2 Samueri 24:4-15

Zvakataurwa namambo ndizvo zvakatozobudirira pane zvaJoabhu nezvavatungamiriri vehondo. Ipapo Joabhu navatungamiriri vehondo vakabva pana mambo voenda kundoverenga varwi veIsiraeri. Vakayambuka Jorodhani vakadzika matendhe avo kuguta reAroero kubvira kuguta riri mukati mebani vakananga kwaGadhi nokuJazeri. Vakazosvika kuGireadhi nokunyika yavaHiti kuHodhishi, vakasvikawo kwaDhanijaani. Vakabva muDhanijaani vakapota nokuSidhoni. Vakazosvika kuguta retsvingo reTire nokumaguta ose avaHivhi navaKanani. Vakabvamo vakaenda kuNegevhu kwaJudha kuBheerishebha. Kuzoti vabvongodza nyika iyi yose vakadzokera zvavo Jerusaremu, izvozvo kwapera mwedzi mipfumbamwe namazuva makumi maviri. Joabhu akataurira mambo uwandi hwavanhu hwakadai izvi: KwaIsiraeri kwaiva nezviuru mazana masere zvavarume vano chaivo vokurwa namapakatwa. Varume vokwaJudha vaivawo mazana mashanu ezviuru. Asi Dhavhidhi apedza kuverenga vanhu kudaro hana yakamutambudza ndokubva ati kuna Tenzi, “Ndakatadza zvikuru kwazvo nezvandakaita. Zvino ndateterera Tenzi we-e. Ndiregerereiwo chitadzo changu ini muranda wenyu nokuti zvandakaita izvi ndezvoupenzi chaizvo.” Kuzoti Dhavhidhi amuka mangwanani acho, izwi raTenzi rakauya kumuporofita Gadhi, muoni wokwaDhavhidhi rikati, “Enda uti kuna Dhavhidhi, zvanzi naTenzi sarudza chandingaite kwauri pazvitatu izvi zvandiri kukupa.” Nokudaro Gadhi akaenda kuna Dhavhidhi akamuti, “Mungade here kuti muno munyika yenyu muve namakore manomwe enzara, kana kuti mupedze mwedzi mitatu muchingotiza vavengi venyu vachikurondai, kana kuti muno munyika yenyu murohwe nedenda kwamazuva matatu? Zvino dai mukapafunga mundipewo mhinduro yokundopa andituma.” Dhavhidhi akati kuna vaGadhi, “Inga ndazotambura zvino. Regai zvenyu ndisve ndarangwa zvangu naTenzi nokuti ngoni dzake dzakanyanya kwazvo. Asi zvokuti munhu ave iye wokundiranga, aiwa.” Saizvozvo Tenzi akarova Isiraeri nedenda kubvira mangwanani kusvikira panguva yakanga yarehwa, kukafa vaIsiraeri zviuru makumi manomwe kubvira kwaDhani kudzamara kundosvika kuBheerishebha.