Baba Vedu Vanogadza Joshua
Kukundwa nokugarwa kweNyika Yakapikirwa pasi paJoshua. Basa rinotyisa parinotanga, Baba vedu vanosimbisa vanhu vavo kwete paushingi hwavanhu ivavo, asi pakuvapo kwaBaba vemene.
1 1Shure kwokufa kwaMozisi muranda waBaba vedu, Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua mwanakomana waNuni, mubatsiri waMozisi:
2“Mozisi muranda wangu afa. Zvino simuka, yambuka Jorodhani, iwe navanhu ava vose, muende munyika yandiri kuvapa, ivo vana vaIsraeri. 3Nzvimbo ipi neipi pauchatsika norutsoka rwako ndakupa, sezvandakavimbisa Mozisi. 4Nyika yako ichatambanuka kubva murenje neLebhanoni iri kusvikira kurwizi rukuru rwaYufratesi—nyika yose yavaHiti—nokusvikira kuGungwa Guru nechokunovira zuva. 5Hakuna munhu achamira pamberi pako mazuva ose oupenyu hwako. Sezvandaiva naMozisi, ndichava newe; handingakusiyi kana kukurasa.
6“Iva nesimba ushinge, nokuti uchatungamirira vanhu ava kuti vagare nhaka yenyika yandakapikira madzitateguru avo kuti ndaizovapa. 7Asi iva nesimba ushinge kwazvo, uchichenjerera kuteerera mutemo wose wawakarayirwa naMozisi muranda wangu. Usatsauka pauri uchienda kurudyi kana kuruboshwe, kuti ubudirire kwose kwauchaenda. 8Bhuku iri roMutemo ngarirege kubva pamuromo pako; ufungisise pamusoro paro masikati nousiku, kuti uchenjerere kuita zvose zvakanyorwa mariri. Ipapo nzira yako ichabudirira uye uchakunda. 9Handina kukurayira here? Iva nesimba ushinge. Usatya kana kuora mwoyo, nokuti ini, Baba vako, ndinewe kwose kwauchaenda.”
Joshua Anounganidza Vanhu Kuti Vayambuke
10Ipapo Joshua akarayira vatariri vavanhu, achiti:
11“Pindai nomumisasa murayire vanhu muchiti: ‘Gadzirirai mbuva, nokuti mumazuva matatu muchayambuka Jorodhani kuti mupinde mutore nyika iyo Baba venyu vari kukupai kuti ive yenyu.’”
12Kuvana vaRubheni, kuvaGadhi, nokuhafu yorudzi rwaManase, Joshua akati:
13“Rangarirai zvamakarayirwa naMozisi, muranda waBaba vedu, achiti: ‘Baba venyu vari kukupai zororo uye vachakupai nyika iyi.’ 14Vakadzi venyu, vana venyu, nezvipfuwo zvenyu zvichasara munyika yamakapiwa naMozisi kumabvazuva kweJorodhani; asi imi mose varwi muchayambuka makashonga zvombo pamberi pehama dzenyu kuti mudzibatsire, 15kusvikira Baba vedu vapa hama dzenyu zororo, sezvavakakupai imi, uye ivowo votora nyika yavari kuvapa. Ipapo mudzokere kunyika yenyu motora yacho—nyika yamakapiwa naMozisi, muranda waBaba vedu, mhiri kwaJorodhani nechokunobuda zuva.”
16Vakapindura Joshua vachiti, “Zvose zvamatirayira tichazviita, uye kwose kwamuchatituma tichaenda. 17Sezvataiteerera Mozisi pazvinhu zvose, tichakuteererai nemiwo. Asi Baba venyu ngavave nemi, sezvavaiva naMozisi. 18Munhu wose anomukira murayiro wenyu uye asingateereri mashoko enyu, chose chamucharayira, anofanira kuurayiwa. Asi ivai nesimba mushinge.”