Joshua
7:1 Asi vana vaIsiraeri vakadarika pachinhu chakayereswa;
nokuda kwaAkani, mwanakomana waKarimi, mwanakomana waZabhidhi, mwanakomana waZera, worudzi rwamambo
rudzi rwaJudha rwakatora chinhu chakayeriswa nokutsamwa kwaJehovha
akapisira vana vaIsiraeri.
Joshua 7:2 Zvino Joshua akatuma varume kubva Jeriko kuenda Ai, iri pedyo Bhetiavheni, pamusoro
kumabvazuva kweBheteri, akataura navo, akati, Kwirai, mundoona
nyika. Varume vakakwira, vakandoona Ai.
Vakadzokera kuna Joshua, vakati kwaari, Vanhu vose ngavarege havo
enda kumusoro; asi varume vanenge zviuru zviviri kana zvitatu ngavaende kundorwa neAi; uye
regai kumanikidzira vanhu vose varipo; nokuti vashoma havo.
Naizvozvo varume vanenge zviuru zvitatu vakakwirako;
vakatiza pamberi pavarume veAi.
Varume veAi vakauraya varume vanenge makumi matatu navatanhatu kwavari, nekuti vakavauraya
akavadzinga kubva pamberi pesuwo kusvikira Shebharimi, akavaparadza
Naizvozvo moyo yavanhu yakanyunguduka, ikaita seche
mvura.
Joshua akabvarura nguvo dzake, akawira pasi nechiso chake pamberi
areka yaJehovha kusvikira madekwana, iye navakuru vaIsiraeri
isa guruva pamisoro yavo.
Joshua akati, Haiwa, Jehovha Mwari, makauyisa seiko?
vanhu ava mhiri kwaJoridhani, kuti vatiise mumaoko avaAmori, ivo
kutiparadza? dai takatenda, tikagara kune rumwe
mhiri kwaJorodhani!
Haiwa, Jehovha, ndichati kudiniko vaIsiraeri zvavakafuratira?
vavengi!
7:9 Nokuti vaKenani nevagari vose venyika vachazvinzwa.
achatipoteredza, nokudzima zita redu panyika;
muchaiteiko nezita renyu guru?
7:10 Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Joshua, Simuka; unoradzirei saizvozvo
pachiso chako?
Isiraeri vatadza, vadarikawo sungano yangu yandakanga ndaita
akavaraira, nekuti vatorawo chinhu chakayereswa, vatora
zvakabiwa nokubira vamwe, nokuzviisa pakati pavo
zvinhu zvako.
7:12 Naizvozvo vana vaIsraeri vakanga vasingagoni kumira pamberi pevavengi vavo.
asi vakafuratira vavengi vavo, nekuti vakanga vakatukwa;
uye handichazovi nemi, kana musingaparadzi chinhu chakatukwa
pakati penyu.
7:13 Simuka, uchenese vanhu, uye uti, 'Zvitsaurei imi mumene kusvikira mangwana.
nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, Kune chinhu chakayeriswa pakati penyu
mukati mako, iwe Isiraeri; haungamiri pamberi pavavengi vako;
kusvikira mabvisa chinhu chakayeriswa pakati penyu.
7:14 Naizvozvo mangwanani munofanira kuuya maererano namarudzi enyu.
zvino rudzi runobatwa naJehovha runofanira kuuya
nemhuri dzavo; nemhuri ichada Jehovha
kutora kuchauya nedzimba; neimba ichada Jehovha
kutora kuchauya munhu nemunhu.
zvino uyo unobatwa ane chinhu chakayereswa uchavapo;
wakapiswa nomoto, iye nezvose zvaanazvo, nekuti wakadarika
sungano yaJehovha, uye nekuti wakaita chinhu chisina maturo pakati paIsiraeri.
7:16 Naizvozvo Joshua akamuka mangwanani, akaswededza vaIsiraeri parutivi rwavo
marudzi; rudzi rwaJudha rukabatwa;
7:17 Zvino akaswededza mhuri yaJudha; uye akatora mhuri yavanakomana vake
vaZerahi, akaswededza mhuri yavaZerahi, murume mumwe nomumwe; uye
Zabdi akatorwa:
7:18 akaswededza mhuri yake, murume mumwe nomumwe; naAkani, mwanakomana waKarimi;
mwanakomana waZabhidhi, mwanakomana waZera, worudzi rwaJudha akabatwa.
Joshua akati kuna Akani, Mwanakomana wangu, chikudza Jehovha
Mwari waIsiraeri, ureurure kwaari; ndiudze zvino zvauri
waita; usandivanzira.
7:20 Akani akapindura Joshua, akati, "Zvirokwazvo ndatadzira Jehovha."
Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, ndakaita zvokuti nezvokuti.
ndakaona pakati pezvakapambwa nguvo yakanaka, inobva Bhabhironi, namazana maviri
mashekeri esirivha, nechikamu chendarama chakasvika mashekeri ana makumi mashanu pakurema kwacho;
akazvichiva, akazvitora; tarirai, dzakavigwa muvhu
zviri pakati petende rangu, nesirivha iri pasi pazvo.
7:22 Naizvozvo Joshua akatuma nhume, ivo vakamhanyira kutende; uye tarira!
zvakanga zvakavigwa mutende rake, sirivha iri pasi pazvo.
7:23 Vakazvitora kubva mutende, vakauya nazvo
Joshua navana vaIsiraeri vose vakavaisa pamberi
Jehovha.
Joshua, iye navaIsiraeri vose vaakanga anavo, vakatora Akani, mwanakomana waZera, naye
sirivha, nenguo, negoridhe, nevanakomana vake, uye
vanasikana vake, nemombe dzake, nembongoro dzake, namakwai ake, netende rake;
nezvose zvaakanga anazvo, vakaenda nazvo kumupata weAkori.
Joshua akati, Wakatipinzireiko padambudziko? Jehovha uchakutambudza
nhasi. Ipapo vaIsiraeri vose vakamutaka namabwe, vakavapisa nawo
moto, pashure pokunge vataka namabwe.
7:26 Vakaunganidza pamusoro pake murwi mukuru wemabwe kusvikira nhasi. Saka iyo
Jehovha akazvidzora pakutsamwa kwake kukuru. Saka zita rakadaro
nzvimbo iyo yakanzi Mupata weAkori kusvikira nhasi.