2 MaKro. 17 - Bhaibheri Rakachena muChindau

Jehoshafati Unoita Mambo

¹ Jehoshafati mukororo wake wakatonga pandau yake, naye wakadzigwinyisa kuti arwe naIsuraeri.

² Wakaemesa varwi vake vehondo koorwa mumadhorobha eshe akashosherwa aJudha, wakaisa zvikwata zvehondo munyika yaJudha, nomumadhorobha aEfuremu, awo akatorwa ndibaba ake Asa.

³ Mambo Mwari waiya naJehoshafati, ngokuti wakahamba ngenjira dzokutanga dzababa ake Dhavhidha. Aazi kutsvaka vanaBhaari,

⁴ asi wakatsvaka Mwari wababa ake, akahamba ngemipango yake, haiwa kudai ngezviito zvaIsuraeri.

⁵ Ndizvo Mambo Mwari wakagwinyisa umambo munyara mwake. VaJudha veshe vakaunza muthero kunaJehoshafati, naye waiya noupfumi hwakawanda nokuremeredzwa kukurutu.

⁶ Mwoyo wake waiya wakashinga mukuteera njira dzaMambo Mwari; naye wakadusa ndau dzakakwirira nemagwasha kubva mukati mwaJudha.

⁷ Mugore rechitatu rokutonga kwake wakatuma nduna dzake, Bhenihairi, Obhadhia, Zekharia, Nethaneri naMikhaia, kuti vadzidzise mumadhorobha aJudha.

⁸ Vaiya pamwepo nevaRevhi, Shemaia, Nethania, Zebhadhia, Asaheri, Shemiramothi, Jehonathani, Adhonija, Thobhija naThobhadhonija; neava vaRevhi Erishama naJehoramu, vapristi.

⁹ Vakadzidzisa muJudha, vanebhuku remipango yaMambo Mwari; vakahamba mumadhorobha eshe aJudha, vechidzidzisa pakati pevanhu.

Ukuru hwaJehoshafati

¹⁰ Kutyisa kwaMambo Mwari kwakauya padera poumambo hweshe hwomunyika yeshe yakatendenedza Judha, ndizvo avazi kurwa hondo naJehoshafati.

¹¹ Vamweni vevaFiristia vakaunza zvipo kunaJehoshafati, nesirivha kuita muthero; nevaArabhia vakamuunzira magondohwe makumi emazana manomwe nemazana manomwe (7,700), nemagotokoto makumi emazana manomwe nemazana manomwe (7,700).

¹² Jehoshafati wakakura kakurutu. Wakaaka muJudha masvingo nemadhorobha okungwariremwo upfumi.

¹³ Wakaita mishando mikuru yakawanda mumadhorobha aJudha. Waiya nevarwi vehondo ngwazi dzakashinga muJerusarema.

¹⁴ Uku ndikwo kuerengwa kwavo kudai ngokuteererana kwemhatso dzemadzibaba avo: vaJudha, nduna dzemakumi emazana: Adhina nduna huru, yaiya nengwazi dzakashinga mazana matatu emakumi emazana (300,000).

¹⁵ Waiteera pasinde pake ndiJehohanani nduna yevarwi mazana mairi nemakumi masere emakumi emazana (280,000),

¹⁶ nowaiteera pasinde pake ndiAmasia mukororo waZikhiri, uwo wakadzipira kumushando waMambo Mwari ngokuda, anavo varwi ngwazi mazana mairi emakumi emazana (200,000).

¹⁷ VaBhenjamini: Eriadha ngwazi inoshinga, yaiya nevamuna mazana mairi emakumi emazana (200,000) vaitwara zvokurwa vaneuta nezvihlangu,

¹⁸ nowaiteera pasinde pake ndiJehozabhadhi, nezana nemakumi masere emakumi emazana (180,000) vakanasirwa kurwa.

¹⁹ Ava vaishandira mambo, ngepabanze peavo vaakaisa mambo kuti varwire madhorobha akashosherwa mukati mwaJudha weshe.