8 Vakati kunaJoshua, “Tiri varanda vako.” NaJoshua wakati kwavari, “Muri vanaani, munobva kuri?”
Ndizvo mungwariri wengome, nouwo waitonga dhorobha, vakuru, nevareri vevana, vakatumira izwi kunaJehu vechiti, “Isusu tiri varanda vako; zveshe zvounozoronza tinozozviita. Atizoemesi munhu naumwe kuita mambo; ita icho chounoona chakanaka mukuona kwako.”
Kudai vechizoashira izwi rokuiyana, nokudzipira kwomuri, zvino vanhu veshe vari mukati mwaro vanozoita varanda kwomuri, vanozomushandira.
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.”
Ndizvo vakuru vevagari veshe venyika yedu vakaereketa kwetiri vechiti torai munyara dzenyu mbuva yomuhambo wenyu, muende kooshongana navo, mwechiti kwavari, ‘Tiri varanda venyu: ndizvo zvino ita chitenderano nesu.’
Ndizvo zvino mwatukwa, nevamweni venyu vanozogara vari hloko, vatemi vehuni nevacheri vemvura kumhatso yaMwari wangu.”
Zvino, ringira, tiri munyara dzako. Ita kudai ngezvinooneka kuti zvakanaka mukuona kwako.”
NaJoshua wakavaita ngeiro zuva vatemi vehuni nevacheri vemvura kumbungano, nepaarita raMambo Mwari, metsa nanyamashi, kundau yaanozotsanangura.