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| 1. | Zvino ndidzo ndudzi dzakasiyiwa naJehovha, kuti aidze vaIsiraeri nadzo, ivo vaIsiraeri vose vakanga vasina kuziva hondo dzose dzapaKenani; |
| 2. | nemhaka iyo bedzi kuti marudzi avana vaIsiraeri azive, kuti avadzidzise kurwa, ivo vasina kumboziva izvozvo pakutanga, |
| 3. | vaiti: Madzishe mashanu avaFirisitia, navaKenani vose, navaZidhoni, navaHivhi, vakanga vagere mugomo reRebhanoni, kubva pagomo reBhaariherimoni, kusvikira pavanopinda paHamati. |
| 4. | Ivo vakasiyiwapo, kuti vaIsiraeri vaidzwe navo, kuti kuzikanwe kana vachida kuteerera mirairo yaJehovha yaakanga araira madzibaba avo naMozisi. |
| 5. | Vana vaIsiraeri vakagara pakati pavaKenani, navaHeti, navaAmori, navaPerizi, navaHivhi, navaJebhusi. |
| 6. | ivo vakawana vakunda vavo, kuti vave vakadzi vavo, vakapa vanakomana vavo vakunda vavo, vakashumira vamwari vavo. |
| 7. | Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, vakakanganwa Jehovha Mwari wavo, vakashumira vaBhaari namatanda okunamata nawo. |
| 8. | Saka kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakamukira vaIsiraeri, akavatengesa muruoko rwaKushani-rishataimu, mambo weMesopotamia; vana vaIsiraeri vakashumira Kushani-rishataimi makore masere. |
| 9. | Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, Jehovha akamutsira vana vaIsiraeri muponesi, wakavaponesa, iye Otinieri, mwanakomana waKenazi, munun’una waKarebhu. |
| 10. | Mweya waJehovha akauya pamusoro pake, akatonga vaIsiraeri, akandorwa, Jehovha akaisa Kushani-rishataimi, mambo weMesopotamia, muruoko rwake; ruoko rwake rukakunda Kushani-rishataimi. |
| 11. | Ipapo nyika yakazorora makore ana makumi mana. Otinieri, mwanakomana waKenazi, akafa. |
| 12. | Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, Jehovha akasimbisa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, kuti arwe navaIsiraeri, nokuti vakanga vaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha. |
| 13. | Akaunganidza kwaari vana vaAmoni navaAmareki, akandokunda valsiraeri, vakavatorera guta remichindwe. |
| 14. | Vana vaIsiraeri vakashumira Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, makore ane gumi namasere. |
| 15. | Asi vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, Jehovha akavamutsira muponesi, iye Ehudhi, mwanakomana waGera, muBhenjamini, munhu waiva neziboshwe; vana valsiraeri vakatumira Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, chipo naye. |
| 16. | Zvino Ehudhi wakazviitira munondo wakanga wakarodzwa kunhivi dzose, wakanga wakasvika kubhiti rimwe pakureba kwavo; akausungira pasi penguvo dzake pachidya chorudyi. |
| 17. | Ipapo akandopa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, chipo; Egironi wakanga ari munhu wakakora kwazvo. |
| 18. | Zvino wakati apedza kumupa chipo, akaendisa vanhu vakanga vakatakura chipo. |
| 19. | Asi iye amene wakadzoka pamifananidzo yakavezwa yamabwe paGirigari, akati, "Ndine shoko rakavanzika nemi mambo." Iye akati, "Nyararai." Ipapo vose vakanga vamire naye vakabva kwaari. |
| 20. | Zvino Ehudhi akaswedera kwaari; iye wakanga agere ari oga muimba yake inotonhorera; Ehudhi akati, "Ndine shoko kwamuri rinobva kuna Mwari." Iye ndokusimuka pachigaro chake. |
| 21. | Ipapo Ehudhi akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworuboshwe, akavhomora munondo pachidya chake chorudyi, akamubaya nawo nomudumbu rake; |
| 22. | chibato chikapindawo chichitevera chese, mafuta akadzivira pamusoro pechese, nokuti haana kuvhomora munondo mudumbu rake, mafuta akabuda. |
| 23. | Zvino Ehudhi akabuda pabiravira, akapfiga mikova yeimba yokumusoro shure kwake, akaikiya. |
| 24. | Wakati abuda, varanda vake vakasvika, vakawana mikova yeimba yokumusoro yakapfigwa; vakati, "Zvimwe unofukidza makumbo ake paimba yake inotonhorera." |
| 25. | Zvino vakamira kusvikira vapera mano, asi haana kuzarura mikova yeimba yokumusoro; ipapo vakatora kiyi, vakazarura mukova, vakawana ishe wavo akawira pasi, afa. |
| 26. | Asi ivo vachanonoka, Ehudhi akapukunyuka, akapfuura mifananidzo yakavezwa yamabwe, akapukunyukira Seira. |
| 27. | Wakati asvikapo, akaridza hwamanda panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, vana vaIsiraeri vakaburuka naye panyika yamakomo, iye akavatungamirira. |
| 28. | Akati kwavari, "Nditeverei, nokuti Jehovha wakaisa vaMoabhu, vavengi venyu, mumaoko enyu." Vakaburuka vachimutevera, vakandogarira mazambuko aJorodhani paiyambukira vaMoabhu, vakasatendera munhu mumwe kuyambuka. |
| 29. | Nenguva iyo vakauraya varume vaMoabhu vanenge zviuru zvine gumi, vose vari varume vane simba novoumhare, hakuna munhu mumwe wakapukunyuka. |
| 30. | Naizvozvo vaMoabhu vakakundwa musi iwoyo noruoko rwavaIsiraeri, nyika ikazorora makore ana makumi masere. |
| 31. | Shure kwake kwakanga kuna Shamugari, mwanakomana waAnati, wakauraya kuvaFirisitia vana mazana matanhatu norutanda rwokubaya mombe narwo; iye akaponesawo vaIsiraeri. |
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