1 Vakuru vemadzibaba vevaRevhi vakauya kunaEreaza mupristi, nokunaJoshua mukororo waNuni, nokuvakuru vemadzibaba emadzinza aIsuraeri.
Ushungu hwavo ngahutukwe, ngokuti hwaityisa; nokutseneka kwavo, ngokuti kwaiya norunya! ndinozovaparadzanisa pakati paJakobe, ndivaparadzire muIsuraeri.
Ava ndivo vakuru vemhatso dzemadzibaba avo: vakororo vaRubheni, dangwe raIsuraeri: Hanokhi, Paru, Hezironi, naKhami; ava ndivo vemhatso dzaRubheni.
Ereaza mukororo waAroni wakaroora umwe wevanasikana vaPutieri; iye wakamubarira Finehasi. Ava ndivo vakuru vemhatso dzemadzibaba evaRevhi, kudai ngokuteererana kwemhatso dzavo.
Mambo Mwari wakaereketa kunaMosi mumarukaro aMoabhi paJorodhani pasinde neJerikho echiti,
Nemadhorobha omunozovapa anozoita enhaka yevana vaIsuraeri; kubva kwavari vaneakawanda, kunozobva akawanda nokunevane mashomani kunozobva mashomani; umwe ngoumwe unozopa madhorobha ake kuvaRevhi kudai ngouwandu hwenhaka yake yaanayo.”
Idzi ndidzo nyika dzavakagara nhaka vaIsuraeri munyika yeKhenani, dzavakakoverwa ndiEreaza mupristi, naJoshua mukororo waNuni, nevakuru vemhuri dzemadzibaba emadzinza evaIsuraeri.
Navo vakauya pamberi paEreaza mupristi, nepamberi paJoshua mukororo waNuni, nepamberi pevatungamiriri vechiti, “Mambo Mwari wakapanga Mosi kuti atipe nhaka pakati pehama dzedu.” Ndizvo wakavapa nhaka pakati pehama dzababa avo kudai ngezvaakapanga Mambo Mwari.
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.