¹Hezekia wakatanga kubata ushe asvika makore makumi maviri namashanu; akabata ushe paJerusaremu makore makumi maviri namapfumbamwe, zita ramai vake rakanga riri Abhija mukunda waZekariya.

¹Hezekiah hath reigned -- a son of twenty and five years, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Abijah daughter of Zechariah;

²Akaita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha sezvose zvakaita baba vake Dhavhidhi.

²and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father did.

³Pagore rokutanga rokubata kwake ushe, nomwedzi wokutanga, akazarura mikova yeimba yaJehovha, akaigadzira.

³He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, hath opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and strengtheneth them,

⁴Akapinza vapristi navaRevhi, akavaunganidza padare pamabvazuva,

⁴and bringeth in the priests and the Levites, and gathereth them to the broad place to the east.

⁵akati kwavari, Chindinzwai, imwi vaRevhi; chizvinatsai zvino, munatsewo imba yaJehovha Mwari wamadzibaba enyu; mutakurire kunze tsvina yose iri munzvimbo tsvene.

⁵And he saith to them, `Hear me, O Levites, now, sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, God of your fathers, and bring out the impurity from the sanctuary,

⁶nekuti madzibaba edu akadarika, vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha Mwari wedu, vakamusiya, vakarega kutarira kuugaro hwaJehovha, ndokumufuratira.

⁶for our fathers have trespassed, and done that which is evil in the eyes of Jehovah our God, and forsake him, and turn round their faces from the tabernacle of Jehovah, and give the neck.

⁷Vakapfigawo mikova yeberere, nokudzima mwenje; havana kupisira zvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira, kana kubayira Mwari waIsiraeri zvipiriso zvinopiswa panzvimbo tsvene.

⁷`Also -- they have shut the doors of the porch, and quench the lamps, and perfume they have not made, and burnt-offering have not caused to ascend in the sanctuary to the God of Israel,

⁸Saka Jehovha akatsamwira vaJudha neJerusaremu, akavaita chityiso nechishamiso, chinoridzirwa muridzo, sezvamunoona nameso enyu.

⁸and the wrath of Jehovah is on Judah and Jerusalem, and He giveth them for a trembling, for an astonishment, and for a hissing, as ye are seeing with your eyes.

⁹nekuti tarirai, madzibaba edu akaparadzwa nomunondo; vanakomana vedu navanasikana vedu navakadzi vedu vakatapwa nokuda kwaizvozvi.

⁹And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.

¹⁰Zvino moyo wangu unoda kuita sungano naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, kuti kutsamwa kwake kukuru kubviswe kwatiri.

¹⁰`Now -- with my heart -- to make a covenant before Jehovah, God of Israel, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from us.

¹¹Vanakomana vangu, regai kuva vanhu vasine hanya zvino, nekuti Jehovha akakutsaurai kuti mumire pamberi pake, mumubatirei, nokuva vabatiri vake, nokumupisira zvinonhuhwira.

¹¹My sons, be not now at rest, for on you hath Jehovah fixed to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be to Him ministering and making perfume.'

¹²Ipapo vaRevhi vakasimuka, Mahati mwanakomana waAmasai, naJoeri mwanakomana waAzaria pakati pavanakomana vavaKohati, napakati pavanakomana vaMerari, Kishi mwanakomana waAbhidhi, naAzaria mwanakomana waJeharereri; napakati pavaGerishoni, Joa mwanakomana waZimima, naEdheni mwanakomana waJoa;

¹²And the Levites rise -- Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathite; and of the sons of Merari: Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehalelel; and of the Gershonite: Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah;

¹³napakati pavanakomana vaErizafani, Shimiri naJeueri; napakati pavanakomana vaAsafi, Zekariya naMatania;

¹³and of the sons of Elizaphan: Shimri, and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah;

¹⁴napakati pavanakomana vaHemani, Jehueri naShimei; napakati pavanakomana vaJedhutuni, Shemaya naUzieri.

¹⁴and of the sons of Heman: Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel --

¹⁵Ivo vakaunganidza hama dzavo, vakazvinatsa, vakapinda sezvavakarairwa namambo namashoko aJehovha, kuti vanatse imba yaJehovha.

¹⁵and they gather their brethren, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the king in the matters of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah,

¹⁶Vapristi vakapinda mukati meimba yaJehovha, kuti vainatse, vakabudisa marara ose avakawana mutemberi yaJehovha kuruvazhe rweimba yaJehovha. VaRevhi vakaatora, ndokuatakurira kunze kurukova Kidhironi.

¹⁶and the priests come in to the inner part of the house of Jehovah to cleanse [it], and bring out all the uncleanness that they have found in the temple of Jehovah to the court of the house of Jehovah, and the Levites receive [it], to take [it] out to the brook Kidron without.

¹⁷Vakatanga kunatsa nezuva rokutanga romwedzi wokutanga, vakasvika paberere raJehovha nezuva rorusere romwedzi; vakanatsa imba yaJehovha namazuva masere; vakapedzisa nezuva regumi namatanhatu romwedzi wokutanga.

¹⁷And they begin on the first of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they have come to the porch of Jehovah, and they sanctify the house of Jehovah in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they have finished.

¹⁸Ipapo vakapinda kuna mambo Hezekia mukati meimba yamambo, vakati, Tanatsa imba yose yaJehovha, nearitari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa, nenhumbi dzayo dzose, netafura yezvingwa zvokuratidza, nenhumbi dzayo dzose.

¹⁸And they come in within unto Hezekiah the king, and say, `We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the table of the arrangement, and all its vessels,

¹⁹Uye nhumbi dzose dzakarashwa namambo Ahazi pakudarika kwake nguva yaakabata ushe, tadzigadzira nokudzinatsa; tarirai, dziri pamberi pearitari yaJehovha.

¹⁹and all the vessels that king Ahaz cast away in his reign -- in his trespass -- we have prepared and sanctified, and lo, they [are] before the altar of Jehovah.'

²⁰Zvino mambo Hezekia akamuka mangwanani, akaunganidza machinda eguta, akaenda kumba kwaJehovha.

²⁰And Hezekiah the king riseth early, and gathereth the heads of the city, and goeth up to the house of Jehovah;

²¹Vakauya nenzombe nomwe, namakondobwe manomwe, namakwaiana manomwe, nenhongo dzembudzi nomwe, chive chipiriso chezvivi choushe neimba tsvene navaJudha. Akaraira vapristi ivo vanakomana vaAroni, kuti vazvibayire paaritari yaJehovha.

²¹and they bring in seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven young he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah; and he saith to sons of Aaron, the priests, to cause [them] to ascend on the altar of Jehovah.

²²Ipapo vakauraya nzombe, vapristi vakachinga ropa, ndokurisasa paaritari; vakauraya makondobwe, vakasasa ropa paaritari; vakaurayawo makwayana, vakasasa ropa paaritari.

²²And they slaughter the oxen, and the priests receive the blood, and sprinkle on the altar; and they slaughter the rams, and sprinkle the blood on the altar; and they slaughter the lambs, and sprinkle the blood on the altar;

²³Vakaswededzawo nhongo dzembudzi, chive chipiriso chezvivi pamberi pamambo neungano, vakaisa maoko avo pamusoro padzo;

²³and they bring nigh the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands upon them;

²⁴vapristi vakadziuraya, vakaita chipiriso chezvivi neropa radzo paaritari, kuti vayananisire valsiraeri vose, nekuti mambo akaraira kuti vaIsiraeri vose vapisirwe chipiriso chinopiswa nechipiriso chezvivi.

²⁴and the priests slaughter them, and make a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel, for `For all Israel,' said the king, `[is] the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.'

²⁵Akaisa vaRevhi mumba maJehovha, vana makandira, nemitengerangwa, nembira, sezvavakarairwa naDhavhidhi, uye nomuoni wamambo Gadhi, uye nomuporofita Natania; nekuti akanga ari Jehovha akaraira navaporofita vake.

²⁵And he appointeth the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, by the command of David, and of Gad, seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet, for by the hand of Jehovah [is] the command, by the hand of His prophets;

²⁶VaRevhi vakamira nezvokuridza zvaDhavhidhi, navapristi vane hwamanda.

²⁶and the Levites stand with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

²⁷Hezekia akaraira kuti vabayire chipiriso chinopiswa paaritari. Zvino chipiriso chinopiswa chakati chichitanga kupiswa, rwiyo rwaJehovha ndokutangawo, uye hwamanda pamwechete nezvokuridza zvaDhavhidhi mambo waIsiraeri.

²⁷And Hezekiah saith to cause the burnt-offering to ascend on the altar; and at the time the burnt-offering began -- began the song of Jehovah, and the trumpets, even by the hands of the instruments of David king of Israel.

²⁸Ungano yose ndokunamata, vaimbi vakaimba, navaridzi vehwamanda vakaridza; izvozvi zvose zvikaramba zvichiitwa kusvikira chipiriso chinopiswa chapera.

²⁸And all the assembly are doing obeisance, and the singers singing, and the trumpeters blowing; the whole [is] till the completion of the burnt-offering.

²⁹Zvino vakati vapedza kupisira, mambo navose vakanga varipo naye vakakotamira pasi, vakanamata.

²⁹And at the completion of the offering up bowed have the king and all those found with him, and do obeisance.

³⁰Mambo Hezekia namachinda vakarairawo vaRevhi kuimbira Jehovha vachimukudza namashoko aDhavhidhi nomuoni Asafi. Vakaimba nziyo dzokukudza nomufaro, vakakotamisa misoro yavo vakanamata.

³⁰And Hezekiah the king saith, and the princes, to the Levites to give praise to Jehovah in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer, and they praise -- unto joy, and they bow, and do obeisance.

³¹Ipapo Hezekia akapindura, akati, Zvino zvamazvitsaurira Jehovha, swederai muuye nezvibayiro nezvipiriso zvokuvonga nazvo mumba maJehovha. Ungano ndokuuya nezvibayiro nezvipiriso zvokuvonga; vose, vakanga vanomoyo unoda, vakauya nezvipiriso zvinopiswa.

³¹And Hezekiah answereth and saith, `Now ye have filled your hand to Jehovah, come nigh, and bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings to the house of Jehovah;' and the assembly bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings, and every willing-hearted one -- burnt-offerings.

³²Zvipiriso zvinopiswa, zvakauyiswa neungano, zvakasvika nzombe dzina makumi manomwe namakondobwe ane zana, namakwayana ana mazana maviri pakuwanda kwazvo; izvi zvose chakanga chiri chipiriso chokupisira Jehovha.

³²And the number of the burnt-offerings that the assembly have brought in, is seventy oxen, a hundred rams, lambs two hundred; for a burnt-offering to Jehovah [are] all these.

³³Zvinhu zvakatsaurirwa Jehovha zvakasvika nzombe dzina mazana matanhatu, namakwai ane zviuru zvitatu.

³³And the sanctified things [are] oxen six hundred, and sheep three thousand.

³⁴Asi vapristi vakanga vasingaringani, vakakoniwa kuvhiya zvipiriso zvose zvinopiswa, saka vaRevhi hama dzavo, vakavabatsira, kusvikira basa rapera, uye kusvikira vapristi vazvinatsa; nekuti moyo yavaRevhi yakanga yakarurama pakuzvinatsa kupfuura vapristi.

³⁴Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites [are] more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

³⁵Zvipiriso zvinopiswa zvakanga zvakawandawo kwazvo, namafuta ezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, nezvipiriso zvaidururwa zvechipiriso chimwe nechimwe chaipiswa. Naizvozvo basa reimba yaJehovha rakagadzirwa.

³⁵And also, burnt-offerings [are] in abundance, with fat of the peace-offerings, and with oblations for the burnt-offering; and the service of the house of Jehovah is established,

³⁶Ipapo Hezekia akafara, navanhu vose, nokuda kwezvose zvakanga zvagadzirirwa vanhu naMwari; nekuti chinhu ichi chakaitwa nokuchimbidzika.

³⁶and rejoice doth Hezekiah and all the people, because of God's giving preparation to the people, for the thing hath been suddenly.