3 Ndizvo Joshua wakamiruka, nevanhu veshe vehondo, vakakwira kurwa neAi. Joshua wakatsanangura varwi vanesimba makumi matatu emakumi emazana (30,000), ngwazi wakavatuma usiku.
Mosi wakati kunaJoshua, “Titsanangurire vamuna, ubude uambane navaAmareki; mangwani ndinozoema padera pechimutunhu ndine ndonga yaMwari munyara mwangu.”
Navo avazikuzia metsa ndambi yakaguma, yakavatora veshe, kunozodarowo kuuya kwoMukororo woMunhu.
mambo wouwo muranda unozouya ngezuva raasikakariri neawa raasikazii.
Asi pakati pousiku kwakadaidzirwa kuti, ‘Penyai, mukwambo! Budai kooshongana naye.’
ngokuti imwimwi mwemene munonasa kuzia kuti zuva raMambo rinoguma kudai ngembavha inoguma usiku.
Ndizvo Joshua wakakwira kubva Girigari, iye nevanhu veshe vehondo, nevanhu veshe vari ngwazi dzinoshinga.
Newe unozoita kunedhorobha iri reAi namambo waro, kudai ngezvewakaita kuneJerikho namambo waro; kwega zvakachakatwa zvaro, nezvifuyo zvaro, munozozvitora kuita zvakachakatwa zvenyu. Ndizvo emesa vanohwarira ngesure kwedhorobha.”
Naye wakavapanga echiti, “Ringirai, munozohwarira muri pasinde pedhorobha, ngesure kwaro; musazoenda kuretu kubva kudhorobha, asi munozoita vakagara vakanasirira.
Asi zuva raMambo rinozoguma kudai ngembavha; naapo matenga anozopinda nokutinhira kukuru, nezvomudenga zvinozonyunguruka ngokupishwa ngomuriro, nenyika nemishando iri mukati mwayo zvinozopishwa.
Ndizvo zvino miruka usiku, iwewe nevanhu vako vanewe, muvahwarire mushango.