7 Saka vakuru veMoabhi nevakuru veMidhiyani vakaenda kuna Bharami+ vakabata mari yekushopera, vakasvitsa shoko raBharaki.

25 VaIsraeri pavaigara muShitimu,+ vanhu vakatanga kuita unzenza* nevanasikana veMoabhi.+ 2 Vakadzi vacho vaikoka vanhu kuti vauye kuzvibayiro zvavanamwari vavo,+ uye vanhu vakatanga kudya, vachipfugamira vanamwari vavo.+ 3 Saka Israeri akabatana navo pakunamata Bhaari* wePeori,+ uye Jehovha akatsamwira Israeri kwazvo.

17 “Tambudza vaMidhiyani, uvauraye,+ 18 nekuti vari kukutambudzai nezviito zvavo zveunyengeri panyaya yepaPeori+ neyaKozbhi mwanasikana wejinda reMidhiyani, hanzvadzi yavo yakaurayiwa+ musi wakaitika denda rakonzerwa nenyaya yepaPeori.”+

8 Ngatiregeiwo kuita upombwe,* sevamwe vavo vakaita upombwe,* vakazofa, 23 000 musi mumwe chete.+

14 “‘Kunyange zvakadaro, zvishoma zvandinopesana newe ndezvekuti une vaya vari kutevera dzidziso yaBharami,+ uyo akadzidzisa Bharaki+ kuti aite zvinhu zvinotsausa vanakomana vaIsraeri, kuti vadye zvinhu zvakabayirwa zvidhori uye kuti vaite upombwe.*+