Joshua
1:1 Zvino zvakaitika shure kwekufa kwaMozisi muranda waJehovha.
Jehovha akataura naJoshua, mwanakomana waNuni, muranda waMozisi, akati,
1:2 Mozisi muranda wangu wafa; naizvozvo simuka zvino, uyambuke Joridhani urwu;
iwe navanhu ava vose, muende kunyika yandinovapa ivo
kuvana vaIsraeri.
1:3 Nzvimbo ipi neipi ichatsikwa netsoka dzenyu, ndipo pandinayo
sezvandakataura kuna Mozisi.
1:4 kubva murenje neRebhanoni iri, kusvikira parwizi rukuru, irwo rukova
Rwizi Yufuratesi, nenyika yose yavaHeti, kusvikira kugungwa guru
kurutivi rwamavirazuva ndiyo ichava muganhu wenyu.
1:5 Hakuna munhu uchagona kumira pamberi pako mazuva ose oupenyu hwako
upenyu: sezvandaiva naMozisi, saizvozvo ndichava newe;
kana kukusiya.
Simba, utsunge moyo, nekuti ndiwe uchagovera vanhu ava
ive nhaka yenyika, yandakapikira madzibaba avo kuti ndichavapa iyo
ivo.
Asi usimbe, usimbe kwazvo, kuti uchenjere kuita
nomurayiro wose wandakarairwa naMozisi muranda wangu;
kwete kwairi kuenda kurudyi kana kuruboshwe, kuti ubudirire
kwose kwaunoenda.
1:8 Bhuku iyi yemurairo haifaniri kubva pamuromo wako; asi iwe uchazviita
fungisisa mariri masikati novusiku, kuti uchenjere kuita saizvozvo
kune zvose zvakanyorwamo; nekuti ipapo uchazvigadzira nzira yako
Uchabudirira, uye ipapo uchabudirira.
1:9 Ko handina kukuraira here? Simba, utsunge moyo; kwete
usatya kana kuvhunduswa, nekuti Jehovha Mwari wako anewe
kwose kwaunoenda.
1:10 Zvino Joshua akaraira vatariri vavanhu, akati,
1:11 Pfuurai napakati pehondo, muraire vanhu, muti, Zvigadzirei;
zvokudya; nekuti mazuva matatu agere kupera muchayambuka Joridhani urwu kuti mupinde
kuti mutore nyika yamunopiwa naJehovha Mwari wenyu, kuti ive yenyu.
1:12 NokuvaRubheni, navaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi
Manase akataura Joshua, akati,
1:13 Rangarirai shoko ramakarairwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha.
achiti, Jehovha Mwari wenyu wakakupai zororo, nokukupai izvozvi
land.
1:14 Vakadzi venyu, nepwere dzenyu, nemombe dzenyu, zvichasara panyika
zvamakapiwa naMozisi mhiri kwaJoridhani; asi imwi munofanira kupfuura pamberi penyu
hama dzakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa, varume vose vane simba noumhare, muvabatsire;
1:15 kusvikira Jehovha apa hama dzenyu zororo, sezvaakakupa, uye
vakatorawo nyika yavanopiwa naJehovha Mwari wenyu.
ipapo muchadzokera kunyika yenyu, moifarira;
zvamakapiwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha mhiri kwaJoridhani kurutivi rwemberi
kubuda kwezuva.
1:16 Vakapindura Joshua, vakati, Zvose zvamunotiraira tichazviita
itai, uye kose kwamuchatituma tichaenda.
1:17 Sezvataiteerera Mozisi pazvinhu zvose, saizvozvo tichateererawo
Jehovha Mwari wako ngaave newe sezvaaiva naMozisi.
Ani naani unomukira murayiro wenyu, achiramba
teererai mashoko enyu pazvose zvamunomuraira, iye achaiswa
kurufu: iva nesimba, utsunge moyo.