Baba Vanogova Nyika Yakasara

Madzinza manomwe haasati atora nyika yakapiwa naBaba vedu, uye Joshua anobvunza kuti vachazvinonoka kusvikira riini. Anotuma vaongorori kuti vaipatsanure kuita migove minomwe, okanda mijenya paShiro, uye chikamu chiduku chaBhenjamini pakati paJudha naJosefa ndicho chinotanga kurondedzerwa.

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Ipapo ungano yose yavaIsraeri yakaungana paShiro ikamisa tende rokusangana ipapo, nokuti nyika yakanga yakundwa pamberi pavo. Pakanga pasara marudzi manomwe pakati pavana vaIsraeri akanga asati agamuchira nhaka yawo. Ipapo Joshua akabvunza vaIsraeri achiti, “Mucharamba muchinonoka kusvikira rinhi kupinda kundotora nyika yamakapiwa naBaba vedu, Mwari wamadzibaba enyu? Sarudzai varume vatatu parudzi rumwe nerumwe; ndichavatuma kuti vafambe nomunyika, vainyore nokuda kwenhaka yavo, vagodzoka kwandiri. Vachaigova kuita migove minomwe: Judha acharamba ari munyika yake nechokumaodzanyemba, uye imba yaJosefa icharamba iri munyika yayo nechokuchamhembe. Nyorai nyika kuita migove minomwe mugoiuyisa kuno kwandiri, uye ndichakukandirai mijenya pano pamberi paBaba vedu. VaRevhi havana mugove pakati penyu—uprista hwaBaba vedu ndihwo nhaka yavo. Gadhi, Rubheni, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase vakatogamuchira nhaka yavo mabvazuva eJodhani, yavakapiwa naMozisi, muranda waBaba vedu.”

Varume vakasimuka, Joshua akarayira vaya vaienda kunonyora nyika achiti, “Endai, mufambe nomunyika, muinyore, mudzoke kwandiri, uye pano ndichakukandirai mijenya pamberi paBaba vedu paShiro.”

Varume vakaenda, vakayambuka nyika, vakainyora maererano namaguta ikaita migove minomwe pamupumburu, vakadzokera kuna Joshua kumusasa paShiro. Joshua akavakandira mijenya paShiro pamberi paBaba vedu, uye ipapo Joshua akagova nyika pakati pavaIsraeri, achipa mumwe nomumwe mugove wake.

Chipo chaBaba kuna Bhenjamini

Mujenya worudzi rwezvizvarwa zvaBhenjamini wakabuda maererano nemhuri dzavo; muganhu womujenya wavo wakatandavara pakati pezvizvarwa zvaJudha nezvizvarwa zvaJosefa. Muganhu wavo wokuchamhembe wakatangira paJodhani, ukakwira kugomo riri kuchamhembe kweJeriko, ukakwira nomuzvikomo kwakananga kumavirira, ukaperera kurenje reBheti-avheni. Kubva ipapo muganhu wakayambuka wakananga kumaodzanyemba kuLuzi, kumateru ayo (Bheteri), uchibva waburuka kuAtaroti-adhari, pagomo riri kumaodzanyemba kweBheti-horoni Yepasi. Muganhu wakatenderera ukadzokera kumaodzanyemba kurutivi rwokumavirira, kubva pagomo rakatarisana neBheti-horoni kwakananga kumaodzanyemba, ukaperera kuKiriati-bhaari (Kiriati-jearimi), guta rezvizvarwa zvaJudha. Urwu ndirwo rwaiva rutivi rwokumavirira. Rutivi rwokumaodzanyemba rwakatangira kumucheto weKiriati-jearimi; muganhu wakaenda kumavirira kusvikira kuchitubu chemvura yeNefitoa. Muganhu wakaburuka kumucheto wegomo rakatarisana neMupata weBheni-hinomi, kumucheto wokuchamhembe woMupata weRefaimi, uchibva waburuka noMupata weHinomi kusvika kumateru okumaodzanyemba avaJebhusi, ukapfuurira kuEni-rogeri. Wakadzokera kuchamhembe kuEni-shemeshi, ukapfuurira kuGeriroti rakatarisana nomukwidza weAdhumimi, uchibva waburukira kuDombo raBhohani mwanakomana waRubheni. Wakapfuura kumateru akatarisana neArabha kwakananga kuchamhembe, uchibva waburukira muArabha. Muganhu wakaenda kumateru okuchamhembe eBheti-hogora, ukaperera kugokova rokuchamhembe reGungwa Rakafa, kumucheto wokumaodzanyemba weJodhani. Uyu ndiwo waiva muganhu wokumaodzanyemba. Jodhani ndiyo yaiva muganhu wayo kumabvazuva. Iyi ndiyo yaiva nhaka yavaBhenjamini, nemiganhu yayo yakaikomberedza, maererano nemhuri dzavo. Maguta orudzi rwaBhenjamini, maererano nedzimba dzawo, aiva Jeriko, Bheti-hogora, Emeki-kezizi, Bheti-arabha, Zemaraimi, Bheteri, Avhimi, Para, Ofura, Kefari-amoni, Ofini, neGebha—maguta gumi namaviri nemisha yawo. Gibheoni, Rama, Bheeroti, Mizipe, Kefira, Moza, Rekemi, Iripeeri, Tarara, Zera, Haerefi, guta ravaJebhusi—Jerusarema—Gibhea, neKiriati: maguta gumi namana nemisha yawo. Iyi ndiyo nhaka yezvizvarwa zvaBhenjamini maererano nemhuri dzavo.