Unganidzwa yaHezekia
Rakanyorwa patsva nevanhu vaHezekia, uye rakazara zvikuru nemifananidzo: maapuro egoridhe, chando panguva yekukohwa, zino rakaora, vhiniga pasoda, guta risina masvingo. Mazano aro anooneka, kubva pakusazvisundidzira mberi pamberi pamambo kusvika pakusanyanya kushanya kumuvakidzani.
25 1Izviwo itsumo dzaSoromoni, dzakakopwa navarume vaHezekia mambo weJudha. 2Kubwinya kwaBaba vedu kuvanza nyaya, asi kubwinya kwamadzimambo kuferefeta nyaya. 3Sokukwirira kwamatenga nokudzika kwenyika, saizvozvo mwoyo yamadzimambo hainzverwi. 4Bvisa marara pasirivha, mudziyo ugobuda kumunatsi. 5Bvisa vakaipa pamberi pamambo, chigaro chake choumambo chichasimbiswa mukururama. 6Usazvikudza pamberi pamambo, uye usamira panzvimbo yavakuru; 7nokuti zviri nani kuudzwa kuti, “Kwira pano,” pane kudzikiswa pamberi pomukuru waunoona. 8Usakurumidza kupinda mugakava, nokuti uchaita sei pakupedzisira kana muvakidzani wako akakunyadzisa? 9Taura nyaya yako nomuvakidzani wako pachake, asi usazarurira chakavanzika chomumwe, 10zvimwe uyo anochinzwa angakunyadzisa, uye mbiri yako yakaipa ikasatongobva. 11Shoko rinotaurwa panguva yakafanira rakafanana namaapuro egoridhe ari muzvigadziko zvesirivha. 12Semhete yegoridhe kana chishongo chegoridhe rakaisvonaka, ndizvo zvakaita kutsiura kwakangwara kunzeve inoteerera. 13Sokutonhora kwechando panguva yokukohwa, ndizvo zvakaita nhume yakatendeka kuna avo vanoituma; inozorodza mweya yavatenzi vayo. 14Samakore nemhepo zvisina mvura, ndizvo zvakaita munhu anozvirumbidza nechipo chaasina kumbopa. 15Nomwoyo murefu mutongi anonyengetedzwa, uye rurimi runyoro runovhuna pfupa. 16Kana ukawana uchi, idya zvakakwana chete, zvimwe ungaguta kwazvo ukarutsa. 17Usashanyira imba yomuvakidzani wako kazhinji kazhinji, zvimwe angakuneta akakuvenga. 18Setsvimbo, nomunondo, nomuseve unopinza, ndizvo zvakaita munhu anopupura nhema achipomera muvakidzani wake. 19Sezino rakaora kana tsoka yakadzuka, ndizvo zvakaita kuvimba nomunhu asina kutendeka panguva yokutambudzika. 20Souya anobvisa nguo nezuva rinotonhora, sevhiniga rinodururwa pasoda, ndizvo zvakaita uya anoimbira nziyo mwoyo unorema. 21Kana muvengi wako ane nzara, mupe chingwa adye, uye kana ane nyota, mupe mvura anwe; 22nokuti uchatutira mazimbe omoto pamusoro wake, uye Baba vedu vachakupa mubayiro. 23Mhepo yechamhembe inouyisa mvura, uye rurimi runovanza runouyisa zviso zvakatsamwa. 24Zviri nani kugara pakona yedenga reimba pane kugara mumba imwe nomukadzi anokakavara. 25Semvura inotonhorera kumweya wakaneta, ndizvo zvakaita mashoko akanaka anobva kunyika iri kure. 26Sechitubu chine matope kana tsime rakasvibiswa, ndizvo zvakaita munhu akarurama anotereka pamberi pavakaipa. 27Hazvina kunaka kudya uchi hwakawandisa, kana kutsvaka kukudzwa kwako. 28Seguta rakapazwa rikasara risina masvingo, ndizvo zvakaita munhu asingagoni kuzvidzora mumweya wake.