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| 1. | Zvino Joshua akamuka mangwanani, vakabva Shitimi, vakasvika paJorodhani, iye navana vaIsiraeri vose; vakavatapo vasati vayambuka. |
| 2. | Mazuva matatu akati apera, vatariri vakapinda napakati pemisasa, |
| 3. | vakaraira vanhu, vachiti, "Kana muchiona areka yesungano yaJehovha Mwari wenyu, navapirisiti vaRevhi voitakura, munofanira kusimuka pamugere, nokuitevera. |
| 4. | Asi munofanira kusiya nzvimbo pakati penyu naiyo, inosvika makubhiti anenge zviuru zviviri; regai kuswedera kwairi, kuti muzive nzira yamunofanira kuenda nayo; nokuti mugere kumbofamba nenzira iyi." |
| 5. | Zvino Joshua akati kuvanhu, "Zvinatsei, nokuti mangwana Jehovha uchaita zvinoshamisa pakati penyu." |
| 6. | Joshua akataura navapirisiti, akati, "Simudzai areka yesungano, mutungamirire vanhu pakuyambuka." Ivo vakasimudza areka yesungano, vakatungamirira vanhu. |
| 7. | Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Joshua, "Nhasi ndichatanga kukukudza pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose, vazive kuti ndichava newe, sezvandaisiva naMozisi. |
| 8. | Iwe unofanira kuraira vapirisiti kuti vatakure areka yesungano, uchiti, `Kana masvika parutivi rwemvura yaJorodhani, munofanira kumira muJorodhani.' " |
| 9. | Zvino Joshua akati kuvana vaIsiraeri, "Uyai pano, munzwe mashoko aJehovha Mwari wenyu." |
| 10. | Joshua akati, "Muchaziva nechinhu ichi kuti Mwari mupenyu uri pakati penyu, uye kuti uchadzinga zvirokwazvo pamberi penyu vaKenani, navaHeti, navaHivhi, navaPerezi, navaGirigashi, navaAmori, navaJebhusi. |
| 11. | Tarirai, areka yesungano yaIshe wenyika yose inokutungamirirai pakuyambuka Jorodhani. |
| 12. | Naizvozvo zvino muzvitorerei varume vane gumi navaviri pamarudzi ose avaIsiraeri, mumwe mumwe parudzi rumwe norumwe. |
| 13. | Zvino kana tsoka dzavapirisiti vanotakura areka yaJehovha, Ishe wenyika yose dzichitsika mumvura yaJorodhani, mvura yaJorodhani ichagurwa, iyo mvura inobva kumusoro; ichamira, ikaita murwi mukuru." |
| 14. | Zvino vanhu vakati vachibva pamatende avo, kuti vayambuke Jorodhani, vapirisiti vaitakura areka vakatungamirira vanhu; |
| 15. | zvino vakanga vakatakura areka vakati vachisvika paJorodhani, netsoka dzavapirisiti vakanga vakatakura areka dzichinyikwa pamucheto wemvura, (nokuti Jorodhani runofashamira nhivi dzarwo dzose nguva yose yokukohwa,) |
| 16. | mvura yakanga ichibva kumusoro ikamira, ikaita murwi mukuru, kusvikira kure-kure paAdhama, guta riri kurutivi rweZaretani; neyakanga ichiyerera kugungwa reArabha, ndiro Gungwa roMunyu, yakagurwa chose; vanhu vakayambuka pakatarisana neJeriko. |
| 17. | Vapirisiti vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaJehovha vakaramba vamire pasi pakaoma pakati paJorodhani; vaIsiraeri vose vakayambuka pavhu rakaoma kusvikira rudzi rwose rwapedza kuyambuka Jorodhani. |
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