Joshua 11:1-23
11 Jabhini mambo weHazori paakangozvinzwa, akatumira shoko kuna Jobhabhu mambo weMadhoni,+ nekuna mambo weShimroni, namambo weAkshafu,+
2 madzimambo aiva kuchamhembe munyika ine makomo, aya aiva mumapani* kumaodzanyemba kweKinereti, neaya aiva muShefera neaiva munzvimbo dzine materu dzeDhori+ kumavirira,
3 vaKenani+ vaiva kumabvazuva nekumavirira, vaAmori,+ vaHiti, vaPerizi, vaJebhusi vaiva munyika ine makomo, nevaHivhi+ vaiva mujinga meHemoni+ munyika yeMizpa.
4 Vakabva vabuda nemauto avo ese, vanhu vakawanda kwazvo sejecha riri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa, nemabhiza akawanda kwazvo nengoro dzehondo.
5 Madzimambo ese aya akarangana kuti asangane, uye akauya, akadzika musasa pamwe chete pamvura yeMeromu kuti arwise vaIsraeri.
6 Jehovha akabva ati kuna Joshua: “Usavatya,+ nekuti mangwana panguva yakaita seino ndichaita kuti vese vaurayiwe nevaIsraeri. Unofanira kutema marunda* emakumbo emabhiza avo,+ uye unofanira kupisa ngoro dzavo nemoto.”
7 Joshua nevarume vese vehondo vakabva vavarwisa vakavarairwa pedyo nemvura yeMeromu.
8 Jehovha akavaisa mumaoko evaIsraeri,+ vakavakunda, vakavatevera kusvika kuSidhoni guta guru,+ neMisrefoti-maimu+ neBani reMizpe kumabvazuva, uye vakavauraya zvekuti hapana kana akapona.+
9 Joshua akabva avaitira sezvaakanga audzwa naJehovha; akadimbura marunda emakumbo emabhiza avo uye akapisa ngoro dzavo nemoto.+
10 Uyewo Joshua akadzoka akatora Hazori uye akauraya mambo wayo nebakatwa,+ nekuti Hazori ndiyo yaimbova guta guru paumambo hwese uhwu.
11 Vakauraya vanhu vese vaiva mairi* nebakatwa, vakavaparadza.+ Hapana chinhu chipenyu chakasara.+ Joshua akabva apisa Hazori nemoto.
12 Akatora maguta ese emadzimambo aya uye akakunda madzimambo acho ese nebakatwa.+ Akaaparadza+ sezvakanga zvarayirwa naMozisi, muranda waJehovha.
13 Asi vaIsraeri havana kupisa chero rimwe remaguta akanga ari pazvikomo kunze kweHazori; ndiro rega rakapiswa naJoshua.
14 VaIsraeri vakapamba zvinhu zvese zvemaguta aya nezvipfuwo kuti zvive zvavo.+ Asi vakauraya vanhu vese nebakatwa kusvikira vavaparadza vese.+ Hapana kana chero wavakasiya ari mupenyu.+
15 Sekurayira kwakanga kwaita Jehovha muranda wake Mozisi, Mozisi akarayirawo Joshua,+ Joshua akaita saizvozvo. Hapana chaasina kuita pane zvese zvakanga zvarayirwa Mozisi naJehovha.+
16 Joshua akakunda nyika yese iyi, nyika ine makomo, Negebhu yese,+ nyika yese yeGosheni, Shefera,+ Arabha,+ nenharaunda ine makomo yeIsraeri nenzvimbo yayo yakadzikira,*
17 kubvira kuGomo reHaraki, rinokwira richienda kuSeiri, kusvika kuBhaari-gadhi+ iri muBani reRebhanoni mujinga meGomo reHemoni,+ uye akatapa madzimambo avo ese, akaakunda, ndokuauraya.
18 Joshua akarwa nemadzimambo ese aya kwenguva yakati rebei.
19 Hapana guta rakaita rugare nevaIsraeri kunze kwevaHivhi vaigara muGibhiyoni.+ Mamwe maguta ese vakaarwisa vakaakunda.+
20 Jehovha ndiye akavarega vachiomesa mwoyo+ zvekuti vakarwa nevaIsraeri, kuti avaparadze asingavanzwire tsitsi.+ Vaifanira kuparadzwa sezvakanga zvarayirwa Mozisi naJehovha.+
21 Panguva iyoyo Joshua akaparadza vaAnaki+ vese vaiva munyika ine makomo, muHebroni, Dhebhiri, Anabhu uye munyika yese ine makomo yaJudha uye munharaunda yese ine makomo yeIsraeri. Joshua akavaparadza pamwe nemaguta avo.+
22 Hapana vaAnaki vakasara munyika yevaIsraeri; vakangosara+ muGaza,+ muGati,+ nemuAshdhodhi+ chete.
23 Saka Joshua akatora nyika yacho yese, sezvakanga zvavimbiswa Mozisi naJehovha,+ uye akabva aipa vaIsraeri kuti ive nhaka yavo maererano nemigove yavo yaifanira kugovaniswa pakati pemadzinza avo.+ Uye nyika yakazorora pahondo.+
Mashoko Emuzasi
^ Kana kuti “muArabha.”
^ Kana kuti “madzira.”
^ Kana kuti “mweya yese yaiva mairi.”
^ Kana kuti “neShefera yayo.”