Joshua 3:1 Joshua akamuka mangwanani; vakabva paShitimu, vakaenda vakasvika paJoridhani, iye navana vaIsiraeri vose, vakavatapo vasati vayambuka. 3:2 Zvino zvakaitika shure kwemazuva matatu, kuti vatariri vakagura nemumusha host; 3:3 Vakaraira vanhu, vachiti, Kana muchiona areka yaJehovha sungano yaJehovha Mwari wenyu, navapristi vaRevhi voitakura; ipapo munofanira kusimuka panzvimbo yenyu, muchiitevera. Asi munofanira kusiya nzvimbo pakati penyu naiyo, inosvika makubhiti anenge zviuru zviviri; nechiyero; musaswedera kwairi, kuti muzive nzira yamunofamba nayo munofanira kuenda, nekuti mugere kumbofamba nenzira iyi. 3:5 Zvino Joshua akati kuvanhu, Zvinatsei, nekuti mangwana Jehovha achaita zvinoshamisa pakati penyu; 3:6 Joshua akataura navapristi, akati, Simudzai areka yaJehovha sungano, upfuure pamberi pavanhu. Vakasimudza areka sungano, akatungamirira vanhu. 3:7 Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Joshua, Nhasi ndichatanga kukukudza pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose, kuti vazive kuti sezvandaiva naMozisi; naizvozvo ndichava newe. 3:8 Uye iwe unofanira kuraira vapristi vanotakura areka yesungano. vachiti, Kana masvika pamahombekombe emvura yaJoridhani, munofanira mira muJorodhani. 3:9 Zvino Joshua akati kuvana vaIsraeri: Uyai pano, munzwe inzwi mashoko aJehovha Mwari wako. 3:10 Joshua ndokuti: Muchaziva nezvizvi kuti Mwari mupenyu ari pakati penyu; uye kuti zvirokwazvo uchadzinga vaKanani pamberi penyu; navaHeti, navaHivhi, navaPerezi, navaPerezi; vaGirigashi, navaAmori, navaJebhusi. Tarirai, areka yesungano yaIshe wenyika yose inopfuura mayambuka Jorodhani pamberi penyu. Naizvozvo zvino muzvitorerei varume vane gumi navaviri pamarudzi aIsiraeri, pamarudzi ose aIsiraeri rudzi rumwe norumwe murume. 3:13 Zvino zvichaitika panongoti tsoka dzetsoka dzaJehovha vapristi vanotakura areka yaJehovha, Jehovha wenyika yose, ndivo vanofanira kuzorora pamvura yaJoridhani, kuti mvura yaJoridhani igurwe pamvura inoburuka ichibva kumusoro; uye vachamira pamusoro peimwe murwi. 3:14 Zvino vanhu vakati vabva pamatende avo, kuti vapfuure vakayambuka Jorodhani navaprista vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano pamberi paJehovha people; 3:15 Zvino avo vakanga vakatakura areka vachisvika paJoridhani, netsoka dzaJehovha vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka vainyudzwa pamuromo wemvura, (nokuti Joridhani runofashamira kunhivi dzarwo dzose nguva yose yokukohwa; 3:16 kuti mvura yakanga yaburuka ichibva kumusoro ikamira, ikakwira kumusoro mututira kure-kure neguta reAdhamu, riri pedo neZaretani; akaburukira kugungwa rebani, iro Gungwa roMunyu, akashaya simba, uye vanhu vakayambuka pakatarisana neJeriko. Vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaJehovha vakaramba vamire napavhu rakaoma pakati paJoridhani, vaIsiraeri vose vakayambuka napavhu rakaoma, kusvikira vanhu vose vapedza kuyambuka Joridhani.