12 zvino vaJudha veshe vakahwirira kubva kundau dzeshe dzevakadzingirwa, vakauya kunyika yaJudha, kunaGedaria, paMizipha, navo vakaunganidza mavhini nemichero yezienza zvakawanda.
Naapo mwenje wapera, nomwenje muishi unokura, nemiriwo yemitunhu inounganidzwa,
Ndizvo ndinochema kudai ngokuchema kweJaza ngendaa yemivhini yeSibhima; ndinokunyakatisa ngemasodzi angu, iwewe Heshibhoni naEreare; ngokuti kudakara kwemichero yenyu yezienza nokuvhuna kwenyu kwapera.
Asi inini, ringira, ndinozogara Mizipha kuemerera imwimwi pamberi pevaKharadhea avo vanouya kwetiri; asi imwimwi unganidzai mavhini nemichero yezienza nemafuta, mwechizvingwarira muzvidziyo zvenyu, mwechigara mumadhorobha enyu emwakatora.”
Zvino Johanani mukororo waKarea nenduna dzeshe dzehondo dzaiya murubaya dzakauya kunaGedharia paMizipha,
Zvino Ishumaeri wakatora vanhu veshe vakasara muMizipha, wakavaita vabatwa, vanasikana vamambo nevanhu veshe vakasara muMizipha, avo vaakapa Nebhuzaradhani nduna yevarindi kunaGedharia mukororo waAhikamu. Ishumaeri mukororo waNethania wakavatora kuenda navo kuvaAmoni vari vabatwa.
Asi Johanani mukororo waKarea nadzo dzeshe nduna dzehondo vakatora veshe vakasara vaJudha, avo vakapetudzwa kubva kumadzinza eshe kwevaiya vadzingirwa, kuti vagare munyika yaJudha,
Asi kubvira mukuwo wetakarekera kupisha mutombo unegwema kunavahosi vomudenga, nokurekera kudurura mudiro wokumwa kwaari, tinondotama zviro zveshe, tinopedzwa ngeshoti nenzara.”
Makwai angu akapepesheka padera pemitunhu yeshe, nepadera pezvimitunhu zveshe; makwai angu akapararira padera penyika yeshe, pasina naumwe unoaringira nokuti kuatsvaka.’