2 Samueri
24:1 Zvino kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakamukira vaIsiraeri, akavarega
Dhavhidhi pamusoro pavo, achiti, Enda uverenge vaIsiraeri navaJudha.
24:2 Mambo akati kuna Joabhu mukuru wehondo, akanga anaye,
Endai zvino mupote namarudzi ose alsiraeri, kubva paDhani kusvikira paBheerishebha, mugondosvika paBheerishebha;
verengai vanhu, ndizive kuwanda kwavanhu.
24:3 Joabhu akati kuna mambo, "Zvino Jehovha Mwari wenyu ngaawedzere pavanhu.
vanganiko vangani, kakapetwa kazana, uye kuti meso ashe wangu
mambo angazviona; asi ishe wangu mambo anofarirei izvozvo?
chinhu?
24:4 Kunyange zvakadaro shoko ramambo rakakunda Joabhu napamusoro pamambo
vatungamiri vehondo. Ipapo Joabhu navakuru vehondo vakabuda
kubva pamberi pamambo kuti averenge vanhu vaIsraeri.
24:5 Uye vakayambuka Joridhani, vakadzika matende avo paAroeri, kurutivi rworudyi
neguta riri pakati porwizi rwaGadhi, kusvikira paJazeri;
Ipapo vakasvika Giriyadhi, nokunyika yeTatimihodhishi; vakauya
kusvikira kuDhani, nokuenda kuZidhoni;
24:7 Vakasvika kunhare yeTire, nokumaguta ose eguta
VaHivhi, navaKanani, vakaenda kurutivi rwezasi rwaJudha;
kusvikira kuBheerishebha.
24:8 Zvino vakati vagura nenyika yose, vakasvika kuJerusarema paari
kupera kwemwedzi mipfumbamwe namazuva makumi maviri.
Joabhu akarondedzera kuwanda kwavanhu kuna mambo;
pakati paIsiraeri pakanga pane varume vane simba noumhare vane zviuru zvina mazana masere vaigona kurwa
munondo; varume vaJudha vakasvika zviuru zvina mazana mashanu.
Zvino moyo waDhavhidhi ukamurova, apedza kuverenga vanhu. Uye
Dhavhidhi akati kuna Jehovha, Ndatadza kwazvo zvandaita;
zvino Jehovha, bvisai henyu kuipa komuranda wenyu; nokuti
Ndaita sebenzi kwazvo.
24:11 Nokuti Dhavhidhi paakamuka mangwanani, shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwaari
muporofita Gadhi, muoni waDhavhidhi, achiti,
Enda, undoti kuna Dhavhidhi, Zvanzi naJehovha, ndinokuisira zvinhu zvitatu;
sarudza chimwe chazvo kuti ndikuitire icho.
24:13 Naizvozvo Gadhi akaenda kuna Dhavhidhi, akamuudza, akati kwaari, "Kana makore manomwe
nzara ichasvika kwamuri panyika yenyu here? kana kuti unotiza mwedzi mitatu
pamberi pavavengi venyu pavanenge vachikudzinganisai? kana kuti vatatu
mazuva mazhinji munyika yako? Zvino chipangamazano, uone mhinduro yandichapindura
dzokera kuna iye akandituma.
Dhavhidhi akati kuna Gadhi, Ndiri pakumanikidzwa kukuru;
ruoko rwaJehovha; nekuti nyasha dzake ihuru;
muruoko rwemunhu.
24:15 Naizvozvo Jehovha akatuma denda pakati paIsraeri kubva mangwanani kusvikira manheru
vanhu vakabva paDhani kusvikira paBheerishebha vakafa
varume zviuru makumi manomwe.
24:16 Zvino mutumwa paakatambanudza ruoko rwake pamusoro peJerusarema kuti ariparadze.
Jehovha akazvidemba pamusoro pechakaipa icho, akati kumutumwa wakange achiparadza
imwi vanhu, Zvaringana, dzikamisai henyu ruoko rwenyu. Nomutumwa waJehovha
akanga ari paburiro raArauna muJebhusi.
24:17 Zvino Dhavhidhi akataura naJehovha, achiona mutumwa akanga achiuraya
akati, Tarirai, ndini ndatadza, ndini ndaita chinhu chakaipa;
makwai akaiteiko? Ruoko rwenyu ngarundirove nesimba.
uye pamusoro peimba yababa vangu.
Zvino Gadhi akaenda kuna Dhavhidhi zuva iro, akati kwaari, Enda, undovakisa atari
kuna Jehovha paburiro raArauna muJebhusi.
Dhavhidhi akaenda sezvaakaudzwa naGadhi, sezvaakarairwa naJehovha
commanded.
Arauna akatarira, akaona mambo navaranda vake vachiuya pedyo
Arauna akabuda, akakotamira pasi nechiso chake pamberi pamambo
pasi.
Arauna akati, Ishe wangu mambo wauyireiko kumuranda wake? Uye
Dhavhidhi akati, Ndichatenga buriro kwauri, kuti ndivakire aritari
Jehovha, kuti denda ripere pakati pavanhu.
Arauna akati kuna Dhavhidhi, Ishe wangu mambo ngaatore hake, abayire hake
tarira, hedzi nzombe dzechibayiro chinopiswa, ne;
Mipuro nemimwe nhumbi dzenzombe kuti dzive huni.
Izvi zvose, mambo, Arauna unopa mambo. naArauna
akati kuna mambo, Jehovha Mwari wenyu ngaakugamuchirei henyu.
24:24 Mambo akati kuna Arauna, "Kwete; asi zvirokwazvo ndichazvitenga kwauri
uye handingabayiri Jehovha Mwari wangu zvipiriso zvinopiswa
izvo hazvindibatsiri chinhu. Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi akatenga buriro uye
nzombe dzemashekeri esirivha ana makumi mashanu.
Dhavhidhi akavakirapo Jehovha aritari, akapisirapo
zvipiriso nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa. Naizvozvo Jehovha akanyengeterera nyika,
Denda ndokuguma pakati paIsiraeri.