Joshua 24
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1Zvino Joshua akaunganidza marudzi ose avaIsiraeri paShekemu, akadana vakuru vaIsiraeri, navatungamiriri vavo, navatongi vavo, navatariri vavo; vakazviisa pamberi paMwari. 2Joshua akati kuvanhu vose, “Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, ‘Madzibaba enyu aigara kare mhiri kwoRwizi, iye Tera, baba vaAbhurahamu, naNahori, achishumira vamwe vamwari.’ 3Ini ndikatora baba venyu Abhurahamu mhiri kwoRwizi, ndikamufambisa panyika yose yeKenani, ndikawanza vana vake, ndikamupa Isaka. 4Ndikapa Isaka Jakobho naEsau; ndikapa Esau gomo reSeiri, rive rake; Jakobho navana vake vakaburukira Ijipiti. 5Ndikatuma Mosesi naAroni, ndikatambudza Ijipiti, nezvandakaita pakati payo; pashure ndikakubudisai. 6Ndikabudisa madzibaba enyu paIjipiti, mukasvika pagungwa; vaIjipiti vakatevera madzibaba enyu vane ngoro uye navanhu vakatasva mabhiza kusvikira paGungwa Dzvuku. 7Zvino nguva yavakachema kuna Jehovha, akaisa rima pakati penyu navaIjipiti, akauyisa gungwa pamusoro pavo, akavafukidza; meso enyu akaona zvandakaita paIjipiti, mukagara murenje mazuva mazhinji. 8Ndikakusvitsai kunyika yavaAmori, vakanga vagere mhiri kwaJorodhani; ivo vakarwa nemi ndikavaisa mumaoko enyu, nyika yavo ikava yenyu, ndikavaparadza pamberi penyu. 9Zvino Bharaki mwanakomana waZipori, mambo waMoabhu, akasimuka, akarwa naIsiraeri, akatuma nhume kundodana Bharamu, mwanakomana waBheori, kuti amutuke. 10Asi ini ndakaramba kunzwa Bharamu, naizvozvo wakaramba achingokuropafadzai; naizvozvo ndakakurwirai paruoko rwake. 11Zvino makayambuka Jorodhani, mukasvika paJeriko; varume veJeriko vakarwa nemi, vaiti: VaAmori, navaPerezi, navaKenani, navaHeti, navaGirigashi, navaHivhi, navaJebhusi; ndikavaisa mumaoko enyu. 12Ndikatuma pamberi penyu mago, akavadzinga pamberi penyu, iwo madzimambo maviri avaAmori; havana kudzingwa neminondo yenyu kana nouta hwenyu. 13Ndikakupai nyika yamusina kurima, namaguta amusina kuvaka, mamugere zvino; munodya minda yemizambiringa neyemiorivhi yamusina kusima.
14“Naizvozvo ityai Jehovha, zvino, mumushumirei nomwoyo wose nezvokwadi; rashai vamwari vaishumira namadzibaba enyu mhiri kwoRwizi napaIjipiti, imi mushumire Jehovha. 15Kana kuchiti zvakaipa kushumira Jehovha, zvitsaurirei nhasi wamunoda kushumira, kana vamwari vaishumirwa namadzibaba enyu mhiri kwoRwizi, kana vamwari vavaAmori vamugere munyika yavo; asi kana ndirini naveimba yangu tichashumira Jehovha.” 16Ipapo vanhu vakapindura vakati, “Mwari atibatsire, kuti tirege kurasha Jehovha tichishumira vamwe vamwari. 17Nokuti Jehovha Mwari wedu, ndiye wakatibudisa panyika yeIjipiti, isu namadzibaba edu, paimba youranda; ndiye wakaita zviratidzo zvikuru tichizviona, akatichengeta panzira yose yatakafamba nayo, napakati pendudzi dzose dzatakapfuura nokwadziri. 18Jehovha ndiye wakadzinga ndudzi dzose pamberi pedu, ivo vaAmori vakanga vagere munyika ino; naizvozvo nesuo tichashumira Jehovha, nokuti ndiye Mwari wedu.”
19Zvino Joshua akati kuvanhu, “Hamungagoni kushumira Jehovha, nokuti ndiMwari mutsvene, ndiMwari une godo, haangakukanganwiriyi kudarika kwenyu nezvivi zvenyu. 20Kana mukarasha Jehovha, mukashumira vamwari vavatorwa, iye uchakushandukirai nokukuitirai zvakaipa, nokukuparadzai, ambokuitirai zvakanaka.”
21Ipapo vanhu vakati kuna Joshua, “Kwete, asi tichashumira Jehovha.”
22Joshua akati kuvanhu, “Munozvipupurira kuti makatsaura Jehovha kuti mumushumirei. Ivo vakati, ‘Tiri zvapupu hedu.’
23“Naizvozvo zvino rashai vamwari vavatorwa vari pakati penyu murerekere mwoyo yenyu kuna Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri.” 24Vanhu vakati kuna Joshua, “Jehovha Mwari wedu ndiye watichashumira, tichateerera izwi rake.” 25Naizvozvo Joshua akaita sungano navanhu musi iwoyo, akavasimbisira mutemo nomurayiro.
26Joshua akanyora mashoko iwayo mubhuku yomurayiro waMwari, akatora ibwe guru, akarimisa pasi pomuouki, wakanga uri paimba tsvene yaJehovha. 27Joshua akati kuvanhu vose, “Tarirai, ibwe iri richakupupurirai, nokuti rakanzwa mashoko ose atakataura naJehovha; naizvozvo richakupupurirai, kuti murege kuzoramba Mwari wenyu.” 28Naizvozvo Joshua akaendisa vanhu, mumwe nomumwe akaenda kunhaka yake.
29Zvino shure kwaizvozvo Joshua mwanakomana waNuni, muranda waJehovha, wakafa, ava namakore ane zana negumi. 30Vakamuviga panyika yanhaka yake paTimunati‐sera, panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, nechokumusoro kwegomo reGaashi. 31VaIsiraeri vakashumira Jehovha mazuva ose aJoshua, namazuva ose avakuru vakanga vachiri vapenyu Joshua atofa, ivo vakanga vakaziva mabasa ose akanga aitirwa vaIsiraeri naJehovha.
32Mapfupa aJosefa, akanga auya navana vaIsiraeri pakubuda kwavo Ijipiti, vakaaviga paShekemu, panzvimbo yenyika yakanga yatengwa naJakobho kuvana vaHamori, baba vaShekemu, nezana remari; ikazova nhaka yavana vaJosefa.
33Zvino Ereazari, mwanakomana waAroni, akafa, vakamuviga muchikomo chomwanakomana wake Pinehasi, chaakanga apiwa munyika yamakomo yaEfuremu.
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Joshua 24: SNA2002
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