Vatongi 2:1-10

Mutumwa waTenzi akabva kuGirigari akakwidza kuBhokimu. Akati, “Ndakakubvisai kuIjipiti ndikauya nemi kunyika yandakatsidzira kupa kune madzibaba enyu. Ndakati, ‘Handimbozofi ndakatyora chitenderano changu nemi. Imiwo regai kuita chitenderano navanhu vomunyika ino. Munofanira kupwanya atari dzavo.’ Asi imi hamuna kuteerera zvandakareva. Ko ndochii ichochi chamaita? Zvino ini ndinoti, ‘Handichafanokudzingirai vanhu ivava, asi vachava vavengi venyu uye vamwari vavo vari chinhu chakakuteyai.’ ” Mutumwa waTenzi akati apedza kutaurira vaIsiraeri vose, vanhu vakaridza mhere kuchema. Vakatumidza nzvimbo iyoyo zita rokuti Kuchema, vakabva vapira Tenzi zvibayiro ipapo. Joshuwa paakati vaIsiraeri vachienda zvavo, vakati ava kwavo ava kwavo vachienda kunyika dzavo dzenhaka kundodzitora vachidziita dzavo. Vanhu ivava vakanamata Tenzi panguva yose yakanga Joshuwa achiri mupenyu, nenguva yose yavakuru vakuru vakasiyiwa naJoshuwa variko vakanga vaona basa guru rose rakaitirwa vaIsiraeri naTenzi. Joshuwa mwanakomana waNunu muranda waTenzi akafa ava nezana ramakore ana makore gumi. Vakamuviga munyika yake yenhaka kuTimunatiheresi kunyika yaEfuraimu yamakomo kuchamhembe kwegomo reGaashi. Chizvarwa ichocho chose chakapera kufa, kukazomukawo chimwe chizvarwa mushure mavo chakanga chisingamboziva Tenzi kana basa raakanga aitira vaIsiraeri.