¹ Nokudharo, mambo wakatuma atumwa aka unganidza kuna yena matchenjebvu ese eku Djuda uye ne eku Djerusarema. ² Hino, mambo akakwira kwenda kunyumba ya Ishe uye naye anhu ese eDjuda, anhu eku Djerusarema, mapirisita, maporofiti uye anhu ese, kubva mudhoko dzamara mukuru. Yena, zvino, waka erenga munzee dzawo masoko ese e buku reSungano, ranga raonekwa mu nyumba ya Ishe. ³ Mambo waka ima paduze ne kuruna uye wakaita sungano pamberi pa Ishe, yoku famba pamberi pa Ishe uye kterera muetmo Dzake uye nema gwaro Ake, no mwoyo wake wese uye ne mwiya wake wese, maendererano ne zvakatarwa mubuku resungano. Nokudharo anhu akatenderana nazvo uye nokubhatsira kudzadziswa kwazvo. ⁴ Mambo wakatuma kuna mupirista mukuru Hirquia, uye nema pirisita madhoko ari pase naye uye ne anhu ano ima pamusuwo kuti abvise kunza kwe nyumba ya Ishe zviro zvai senzeserwa Bahari na Azera ne nyeredzi dzese dze kudhenga. Yena wazvipisa kunza kwe Djerusarema, mumunda dzeku shangu, uye wakatora marota azvo kwenda nawo ku Betheri. ⁵ Yena wakabvisa tchigaro mapirisita ainamata zvimwari anga aka kanduwa ne madzimambo ekuDjuda kuti apise zvipiriso pambuto dzaka rebha muguta re Djuda uye mumbuto dziri kumutcheto kwe Djerusarema- aya akapisa zvinopiswa kuna Bahari, kune zuwa, mwedzi, zvino mirira nyika dzese dze pasi uye nyeredzi dzekudhenga. ⁶ Yena wakatora phoo ra Azera kakuri bvisa muthemberi ra Ishe, kakuri tsweyera ku rinde re Seduru, kunze kwe Djerusarema, uye wakapisa kweneyo. wakarita marota uye waka khandira marota maka iguwa anhu akafa. ⁷ Yena waka sukisa ma sara aigara mahure aigara muthemberi ra Ishe, maigara anakadzi etchi sona matchira kuitira kuna Azera. ⁸ Djosiya wakatora mapirisita ese kunza kwe guta reDjuda uye akatuka mbuto dzakarebha dzanga dzetchipisiwa zvipiriso, kubva ku Geba dzamara Bereseba. Wakaputsa mbuto dzakarebha dzanga dziri pamusuwo pekupinda panozuwi DJoshuwa guvunadori weguta, ririku bhoshuwe kwe musuwo weguta. ⁹ Kunyangwe mapirisita embuto dziya dzaka rebha anga asikatchaite kusenza pa aritari muDjerusarema, aona airha mukati usina munyu, pakati pe hama dzaho. ¹⁰ Djosiya wakatuka Tofeti, anga ari ku Rinde re Ben Hinom, kuitira kuti akuna waizopa mwana wake hingana tchipiriso kuna Morokwe. ¹¹ Yena wakabvisa mambongoio anga akapuwa zuwa na madzimambo ekuDjuda. Aona anga ari mbuto dzekupinda kwenda nyumba ya Ishe, paduze ne sara ya Nata-Mereque, wai onerera zvema kwarto. Djosiya wakapisa makaru ezuwa. ¹² Mambo Djosiya wakaputsa ma aritari anga ari padhenga pe nyumba ya Acaz, yanga yaizuwa ne madzi mambo eku Djuda, uye ma aritari anga aizuwa na Manase anga aita mu ruanze mbiri dze themberi ra Ishe. Djosiya wakazviutsa kuzvita zvidhimbu uye wakazvikandira mu Rindi re Seduroni. ¹³ Mambo wakatuka mbuto dzaka rebha dzanga dziri kumutcheto kwe Djerusarema, kumu tcheto kwe dhunhu reKuputsa, ranga ra gatsirwa na Soromoni, mambo we Iziraeri, kuna Astaroti, tchimwari tchama sidoniyo, kuna Kamus, tchimwari tchama moabi; kuna Mirikon, tchimwari tchama amonita. ¹⁴ Mambo Djosiya akagurara kuita zvidhimbo matsigiro emapuwe, akagaru maphoo a Azera uye wakadzadza mbutoyo ne makodho e anhu. ¹⁵ Djosiya wakaputsawo aritari futi yanga iri kuBetheri uye mbuto dzakarebha dzanga dziri ku Betheri uye mbuto dzaka rebha dzaka gatsirwa na Djeroboani. Yena wakapisa aritari uye ne mbuto yakarebha uye wakazvitchitisa kuita marota. Yena wakapisawo futi tchi phoo tcha Azera. ¹⁶ Djosiya pai nangira kumutcheto, wakaona makuwa anga ari paduze ne dhunhu. Yena wakatuma anhu kuti atore makodho mumakuwa, pedzepo wakaapisa pa aritari, nokudharo wakatuka. Izvi zvakaitika maendererano no zvakabuiwa na Ishe kubhudhikidza nemu porofiti wai buya zvenezvo zvisati zvaitika. ¹⁷ Pedzepo yena wakati: "Tchiwakwa tchei tchandiri kuonetcho apo?". Anhu eguta akati: "Iro iguwa remunhu wa Mwari wakabva kuDjuda uye wakaporofita zvese zvamabva kuitezvozvino ne aritari ye Betheri". ¹⁸ Nokudharo Djosiya wakati: "Siyai zvakadharo. Akuna anodhikana kuwa bvisa makodho ake penepo". Nokudharo akasiya makodho ake se zvanga akaita, pamwepo nemakodho emuporofiti wakabva Samaria. ¹⁹ Hino Djosiya wakabvisa nyumba dese pambuto dzakarebha dzanga dziri kuguta re Samaria, dzanga dzaizuwa ne madzimambo eku Iziriraeri, uye anga ambira hasha dza Ishe. Yena wakaita zvimwezvo ne zvanga aita ku Betheri. ²⁰ Waka uraya mapirisita ese embuto dzakarebha, muma aritari, uye wakapisa makodho e anhu mwenemo. Pedzepo waka whirira ku Djersarema. ²¹ Hino mambo wakatuma kuna anhu ese, etchiti: Pasika ngari Izuwe kuna Ishe, Mwari wenyu, se zvaka tarwa muBuku re Sungano". ²² Pasika iri ranga risikatcha izuwi kubva muma zuwa e atongi aitungamirira Iziraeri, kunyangwe mazuwa ese emadzimambo eku Djuda uye ne Iziraeri. ²³ Asi, mugore gumi nezvisere ra mambo Djosiya, pasika ra Ishe rakazo izuwazve ku Djerusarema. ²⁴ Djosiya waka uraya futi aya aibuya ne akafa uye ne mweya. Yena futi wakarambidza aroi, ano namata zvifananidzo uye nezviro zvese zvino rambuwa zvaka onekwa munyika ye aDjuda uye nemu Djerusarema, kuti adzadzisuwe masoko emutemo akatarwa mubuku raka onekwa nemu pirisita Hiriquia mu nyumba ma Ishe. ²⁵ Kusure kwa Djosiya akuzi kuwonekw mambo hingana yena, wakaita zvinofadza Mwari ne mwoyo wake wese, uye ne mwiya wake wese uye simba rake rese, wakatera mutemo dza Mozesi dzese. Akuzi kuwonekwazve mambo hingana Djosiya kumberi kwake. ²⁶ Asi, Ishe azozi kuita zvakabuya kudha kuita ne Djuda, ngondaya ye hasha Dzawo dzaka ambirwa na Manase paka namata zvimwari zvimweni. ²⁷ Hino, Ishe wakati: "Inini nditcha bvisa Djuda pamberi Pangu, hinga zvanda kaita ne Iziraeri, uye nditchakhandire kure guta randanga nda sanangura Inini, Djerusarema, uye ne nyumba yandanga ndati: ´Zina Rangu ritchagara kweneyo"". ²⁸ Zviro zvimweni zvino tchokuita na Djosiya, zviro zvese zvakaita, azvizi kutarwa mubuku rezvito zve madzimambo eku Djuda? ²⁹ Mumazuwa ake, Farao Neko, mambo weku Ghipita, wakarwa na mambo wa Asiria mu murambo we Eufarate. Mambo Djosiya akagumira Neko arikurwa, uye Neko wakamu uraya ku Megido. ³⁰ Asenzi ake Djosiya akamuthuwara akafa mungoro kubva ku Migido, uye akamu unzisa ku Djuerusarema, uye akamu iga paguwa rake. Hino, anhu enyka akatora Djeokaz, mwana wa Djosiya, akamudzodza, uye akamu ita mambo pambuto ya bhabha ake. ³¹ Djeaokaz anga ane makore anokwana makumi mairi nematatu pakatanga kutonga ue wakatonga mwedzi mutatu ku Djerusarema. Zina ramai ake raizuwi Hamutari; Yena wanga ari mwana sikana wa Djeremia weku Ribna. ³² Djeoakaz wakaita zvakashata pamberi pa Ishe, hingana zvakaituwa ne madzi tsekuru ake. ³³ Farao Neko wakamukanda mutongo ku Ribra, mu nyika yeku Hamate, kuti yena asatongi ku Djerusarema. Hino Neko waka panitcha Djuda ne zana masimbi endarama uye ne simbe imwe ye siriva. ³⁴ Farao Neko wakaita kuti Eriaquim, mwana wa Djosiya, atonge pambuto pa Djosiya, bhabha ake, uye wakamu tchinja zina rake kuti aite Djeoaquim. Asi wakatora Djeoakaz kwenda naye ku Ghipita, uye Djeokaz wakafira kweneyo. ³⁵ Djeoaquim waka ripa ndarama ne siriva kuna Farao. kuitira kuterera zvanobuya, yena wakanda musowho panyika ye Djuda uye wakamanikidza munhu wese kuti aripe musowho ne siriva uye ne ndarama, maendererano ne musowho. ³⁶ Djeoaquim anga ane makore makumi mairi nemakumashano pakatanga kutonga uye wakatonga makore anokwana gumi na rimwe ku Djerusarema. Zina ra mai ake raizuwi Zebiba; yena anga ari mwana sikana wa Pedaya weku Ruma. ³⁷ Djeoaquim wakaita zvakashata pamberi pa Ishe, hingana zvakaita madzi tsekuru ake.