16 Ndizvo Joshua wakanyisa nyika iyo yeshe, nyika yemitunhu, nenyika yeshe yokubani, nenyika yeshe yeGosheni, nemabani, nemabandanda, nenyika yemitunhu yaIsuraeri, nemabani ayo,
Wakavapa nyika dzemadzinza, navo vakatora kuita nhaka yavo upfumi wevanhu,
Wakadzinga madzinza pamberi pavo; akavakoanisira kuita nhaka nokugarisa madzinza aIsuraeri mumatende awo.
Padera pemutunhu wakareba waIsuraeri, ndinozousima, nawo unozobudisa matai, kuitira kuti ubereke michero, nokuita musedhare wakakura wakanaka. Pashi pawo panozogara shiri dzembeu dzeshe; mumabvute ematai dzinozoaka zvisaki, zvisikwa zvinemaphaphiro zvembeu dzeshe.
“Asi imwimwi, O mitunhu yaIsuraeri, munozomerera matai enyu, mwechibereka michero yenyu kunevanhu vangu Isuraeri; ngokuti vachakasira kuuya kanyi.
Kunukukai zvino muhambe kuenda kumutunhu wevaAmori nokundau dzeshe dziri pasinde, Arabha, nyika yezvimitunhu, Shefera, Negebhi, nokumhiri kworuandhle, kunyika yevaKhenani neRebhanoni, metsa kumukova mukuru, rwizi Yufratesi.
Ndizvo Joshua wakabaya vanhu veshe vokumitunhu, nokubani, nomubani, nevemubandanda nemadzimambo ayo eshe; aazi kusiya naumwe echipona, asi wakavapedza veshe kuuraya avo vaifema, kudai ngezvaakapanga Mambo Mwari, Mwari waIsuraeri.
NaJoshua wakavanyisa kubva Kadheshibharanea metsa kuguma Gaza, nenyika dzeshe dzaGosheni, metsa kuguma Gibheoni.
Kudai ngezvaakapanga Mambo Mwari kunomuranda wake Mosi, ndizvo Mosi wakapanga Joshua, ndizvo Joshua wakaita; aazi kusiya chiro nachimwe chisikazi kuitwa cheizvo zveshe zvaakapanga Mambo Mwari kunaMosi.
nokunamadzimambo aiya ngedera, kunyika yemitunhu, naavo vaiya mumabani, ngokubani kweKhinerothi, nomubani, nomuNafothidhori ngokumabirirazuva,
Ngouwo mukuwo Joshua wakauya, akaparadza vaAnaki, kubva kunyika yemitunhu, kubva Hebroni, kubva Dhebhiri, kubva Anabhi, nokubva kunyika yeshe yemitunhu yeJudha, nokubva kumitunhu yenyika yeshe yeIsuraeri. Joshua wakavapedza veshe yaamho, nemadhorobha avo.
kunyika yemitunhu, mundau yakaterama, mumabani, mubandanda nomushango, munyika dzokubani, dzevaHiti, dzevaAmori, dzevaKhenani, dzevaPherizi, dzevaHivhi nedzevaJebhusi:
Zvino apo madzimambo eshe azwa aiya ngoruseri rweJorodhani, ngouno, mumitunhu, nomumabani, nomuhumbikumbi yoruandhle rukuru rwakaringirana neRebhanoni, vaHiti, vaAmori, vaKhenani, vaPherizi, vaHivhi navaJebhusi,