VaIsraeri Vose Vanoungana Somunhu Mumwe
VaIsraeri vanoungana pamberi paBaba vedu vobvunza kuti izvi zvakaitika sei, asi vaBhenjamini vanoramba kuisa varume veGibhea mumaoko avo vorwisa hama dzavo pachavo. VaIsraeri vanobvunza, vanotumwa kuti vakwire, vorasikirwa nezviuru makumi mana mumazuva maviri. Pazuva rechitatu vanochema, vanotsanya, vanokunda — vozopisa maguta ose.
20 1VaIsraeri vose vakabuda, ungano ichiungana somunhu mumwe, kubva kuDhani kusvika kuBheerishebha, pamwe chete nenyika yeGireadhi, pamberi paBaba vedu paMizipa. 2Vatungamiriri vavanhu vose, marudzi ose avaIsraeri, vakamira panzvimbo yavo muungano yavanhu vaBaba vedu—varume vaibata minondo zviuru mazana mana vaifamba netsoka. 3VaBhenjamini vakanzwa kuti vaIsraeri vakanga vaenda kuMizipa. VaIsraeri vakati, “Tiudzei, chakaitika sei chakaipa ichi?”
4MuRevhi, murume womukadzi akaurayiwa, akapindura akati, “Ini nomurongo wangu takasvika kuGibhea muBhenjamini kuti tirare usiku. 5Varume veGibhea vakandivinga vakakomba imba usiku, vachida kundiuraya. Vakabata murongo wangu chibharo, akabva afa. 6Ipapo ndakatora murongo wangu, ndikamucheka nhindi nhindi, ndikazvitumira munhaka yose yaIsraeri, nokuti vakaita chinhu chinonyadzisa chakaipa kwazvo muIsraeri. 7Tarirai, imi vaIsraeri mose—ipai mutongo wenyu nezano renyu pano izvozvi.”
8Vanhu vose vakasimuka somunhu mumwe, vachiti, “Hapana mumwe wedu achaenda kutende rake; hapana mumwe wedu achadzokera kumba kwake. 9Zvino izvi ndizvo zvatichaita kuGibhea: tichairwisa nemijenya. 10Kubva kurudzi rumwe norumwe rwaIsraeri tichatora varume gumi pavane zana, zana pane chiuru, chiuru pane zviuru gumi, kuti vawanire mauto zvokudya, aya achaenda kuGibhea yeBhenjamini, kutsiva zvakaipa zvose zvayakaita muIsraeri.” 11Saka varume vose vaIsraeri vakaungana kuzorwisa guta, vakabatana somunhu mumwe. 12Marudzi aIsraeri akatuma varume kurudzi rwose rwaBhenjamini, achibvunza, achiti, “Chakaipa chii ichi chakaitika pakati penyu? 13Zvino isai varume vakaipa vari muGibhea, kuti tivauraye tibvise zvakaipa muIsraeri.” Asi vaBhenjamini vakaramba kuteerera inzwi rehama dzavo, ivo vaIsraeri.
14Pane kudaro vaBhenjamini vakaungana kubva kumaguta avo vachienda kuGibhea, kuti vandorwa navaIsraeri. 15Pazuva iroro vaBhenjamini vakaverenga varume vaibata minondo zviuru makumi maviri nezvitanhatu kubva kumaguta avo, kuwedzera varume mazana manomwe vakasarudzwa kubva kuvagari veGibhea. 16Pakati pamauto aya ose paiva navarume mazana manomwe vakasarudzwa vaishandisa ruoko rworuboshwe, mumwe nomumwe aigona kupotsera ibwe nechipfuramabwe achinanga ruvhudzi asingapotsi. 17Varume vaIsraeri, kunze kwavaBhenjamini, vakaverengwa varume vaibata minondo zviuru mazana mana, mumwe nomumwe ari murwi.
18VaIsraeri vakasimuka vakaenda kuBheteri vakabvunza kuna Baba vedu, vachiti, “Ndiani wedu achatanga kukwira kundorwa navaBhenjamini?” Baba vedu vakati, “Judha achatanga.”
19Saka vaIsraeri vakamuka mangwanani vakadzika misasa pedyo neGibhea. 20Varume vaIsraeri vakabuda kundorwa navaBhenjamini vakagadzirira mitsara yavo kuvarwisa paGibhea. 21VaBhenjamini vakabuda muGibhea vakauraya vaIsraeri zviuru makumi maviri nezviviri musango pazuva iroro. 22Asi mauto aIsraeri akatsunga akagadzirirazve mutsara wawo wehondo panzvimbo pawakanga wagadzika zuva rokutanga.
23VaIsraeri vakakwira, vakachema pamberi paBaba vedu kusvika madekwana, vakabvunza, vachiti, “Tirwezve nehama dzedu vaBhenjamini here?” Baba vedu vakati, “Kwirai mundovarwisa.”
24Saka vaIsraeri vakaswedera kundorwa navaBhenjamini pazuva rechipiri. 25VaBhenjamini vakabuda muGibhea kuvarwisa pazuva rechipiri vakauraya vamwe vaIsraeri zviuru gumi nezvisere, vose vakanga vakapakata minondo.
26Ipapo vaIsraeri vose, mauto ose, vakakwira kuBheteri vakagara ipapo vachichema pamberi paBaba vedu. Vakatsanya kusvika madekwana pazuva iroro vakapa zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa pamberi pavo. 27VaIsraeri vakabvunza kuna Baba vedu. (Mumazuva iwayo areka yesungano yaBaba vedu yakanga iripo,
28uye Finiasi mwanakomana waEreazari, mwanakomana waAroni, aishumira pamberi payo.) Vakabvunza, vachiti, “Tibudezve kundorwa nehama dzedu vaBhenjamini here, kana kuti timire?” Baba vedu vakapindura, vachiti, “Kwirai, nokuti mangwana ndichavaisa mumaoko enyu.”
29Ipapo vaIsraeri vakaisa varume vokuvandira kumativi ose eGibhea. 30Pazuva rechitatu vaIsraeri vakafamba kundorwa navaBhenjamini vakazvigadzirira kurwisa Gibhea sapakutanga. 31VaBhenjamini vakabuda kuzosangana navo vakakwevewa kure neguta. Sapakutanga, vakatanga kuuraya vanhu, vachiuraya varume vaIsraeri vangasvika makumi matatu musango nomumigwagwa, mumwe uchikwira kuBheteri, mumwe uchienda kuGibhea.
32VaBhenjamini vakati, “Tiri kuvakunda sapakutanga.” Asi vaIsraeri vakanga vati, “Ngatitizei tivakweve kubva kuguta tivaise kumigwagwa.”
33Varume vose vaIsraeri vakasimuka kubva panzvimbo dzavo vakazvigadzirira paBhaari-tamari, asi vavandiri vaIsraeri vakabuda nechisimba kubva panzvimbo yavo kumavirira kweGebha. 34Varume zviuru gumi vakanakisisa vaIsraeri vakaswedera kuGibhea, hondo ikava huru; asi vaBhenjamini havana kuziva kuti njodzi yakanga yoswedera pavari. 35Baba vedu vakakunda vaBhenjamini pamberi paIsraeri; pazuva iroro vaIsraeri vakauraya varume vaBhenjamini zviuru makumi maviri nezvishanu nezana, vose vakanga vakapakata minondo. 36VaBhenjamini vakaona kuti vakundwa. Varume vaIsraeri vakadzokera shure vachipa vaBhenjamini nzvimbo, vachivimba navavandiri vavakanga vagadzika kuGibhea. 37Vavandiri vakamhanya kamwe kamwe kurwisa Gibhea; vakapararira vakauraya guta rose nomunondo. 38Varume vaIsraeri vakanga vaita chiratidzo navavandiri: gore guru routsi ruchikwira kubva kuguta. 39Varume vaIsraeri vaizotendeuka muhondo. VaBhenjamini vakanga vatanga kuvauraya, vachiuraya vangasvika makumi matatu, vakafunga vachiti, “Zvirokwazvo vakundwa pamberi pedu sapahondo yokutanga.” 40Mhuru youtsi payakatanga kukwira kubva kuguta, vaBhenjamini vakacheuka shure—guta rose rakanga richikwira noutsi kudenga. 41Varume vaIsraeri vakatendeuka, varume vaBhenjamini vakavhunduka, vachiona kuti njodzi yakanga yasvika pavari. 42Saka vakatendeuka pamberi pavarume vaIsraeri vakananga kurenje, asi hondo yakavabata, uye avo vaibva kumaguta vakavauraya pakati pehondo. 43Vakakomba vaBhenjamini, vakavadzinga, vakavabata panzvimbo yavo yokuzorora kumabvazuva kweGibhea. 44VaBhenjamini zviuru gumi nezvisere vakafa, vose varume voumhare. 45Vakasara vakatizira kurenje kudombo reRimoni, asi vaIsraeri vakauraya zviuru zvishanu mumigwagwa vakavadzingirira kusvika kuGidhomu, vachiuraya vamwe zviuru zviviri. 46Saka vaBhenjamini vose vakafa pazuva iroro vaiva varume zviuru makumi maviri nezvishanu vaibata minondo, vose varume voumhare. 47Asi varume mazana matanhatu vakatizira kurenje kudombo reRimoni, vakagara ipapo mwedzi mina. 48Varume vaIsraeri vakadzokera kuvaBhenjamini vakavauraya nomunondo—guta rose, vanhu, zvipfuwo, zvose zvavakawana. Vakapisawo guta rimwe norimwe ravakasvika pariri.