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1 Munguva yechirimo, panguva iyo madzimambo anoenda kuhondo, Joabhu, akatungamirira mauto akashonga zvombo zvokurwa. Akaparadza nyika yavaAmoni akaenda kuRabha akandorikomba, asi Dhavhidhi akasara muJerusarema. Joabhu akarwisa Rabha akarisiya raparara.
Hagi aisimo'ma vagaregeno trazamo'ma agatama nehagea knarera kini vahe'mo'za ha' ome nehaza knagino, ana knama egeno'a Joapu'a Israeli sondia vahetmina zamavareno Amoni vahe' mopafi hara ome hu'naze. Hagi ana hapina Amoni vahera hara huzmagatere'za Raba rankumazmia zamahe'za hanare'naze. Hianagi Deviti'a ana hatera ovu Jerusalemi kumate mani'ne.
2 Dhavhidhi akatora korona kubva pamusoro wamambo wavo, uremu hwayo hwakaonekwa kuti hwaiva tarenda regoridhe uye yakanga ina mabwe anokosha uye yakaiswa pamusoro paDhavhidhi. Akapamba zvinhu zvizhinji kwazvo muguta iri
Hagi Deviti'ma Raba kumate'ma ne-eno, Amoni vahe kini ne'mofo kini fetorira emerino agra asenire antani'ne. Hagi ana fetorira 34 kilo hu'nea golinu tro huno agu'afina zago'amo marerirfa haverami ante'ne. Hagi ana rankumapintira eri havizama haza zantamina rama'a zagone fenonena Deviti'a eri'ne.
3 uye akabudisa vanhu vakanga varimo, akavatongera kuti vashande namajeko namapiki namatemo. Dhavhidhi akaita saizvozvi kumaguta ose avaAmoni. Ipapo Dhavhidhi nehondo yake yose akadzokera kuJerusarema.
Ana nehuno Raba kumate vahetmina kazokzo eri'za vahe zamavarege'za so nuti'ma piki tunteti'ma, saumereti'ma eri'zama eri vahe zamavarentege'za eri'zana eri'naze. Hagi maka Amoni vahetmimofo rankumapi vahetmina ana zanke huzmanteteno, Deviti'ene maka sondia vahe'anena ete Jerusalemi kumate vu'naze.
4 Nokufamba kwenguva, hondo yakatanga navaFiristia paGezeri. Panguva iyoyi Sibhekai muHushati akauraya Sipai, mumwe wezvizvarwa zvavaRefa, vaFiristia vakakundwa.
Hagi ana'ma hutegeno'a, Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za Gezeri kumate Filistia vahetamina hara ome huzmante'naze. Hagi ana ha'ma hazafi Husa nagapinti ne' Sibekai'a Refaimi nagapinti Sipa'ema nehaza nera ahe fri'ne. Hagi Sipai'a tusinasi vahetmimofo zamagehe'mokino agri'ma ahete'za Filistia vahetmina hara huzmagatere'naze.
5 Mune kumwe kurwisana navaFiristia, Erihanani mwanakomana waJairi akauraya Rami mununʼuna waGoriati muGiti, aiva nepfumo raiva nomubato wakafanana nedanda romuruki.
Hagi ru zupa ete mago'ane Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za Filistia vahera hara ome huzmantazageno, Jairi nemofo Elhana'a Gati kumateti ne' Goliati nefu Lamina ahegeno fri'ne. Hagi ana nekrerfamofo karugru zotamo'a tavaravema troma nehaza masinimofo zafa'agna hu'ne.
6 Mune kumwe kurwisana zvakare, kwakaitika paGati paiva nomumwe murume mukuru kwazvo aiva neminwe mitanhatu muruoko rumwe norumwe nezvigunwe zvitanhatu kugumbo rimwe nerimwe, zvose pamwe chete zvaiva makumi maviri nezvina. Aivawo worudzi rwaRafa.
Hagi mago'ane Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za Gati kumatera hara ome nehu'za, 6si'a azankogi, 6si'a agigo huntegeno ana maka 24'a agigo azanko hunte'nea nekrerfa ke'za erifore hu'naze. Hagi ana nera Rafa vahepinti tusinasi vahetmimofo zamagehe'mo'e.
7 Paakatuka Israeri, Jonatani mwanakomana waShimea, mununʼuna waDhavhidhi akamuuraya.
Hagi ana ne'mo'a Israeli vahera huprihuno ki'za zokagoke huzmantegeno Deviti nefu Simea nemofo Jonatani ana nekrerfa ahegeno fri'ne.
8 Izvi ndizvo zvizvarwa zvaRafa muGati, uye vakaurayiwa naDhavhidhi navanhu vake.
Hagi e'i ana maka vahetmina tusinasi vahetmimpinti fore hu'za e'naza vahetminkino, Deviti'ene sondia vahe'aramimozane zamahe vagare'naze.