2 Madzimambo 22

1 Josia akanga ava namakore masere paakava mambo, uye akatonga muJerusarema kwamakore makumi matatu nerimwe. Zita ramai vake rainzi Jedhidha mwanasikana waAdhaya; aibva kuBhozikati.

son: aged eight year Josiah in/on/with to reign he and thirty and one year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Jedidah daughter Adaiah from Bozkath

2 Akaita zvakanaka pamberi paJehovha uye akafamba munzira dzose dzababa vake Dhavhidhi, akasatsaukira kurudyi kana kuruboshwe.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD and to go: walk in/on/with all way: conduct David father his and not to turn aside: turn aside right and left

3 Mugore regumi namasere rokutonga kwake, Mambo Josia akatuma munyori, Shafani mwanakomana waAzaria, mwanakomana waMeshurami, kutemberi yaJehovha. Akati kwaari,

and to be in/on/with eight ten year to/for king Josiah to send: depart [the] king [obj] Shaphan son: child Azaliah son: child Meshullam [the] secretary house: temple LORD to/for to say

4 “Enda kuna Hirikia muprista mukuru umuudze kuti averenge mari yakauyiswa mutemberi yaJehovha, iya yakaunganidzwa navarindi vomukova ichibva kuvanhu.

to ascend: rise to(wards) Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large and to finish [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to come (in): bring house: temple LORD which to gather to keep: guard [the] threshold from with [the] people

5 Uite kuti vaipe kuvarume vakagadzwa kuti vatarire basa rapatemberi. Uye varume ava vanofanira kuripa vabati vanogadzira temberi yaJehovha,

(and to give: give him *Q(k)*) upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer (house: home *Q(K)*) LORD and to give: give [obj] him to/for to make: [do] [the] work which in/on/with house: temple LORD to/for to strengthen: strengthen breach [the] house: home

6 vavezi, navavaki navavezi vamatombo. Uyezve uite kuti vatenge matanda namatombo akavezwa kuti vagadzirise temberi.

to/for artificer and to/for to build and to/for to wall up/off and to/for to buy tree: wood and stone hewing to/for to strengthen: strengthen [obj] [the] house: home

7 Asi havafaniri kubvunzwa pamusoro pemari yakaiswa mumaoko avo, nokuti ivo vakatendeka pakubata kwavo.”

surely not to devise: count with them [the] silver: money [the] to give: give upon hand their for in/on/with faithfulness they(masc.) to make: do

8 Hirikia muprista mukuru akati kuna Shafani munyori, “Ndawana Bhuku roMurayiro mutemberi yaJehovha.” Akaripa kuna Shafani, uyo akariverenga.

and to say Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large upon Shaphan [the] secretary scroll: book [the] instruction to find in/on/with house: temple LORD and to give: give Hilkiah [obj] [the] scroll: book to(wards) Shaphan and to call: read out him

9 Ipapo Shafani munyori akaenda kuna mambo akandomuzivisa kuti: “Vabati venyu varipa mari iya yakanga iri mutemberi yaJehovha vakaipa kuvashandi navatariri vapatemberi.”

and to come (in): come Shaphan [the] secretary to(wards) [the] king and to return: reply [obj] [the] king word and to say to pour servant/slave your [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to find in/on/with house: home and to give: give him upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer house: temple LORD

10 Ipapo Shafani munyori akazivisa mambo achiti, “Hirikia muprista andipa bhuku.” Uye Shafani akariverenga pamberi pamambo.

and to tell Shaphan [the] secretary to/for king to/for to say scroll: book to give: give to/for me Hilkiah [the] priest and to call: read out him Shaphan to/for face: before [the] king

11 Mambo akati anzwa mashoko eBhuku roMurayiro, akabvarura nguo dzake.

and to be like/as to hear: hear [the] king [obj] word scroll: book [the] instruction and to tear [obj] garment his

12 Akarayira Hirikia muprista, naAhikami mwanakomana waShafani, naAkibhori mwanakomana waMikaya, naShafani munyori, naAsaya muranda wamambo achiti,

and to command [the] king [obj] Hilkiah [the] priest and [obj] Ahikam son: child Shaphan and [obj] Achbor son: child Micaiah and [obj] Shaphan [the] secretary and [obj] Asaiah servant/slave [the] king to/for to say

13 “Endai munondibvunzirawo Jehovha, ini navanhu ava, uye navanhu vose veJudha, pamusoro pezvakanyorwa mubhuku rakawanikwa iri. Nokuti kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwaakatitsamwira nako kukuru nokuda kwamadzibaba edu asina kuteerera mashoko ebhuku iri; havana kuita zvose zvakafanira zvakanyorwa pamusoro pedu.”

to go: went to seek [obj] LORD about/through/for me and about/through/for [the] people and about/through/for all Judah upon word [the] scroll: book [the] to find [the] this for great: large rage LORD which he/she/it to kindle in/on/with us upon which not to hear: obey father our upon word [the] scroll: book [the] this to/for to make: do like/as all [the] to write upon us

14 Hirikia muprista, naAhikami, naAkibhori, naShafani naAsaya vakaenda kundotaura naHuridha muprofitakadzi, akanga ari mukadzi waSharumi mwanakomana waTikivha, mwanakomana waHarihasi, muchengeti wenguo. Aigara muJerusarema, muDunhu reChipiri.

and to go: went Hilkiah [the] priest and Ahikam and Achbor and Shaphan and Asaiah to(wards) Huldah [the] prophetess woman: wife Shallum son: child Tikvah son: child Harhas to keep: guard [the] garment and he/she/it to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with Second [Quarter] and to speak: speak to(wards) her

15 Akati kwavari, “Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari weIsraeri: Udzai murume akutumai kwandiri kuti,

and to say to(wards) them thus to say LORD God Israel to say to/for man which to send: depart [obj] you to(wards) me

16 ‘Zvanzi naJehovha: Ndichauyisa dambudziko pamusoro penzvimbo ino navanhu vayo, zvichienderana nezvose zvakanyorwa mubhuku rakaverengwa namambo weJudha.

thus to say LORD look! I to come (in): bring distress: harm to(wards) [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his [obj] all word [the] scroll: book which to call: read out king Judah

17 Nokuti vakandirasa, vakapisira zvinonhuhwira kuna vamwe vamwari, vakanditsamwisa nokuda kwezvifananidzo zvose zvavakaita namaoko avo, kutsamwa kwangu kuchapfuta pamusoro penzvimbo ino uye hakungadzimwi.’

underneath: because of which to leave: forsake me and to offer: offer to/for God another because to provoke me in/on/with all deed: work hand their and to kindle rage my in/on/with place [the] this and not to quench

18 Udzai mambo weJudha, akutumai kuzobvunza Jehovha, kuti, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsraeri, pamusoro pamashoko amakanzwa:

and to(wards) king Judah [the] to send: depart [obj] you to/for to seek [obj] LORD thus to say to(wards) him thus to say LORD God Israel [the] word which to hear: hear

19 Nokuti mwoyo wako wakanga uri munyoro uye ukazvininipisa pamberi paJehovha pawakanzwa zvandakataura pamusoro penzvimbo ino navanhu vayo, kuti vachatukwa uye kuti vachaitwa dongo, uye nokuti wakabvarura nguo dzako ukachema pamberi pangu, ndakunzwa, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

because be tender heart your and be humble from face: before LORD in/on/with to hear: hear you which to speak: speak upon [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his to/for to be to/for horror: destroyed and to/for curse and to tear [obj] garment your and to weep to/for face: before my and also I to hear: hear utterance LORD

20 Naizvozvo ndichakurongedza kumadzibaba ako, uye uchavigwa murugare. Meso ako haachazooni matambudziko ose andichauyisa panzvimbo ino.’” Naizvozvo vakaendesa mhinduro yake kuna mambo.

to/for so look! I to gather you upon father your and to gather to(wards) grave your in/on/with peace and not to see: see eye your in/on/with all [the] distress: harm which I to come (in): bring upon [the] place [the] this and to return: return [obj] [the] king word