Joshua
24:1 Zvino Joshua akaunganidza marudzi ose aIsiraeri paShekemu, akadana
vakuru vaIsiraeri, navatungamiriri vavo, navatongi vavo, navatongi vavo
vatariri vavo; vakamira pamberi paMwari.
24:2 Joshua akati kuvanhu vose, Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri,
Madzibaba enyu akagara mhiri kwamafashamo kare, kunyange
Tera, baba vaAbhurahamu, nababa vaNahori; vakashumira
vamwe vamwari.
24:3 Uye ndakatora baba venyu Abhurahama kubva mhiri kwamvura zhinji, uye ndikavatungamirira
Akawanza vana vake panyika yose yeKanani, akavapa
iye Isaka.
24:4 Ndikapa Isaka Jakobho naEsau, ndikapa Esau gomo reSeiri.
kuti ive yako; asi Jakobho nevana vake vakaburukira Egipita.
24:5 Ndikatumawo Mozisi naAroni, ndikatambudza Egipita, saizvozvo
zvandakaita pakati pavo; pashure ndikakubudisai.
Ndikabudisa madzibaba enyu paEgipita, mukasvika pagungwa; uye
vaEgipita vakateverera madzibaba enyu vane ngoro navatasvi vamabhiza kusvikira kwavari
Gungwa Dzvuku.
24:7 Zvino vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, akaisa rima pakati penyu nemi
vaEgipita, akauyisa gungwa pamusoro pavo, akavafukidza; uye wako
meso akaona zvandakaita Egipita, mukagara murenje
mwaka wakareba.
24:8 Uye ndakakuunzai munyika yavaAmori, vakanga vageremo
mhiri kwaJoridhani; vakarwa nemi, ndikavaisa mumaoko enyu
ruoko, kuti mutore nyika yavo; ndikavaparadza kubva kare
iwe.
Ipapo Bharaki mwanakomana waZipori, mambo waMoabhu, akasimuka, akarwa
Isiraeri, akatuma nhume kundodana Bharamu, mwanakomana waBheori, kuti akutukei;
24:10 Asi ini ndakaramba kuteerera Bharamu; naizvozvo wakaramba achikuropafadzai;
ndakakurwirai paruoko rwake.
Zvino makayambuka Joridhani, mukasvika paJeriko; varume veJeriko
vakarwa nemi, vaAmori, navaPerezi, navaPerezi;
VaKenani, vaHiti, vaGirigashi, vaHivhi, nevaHiti
vaJebhusi; ndikavaisa mumaoko enyu.
24:12 Ndakatuma mago pamberi penyu, akavadzinga pamberi penyu.
iwo madzimambo maviri avaAmori; asi kwete nomunondo wako kana nowako
bow.
24:13 Uye ndakakupai nyika yamusina kushandira, uye maguta
zvamusina kuvaka, mukagaramo; yeminda yemizambiringa uye
munodya miorivhi yamusina kusima.
24:14 Naizvozvo zvino ityai Jehovha, uye mumushumire nomwoyo wose nechokwadi.
bvisai vamwari vaishumirwa namadzibaba enyu mhiri kwegungwa
namafashamu, nomuEgipita; shumirai Jehovha.
Zvino kana muchiti zvakaipa kushumira Jehovha, zvitsaurirei nhasi ndiani
muchashumira; kana vamwari vaishumirwa namadzibaba enyu vaivapo
mhiri kwoRwizi, kana vamwari vavaAmori, munyika yavo
asi kana ndirini neimba yangu tichashumira Jehovha.
24:16 Vanhu vakapindura vakati, "Ngazvisadaro, kuti isu tirege kuisiya."
Jehovha, kushumira vamwe vamwari;
24:17 Nokuti Jehovha Mwari wedu, ndiye akatikwidza isu nemadzibaba edu kubva
nenyika yeEgipita paimba youranda, naiye akaita vakuru
zviratidzo pameso edu, ndokutichengeta panzira yose yatakafamba, uye
pakati pavanhu vose vatakapfuura napakati pavo;
Jehovha ndiye wakadzinga ndudzi dzose pamberi pedu, ivo vaAmori
isu takanga tigere panyika; naizvozvo tichashumira Jehovha; nokuda kwake
ndiMwari wedu.
24:19 Zvino Joshua akati kuvanhu, Hamungagoni kushumira Jehovha, nekuti iye Mwari
Mwari mutsvene; ndiMwari ane godo; haangakukangamwiriyi kudarika kwenyu
kana zvivi zvako.
Kana mukarasha Jehovha, mukashumira vamwari vavatorwa, iye achatsauka, akaita
munokukuvadzai, nokukuparadzai, ambokuitirai zvakanaka.
24:21 Ipapo vanhu vakati kuna Joshua, "Kwete; asi isu tichashumira Jehovha.
24:22 Joshua akati kuvanhu, "Muri zvapupu pamusoro penyu
zvamakazvitsaurira Jehovha kuti mumushumire. Ivo ndokuti: Tiri
zvapupu.
24:23 Naizvozvo ikozvino rasha vamwari vedzimwe nyika vari pakati penyu.
urerekere moyo wako kuna Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri.
Ipapo vanhu vakati kuna Joshua, Jehovha Mwari wedu ndiye watichashumira, nowake
tichateerera inzwi.
24:25 Naizvozvo Joshua akaita sungano nevanhu nomusi iwoyo, akavagadza
murayiro nomutemo paShekemu.
24:26 Joshua akanyora mashoko aya mubhuku yomurayiro waMwari, akatora
ibwe guru, akarimisa pasi pomuouki, wakange uri paimba tsvene
chaJehovha.
24:27 Joshua akati kuvanhu vose, Tarirai, ibwe iri richava a
tipupurirei; nekuti rakanzwa mashoko ose aJehovha aakataura
Naizvozvo zvichava uchapupu kwamuri, kuti murege kuramba
Mwari wenyu.
Naizvozvo Joshua akaendisa vanhu, mumwe nomumwe akaenda kunhaka yake.
24:29 Zvino zvakaitika shure kwaizvozvi, kuti Joshua mwanakomana waNuni, mutongi
muranda waJehovha akafa, ava namakore ane zana negumi.
24:30 Uye vakamuviga pamuganhu wenhaka yake paTiminati-sera.
riri panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, nechokumusoro kwegomo reGaashi.
VaIsiraeri vakashumira Jehovha mazuva ose aJoshua, namazuva ose aJoshua
navakuru vakanga vachiri vapenyu Joshua atofa, ivo vakanga vaziva mabasa ose aJoshua
Jehovha, zvaakaitira vaIsiraeri.
24:32 uye mapfupa aJosefa, vanakomana vaIsraeri vakakwidza kubva
Egipita vakavigwa paShekemu, panzvimbo yakanga yatengwa naJakove
kuvanakomana vaHamori, baba vaShekemu, mashekeri ane zana
sirivha, uye ikava nhaka yavana vaJosefa.
24:33 Eriazari, mwanakomana waAroni, akafa; vakamuviga mugomo
yakanga iri yaPinehasi, mwanakomana wake, waakanga apiwa panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu.