25 Gibheoni, Rama, Bheerothi,
Abhina mukororo waNeri, nevaranda vaIshibhoshethi mukororo waSauri vakabuda kubva Mahanaimu kuenda Gibheoni.
Mukororo waSauri waiya nevamuna vairi avo vaiya nduna dzechikwata chokuchakata; zina roumwe raiya Bhaana nezina roumweni raiya Rekhabhi. Vaiya vakororo vaRimoni muBheerothi, vedzinza raBhenjamini, (ngokuti Bheerothi wakaerengwa kuita waBhenjamini.
Bhaasha mambo waIsuraeri wakakwira koochakata Judha, wakaaka Rama, kupinga vanhu kuti vasabuda kubanze nokuti vasapinda mukati kunaAsa mambo waJudha.
Mambo Mwari wakaoneka kunaSoromoni ngokwechipiri, kudai ngezvaaiya akaoneka kwaari paGibheoni.
Jeieri baba vaGibheoni vaigara muGibheoni; zina romukadzi wake raizwi Maakha.
Mibarirwana yaRama neyaGebha, mazana matanhatu nemakumi mairi naumwe (621).
Hazori, Rama, Gitaimu,
vadarika mukana wakamanikana, paGebha vakaatapo usiku; Rama rinohuta; Gibhea raSauri ratiza.
Ngokuti Mambo Mwari unozomiruka kudai ngepaMutunhu wePherazimu, unozonyangadzwa kudai ngomubani reGibheoni, kuita mushando wake, kushamisa ndikwo kuita kwake! Nokushanda mushando wake, mupara ndiwo mushando wake!
Izvi ndizvo zvinoronza Mambo Mwari: “Izwi rinozwika muRama, kuchema nokutsumba kukurutu. Racheri unochemera vana vake; unoramba kuemberedzerwa ngendaa yevana vake, ngokuti apachina.
Kwooita madeekoni kwakauya gurudza reArimathia, zina raro raizwi Josefa, iro naro raiya mudzidzi waJesu.
vakatya kakurutu, ngokuti Gibheoni raiya dhorobha guru, riri rimwe remadhorobha oumambo, raiya guru kupinda Ai, nevamuna varo veshe vaiya ngwazi.
Zanoa, Eniganimu, Tapua, Enamu,
Khefaramoni, Ofini naGebha; madhorobha ari gumi namairi nemaguta awo.
Miziphe, Khefira, Moza,
Zvino mugano unokunukuka kuenda Rama, nokudhorobha rakashosherwa Thire; zvino mugano unomonerera kuenda Hosa; nawo unoperera muruandhle, Maharabhi, rwenyika Akhizibhi,
Nokubva kudzinza raBhenjamini, Gibheoni nembusho yaro, Geba nembusho yaro,
Wakaunza dzinza raJudha; wakatora mhuri yevaZera: wakaunza mhuri yevaZera mhatso ngemhatso; naZabhudhi wakatsanangurwa.
Ndizvo vaIsuraeri vakahamba, vakaguma kumadhorobha avo ngezuva rechitatu. Zvino mazina emadhorobha avo aiya Gibheoni, Khefira, Bheerothi naKiriathijearimu.
Asi apo vagari veGibheoni vaiya vazwa izvo zvaakaita Joshua kuneJerikho naAi,
Asi mambo wake wakati kwaari, “Atizopaukiri kudhorobha revapara, avo vasiri vaIsuraeri; tinozodarika kuenda Gibhea.”
Zvino wakati kunomuranda wake, “Uya, tikwedzere kuneimwe yeidzi ndau tiatepo usiku hweshe, muGibhea nokuti muRama.”
Zvino waiyapo umweni munhu weRamathaimu, muZufi waibva kunyika yemitunhu yaEfuremu, zina rake raizwi Erikana, mukororo waJerohamu, mukororo waErihu, mukororo waThohu, mukororo waZufi, muEfuremu.
Vakamiruka mangwanani maishi, vakadira pamberi paMambo Mwari; zvino vakapetuka kumhatso yavo paRama. Erikana wakazia Hana mukadzi wake, naMambo Mwari wakamukarakadza.
