Baba vedu Vanoita Kuti Zuva Rimire
Madzimambo mashanu anorwisa Gibheoni nokuti rakavapandukira, uye Joshua anofamba usiku hwose kuti adzivirire vanhu vakamunyengera. Chimvuramabwe chaBaba vedu chinouraya vazhinji kupfuura minondo, uye zuva rinomira. Vashanu vanowanikwa mubako, uye kunotevera kukunda nokukurumidza kwamaguta okumaodzanyemba.
10 1Adhoni-Zedheki mambo weJerusarema akanzwa kuti Joshua akanga atora Ai akariparadza chose—achiitira Ai namambo waro sezvaakanga aitira Jeriko namambo waro—uye kuti vanhu veGibheoni vakanga vaita rugare navaIsraeri, zvino vachigara pakati pavo. 2Vanhu veJerusarema vakatya zvikuru, nokuti Gibheoni rakanga riri guta guru, rakaita serimwe ramaguta amadzimambo, uye nokuti rakanga rakakura kupfuura Ai, uye varume varo vose vakanga vari varwi. 3Saka Adhoni-Zedheki mambo weJerusarema akatuma shoko kuna Hohamu mambo weHebhuroni, kuna Piramu mambo weJarimuti, kuna Jafia mambo weRakishi, uye kuna Dhebhiri mambo weEgironi, achiti, 4“Kwirai kwandiri mundibatsire, uye ngatirwisei Gibheoni, nokuti rakaita rugare naJoshua uye navanhu vaIsraeri.” 5Ipapo madzimambo mashanu avaAmori—madzimambo eJerusarema, Hebhuroni, Jarimuti, Rakishi, neEgironi—akabatana akakwira nehondo dzawo dzose. Akadzika misasa achirwisa Gibheoni, akarwa naro. 6Varume veGibheoni vakatuma shoko iri kuna Joshua kumusasa weGirigari, vachiti: “Musasiya varanda venyu! Uyai nokukurumidza mutiponese—tibatsirei! Mambo wose muAmori ari munyika yezvikomo abatana kuzorwa nesu.”
7Saka Joshua akakwira achibva kuGirigari aine varume vake vose vehondo—varwi vake vane simba.
8Zvino Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua, “Usavatya—ndakavaisa mumaoko ako. Hapana kunyange nomumwe wavo achamira pamberi pako.”
9Saka Joshua akasvika pavari kamwe-kamwe, afamba usiku hwose achikwira achibva kuGirigari. 10Zvino Baba vedu vakavavhundutsa pamberi pavaIsraeri, vakavarova norutsoko rukuru paGibheoni, vakavadzingirira nenzira inokwira kuBheti-horoni, vakavauraya kusvika kuAzeka neMakedha. 11Pavakanga vachitiza pamberi pavaIsraeri vachiburuka mawere eBheti-horoni, Baba vedu vakakanda matombo makuru pamusoro pavo achibva kudenga, kusvika kuAzeka, vakafa. Vazhinji vavo vakafa nematombo echimvuramabwe kupfuura avo vakaurayiwa navaIsraeri nomunondo.
12Ipapo Joshua akataura kuna Baba vedu pazuva Baba vedu ravakaisa vaAmori mumaoko avanhu vaIsraeri, uye pamberi pavaIsraeri vose akati: “Zuva, mira pamusoro peGibheoni, nemwedzi, pamusoro peMupata weAijaroni.” 13Zuva rikamira, mwedzi ukamira, kusvika rudzi rwatsiva pavavengi varwo. Ko izvi hazvina kunyorwa here muBhuku raJashari? Zuva rakamira pakati pedenga uye harina kukurumidza kuvira kwinenge zuva rizere. a a v13 Bhuku raJashari rakanga riri muunganidzwa wakare wavaHebheru wenhetembo nenziyo, zvino rakarasika. 14Hakuna kumbova nezuva rakafanana naro, kungava pakutanga kana pashure, Baba vedu pavakateerera inzwi romunhu—nokuti Baba vedu vakarwira vaIsraeri.
15Ipapo Joshua navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo vakadzokera kumusasa weGirigari.
Madzimambo Mashanu Anoninipiswa
16Zvino madzimambo aya mashanu akanga atiza akandohwanda mubako riri paMakedha. 17Zvino Joshua akaudzwa kuti, “Madzimambo mashanu awanikwa, akahwanda mubako riri paMakedha.”
18Saka Joshua akati, “Kungurutsirai matombo makuru pamuromo webako, mugomisa varume parutivi rwaro kuti vaachengete. 19Asi imi musagara ipapo. Dzingirirai vavengi venyu muvarove shure. Musavarega vachisvika kumaguta avo, nokuti Baba venyu vakaapa mumaoko enyu.”
20Joshua navanhu vaIsraeri vakati vavarova norutsoko rukuru vakavaparadza chose—kunyange zvakadaro vakapukunyuka vashomanana vakapotera mumaguta akakomberedzwa namasvingo. 21Ipapo vanhu vose vakadzokera norugare kuna Joshua kumusasa weMakedha, uye hapana munhu akatsunga kutaura chakaipa pamusoro pomumwe muIsraeri. 22Ipapo Joshua akati, “Vhurai muromo webako muuye nemadzimambo aya mashanu kwandiri.” 23Saka vakabudisa madzimambo mashanu mubako vakauya nawo kwaari: madzimambo eJerusarema, Hebhuroni, Jarimuti, Rakishi, neEgironi. 24Vakati vabudisa madzimambo aya kuna Joshua, akadana varume vose vaIsraeri, akati kuvakuru vehondo vakanga vaenda naye, “Swederai, isai tsoka dzenyu pamitsipa yemadzimambo aya.” Saka vakaswedera vakaisa tsoka dzavo pamitsipa yawo.
25Joshua akati kwavari, “Musatya kana kuvhunduka. Simbai mushinge—izvi ndizvo zvichaitwa naBaba vedu kuvavengi vose vamunorwa navo.”
26Shure kwaizvozvo, Joshua akarova madzimambo, akaauraya, akaaturika pamiti mishanu, pakaramba akarembera kusvikira manheru. 27Zuva rovira, Joshua akarayira kuti mitumbi iburutswe pamiti ikandwe mubako makanga mahwanda madzimambo. Vakaisa matombo makuru pamuromo webako, achiripo kusvika nhasi.
28Pazuva iroro Joshua akatora Makedha, akarirova namambo waro nomunondo, akaparadza munhu wose aiva mariri—hapana akasara. Akaitira mambo weMakedha sezvaakanga aitira mambo weJeriko.
Baba vedu Vanopa Maguta Okumaodzanyemba
29Ipapo Joshua navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo vakabva paMakedha vakaenda kuRibhina vakarwa neRibhina. 30Zvino Baba vedu vakaripawo, pamwe chete namambo waro, kuvaIsraeri. Joshua akarirova nomunhu wose aiva mariri nomunondo unopinza, pasina kusara munhu. Akaitira mambo waro sezvaakanga aitira mambo weJeriko.
31Ipapo Joshua navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo vakabva kuRibhina vakaenda kuRakishi, vakadzika misasa vachirirwisa, vakarwa naro. 32Zvino Baba vedu vakaisa Rakishi mumaoko avaIsraeri, Joshua akarikunda nezuva rechipiri, akarirova nomunhu wose aiva mariri nomunondo, sezvaakanga aitira Ribhina. 33Ipapo Horamu mambo weGezeri akakwira kuzobatsira Rakishi, asi Joshua akamurova navanhu vake, pasina kusara munhu.
34Joshua navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo vakabva kuRakishi vakaenda kuEgironi, vakadzika misasa vachirirwisa, vakarwa naro. 35Vakarikunda musi iwoyo vakarirova nomunondo unopinza. Musi iwoyo akaparadza chose munhu wose aiva mariri, sezvaakanga aitira Rakishi.
36Ipapo Joshua, navaIsraeri vose, akakwira achibva kuEgironi akaenda kuHebhuroni akarirwisa. 37Vakarikunda, vakarirova nomunondo unopinza—mambo waro, maguta aro ose, nomunhu wose aiva mariri. Haana kusiya munhu, sezvaakanga aitira Egironi, akariparadza chose pamwe chete nomunhu wose aiva mariri.
38Ipapo Joshua navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo vakadzokera kuDhebhiri vakarwa naro. 39Akarikunda, namambo waro, nemisha yaro yose, akavarova nomunondo, akaparadza chose munhu wose aiva mariri—pasina kusara munhu. Akaitira Dhebhiri namambo waro sezvaakanga aitira Hebhuroni neRibhina namambo waro. 40Joshua akarova nyika yose—nyika yezvikomo, Negevhi, mapani, namawere—namadzimambo ayo ose. Haana kusiya munhu; akaparadza zvose zvaifema, sezvakarayirwa naBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri. 41Joshua akavarova kubva kuKadheshi-bhaneya kusvika kuGaza, nenyika yose yeGosheni, kusvika kuGibheoni. 42Joshua akatora madzimambo aya ose nenyika yawo panguva imwe chete, nokuti Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vakarwira vaIsraeri. 43Ipapo Joshua navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo vakadzokera kumusasa weGirigari.