1 Madzimambo 22 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

22 ¹Kwamakore matatu kwakanga kusina hondo pakati peAramu neIsraeri. ²Asi mugore rechitatu Jehoshafati mambo weJudha akaburukira kuna mambo weIsraeri. ³Mambo weIsraeri akati kuvaranda vake, “Munoziva kuti Ramoti-giriyadhi nderedu, asi hatiiti chinhu kuritora muruoko rwamambo weAramu?” ⁴Akabvunza Jehoshafati akati, “Uchaenda neni kundorwa neRamoti-giriyadhi here?” Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo weIsraeri, “Ndakaita semi, vanhu vangu sevanhu venyu, mabhiza angu samabhiza enyu.”

⁵Ipapo Jehoshafati akati kuna mambo weIsraeri, “Ndapota, tangai kubvunza shoko raBaba vedu.”

⁶Saka mambo weIsraeri akaunganidza vaporofita, varume vanenge mazana mana, akavabvunza akati, “Ndoenda kundorwa neRamoti-giriyadhi here, kana kuti ndirege?” Ivo vakati, “Kwirai, nokuti Baba Changamire vacharipa muruoko rwamambo.”

⁷Asi Jehoshafati akati, “Hapasisina here muporofita waBaba vedu pano watingabvunza?”

⁸Mambo weIsraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, “Kuchine murume mumwe watingabvunza naye Baba vedu, asi ndinomuvenga—haatomboprofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi njodzi chete: Mikaya mwanakomana waImura.” Jehoshafati akati, “Mambo ngavarege kudaro.”

⁹Ipapo mambo weIsraeri akadana mukuru akati, “Kurumidzai kuuya naMikaya mwanakomana waImura.”

¹⁰Mambo weIsraeri naJehoshafati mambo weJudha vakagara mumwe nomumwe pachigaro chake choumambo, vakapfeka nguo dzavo dzoumambo, paburiro raiva pasuo reSamaria, vaporofita vose vachiprofita pamberi pavo. ¹¹Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenana akaita nyanga dzesimbi akati, “Mwari anoti: ‘Neidzi muchatunga vaAramu kusvikira vaparadzwa.’” ¹²Vaporofita vose vakaprofita saizvozvo vachiti, “Kwirai muende kuRamoti-giriyadhi mukunde; Mwari acharipa mambo muruoko.”

¹³Nhume yakatumwa kundodana Mikaya yakati kwaari, “Tarira, vaporofita vane shoko rimwe vachivimbisa mambo kubudirira. Shoko rako ngaritenderane neravo—vimbisa kubudirira.”

¹⁴Asi Mikaya akati, “NaBaba vedu vapenyu, zvinotaurwa naBaba vedu kwandiri, ndizvo zvandichataura.”

¹⁵Paakasvika, mambo akamubvunza akati, “Mikaya, tichaenda kundorwa neRamoti-giriyadhi here, kana kuti tirege?” Iye akati, “Kwirai mukunde; Baba vedu vacharipa muruoko rwamambo.”

¹⁶Mambo akati, “Kangani kwandinofanira kukupikisa kuti undiudze chokwadi chete muzita raBaba vedu?”

¹⁷Iye akati, “Ndakaona vaIsraeri vose vakapararira pamakomo, samakwai asina mufudzi. Baba vedu vakati, ‘Ava havana tenzi; mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumba kwake norugare.’”

¹⁸Mambo weIsraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, “Handina kukuudza here kuti haangaprofiti zvakanaka pamusoro pangu, asi njodzi chete?”

¹⁹Mikaya akati, “Naizvozvo inzwai shoko raBaba vedu: Ndakaona Baba vedu vagere pachigaro chavo choumambo, hondo yose yokudenga imire parutivi pavo, kurudyi rwavo nokuruboshwe rwavo.

²⁰Baba vedu vakati, ‘Ndiani achanyengera Ahabhi kuti akwire andowira kuRamoti-giriyadhi?’ Mumwe akati izvi, mumwe akati izvo.

²¹Ipapo mweya wakauya pamberi ukamira pamberi paBaba vedu, uchiti, ‘Ini ndichamunyengera.’

²²Baba vedu vakabvunza vachiti, ‘Sei?’ Iwo akati, ‘Ndichabuda ndive mweya unonyepa mumuromo wavaporofita vake vose.’ Baba vedu vakati, ‘Uchamunyengera ugobudirira. Buda unozviita.’

²³Saka zvino Baba vedu vaisa mweya unonyepa mumuromo wavaporofita venyu ava vose, uye Baba vedu vakataura njodzi pamusoro penyu.”

²⁴Ipapo Zedhekia mwanakomana waKenana akaswedera, akarova Mikaya padama, akati, “Mweya waMwari wakabva neni nenzira ipi kuti utaure newe?”

²⁵Mikaya akati, “Uchazviona pazuva iroro paunopinda mumba yomukati kundovanda.”

²⁶Mambo weIsraeri akati, “Torai Mikaya mumudzosere kuna Amoni mubati weguta nokuna Joashi mwanakomana wamambo, ²⁷muti, ‘Mambo anoti: Isai murume uyu mutorongo mumupe chingwa nemvura chete kusvikira ndadzoka norugare.’”

²⁸Mikaya akati, “Kana mukadzoka norugare zvechokwadi, Baba vedu havana kutaura neni.” Akatizve, “Inzwai, imi vanhu vose!”

Ahabhi Anowa Sezvakafanotaurwa naBaba

²⁹Saka mambo weIsraeri naJehoshafati mambo weJudha vakakwira kuRamoti-giriyadhi. ³⁰Mambo weIsraeri akati kuna Jehoshafati, “Ndichazvishandura chimiro ndipinde muhondo, asi imi pfekai nguo dzenyu dzoumambo.” Saka mambo weIsraeri akazvishandura chimiro akapinda muhondo.

³¹Mambo weAramu akanga arayira vakuru vake vengoro makumi matatu navaviri achiti, “Musarwa nomunhu mudiki kana mukuru—asi namambo weIsraeri chete.”

³²Vakuru vengoro pavakaona Jehoshafati, vakati, “Zvirokwazvo uyu ndiye mambo weIsraeri.” Vakatendeukira kwaari kuti varwe naye, Jehoshafati akachema. ³³Vakuru vengoro pavakaona kuti akanga asiri mambo weIsraeri, vakadzoka vachirega kumutevera. ³⁴Mumwe murume akakweva uta hwake pasina kwaakanga akananga, akabaya mambo weIsraeri napakati pamativi enhumbi dzokurwa nadzo. Mambo akati kumuchairi wengoro yake, “Tendeuka undibudise muhondo—ndakuvara.” ³⁵Hondo yakapisa zuva iroro, mambo akatsigirwa mungoro yake akatarisana navaAramu. Madekwana akafa. Ropa rokukuvara kwake rakanga rayerera pasi pengoro. ³⁶Zuva rovira, kudanidzira kwakapararira mumusasa kuchiti, “Mumwe nomumwe kuguta rake, mumwe nomumwe kunyika yake!”

³⁷Saka mambo akafa akaunzwa kuSamaria, vakaviga mambo muSamaria. ³⁸Vakashambidza ngoro pakadziva reSamaria, imbwa dzikananzva ropa rake, zvifeve zvikageza ipapo, sezvakanga zvarehwa naBaba vedu.

³⁹Mamwe mabasa aAhabhi—zvose zvaakaita, muzinda wenyanga dzenzou neguta rimwe nerimwe raakavaka—hazvina kunyorwa here muBhuku reNhoroondo dzamadzimambo aIsraeri? ⁴⁰Saka Ahabhi akavata namadzibaba ake, Ahaziya mwanakomana wake akatonga panzvimbo yake.

Jehoshafati Anofamba Pamberi paBaba

⁴¹Jehoshafati mwanakomana waAsa akava mambo weJudha mugore rechina raAhabhi mambo weIsraeri. ⁴²Jehoshafati akanga ana makore makumi matatu namashanu paakava mambo, akatonga makore makumi maviri namashanu muJerusarema. Mai vake vainzi Azubha, mwanasikana waShirihi. ⁴³Akatevera nzira yose yababa vake Asa akasambobva mairi, achiita zvakarurama pamberi paBaba vedu. Kunyange zvakadaro, nzvimbo dzakakwirira dzakaramba dziripo; vanhu vakaramba vachibayira nokupisira zvinonhuhwirira ikoko. ⁴⁴Jehoshafati akaitawo rugare namambo weIsraeri.

⁴⁵Mamwe mabasa aJehoshafati, simba raakaratidza, nokurwa kwaakaita hondo—hazvina kunyorwa here muBhuku reNhoroondo dzamadzimambo eJudha? ⁴⁶Vakasara vezvifeve zvechirume zvomunzvimbo dzokunamata zvakanga zvasara kubva mumazuva ababa vake Asa, akavabvisa munyika. ⁴⁷Kwakanga kusina mambo muEdhomu; mubati ndiye aitonga soumambo. ⁴⁸Jehoshafati akavaka zvikepe zveTashishi kuti zvifambe zvichienda kuOfiri kundotora goridhe, asi hazvina kumboenda; zvakaputsika paEziyonigebheri. ⁴⁹Ipapo Ahaziya mwanakomana waAhabhi akati kuna Jehoshafati, “Varanda vangu ngavafambe nezvikepe pamwe chete navaranda venyu,” asi Jehoshafati akaramba. ⁵⁰Jehoshafati akazorora namadzibaba ake akavigwa pamwe chete navo muGuta raDhavhidhi baba vake, Jehoramu mwanakomana wake akatonga panzvimbo yake.

Ahaziya Anotsamwisa Baba

⁵¹Ahaziya mwanakomana waAhabhi akatanga kutonga vaIsraeri muSamaria mugore rechigumi nemanomwe raJehoshafati mambo weJudha, akatonga makore maviri pamusoro peIsraeri. ⁵²Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, achifamba munzira yababa vake, nenzira yamai vake, nenzira yaJerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, uyo akatungamirira vaIsraeri muchivi. ⁵³Akashumira Bhaari akamunamata, achitsamwisa Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, sezvakanga zvaitwa nababa vake.