Joashi Anovandudza Imba yaBaba vedu
Joashi anovandudza imba yaBaba vedu nebhokisi rokuunganidzira rinozadzwa navanhu nomufaro, Jehoyadha achiri mupenyu. Mushure mokufa kwomuprista uya akwegura, mambo anoteerera machinda, anobvumira kunamata zvifananidzo, uye anoita kuti Zekaria mwanakomana waJehoyadha atakwe namabwe muchivanze — uye hondo duku yavaAramu inomuparadza.
24 1Joashi akava mambo ava namakore manomwe, akatonga makore makumi mana muJerusarema. Mai vake Zibhiya vaibva kuBheerishebha. 2Joashi akaita zvakanaka pameso aBaba vedu mazuva ose aJehoyadha muprista. 3Jehoyadha akamusarudzira vakadzi vaviri, uye Joashi akava navanakomana navanasikana.
4Shure kwenguva yakati, Joashi akaisa mwoyo wake pakuvandudza imba yaBaba vedu. 5Akaunganidza vaprista navaRevhi, akati kwavari, “Endai kumaguta aJudha, muunganidze mari kuvaIsraeri vose gore negore kuti mugadzirise imba yaBaba venyu—kurumidzai.” Asi vaRevhi havana kukurumidza. 6Mambo akadana Jehoyadha muprista mukuru, akati, “Sei musina kureva kuvaRevhi kuti vauye nomutero unobva kuJudha neJerusarema wakatarwa naMozisi, muranda waBaba vedu, neungano pamusoro paIsraeri, wetende rechipupuriro?” a a v6 Tende rechipupuriro raiva nzvimbo tsvene yavaIsraeri yaitakurwa murenje, inonzi Tebhenakeri. 7Vanakomana vaAtaria, mukadzi uya akaipa, vakapaza imba yaBaba vedu, uye vakatoshandisa zvinhu zvose zvitsvene zveimba yaBaba vedu pakunamata vanaBhaari.
8Nokurayira kwamambo, vakaita bhokisi, vakariisa kunze kwesuo reimba yaBaba vedu. 9Vakazivisa muJudha neJerusarema kuti: uyai nomutero kuna Baba vedu wakatarwa naMozisi, muranda waBaba vedu, pamusoro pavaIsraeri murenje. 10Vakuru vose navanhu vose vakafara, vachiuya vachikanda zvipo zvavo mubhokisi kusvikira razara. 11Nguva dzose vaRevhi pavaiuya nebhokisi kuvakuru vamambo vachiona kuti rizere nemari, munyori wamambo nomukuru womuprista mukuru vairidurura, voridzosera panzvimbo yaro. Zuva nezuva vakaunganidza mari zhinji. 12Mambo naJehoyadha vakaipa kuvashandi veimba yaBaba vedu, avo vakahaya vavaki navavezi kuti vaivandudze, navashandi vesimbi nendarira kuti vagadzirise imba yaBaba vedu. 13Vashandi vakashanda; basa rokugadzirisa rakafambira mberi namaoko avo. Vakavandudza imba yaBaba vedu kuti ive sepakutanga, vakaisimbisa. 14Pavakapedza, vakauya nemari yakasara kuna mambo naJehoyadha, vakagadzira nayo nhumbi dzeimba yaBaba vedu: midziyo yokushumira neyezvipiriso zvinopiswa, ndiro, nemidziyo yegoridhe neyesirivha. Vakapa zvipiriso zvinopiswa muimba yaBaba vedu nguva dzose, upenyu hwose hwaJehoyadha.
15Jehoyadha akakwegura akaguta mazuva, akazofa; pakufa kwake akanga ava namakore zana namakumi matatu. 16Vakamuviga muGuta raDhavhidhi pakati pamadzimambo, nokuti akanga aita zvakanaka pakati paIsraeri kuna Baba vedu neimba yavo.
Joashi Anosiya Baba vedu Mushure mokufa kwaJehoyadha
17Shure kokufa kwaJehoyadha, vakuru veJudha vakauya vakakotamira mambo, iye akavateerera. 18Vakasiya imba yaBaba vedu, Mwari wamadzitateguru avo, vakashumira matanda aAshera nezvifananidzo—saka hasha dzakauya pamusoro peJudha neJerusarema nokuda kwemhosva iyi. 19Kunyange zvakadaro Baba vedu vakavatumira vaprofita kuti vavadzosere kwavari; vakavayambira, asi havana kuda kuteerera.
20Ipapo Mweya waBaba vedu wakauya pamusoro paZekaria mwanakomana waJehoyadha muprista. Akamira pamberi pavanhu akati, “Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Sei muchidarika mirayiro yavo? Hamungabudiriri—makavasiya, naizvozvo vanokusiyai.”
21Vakamurangana, vakamutaka namabwe muchivanze cheimba yaBaba vedu nokurayira kwamambo. 22Mambo Joashi akakanganwa mutsa wakanga waitwa kwaari naJehoyadha baba vaZekaria, akauraya mwanakomana wavo. Zekaria paakanga ava kufa akati, “Baba vedu ngavazvione, vagozvitsvaka.”
Kutonga kwaBaba vedu Kunowira pamusoro paJoashi Asina Kutendeka
23Pakupera kwegore hondo yeAramu yakarwisa Joashi, ikapinda muJudha neJerusarema, ikauraya vakuru vose vavanhu, ikatumira zvose zvavakapamba kuna mambo weDhamasiko. 24Kunyange hondo yeAramu yakauya navarume vashoma, Baba vedu vakaisa mumaoko avo hondo huru kwazvo, nokuti Judha akanga asiya Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzitateguru avo. Naizvozvo kutonga kwakawira pamusoro paJoashi.
25VaAramu pavakaenda, vakamusiya akakuvara zvikuru, varanda vake vakamurangana nokuda kweropa romwanakomana waJehoyadha muprista, vakamuuraya pamubhedha wake. Akafa, akavigwa muGuta raDhavhidhi, asi kwete mumakuva amadzimambo. 26Avo vakamurangana ndiZabhadhi mwanakomana waShimeati, mukadzi muAmoni, naJehozabhadhi mwanakomana waShimiriti, mukadzi muMoabhu. 27Zvokuvanakomana vake, nezviprofita zvizhinji zvakataurwa pamusoro pake, nokuvakazve imba yaBaba vedu, zvakanyorwa muBhuku rotsananguro yaMadzimambo; Amazia mwanakomana wake akatonga panzvimbo yake.