20 Naapo Joshua nevaIsuraeri vaiya vapedza kuvauraya ngokuuraya kukuru, metsa vaparadzwa veshe, vamweni vakasara vakapotera mumadhorobha akashosherwa.
Dhavhidha wakati kunaAbhishai, “Zvino Shebha mukororo waBhikhiri unozotitambudza kakurutu kupinda kutambudza kwaakaita Abhusaromu; tora zvino varanda vamambo wako, umurumbirire ngokuti pamweni ungapinda mumaguta akashosherwa, akatitiza.”
Mambo waIsuraeri wakaenda, akabaya mahachi nengoro, akauraya vaAramu ngokuuraya kukuru.
Abhija nevanhu vake vehondo vakavauraya vakawanda kakurutu; ndizvo kwakawa vamuna vakafa vaIsuraeri mazana mashanu emakumi emazana (500,000) vakatsanangurwa.
Daidzira muJudha, uziise vari muJerusarema wechiti, “Ridzai gwama munyika; mudaidzire ngeizwi guru mwechiti, unganai pamwepo, tipotere mumadhorobha akashosherwa.
“Tinogara takanyarara ngenyi? Unganidzanai pamwepo, ngatipotere mumadhorobha akashosherwa, tipereremwo; ngokuti Mambo Mwari, Mwari wedu, wakatitongera rufu, wakatipa mvura inoukaira kuti timwe, ngokuti takashaishira Mambo Mwari.
Asi madhorobha eava vanhu, emwakapuwa ndiMambo Mwari, Mwari wenyu kuti aite nhaka kwomuri, amuzoponesi nachimwe chinosara chechizwa.
NaMambo Mwari wakavaparadza pamberi pevaIsuraeri, vakavauraya ngokuuraya kukurutu muGibheoni, vakavarumbirira kuteera njira inokwira Bhethihoroni, vakavauraya metsa kuguma Azeka naMakedha.
Musagara apo, asi rumbirirai magaa enyu, muvauraye vari sure. Musavatendera kuti vapotere mumadhorobha avo, ngokuti Mambo Mwari, Mwari wenyu wavapira munyara dzenyu.”
Vanhu veshe vakahwirira kukamba kunaJoshua Makedha ngokunyarara; akuna naumwe wakaereketa kurwisana ngorurimi rwake kunevaIsuraeri.
Joshua wakanyisa madhorobha eshe eawo madzimambo, nemadzimambo awo, wakaauraya ngokupinza kweshoti, naye wakaapedza yaamho, kudai ngezvaakapanga Mosi muranda waMambo Mwari.
NaMambo Mwari wakavapira munyara dzevaIsuraeri, avo vakavauraya nokuvarumbirira metsa vakaguma Sidhoni guru, nokuMisirefothimaimu, nokumabani eMizipha ngokumabvazuva. Vakavauraya, metsa kusina naumwe waipona.
Apo vaIsuraeri vaiya vapedza kuuraya vagari veAi veshe vaiya murubaya, apo pevakarumbirira, naapo vaIsuraeri veshe vakapetuka Ai, vakavauraya ngokupinza kweshoti.