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.