Baba Vanovandudza Vanhu Vavo paGirigari

Hondo isati yatanga, kumbomira. Chizvarwa chitsva chinodzingiswa uye chinosiyiwa mumusasa kuti chipore, Paseka inochengetwa, uye mana anomira zuva ravanodya zvokudya zvenyika pachayo. Ipapo murume ane munondo wakavhomorwa anoudza Joshua kuti ndiye mukuru wehondo yaBaba vedu.

Chitsauko 5.

Zvino madzimambo ose avaAmori airi kumavirira kwaJorodhani namadzimambo ose avaKenani aiva pedyo negungwa akati anzwa kuti Baba vedu vakanga vapwisa mvura yaJorodhani pamberi paIsraeri kusvikira vayambuka, mwoyo yavo yakanyungudika uye hapana mweya wakasara mavari nokuda kwavaIsraeri.

Panguva iyoyo Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua, “Zviitire mapanga amatombo ugodzingisa vaIsraeri zvakare, kechipiri.”

Saka Joshua akaita mapanga amatombo akadzingisa vanakomana vaIsraeri paGibhiyati-haararoti, iro Chikomo cheMaganda Okudzingiswa. Hechino chikonzero nei Joshua akavadzingisa: vanhu vose vakabuda muIjipiti, varume, varume vose vehondo, vakanga vafira murenje munzira pavakabva muIjipiti. Mumwe nomumwe akabuda akanga adzingiswa, asi avo vakaberekerwa murenje munzira pavaibva muIjipiti vakanga vasina kudzingiswa. VaIsraeri vakafamba makore makumi mana murenje kusvikira rudzi rwose, varume vehondo vakabuda muIjipiti, rwaparara, nokuti havana kuteerera inzwi raBaba vedu. Kwavari Baba vedu vakapika kuti havaizovarega vachiona nyika yavakapikira madzitateguru avo kuti vatipe, nyika inoyerera mukaka nouchi. Vakamutsa vana vavo panzvimbo pavo, uye Joshua akavadzingisa, nokuti vakanga vasina kudzingiswa, vasina kudzingiswa munzira. Zvino kudzingiswa kworudzi rwose pakwakapera, vakagara mumusasa kusvikira vapora.

Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua, “Nhasi ndakungurutsa kunyadziswa kweIjipiti kubva pamuri.” Saka nzvimbo iyoyo inonzi Girigari kusvikira nhasi.

VaIsraeri vakanga vakadzika musasa paGirigari vakachengeta Pasika pazuva regumi namana romwedzi, manheru, pamapani eJeriko. Zuva rakatevera Pasika, pazuva iroro chairo, vakadya zvibereko zvenyika: chingwa chisina mbiriso nezviyo zvakakangwa. Mana yakaguma zuva rakatevera pavakadya zvibereko zvenyika. VaIsraeri vakanga vasisina mana; gore iroro vakadya goho reKenani.

Mukuru weHondo yaBaba

Zvino ari pedyo neJeriko, Joshua akatarisa kumusoro akaona murume amire pamberi pake, ane munondo wakavhomorwa muruoko rwake. Akaswedera akabvunza, “Uri kurutivi rwedu kana rwavavengi vedu?”

Iye akapindura akati, “Kwete. Ndauya iye zvino somukuru wehondo yaBaba vedu.” Joshua akawira pasi nechiso chake, achinamata, akati, “Ishe wangu vanoreveiko kumuranda wavo?”

Mukuru wehondo yaBaba vedu akati kuna Joshua, “Bvisa shangu dzako mutsoka dzako, nokuti nzvimbo yaumire itsvene.” Joshua akaita saizvozvo.