Josia Anoita Zvakarurama Pamberi paBaba
Pakugadziriswa kwetemberi mupristi mukuru anowana Bhuku reMurayiro, uye parinoverengwa zvinonzwika Josiya anobvarura nguo dzake. Anotuma kumuporofitakadzi Huridha, uyo anosimbisa kuti dambudziko raBaba vedu riri kuuya, asi anoti nokuti moyo wake wakapfava, iye achatanga avigwa.
22 1Josia akanga ane makore masere paakaitwa mambo, uye akatonga makore makumi matatu nerimwe muJerusarema. Mai vake vainzi Jedhidha mwanasikana waAdhaya, wokuBhozikati. 2Akaita zvakarurama pamberi paBaba vedu, achifamba munzira dzose dzaDhavhidhi baba vake, asingatsaukiri kurudyi kana kuruboshwe.
3Mugore rake regumi nemasere, Mambo Josia akatuma Shafani mwanakomana waAzaria mwanakomana waMeshuramu, munyori, kuimba yaBaba vedu, achiti: 4Kwira kuna Hirikia muprista mukuru, umuite kuti averenge mari yose yakaunzwa muimba yaBaba vedu, iyo yakaunganidzwa navachengeti vemukova kubva kuvanhu. 5Mari iyoyo ipa vatariri vakagadzwa pabasa paimba yaBaba vedu, uvaite kuti varipe vashandi vari muimba yaBaba vedu vanogadzira pakakuvara payo. 6Vavezi, vavaki, nevavezi vematombo—uye kutenga matanda nematombo akavezwa kuti vagadzire imba. 7Hapana kuverengerwa kunodiwa kwemari yakaiswa mumaoko avo, nokuti vanoita nokutendeka.
Bhuku Romurayiro Rinowanikwa
8Hirikia muprista mukuru akati kumunyori Shafani, “Ndawana Bhuku Romurayiro muimba yaBaba vedu.” Akaripa Shafani, iye akariverenga. 9Shafani munyori akati kuna mambo, “Varanda venyu vakadurura mari yakawanikwa mutemberi vakaipa vashandi navatariri paimba yaBaba vedu.” 10Shafani munyori akati kuna mambo, “Hirikia muprista andipa rugwaro,” akaruverenga nenzwi guru pamberi pake.
11Mambo akati anzwa mashoko eBhuku Romurayiro, akabvarura nguo dzake. 12Mambo akarayira Hirikia muprista, Ahikami mwanakomana waShafani, Akibhori mwanakomana waMikaya, Shafani munyori, naAsaya muranda wamambo, achiti: 13“Endai, mundondibvunzira ini, navanhu, neJudha rose kuna Baba vedu, pamusoro pemashoko ebhuku rawanikwa iri. Kukuru hasha dzaBaba vedu dzinopfutira kwatiri, nokuti madzitateguru edu haana kuteerera mashoko ebhuku iri nokuita zvose zvakanyorwa pamusoro pedu.”
14Saka Hirikia muprista, Ahikami, Akibhori, Shafani, naAsaya vakaenda kumuprofitakadzi Huridha, mukadzi waSharumu mwanakomana waTikivha mwanakomana waHarihasi, muchengeti wenguo, aigara muDunhu Rechipiri reJerusarema, vakataura naye.
15Akati kwavari, “Zvanzi naBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri: Udzai murume akakutumai kwandiri, 16zvanzi naBaba vedu: Ndiri kuuyisa dambudziko panzvimbo ino napavanhu vayo—mashoko ose akaverengwa namambo weJudha mubhuku. 17Nokuti vakandisiya, vakapisira vamwe vamwari rusenzi, vachinditsamwisa namabasa ose amaoko avo, hasha dzangu dzichapfutira nzvimbo ino dzisingadzimwi.
18Udzai mambo weJudha, akakutumai kuti mundobvunza kuna Baba: Zvanzi naBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, pamusoro pemashoko amakanzwa.
19Nokuti mwoyo wenyu wakanga uri munyoro uye makazvininipisa pamberi paBaba pamakanzwa zvandakataura pamusoro penzvimbo ino napavanhu vayo—kuti vaizoita dongo nechituko—mukabvarura nguo dzenyu mukachema pamberi pangu, neniwo ndakunzwai, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba. 20Saka ndichakuunganidzai kumadzitateguru enyu; muchaunganidzwa kuguva renyu murugare, meso enyu asingaoni dambudziko rose randichauyisa panzvimbo ino.” Ipapo vakadzosera mhinduro yake kuna mambo.