2 Madzimambo 7:3-8

Zvino kwakanga kuna varume vana vaiva namaperembudzi kunze kwesuo; ivo vakataurirana, vakati, “Tinogarireiko pano kusvikira tafa? Kana tikati, ‘Tichapinda muguta, nzara huru iri muguta, tichandofiramo; kana tikagara pano, tichafawo. Naizvozvo zvino hendei tiende hedu kuhondo dzavaSiria; kana vakatirega tiri vapenyu, tararama hedu; kana vakatiuraya, tafa hedu.’ ” Ipapo vakasimuka mambakwedza, vakaenda kumisasa yavaSiria; vakati vasvika kumisasa yokumudzivo yavaSamaria, vakawana kusino munhu. Nokuti Jehovha wakanga anzwisa hondo yavaSiria kutinhira kwengoro, nokutinhira kwamabhiza, kuri kutinhira kwehondo huru; vakataurirana, vakati, “Tarirai, mambo weIsiraeri wakakoka madzimambo avaHiti namadzimambo avaIjipiti kuzorwa nesu.” Naizvozvo vakamuka mambakwedza, vakasiya matende avo, namabhiza avo, namahesera avo, musasa wose wakangodaro, vakatiza kuti vararame. Zvino vaya vaiva namaperembudzi vakati vachisvika kumisasa yokumidzivo, vakapinda patende rimwe, vakadya nokunwa, vakatoramo sirivha nendarama nenguo, vakandozviviga; vakadzokazve, vakapinda mune rimwe tende, vakatora zvakanga zvirimowo, vakandozviviga.