Joshua 3 - Baiberi Magwaro Matȿene aMŋari 1949 (Doke)

ƲaIsraeri ʋanoyambuka Joridani.

¹ Ɀino Joshua wakamuka maŋgwanani, ʋakabva Shitimi, ʋakaȿika paJoridani, iye naʋana ʋaIsraeri ʋose; ʋakaʋata’po ʋasati ʋayambuka.

² Mazuʋa matatu akati apera, ʋatariri ʋakapinda napakati pemisasa,

³ ʋakaraira ʋanhu, ʋaciti: Kana muciʋona areka yesuŋgano yaJehova Mŋari wenyu, naʋaprista ʋaRevi ʋoitakura, munofanira kusimuka pamugere, nokuiteʋera.

⁴ Asi munofanira kusiya nɀimbo pakati penyu naiyo, inoȿika makubiti aneŋge ɀuru ɀiʋiri; regai kusweɗera kwairi, kuti muziʋe nzira yamunofanira kuenda nayo; nokuti mugere kumbofamba nenzira iyi.

⁵ Ɀino Joshua akati kuʋanhu: Ɀinatsei, nokuti maŋgwana Jehova ucaita ɀinoshamisa pakati penyu.

⁶ Joshua akataura naʋaprista, akati: Simudzai areka yesuŋgano, mutuŋgamirire ʋanhu pakuyambuka. Iʋo ʋakasimudza areka yesuŋgano, ʋakatuŋgamirira ʋanhu.

⁷ Ipapo Jehova akati kunaJoshua: Nhasi ndicataŋga kukukudza pamberi paʋaIsraeri ʋose, ʋaziʋe kuti ndicaʋa newe, seɀandaisiʋa naMosesi.

⁸ Iwe unofanira kuraira ʋaprista kuti ʋatakure areka yesuŋgano, uciti: Kana maȿika parutiʋi rwemvura yaJoridani, munofanira kumira muJoridani.

⁹ Ɀino Joshua akati kuʋana ʋaIsraeri: Ʋuyai pano, munzwe mashoko aJehova Mŋari wenyu.

¹⁰ Joshua akati: Mucaziʋa necinhu ici kuti Mŋari mupenyu uri pakati penyu, ʋuye kuti ucadziŋga ɀirokwaɀo pamberi penyu ʋaKanani, naʋaHeti, naʋaHivi, naʋaPerezi, naʋaGirgashi, naʋaAmori, naʋaJebusi.

¹¹ Tarirai, areka yesuŋgano yaShe wenyika yose inokutuŋgamirirai pakuyambuka Joridani.

¹² Naiɀoɀo ɀino muɀitorerei ʋarume ʋanegumi naʋaʋiri pamarudzi ose aʋaIsraeri, mumŋe mumŋe parudzi rumŋe norumŋe.

¹³ Ɀino kana tsoka dzaʋaprista ʋanotakura areka yaJehova, Ishe wenyika yose, dzicitsika mumvura yaJoridani, mvura yaJoridani icagurwa, iyo mvura inobva kumsoro; icamira, ikaita murwi mukuru.

¹⁴ Ɀino ʋanhu ʋakati ʋacibva pamatente aʋo, kuti ʋayambuke Joridani, ʋaprista ʋaitakura areka ʋakatuŋgamirira ʋanhu;

¹⁵ ɀino ʋakaŋga ʋakatakura areka ʋakati ʋaciȿika paJoridani, netsoka dzaʋaprista ʋakaŋga ʋakatakura areka dzicinyikwa pamuceto wemvura, (nokuti Joridani runofashamira nhiʋi dzarwo dzose ŋguʋa yose yokukohwa,)

¹⁶ mvura yakaŋga icibva kumsoro ikamira, ikaita murwi mukuru, kuȿikira kurekure paAdama, guta riri kurutiʋi rweZaretani; neyakaŋga iciyerera kuguŋgwa reAraba, ndiro Guŋgwa roMunyu, yakagurwa cose; ʋanhu ʋakayambuka pakatarisana neJeriko.

¹⁷ Ʋaprista ʋakaŋga ʋakatakura areka yesuŋgano yaJehova ʋakaramba ʋamire pasi pakawoma pakati paJoridani; ʋaIsraeri ʋose ʋakayambuka pavu rakawoma kuȿikira rudzi rwose rwapedza kuyambuka Joridani.