Vatongi 10:1-18

Shure kwaAbhimereki kwakazomukawo mumwe wokununura Isiraeri ainzi Tora mwana waPuwa, mwanakomona waDhodho wedzinza rokwaIsakari. Aigara kuShamiri munyika yamakomo yokwaEfuraimu. Akatonga vaIsiraeri makumi maviri ana makore matatu, akazofa, akavigwa kuShamiri. Mushure maTora makazomuka Jairi wokuGireadhi, akatonga vaIsiraeri kwamakumi maviri amakore ana makore maviri. Akanga ane makumi matatu avana vakomana, vaitasva madhongi makumi matatu, vaine makumi matatu amaguta anonzi Havhotijairi nanhasi uno, ari munyika yeGireadhi. Jairi akazofa akavigwa kuKamoni. VaIsiraeri vakaita zvakare zvisingadiwi naTenzi. Vakatangazve kunamata vanaBhaari naAshitaroti, vamwari vokuSiria, navamwari vokuSidhoni, navamwari vokuMoabhu, navamwari vevaAmoni, navamwari vavaFirisitia. Vakazvicheka ukama naTenzi. Vakakanda pasi zvokumunamata. Tenzi akavirukira vaIsiraeri nehasha akabva avaisa mumaoko evaFirisitia nomumaoko evaAmoni. Gore iroro, vakaonesa vaIsiraeri ndondo, vachivabata zvakaipa. Kwakapera makore gumi namasere vachibata zvakaipa kwazvo vaIsiraeri vokumhiri kwaJorodhani, kunyika yavaAmori, kuGireadhi. VaAmoni vakayambukawo Jorodhani kundorwisa vedzinza rokwaJudha nerokwaBhenjamini nerokwaEfuraimu zvokuti vaIsiraeri vakapinda pfumvu isingatauriki. VaIsiraeri vakachema kuna Tenzi vachiti, “Takakutadzirai nokuti takakufuratirai imi Mwari wedu tikandonamata vanaBhaari.” Tenzi akapindura vaIsiraeri achiti, “Handina kukununurai here kuvaIjipiti, nokuvaAmori nokuvaAmoni, nokuvaFirisitia? Makabatwa zvakaipa navaSidhoni navaAmareki navaMaoni, mukachema kwandiri ndikakununurai mumaoko avo. Kunyange zvakadaro makandifuratira mukandonamata vamwe vamwari, saka handichakununurai zvakare. Chiendaika zvenyu mundochemera vamwari vamakasarudza ivavo, vakununurei panguva yamunenge mava munhamo.” Asi vaIsiraeri vakati kuna Tenzi, “Takatadza isu! Itai zvenyu zvamunoda nesu. Tateterera, chatinongokumbira chete kuti mutinunurewo nhasi uno.” Saka vakabvisa pakati pavo vamwari vasingazikanwi, vakatangisa kunamata Tenzi, akabva atangawo kuva nehanya nenhamo dzavo. VaAmoni vakaunganidzirana hondo, vakandodzika matendhe kuGireadhi. VaIsiraeri vakaunganidzanawo vakandodzika matendhe kuMizipa. Vanhu, vatungamiriri vokuGireadhi, vechiIsiraeri, vakataurirana vachiti, “Ndiani angatange kurwisa vaAmoni? Ndiye achava mutungamiriri wavanhu, vose vokuGireadhi.”