¹ Zvino Areka yaJehova yanga iri kunyika yomafirisitiya kuno mwedzi minomwe. ² Wafirisitiya wakadhaindza mapirisita newafembheri; wakabvundza: "Tchinyi tchatinodhikana kuita neArek yaJehova? Tibvundzei tinoiwiridza kudhini kunyika yayo". ³ Waphirisita newafembheri wakati: "Mukawiridza Areka yaMwari, musaiwiridza yakadharo; amudhikani kuiwiridza isina tchipo; munodhikana kuiwiridza netchipo tchonhaya. Nokudharo mutcha rapwa uye mutchazoziya nhaya yakaita Mwari kuti asadhuse nyara yake kamuri nanyamasi". ⁴ Nokudharo anhu akati: "Kaindhi yetchipo tchonhaya tchatino dhikana kutuma natcho?" Awona akadhaira: " Mamota machanu endarama,nemakondzo machanu endarama, zvinoezana nowatongi wowafirisitya. ngokuti dhanbudziko rimwero rakamubhatai imwimwi neatongi enhu. ⁵ Munodhikana kuita tchiezaniso tchemota dzenhu uye netcho makondzo enhu arikuparadza nyika enhu, uye kupasa mbiri kuna Mwari weIsiraeri. Dzimwe nguwa utchazodhusa ruwoko rake kwamuri, kuno zvimwari zvenhu uye nenyika enhu. ⁶ Ngokuti mutchawomesa mwoyo enhu, tingana maigipita naFaro akaomesa mwoyo yawo? ZNguwa yakaitika zvishamiso izvi pakati pawo, azi kuregera andhu kuti aendhe, uye aona akaendha? ⁷ Zvino, gadzirirai ngoro dzinyowani nembudzi mbhiri dziri kuyamwisa, dzisati dzasendza. Sungai mbudzi pangoro, asi endesai zviana zvayo kumba, kure kwayo. ⁸ Zvakadharo motora Areka yaJehova mokanda mungoro. Kandai zvigoride vamuri kuwiridza Kaari satchipo tchenhaya mukati mebokisi kumutcheto kayo. Nokudharo mutuma uye mosiaya kuti iyendhge yega. ⁹ Uye wonai; tchingaenda nogwandzarekuBeteSeme, dhiJehova waita ngodzi huru iyi. Asi idzizi kuita kudharo, tinodzoziya kuti aizi kuita nyara yake yakatambudza; kundza kaizwi, tinozoziya kuti zvakaitikawo hazvo". ¹⁰ Anarume akaita maitire anga abvunzwa; akatora mbhudzi mbhiri dzai yamwisa, akadzisunga pangoro uye akaiga zviyana zwayo kumba. ¹¹ Akatora Areka yaJehova mungoro, pamwepo nobokisi remamota nemakondzo yegoridi. ¹² Mbudzi dzakaendha negwandza reku Beti-Seme. Dzakandha nogwandza irona, uye adzizi kukhona kwendha ku moko bhoswe uye kumoko kwawo. Atongi emafirisitiya akadziteera kwendha kooguma kumugano keBete-Semi. ¹³ Zvino anhu eku Bete-Seme aisanangura ndhiro dzawo mumukandhira. Paakamutsa madziso awo akawona Areka, uye akafara. ¹⁴ Ngoro yakaedha kumundha waJoshuwa wekuguta reBeti-Semi uye yakaima apona. Bhuwe rakakura ranga riripo, uye akagura ngoro uye otora mbhudzi kakupisa tchipiriso kuna Jehova. ¹⁵ Marevita akatora Areka yaJehova uye nebokisi, ranga rino rino goride, uye akazvikandha pabhuwe guru. Anarume eBeti-Semi akapasa tchipiriso uye akabhaiya zuwa rimwero kuitira Jehova. ¹⁶ Watongi washanu paakawona izwi, akawirira zuwa rimwero ku Ecrom. ¹⁷ Iyi dhiyo mota yegoridi yakawiridza mafirisitiya satchipo tchenyaya kuna Jehova: imwe kuna Asidodi, imwe kuna Gaza, imwe kuno Asiquerom, imwe kuna Gati, uye imwe kuna Ecromi. ¹⁸ Makondzo yegoride anga akaedzana nokuwandha kemaguta angari ewatongi achanu emafirisitiya, kuno maguta makuru uye nemaguta emukati. Bhuwe guru, riya raaka kandha Areka yaJehova, ritchiriyo satchapupu nanyamasi kumundha wa Joshuwa, mubeti-semita. ¹⁹ Jehova wakauraya anarume amweni eku Beti-Semis ngokuti aona akadhongorira mukati meAreka mawo. Akaurawa makumi mashanu ne matatu eanarume. ²⁰ Anhu akatchema ngokuti Jehova wanga wauraya anhu. Anhu ekuBeti-Semi akati: "Ndhiani unotchikondzero tchokugara pamberi paJehova, uyu Mwari Muswene? Uye Areka itchazobhudhirani pano? ²¹ Aona akatuma mutumwa kuno agari eku Quiriate, etchiti: "Afirisiriya aunzinsa Areka yaJehova; uyai kuno kuti muyitore".