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| 1. | Zvino madzimambo ose akanga agere mhiri kwaJorodhani, panyika yamakomo nenyika yamapani, napamhenderekedzo dzose dzegungwa guru pamberi peRebhanoni, vaHeti, navaAmori, navaKenani, navaPerezi, navaHivhi, navaJebhusi, vakati vachinzwa izvozvo, |
| 2. | vakaungana nomoyo mumwe kundorwa naJoshua navaIsiraeri. |
| 3. | Asi vanhu veGibhiyoni vakati vachinzwa zvakanga zvaitirwa Jeriko neAi naJoshua, |
| 4. | vakatsvaka mano, vakaenda senhume, vakaenda nehomo dzakasakara pamusoro pembongoro dzavo, nehombodo dzewaini dzakasakara, dzakanga dzakaparuka, nokusonanidzwazve; |
| 5. | neshangu dzakasakara, dzaiva nezviremo patsoka dzavo, nenguvo dzakasakara; zvingwa zvavo zvose zvembuva yavo zvakanga zvakaoma nokuvhuvha. |
| 6. | Vakaenda kuna Joshua kumisasa paGirigari, vakati kwaari nokuvarume vaIsiraeri, "Tinobva kunyika iri kure; naizvozvo itai sungano nesu zvino." |
| 7. | Varume vaIsiraeri vakati kuvaHivhi, "Zvimwe mugere pakati pedu; tingaita sungano nemi seiko?" |
| 8. | Ivo vakati, "Tiri varanda venyu." Joshua akati kwavari, "Ndimwi aniko? Munobvepi?" |
| 9. | Vakati, "Varanda venyu vabva kunyika iri kure-kure, nokuda kwezita raJehovha Mwari wenyu, nokuti takanzwa mukurumbira wake nezvose zvaakaita Ijipiti. |
| 10. | Uye zvose zvaakaitira madzimambo maviri avaAmori, akanga ari mhiri kwaJorodhani, naSihoni mambo weHeshibhoni, naOgi mambo weBhashani, wakanga ari paAshitaroti. |
| 11. | Vakuru vedu navanhu vose venyika yedu vakataura nesu, vakati, `Torai mbuva yenzira mumaoko enyu, mundosangana navo,' muti kwavari, `Tiri varanda venyu; zvino itai sungano nesu. |
| 12. | Zvingwa izvo zvembuva yedu takazvitora zvichakapisa mudzimba dzedu musi watakabuda, tichiuya kwamuri; asi zvino tarirai, zvaoma, zvavhuvha. |
| 13. | Nehombodo idzi dzewaini, dzatakazadza, dzakanga dziri itsva; tarirai, dzaparuka; nenguvo dzedu idzi, neshangu dzedu zvasakara nemhaka yorwendo rurefu-refu.' " |
| 14. | Ipapo varume vakatora zvimwe zvembuva yavo, vasingabvunzi muromo waJehovha. |
| 15. | Joshua akayanana navo, akaita sungano navo, kuti vachavarega vari vapenyu; machinda eungano akapika kwavari. |
| 16. | Zvino mazuva matatu akati apera, vaita sungano navo, vakanzwa kuti vagere pedo navo napakati pavo. |
| 17. | VaIsiraeri vakafamba, vakasvika pamaguta avo nezuva retatu. Maguta avo aiva Gibhiyoni, neKefira, neBheroti, naKiriatijearimi. |
| 18. | Vana vaIsiraeri havana kuvaparadza, nokuti machinda eungano akanga apika kwavari naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri. Ungano yose ikapopotera machinda. |
| 19. | Asi machinda ose akati kuungano yose, "Takapika kwavari naJehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, naizvozvo zvino hatigoni kuvaitira chinhu. |
| 20. | Tichavaitira chinhu ichi, tichavarega vari vapenyu, kuti tirege kuwirwa nokutsamwa kwaMwari nokuda kwokupika, kwatakapika kwavari." |
| 21. | Zvino machinda akati kwavari, "Ngavararame havo. Vakava vatemi vehuni navateki vemvura veungano yose, sezvavakaudzwa namachinda." |
| 22. | Zvino Joshua akavadana, akataura navo, akati, "Matinyengedzerereiko, muchiti, `Takabva kure-kure nemi, zvamugere pakati pedu?' |
| 23. | Naizvozvo zvino muri vanhu vakatukwa, muchangosiva varanda navatemi vehuni navateki vemvura veimba yaMwari wangu." |
| 24. | Vakapindura Joshua, vakati, "Nokuti varanda venyu vakanga vaudzwa zvirokwazvo kuti Jehovha Mwari wenyu wakanga araira muranda wake Mozisi, kuti akupei nyika yose, nokuparadza vose vagere panyika ino pamberi penyu; naizvozvo takatya kwazvo nokuda kwenyu kuti tichaurawa, tikaita chinhu ichi. |
| 25. | Zvino tarirai, tiri pamaoko enyu, itai nesu sezvamunoti ndizvo zvakanaka nezvakarurama." |
| 26. | Akavaitira saizvozvo, akavarwira pamaoko avana vaIsiraeri, ivo vakasavauraya. |
| 27. | Musi iwoyo Joshua akavaita vatemi vehuni navateki vemvura yeungano neyearitari yaJehovha, kusvikira nhasi panzvimbo yaizotsaurwa naye. |
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