1 Makoronike
20:1 Zvino zvakaitika, kuti shure kwekupera kwegore, panguva iyoyo
madzimambo anoenda kundorwa, Joabhu akatungamirira hondo, akaparadza
nyika yavana vaAmoni, vakasvika, vakakomba Rabha. Asi
Dhavhidhi akasara Jerusaremu. Joabhu akakunda Rabha, akariparadza.
Dhavhidhi akabvisa korona yamambo wavo pamusoro wake, akaiwana
kurema kwetarenda rendarama, kwaiva nemabwe anokosha mairi; uye iyo
Yakaiswa pamusoro waDhavhidhi, uye akauya nezvakapambwa zvizhinji kwazvo
yeguta.
20:3 Akabudisa vanhu vakanga varimo, akavacheka namajeko.
neminondo yedare, nematemo. Dhavhidhi akaitira zvose saizvozvo
maguta avana vaAmoni. naDhavhidhi navanhu vose
akadzokera kuJerusarema.
20:4 Zvino shure kwaizvozvo, hondo yakamuka paGezeri
vaFiristia; Panguva iyoyo Sibhekai muHushati akauraya Sipai
akanga ari mumwe wavanakomana vaRafa, uye vakakundwa.
20:5 Kurwa kukavapozve navaFirisitia; naErihanani mwanakomana wa
Jairi akauraya Rami munun’una waGoriati muGiti, aiva nepfumo rake
rakanga rakaita sedanda romuruki.
20:6 Kurwa kwakavapozve paGati, pakanga pano murume murefu kwazvo.
minwe yavo nezvigunwe zvaiva makumi maviri nezvina, mitanhatu paruoko rumwe norumwe, nezvitanhatu;
parutsoka rumwe norumwe, naiyewo akanga ari mwanakomana waRafa.
Asi wakati achishora vaIsiraeri, Jonatani mwanakomana waShimea, munin'ina waDhavhidhi
akamuuraya.
Ndivo vakaberekerwa Rafa paGati; vakawira pasi noruoko rwa
Dhavhidhi, uye navaranda vake.