Vha lutsinga lwa Rubeni
1Ngevha vhana vha Rubeni tanzhe ḽa Israele. (Rubeni o vha e tanzhe, hone a si tsha vha na pfanelo dza tanzhe, dza vho ṋewa vhana vha Josefa ṅwana wa Israele, nge a shata vhulalo ha khotsi awe tshika nga u dzhenisa musadzi wa khotsi awe nḓuni. Naho zwo ralo Josefa ho ngo ṅwalwa kha mutevhe wa vha lutsinga lwa muṱa zwi tshi tevhedza pfanelo dza mabebo, 2ngauri Juda o vha e na maanḓa u fhira vhana vha khotsi awe, na muvhusi o vha a tshi bva kha lutsinga lwawe, hone pfanelo dza tanzhe dzo vha dzi dza Josefa.) 3Vhana vha Rubeni tanzhe ḽa Israele ndi Hanokho na Phalu na Esromu na Kharami.
4Vha lutsinga lwa muḓuhulu wawe Juele ndi Shemaya, khotsi a Gogo, khotsi a Shimei, 5khotsi a Mika, khotsi a Reaya, khotsi a Baali, 6khotsi a Biera. Thigilathi Philisere khosi ya Ashuru o hwala Biera a mu isa vhuthubwani. Biera o vha e murangaphanḓa wa nnḓu ya Rubeni.
7Mashaka avho nga mitupo vha ṅwalwaho kha mutevhe wa vha lutsinga lwavho ndi Jeiele ene muhulwane, na Zakaria 8na Bela ṅwana wa Azasi, ṅwana wa Shema, ṅwana wa Juele. Fhethu he vha dzula hone ndi u bva Aruere u swika Nebo na Baali Mioni. 9Thungo ya vhubvaḓuvha vho vha vha tshi dzula shangoni ḽe ḽa vha ḽi tshi guma nga lumeme lwa phanga ye ya vha i tshi swika mulamboni wa Yufuratha, ngauri zwifuwo zwavho zwo vha zwo anda kha ḽa Giliadi.
10Misi ya khosi Saulo vha tsinde ḽa Rubeni vha dia vhathu vha Hagara, vha vha kunda, vha dzula he ha vha hu tshi dzula vhathu vha Hagara dzinguni ḽoṱhe vhubvaḓuvha ha Giliadi.
Vha lutsinga lwa Gadi
11Vha nnḓu ya Gadi vho vha vha tshi dzula tsini navho shangoni ḽa Bashani u vhuya u swika Salekha, 12vhone ndi Juele ene muhulwane, na Shafamu ene wa vhuvhili, na Janai na Shafati. Avho vho vha vha tshi dzula Bashani. 13Mashaka avho zwi tshi ya nga miṱa vho vha vhe Mikaele na Mishulamu na Sheba na Jorai na Jakhani na Zia na Ebere, vhoṱhe vho ṱangana vho vha vhe vhaṱanu na vhavhili. 14Havho vho vha vhe vhana vha Abihaili ṅwana wa Huri, ṅwana wa Jarua, ṅwana wa Giliadi, ṅwana wa Mikaele, ṅwana wa Jeshishai, ṅwana wa Jahado, ṅwana wa Buzi. 15Ahi ṅwana wa Abidiele, ṅwana wa Guni, o vha e ene ṱhoho ya muṱa wavho. 16Vha nnḓu ya Gadi vho vha vha tshi dzula shangoni ḽa Bashani kha ḽa Giliadi na miḓini ya henefho na mashangoni oṱhe a pfulo a Sharoni u swika he a guma. 17Zwoṱhe hezwo zwo vha zwo ṅwalwa kha mutevhe wa vha lutsinga lwonolwo misi hu tshi vhusa Jothamu khosi ya Juda na Jerobiamu khosi ya Israele.
Mmbi dza vha matsinde a vhubvaḓuvha
18Vha tsinde ḽa Rubeni na vha tsinde ḽa Gadi na vha Manase vha vhubvaḓuvha vho vha vhe na vhahali vha 44 760, vha re na nungo, vha tshi kona u pilela nga tshiṱangu, na u runga nga pfumo na u posa musevhe nga vhura, vho gudiswaho zwa nndwa. 19Vha bva pfumo vha yo lwa na matsinde a Hagara, ndi Jethuru na Nafishi na Nodaba. 20Mudzimu a vha farisa musi vha tshi lwa navho, a vha kumedza matsinde a Hagara na vhoṱhe vhane vha ima navho nge vha ri vhe nndwani vha mu rabela. Mudzimu a fhindula thabelo dzavho nge vha mu fulufhela. 21Vha thuba zwifuwo zwa matsinde a Hagara, gamela dza 50 000 na nngu dza 250 000 na donngi dza 2 000. Vha ita na u hwala vhathu vha 100 000 vha vha isa vhuthubwani. 22Vhaṅwe vhanzhi vha vhulawa nge iyo nndwa ya vha i ya Mudzimu. Vha dzula shangoni iḽo vha vhuya vha hwaliwa vha tshi iswa vhuthubwani.
Vhathu vha Manase vha vhubvaḓuvha
23Vhathu vha Manase vha vhubvaḓuvha vho vha vho anda, vha fhaṱa afho shangoni u bva Bashani u swika Baali Heremoni na Seniri na thavhani ya Heremoni. 24Ṱhoho dza miṱa yavho vho vha vhe Efere na Ishi na Eliele na Azariele na Jeremia na Hodavia na Jahadiele. Vho vha vhe vhahali vha sa humi, vhe na bvumo, nahone vhe ṱhoho dza miṱa yavho.
Vha matsinde a vhubvaḓuvha vha tshi thubiwa
25Huno Mudzimu wa vhokhotsi avho o vhona vha sa fulufhedzei, vha mu ṱutshela vha yo luvha midzimu ya tshakha dza shango ḽeneḽo, dze Mudzimu a dzi lozwa musi vhone vha tshi swika. 26Ndi hone Mudzimu wa Israele a tshi ritha muya wa Phulu khosi ya Ashuru (we ḽiṅwe a vha a tshi pfi Thigilathi Philesere khosi ya Ashuru), a ḓa a hwala vha tsinde ḽa Rubeni na vha tsinde ḽa Gadi na vha Manase vha vhubvaḓuvha a vha isa vhuthubwani. A vha dzhia a vha isa Halaha na Haboro na Hara na mulamboni wa Gozani; na ṋamusi vha kha ḓi vha henefho.