Joshua
22:1 Zvino Joshua akadana vaRubheni, vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi
waManase,
akati kwavari, Makaita zvose zvakaitwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha
ndakakurairai, mukateerera inzwi rangu pazvose zvandakakurairai;
hamuna kusiya hama dzenyu mazuva awa mazhinji kusvikira nhasi, asi makadaro
chengeta murayiro waJehovha Mwari wako.
Zvino Jehovha Mwari wenyu wakazorodza hama dzenyu, saiye
Naizvozvo zvino dzokai muende kumatende enyu, mundogara
kunyika yenhaka yenyu, yakapiwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha
akakupai mhiri kwaJorodhani.
22:5 Asi chenjerai kuti muite murairo nemurairo, waMozisi
muranda waJehovha wakakurairai kuti mude Jehovha Mwari wenyu, nokumuda
kufamba munzira dzake dzose, nokuchengeta mirairo yake, nokunamatira
uye nokumushumira nomwoyo wako wose uye nomweya wako wose.
22:6 Naizvozvo Joshua akavaropafadza, akavaendesa, ivo vakaenda kumusha kwavo
matende.
22:7 Zvino Mozisi akanga apa hafu yorudzi rwaManase nhaka yavo
muBhashani; asi imwe hafu yaro Joshua akapa Joshua pakati pavo
hama dziri mhiri kwaJoridhani kumavirazuva. Zvino Joshua wakati avaendisa
uye kumatende avo, akavaropafadza;
22:8 Akataura kwavari, akati, Dzokerai kumatende enyu nefuma zhinji;
nemombe zhinji-zhinji, nesirivha, nendarama, nendarira;
nedare, nenguvo zhinji; mugovane zvamakapamba
vavengi nehama dzenyu.
22:9 Vana vaRubheni, navana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi
Manase akadzoka, akabva pavana vaIsiraeri
Shiro, riri panyika yeKanani, kuti vaende kunyika ye;
Giriyadhi, kunyika yenhaka yavo, kwavakanga vatorwa;
sezvakarehwa neshoko raJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.
22:10 Zvino vakati vachisvika kumiganhu yaJoridhani, munyika ye
naKanani, navana vaRubheni, navana vaGadhi, nehafu
rudzi rwaManase vakavakapo aritari paJoridhani, aritari huru pakuonekwa
ku.
22:11 Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakanzwa, vachiti, Tarirai, vana vaRubheni uye
Vana vaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase vakavaka atari
pakatarisana nenyika yeKenani, pamuganhu waJoridhani, pamuganhu
kuyambuka kwevana vaIsraeri.
22:12 Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachizvinzwa, ungano yose yakasimuka
Vana vaIsiraeri vakaungana paShiro, kuti vakwire
kuti varwe navo.
22:13 Zvino vana vaIsraeri vakatumira shoko kuvana vaRubheni uye kuvana
vana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, kunyika ye
Gireadhi, naPinehasi mwanakomana waEreazari mupristi;
iye pamwechete namachinda ane gumi naye, muchinda mumwe weimba imwe neimwe yavakuru;
marudzi aIsiraeri; mumwe nomumwe akanga ari mukuru weimba yavo
madzibaba pakati pezviuru zvavaIsiraeri.
22:15 Uye vakasvika kuvana vaRubheni uye kuvana vaGadhi.
nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, kunyika yeGiriyadhi;
akataura navo achiti.
Zvanzi neungano yose yaJehovha, Kudarika uku ndokweiko?
zvamakatadzira Mwari waIsiraeri, muchitsauka henyu nhasi
kuti murege kutevera Jehovha, pakuzvivakira aritari yamunomuitira
Mungamukira Jehovha nhasi here?
22:17 Ko kuipa kwePeori kushoma kwazvo kwatiri, isu tisingabvi pazviri
kunatswa kusvikira nhasi, kunyange zvazvo pakava nedenda muungano
chaJehovha,
Zvamoda kutsauka nhasi pakutevera Jehovha? uye zvichadaro
nekuti imwi munomukira Jehovha nhasi, mangwana uchava hake
akatsamwira ungano yose yaIsraeri.
Asi kana nyika yenyu yakanga isina kunaka, munofanira kupfuura henyu
kunyika yenhaka yaJehovha, inogara Jehovha
Tabhenakeri inogara uye inotora nhaka pakati pedu, asi musamupandukira
Jehovha, regai kutimukira isu pakuzvivakirai aritari parutivi rwearitari
atari yaJehovha Mwari wedu.
22:20 Akani, mwanakomana waZera, haana kudarika pachinhu chakayereswa here?
kutsamwa kukawira ungano yose yaIsiraeri? uye murume uyu akaparara
kwete iye oga pazvakaipa zvake.
22:21 Zvino vana vaRubheni, nevana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi
vaManase vakapindura, vakati kuvakuru vezviuru
Izirayeri,
Jehovha, Mwari wavamwari, Jehovha, Mwari wavamwari, iye unoziva, navaIsiraeri ndiye unoziva
vachaziva; kana kuri kumukira, kana kudarika Jehovha
Jehovha, regai kutiponesa nhasi,
22:23 kuti takazvivakira atari, kuti titsauke kubva pakutevera Jehovha
mubayire pamusoro payo chipiriso chinopiswa, kana chipiriso choupfu, kana zvokuyananisa nazvo
Jehovha pachake acharibvunza pamusoro payo;
22:24 Uye kana tisina kuzviita nekutya chinhu ichi, tichiti: In!
nguva inouya vana venyu vachataura navana vedu, vachiti, Chii
imwi mune shoko raJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri here?
nekuti Jehovha wakaita Joridhani muganhu pakati pedu nemi, imwi vana
wokwaRubheni navana vaGadhi; hamuna mugove kuna Jehovha;
vana venyu vanoita kuti vana vedu varege kutya Jehovha.
22:26 Naizvozvo takati, Ngatizvigadzirire zvino kutivakira atari, kwete
chipiriso chinopiswa, kana chibayiro;
22:27 Asi kuti chive chapupu pakati pedu nemi, uye nezvizvarwa zvedu
shure kwedu, kuti tiite basa raJehovha pamberi pake pamwechete nesu
nezvipiriso zvinopiswa, nezvibayiro zvedu, nezvipiriso zvedu zvokuyananisa;
kuti panguva inouya vana venyu varege kuzoti kuvana vedu, Matova nazvo
hapana mugove muna Jehovha.
22:28 Naizvozvo takati, kuti zvichaitika, kana vachitaura saizvozvo kwatiri kana kuti
kumarudzi edu anotevera, kuti tigotizve, Tarirai!
mufananidzo wearitari yaJehovha, yakanga yaitwa namadzibaba edu, isingapisi
kana zvipiriso, kana zvezvibayiro; asi chapupu pakati pedu nemi.
22:29 Mwari ngaatidzivise isu kuti tipandukire Jehovha, uye kutendeuka kubva nhasi
vakatevera Jehovha, kuzovaka aritari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa, yezvokudya
zvipiriso zvinopiswa kana zvibayiro kunze kwearitari yaJehovha Mwari wedu
iri pamberi petabhenakeri yake.
22:30 uye kana Pinehasi mupristi, nemachinda eungano, uye
Vakuru vezviuru zvavaIsiraeri vakanga vanaye vakanzwa mashoko iwayo
kuti vana vaRubheni, navana vaGadhi, navana vaGadhi;
Manase akataura, vakafara nazvo.
22:31 Ipapo Pinehasi mwanakomana waEreazari mupristi akati kuvana vaEriazari
Rubheni, navana vaGadhi, navana vaManase;
Nhasi tinoziva kuti Jehovha ari pakati pedu, nekuti imwi hamuna
Makatadzira Jehovha pakutadzira uku; zvino marwira Jehovha
vana vaIsiraeri paruoko rwaJehovha.
Ipapo Pinehasi, mwanakomana waEreazari mupristi, namachinda, vakadzoka
kubva kuvana vaRubheni, nokuvana vaGadhi,
nenyika yeGiriyadhi, kunyika yeKanani, kuvana vaIsiraeri;
akavadzosera shoko zvakare.
Shoko iro rakafadza vana vaIsiraeri; navana vaIsiraeri
akarumbidza Mwari, uye haana kufunga kukwira kundorwa navo, kuti
muparadze nyika makanga mugere vana vaRubheni navaGadhi;
22:34 Zvino vana vaRubheni nevana vaGadhi vakatumidza atari Edhi.
nekuti richava chapupu pakati pedu, kuti Jehovha ndiye Mwari.