1Ahazi akanga ana makore makumi maviri pakutanga kwake kubata ushe; akabata ushe paJerusaremu makore gumi namatanhatu; asi haana kuita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha, sababa vake Dhavhidhi;
1A son of twenty years [is] Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father,
2asi wakafamba nenzira dzamadzibaba aIsiraeri, akaitira vaBhaariwo zvifananidzo zvendarira yakanyauswa.
2and walketh in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images hath made for Baalim,
3Uye akapisawo zvinonhuhwira pamupata womwanakomana waHinomi, akapisa vana vake mumoto, sezvainyangadza zvavahedheni, vakanga vadzingwa naJehovha pamberi pavana vaIsiraeri.
3and himself hath made perfume in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burneth his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,
4Akabayira nokupisa zvinonhuhwira pamatunhu akakwirira, napazvikomo, napasi pemiti yose mitema.
4and sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.
5Saka Jehovha Mwari wake akamuisa muruoko rwamambo weSiria; vakamukunda, vakaenda navanhu vake vazhinji vakatapwa, vakandovaisa Dhamasiko. Naiye amene akaiswa muruoko rwamambo waIsiraeri, akamukunda, akauraya vazhinji-zhinji.
5And Jehovah his God giveth him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they smite him, and take captive from him a great captivity, and bring [them] in to Damascus, and also into the hand of the king of Israel he hath been given, and he smiteth him -- a great smiting.
6nekuti Peka mwanakomana waRemaria akauraya paJudha vanhu vane zviuru zvine zana namakumi maviri pazuva rimwe; vose vari varume voumhare; nekuti vakanga vasiya Jehovha Mwari wamadzibaba avo.
6And Pekah son of Remaliah slayeth in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day (the whole [are] sons of valour), because of their forsaking Jehovah, God of their fathers.
7Zikiri murume waEfuremu, akanga ane simba, akauraya Maaseya mwanakomana wamambo, naAzirikami mutariri weimba, naErikana mukuru kutevera mambo.
7And Zichri, a mighty one of Ephraim, slayeth Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam leader of the house, and Elkanah second to the king.
8Vana valsiraeri vakatapa pakati pehama dzavo vanhu vane zviuru zvina mazana maviri, vakadzi, vanakomana, navanasikana, vakapambawo zvizhinji kwavari; vakandoisa Samaria izvo zvakapambwa.
8And the sons of Israel take captive of their brethren, two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, and also much spoil they have seized from them, and they bring in the spoil to Samaria.
9Asi kwakanga kuno muporofita waJehovha, wainzi Obhedhi; iye akaenda kundosangana nehondo yakanga youya Samaria, akati kwavari, Jehovha Mwari wamadzibaba enyu akanga atsamwira vaJudha, saka akavaisa mumaoko enyu, makavauraya nehasha dzakasvikira kudenga.
9And there hath been there a prophet of Jehovah (Oded [is] his name), and he goeth out before the host that hath come in to Samaria, and saith to them, `Lo, in the fury of Jehovah God of your fathers against Judah, He hath given them into your hand, and ye slay among them in rage -- unto the heavens it hath come;
10Zvino munoti muchamanikidza vana vaJudha naveJerusaremu, vave vatapwa venyu varanda navarandakadzi; ko imwi hamune mhosvawo mumene pamberi paJehovha Mwari wenyu here?
10and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem ye are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Jehovah your God?
11Naizvozvo zvino chindinzwai, mudzose vatapwa vamakatapa pakati pehama dzenyu; nekuti Jehovha akutsamwirai kwazvo.
11and now, hear me, and send back the captives whom ye have taken captive of your brethren, for the heat of the anger of Jehovah [is] upon you.'
12Ipapo vamwe vakuru vavana vaEfuremu, vaiti: Azaria mwanakomana waJohwanani, naBherekia mwanakomana waMeshiremoti, naJehizikia mwanakomana waSharumi, naAmasa mwanakomana waHadhirai, vakadzivisa avo vabva pakurwa,
12And certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai), rise up against those coming in from the host,
13vakati kwavari, Hamungapindi pano navatapwa, nekuti munovavarira kuita chinhu chichatiparisa mhaka pana Jehovha, mugowedzera pazvivi zvedu nemhosva yedu; nekuti mhosva yedu ihuru, vaIsiraeri vatsamwirwa kwazvo naJehovha.
13and say to them, `Ye do not bring in the captives hither, for, to guilt against Jehovah on us, ye are saying to add unto our sin and unto our guilt? for abundant [is] the guilt we have, and the fierceness of anger on Israel.'
14Ipapo varwi vakasiya vatapwa nezvakapambwa kumachinda neungano yose.
14And the armed men leave the captives and the prey before the heads and all the assembly;
15Zvino ava varume varehwa mazita avo, vakasimuka, vakatora vatapwa, vakafukidza vose vakanga vakashama pakati pavo nezvakapambwa, vakavapfekedza nokuvaisa shangu, ndokuvapa zvokudya nezvokumwa, vakavazodza, vakatasvisa vose vakanga vasine simba pambongoro, vakavaisa Jeriko, guta remichindwe, kuhama dzavo; ipapo vakadzokera Samaria.
15and the men who have been expressed by name rise and take hold on the captives, and all their naked ones they have clothed from the spoil, yea, they clothe them, and shoe them, and cause them to eat and drink, and anoint them, and lead them on asses, even every feeble one, and bring them in to Jericho, the city of palms, near their brethren, and turn back to Samaria.
16Panguva iyo mambo Ahazi akatuma shoko kumadzibaba aAsiria, kuti vamubatsire.
16At that time hath king Ahaz sent unto the king of Asshur to give help to him;
17Nekuti vaEdhomu vakanga vasvikazve, vakakunda vaJudha vakatapa vatapwa.
17and again the Edomites have come, and smite in Judah, and take captive a captivity.
18NavaFirisitiawo vakanga vavamba maguta amapani, naaiva kurutivi rwezasi rwaJudha, vakakunda Bhetishemeshi, neAijaroni, neGedheroti, neSoko, nemisha yawo, neTimina, nemisha yaro, neGimizo nemisha yaro; vakagarapo.
18And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there,
19Nekuti Jehovha akaninipisa vaJudha nokuda kwaAhazi mambo waIsiraeri; nekuti akanga aita zvakaipa paJudha, akatadzira Jehovha kwazvo.
19for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.
20Zvino Tirigatipirineseri mambo weAsiria akauya kuzorwa naye, akamumanikidza, asi haana kumukunda.
20And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,
21Nekuti Ahazi akatora mugove wefuma paimba yaJehovha, napaimba yamambo, neyamachinda, akazvipa mambo weAsiria; asi hazvina kumubatsira.
21though Ahaz hath taken a portion [out] of the house of Jehovah, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.
22Asi panguva yokutambudzika kwake, akanyanya kutadzira Jehovha, iye mambo Ahazi.
22And in the time of his distress -- he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),
23nekuti akabayira vamwari veDhamasiko, vakanga vamukunda, akati, Vamwari vamadzimambo aSiria zvavanovabatsira, ini ndichavabayirawo, kuti vandibatsirewo. Asi ivo vakamuparadza iye navalsiraeri vose pamwechete naye.
23and he sacrificeth to the gods of Damascus -- those smiting him, and saith, `Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.
24Zvino Ahazi akaunganidza midziyo yeimba yaMwari akaputsanya midziyo yeimba yaMwari, akapfiga mikova yeimba yaJehovha; akazviitira aritari pose-pose paJerusaremu.
24And Ahaz gathereth the vessels of the house of God, and cutteth in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shutteth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and maketh to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem.
25Akaitawo matunhu akakwirira paguta rimwe nerimwe raJudha kuzopisira vamwe vamwari zvinonhuhwira ipapo, akatsamwisa Jehovha Mwari wamadzibaba ake.
25And in every city and city of Judah he hath made high places to make perfume to other gods, and provoketh Jehovah, God of his fathers.
26Zvino mamwe mabasa ake, netsika dzake dzose, dzokutanga nedzokupedzisira, tarirai zvakanyorwa mubhuku yamadzimambo aJudha naIsiraeri.
26And the rest of his matters, and all his ways, the first and the last, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27Ahazi akavata namadzibaba ake, vakamuviga muguta, imo muJerusaremu; nekuti havana kumuisa pamarinda amadzimambo aIsiraeri; Hezekia mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.
27And Ahaz lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city, in Jerusalem, but have not brought him in to the graves of the kings of Israel, and reign doth Hezekiah his son in his stead.