¹Zvino ndidzo ndudzi dzakasiiwa naJehovha, kuti aidze vaIsiraeri nadzo, ivo vaIsiraeri vose vakanga vasina kuziva hondo dzose dzapaKanani;

²nemhaka iyochetekuti marudzi avana vaIsiraeri azive, kuti avadzidzise kurwa, ivo vasina kumboziva izvozvo pakutanga,

³vaiti: Madzishe mashanu avaFirisitia, navaKanani vose, navaZidhoni, navaHivhi, vakanga vagere mugomo reRebhanoni, kubva pagomo reBhaariherimoni, kusvikira pavanopinda paHamati.

⁴Ivo vakasiiwapo, kuti vaIsiraeri vaidzwe navo, kuti kuzikamwe kana vachida kuteerera mirairo yaJehovha yaakanga araira madzibaba avo naMozisi.

⁵Vana vaIsiraeri vakagara pakati pavaKanani, navaHeti, navaAmori, navaPerizi, navaHivhi, navaJebhusi.

⁶ivo vakawana vakunda vavo, kuti vave vakadzi vavo, vakapa vanakomana vavo vakunda vavo, vakashumira vamwari vavo.

⁷Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, vakakangamwa Jehovha Mwari wavo, vakashumira vaBhaari namatanda okunamata nawo.

⁸Saka kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakamukira vaIsiraeri, akavatengesa muruoko rwaKushani-rishataimu, mambo weMesopotamia; vana vaIsiraeri vakashumira Kushani-rishataimi makore masere.

⁹Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, Jehovha akamutsira vana

¹⁰Mweya waJehovha akauya pamusoro pake, akatonga vaIsiraeri, akandorwa, Jehovha akaisa Kushani-rishataimi, mambo weMesopotamia, muruoko rwake; ruoko rwake rukakunda Kushani-rishataimi.

¹¹Ipapo nyika yakazorora makore ana makumi mana. Otinieri, mwanakomana waKenazi, akafa.

¹²Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, Jehovha akasimbisa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, kuti arwe navaIsiraeri, nekuti vakanga vaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha.

¹³Akaunganidza kwaari vana vaAmoni navaAmareki, akandokunda valsiraeri, vakavatorera guta remichindwe.

¹⁴Vana vaIsiraeri vakashumira Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, makore ane gumi namasere.

¹⁵Asi 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.

¹⁶Zvino Ehudhi wakazviitira munondo wakange wakarodzwa kunhivi dzose, wakange wakasvika kubhiti rimwe pakureba kwavo; akausungira pasi penguvo dzake pachidya chorudyi.

¹⁷Ipapo akandopa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, chipo; Egironi wakange ari munhu wakakora kwazvo.

¹⁸Zvino wakati apedza kumupa chipo, akaendisa vanhu vakanga vakatakura chipo.

¹⁹Asi iye amene wakadzoka pamifananidzo yakavezwa yamabwe paGirigari, akati, Ndine shoko rakavanzika nemwi mambo. Iye akati, Nyararai. Ipapo vose vakanga vamire naye vakabva kwaari.

²⁰Zvino Ehudhi akaswedera kwaari; iye wakange agere ari oga muimba yake inotonhorera; Ehudhi akati, Ndine shoko kwamuri rinobva kuna Mwari. Iye ndokusimuka pachigaro chake.

²¹Ipapo Ehudhi akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworuboshwe, akavhomora munondo pachidya chake chorudyi, akamubaya nawo nomudumbu rake;

²²chibato chikapindawo chichitevera chese, mafuta akadzivira pamusoro pechese, nekuti haana kuvhomora munondo mudumbu rake, mafuta akabuda.

²³Zvino Ehudhi akabuda paberere, akapfiga mikova yeimba yokumusoro shure kwake, akaikiya.

²⁴Wakati abuda, varanda vake vakasvika, vakawana mikova yeimba yokumusoro yakapfigwa; vakati, Zvimwe unofukidza makumbo ake paimba yake inotonhorera.

²⁵Zvino vakamira kusvikira vapera mano, asi haana kuzarura mikova yeimba yokumusoro; ipapo vakatora kiyi, vakazarura mukova, vakawana ishe wavo akawira pasi, afa.

²⁶Asi ivo vachanonoka, Ehudhi akapukunyuka, akapfuura mifananidzo yakavezwa yamabwe, akapukunyukira Seira.

²⁷Wakati asvikapo, akaridza hwamanda panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, vana vaIsiraeri vakaburuka naye panyika yamakomo, iye akavatungamirira.

²⁸Akati kwavari, Nditeverei, nekuti Jehovha wakaisa vaMoabhu, vavengi venyu, mumaoko enyu. Vakaburuka vachimutevera, vakandogarira mazambuko aJoridhani paiyambukira vaMoabhu, vakasatendera munhu mumwe kuyambuka.

²⁹Nenguva iyo vakauraya varume vaMoabhu vanenge zviuru zvine gumi, vose vari varume vane simba novoumhare, hakuna munhu mumwe wakapukunyuka.

³⁰Naizvozvo vaMoabhu vakakundwa musi iwoyo noruoko rwavaIsiraeri, nyika ikazorora makore ana makumi masere.

³¹Shure kwake kwakanga kuna Shamugari, mwanakomana waAnati, wakauraya kuvaFirisitia vana mazana matanhatu norutanda rwokubaya mombe narwo; iye akaponesawo vaIsiraeri.