1 Mugore ramakumi matatu namatanhatu rokutonga kwaAsa Bhaasha mambo weIsraeri akamukira Judha akandovakira Rama masvingo kuti arege kutendera munhu kubuda kana kupinda munyika yaAsa mambo weJudha.
2 Ipapo Asa akatora sirivha negoridhe kubva mumatura epfuma yetemberi yaJehovha nokubva mumuzinda wake akazvitumira kuna BheniHadhadhi mambo weAramu, uyo aitonga kuDhamasiko.
3 Akati, “Ngapave nechibvumirano pakati pangu nemi, sezvazvakanga zvakaita pakati pababa vangu nababa venyu. Tarirai, ndiri kukutumirai sirivha negoridhe zvino putsai chibvumirano chako naBhaasha mambo waIsraeri kuti agobva kwandiri.”
4 Bheni-Hadhadhi akatenderana namambo Asa uye akatumira vakuru vehondo yake kundorwisa maguta eIsraeri. Vakakunda Ijoni, Dhani, Abheri Maimi namaguta ose amatura eNafutari.
5 Bhaasha paakanzwa izvi, akasiya kuvaka Rama akaregedza basa rake.
6 Ipapo Mambo Asa vakauyisa varume vose veJudha, uye vakatakura kubva kuRama matombo ose namatanda aishandiswa naBhaasha. Akavaka Gebha neMizipa nazvo.
7 Panguva iyoyo Hanani muoni akauya kuna Asa mambo weJudha akati kwaari, “Nokuti wakavimba namambo weAramu kwete naJehovha Mwari wako, hondo yamambo weAramu yapunyuka kubva mumaoko ako.