Joshua
6:1 Zvino Jeriko rakanga rakapfigwa kwazvo nokuda kwavana vaIsiraeri;
akabuda, uye hapana akapinda.
6:2 Jehovha akati kuna Joshua, Tarira, ndakaisa mumaoko ako;
Jeriko, namambo waro, navarume vane simba noumhare.
6:3 Munofanira kukomba guta, imwi varume vose vehondo, mupoteredze
guta kamwe. Unofanira kuita saizvozvo mazuva matanhatu.
6:4 Vapristi vanomwe vanofanira kutakura hwamanda nomwe dzemakondohwe pamberi peareka.
nomusi wechinomwe munofanira kupoteredza guta kanomwe;
vapristi vanofanira kuridza hwamanda.
6:5 Zvino zvichaitika, kuti kana vofembedza kwenguva refu
nehwamanda, kana muchinzwa kurira kwehwamanda, vanhu vose
vachapururudza nokupururudza kukuru; uye rusvingo rweguta ruchakoromoka
vanhu vachakwira, mumwe nomumwe akarurama pamberi pake.
6:6 Zvino Joshua, mwanakomana waNuni, akadana vapristi, akati kwavari, Torai
kwirai areka yesungano, vapristi vanomwe vatakure hwamanda nomwe
nenyanga dzamakondobwe pamberi peareka yaJehovha.
6:7 Akati kuvanhu, Pfuurai, mupoteredze guta, mumurege
makashonga nhumbi dzokurwa tungamirai pamberi peareka yaJehovha.
6:8 Zvino Joshua wakati ataura kuvanhu, kuti Jehovha
vapristi vanomwe vakanga vakabata hwamanda nomwe dzenyanga dzamakondobwe vakatungamirira pamberi
Jehovha, akaridza hwamanda, neareka yesungano yaJehovha
Jehovha akavatevera.
6:9 Varume vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa vakatungamirira vaprista vakanga vachiridza hwamanda.
neveshure vakatevera areka, vapristi vakafamba vachingoridza mhere
nehwamanda.
Joshua akaraira vanhu, akati, Regai kudanidzira, kana kudanidzira
ita ruzha nenzwi rako, hakuna shoko rinobudapo
muromo wako, kusvikira zuva randinokuraira kuti udanidzire; ipapo muchadanidzira.
6:11 Naizvozvo areka yaJehovha yaipoterera guta, iripoteredze kamwe chete;
akapinda mumusasa, akavata mumusasa.
6:12 Joshua akamuka mangwanani, vapristi vakasimudza areka
Jehovha.
navapristi vanomwe vakanga vakabata hwamanda nomwe dzenyanga dzamakondobwe pamberi peareka
Jehovha akaramba achingoridza hwamanda
varume vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa vakavatungamirira; + asi vakatevera vakatevera areka yaJehovha
Jehovha, vapristi vakaramba vachingoridza hwamanda.
6:14 Nomusi wechipiri vakapoteredza guta kamwe chete, vakadzokera kuguta
vakaita mazuva matanhatu.
6:15 Zvino zvakaitika nezuva rechinomwe kuti vakamuka mangwanani mangwanani
mambakwedza, akapoteredza guta nenzira imwe cheteyo minomwe
nguva: nezuva iro chete vakapoteredza guta kanomwe.
6:16 Zvino zvakaitika panguva yechinomwe, vapristi pavakaridza
nehwamanda, Joshua akati kuvanhu, Danidzirai; nekuti Jehovha wakapa
iwe guta.
6:17 Asi guta richava chinhu chakatukwa, iro, nezvose zviri mukati maro
Jehovha; Rakabhi chete chifeve uchararama, iye navose vanavo
iye mumba, nekuti akavanza nhume dzatakatuma.
6:18 Asi imi, zvichenjererei chinhu chakayereswa, kuti murege
itai kuti muve vakatukwa, kana mukatora chinhu chakayereswa, muchiita
misasa yaIsiraeri itukwe, muivhundutse.
6:19 Asi sirivha yose, nendarama, nemidziyo yendarira, nedare
zvitsvene kuna Jehovha; zvichapinda muchivigiro chefuma chaJehovha
ISHE.
Naizvozvo vanhu vakadanidzira vapristi vakati vachiridza hwamanda;
vanhu vakati vachinzwa kurira kwehwamanda nekurira
vanhu vakapururudza nokupururudza kukuru, rusvingo ndokuwira pasi, zvokuti
vanhu vakakwira kuguta, mumwe nomumwe pakatarisana naye;
vakatora guta.
6:21 Vakaparadza chose zvose zvakanga zviri muguta, murume nomukadzi.
neminondo inopinza, vaduku navakuru, nenzombe, namakwai, nembongoro;
6:22 Asi Joshua akati kuvarume vaviri vakanga vandoshora nyika, Endai
muimba yechifeve, abudisepo mukadzi nezvose izvo
anazvo, sezvamakapika kwaari.
Ipapo majaya akanga ari vashori akapinda, akabudisa Rakabhi, akamubudisawo
baba vake, namai vake, nevanin'ina vake, nezvose zvaakange anazvo; uye
vakabudisa hama dzake dzose, vakavaisa kunze kwemisasa
Izirayeri.
6:24 Ipapo vakapisa guta nomoto, nezvose zvakanga zviri mukati maro, ivo chete
vakaisa sirivha, nendarama, nemidziyo yendarira, neyamatare
muchivigiro chefuma cheimba yaJehovha.
Joshua akarega Rakabhi, chifeve chiya, ari mupenyu, naveimba yababa vake, naiyewo;
zvose zvaakanga anazvo; iye akagara pakati paIsiraeri kusvikira nhasi; nokuti
akavanza nhume dzakatumwa naJoshua kundoshora Jeriko.
Nenguva iyo Joshua akavapikisa, akati, Munhu uyo ngaatukwe kare
Jehovha achasimuka akavaka guta iri reJeriko, iye ndiye acharara
nheyo dzayo padangwe rake, napamwanakomana wake worugotwe
akamisa masuwo aro.
Naizvozvo Jehovha wakange ana Joshua; mukurumbira wake ukanzwika panyika yose
nyika.