Baba Vanokunda Madzimambo Okuchamhembe
Mubatanidzwa wokuchamhembe unoungana nemabhiza nengoro dzehondo sejecha pamahombekombe egungwa, uye Baba vedu vanoukunda pamvura yeMeromu; mabhiza anogurwa tsinga, ngoro dzinopiswa. Hazori chete ndiro rinopiswa. Ipapo hondo refu inopera, uye nyika inozorora.
11 1Zvino Jabhini mambo weHazori paakanzwa izvi, akatumira shoko kuna Jobhabhi mambo weMadhoni, nokuna mambo weShimironi, nokuna mambo weAkishafi, 2nokumadzimambo okuchamhembe: munyika yezvikomo, nomuArabha nechezasi kweKineroti, nomumapani, uye nokunzvimbo dzakakwirira dzeDhori nechokumavirira; 3nokuvaKenani vokumabvazuva nokumavirira, nokuvaAmori, nevaHiti, nevaPerizi, nevaJebhusi vaiva munyika yezvikomo, nevaHivhi vaiva pazasi peHerimoni munyika yeMizipa. 4Vakabuda nehondo dzavo dzose—uto guru sejecha riri pamahombekombe egungwa—namabhiza nengoro zhinji kwazvo. 5Madzimambo ose aya akabatana akauya akadzika musasa pamwe chete pamvura yeMeromu kuti arwe navaIsraeri.
6Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua, “Usavatya, nokuti nenguva ino mangwana ndichavaisa vose kuvaIsraeri, vakafa. Gura marunda amabhiza avo ugopisa ngoro dzavo nomoto.”
7Joshua nehondo yake vakasvika pavari kamwe kamwe pamvura yeMeromu, vakavarwisa, 8uye Baba vedu vakavaisa kuvaIsraeri, ivo vakavarova vakavadzinganisa kusvikira kuSidhoni Guru, nokuMiserefoti-maimi, nokumabvazuva kusvikira kuMupata weMizipa, vakasasiya kana mumwe akapona. 9Joshua akavaitira sezvaakaudzwa naBaba vedu: akagura marunda amabhiza avo akapisa ngoro dzavo nomoto. 10Panguva iyoyo Joshua akadzoka, akakunda Hazori, akauraya mambo waro nomunondo, nokuti kare Hazori raiva musoro woushe hwose uhwu. 11Vakarova mumwe nomumwe aivamo nomunondo, vakavaparadza chose; hakuna chinhu chaifema chakasara, uye Joshua akapisa Hazori pacharo nomoto. 12Joshua akakunda maguta ose amadzimambo aya namadzimambo awo ose, akavauraya nomunondo, akavaparadza zvachose, sezvakarayirwa naMozisi muranda waBaba vedu. 13VaIsraeri havana kupisa kana rimwe ramaguta akanga akamira pazvikomo zvawo, kunze kweHazori roga—Joshua akaripisa iroro. 14VaIsraeri vakatora zvose zvakapambwa nezvipfuwo zvamaguta aya kuti zvive zvavo, asi vakarova munhu wose nomunondo kusvikira pasina akasara achifema. 15Sezvakarayirwa muranda wavo Mozisi naBaba vedu, saizvozvo Mozisi akarayira Joshua, uye Joshua akazviita, haana kusiya chinhu chisina kuitwa pane zvose zvakanga zvarayirwa Mozisi naBaba vedu.
16Joshua akatora nyika iyi yose: nyika yezvikomo, neNegevhi yose, nenyika yose yeGosheni, namapani, neArabha, nenyika yezvikomo yavaIsraeri namapani ayo. 17Kubva kuGomo reHaraki, rinokwira rakananga kuSeiri, kusvikira kuBhaari-gadhi muMupata weRebhanoni pazasi peGomo reHerimoni, akakunda madzimambo awo ose, akavarova, akavauraya. 18Joshua akarwa nemadzimambo ose aya kwenguva refu. 19Hakuna guta rakaita rugare navaIsraeri kunze kwevaHivhi vaigara muGibhiyoni; vaIsraeri vakaakunda ose muhondo. 20Nokuti Baba vedu vakaomesa mwoyo yawo kuti arwe navaIsraeri, kuti aparadzwe zvachose, asanzwirwe tsitsi, uye apedzwe chose—sezvakarayirwa Mozisi naBaba vedu. 21Panguva iyoyo Joshua akaenda akaparadza vaAnaki kubva kunyika yezvikomo—Hebhuroni, Dhebhiri, Anabhi—nokunyika yose yezvikomo yeJudha nokunyika yose yezvikomo yevaIsraeri, achivaparadza zvachose ivo namaguta avo. 22Hakuna vaAnaki vakasara munyika yavaIsraeri; muGaza, muGati, nomuAshidhodhi chete ndimo makasara vamwe. 23Saka Joshua akatora nyika yose, chaizvo sezvakanga zvaudzwa Mozisi naBaba vedu, akaipa kuvaIsraeri kuti ive nhaka maererano nemarudzi avo. Ipapo nyika yakazorora kubva kuhondo.