2 Madzimambo 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Mushure mokufa kwaAhabhi, Moabhu akamukira Israeri.

²Ahazia akawira nepawindo rakarukwa romukamuri rake rapamusoro muSamaria, akakuvara. Akatuma nhume, achiti, “Endai, mubvunze Bhaari-Zebhubhi, mwari weEkironi, kuti ndichapora here pakukuvara uku.”

³Asi nhume yaBaba vedu yakati kuna Eria muTishbhi, “Simuka, usangane nenhume dzamambo weSamaria, uvabvunze kuti, ‘Hakuna Baba here muIsraeri, zvamunoenda kundobvunza Bhaari-Zebhubhi, mwari weEkironi?’

⁴Naizvozvo Baba vedu vanoti: ‘Haungaburuki pamubhedha wawakwira; uchafa zvirokwazvo.’” Eria akaenda.

⁵Nhume dzakati dzadzokera kuna mambo, akadzibvunza akati, “Seiko madzoka?”

⁶Vakapindura vakati, “Mumwe murume akasangana nesu akati, ‘Dzokerai kuna mambo akakutumai mumuudze kuti: Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu: Hakuna Baba here muIsraeri, zvaunotuma varume kundobvunza Bhaari-Zebhubhi, mwari weEkironi? Naizvozvo haungaburuki pamubhedha wawakwira; uchafa zvirokwazvo.’”

⁷Mambo akabvunza akati, “Akanga ari murume rudzii akasangana nemi akakuudzai izvi?”

⁸Vakati, “Akanga akapfeka nguo yemvere, ane bhanhire redehwe muchiuno chake.” Mambo akati, “NdiEria muTishbhi.”

⁹Mambo akatuma mukuru wamauto ane varume vake makumi mashanu kuna Eria. Mukuru wamauto akakwira kwaari paakanga agere pamusoro pechikomo, akati kwaari, “Munhu waBaba vedu, mambo anoti, ‘Buruka.’”

¹⁰Eria akapindura mukuru wamauto akati, “Kana ndiri munhu waBaba vedu, moto ngaudzike kubva kudenga, ukupedze iwe namakumi mashanu ako.” Ipapo moto wakadzika kubva kudenga ukamupedza iye namakumi mashanu ake.

¹¹Mambo akatumazve mumwe mukuru wamauto ane varume makumi mashanu, akati, “Munhu waBaba vedu, mambo anoti: ‘Buruka nokukurumidza.’”

¹²Eria akapindura akati, “Kana ndiri munhu waBaba vedu, moto ngaudzike kubva kudenga, ukupedze iwe namakumi mashanu ako.” Ipapo moto waBaba vedu wakadzika kubva kudenga ukamupedza iye namakumi mashanu ake.

¹³Mambo akatuma mukuru wamauto wechitatu ane makumi mashanu ake. Uyu akakwira, akapfugama pamberi paEria, akakumbira zvikuru achiti, “Munhu waBaba vedu, ndapota upenyu hwangu noupenyu hwavaranda venyu ava makumi mashanu, ngahukosheswe pamberi penyu. ¹⁴Moto wakabva kudenga ukapedza vakuru vamauto vaviri vokutanga namakumi mashanu avo. Zvino upenyu hwangu ngahukosheswe kwamuri.”

¹⁵Nhume yaBaba vedu yakati kuna Eria, “Buruka naye; usamutya.” Saka Eria akaburuka naye akaenda kuna mambo.

¹⁶Akati kuna mambo, “Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu: Wakatuma nhume kundobvunza Bhaari-Zebhubhi, mwari weEkironi—hakuna Baba here muIsraeri wokubvunza shoko ravo?—naizvozvo haungaburuki pamubhedha wawakwira; uchafa zvirokwazvo.”

¹⁷Ahazia akafa, sezvakanga zvarehwa neshoko raBaba vedu rakataurwa naEria. Sezvo Ahazia akanga asina mwanakomana, Jehoramu akamutevera paumambo, mugore rechipiri raJehoramu mwanakomana waJehoshafati, mambo weJudha. ¹⁸Mamwe mabasa aAhazia, zvaakaita, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku reNhoroondo dzaMadzimambo eIsraeri?