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Zwadharo, atungamiriri eukama emadzibhabha ake, edzindza ra Giriadi, mwana wa Makir, mwana wa Manase wekudzindza ra madzibhabha a Josefa, akawiya uye wobuya pamberi pa Mozesi uye ne atungamiriri, ainge ari ana emadzimambo uye ne atungamiriri eukama eanhu eIziraeri.
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Iwona woti: "Yahweh wakuvundza, mufundisi wedhu, kubhatana patchimwe tchikamu tchenyika, kune anhu eIziraeri. Iwewe wavundza na Yahweh, kuti upe tchikamu tcha Zerofeade, hama yedhu, kuitira anasikana ake.
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Asi, iwona akarorwa ne anarume emadzindza amweni, pakati pe anhu eIziraeri, zwadharo, tchikamu tchenyika tchitchaviswa kumadzibhabha edhu. Uye tchowedzerwa se tchikamu tche dzindza ratchabhatana naro. Paizwi, tchikamu tchitchaviswa uye tchopungurwa ku ndakayedhu.
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Uye, rikaguma kore rekupururidza re anhu eIziraeri, tchikamu tchawo tchitchabhatanidzwa ne ndhaka ye dzindza rekwanenge ari. Zwikadharo, zwikamu zwawo zwitchaviswa ku ndhaka ye dzindza yemadzibhabha edhu".
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Mozesi wotongera kune anhu eIziraeri, ne mazwi a Yahweh, iyena woti: "Zwiya zwabuiwa ne dzindza re madzibhabha a Josefa zwiri mugwandza.
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Izwo ndizwo zwakatongerwa na Yahweh pamusoro pe anasikana a Zerofeade. Iyena wati: 'Iwina ndawarorwe ne wanenge asanangura, asi anofanira kurorwa bhasi ne we dzindza ra bhabha awo'.
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Akuna ndhaka ye anhu eIziraeri inofanira kutchindjwa kuva kurimwe dzindza kwenda kurimwe dzindza. Dzindza rimwe na rimwe re anhu eIziraeri ritcharamba rine ndhaka ye dzindza yemadzibhabha awo.
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Mwanakadzi umwe na umwe we anhu eIziraeri anenge ane ndhaka yedzindza rake, unofanira kurorwa ne munhu weukama we dzindza ra bhabha ake. Zwikadharo, umwe na umwe we anhu eIziraeri utchaita kuti ndhaka yemadzibhabha ake irambe iripo.
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Uye akuna ndhaka itchatchindja munyara, kuva murimwe dzindza kwenda murimwe. Dzindza rimwe na rimwe re anhu eIziraeri rinofanira kubhata ndhaka yayo".
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Zwikadharoko, anasikana a Zerofeade wakaita maererano ne zwainge zwabuiwa na Yahweh kuna Mozesi;
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Makra, Tirza, Horga, Mirka, na Noa, mwanasikana wa Zerofeade, wororwa ne wedzindza ra Manase.
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Wororwa ne weukama we ana a Manase, mwana wa Josefa. Naizwona, ndhaka dzawo dzakaramba dziri mudzindza ra bhabha awo.
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Aya ndiwo matongero ne mitemo dzakapiwa na Yahweh kune anhu eIziraeri, nekudha kwa Mozesi, kumarterero e Moabe, pamwepo ne Jordani, ku Jerikoo.