16 Nyika yavo yaibvira Aroeri, riri pamabandanda eBani reArinoni, nedhorobha riri pakati pebani nendau yakaterama yeshe iri pasinde peMedhebha;
Vakaambuka Jorodhani, vakaemesa matende avo muAroeri, ngokumudyo kwedhorobha rinogara pakati pomubani reGireadhi, rinoringirana neGadhi nokuringirana naJaza.
Vakabhadhara ngoro makumi matatu namairi emakumi emazana (32,000), namambo weMaakha nevanhu vake vehondo; vakauya, vakaemesa matende avo pamberi paMedhebha. NevaAmoni vakadziunganidza pamwepo kubva kumadhorobha avo, vakauya koorwa.
Heshibhoni naEreare anoboorera; mazwi awo anozwika metsa kuJahazi; ndizvo vamuna vanezvokurwa veMoabhi vanochema kakurutu; mweya wake unohuta.
Ngokuti Heshibhoni raiya dhorobha raSihoni mambo wevaAmoni, avo vakaambana namambo wepamberi wevaMoabhi, akatora nyika yake yeshe kubva kunyara dzake, metsa kuguma Arinoni.
Neiyi nyika yetakatora ngouwo mukuwo, kubvira dera kweAroeri, riri pasinde poRwizi Arinoni, norupande rwomutunhu Gireadhi, nemadhorobha awo, ndakapa kunevaRubheni nevaGadhi.
Sihoni mambo wevaAmori waigara muHeshibhoni, echitonga nyika inobvira Aroeri, riri kubandanda rebani Arinoni, nokubvira pakati pebani iro, nokubvira kurupande rweGireadhi, eya, metsa kuguma kurwizi Jabhoki, urwo ruri kumugano wevana vaAmoni parupande rweGireadhi,
Mosi wakapa kudzinza revaRubheni nhaka yavo kudai ngokuteererana kwemhuri dzavo.
neHeshibhoni namadhorobha eshe aro ari mundau dzakaterama; Dhibhoni naBhamothibhaari, naBhethibhaarimeoni,
Kubvira Aroeri, riri pamabandanda eBani reArinoni, nedhorobha riri pakati pebani, nendau yakaterama yeshe yeMedhebha metsa kuguma Dhibhoni;
Ngokuti Mosi waiya akapa nhaka kunemadzinza mairi norupande rwedzinza ngoruseri rumweni rweJorodhani; asi aazi kupa nhaka kuvaRevhi pakati pavo.
Asi vaRevhi avazoa nechikoaniswa pakati penyu, ngokuti upristi hwaMambo Mwari hunozoita chikoaniswa chenhaka yavo; nevaGadhi nevaRubheni, norupande rwedzinza raManase, vakapuwa chikoaniswa chenhaka yavo ngoruseri rweJorodhani ngokumabvazuva, chevakapuwa ndiMosi muranda waMambo Mwari.”
Naapo vaIsuraeri vachagara muHeshibhoni nomumaguta aro, nomuAroeri nemaguta aro, nomumadhorobha eshe akateererana nemigano yeArinoni, kupedza makore mazana matatu (300), ngenyi usikazi kupetudzazve kwouri ngepakati pouwo mukuwo?
vari muAroeri, vari muSifimothi, vari muEshitemoa,