19 Vanhu vakabuda kubva muJorodhani ngezuva rechigumi romwedzi wokutanga, vakaemesa matende avo muGirigari, mumugano wokumabvazuva kweJerikho.
Zvino apo Mambo Mwari ooda kutora Erija kuenda mudenga ngechipupuri, Erija naErisha vaiya munjira kubva Girigari.
“Uyai Bhetheri, mupauke; kuGirigari, muwanze zvipauko; unzai mibairo yenyu mangwanani eshe, nechimwe chegumi chenyu mikuwo yeshe yemazuva matatu.
Asi musatsvaka Bhetheri, nokuti kupotera muGirigari, zve, musaparura kuenda Bheerishebha; ngokuti Girigari ngegwinyiso rinozoenda muusungwa, neBhetheri rinozoita risina shwiro.”
O vanhu vangu, karakadzai zvino chaakaronga Bharaki mambo weMoabhi, chiinyi chaakapingura kwaari Bharamu mukororo waBheo, chiinyi chakaitika kubva Shitimu kuguma Girigari, kuti muzie zviito zvinoponesa zvaMambo Mwari.”
Kwakaitika ngegore remakumi marongomuna, ngomwedzi wegumi noumwe, ngezuva rokutanga romwedziwo, kuti Mosi wakaereketa kunevanhu vaIsuraeri, kudai ndizvo zveshe zvaakamupanga Mambo Mwari kuti aronze kwavari;
Kudai ngezvomunozia iri ngoruseri rweJorodhani ngokumabirirazuva, munyika yevaKhenani, avo vanogara muArabha akaringirana neGirigari, pasinde nemiokhi yeMore.
NaJoshua wakahwirira nevaIsuraeri veshe naye, mukamba reGirigari.
Navanhu veGibheoni vakatuma kunaJoshua mukamba yeGirigari vechiti, “Usarasha varanda vako; kasira kukwira kwetiri utiponese, utidetsere; ngokuti madzimambo eshe evaAmori vanogara mumitunhu vadziunganidza pamwepo kurwa nesu.”
Nomugano waikwira wechienda Dhebhiri kubvira kuBani raAkho, wechiangirira kuenda dera, wechikunukuka kuringirana neGirigari, riri pamberi pokukwira kuenda Adhumimu, riri ngokurutii rwokubani kwebani; nomugano unodarika kuenda kumvura yeEnishemeshi, nokumagumo kwawo kwaiya Enirogeri.
Naapo mwaambuka Jorodhani, mukaguma Jerikho, vamuna veJerikho vakaambana nemwi, navaAmori, nevaPherizi, nevaKhenani, nevaHiti, nevaGirigashi, nevaHivhi, nevaJebhusi; ndakavapira munyara dzenyu.
Apo vapristi vaitwara bhokisi rechitenderano chaMambo Mwari vaiya vabuda kubva pakati peJorodhani, netsoka dzevapristi dzaiya dzakaema pamavhu akaoma, mvura yeJorodhani yakahwirira kundau yayo, yakaerera kudarika mahumbikumbi aro, kudai ngekaretu.
Naapo vaIsuraeri vakaemesa matende avo muGirigari, vakangwarira Phasika madeekoni ngezuva rechigumi namarongomuna romwedzi, vari mumabani eJerikho.
Mambo Mwari wakati kunaJoshua, “Nyamashi ndadusa kutsverudzwa kwemwakatsverudzwa ndikwo muEgipite kubva kwomuri.” Ndizvo zvino zina rendau iyo rakadudzwa kuti Girigari metsa nanyamashi.
Vakaenda kunaJoshua ari mukamba reGirigari, vakati kwaari nokuvanhu vaIsuraeri, “Takabva kunyika iri kuretu; ndizvo zvino itai chitenderano nesu.”
Newe unozodzaka Girigari kunditangira; zvino ndinozouya kwouri, koopira midiro yokunyarara. Unozogarira mazuva manomwe, metsa ndauya kwouri, nokukupangidza icho chounozoita.”
Asi Samueri wakati, “Kudai ngeshoti yako yakaita kuti vakadzi vasaita vana, ndizvo mai ako avazoiti nemwana pakati pevakadzi.” NaSamueri wakagura Agagi kuita zvigurwa pamberi paMambo Mwari muGirigari.