Vatongi
1:1 Zvino zvakaitika shure kwekufa kwaJoshua, kuti vana ve
Isiraeri akabvunza Jehovha, akati, Ndianiko kwatiri uchatikwira kundorwa naJehovha?
VaKenani vakatanga kurwa navo here?
Jehovha akati, Judha ndiye unofanira kuenda; tarira, ndarwira nyika
muruoko rwake.
1:3 Zvino Judha akati kuna Simioni mukuru wake, Hendei tose kumugove wangu.
kuti tirwe navaKanani; neniwo ndichaenda newe
iwe kumugove wako. Naizvozvo Simioni akaenda naye.
Judha akaenda; Jehovha akarwira vaKanani navaIsiraeri
vaPerezi mumaoko avo, vakauraya paBhezeki zviuru zvine gumi kwavari
varume.
1:5 Zvino vakawana Adhoni-bhezeki paBhezeki, vakarwa naye, uye
vakauraya vaKenani navaPerizi.
1:6 Asi Adhoni-bhezeki wakatiza; vakamutevera, vakamubata, vakagura
pazvigunwe zvake zvikuru zvomumaoko nezvigunwe zvake zvikuru zvomumakumbo.
1:7 Ipapo Adhoni-bhezeki akati, Madzimambo ana makumi manomwe, vane zvigunwe zvikuru zvomumaoko nezvigunwe zvavo zvikuru
zvigunwe zvavo zvikuru zvamakumbo zvakagurwa, vaiunganidza zvokudya zvavo pasi petafura yangu, sezvandakaita ini
zvaitwa, naizvozvo Mwari wakanditsiva. Vakamuisa kuJerusarema, uye
ndipo paakafira.
Zvino vana vaJudha vakarwa neJerusaremu, vakakunda
akariparadza neminondo inopinza, akapisa guta nomoto.
1:9 Pashure vana vaJudha vakaburuka kundorwa
vaKanani vakanga vagere panyika yamakomo, nezasi, nokumavirira
valley.
1:10 Zvino Judha wakaenda kunorwa nevaKenani vaigara muHebhuroni
zita reHebhuroni pakutanga rakanga riri Kiriati-aribha;) vakauraya Sheshai, na
naAhimani, naTarimai.
1:11 Akabvapo, akandorwa navaigara Dhebhiri, nezita racho
weDhebhiri kare Kiriati-seferi;
1:12 Karebhu akati, Munhu unorwa neKiriati-seferi, akarikunda, ndiye kwaari.
ndichamupa mukunda wangu Akisa, ave mukadzi wake.
1:13 Ipapo Otinieri, mwanakomana waKenazi, munin'ina waKarebhu, akarikunda;
akamupa mukunda wake Akisa kuva mukadzi wake.
1:14 Zvino iye wakati achisvika kwaari, akamukurudzira kuti akumbire;
baba vake munda; zvino iye akaburuka pambongoro yake; Karebhu akati
akati kwaari: Munodei?
1:15 Akati kwaari: Ndipei chipo; nekuti imwi makandipa chipo
south land; ndipeiwo matsime emvura. Karebhu akamupa rokumusoro
matsime namatsime ezasi.
1:16 Zvino vanakomana vaKeni, mukarahwa waMozisi, vakabuda
guta remichindwe pamwechete navana vaJudha murenje re
Judha, uri kurutivi rwezasi rweAradhi; vakaenda vakandogara pakati pavo
vanhu.
Judha akaenda naSimioni mukuru wake, vakauraya vaKanani
vakanga vagere Zefati, vakariparadza chose. Uye zita re
guta rainzi Homa.
1:18 VaJudha ndokukundawo Gaza nenyika yaro neAshikeroni nenyika yaro
neEkironi nenyika yaro.
1:19 Jehovha akava naJudha; uye akadzinga vagari vomuJerusarema
mountain; asi akanga asingagoni kudzinga vanhu vakanga vagere mumupata, nokuti
vaiva nengoro dzesimbi.
1:20 Vakapa Karebhu Hebhuroni sezvakanga zvataurwa naMozisi, iye akadzipisapo
vanakomana vatatu vaAnaki.
1:21 Asi vana vaBhenjamini havana kudzinga vaJebhusi izvozvo
Jerusarema rinogarwa; asi vaJebhusi vakagara navana vavaJebhusi
Bhenjamini paJerusaremu kusvikira nhasi.
Veimba yaJosefa naivo vakakwira kundorwa neBheti-eri, naJehovha
aiva navo.
1:23 Veimba yaJosefa vakandoshora Bheti-eri. (Zvino zita reguta
Ruzi kare.)
1:24 Zvino vashori vakaona murume achibuda muguta, vakati kwaari
Iye akati, Dotiratidza panopindwa napo paguta, tigokuratidza
tsitsi dzenyu.
1:25 Zvino akavaratidza panopindwa napo paguta, vakaparadza guta
nekwakapinza kwemunondo; asi vakarega murume nemhuri yake vachienda.
1:26 Murume akaenda kunyika yavaHeti, akandovaka guta, uye
akatumidza zita raro kuti Ruzi, ndiro zita raro kusvikira nhasi.
1:27 Manase haana kudzingawo vakanga vagere Bhetisheani nekwaro
neTaanaki nemisha yaro, kana vagere Dhori nemisha yaro
maguta, kana vagere Ibhireami nemisha yaro, kana vageremo
weMegidho nemisha yaro; asi vaKanani vakaramba kugara munyika iyo.
1:28 Zvino vaIsraeri vakati vava nesimba, vakaisa matanda
vaKanani vakapiwa chipo, havana kuvadzinga chose.
1:29 Efuremu haana kudzingawo vaKanani vakanga vagere Gezeri; asi
vaKanani vakagara Gezeri pakati pavo.
1:30 Zebhuruniwo haana kudzinga vanhu vaigara Kitironi, kana vatorwa
vagere Naharori; asi vaKanani vakagara pakati pavo, vakava vanhu vazhinji
tributaries.
1:31 Asheri haana kudzinga vagari veAko kana vatorwa
vanhu vagere Sidhoni, kana Akirabhi, kana Akizibhi, kana Heribha, kana
Afiki, kana Rehobhi;
Ekisodho 1:32 Asi vaAsheri vakagara pakati pavaKenani, vaigara mumakomo.
nyika, nekuti havana kuvadzinga.
1:33 Nafutari haana kudzinga vagari vomuBheti-shemeshi kana vatorwa
vagere Bhetanati; asi akagara pakati pavaKenani, ivo vatorwa
vagari venyika; kunyange zvakadaro vagere Bheti-shemeshi ne
veBhetanati vakava vateresi.
VaAmori vakasundira vana vaDhani kunyika yamakomo, nekuti vakanga vari ivo
haana kuvatendera kuburukira kumupata;
1:35 Asi vaAmori vakaramba vachida kugara muGomo reHeresi muAjaroni nomuShaaribhimu.
kunyange zvakadaro ruoko rweimba yaJosefa rwakakunda, vakava saizvozvo
tributaries.
1:36 Muganhu wavaAmori wakabva pamukwidzwa weAkirabhimu, kubva
dombo, zvichikwira.