¹ Pagore retchitatu ra mambo Oseia, mwana wa Ela, mambo we Israeri, Ezekia, mwana wa Akaz, mamabo wa Djuda akatanga kutonga. ² Iyena ainga ano makumi mairi nonomwe omakore okubharwa paaka tanga kutonga; iyena akatonga makore makumi mairi nonomwe ku Djerusarema. Zina ramaiwake rainga riri Abi; ainga ari mwana wa Zakaria. ³ Iyena akaita zvainga zvakanaka mumadziso a Ishe, otchitora tchiratidzo tcha Davidi, muteteguru wake zvakaita. ⁴ Iyena akabvisa bhutu zvetchinamati, akaparadza mapira opfeni omapuwe uye akaparadza zvifananidzo zve Asera. Iyena akazvipanya nomapindi nyoka yebhuwe yakaitya na Mozesi, nokuti mazuwa aiya mbhumbha ye Israeri yapisira tchipirisuwa ipona; yai ndaidzuwa "Neusta". ⁵ Ezekia aingodha Ishe, Mwari we Israeri, zvokuti, kubva iyena, apana akatodzana pakati pomadzimambo ese omuDjuda, akunazve kuna madzimambo akatonga sure kake. ⁶ Iyena akaramba akatendeka kuna Ishe. Iyena azii kumusiya Kumutera, asi akatchengeta mitemo Yake, mitemo ya Ishe akaraira Mozesi. ⁷ Asi, Ishe ainga ano Ezekia uye, kwaienda, akakfashukirwa. Iyena akarwa no mambo oku Asiriya uye azi kumushandira. ⁸ Iyena akarwa nowafiristiya kuzamara anguma ku Gaza uye nopamungano, kubva kubhutu yewaonereri kufika kuguta rakasimba. ⁹ Pagore retchirongomuna pokutonga komambo Ezekia, yainga yezvisere ya Oseia, mwana wa Ela, mambo wa Israeri, Salmanasar, mambo oAsiriya, akarwa no Samariya uye akaizengerea. ¹⁰ Pokupedzamakore matatu, iwona akatora, pogore rezvishano ngore ra mambo Ezekia, rainge rozvinomwe ro mambo Oseia, mambo oku Israeri; ngoizvi Samariya yakatorwa. ¹¹ Asi, mambo okuAsiriya akatora Israeri kunhapwa kwenda ku Siriya uye akaukanda ku Hala, pamwepo ko Habor, mubhahari ro Goza, uye kumaguta koma medo. ¹² Iyena akaita izvi nokuti iwona ainga asika terere izuwi raIshe, Mwari wawo, asi aisiya tchitenderano Tchawo, zvese zvainga zvaizuwa nomuranda wa Ishe, ainga atemera. Iwona akarambha kuzuwa kana kuita. ¹³ Pgore gumi nomarongomuna ngore ra mambo Ezekia, Senaqueribe, mambo oAsiriya, akarwa kumaguta ese akasimba oku Djuda uye akawatora. ¹⁴ Nokundaro, Ezekia, mambo omudjuda, akatuma watumwa kuna mambo oAsiriya, ainga ku Lakis, otchiti: " Inini ndakunyangadza. Bvisa zvese kwandiri. Zvese zvaunotsa inini ndinozvikwanisa". Mambo oku Asiiriya akatsa kuna Ezekia, mambo we Djuda, kuripa komazana matatu yezvipo zvegoridi . ¹⁵ Nokundaro, Ezekia akamupasa goridi yese yakangumira munyumba ya Ishe uye nozviro zvemari zvemunyumba ya mambo. ¹⁶ Nobheripo, Ezekia akabvisa goridi yese yemusuwo yetembheri ya Ishe uye nomapila yainga yakapfekedza; iyena akapasa mambo oku Asiriya. ¹⁷ Asi mambo okuasiriya akanyngerera mbhumbha yemasupai ake, otchitumira Tarta, Rabsaris uye nomukuru oku Lakis kuna mambo Ezekia ku Djerusarema. Iwona akaita rwenho nogwadza uye akanguma ku Djerusarema, akafendera pazviakadutu yeku asude yakakura, pagwadza raipinda mushango rokuma Lavandeiro uye akaramba ari ipona. ¹⁸ Nokundaidzuwa mambo Ezekia, akauiya Eliakim, mwana wa Hilkia, uya wainga ari mutungamiriri okuonerera nyumba; Sebna, munyori; uye Joa, mwana wa Asafi, mukoniki, akauya kwari. ¹⁹ Nokundaro, mukuru omasupai akatsa: " Utsai kuna Ezekia kuti mambo mukuru, mambo oku Asiriya, atsa: ' Ndiani waunotemba? ²⁰ Iwewe unotsa mashoko asina bhasa, otchiti tinombhatana uye nosimba pahondo. Uritembha ani? Ndiani akupasa kushinga uku kuti urwe neni? ²¹ Uri, kutemba manjonje akagurwa ndiyo Djipita, uiya, kuti munhu akabhatana naye, utchapindisa nyara yake uye inopinda. Izvi ndizvo zva mambo Farau, mambo okuDjipita, anoitira munhu upi hake wanomutemba kware. ²² Kana, hazvo, ukatsa: ' Isusu tinongondha Ishe, Mwari wenhu', andiepi Uya kuti aritari uye nebhuto dzekunamatira Ezekia akabvisa uye akatsa kuna Djuda uye kuna Djerusarema'? ²³ Zvino, nokuti, inini ndirikunda kuita tchipo tchakanaka kuna mufundisi wangu, mambo oku Siriya. Inini ndinokupasa mazana mairi ezvuuru zvemabhiza, ukakwanisa kuona watekenyi wanotekenya. ²⁴ Unokwanisa kurwa kundini nomukuru omasupai umwe wewandoko amufundise wangu? Iwewe wakandingondha kuDjipita nokunda kwengoro uye nowatekenyi! ²⁵ Nonha ye izvi, ndakaita wernho kuiya pano, kusina Ishe, kuti arwe pabhuto ino uye oiparadza? Ishe akanditi: 'Irwa nyika ino uye iparadze". ²⁶ Nokundaro, Eliakim, mwana wa Hilkia, Sebna uye Joa akatsa kune wakuru omasupai: " Tapota, bhuyai nowaranda wenyu ku aramaiko, kuti tikwanisi kupurutana. Usatsa naisusu nomutauro okuDjuda, nodzewe dziri pamusoro po wafingo". ²⁷ Asi mukuru omasupai akatsa: " Kunza kwazvo, ishe wangu andituma kuti nditse mashoko aiya kune mufundisi wenyu uye naimwimwi? Azi kunhituma kuti ndiutse aripamusoro pomafingo, kuti pamwepo naimwimwi munondikana kurha pfina enyu nomatunho enyu?". ²⁸ Asi, mukuru omasupai akaramba aripo uye akakuwa noizuwi rakakura nomutauro okuDjuda, otchiti: " Izuwai mashoko omambo mukuru, mambo oAsiriya. ²⁹ Mambo anotsa: ' Musasiyei kuti Ezekia amunyeperei, nokuti iyena azomukwanisi kumuponesai pomasimba angu. ³⁰ Musatenderei kuti Ezekia amuitei kutenda kuna Ishe. otchiti: ' Ishe zvirokwazvo atchatiponesa; guta iri ariperekwi munyara ma mambo oaSiriya". ³¹ Musazuwei Ezekia, nokuti ndizvo zvinotsa mambo oku Asiriya anoti: 'Itai runyararo nainini uye uyai kwandiri. Nokundaro, mwese imwimwi mutcharha uye nomutchero yawouye mutchamwa bvura inobva kwainobharwa. ³² Asi, mutchaita kuzamara ndauya uye ndomutorai kwenda kunyika yakaezana noenyu, nyika yezvirimwa uye nobvinyu ipfa, nyika ino mukati nobvinyu, nyika yemaorivi uye noutchi, kuti murarame uye musafe'. Musape dzewe kuna Ezekia panomutorai, otchiti: ' Ishe tiponesei'. ³³ Nokundaro zvimwari zvimweni zvembhumbha zvakamuponesa muasimba omambo oku Asiriya? Arikupi zvimwari zve Hamate uye no Arpade? ³⁴ Aripi madzimwari wa Sefarvaim, wa Hena uye wa Iva? Umwe wawo akaponesa Samariya munyara mangu? ³⁵ Pamadzimwari ese aiya opanyika, pano mwari umwe akaponesa nyika pomasimba angu? Ishe anoponesa kundini Jerusarema komasimba ango?". ³⁶ Asi mbhumbha yakagara yakanyarara uye azikundaira, nokuti mambo akaraira: " Kuti musamundairei". ³⁷ Nokundaro, Eliakim, mwana wa Hilkia, uya wainga arimutungamiriri onyumba; Sebna, munyore; uye Joa, mwana wa Asafe, mukoroniki, akaenda kuna Ezekia nomatchira ake akameseka uye akatsa mashoko ainga abvuzuwa nomukuru omusupai.