Baba Vanopa Ai kuvaIsraeri
Baba vedu vanopa Ai kechipiri, nokuvandira nokunyepera kutiza, uye mambo wayo anoturikwa. Ipapo, panzvimbo inoshamisa pakati pehondo, ungano yose — kusanganisira vatorwa — inomira pamakomo maviri apo shoko rimwe nerimwe romurayiro, chikomborero nechituko, rinoverengwa zvinonzwika.
8 1Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua, “Usatya kana kuora mwoyo. Tora varwi vose unende navo, ukwire kuAi. Ndaisa mumaoko ako mambo weAi, vanhu vake, guta rake, nenyika yake. 2Ita kuAi namambo waro sezvawakaita kuJeriko namambo waro, asi uzvitorere zvakapambwa nezvipfuyo. Isa vanovandira shure kweguta.”
3Joshua navarwi vose vakasimuka vakaenda kuAi. Akasarudza varwi vane simba zviuru makumi matatu, akavatuma usiku. 4Akavarayira, “Vandirai shure kweguta, musava kure neguta kwazvo. Imi mose garai makasvinura. 5Ini navanhu vangu vose tichaswedera kuguta. Kana vachibuda kuzorwa nesu sapakutanga, tichatiza pamberi pavo. 6Vachabuda vachititevera kusvikira tavakwevera kure neguta, nokuti vachati, ‘Vari kutiza pamberi pedu sapakutanga.’ Ipapo tichatiza pamberi pavo. 7Simukai pamunovandira, mukunde guta, nokuti Baba venyu vachariisa mumaoko enyu. 8Kana matora guta, muripise nomoto. Itai sezvarayirwa naBaba vedu. Tarirai, ndakurayirai.”
9Naizvozvo Joshua akavaendesa, ivo vakaenda kunzvimbo yokuvandira vakagara pakati peBheteri neAi, kumavirira kweAi, asi iye akarara usiku ihwohwo pakati pavanhu. 10Joshua akamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, akaunganidza vanhu, iye navakuru vavaIsraeri vakavatungamirira vachikwira kuAi. 11Varwi vake vose vakasimuka, vakaswedera kusvikira vava pakatarisana neguta, vakadzika musasa kuchamhembe kweAi, paiva nomupata pakati pavo neAi. 12Akatora varume vanenge zviuru zvishanu, akaisa vanovandira pakati peBheteri neAi, kumavirira kweguta. 13Saka vakamisa vanhu panzvimbo dzavo, musasa wose uri kuchamhembe kweguta, navarindi vokumashure vari kumavirira kwaro, uye usiku ihwohwo Joshua akaenda pakati pomupata. 14Zvino mambo weAi paakazviona, varume veguta vakakurumidza kumuka vakabuda nokuchimbidza kundorwa nevaIsraeri, panzvimbo yakatarwa yakatarisana neArabha, iye navanhu vake vose. Akanga asingazivi kuti pakanga pane vavandiri shure kweguta. a a v14 Arabha mupata wakadzika woMupata waJorodhani unoenda nechezasi uchibva kuGungwa reGarirea wakananga kuGungwa Rakafa. 15Joshua navaIsraeri vose vakaita savakadzingwa, vakatiza vakananga kurenje. 16Vanhu vose vaiva muguta vakadanwa kuti vavatevere; vakatevera Joshua, vakakweverwa kure neguta. 17Hapana murume akasara muAi kana muBheteri asina kubuda achitevera vaIsraeri; vakasiya guta rakazaruka vachitevera vaIsraeri.
18Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Joshua, “Tambanudzira pfumo riri muruoko rwako kuAi, ndichariisa mumaoko ako.” Saka Joshua akatambanudzira pfumo raiva muruoko rwake kuguta.
19Achangosimudza ruoko rwake, vavandiri vakakurumidza kusimuka panzvimbo pavo, vakamhanyira muguta, vakaritora, vakakurumidza kuripisa nomoto. 20Varume veAi vakacheuka vakaona utsi hweguta huchikwira kudenga, pakashaya nzira yokutiza nayo, nokuti avo vakanga vachitizira kurenje vakanga vatendeukira kune vaivatevera. 21Joshua navaIsraeri vose pavakaona kuti vavandiri vakanga vatora guta, uye kuti utsi hwaro hwakanga hwokwira, vakadzoka vakauraya varume veAi. 22Vamwe vaya vakabuda muguta kuzosangana navo, varume veAi vakava pakati pavaIsraeri kumativi ose maviri. VaIsraeri vakavauraya kusvikira pasina akasara kana akapunyuka. 23Asi mambo weAi vakamutora ari mupenyu, vakamuuyisa kuna Joshua.
24VaIsraeri pavakapedza kuuraya vagari vose veAi musango nomurenje umo mavakanga vavadzinganisira, uye vose vakati vaparara nomunondo kusvikira pasina akasara, vaIsraeri vose vakadzokera kuAi vakariparadza nomunondo. 25Vose vakafa pazuva iroro, varume navakadzi, vaisvika zviuru gumi nezviviri, ivo vanhu vose veAi. 26Joshua haana kudzosa ruoko rwaakanga akasimudza pfumo naro kusvikira aparadza zvachose vagari vose veAi. 27VaIsraeri vakazvitorera zvipfuyo chete nezvakapambwa zveguta iroro, sezvakarayirwa Joshua naBaba vedu. 28Naizvozvo Joshua akapisa Ai, akariita murwi wamatongo nokusingaperi, dongo kusvikira nhasi. 29Akaturika mambo weAi pamuti kusvikira madekwana. Zuva rovira, Joshua akarayira kuti chitunha chake chiburutswe, chikandwe pavanopinda napo pasuo reguta, vakaunganidza murwi mukuru wamatombo pamusoro pacho, uchiripo kusvikira nhasi.
VaIsraeri Vanovandudza Sungano yaBaba
30Ipapo Joshua akavakira Baba vedu, ivo Mwari waIsraeri, aritari paGomo reEbhari, 31sezvakanga zvarayirwa vaIsraeri naMozisi, muranda waBaba vedu, sezvazvakanyorwa muBhuku roMurayiro waMozisi, aritari yamatombo asina kuvezwa, asina kubatwa nesimbi. Pamusoro payo vakapisira Baba vedu zvipiriso zvinopiswa, vakabayira zvipiriso zvokuyananisa. 32Ipapo, pamberi pavaIsraeri, akanyora pamatombo kopi yomurayiro waMozisi, uyo wakanga wanyorwa naMozisi. 33VaIsraeri vose, mutorwa nowakaberekerwa munyika zvakafanana, pamwe navakuru, navatariri, navatongi, vakamira kumativi maviri eareka, vakatarisana navaprista, ivo vaRevhi, vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaBaba vedu. Hafu yavo yakatarira kuGomo reGerizimu, imwe hafu yakatarira kuGomo reEbhari, sezvakanga zvamborayirwa naMozisi, muranda waBaba vedu, kuti varopafadze vanhu vaIsraeri. 34Shure kwaizvozvo akarava mashoko ose omurayiro, chikomborero nechituko, sezvazvakanga zvakanyorwa chaizvo muBhuku roMurayiro. 35Hapana kana shoko rimwe pane zvose zvakanga zvarayirwa naMozisi risina kuraviwa naJoshua pamberi peungano yose yavaIsraeri, vakadzi, navana, nevatorwa vaigara pakati pavo.