Kudana kwaHezekia: Dzokerai kuna Baba Venyu

Hezekia anokoka Israeri yose, kusanganisira yokuchamhembe, kuPasika inoitwa mwedzi wapfuura nokuti vaprista vakanga vakagadzirira vakanga vashoma. Nhume dzake dzinosekwa mamwe maguta, dzichiteererwa mamwe. Vazhinji vanodya vasina kunatswa, uye anovanyengeterera — uye Baba vedu vanonzwa vovaporesa.

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Hezekia akatuma shoko kuvaIsraeri vose nokuvaJudha, uye akanyora matsamba kuvaEfuremu nokuvaManase, kuti vauye kuimba yaBaba vedu muJerusarema kuzochengeta Pasika kuna Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri. Mambo, namachinda ake, neungano yose yaiva muJerusarema vakanga vafunga kuchengeta Pasika mumwedzi wechipiri, nokuti vakanga vasingakwanisi kuichengeta panguva iyoyo, nokuti vaprista vashoma kwazvo ndivo vakanga vazvinatsa uye vanhu vakanga vasina kuungana paJerusarema. Zano iri rakaonekwa rakanaka kuna mambo nokuungano yose, saka vakaparidzira chiziviso muvaIsraeri vose, kubva kuBheerishebha kusvika kuDhani, kuti vanhu vauye kuJerusarema kuzochengeta Pasika kuna Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri; nokuti vakanga vasina kuichengeta pamwe chete vari vazhinji sezvakanga zvakanyorwa.

Nhume dzakafamba nomuvaIsraeri vose nomuvaJudha dzine matsamba aibva kuna mambo namachinda ake, sezvakanga zvarayirwa namambo, achiti: “Vana vaIsraeri, dzokerai kuna Baba vedu, Mwari waAbhurahama, naIsaka, naIsraeri, kuti vadzokere kune vakasara pakati penyu vakapona vakapukunyuka pasimba ramadzimambo eAsiria. Musafanana namadzibaba enyu nehama dzenyu, vakanga vasina kutendeka kuna Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzibaba avo, nokudaro vakavaita dongo, sezvamunoona. Musava nemitsipa mikukutu samadzibaba enyu; zvipei kuna Baba vedu uye uyai kunzvimbo yavo tsvene, yavakatsaura nokusingaperi, uye shumirai Baba venyu, kuti kutsamwa kwavo kunotyisa kubve kwamuri. Nokuti kana mukadzokera kuna Baba vedu, hama dzenyu navana venyu vachanzwirwa tsitsi navakavatapa uye vachadzokera kunyika ino. Nokuti Baba venyu vane nyasha netsitsi; havazofuratiri chiso chavo kwamuri kana mukadzokera kwavari.”

Nhume dzakafamba kubva kune rimwe guta kusvika kune rimwe nomuvaEfuremu nomuvaManase kusvika kuvaZebhuruni, asi vanhu vakadziseka uye vakadzidadira. Kunyange zvakadaro, vamwe vokuvaAsheri, vaManase, nevaZebhuruni vakazvininipisa vakauya kuJerusarema. Ruoko rwaBaba vedu rwaivawo pavaJudha, ruchivapa mwoyo mumwe kuti vaite zvakarayirwa namambo namachinda maererano neshoko raBaba vedu.

Ungano huru kwazvo yakaungana paJerusarema kuzochengeta Mutambo weChingwa Chisina Mbiriso mumwedzi wechipiri. Vakatanga basa vakabvisa aritari dzaiva muJerusarema, uye vakabvisa aritari dzose dzezvinonhuhwirira, vakadzikanda muMupata weKidhironi. Vakabaya gwayana rePasika pazuva regumi namana romwedzi wechipiri. Vaprista navaRevhi vakanyara, saka vakazvitsaura uye vakauya nezvipiriso zvinopiswa kuimba yaBaba vedu. Vakamira panzvimbo dzavo sezvairaira tsika, sezvinorehwa noMurayiro waMozisi munhu waMwari; vaprista vakasasa ropa ravaipiwa navaRevhi. Vazhinji muungano vakanga vasina kuzvitsaura, saka vaRevhi ndivo vaiva nebasa rokubaya makwayana ePasika pane vose vasina kuchena, kuti vaatsaure kuna Baba vedu. Vanhu vazhinji, vazhinji vachibva kuvaEfuremu, vaManase, vaIsakari, nevaZebhuruni, vakanga vasina kuzvichenesa, asi vakadya Pasika, kunyange zvisina kuitwa sezvakanyorwa. Asi Hezekia akavanyengeterera achiti: “Baba vedu vakanaka ngavakanganwire munhu wose, anoisa mwoyo wake pakutsvaka Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzibaba ake, kunyange asina kuchena maererano nemitemo yenzvimbo tsvene.”

Baba vedu vakateerera Hezekia uye vakaporesa vanhu. VaIsraeri vaiva muJerusarema vakachengeta Mutambo weChingwa Chisina Mbiriso kwamazuva manomwe nomufaro mukuru, uye zuva nezuva vaRevhi navaprista vakarumbidza Baba vedu nezviridzwa zvairira zvikuru kwavari. Hezekia akataura mashoko okukurudzira kuvaRevhi vose vakanga vaine unyanzvi hwokushumira Baba vedu. Kwamazuva manomwe vakadya mugove wavo womutambo, vachipa zvipiriso zvokuyananisa uye vachivonga Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzibaba avo.

Zvino ungano yose yakatenderana kuchengeta mutambo kwamamwe mazuva manomwe, uye vakauchengeta kwamamwe mazuva manomwe nomufaro. Hezekia mambo weJudha akapa ungano hando chiuru nemakwai zviuru zvinomwe, uye machinda akapa hando chiuru nemakwai zviuru gumi, uye vaprista vazhinji vakazvitsaura. Ungano yose yeJudha yakafara, pamwe chete navaprista, vaRevhi, neungano yose yakabva kuvaIsraeri, navatorwa vakabva kunyika yaIsraeri neavo vaigara muJudha. Mufaro mukuru wakazadza Jerusarema, nokuti hapana chakadai chakanga chamboitika ipapo kubvira pamazuva aSoromoni mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, mambo waIsraeri. Vaprista navaRevhi vakasimuka kuti varopafadze vanhu, uye inzwi ravo rakanzwika; munyengetero wavo wakasvika kumusha wavo mutsvene kudenga.