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 began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

²Akaita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha sezvose zvakaita baba vake Dhavhidhi.

²And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

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

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

⁴Akapinza vapristi navaRevhi, akavaunganidza padare pamabvazuva,

⁴And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

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

⁵and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

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 was evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and turned their backs.

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

⁷Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

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

⁸Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

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

⁹For, lo, our fathers have fallen 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.

¹⁰Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away 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 negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

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;

¹²Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

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

¹³and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; 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, Jehuel 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 gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words 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 went in unto the inner part of the house of Jehovah, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah into the court of the house of Jehovah. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron.

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

¹⁷Now they began on the first [day] of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

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.

¹⁸Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within [the palace], and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof.

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

¹⁹Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of Jehovah.

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

²⁰Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went 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 brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.

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

²²So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

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

²³And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid 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 killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded [that] the burnt-offering and the sin-offering [should be made] for all Israel.

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 set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

²⁶VaRevhi vakamira nezvokuridza zvaDhavhidhi, navapristi vane hwamanda.

²⁶And the Levites stood 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 commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began also, and the trumpets, together with 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 worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this [continued] until the burnt-offering was finished.

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

²⁹And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.

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

³⁰Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

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.

³¹Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto Jehovah; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Jehovah. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart [brought] 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 which the assembly brought was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

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

³³And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

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.

³⁴But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in 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 the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

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

³⁶And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.