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1.

Zvino izvo zvose zvakati zvapera, vaIsiraeri vose vakanga varipo, vakabuda kumaguta aJudha, vakaputsa shongwe, nokutema matanda okunamata nawo, vakaputsa matunhu akakwirira nearitari kwaJudha nokwaBhenjamini kwose, nokwaEfuremu nokwaManase, kusvikira vazviparadza zvose. Ipapo vana vaIsiraeri vose vakadzokera kumaguta avo, mumwe nomumwe kuzvinhu zvake.

2.

Hezekia akaraira mapoka avapirisiti navaRevhi pamapoka avo, munhu mumwe nomumwe pabasa rake vapirisiti navaRevhi vose, vakabayira zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, kushumira nokuvonga, nokurumbidza mumasuo emisasa yaJehovha.

3.

Akarairawo mugove wefuma yamambo wezvipiriso zvinopiswa, zvaiti: Wezvipiriso zvinopiswa mangwanani namadekwana, nezvipiriso zvinopiswa pamaSabata, napakugara kwomwedzi, napamitambo yakatarwa, sezvazvakanyorwa pamurayiro waJehovha.

4.

Akarairawo vanhu veJerusaremu kupa vapirisiti navaRevhi mugove wavo, kuti ivo vasimbe pamurayiro waJehovha.

5.

Zvino vakati vachangonzwa murayiro uyu, vana vaIsiraeri vakapa zvakawanda zvezvitsva, zvezviyo newaini, namafuta, nouchi, nemichero yose yeminda; uye chegumi chezvinhu zvose vakauya nazvo zviri zvizhinji.

6.

Navana vaIsiraeri navaJudha vakanga vagere pamaguta aJudha vakauyawo nezvegumi zvenzombe namakwai, nezvegumi zvezvinhu zvakatsaurwa zvakanga zvatsaurirwa Jehovha Mwari wavo, vakazviita mirwi.

7.

Vakatanga kuita mirwi pamwedzi wechitatu, vakapedza nomwedzi wechinomwe.

8.

Zvino Hezekia namachinda, vakati vasvika nokuona mirwi, vakavonga Jehovha navanhu vake vaIsiraeri.

9.

Ipapo Hezekia akabvunza vapirisiti navaRevhi pamusoro pemirwi.

10.

Azaria mupirisiti mukuru weimba yaZadhoki akamupindura, akati, "Kubva nguva yavakatanga kuisa zvipo muimba yaJehovha, takadya, tikaguta, tikasarirwa nezvizhinji, nokuti Jehovha akaropafadza vanhu vake; zvasara ndizvo zvizhinji izvi."

11.

Ipapo Hezekia akaraira kuti vagadzire makamuri mumba maJehovha; vakaagadzira.

12.

Vakapinza zvipo, nomutowo wakatendeka, nezvegumi, nezvinhu zvakatsaurirwa Jehovha; Konania muRevhi akaitwa mutariri wazvo, uye Shimei munun’una wake akanga ari wechipiri.

13.

NaJehieri, naAzazia, naNahati, naAsaheri, naJerimoti, naJozabhadhi, naErieri, nalsimakia, naMahati, naBhenaya, vaiva vatariri pasi paKonania naShimei munun’una wake, vakanga vagadzwa namambo Hezekia naAzaria mutariri weimba yaMwari.

14.

Kore mwanakomana waImina muRevhi, mutariri wesuo rokumabvazuva, akanga ari mutariri wenhendo dzaingopiwa Mwari nokuzvidira, kuti agovere zvipo zvaJehovha nezvinhu zvitsvene kwazvo.

15.

Pasi pake pakanga pana Edheni, naMiniamini, naJeshua, naShemaya, naAmaria, naShekania, mumaguta avapirisiti, pamabasa avo akatarwa, kuti vape hama dzavo namapoka, vakuru navaduku vose;

16.

vasingaverengi varume vakanga vakanyorwa mazita avo, kubva pamakore matatu navanopfuura, Ani naani aipinda mumba maJehovha, kuzoita mabasa akadikanwa zuva rimwe nerimwe, pamabasa avo avakanga vapiwa namapoka avo;

17.

navakanga vaverengwa pamazita avapirisiti nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo, navaRevhi vamakore makumi maviri navakapfuura, pamabasa avo namapoka avo;

18.

navakaverengwa namazita epwere dzavo dzose, navakadzi vavo, navanakomana vavo, navanasikana vavo, paungano yose; nokuti vakanga vazvinatsa noutsvene pamabasa avo akatarwa;

19.

navanakomana vaAroni vapirisiti vakanga vari kuminda yoruwa rwamaguta avo, paguta rimwe nerimwe kwaiva navarume vakanga vakanyorwa mazita avo, kuti vape varume vose pakati pavapirisiti migove yavo, navose vakaverengwa mazita avo pakati pavaRevhi.

20.

Ndizvo zvakaita Hezekia kwaJudha kwose; akaita zvakanaka nezvakarurama nezvakatendeka pamberi paJehovha Mwari wake.

21.

Pabasa rimwe nerimwe raakatanga pakushumira paimba yaMwari, napamurayiro, napamirau, napakutsvaka Mwari wake, wakazviita nomoyo wake wose, akakunda.

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