4 Naye wakavapanga echiti, “Ringirai, munozohwarira muri pasinde pedhorobha, ngesure kwaro; musazoenda kuretu kubva kudhorobha, asi munozoita vakagara vakanasirira.
Mambo wakamiruka usiku, akati kunevaranda vake, “Zvino ndinomuronzera izvo zvetaitirwa ngevaAramu. Vanozia kuti tinenzara; ndizvo vamiruka kubva mukamba, vaenda koodzifisha murubaya vechiti, ‘Naapo vobuda kubva mudhorobha, tinozovabata vechizwa, topinda mudhorobha.’ ”
Asi Jerobhoamu wakazvongesa vanhu vamweni ngesure kwavo; ndizvo varwi vake vaiya pamberi paJudha, naavo vakazvongeswa vaiya sure kwavo.
Ungwaru hunogwinyisa vakangwara kupinda vatongi gumi vari mudhorobha.
Ndizvo ndinoti, “Ungwaru hwakapinda kunaka kupinda simba; asi zvakanyadaro ungwaru hwomurombo hunoshoorwa, nemazwi ake aapurutanwi.”
Ndizvo usazotenda kwavari; ngokuti vanozomuhwarira vanhu vanopinda makumi marongomuna, avo vadzisunga ngemhiko yokuti avazodyi nokuti kumwa metsa vamuuraya; zvino vanasirira, vechigarira chigondiso chinobva kwouri.”
Ndizvo vanhu veshe veAi vakadaidzwa pamwepo kuti vavarumbirire; vakarumbirira Joshua vakakweyiwa kubva kudhorobha.
Ndizvo Joshua wakamiruka, nevanhu veshe vehondo, vakakwira kurwa neAi. Joshua wakatsanangura varwi vanesimba makumi matatu emakumi emazana (30,000), ngwazi wakavatuma usiku.
Ndizvo vaIsuraeri vakaemesa vamuna vakahwarira kutendenedza Gibhea.
Vamuna veshe vaIsuraeri vakamiruka kubva kundau dzavo, vakadzirongedza kurwisa kuBhaaritamari, nevahwariri vaIsuraeri vakamiruka kubva kundau dzavo, kubva kumabirirazuva eGibhea.
Zvino vaBhenjamini vakaona kuti vainyiswa. VaIsuraeri vakaita pfundamutete kunevaBhenjamini ngokuti vaigonda vahwariri vevaiya vaemesa kurwisa muGibhea.
Ndizvo ngendaa yokuzondana pakati pavo vamuna veShekhemu vakamusira vahwariri padera pemitunhu. Vakabvukira veshe avo vaipinda ngenjira iyo; kwakashumirwa kunaAbhimerekhi.
Ndizvo zvino miruka usiku, iwewe nevanhu vako vanewe, muvahwarire mushango.
Unoronza izvi Mambo Mwari wehondo, ‘Ndinozoorora vaAmareki ngendaa yezvevakaita kurambira vaIsuraeri njira, apo pevakabuda kubva Egipite.
Sauri wakauya kudhorobha raAmareki, akavahwarira mubani.