ushe paJerusaremu mwedzi mitatu. uye zita ramai vake raiva Hamutari;
mukunda waJeremiya weRibhina.
23:32 Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, maererano
zvose zvakaitwa namadzibaba ake.
23:33 Farao-Neko akamusunga paRibhira panyika yeHamati, kuti amusunge.
haana kubata ushe paJerusaremu; uye nyika ive mutero kuna
matarenda esirivha ane zana, netarenda rendarama.
Farao-neko akaita Eriakimu mwanakomana waJosiya mambo panzvimbo yamambo
Josiya baba vake, akashandura zita rake, rikazova Jehoyakimu, akatora Jehoahazi
akasvika Egipita, akandofirako.
Jehoyakimu akapa Farao sirivha nendarama; asi akateresa
nyika yokupa mari sezvakarairwa naFarao;
akaripisa vanhu venyika sirivha nendarama kumunhu mumwe nomumwe
semutero wake, kuti azvipe kuna Farao-neko.
23:36 Jehoyakimu wakatanga kubata ushe ava namakore makumi maviri namashanu; uye iye
akabata ushe paJerusaremu makore gumi nerimwe. uye zita ramai vake raiva Zebhidha;
mwanasikana waPedhaya wokuRuma.
23:37 Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, maererano
zvose zvakaitwa namadzibaba ake.