Abraamu aaphutula mweelaponi mmwe mpaka oXekhemi, vakhiviru wa mwiri wa ekarivalyu*, wa oMore. Mwa ehuhuweene yeele atthu a oKanaani ti yaamanke elapo ele.
Rehobowami aphiyaleene oYerusaleemu, aahaathukumanyiha anakhotto 180 000, a epuumba ya Yuda ni Benyamini, weera yaawanane aYixrayeli ni emwaakamelele omwenaawe.
Hiiho yaathanla oKedexi, oGalileya mmanyaakoni sa oNafitali, oXekhemi mmanyaakoni sa wEfrayimi ni oKiriyati-Arba (eyo tiiyo oHeberoni) mmanyaakoni sa oYuda.
Vano Yoxuwa aathukumanyiha ipuumba sootheene sa aYixrayeli oXekhemi. Aahaathukumanyiha asitokweene, ahooleli, aphuki ni asitokweene akina a aYixrayeli ni awosa yaahiixoonihera ohoolo wa Muluku.
Makhuva a Yoseefe yaaruuhalaaya aYixrayeli wExipitu yaavithiwa oXekhemi, ematta Yakobe aathummaaweno makhoobiri ncira a eparatha* wa anamwane a Hamori, atithawe Xekhemi. Vano elapo ele yaathatuwa yoohiyeriwa ya ekhapira ya Yoseefe.
Vahoolowaya atthu ootheene a oXekhemi ni oBeti-Milo yaathukumana mukerekhere wa mwiri wa ekarivalyu*, vakhiviru wa nrimbu na oXekhemi weera avariwe omwene Abimeleki.