Hoshea, Mambo Wokupedzisira weIsraeri
Samaria inowa pashure pokukombwa kwamakore matatu uye Israeri inotapwa. Munyori anomisa nyaya kuti ataure chikonzero: vakashumira zvifananidzo kunyange vakanyeverwa nomuprofita mumwe nomumwe. Vatorwa vakagariswa munyika vanodzidziswa kutya Baba vedu vachiri kushumira vamwari vavo, uye vana vavo vanoramba vachiita saizvozvo.
17 1Mugore regumi nemaviri raAhazi mambo weJudha, Hoshea mwanakomana waEra akava mambo weIsraeri muSamaria, uye akatonga kwemakore mapfumbamwe. 2Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, kunyange zvisina kufanana nemadzimambo eIsraeri akamutangira. 3Sharimaneseri mambo weAsiria akakwira kuzorwa naye, Hoshea akava muranda wake akamuripira mutero. 4Asi mambo weAsiria akaona kuti Hoshea akanga achironga kumumukira: akanga atuma nhume kuna So mambo weIjipiti uye akanga arega kuripa mambo weAsiria mutero wegore negore. Saka mambo weAsiria akamubata akamusunga mutorongo. 5Mambo weAsiria akapinda nyika yose, akakwira kuSamaria, akarikomba kwemakore matatu.
Samaria Rinokundwa neAsiria
6Mugore repfumbamwe raHoshea mambo weAsiria akatora Samaria, akaendesa vaIsraeri kuutapwa kuAsiria, akavagarisa muHara, paHabhori, rwizi rweGozani, nomumaguta eMidhiya.
7Izvi zvose zvakaitika nokuti vaIsraeri vakatadzira Baba vedu, ivo vakavabudisa kubva muIjipiti, kubva pasi poruoko rwaFarao mambo weIjipiti, uye vakanamata vamwari vamwe, 8uye vakatevera tsika dzendudzi dzakadzingwa naBaba vedu pamberi pavo, nedzakaunzwa namadzimambo eIsraeri. 9VaIsraeri vakaita zvakaipa muchivande kuna Baba vedu, vachivaka nzvimbo dzakakwirira mumaguta avo ose, kubva pashongwe yokurinda kusvikira kuguta rakakomberedzwa. 10Vakamisa mbiru tsvene namatanda aAshera pazvikomo zvose zvakakwirira nepasi pemiti yose minyoro. 11Panzvimbo dzose dzakakwirira vakapisa rusenzi, sendudzi dzakadzingwa naBaba vedu pamberi pavo. Vakaita zvakaipa zvakatsamwisa Baba vedu.
12Vakashumira zvifananidzo, kunyange Baba vedu vakanga vavaudza vachiti, “Hamufaniri kuita izvi.” 13Baba vedu vakayambira Israeri neJudha kubudikidza nomuprofita wose nomuoni wose, vachiti, “Tendeukai kubva panzira dzenyu dzakaipa muchengete mirayiro yangu nezvandakatema—murayiro wose wandakapa madzitateguru enyu uye wandakatuma kwamuri kubudikidza navaranda vangu vaprofita.”
14Asi havana kuda kuteerera. Vakaomesa mitsipa yavo samadzitateguru avo, vasina kuvimba naBaba vedu. 15Vakaramba zvavakatema, sungano yavakaita namadzitateguru avo, neyambiro dzavo. Vakatevera zvifananidzo zvisina maturo vakava vasina maturo, vachitevedzera ndudzi dzakavapoteredza idzo Baba vedu vakavarambidza kuti vasatevedzere. 16Vakasiya mirayiro yose yaBaba vedu, vakaita zvifananidzo zviviri zvemhuru zvakaumbwa nesimbi netanda raAshera, vakapfugamira hondo yose yenyeredzi dzokudenga, vakashumira Bhaari. 17Vakapisa vanakomana navanasikana vavo sezvibayiro, vakaita kuvuka nouroyi, vakazvitengesa kuti vaite zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, vachivatsamwisa. 18Saka Baba vedu, vakatsamwira vaIsraeri, vakavabvisa pamberi pavo. Rudzi rwaJudha chete ndirwo rwakasara, 19Judha wokuwo haana kuchengeta mirayiro yaBaba vedu, asi akatevera tsika dzeIsraeri. 20Saka Baba vedu vakaramba vana vose veIsraeri, vakavauyisira kutambudzika, vakavaisa mumaoko avapambi kusvikira vavarasa pamberi pavo. 21Baba vedu pavakabvarura Israeri kubva paimba yaDhavhidhi, vakagadza Jerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati kuva mambo wavo. Jerobhoamu akatsausa Israeri kubva pakutevera Baba vedu akavapinza muchivi chikuru. 22VaIsraeri vakarambira muzvivi zvose zvakaitwa naJerobhoamu; havana kutendeuka kubva kwazviri, 23kusvikira Baba vedu vabvisa Israeri pamberi pavo, sezvavakataura kubudikidza navaranda vavo vose vaprofita. Saka Israeri akaendeswa kuutapwa achibva munyika yake kuenda kuAsiria, achigarako kusvikira nhasi.
Vatorwa Vanogara Munyika
24Mambo weAsiria akauya navanhu vaibva kuBhabhironi, kuKuta, kuAvha, kuHamati, nokuSefarivaimi, akavagarisa mumaguta eSamaria panzvimbo pavaIsraeri. Vakatora Samaria vakagara mumaguta aro. 25Pavakatanga kugarako, havana kunamata Baba vedu; saka vakatuma shumba pakati pavo dzakauraya vamwe vavo. 26Vakaudza mambo weAsiria, vachiti, “Ndudzi dzamakatamisa kuenda kumaguta eSamaria hadzizivi zvinodiwa namwari wenyika. Saka akatuma shumba pakati padzo, dzichidziuraya, nokuti hadzizivi zvinodiwa namwari wenyika.”
27Mambo weAsiria akarayira, achiti, “Dzosai mumwe wavapristi vamakatapa kubva kuSamaria. Ngaagareko adzidzise vanhu zvinodiwa namwari wenyika.”
28Saka mumwe wavapristi vakatapwa kubva kuSamaria akagara muBheteri akavadzidzisa manamatiro aBaba vedu.
29Asi rudzi rumwe norumwe rwakazviitira vamwari varwo rwukavaisa mudzimba dzokunamatira dzenzvimbo dzakakwirira dzakavakwa navaSamaria, rudzi rumwe norumwe mumaguta marwaigara. 30Vanhu vaibva kuBhabhironi vakaita Sukoti-bhenoti, avo vaibva kuKuti vakaita Nerigari, avo vaibva kuHamati vakaita Ashima, 31vaAvha vakaita Nibhazi naTaritaki, vaSefarivaimi vakapisa vana vavo mumoto sezvibayiro kuna Adhiramereki naAnamereki, vamwari veSefarivaimi. 32Vakanamata Baba vedu asiwo vakagadza pakati pavo marudzi ose avapristi venzvimbo dzakakwirira, avo vaivabayira zvibayiro mudzimba dzokunamatira. 33Vakanamata Baba vedu, asiwo vakashumira vamwari vavo pachavo maererano netsika dzendudzi dzavakatapwa kubva kwadziri. 34Kusvikira nhasi vanochengeta tsika dzavo dzekare. Havanamati Baba vedu, uye havateveri mitemo, mitongo, murayiro, nomurau zvakapiwa naBaba vedu kuvana vaJakobho, avo vaakatumidza kuti Israeri.
35Baba vedu pavakaita sungano navo, vakavarayira, vachiti, “Musanamata, musapfugamira, musashumira, kana kubayira vamwari vamwe. 36Asi Baba venyu vakakubudisai kubva muIjipiti nesimba guru noruoko rwakatambanudzwa—vanamatei. Vapfugamirei; vabayirei zvibayiro. 37Chenjerai nguva dzose kuchengeta mitemo, mitongo, murayiro, nomurau zvavakakunyorerai. Musanamata vamwari vamwe. 38Musakanganwa sungano yandakaita nemi, uye musanamata vamwari vamwe. 39Asi namatai Baba venyu, uye vachakununurai kubva muruoko rwavavengi venyu vose.”
40Kunyange zvakadaro, havana kuda kuteerera, asi vakarambira mutsika dzavo dzekare. 41Ndudzi idzi dzakanamata Baba vedu asiwo dzakashumira zvifananidzo zvadzo. Vana vavo navazukuru vavo vanoita sezvakaitwa namadzitateguru avo, kusvikira nhasi.