Sennakeribhi Anorwisa uye Hezekia Anogadzirira

Sennakeribhi anozadza nyika yose yakatarisika, saka Hezekia anovhara zvitubu, anovakazve rusvingo, uye anoudza vanhu kuti vari nesu vazhinji kupfuura vari naye. Kushora kweAsiria Baba vedu kunopindurwa nomunamato nomutumwa. Gare gare kuzvikudza kwake pamusoro pepfuma nenhume kunodawo kuninipiswa.

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Shure kwezvinhu izvi nemabasa aya okutendeka, Sennakeribhi, mambo weAsiria, akarwisa Judha, akakomba maguta aro akakomberedzwa namasvingo, achida kuapaza kuti ave ake. Hezekia paakaona kuti Sennakeribhi akanga auya, akatsunga kurwisa Jerusarema, akarangana namachinda ake nemhare dzake pamusoro pokuvhara zvitubu zvaiva kunze kweguta, ivo vakamubatsira. Vanhu vazhinji vakaungana vakavhara zvitubu zvose norukova rwaiyerera nenyika, vachiti, “Madzimambo eAsiria angauyireiko akawana mvura yakawanda?”

Akashanda nesimba kuvakazve nzvimbo dzose dzakanga dzakoromoka dzorusvingo, akamisa shongwe pamusoro parwo, akavaka rumwe rusvingo kunze, akasimbisa Miro yeguta raDhavhidhi, akaita zvombo zvakawanda nenhoo. ^a Akagadza vakuru vehondo pamusoro pavanhu, akavaunganidza pachivara chaiva pasuo reguta, akavakurudzira achiti: “Simbai mushinge. Musatya kana kuvhunduka mambo weAsiria neboka rake rose, nokuti vazhinji vanesu kupfuura vaanavo. Kwaari kune ruoko rwenyama bedzi; kwatiri kuna Baba vedu, kuti vatibatsire uye varwe hondo dzedu.” Vanhu vakavimba namashoko aHezekia mambo weJudha.

Sennakeribhi Anoshora Baba Vedu

Shure kwaizvozvi, achiri kukomba Rakishi nehondo yake yose, Sennakeribhi mambo weAsiria akatuma varanda vake kuJerusarema, kuna Hezekia mambo weJudha neJudha yose yaivapo, achiti: “Zvanzi naSennakeribhi mambo weAsiria: Munovimba neiko, muchigara makakombwa muJerusarema? Ko Hezekia haasi kukunyengerai here, achikuisai kuti mufe nenzara nenyota, paanoti, ‘Jehovha Mwari wedu achatiponesa muruoko rwamambo weAsiria’? Ko haasi Hezekia here akabvisa nzvimbo dzake dzakakwirira nearitari dzake, achiudza Judha neJerusarema kuti vanamate paaritari imwe chete vagopisira zvipiriso ipapo? Ko hamuzivi here zvandakaita ini namadzibaba angu kuvanhu vose vedzimwe nyika? Ko vamwari vendudzi dzavo vakagona kununura nyika dzavo muruoko rwangu here? Ndoupi mwari wendudzi dzakaparadzwa namadzibaba angu akagona kuponesa vanhu vake muruoko rwangu? Zvino Mwari wenyu angakuponesai sei muruoko rwangu? Musarega Hezekia achikunyengerai kana kukutsausai saizvozvi, uye musamutenda: hakuna mwari wendudzi ipi zvayo kana umambo hupi zvahwo akagona kununura vanhu vake muruoko rwangu kana muruoko rwamadzibaba angu—zvino Mwari wenyu haangatombokununuriyi muruoko rwangu!”

Varanda vake vakaramba vachitaura zvimwe zvakawanda vachishora Baba vedu nomuranda wavo Hezekia. Sennakeribhi akanyorawo tsamba dzichituka Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, achivashora achiti: “Vamwari vendudzi havana kununura vanhu vavo muruoko rwangu; saizvozvowo Mwari waHezekia haangananuri vanhu vake muruoko rwangu.” Vakadanidzira nenzwi guru norurimi rweJudha kuvanhu veJerusarema vaiva parusvingo, kuti vavatyise nokuvavhundutsa, vagokunda guta. Vakataura nezvaMwari weJerusarema sezvavamwari vendudzi dzenyika, basa ramaoko avanhu.

Ipapo Mambo Hezekia nomuprofita Isaya mwanakomana waAmozi vakanyengetera pamusoro pezvizvi, vachichemera kudenga. Saka Baba vedu vakatuma mutumwa akauraya mhare dzose dzine simba, navakuru, namachinda mumusasa wamambo weAsiria. Sennakeribhi akadzokera kumusha ane nyadzi, uye paakapinda mutemberi yamwari wake, vamwe vavanakomana vake vakamuuraya ipapo nomunondo. Saka Baba vedu vakaponesa Hezekia navanhu veJerusarema muruoko rwaSennakeribhi mambo weAsiria nowavamwe vose, vakavachengeta kumativi ose. Vazhinji vakauya nezvipo kuna Baba vedu muJerusarema, nepfuma kuna Hezekia mambo weJudha; shure kwaizvozvo ndudzi dzose dzakakudza Hezekia zvikuru.

Kurwara, Kuzvikudza, Nokubudirira kwaHezekia

Mumazuva iwayo Hezekia akarwara zvokusvika pakufa; akanyengetera kuna Baba vedu, ivo vakamupindura, vakamupa chiratidzo. Asi Hezekia haana kuripa zvakanaka zvaakaitirwa; mwoyo wake wakazvikudza, saka hasha dzakauya pamusoro pake napamusoro peJudha neJerusarema. Hezekia akazvininipisa nokuda kwokuzvikudza kwomwoyo wake, iye navanhu veJerusarema, saka hasha dzaBaba vedu hadzina kusvika pavari mumazuva aHezekia.

Hezekia akanga ane pfuma huru norukudzo. Akavaka matura esirivha, negoridhe, namatombo anokosha, nezvinonhuhwirira, nenhoo, nezvimwe zvinhu zvinokosha, namatura egoho rezviyo, newaini itsva, namafuta; namatanga ezvipfuwo zvemhando dzose; nematanga amapoka amakwai. Akazvivakira maguta akawana mapoka makuru amakwai neemombe, nokuti Baba vedu vakamupa pfuma huru kwazvo. Hezekia akavhara muromo wokumusoro weGihoni akatungamirira mvura ichidzika kurutivi rwokumavirira rweguta raDhavhidhi. Akabudirira pazvose zvaakaita. Vatongi veBhabhironi pavakatuma nhume kwaari dzichibvunza nezvechiratidzo chakaitika munyika, Baba vedu vakamusiya ari oga, kuti vamuedze uye vazive zvose zvaiva mumwoyo make.

Mamwe mabasa aHezekia nezvaakaita zvokutendeka zvakanyorwa muchiratidzo chaIsaya muprofita, mwanakomana waAmozi, muBhuku raMadzimambo eJudha neIsraeri. Hezekia akavata namadzitateguru ake, akavigwa kumakuva okumusoro avanakomana vaDhavhidhi. Judha yose navagari veJerusarema vakamukudza pakufa kwake. Manase mwanakomana wake akamutevera paumambo.