¹ Anhu ese paaka dharika Jorodani, Yahweh wakati kuna Joshuwa: ² ''Sanangura anarume gumi neairi pakati pembumba. mwanarume umwe parudzi rimwe. ³ Abvunze kuti: 'Torai magumi nemairi emapuwe pakati peJorodani, kumbuto yakaima mapirisita iri mbuto yakawoma, aunzisei uye muwasiye pambuto yamuchawata usikuno'''. ⁴ Joshua wakadainza anarume gumi neairi angaasanangura pakati pemarudzi reIziraeri, umwe padzindza rimwe. ⁵ Joshuwa wakawa bvundza kuti: ''Endai Mberi keArika yaYahweh, Mwari wenyu, pakati peJorodani. umwe naumwe wenyu unozotora buwe rimwe mumabhapiro ake, maererano nekuwanda kerudzi ReIziraeri. ⁶ Itchi tchitchaita tchipangwidziro pakati penyu, kuti kana ana enyu akabvundzisa zwakaitika kare, vachiti, `Mapuwe aya anoti?' <sup>7</sup> imwimwi muti kwavari, `Nokuti mvura yaJorodhani yakagurwa pamberi peareka yesungano yaJehovha; nguva yayakayambuka Jorodhani, mvura yaJorodhani yakagurwa; mabwe awa achava chirangaridzo pakati pavana vaIsiraeri nokusingaperi''. ⁸ Iziraeri yakaita zwayanga yabvundzwa ndiJoshua: Awona akatora gumi nemairi emapuwe pakati peJorodani, mareketero anga akaita Yahweh kuna Jshuwa. Awona akaerenga maererano nokuwanda kemaruzi eIziraeri, akawatwara akenda nawo kumbuto ayanga akagara, uye akaakada apona. ⁹ Nokudaroko Joshua wakaimisa mapuwe gumi namairi mukati maJorodhani, panga pakaima tsoka dzomapirisita waitwara Areka yeSungano; aripo nanyamasi. ¹⁰ Nokuti vapirisiti vakanga vakatakura areka vakamira mukati maJorodhani kusvikira zvose zvapera zvakanga zvarairwa Joshua naJehovha, kuti azviudze vanhu, zvose zvakanga zvarairwa Joshua naMozisi; vanhu vakakurumidza kuyambuka. ¹¹ Zvino vanhu vose vakati vapedza kuyambuka, areka yaJehovha ikayambukawo, navapirisiti pamberi pavanhu ¹² Navana vaRubheni, navana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, vakayambuka pamberi pavanhu, vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa, sezvavakaudzwa naMozisi. ¹³ Vanenge vane zviuru zvina makumi mana, vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa, ndivo vakayambuka pamberi paJehovha, vakaenda kumapani eJeriko kundorwa. ¹⁴ Nomusi uyo Jehovha akakudza Joshua pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose; vakamutya sezvavaitya Mozisi mazuva ose oupenyu hwake. ¹⁵ Zvino Jehovha akataura naJoshua, akati, ¹⁶ Raira vapirisiti vanotakura areka yechipupuriro, kuti vakwire vabude mukati maJorodhani. ¹⁷ Naizvozvo Joshua akaraira vapirisiti, akati, Kwirai, mubude mukati maJorodhani. ¹⁸ Zvino vapirisiti vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaJehovha vakati vakwira vabuda mukati maJorodhani, netsoka dzavapirisiti dzasimudzwa dzasvika pasi pakaoma, mvura yaJorodhani ikadzokera panzvimbo yayo, ikadarika nhivi dzarwo dzose sakare. ¹⁹ Vanhu vakakwira vakabuda paJorodhani pazuva regumi romwedzi wokutanga, vakadzika matende avo muGirigari, pamuganhu wamabvazuva eJeriko. ²⁰ Joshua akamisa aya mabwe ane gumi namaviri avakanonga muJorodhani paGirigari. ²¹ Akataura navana vaIsiraeri, akati, Kana vana venyu vachizobvunza madzibaba avo panguva inouya, vachiti, `Mabwe awa anoti kudiniko?' ²² Imwi munodikana kuziisa ana enyu, muchiti, aIsiraeri vakayambuka Jorodhani urwu vachitsika pasi pakaoma.' ²³ Nokuti Jehovha Mwari wakapwisa mvura yaJorodhani pamberi penyu, kusvikira mayambuka, sezvaakaita iye Jehovha Mwari wenyu paGungwa Dzvuku, raakapwisa pamberi pedu, kusvikira tayambuka; ²⁴ kuti ndudzi dzose dzenyika dzizive kuti ruoko rwaJehovha ndirwo rune simba; kuti vatye Jehovha Mwari wenyu nokusingaperi.