Baba Vanonzwa Kuchema kwaJehoahazi

Jehoahazi anoteterera Baba vedu ari pasi pokudzvinyirirwa navaAramu, uye mununuri anotumwa, asi mhuru nedanda raAshera zvinoramba zvakamira. Ari kufa, Erisha anoita kuti mambo apfure museve, ozotsamwa kuti akarova pasi katatu chete. Chitunha chinobata mapfupa aErisha chinosimuka chomira.

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Mugore ramakumi maviri namatatu raJoashi mwanakomana waAhazia, mambo weJudha, Jehoahazi mwanakomana waJehu akava mambo weIsraeri muSamaria, uye akatonga makore gumi namanomwe. Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu uye akatevera zvivi zvaJerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, uyo akatungamirira Israeri kuchivi; haana kutendeuka kubva pazviri. Saka kutsamwa kwaBaba vedu kwakapfuta pamusoro peIsraeri, uye vakaramba vachivaisa mumaoko aHazaeri mambo weAramu nokuna Bheni-Hadhadhi mwanakomana waHazaeri. Jehoahazi akateterera kuna Baba vedu, uye Baba vedu vakateerera, pavakaona kudzvinyirirwa kweIsraeri namambo weAramu. Saka Baba vedu vakapa Israeri muponesi; vakapukunyuka kubva musimba reAramu uye vakagara mudzimba dzavo sapakutanga. Asi vakaramba vane zvivi zveimba yaJerobhoamu, uyo akatungamirira Israeri kuchivi; vakafamba mazviri. Danda raAshera rakarambawo rimire muSamaria. Hapana chakasara kuna Jehoahazi chehondo yake kunze kwavatasvi vamabhiza makumi mashanu, ngoro gumi, nemauto etsoka zviuru gumi, nokuti mambo weAramu akanga avaparadza akavaita seguruva panguva yokupura. Mamwe mabasa aJehoahazi, zvose zvaakaita, nesimba rake—hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku renhoroondo dzamadzimambo eIsraeri? Jehoahazi akazorora namadzibaba ake akavigwa muSamaria. Joashi mwanakomana wake akatonga panzvimbo yake.

Jehoashi Anotonga Israeri

Mugore ramakumi matatu namanomwe raJoashi mambo weJudha, Jehoashi mwanakomana waJehoahazi akava mambo weIsraeri muSamaria, achitonga makore gumi namatanhatu. Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu; haana kutendeuka kubva pazvivi zvose zvaJerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, uyo akatungamirira Israeri kuchivi, asi akaramba ari mazviri. Mamwe mabasa aJoashi, zvose zvaakaita, nesimba rake pakurwa naAmazia mambo weJudha—hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku renhoroondo dzamadzimambo eIsraeri? Joashi akazorora namadzibaba ake; Jerobhoamu akagara pachigaro chake choumambo. Joashi akavigwa muSamaria pamwe chete namadzimambo eIsraeri.

Shoko Rokupedzisira raBaba Kubudikidza naErisha

Erisha akarwara nourwere hwaaizofira nahwo. Joashi mambo weIsraeri akaburuka kuenda kwaari, akamuchema, akati, “Baba vangu, baba vangu! Ngoro dzeIsraeri navatasvi vamabhiza!”

Erisha akati kwaari, “Tora uta nemiseve.” Saka akatora uta nemiseve. Ipapo akati kuna mambo weIsraeri, “Isa ruoko rwako pauta.” Saka akaisa ruoko rwake pauri, uye Erisha akaisa maoko ake pamusoro pamaoko amambo. “Vhura hwindo rokumabvazuva,” akadaro. Akarivhura. “Pfura!” akadaro Erisha. Akapfura. Ipapo Erisha akati, “Museve wokukunda kwaBaba vedu, museve wokukunda Aramu! Ucharova Aramu paAfeki kusvikira wavaparadza.”

Akati, “Tora miseve,” uye akadaro. Akati kuna mambo weIsraeri, “Rova pasi.” Akarova katatu ndokumira. Asi munhu waBaba vedu akamutsamwira, achiti, “Waifanira kurova kashanu kana katanhatu; ipapo waizorova Aramu kusvikira waiparadza. Asi zvino ucharova Aramu katatu chete.”

Ipapo Erisha akafa, uye vakamuviga. Zvino mapoka amakororo avaMoabhu aiwanzopinda munyika gore rimwe nerimwe pakutanga kwegore.

Vamwe varume pavakanga vachiviga munhu, vakaona boka ramakororo, saka vakakanda munhu uya muguva raErisha. Munhu akafa uya paakabata mapfupa aErisha, akararamazve akasimuka akamira.

Zvino Hazaeri mambo weAramu akadzvinyirira Israeri mazuva ose okutonga kwaJehoahazi. Asi Baba vedu vakavanzwira nyasha; mwoyo wavo wakavanzwira tsitsi, uye vakatendeukira kwavari nokuda kwesungano yavo naAbhurahama, Isaka, naJakobho. Kusvikira nhasi vanoramba kuvaparadza kana kuvarasa pamberi pavo.

Ipapo Hazaeri mambo weAramu akafa, uye Bheni-Hadhadhi mwanakomana wake akava mambo panzvimbo yake. Jehoashi mwanakomana waJehoahazi akatorazve kubva kuna Bheni-Hadhadhi mwanakomana waHazaeri maguta akanga atorwa naBheni-Hadhadhi muhondo kubva kuna baba vake Jehoahazi. Katatu Joashi akamukunda, akadzorera maguta eIsraeri.