Matombo Gumi naMaviri Okurangarira Baba
Pashoko raBaba vedu varume gumi navaviri vanotakura matombo gumi nemaviri kubva pakati porwizi kuti vavake chiratidzo paGirigari. Chikonzero chinopiwa chakanangana zvachose nenguva inouya: rimwe zuva vana vachabvunza kuti matombo aya anorevei, uye vabereki vavo vachava nechinhu chinooneka chokunongedzera.
4 1Rudzi rwose parwakanga rwapedza kuyambuka Jorodhani, Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua,
2“Tora varume gumi navaviri pavanhu, murume mumwe kurudzi rumwe norumwe. 3“Uvarayire uchiti, ‘Torai matombo gumi namaviri pano, pakati peJorodhani, panzvimbo pakamira zvakasimba tsoka dzavapristi; muatakure muyambuke nawo, muaise pasi pamusasa pamuchavata usiku huno.’”
4Saka Joshua akadana varume gumi navaviri vaakanga agadza kubva kuvanakomana vaIsraeri, mumwe kurudzi rumwe norumwe. 5Akati kwavari, “Yambukai pamberi peareka yaBaba venyu muende pakati peJorodhani, mumwe nomumwe wenyu atore dombo aritakure papfudzi rake—rimwe kurudzi rumwe norumwe rwavanakomana vaIsraeri, 6kuti ichi chive chiratidzo pakati penyu: kana vana venyu vachizobvunza mberi vachiti, ‘Matombo aya anoreveiko kwamuri?’ 7Muvaudze kuti: mvura yeJorodhani yakagurwa pamberi peareka yesungano yaBaba vedu. Payakayambuka Jorodhani, mvura yeJorodhani yakagurwa. Matombo aya achava chirangaridzo kuvanhu vaIsraeri nokusingaperi.”
8VaIsraeri vakaita sezvakarayirwa naJoshua: vakatora matombo gumi namaviri pakati peJorodhani, rimwe kurudzi rumwe norumwe rwaIsraeri, sezvakanga zvataurwa naBaba vedu kuna Joshua, vakaaendesa kumusasa wavo, vakaaisa pasi ipapo. 9Joshua akamisawo matombo gumi namaviri pakati peJorodhani, panzvimbo pakanga pamire tsoka dzavapristi vakatakura areka yesungano; achiripo kusvikira nhasi. 10Vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka vakaramba vamire pakati peJorodhani kusvikira zvose Baba vedu zvavakanga varayira Joshua kuti audze vanhu zvapera—sezvakanga zvarayirwa Joshua naMozisi. Vanhu vakayambuka nokukurumidza. 11Vanhu vose pavakapedza kuyambuka, areka yaBaba vedu navapristi zvakayambuka pamberi pavanhu. 12Vanakomana vaRubheni, vanakomana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase vakayambuka vakapakata zvombo pamberi pavanhu vaIsraeri, sezvavakanga vaudzwa naMozisi. 13Varume vanenge zviuru makumi mana vakapakata zvombo zvehondo vakayambuka pamberi paBaba vedu kundorwa hondo, kumapani eJeriko. 14Pazuva iroro Baba vedu vakaita kuti Joshua ave mukuru pamberi pavaIsraeri vose; vakamuremekedza sezvavakanga varemekedza Mozisi, upenyu hwake hwose.
15Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua,
16“Rayira vapristi vakatakura areka yechipupuriro kuti vakwire vabude muJorodhani.”
17Saka Joshua akarayira vapristi achiti, “Kwirai mubude muJorodhani.” 18Vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaBaba vedu pavakakwira vachibva pakati peJorodhani, tsoka dzavo padzakatsika pavhu rakaoma, mvura yeJorodhani yakadzokera panzvimbo payo, ichiyerera pamusoro pamahombekombe ayo ose sapakutanga.
19Vanhu vakakwira vachibuda muJorodhani pazuva regumi romwedzi wokutanga, vakadzika musasa paGirigari, kumucheto wokumabvazuva kweJeriko. 20Joshua akamisa matombo gumi namaviri aya paGirigari—aya avakanga vatora muJorodhani. 21Akati kuvaIsraeri, “Mumazuva anouya, kana vana venyu vachizobvunza madzibaba avo vachiti, ‘Matombo aya anoreveiko?’ 22muudze vana venyu kuti: ‘VaIsraeri vakayambuka Jorodhani urwu pavhu rakaoma.’ 23Nokuti Baba venyu vakapwisa mvura yeJorodhani pamberi penyu kusvikira mayambuka, sezvakaita Baba venyu vachipwisa Gungwa Dzvuku pamberi pedu kusvikira tayambuka, 24kuti vanhu vose venyika vazive kuti ruoko rwaBaba vedu rune simba, uye kuti murambe muchiremekedza Baba venyu nguva dzose.”