Hezekia Pamukova Worufu
Paakaudzwa naBaba vedu kuti haazopori, Hezekia anotendeukira kumadziro achichema. Anowedzerwa makore gumi namashanu, uye mumvuri wezuva unodzokera shure sechiratidzo. Munyengetero wake wakanyorwa hauvanzi kutyisa kwokufa, uye unopera uchiziva kuti vapenyu ndivo vanovarumbidza.
38 1Mumazuva iwayo Hezekia vakarwara zvokufa. Muprofita Isaya mwanakomana waAmozi akauya kwavari akati, “Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Gadzira imba yako, nokuti uchafa; haungapori.”
2Ipapo Hezekia vakatendeudzira chiso chavo kumadziro vakanyengetera kuna Baba vedu, 3vakati, “Haiwa Baba vangu, rangarirai kuti ndakafamba pamberi penyu ndakatendeka nomwoyo wose, uye ndikaita zvakanaka mumaziso enyu.” Hezekia vakachema zvikuru.
4Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Isaya, richiti:
5“Enda undoudza Hezekia uti, ‘Zvanzi naBaba vedu, ivo Baba vatateguru wako Dhavhidhi: Ndanzwa munyengetero wako, uye ndaona misodzi yako. Ndichawedzera makore gumi namashanu kuupenyu hwako.’ 6Ndichakununura iwe neguta rino kuna mambo weAsiria; ndichadzivirira guta rino.
7“Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chako chinobva kuna Baba vedu chokuti vachaita zvavakavimbisa: 8Tarira, ndichadzosera shure mumvuri namatanho gumi auburuka nawo zuva pamatanho aAhazi.” Saka zuva rakadzokera shure namatanho gumi arakanga raburuka nawo.
9Chinyorwa chaHezekia mambo weJudha, pashure pokurwara kwavo nokupora kwavo: 10Ndakati, “Pakati pamazuva angu ndinofanira kupinda napamasuo eguva; ndatorerwa makore angu asara.” 11Ndakati, “Handichazooni Baba vedu pachavo munyika yavapenyu; handichazoona vanhu, pakati paavo vanogara munyika ino inopfuura. 12Imba yangu yadzurwa ikabviswa kwandiri setende romufudzi. Ndapeta upenyu hwangu somuruki; vanondigura kubva pachirukiso; kubvira mangwanani kusvika usiku munondipedza. 13Ndakamirira norunyararo kusvikira mangwanani, asi seshumba vanovhuna mapfupa angu ose; kubvira mangwanani kusvika usiku munondipedza. 14Senyenganyenga kana sehotwe ndinorira; ndinogomera senjiva. Meso angu aneta nokutarira kumusoro. Haiwa Tenzi Baba, ndiri mukutambudzika; ivai chivimbiso chokuchengetedzwa kwangu!” 15Ndingatiiko? Vakataura kwandiri, uye ivo pachavo vazviita. Ndichafamba zvinyoronyoro makore angu ose nokuda kwokuvava kwomweya wangu. 16Haiwa Tenzi Baba, vanhu vanorarama nezvinhu zvakadaro, uye muna zvose izvi mune upenyu hwomweya wangu. Saka ndiporesei, uye mundiraramise! 17Zvirokwazvo kwaiva kwokunaka kwangu kuti nditambure kuvava kwakadai. Murudo rwenyu makadzora upenyu hwangu pagomba rokuparadzwa, nokuti makakanda zvivi zvangu zvose shure kwenyu. 18Nokuti guva harigoni kukurumbidza imi; rufu harugoni kuimba rumbidzo yenyu. Avo vanoburukira mugomba havagoni kutarisira kutendeka kwenyu. 19Vapenyu, vapenyu—ivo vanokurumbidzai, sezvandinoita nhasi; baba vanozivisa kutendeka kwenyu kuvana. 20Baba vedu vachandiponesa, uye ticharidza nziyo dzangu nezviridzwa zvine tambo mazuva ose oupenyu hwedu, mumba maBaba vedu.
21Isaya akanga ataura achiti, “Ngavatore bundu ramaonde, variise pamota, ipapo vachapora.” 22Hezekia vakanga vabvunza, “Chii chichava chiratidzo chokuti ndichakwira kuenda kumba kwaBaba vedu?”