Baba vedu Vanotsiura Mambo Wavo Anotsauka
Jehu anosangana namambo achidzoka nomubvunzo: unofanira kubatsira vakaipa here? Jehoshafati anopindura nokufamba pakati pavanhu uye nokugadza vatongi, achivaudza kuti vanotongera Baba vedu kwete vanhu, uye kuti kwavari hakuna kusarurama, kusarura, kana fufuro.
19 1Jehoshafati mambo weJudha vakadzokera kumba kwavo muJerusarema norugare. 2Jehu mwanakomana waHanani muoni akasangana naMambo Jehoshafati akati, “Makafanira here kubatsira vakaipa, muchida avo vanovenga Baba vedu? Nokuda kwaizvozvi, hasha dzaBaba vedu dziri pamuri. 3Asi zvakanaka zvakawanikwa mamuri: makabvisa matanda aAshera munyika, mukaisa mwoyo wenyu kuti mutsvake Baba vedu.”
4Jehoshafati vakagara muJerusarema, vakabuda zvakare pakati pavanhu, kubva kuBheerishebha kusvika kunyika ine zvikomo yaEfuremu, vachivadzosera kuna Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzitateguru avo. 5Vakagadza vatongi munyika, mumaguta ose akakombwa namasvingo eJudha, guta neguta. 6Vakati kuvatongi, “Onai zvamunoita, nokuti hamutongeri munhu asi Baba vedu, uye ivo vanemi pamhosva imwe neimwe yamunotonga. 7Zvino kutya Baba vedu ngakuve pamuri. Chenjerai muite, nokuti kuna Baba vedu hakuna kusaruramisira, hakuna kutsaura vanhu, uye hakuna fufuro.”
8MuJerusaremawo, Jehoshafati vakagadza vamwe vaRevhi, vaprista, nevakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba avaIsraeri kuti vatonge nokutonga kwaBaba vedu uye vagadzirise nharo; vakadzokera kuJerusarema. 9Vakavarayira vachiti, “Itai saizvozvi, muchitya Baba vedu, nokutendeka uye nomwoyo wose. 10Nguva ipi neipi hama dzenyu dziri mumaguta adzo padzinouya kwamuri nenharo—pamusoro pokudeura ropa, kana pamusoro pomurayiro nomurau, mitemo nemitongo—muvayambire, kuti varege kupara mhosva pamberi paBaba vedu, hasha dzikauya pamuri nehama dzenyu. Itai izvi, uye hamungapari mhosva. 11Zvino, Amaria muprista mukuru ndiye ari pamusoro penyu pamhosva dzose dzaBaba vedu; Zebhadhia mwanakomana waIshumaeri, mutungamiri worudzi rwaJudha, pamhosva dzose dzamambo. VaRevhi vachashanda savabati pamberi penyu. Simbai muite—Baba vedu ngavave navaya vanoita zvakanaka.”