3 Asi apo vagari veGibheoni vaiya vazwa izvo zvaakaita Joshua kuneJerikho naAi,
Abhina mukororo waNeri, nevaranda vaIshibhoshethi mukororo waSauri vakabuda kubva Mahanaimu kuenda Gibheoni.
Ishimaia muGibheoni, ngwazi pakati pemakumi matatu nomutungamiriri padera pemakumi matatu; Jeremia, Jahazieri, Johanani, Jozabhadhi, muGedhera,
Zvino Soromoni nembungano yeshe yaiya naye, vakakwira kuenda kundau yakakwirira paGibheoni; ngokuti tende romushongano raMwari, iro rakaitwamwo ndiMosi, muranda waMambo Mwari, mushango raiyapo.
Mugore rimwero, mukutanga kutonga kwaZedhekia mambo waJudha, ngegore rechirongomuna, ngomwedzi wechishanu waro, Hanania mukororo waAzuri muprofeti uwo waibva Gibheoni, wakaereketa kwendiri mumhatso yaMambo Mwari pamberi pevapristi nevanhu veshe echiti,
Naapo Adhonizedheki mambo weJerusarema aiya azwa ngenjira yaakatora ndiyo Joshua Ai, naye ariparadza yaamho echiita kuAi nokunamambo waro kudai ngezvaakaita kuJerikho namambo waro, nenjira yevakaita nevanhu veGibheoni kuti vaiyane nevaIsuraeri, vaiya pakati pavo,
vakatya kakurutu, ngokuti Gibheoni raiya dhorobha guru, riri rimwe remadhorobha oumambo, raiya guru kupinda Ai, nevamuna varo veshe vaiya ngwazi.
Ngeiro zuva Joshua wakanyisa Makedha wakaribaya ngokupinza kweshoti, wakauraya mambo waro, ivo nevanhu veshe varo; aazi kusiya naumwe. Wakaita kunamambo weMakedha kudai ngezvaakaita kunamambo weJerikho.
NaMambo Mwari wakaripa kwavari namambo waro, munyara dzevaIsuraeri; naye wakaribaya ngokupinza kweshoti, nevanhu veshe vaiya umwo; aazi kusiya naumwe mukati mwaro. Wakaita kunamambo waro kudai ngezvaakaita kunamambo weJerikho.
Akuna dhorobha rakaiyana nevaIsuraeri, ngepabanze pevaHivhi vega vagari veGibheoni; vamweni veshe vakavanyisa ngokurwa.
Gibheoni, Rama, Bheerothi,
Nokubva kudzinza raBhenjamini, Gibheoni nembusho yaro, Geba nembusho yaro,
Ndizvo vaIsuraeri vakahamba, vakaguma kumadhorobha avo ngezuva rechitatu. Zvino mazina emadhorobha avo aiya Gibheoni, Khefira, Bheerothi naKiriathijearimu.
NaJoshua wakavadaidza kwavari echiti, “Mwakatichengedza ngenyi, mwechiti, ‘Tinogara kuretu kubva kwomuri,’ apo mwechigara pakati pedu?
vakaita ngourimbwi, vakaenda vakadzinasirira zvokudya, vakaisa masaka akasakara pazvimbongoro zvavo, nenyede dzevhini dzakasakara, dzabauka, dzasonwasonwa,