Asiria paSuo
Mukuru wehondo weAsiria anomira kunze kworusvingo achikakavadza nechiJudha kuti munhu wose anzwe: Ijipiti itsanga yakatsemuka, Hezekia haangakuponesei, hapana mwari worudzi rupi zvarwo akambotimisa. Anototi Jehovha ndiye akamutuma. Vanhu vanoteerera mambo uye havapinduri chinhu.
36 1Mugore rechigumi namana ramambo Hezekia, Senakeribhi mambo weAsiria akarwisa maguta ose akakomberedzwa aJudha akaakunda. 2Mambo weAsiria akatuma Rabhushake nehondo huru kubva kuRakishi kuenda kuJerusarema, kuna Mambo Hezekia. Akamira pamugero wedziva rokumusoro, panzira inoenda kuMunda woMusuki. a a v2 Rabhushake raiva zita repamusoro routo hwevaAsiria, rakaenzana zvinenge nomukuru wehondo kana mukuru wavatungamiri vemauto. 3Eriakimu mwanakomana waHirikia, mutariri womuzinda, naShebhina munyori, naJoa mwanakomana waAsafi muchengeti wenhoroondo, vakabuda kwaari.
4Rabhushake akati kwavari, “Udzai Hezekia kuti: Mambo mukuru, mambo weAsiria, anoti: Chii ichi chivimbo chaunacho?
5Unoti une zano nesimba rehondo, asi ndeekutaura kwoga. Zvino, unovimba naani, zvawakandimukira? 6Tarira, unovimba netsvimbo iyi yorutsanga rwakapwanyika—Ijipiti—inobaya ruoko rwako igoripinda napo kana ukasendama pairi. Ndizvo zvakaita Farao mambo weIjipiti kuna vose vanovimba naye. 7Kana ukati kwandiri, ‘Isu tinovimba naJehovha Mwari wedu’—ko haazi iye ane nzvimbo dzakakwirira nearitari dzakabviswa naHezekia, achiti kuJudha nokuJerusarema, ‘Munofanira kunamata pamberi pearitari iyi’? b b v7 Rabhushake anodana zita raJehovha kuti anyengere, kwete kunamata. FHB inochengeta kuti ‘Jehovha’ pane kuti ‘Baba vedu’ pana vaseki vasingatendi pavanoshandisa zita vasingazivi Baba vavanodana. 8Naizvozvo ita chibvumirano natenzi wangu, mambo weAsiria: Ndichakupa mabhiza zviuru zviviri—kana uchikwanisa kuisa vatasvi pamusoro pawo. 9Zvino ungadzosa sei shure mukuru mumwe chete, kunyange muduku pavaranda vatenzi wangu, iwe uchivimba neIjipiti nokuda kwengoro navatasvi vamabhiza? 10Zvino, ndakauya kuzorwisa nyika iyi kuti ndiiparadze ndisina Jehovha here? Jehovha akati kwandiri: Kwira undorwisa nyika iyi uiparadze.”
11Ipapo Eriakimu, naShebhina, naJoa vakati kuRabhushake, “Dotaurai chiAramu kuvaranda venyu, nokuti tinochinzwisisa. Musataura chiJudha kwatiri vanhu vari parusvingo vachinzwa.” c c v11 ‘ChiJudha’ pano chinoreva mutauro wechiHebheru — mutauro wamazuva ose wavanhu veJudha.
12Rabhushake akapindura akati, “Ko tenzi wangu akandituma kuzotaura izvi kuna tenzi wako newe chete, kwete kuvarume vagere parusvingo, vanofanira kudya tsvina yavo nokunwa weti yavo pamwe nemi here?” 13Ipapo Rabhushake akamira akadanidzira nechiJudha achiti, “Inzwai mashoko amambo mukuru, mambo weAsiria! 14Mambo anoti: Musarega Hezekia achikunyengerai; haagoni kukununurai. 15Musarega Hezekia achikuitai kuti muvimbe naJehovha, achiti, ‘Jehovha achatinunura zvirokwazvo; guta iri harizokundwa namambo weAsiria.’ 16Musateerera Hezekia. Zvanzi namambo weAsiria: Yananai neni mugobuda kuzouya kwandiri. Mumwe nomumwe wenyu achadya zvomuzambiringa wake nezvomuonde wake, uye mumwe nomumwe wenyu achanwa mvura yetsime rake, 17kusvikira ndauya ndokutorai ndokuendesai kunyika yakafanana nenyika yenyu, nyika yezviyo newaini itsva, nyika yechingwa neyeminda yemizambiringa. 18Musarega Hezekia achikunyengerai achiti, ‘Jehovha achatinunura.’ Ko kune mwari worudzi rupi zvarwo akanunura nyika yake kubva muruoko rwamambo weAsiria here? 19Vamwari veHamati neveAripadhi varipi? Vamwari veSefarivhaimi varipi? Vakanunura Samaria kubva muruoko rwangu here? 20Ndoupi pavamwari vose venyika idzi akanunura nyika yake kubva muruoko rwangu, zvokuti Jehovha anunure Jerusarema kubva muruoko rwangu?”
21Vakaramba vakanyarara, havana kumupindura kana shoko rimwe—nokuti murayiro wamambo wakanga uchiti, “Musamupindura.”
22Ipapo Eriakimu mwanakomana waHirikia, mutariri womuzinda, naShebhina munyori, naJoa mwanakomana waAsafi, muchengeti wenhoroondo, vakauya kuna Hezekia nenguo dzakabvaruka vakamuudza mashoko aRabhushake.