18. (asi nhasi mapandukira mhuri yababa vangu, mukaponda vanakomana vavo makumi manomwe padombo rimwe chete, uye mukaisa Abhimereki, mwanakomana womurandakadzi wavo kuti ave mambo pamusoro pavagere muShekemu nokuda kwokuti ihama yenyu),
19. kana zvino makaita norukudzo uye nokutenda kwakanaka kuna JerubhiBhaari nemhuri yake nhasi, Abhimereki ngaave mufaro wenyu, nemiwo muve wakewo!
20. Asi kana musina kudaro, moto ngaubude kubva kunaAbhimereki, uye uparadze imi, vagari veShekemu neBheti Miro, uye moto ngaubude kwamuri, vagari veShekemu neBheti Miro, ugoparadza Abhimereki!”
21. Ipapo Jotamu akatiza, akapunyukira kuBheeri, uye akagara ikoko nokuti akanga achitya mukoma wake Abhimereki.
22. Shure kwamakore matatu aAbhimereki achitonga Israeri,