¹ Moabe wakanyangadzwa no Israeri paakafa Akabe. ² Nokudharo, Akazia akabwera padhenga posikadha yake kuSamaria uye akazokuwara. Ngokudharo, akatuma atumwa ake uye akawabvunza kuti: "Endai, kobvudzisa kuna Baari-Zebub, Madzimwariwo eku Ecro, kuti nditcha pona nokukwara uku". ³ Asi ngirozi ya Isehe Mwari yakati kuna Eriya, wo Tesbita: " purumuka, pakira uye uendhe kosongana nowatuma wo mambo eku Samaria uye abvunze: Zvakadharo akuna Mwari muIsraeri kuti muende kobvunzisa Baari-Zebub, mwari wewa Ecro?. ⁴ Ndiyo nyaya, inoita kuti Ishe Mwari ataura: Atchazobudhi Pamubede uyu pawaka kwira, asi, zvetchokwandi utchafa". Nokudharo, Eriya akabhunda. ⁵ Atuma paaka rwirira kuna Akaaziya, uyu akawabvunzisa: "Ngei mazorwirira?". ⁶ Iwona akawabvunza: " petukai kuna mambo akutumai uye mozoti: Ishe Mwari anotikudhai: Amuna Mwari ku Israeri kuti wanarume ako aende kobvunzisa kuna Baari-Zebub, mwari we Ecro? Ndizvo zvinokuitisa, kuti usabhunde pamubhenda paakakwira; asi, zvirokwazvo utchafa". ⁷ Akaziya akati kuno atumwa ake: " hope yemunhu akauya kusongana nemwi otchimubvunzai masoko aiya yakandini?". ⁸ Akamudhaira: "Iyena aisimira matchira akaizwa nematerwe uye ainga anobhande rodharama rakasugwa mutchihunu make". Nokudharo, manbo akati: " Uyu ndi Eriya, oku tebita". ⁹ Nokudharo, manbo akatuma mukuru omasodja nomasodja anokwana kuita mazana mashano kuna Eriya. Aiya akaenda kuna Eriya, ainga ari kumutsoi tsoi kogomo, uye akati: " Iwewe munhu wa Mwari, manbo wati: Tchita". ¹⁰ Eriya akadhaira uye akati kune mukuru omasodja: " Kudhai inini ndiri Munhu wa Mwari, ngautchite moto kubva kundenga ouraiya iwewe nomazana mashanu owanarume ako". Nokudharo, wakatchita moto kubva kudhenga uye akauraiya iyena nomazana mashanu owanarume. ¹¹ Zvadharo, manbo akatuma mukuru umweni omasodja kuna Eriya nomazana mashano omasodja. Mukuru uyu akabvunzawo akatiwo kuno Eriya: "Iwewe, munhu waMwari, manbo anoti: Tchita zvekukasika". ¹² Eriya akadhaira uye akamubvunza: " Kana inini ndiri munhu waMwari, ngautchite moto okudhenga uye ngaupedze iwewe nomakumi mashanu owanarume". Moto waMwari wakatchitazve wakapisa pamwepo noma ¹³ Manbo akatumazve bhoka rotchitatu romukumi machano womasodja. Mukuru uyu omasodja akakwira uye akapfungama pamberi pa Eriya uye akamukumbira, otchiti: " Iwewe munhu waMwari, ndinokumbirisa kuti sunungura upenhu wangu; uye noupenyu omakumi mashano omasodja ppamberi pako ngangare anaka pamberi pemadziso ako. ¹⁴ Zvirokwazvo, moto wakabva kudhenga uye wakapedza okutanga wotchipiri nowakuru omasodja nowanarume ake, asi zvino ndisiyei upenyu wangu unake mumadziso enyu". ¹⁵ Nokudharo, ngirosi ya Ishe Mwari yakati kuna Eriya: " tchita nawo . Usatye". Nokudharo, Eriya akapurumuka uye akatchita nawo kuna mambo. ¹⁶ Eriya akati kuna Azariya: " Ishe Mwari anoti kudhai: Wakatuma watumi kuti aende kobvunzisa Baari-Zebub, mwari wewa Ecrom. Kunze kwazvo akuna Mwari ku Israeri kuti atumwa ako aende kobvunzisa Baal-Zebub, mwari we Ecrom? Ngodhaa yezvenezvo, aumuki pamubhenda pawakakwira, asi zvirokwazvo utchafa". ¹⁷ Nokudharo, manbo Azariya akafa, nomasoko aiya akabhuya Ishe Mwari akabuiwa na Eriya. Jorau akatanga kutonga kumbuto yake, Pagore retchipiri ra Jorau, mwana wa Jeusafa, manbo wewa Djuda, nokuti Akaziya ainga asina mwana. ¹⁸ Zvimeni zviito zva Akaziya azvizi kunyorwa mubhuku remadzimambo eku Israeri?