Joshua 3:1-17
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VaIsraeri vanoyambuka Jodhani (1-17)
3 Zvino Joshua akamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, akasimuka nevaIsraeri* vese kubva paShitimu+ vakasvika paRwizi rwaJodhani. Vakarara ipapo vasati vayambuka.
2 Papera mazuva matatu, vatungamiriri+ vakatenderera nemusasa wese,
3 vakarayira vanhu vachiti: “Pamunongoona areka yesungano yaJehovha Mwari wenyu yakatakurwa nevapristi vedzinza raRevhi,+ munofanira kubva panzvimbo yenyu, moitevera.
4 Asi munofanira kufamba muri kure nayo nemakubhiti anenge 2 000;* musatomboswedera pedyo nayo, kuitira kuti muzive nzira yamuchaenda nayo, nekuti hamusati mambofamba nenzira yacho.”
5 Zvino Joshua akati kuvanhu: “Zvitsvenesei,+ nekuti mangwana Jehovha achakuitirai zvinhu zvinoshamisa.”+
6 Joshua akabva ati kuvapristi: “Simudzai areka+ yesungano mutungamirire vanhu.” Saka vakasimudza areka yesungano vakatungamirira vanhu.
7 Jehovha akabva ati kuna Joshua: “Nhasi ndichatanga kukukudza vaIsraeri vese vachiona,+ kuti vazive kuti ndichava newe+ sezvandakava naMozisi.+
8 Unofanira kurayira vapristi vanotakura areka yesungano, uchiti: ‘Pamunosvika panotangira mvura yaJodhani, munofanira kupinda, moramba makamira muJodhani.’”+
9 Zvino Joshua akati kuvaIsraeri: “Huyai munzwe mashoko aJehovha Mwari wenyu.”
10 Joshua akabva ati: “Izvi ndizvo zvichaita kuti muzive kuti Mwari mupenyu ari pakati penyu,+ uye kuti chokwadi achadzinga vaKenani, vaHiti, vaHivhi, vaPerizi, vaGigashi, vaAmori, nevaJebhusi+ pamberi penyu.
11 Onai! Areka yesungano yaShe wenyika yese iri kukutungamirirai ichipinda muJodhani.
12 Zvino torai varume 12 pamadzinza aIsraeri, murume mumwe chete padzinza rimwe nerimwe,+
13 uye tsoka dzevapristi vakatakura Areka yaJehovha, Ishe wenyika yese, padzinongotsika mvura yaJodhani, mvura yaJodhani yekumusoro ichamiswa, uye ichaita semadziro.”+
14 Saka vanhu pavakasimuka pavakanga vakadzika matende avo vava kuda kuyambuka Jodhani, vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka+ yesungano vakavatungamirira.
15 Vapristi vacho vakanga vakatakura Areka pavakangosvika paJodhani, uye pavakanyudza tsoka dzavo nechekumucheto kwemvura (Rwizi rwaJodhani runofashukira+ munguva yese yekukohwa),
16 mvura yekumusoro yakabva yamira. Yakaungana semvura yakamiswa nemadziro edhamu, kure kwazvo kuAdhamu, guta riri pedyo neZaretani, ukuwo mvura yaiyerera yakananga kuGungwa reArabha, iro Gungwa reMunyu,* yakayerera yese ikapera. Mvura yakamiswa, uye vanhu vakayambuka nepakatarisana neJeriko.
17 Vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaJehovha vakaramba vakamira vakatsika pavhu rakaoma+ pakati peRwizi rwaJodhani, uku vaIsraeri vese vachiyambuka nepakaoma,+ kusvikira rudzi rwese rwayambuka Jodhani.
Mashoko Emuzasi
^ ChiHeb., “nevanakomana vaIsraeri.”
^ Mamita anenge 890. Ona Mashoko Ekuwedzera B14.
^ Kureva, Gungwa Rakafa.
