Jehoshafati Anofamba naBaba
Baba vedu vari naJehoshafati nokuti anovatsvaka pachinzvimbo chavaBhaari. Chiito chake chinoshamisa zvikuru ndechokutuma machinda navaRevhi vane bhuku romurayiridzo kuti vandodzidzisa muguta rimwe nerimwe reJudha, uye umambo hwake hunosimba, hunopfuma, uye hunova nezvose zvahunoda.
17 1Jehoshafati mwanakomana wake akava mambo panzvimbo yake, akazvisimbisa kurwisa Israeri. 2Akaisa mauto mumaguta ose akakomberedzwa eJudha, akaisawo varwi vokurinda munyika yeJudha nomumaguta eEfuremu akanga atapwa nababa vake Asa. 3Baba vedu vaiva naJehoshafati, nokuti akafamba munzira dzokutanga dzababa vake Dhavhidhi, asingatsvaki vanaBhaari. 4Asi akatsvaka Baba vaishumirwa nababa vake, akateerera mirayiro yavo, kwete zvaiitwa navaIsraeri. 5Saka Baba vedu vakasimbisa umambo muruoko rwake; vaJudha vose vakauya nezvipo kuna Jehoshafati, uye akava nepfuma zhinji nokukudzwa. 6Mwoyo wake wakanga wakazvipira kunzira dzaBaba vedu; akabvisa nzvimbo dzakakwirira namatanda aAshera muJudha. a a v6 Nzvimbo dzakakwirira dzaiva nzvimbo dzokunamata dziri panze pamusoro pezvikomo dzaishandiswa pakunamata zvifananidzo; matanda aAshera aiva zvinhu zvakavezwa nehuni zvokunamata zvakatsaurirwa mwarikadzi wavaKenani ainzi Ashera.
7Mugore rechitatu rokutonga kwake akatuma machinda ake Bheni-Hairi, Obhadhiya, Zekariya, Netaneri, naMikaya kuti vanodzidzisa mumaguta eJudha, 8navaRevhi pamwe chete navo: Shemaya, Netaniya, Zebhadhiya, Asaheri, Shemiramoti, Jehonatani, Adhoniya, Tobhiya, Tobhu-adhoniya; uye pamwe chete navo vapristi Erishama, naJehoramu. 9Vakadzidzisa muJudha mose, vakatakura Bhuku roMurayiro waBaba vedu, vachienda kumaguta ose eJudha, vachidzidzisa vanhu.
10Kutya Baba vedu kwakawira umambo hwose hwakanga hwakapoteredza Judha, zvokuti hahuna kurwisa Jehoshafati. 11Vamwe vaFiristia vakauyisa zvipo kuna Jehoshafati nomutero wesirivha; vaArabhu vakauya nezvipfuwo: makondohwe zviuru zvinomwe namazana manomwe, nenhongo dzembudzi zviuru zvinomwe namazana manomwe. 12Jehoshafati akaramba achiwedzera kuva nesimba, akavaka nhare namaguta amatura muJudha. 13Akanga ane zvokurarama zvizhinji mumaguta eJudha, nemhare dzehondo muJerusarema. 14Kuverengwa kwavo maererano nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo: kubva kuJudha, vakuru vezviuru—Adhina mukuru, aiva nemhare dzehondo zviuru mazana matatu; 15aitevera aiva Jehohanani mukuru, aiva nezviuru mazana maviri namakumi masere; 16aitevera aiva Amasiya mwanakomana waZikiri, akazvipira kushumira Baba vedu, aiva nemhare dzehondo zviuru mazana maviri. 17Kubva kuBhenjamini: Eriyadha, mhare yehondo, aiva nezviuru mazana maviri vakanga vakapakata uta nenhoo; 18aitevera aiva Jehozabhadhi, aiva nezviuru zana namakumi masere vakanga vakagadzirira hondo. 19Varume ava vaishumira mambo, tisingaverengi avo vaakanga aisa mumaguta akakomberedzwa muJudha mose.