Vatongi 3:1 Zvino ndidzo ndudzi dzakasiiwa naJehovha, kuti aidze vaIsiraeri nadzo; kunyange valsiraeri vose vakanga vasina kuziva hondo dzose dzapaKanani; 3:2 chete kuti marudzi avana vaIsraeri azive, kudzidzisa kurwa, kunyange vasina kumboziva havo; 3:3 vaiti madzishe mashanu evaFiristiya, nevaKenani vese, nevatorwa vaZidhoni, navaHivhi vakanga vagere mugomo reRebhanoni, pagomo Bhaariherimoni kusvikira pavanopinda paHamati. 3:4 Zvino ivo vakanga vachiidza vaIsiraeri navo, kuti kuzikamwe kana vachida teererai mirairo yaJehovha, yaakavaraira madzibaba noruoko rwaMozisi. Vana vaIsiraeri vakagara pakati pavaKanani, navaHeti, navaHeti vaAmori, navaPerezi, navaHivhi, navaJebhusi; 3:6 Vakatora vakunda vavo kuti vave vakadzi vavo, vakavapa vakunda kuvanakomana vavo, vakashumira vamwari vavo. Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, vakakangamwa Jehovha Mwari wavo, vakashumira vaBhaari namatanda okunamata nawo. Saka kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakamukira vaIsiraeri, akavatengesa muruoko rwaKushani-rishataimi, mambo weMesopotamia, navana VaIsiraeri vakashumira Kushani-rishataimi makore masere. Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, Jehovha akavasimudza musununguri kuvana vaIsiraeri, akavarwira, iye Otinieri mwanakomana waKenazi, munin'ina waKarebhu. Mweya waJehovha akauya pamusoro pake, akatonga vaIsiraeri, akaenda Jehovha akaisa Kushani-rishataimi, mambo weMesopotamia muruoko rwake; ruoko rwake rukakunda Kushani-rishataimi. 3:11 Zvino nyika yakazorora makore makumi mana. Ipapo Otinieri, mwanakomana waKenazi, akafa. Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha; Jehovha akasimbisa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, kuti arwe navaIsiraeri, nekuti vakanga vaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha. Akaunganidzira kwaari vana vaAmoni navaAmareki, vakaenda akakunda Isiraeri, akatora guta remichindwe rikave rake. Vana vaIsiraeri vakashumira Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, makore ane gumi namasere. Asi vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, Jehovha akavamutsa akavarwira, iye Ehudhi, mwanakomana waGera, muBhenjamini, murume zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakatumira Egironi chipo naye mambo weMoabhu. Asi Ehudhi akazviitira munondo wakange wakarodzwa kunhivi dzose, wakange wakasvika kubhiti rimwe pakureba kwavo; uye akarisungira pasi penguvo dzake pachidya chake chorudyi. Ipapo akandopa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, chipo; Egironi wakange ari munhu mukuru kwazvo murume akafuta. 3:18 Zvino wakati apedza kupa chipo, akaendisa vanhu vane chipo. 3:19 Asi iye amene wakadzoka pamifananidzo yakavezwa yamabwe paGirigari, ne akati, Ndine shoko rakavanzika nemwi mambo; iye akati, Nyararai. Zvino vose vakange vamire naye vakabuda kwaari. 3:20 Zvino Ehudhi akaswedera kwaari; iye wakange agere muimba yake inotonhorera akazviitira iye oga. Ehudhi akati, Ndine shoko rinobva kuna Mwari iwe. Akasimuka pachigaro chake. 3:21 Ehudhi akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworuboshwe, akatora munondo kurudyi rwake chidya, ndokuchibayirira mudumbu rake; 3:22 Chibato chikapindawo chichitevera chese; mafuta ndokufukidza pamusoro pechipfuwo nemapanga, zvekuti wakange asingagoni kuvhomora munondo mudumbu rake; uye tsvina yakabuda. 3:23 Ipapo Ehudhi akabuda paberere, akapfiga mikova yetemberi akagara pamusoro pake, ndokuikiya. 3:24 Wakati abuda, varanda vake vakasvika; vakati vazviona, tarira! mikova yeimba yokumusoro yakapfigwa; vakati, Zvirokwazvo, unofukidza yake tsoka muimba yake yezhizha. 3:25 Zvino vakamira kusvikira vapera mano, asi tarira, haana kuzarura mukova magonhi ekamuri; naizvozvo vakatora kiyi, vakazarura mukova; zvino tarira, ishe wavo wakawira pasi, afa. 3:26 Asi ivo vachanonoka, Ehudhi akapukunyuka, akapfuura mifananidzo yakavezwa akatizira Seira. 3:27 Zvino zvakaitika kuti asvika, akaridza hwamanda mugomo. vana vaIsiraeri vakaburuka naye panyika yegomo raEfuremu gomo, iye ari pamberi pavo. 3:28 Akati kwavari, Nditeverei, nekuti Jehovha wakarwira venyu vavengi vaMoabhu mumaoko enyu. Vakaburuka vachimutevera, uye vakandogarira mazambuko aJoridhani paiyambukira Moabhu, vakasatendera munhu mumwe kuyambuka pamusoro. 3:29 Nenguva iyo vakauraya varume vaMoabhu vanenge zviuru zvine gumi, vose vakanga vane nzara. navarume vose voumhare; hakuna munhu wakapukunyuka. Naizvozvo vaMoabhu vakakundwa musi iwoyo noruoko rwavaIsiraeri. Uye nyika yakanga iine kuzorora kwamakore makumi masere. 3:31 Akamutevera akanga ari Shamugari, mwanakomana waAnati, akauraya pakati VaFirisitia vaiva varume vana mazana matanhatu norutanda rwokubaya mombe narwo; Izirayeri.