Dhuteronomi 31:1-18

Zvino Mosesi akaenda kundotaura mashoko awa kuvaIsiraeri vose, akati kwavari, “Ndava namakore ane zana namakumi maviri nhasi, handichagoni kubuda nokupinda; zvino Jehovha wakati kwandiri, ‘Iwe haungayambuki Jorodhani urwu.’ Jehovha Mwari wako ndiye uchakutungamirira pakuyambuka; iye uchaparadza ndudzi idzi dzose pamberi pako, dzichava dzako; Joshua ndiye uchakutungamirira pakuyambuka, sezvakataurwa naJehovha. Jehovha uchavaitira ivo sezvaakaitira Sihoni naOgi, madzimambo avaAmori, nenyika yavo, vaakaparadza. Jehovha uchavaisa mumaoko enyu, nemi munofanira kuvaitira zvose sezvandakakurairai. Simbai, mutsunge mwoyo, musatya kana kuvhunduswa navo; nokuti Jehovha Mwari wako ndiye unoenda newe, haangakuregi, haangakusiyi.” Zvino Mosesi akadana Joshua, akati kwaari pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose, “Simba, utsunge mwoyo, nokuti iwe uchaenda navanhu ava panyika yakapikirwa madzibaba avo naJehovha, kuti uchavapa iyo; iwe uchavagarisa nhaka iyo. Jehovha ndiye unokutungamirira, iye uchava newe, haangakuregi, haangakusiyi; usatya kana kuvhunduswa.” Zvino Mosesi akanyora murayiro uyu, akaupa vapristi navana vaRevhi, vaitakura areka yesungano yaJehovha, navakuru vose vaIsiraeri. Mosesi akavaraira, akati, “Nguva dzose pakupera kwamakore manomwe, panguva yakatarwa pagore resununguro, pamutambo wemisasa, kana vaIsiraeri vose vauya kuzviratidza pamberi paJehovha Mwari wako panzvimbo ichatsaurwa naye, unofanira kurava murayiro uyu pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose, vaunzwe. Unganidza vanhu, varume navakadzi, nepwere, navatorwa vako vari pakati pamasuo ako, kuti vanzwe, vadzidze, vatye Jehovha Mwari wenyu, vachenjere kuita mashoko ose omurayiro uyu; uye kuti vana vavo vakanga vasingazivi vanzwe, vadzidze kutya Jehovha Mwari wenyu, nguva yose yamuchazogara panyika yamunoyambuka Jorodhani kwairi, kuti ive yenyu.” Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Mosesi, “Tarira, mazuva okufa kwako aswedera; dana Joshua mundomira mutende rokusangana, kuti ndimuraire iye.” Mosesi naJoshua vakandomira mutende rokusangana. Jehovha akazviratidza muTende mushongwe yegore, shongwe yegore ikamira pamusoro pomukova weTende. Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Mosesi, “Tarira, iwe uchavata namadzibaba ako; zvino vanhu ava vachasimuka ndokupata vachitevera vamwari vavatorwa venyika, kwavanondogara pakati pavo; vachandisiya, nokuputsa sungano yandakaita navo. Zvino kutsamwa kwangu kuchavamukira nenguva iyo, ndichavasiya nokuvavanzira chiso changu, vachaparadzwa, nezvakaipa zvizhinji nenhamo zhinji zvichavawira; naizvozvo nenguva iyo vachati, ‘Ko zvinhu zvakaipa izvi hazvina kutiwira nokuti Mwari wedu haazi pakati pedu here?’ Nenguva iyo ndichavanza chiso changu nokuda kwezvakaipa zvose zvavakaita pakutsaukira kwavo kuna vamwe vamwari.