¹ Joshuwa wakamuka pakati pousiku ese akamuka kubva ku Sitim. Akaguma ku bahari reJorodani, aena neanhu ese eIziraeri, uye akagara apona asati adharika. ² Pakapera mazuwa matatu, masoja akapinda nepakati panga akagara ³ uye akabvunza kuanhu, etchiti: ''Kana mukawona Areka Yosungano ya Yahweh, Mwari wenhu, yakatwarwa nemapirisita enhu aimbi, munozobva pambuto ino meiateera. ⁴ Nokudharoko mudhikana kusiya mbuto pakati penyu nawo, inoguma makubitu zwiuru zwiri; musakwedere pauze nawo. Nomaitire awona, munozoziya ndiripi gwanza rokuteera, gwandza ramusati mapinda ndirona''. ⁵ Joshuwa wabvunza mbumba etchiti: ''Zwitchenesei ngokuti mangwana Yahweh utchaita zwichamiso pakati penyu''. ⁶ Joshuwa wakareketazwe kune maPirisita: ''Mukai Areka yoSungano pindai mberi keanhu''. Nokudharo, akamutsa Areka yeSungano akaenda eihamba pamberi pembumba. ⁷ Yahweh wakati Kuna Joshuwa: ''Pazuwa iri nditchakuita mukuru pamadziso peanhu ese eIziraeri, kuitira kuti awone kuti ndinewe, maitire amwewo andakaita naMozisi. ⁸ Unozobvundza maPirisita anotwara Areka yeSungano: 'Mungaguma mumutcheto me murambo weJorodani, munozopinda''. ⁹ Joshuwa wakabvundza anhu eIziraeri: ''Kwederai paduze uye izwai masoko aYahweh, Mwari wenyu. ¹⁰ Nomaitire awona, munozoziya kuti Mwari unorarama unemwi pakati penyu uye, zwotchokwadi, utchadzingira akananeu, maHeteu, maHeveu, maParizeu, aGirgaseu, Amorreu uye neaJebuseu. ¹¹ Areka yeSungano yaMwari wenyika ino yese itchapinda pamberi penyu peJorodani. ¹² Sanangurai anarume gumi neairi erudzi reIziraeri, umwe umwe parudzi. ¹³ Kana tsoka dzemurenje dzomapirisita aitwara Areka yaYahweh, Ishe wonyika ino yese, ikaswasa mbvura yeJorodani, itchaparadzana; nenbvura mbvura inobva kumusoro; itchaima, kakunganidzana pamwepo. ¹⁴ Anhu paakamuka kuti adharike Jorodani, apirisita aitwara Areka yeSungano akaenda mberi keanhu. ¹⁵ Paakaguma ku Jorodani, murenje dzawo dzaka swasa mbvura, ¹⁶ mbvura yaibva ngopamusoro yakaima yakaita murwi kukuru kakuguma kure, kuguma kaAdamu, guta rirpamutcheto peZereta, riri bhahari Rakafa. Uye Anhu akadharika mberi keJeriko. ¹⁷ Mapirisita Aitwara Areka yeSungano yaYahweh akagara akaima pasi pakawoma, pakati peJorodani, anhu ese eIziraeri aidharika pakawoma, dzamara ese apedza kudharika