VaGibheoni Vanonyengera Vanhu vaMwari
VaGibheoni vanosvika vakapfeka shangu dzakasakara vane chingwa chakaita howa, vachiti vafamba rwendo rurefu. VaIsraeri vanoongorora zvokudya zvavo asi havabvunzi Baba vedu, ndokupika sungano. Mazuva matatu gare gare nhema dzinobuda pachena — asi mhiko ichiri kushanda, saka vanova vatemi vehuni.
9 1Zvino madzimambo ose aiva mhiri kwaJorodhani—munyika yezvikomo, nomunyika yakaderera, uye pamhenderekedzo yose yeGungwa Guru yakananga kuRebhanoni—vaHiti, vaAmori, vaKenani, vaPerizi, vaHivhi, navaJebhusi, pavakanzwa izvi, 2vakaungana pamwe chete somunhu mumwe kuti varwe naJoshua navaIsraeri. 3Asi vanhu veGibheoni pavakanzwa zvakanga zvaitwa naJoshua kuJeriko nokuAi, 4ivowo vakaita nemano: vakasimuka vakaita senhume, vakatora masaga akanga asakara namatende ewaini ekare, akanga akatsemuka akagamurwa, kumbongoro dzavo, 5neshangu dzakanga dzasakara dzakagamurwa patsoka dzavo, nenguo dzakanga dzasakara pavari; chingwa chavo chose chakanga chakaoma chichipwanyika. 6Vakaenda kuna Joshua kumusasa weGirigari vakati kwaari nokuvaIsraeri, “Tabva kunyika iri kure; zvino itai sungano nesu.”
7Asi varume vaIsraeri vakati kuvaHivhi, “Zvimwe munogara pakati pedu chaipo. Tingaita sei sungano nemi?”
8Vakati kuna Joshua, “Tiri varanda venyu.” Joshua akabvunza achiti, “Ndimi vanaani, uye munobva kupi?”
9Vakati kwaari, “Varanda venyu vabva kunyika iri kure kwazvo nokuda kwezita raJehovha Mwari wenyu, nokuti takanzwa mukurumbira wake—zvose zvaakaita muIjipiti, 10nezvose zvaakaita kumadzimambo maviri avaAmori aiva mhiri kwaJorodhani—Sihoni mambo weHeshibhoni naOgi mambo weBhashani, aitonga muAshitaroti. 11Saka vakuru vedu navanhu vedu vose vakati, ‘Torai mbuva yorwendo, endai munosangana navo, muti kwavari, “Tiri varanda venyu; zvino itai sungano nesu.” ’ 12Chingwa chedu chakanga chichipisa patakachitakura kumba zuva ratakabva kuti tiuye kwamuri; zvino, tarirai—chaoma chopwanyika. 13Matende ewaini aya akanga ari matsva patakaazadza—zvino atsemuka. Uye nguo dzedu neshangu dzasakara nokuda kworwendo rurefu kwazvo.”
14Saka varume vakaedza mbuva yavo asi havana kubvunza zano kuna Baba vedu. 15Ipapo Joshua akayananisa navo akaita sungano kuti vararame, uye vatungamiri veungano vakavapikira mhiko. a a v15 “Kucheka sungano” ishoko rekare: zvibvumirano zvakakosha zvaisimbiswa nokubayira nokugura mhuka pakati pemapoka maviri. 16Mushure mamazuva matatu, vaita sungano navo, vakanzwa kuti vanhu ava vakanga vari vavakidzani vaigara pakati pavo. 17VaIsraeri vakasimuka vakasvika kumaguta avo pazuva rechitatu. Maguta avo: Gibheoni, Kefira, Bheeroti, neKiriati-jearimi. 18Asi vaIsraeri havana kuvarwisa, nokuti vatungamiri veungano vakanga vavapikira naBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri. Zvino ungano yose yakagununʼuna ichipopotera vatungamiri. 19Asi vatungamiri vose vakati kuungano yose, “Takavapikira naBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, saka zvino hatigoni kuvabata. 20Izvi ndizvo zvatichavaitira: ngavararame, kuti kutsamwa kurege kuwira pamusoro pedu nokuda kwemhiko yatakavapikira.” 21Vatungamiri vakati kwavari, “Ngavararame.” Saka vakava vatemi vehuni navacheri vemvura veungano yose, sezvakanga zvavimbiswa navatungamiri.
22Ipapo Joshua akavadana akati, “Seiko makatinyengera, muchiti, ‘Tinogara kure kwazvo nemi,’ asi muchigara pakati pedu chaipo? 23Saka zvino matukwa: muchagara muri varanda—vatemi vehuni navacheri vemvura veimba yaBaba vangu.”
24Vakapindura Joshua vakati, “Varanda venyu vakaudzwa pachena kuti Jehovha Mwari wenyu akanga arayira muranda wake Mozisi kuti akupei nyika yose uye aparadze vose vanogara mairi pamberi penyu. Saka, tichitya kwazvo upenyu hwedu nokuda kwenyu, takaita izvi. 25Zvino tiri muruoko rwenyu. Tiitirei zvose zvamunoona zvakanaka uye zvakarurama pameso enyu.”
26Saka akavaitira saizvozvo, akavanunura kuvanhu vaIsraeri, uye havana kuvauraya. 27Nezuva iroro Joshua akavaita vatemi vehuni navacheri vemvura veungano neatari yaBaba vedu panzvimbo yavaizosarudza—uye ndizvo zvazvakaita kusvikira nhasi.