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| 1. | Zvino guta reJeriko rakanga rapfigwa kwazvo nokuda kwavana vaIsiraeri; kwakanga kusina munhu waibuda kana kupinda.) |
| 2. | Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Joshua, "Tarira, ndakapa mumaoko ako Jeriko, namambo waro, navarume varo vane simba noumhare. |
| 3. | Munofanira kukomba guta, imwi varume vose vehondo, mupoteredze guta kamwe chete. Unofanira kuita saizvozvo mazuva matanhatu. |
| 4. | Vapirisiti vanomwe vanofanira kufamba pamberi peareka vakabata hwamanda nomwe dzenyanga dzamakondohwe; nomusi wechinomwe munofanira kupoteredza guta kanomwe, vapirisiti vachiridza hwamanda. |
| 5. | Zvino kana voridzisa norunyanga rwegondohwe, kana imwi muchinzwa kurira kwehwamanda, ipapo vanhu vose vanofanira kudanidzira nokudanidzira kukuru; ipapo rusvingo rweguta ruchakoromoka chose, navanhu vanofanira kupinda, mumwe nomumwe ipapo pakaruramana naye." |
| 6. | Zvino Joshua, mwanakomana waNuni, akadana vapirisiti, akati kwavari, "Simudzai areka yesungano, vapirisiti vanomwe vafambe vakabata hwamanda nomwe dzenyanga dzamakondohwe pamberi peareka yaJehovha." |
| 7. | Akati kuvanhu, "Pfuurai, mupoteredze guta, varume vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa vatungamirire areka yaJehovha." |
| 8. | Zvino Joshua wakati ataura navanhu, vapirisiti vanomwe vakatungamira vakabata hwamanda nomwe dzenyanga dzamakondohwe, vakaridza hwamanda, areka yesungano yaJehovha ikavatevera. |
| 9. | Varume vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa vakatungamirira vapirisiti vakanga vachiridza hwamanda, navarindi veshure vakatevera areka, vapirisiti vakafamba vachingoridza hwamanda. |
| 10. | Zvino Joshua akaraira vanhu, akati, "Regai kudanidzira, namanzwi enyu ngaarege kunzwika, kana shoko rimwe ngarirege kubuda pamiromo yenyu, kusvikira pamusi wandinokurairai kuti mudanidzire; ipapo munofanira kudanidzira. |
| 11. | Naizvozvo wakaraira kuti areka yaJehovha ipoteredze guta, iripoteredze kamwe chete; vanhu vakapindazve mumisasa, vakavatamo. |
| 12. | Joshua akamuka mangwanani, vapirisiti vakasimudza areka yaJehovha. |
| 13. | Navapirisiti vanomwe vakanga vakabata hwamanda nomwe dzenyanga dzamakondohwe pamberi peareka yaJehovha, vakaramba vachifamba vachingoridza hwamanda; navarume vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa vakavatungamirira; navarindi veshure vakatevera areka yaJehovha, vapirisiti vakafamba vachingoridza hwamanda. |
| 14. | Nomusi wechipiri vakapoteredza guta kamwe chete, vakadzokera kumisasa; vakaita saizvozvo mazuva matanhatu. |
| 15. | Nomusi wechinomwe vakafumira mangwanani, vakapoteredza guta nomutoo iwoyo kanomwe; nomusi iwoyo bedzi vakapoteredza guta kanomwe. |
| 16. | Zvino panguva yechinomwe, vapirisiti vakati vachiridza hwamanda, Joshua akati kuvanhu, "Danidzirai, nokuti Jehovha wakupai guta. |
| 17. | Asi guta rinofanira kuyeriswa kuna Jehovha, iro nezvose zviri mukati maro; asi Rakabhi bedzi, chifeve chiya, ngaaregwe ari mupenyu, iye navose vari mumba make, nokuti wakavanza nhume dzatakatuma. |
| 18. | Asi imwi, chenjerai pazvinhu zvinoyera, kuti murege kutora chinhu chinoyera, mambochiyeresa, naizvozvo mungatukisa misasa yaIsiraeri mukaipinza mudambudziko. |
| 19. | Asi sirivha yose, nendarama, nemidziyo yendarira, neyamatare zvitsvene kuna Jehovha; zvinofanira kuiswa muchivigiro chefuma chaJehovha." |
| 20. | Naizvozvo vanhu vakadanidzira, navapirisiti vakaridza hwamanda; zvino vanhu vakati vachinzwa kurira kwehwamanda, vanhu vakadanidzira nokudanidzira kukuru, rusvingo ndokukoromoka chose, vanhu vakakwira vachipinda muguta, mumwe nomumwe pakaruramana naye, vakakunda guta. |
| 21. | Vakaparadza chose nomunondo unopinza zvose zvakanga zviri muguta, varume navakadzi, vaduku navakuru, nenzombe, namakwai, nembongoro. |
| 22. | Joshua akati kuvarume vaviri vakanga vandoshora nyika, "Pindai muimba yechifeve, mubudise mukadzi nezvose zvaanazvo, sezvamakapika kwaari." |
| 23. | Zvino majaya iwayo, vashori, vakapinda, vakabudisa Rakabhi, nababa vake, namai vake, nehanzvadzi dzake, nezvose zvaakanga anazvo, vakabudisawo hama dzake dzose, vakavaisa kunze kwemisasa yaIsiraeri. |
| 24. | Ipapo vakapisa guta nomoto, nezvose zvakanga zviri mukati maro; asi sirivha, nendarama, nemidziyo yendarira, neyamatare, vakazviisa muchivigiro chefuma cheimba yaJehovha. |
| 25. | Asi Joshua wakarega Rakabhi, chifeve chiya, ari mupenyu, iye naveimba yababa vake, nezvose zvaakanga anazvo; iye akagara pakati paIsiraeri kusvikira nhasi; nokuti wakanga avanza nhume dzakatumwa naJoshua kundoshora Jeriko. |
| 26. | Nenguva iyo Joshua akavapikisa, achiti, "Munhu unozomuka akavaka guta iri reJeriko ngaatukwe; ucharashikirwa nedangwe rake kana achiteya nheyo dzaro, uye ucharashikirwa norugotwe rwake kana achimutsa masuo aro." |
| 27. | Naizvozvo Jehovha wakanga ana Joshua; mukurumbira wake ukanzwika panyika yose. |
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