Mambo Akatsvaka Baba

Uziya anotsvaka Baba vedu Zekaria achiri kumudzidzisa, uye anobudirira: shongwe, makomba emvura, minda, hondo yakadzidziswa, michina yokukomba nayo maguta. Ipapo simba rinoshanduka kuva kuzvikudza. Anomanikidza kupinda kuti apise zvinonhuhwira, uye chirwere cheganda chinobuda pahuma yake parutivi pearitari.

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Ipapo vanhu vose veJudha vakaita Uziya, aiva namakore gumi namatanhatu, mambo panzvimbo yababa vake Amazia. Akavakazve Eroti akariisazve kuJudha mushure mokunge mambo azorora namadzitateguru ake. Uziya akava mambo ava namakore gumi namatanhatu, akatonga kwamakore makumi mashanu namaviri muJerusarema. Amai vake vainzi Jekoria weJerusarema. Akaita zvakanaka pamberi paBaba vedu, sezvakanga zvaitwa nababa vake Amazia. Akazvipira kutsvaka Baba vedu pamazuva aZekariya, uyo akamudzidzisa kutya Baba vedu; uye paakanga achitsvaka Baba vedu, akabudirira.

Akabuda akarwa navaFiristia, akaputsa masvingo eGati, neJabhine, neAshidhodhi. Akavaka maguta pedyo neAshidhodhi uye pakati pavaFiristia. Baba vedu vakamubatsira pakurwa navaFiristia, navaArabhu veGuri-bhaari, navaMeuni. VaAmoni vakaripa mutero kuna Uziya, uye mbiri yake yakasvika kumuganhu weIjipiti, nokuti akanga asimba kwazvo. Uziya akavaka shongwe muJerusarema paSuo reKona, nepaSuo reMupata, nepaNhivi yorusvingo, akadzisimbisa. ^a Akavaka shongwe murenje akachera matangwena mazhinji emvura, nokuti akanga ane zvipfuwo zvizhinji munyika yakaderera nomubani. Akanga ane varimi navarimi vemizambiringa muzvikomo nomuminda yakaorera, nokuti aida ivhu. Uziya akanga ane hondo yemauto akadzidziswa aibuda kundorwa nemapoka awo, akaverengwa naJeyeri munyori naMaaseya mukuru, vari pasi paHananiya, mumwe wavakuru vehondo vamambo. Uwandu hwose hwavakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba vaitungamirira varwi vane simba hwaiva zviuru zviviri namazana matanhatu. Pasi poutungamiriri hwavo paiva nehondo yavarume zviuru mazana matatu nezviuru zvinomwe namazana mashanu, vakadzidziswa kurwa nesimba guru, kuti vabatsire mambo pakurwa navavengi vake. Uziya akapa hondo yose nhoo, namapfumo, nenguwani dzesimbi, nenguo dzesimbi, nouta, namabwe echipfuramabwe. MuJerusarema akagadzira michina yakagadzirwa navarume vane unyanzvi, yakaiswa pashongwe nepamakona kuti ipfure miseve nokukanda mabwe makuru. Mbiri yake yakapararira kwose kwose, nokuti akabatsirwa nenzira inoshamisa kusvikira asimba.

Kuzvikudza kwaUziya Nokuparara Kwake

Uziya paakasimba, mwoyo wake wakazvikudza, zvikamuparadza. Akanga asina kutendeka kuna Baba vedu, akapinda mutemberi yaBaba vedu kuti apise rusenzi paaritari yerusenzi. Azaria muprista akapinda achimutevera, aina vaprista vaBaba vedu vane ushingi makumi masere. Vakamira pamberi paMambo Uziya, vakati, “Hazvina kufanira kuti imi, Uziya, mupise rusenzi kuna Baba vedu, asi ndezvavaprista, zvizvarwa zvaAroni, vakatsaurirwa kupisa rusenzi. Budai munzvimbo tsvene; makaita zvokusatendeka, uye izvi hazvikupai kukudzwa kunobva kuna Baba vedu.”

Uziya akatsamwa kwazvo. Aiva nehadyana yorusenzi muruoko rwake kuti apise rusenzi, zvino paakanga achitsamwira vaprista, chirwere chamaperembudzi chakabuda pahuma yake—ipapo pamberi pavaprista mumba maBaba vedu, parutivi pearitari yerusenzi. Azaria muprista mukuru navaprista vose pavakatarira kwaari vakaona chirwere pahuma yake, vakakurumidza kumubudisa, naiye pachake akakurumidza kubuda, nokuti Baba vedu vakanga vamurova. Mambo Uziya akaramba aine chirwere ichi kusvikira pakufa kwake. Akagara mumba makazvimirira, achiri kurwara, akabviswa paimba yaBaba vedu. Mwanakomana wake Jotamu akatarisira muzinda, achitonga vanhu venyika.

Mamwe mabasa aUziya, kubva pokutanga kusvika pokupedzisira, akanyorwa nomuprofita Isaya mwanakomana waAmozi. Uziya akazorora namadzitateguru ake, akavigwa pedyo navo mumunda wokuviga waiva wamadzimambo, nokuti vakati, “Akanga ane maperembudzi.” Mwanakomana wake Jotamu akatonga panzvimbo yake.