2 Makoronike 29:1-36
29 Hezekiya+ akava mambo aine makore makumi maviri nemashanu, uye akatonga kwemakore makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe ari muJerusarema. Amai vake vainzi Abhija mwanasikana waZekariya.+
2 Akaramba achiita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha,+ maererano nezvose zvakanga zvaitwa natateguru vake Dhavhidhi.+
3 Mugore raakatanga kutonga, mumwedzi wokutanga, akavhura masuo eimba yaJehovha, akatanga kuagadzira.+
4 Akabva aunza vapristi nevaRevhi, akavaunganidza panzvimbo yakanga isina chinhu+ nechokumabvazuva.
5 Akati kwavari: “Nditeererei, imi vaRevhi. Zvino zvitsvenesei,+ mutsvenese imba yaJehovha Mwari wemadzitateguru enyu, mubvise chinhu chisina kuchena munzvimbo tsvene.+
6 Nokuti madzibaba edu akava asina kutendeka,+ vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha Mwari wedu,+ zvokuti vakamusiya,+ vakaita kuti zviso zvavo zvifuratire tebhenekeri yaJehovha,+ vakarinza makotsi.
7 Vakavharawo masuo+ evharanda, vakarega marambi akadzimwa,+ havana kupisa rusenzi,+ uye havana kupa zvibayiro zvinopiswa munzvimbo tsvene kuna Mwari waIsraeri.+
8 Saka Jehovha akatsamwira+ Judha neJerusarema, zvokuti akavaita chinhu chinobvundisa,+ chinhu chinokatyamadza,+ uye chinoridzirwa muridzo,+ sezvamuri kuona nemaziso enyu.
9 Tarirai, madzitateguru edu akaurayiwa nebakatwa,+ uye vanakomana vedu nevanasikana vedu nemadzimai edu vakanga vakatapwa nokuda kweizvi.+
10 Zvino ndine chido mumwoyo mangu chokuti ndiite sungano+ naJehovha Mwari waIsraeri, kuti kutsamwa kwake kukuru kubve patiri.
11 Zvino vanakomana vangu, musazorora,+ nokuti ndimi makasarudzwa naJehovha kuti mumire pamberi pake kuti mumushumire+ uye kuti murambe muri vashumiri vake+ nevanhu vanokwidza utsi hwezvibayiro.”+
12 VaRevhi+ vakabva vasimuka, Mahati mwanakomana waAmasai naJoeri mwanakomana waAzariya wokuvanakomana vevaKohati;+ kuvanakomana vaMerari,+ Kishi mwanakomana waAbdhi naAzariya mwanakomana waJeharereri; kuvaGeshoni,+ Joa mwanakomana waZima naEdheni mwanakomana waJoa;
13 kuvanakomana vaErizafani,+ Shimri naJeueri; kuvanakomana vaAsafi,+ Zekariya naMataniya;
14 kuvanakomana vaHemani,+ Jehieri naShimei; kuvanakomana vaJedhutuni,+ Shemaya naUzieri.
15 Vakabva vaunganidza hama dzavo, vakazvitsvenesa,+ vakauya kuti vazochenesa+ imba yaJehovha, sezvakarayirwa namambo maererano nemashoko+ aJehovha.
16 Zvino vapristi vakapinda mumba maJehovha kuti vachenese, vakabudisa zvinhu zvose zvakanga zvisina kuchena zvavakawana mutemberi yaJehovha, vakazviisa muchivanze+ cheimba yaJehovha. VaRevhiwo vakazvigamuchira kuti vazvibudise vaende nazvo kumupata une rukova weKidroni+ waiva kunze.
17 Nokudaro vakatanga kutsvenesa pazuva rokutanga romwedzi wokutanga, uye pazuva rechisere romwedzi wacho vakasvika pavharanda+ raJehovha; zvokuti vakatsvenesa imba yaJehovha mumazuva masere, vakapedza pazuva rechigumi nematanhatu romwedzi wokutanga.+
18 Pashure paizvozvo vakapinda mukati maiva namambo Hezekiya, vakati: “Tachenesa imba yose yaJehovha, atari+ yezvinopiwa zvinopiswa nemidziyo yayo yose,+ netafura+ yezvingwa zvinoturikidzaniswa nemidziyo yayo yose.+
19 Midziyo+ yose yakabviswa naMambo Ahazi+ kuti irege kushandiswa paaitonga nokusatendeka+ kwake taigadzira, tikaitsvenesa;+ uye iri pamberi peatari yaJehovha.”
20 Zvino mambo Hezekiya+ akafumomuka,+ akaunganidza machinda+ eguta, vakaenda kuimba yaJehovha.
21 Vakaenda nenzombe nomwe+ nemakondohwe manomwe nemakwayana makono manomwe nenhongo nomwe kuti zvive chinopiwa chechivi+ nokuda kwoumambo uye nokuda kwenzvimbo tsvene uye nokuda kwaJudha. Naizvozvo akaudza vapristi,+ ivo vanakomana vaAroni kuti vazvipisire paatari yaJehovha.
22 Naizvozvo vakauraya+ mombe, vapristi vakagamuchira ropa+ racho, vakarisasa+ pamusoro peatari; vachibva vazouraya makondohwe,+ vakasasa ropa racho+ pamusoro peatari, vakauraya makwayana makono, vakasasa ropa racho pamusoro peatari.
23 Vakazoswededza pedyo nhongo+ dzechinopiwa chechivi pamberi pamambo neungano, vakaisa maoko avo pamusoro padzo.+
24 Zvino vapristi vakadziuraya, vakapisira chinopiwa chechivi neropa radzo paatari, kuti vayananisire vaIsraeri vose;+ nokuti mambo akanga ati chinopiwa chinopiswa nechinopiwa chechivi zvaifanira kuva+ zvevaIsraeri vose.+
25 Munguva iyi, akaita kuti vaRevhi+ vamire paimba yaJehovha, vaine makwakwakwa esimbi,+ nezviridzwa zvine tambo+ noudimbwa,+ maererano nomurayiro waDhavhidhi+ nowaGadhi+ muoni wamambo newomuprofita Natani,+ nokuti Jehovha aipa murayiro achishandisa vaprofita vake.+
26 Naizvozvo vaRevhi vakaramba vakamira vaine zviridzwa+ zvaDhavhidhi, uyewo vapristi vaine mabhosvo.+
27 Hezekiya akabva arayira kuti vapisire chibayiro chinopiswa paatari; uye panguva yakatanga kupiwa chibayiro chinopiswa, rwiyo+ rwaJehovha rwakatanga pamwe chete nemabhosvo, zvichitungamirirwa nezviridzwa zvaDhavhidhi mambo waIsraeri.
28 Ungano yose yakakotama+ paiimbwa rwiyo+ uye pairidzwa mabhosvo—zvose izvi zvakaitika kusvikira chibayiro chinopiswa chapera.
29 Pavakangopedza kuchipa, mambo nevanhu vose vakanga varipo vakakotama, vakagwadama.+
30 Zvino mambo Hezekiya nemachinda+ vakaudza vaRevhi kuti varumbidze Jehovha nemashoko aDhavhidhi+ neomuoni Asafi.+ Naizvozvo vakatanga kurumbidza vachifara,+ uye vakaramba vachikotama, vachigwadama.+
31 Hezekiya akazopindura, akati: “Zvino mawana+ simba kuti muite basa raJehovha. Swederai, muunze zvibayiro+ nezvibayiro zvokuonga+ kuimba yaJehovha.” Nokudaro ungano yakatanga kuunza zvibayiro nezvibayiro zvokuonga, uye mumwe nomumwe aiva nomwoyo unoda akauyawo nezvibayiro zvinopiswa.+
32 Kuwanda kwezvibayiro zvinopiswa zvakaunzwa neungano yacho kwakasvika mombe makumi manomwe, makondohwe zana, makwayana makono mazana maviri—zvose izvi kuti zvive chinopiwa chinopisirwa Jehovha;+
33 nezvinopiwa zvitsvene, mombe mazana matanhatu nemakwai zviuru zvitatu.
34 Vapristi+ ndivo vakangoita vashoma kwazvo, havana kukwanisa kuvhiya zvinopiwa zvinopiswa zvose.+ Naizvozvo hama dzavo+ vaRevhi dzakavabatsira kusvikira basa rapera,+ kusvikira vapristi vazvitsvenesa,+ nokuti vaRevhi vaiva nemwoyo yakarurama+ pakuzvitsvenesa kupfuura vapristi.
35 Uyewo, zvinopiwa zvinopiswa+ zvakanga zvakawanda kwazvo pamwe chete nemafuta+ ezvibayiro zvokugoverana+ uye pamwe chete nezvinopiwa zvinonwiwa+ zvezvinopiwa zvinopiswa. Nokudaro basa reimba yaJehovha rakagadzirirwa.+
36 Naizvozvo Hezekiya nevanhu vose vakafarira kuti Mwari wechokwadi akanga agadzirira vanhu,+ nokuti chinhu chacho chakanga changoerekana chaitika.+
