Baba Vanotungamirira vaIsraeri Kuyambuka Jorodhani
Jorodhani rizere kusvika pamahombekombe uye vanhu havasati vambopfuura nenzira iyi. Baba vedu vanoudza vaprista kuti vapinde mumvura vakatakura areka, uye ndipo chete tsoka dzavo padzinoibata panoti rwizi rwunomira rwakaunganidzana. Rudzi rwose runoyambuka pavhu rakaoma.
3 1Joshua akamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, uye iye navaIsraeri vose vakasimuka vachibva kuShitimu, vakasvika paJorodhani, vakadzika misasa ipapo vasati vayambuka. 2Mushure mamazuva matatu, vatariri vakafamba nomumisasa, 3vakarayira vanhu vachiti, “Kana muchiona areka yesungano yaBaba venyu ichitakurwa navapristi vaRevhi, mubve panzvimbo yenyu muitevere. 4Asi muchengete chinhambwe pakati penyu nayo, chinenge tsoka zviuru zvitatu pakuyera; musaswedera pedyo nayo, kuti muzive nzira yamunofanira kufamba nayo, nokuti hamuna kumbofamba nenzira iyi.”
5Joshua akaudza vanhu akati, “Zvitsaurei—mangwana Baba vedu vachaita zvishamiso pakati penyu.” 6Ipapo Joshua akaudza vapristi akati, “Simudzai areka yesungano muyambuke muchitungamira vanhu.” Saka vakasimudza areka yesungano vakatungamira vanhu.
7Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua, “Nhasi ndichatanga kukukudza pamberi pavaIsraeri vose, kuti vazive kuti sezvandaiva naMozisi, ndichava newe. 8Rayira vapristi vanotakura areka yesungano uchiti, ‘Kana masvika pamuganhu wemvura yeJorodhani, mumire makadzikama muJorodhani.’”
9Joshua akati kuvaIsraeri, “Uyai pano munzwe mashoko aBaba venyu.” 10Joshua akati, “Izvi ndizvo zvamuchaziva nazvo kuti Baba vapenyu vari pakati penyu: zvirokwazvo vachadzinga pamberi penyu vaKenani, vaHiti, vaHivhi, vaPerizi, vaGirigashi, vaAmori, navaJebhusi. 11Tarirai—areka yesungano yaTenzi wenyika yose iri kuyambuka ichikutungamirirai kupinda muJorodhani. 12Zvino saka, sarudzai varume gumi navaviri kubva kumarudzi aIsraeri, murume mumwe kubva kurudzi rumwe norumwe. 13Kana matsoka avapristi vanotakura areka yaBaba, Tenzi wenyika yose, achizorora mumvura yeJorodhani, mvura yeJorodhani ichagurwa—mvura inoerera ichibva kumusoro—igomira ive murwi mumwe.”
14Vanhu pavakabva mumatende avo kuti vayambuke Jorodhani, vapristi vakatakura areka yesungano vachivatungamira, 15vakatakuri veareka pavakasvika paJorodhani, uye tsoka dzavapristi vakanga vakatakura areka padzakanyura mumucheto wemvura (nokuti Jorodhani runofashukira pamahombekombe arwo ose pamazuva ose okukohwa), 16mvura yaierera ichibva kumusoro yakamira, ichikwira ive murwi mumwe kure kuAdhamu, guta riri pedyo neZaretani, asi mvura yaierera ichidzika ichienda kuGungwa reArabha, Gungwa Rakafa, yakagurwa zvachose. Saka vanhu vakayambuka vakatarisana neJeriko. a a v16 Adhamu iguta riri paRwizi rwaJorodhani, kwete munhu weBhaibheri. ChiHebheru: Gungwa roMunyu. 17Vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaBaba vedu vakamira vakasimba pavhu rakaoma pakati peJorodhani, asi vaIsraeri vose vakayambuka pavhu rakaoma kusvikira rudzi rwose rwapedza kuyambuka Jorodhani.