1 Zvino Mambo Mwari wakaereketa kunaJoshua echiti,
Asi kuti munhu asikazi kumuhwarira, asi Mwari akamutendera kuti awire munyara mwake, naapo ndinozokuemesera ndau yokuti atiziremwo.
“Ereketa kunevana vaIsuraeri, wechiti kwavari, ‘Apo mwooambuka Jorodhani kupotera munyika yeKhenani,
Mambo Mwari wakaereketa kunaMosi echiti,
Naapo Mambo Mwari, Mwari wenyu unozopedza madzinza eiyo nyika yaanozomupa Mambo Mwari, Mwari wenyu, nemwi mwechizogara nhaka yavo, mwechigara mumadhorobha avo nomumhatso dzavo,
Iyi ndiyo nhaka yenyika yaakakoanisira Ereaza mupristi naJoshua mukororo waNuni, nevakuru vemhuri dzemadzinza evaIsuraeri kuita nhaka ngemabhigidha vari muShiro pamberi paMambo Mwari, pamusiwo wetende romushongano. Ndizvo vakapedza kukoanisa nyika.
“Ereketa kunevaIsuraeri, wechiti, ‘Emesai madhorobha okutiziremwo, awo endakaereketa ndiwo kwomuri kubudikidza ndiMosi,
Wakati kwaari, “Haiwa; asi ndauya ndiri nduna yehondo yaMambo Mwari.” Joshua wakawira pashi ngehope, wakamudira, akati kwaari, “Unoronzenyi mambo wangu kunomuranda wake?”
NaMambo Mwari wakaereketa kunaJoshua echiti, “Wona, ndapa munyara dzako Jerikho, pamwepo namambo waro, nevarwi vehondo.
NaMambo Mwari wakati kunaJoshua, “Miruka! Unoatirenyi pashi ngehope yako?