Joshua 24

1 Ipapo Joshua akaunganidza marudzi ose aIsraeri paShekemu. Akadana vakuru vavaIsraeri, vatungamiri, vatongi, navatariri vavo vakazviisa pamberi paMwari.

and to gather Joshua [obj] all tribe Israel Shechem [to] and to call: call to to/for old: elder Israel and to/for head: leader his and to/for to judge him and to/for official his and to stand to/for face: before [the] God

2 Joshua akati kuvanhu vose, “Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari waIsraeri: ‘Kare madzitateguru enyu pamwe chete naTera, baba vaAbhurahama naNahori, vaigara mhiri kwoRwizi vachishumira vamwe vamwari.

and to say Joshua to(wards) all [the] people thus to say LORD God Israel in/on/with side: beyond [the] River to dwell father your from forever: antiquity Terah father Abraham and father Nahor and to serve: minister God another

3 Asi ndakatora baba wenyu Abhurahama kubva kunyika iri mhiri kweRwizi ndikamufambisa munyika yose yeKenani ndikamupa vana vazhinji. Ndakamupa Isaka,

and to take: take [obj] father your [obj] Abraham from side: beyond [the] River and to go: take [obj] him in/on/with all land: country/planet Canaan (and to multiply *Q(k)*) [obj] seed: children his and to give: give to/for him [obj] Isaac

4 uye kuna Isaka ndakapa Jakobho naEsau. Ndakapa Esau nyika yezvikomo yeSeiri, asi Jakobho navanakomana vake vakaenda kuIjipiti.

and to give: give to/for Isaac [obj] Jacob and [obj] Esau and to give: give to/for Esau [obj] mountain: hill country Seir to/for to possess: take [obj] him and Jacob and son: child his to go down Egypt

5 “‘Ipapo ndakatuma Mozisi naAroni uye ndakatambudza vaIjipita nezvandakaita ikoko, uye ndakakubudisai.

and to send: depart [obj] Moses and [obj] Aaron and to strike [obj] Egypt like/as as which to make: do in/on/with entrails: among his and after to come out: send [obj] you

6 Pandakabudisa madzibaba enyu muIjipiti, vakasvika pagungwa, vaIjipita vakavatevera vaine ngoro navatasvi vamabhiza kusvikira paGungwa Dzvuku.

and to come out: send [obj] father your from Egypt and to come (in): come [the] sea [to] and to pursue Egyptian after father your in/on/with chariot and in/on/with horseman sea Red (Sea)

7 Asi ivo vakachema kuna Jehovha, akaisa rima pakati penyu navaIjipita; akauyisa gungwa pamusoro pavo rikavafukidza. Makaona nameso enyu chaiwo zvandakaita kuvaIjipita. Ipapo makagara murenje kwenguva refu.

and to cry to(wards) LORD and to set: put darkness between you and between [the] Egyptian and to come (in): come upon him [obj] [the] sea and to cover him and to see: see eye your [obj] which to make: do in/on/with Egypt and to dwell in/on/with wilderness day many

8 “‘Ndakauya nemi kunyika yavaAmori vaigara kumabvazuva kweJorodhani. Vakakurwisai asi ndakavaisa mumaoko enyu. Ndakavaparadza pamberi penyu, imi mukatora nyika yavo.

(and to come (in): bring *Q(K)*) [obj] you to(wards) land: country/planet [the] Amorite [the] to dwell in/on/with side: beside [the] Jordan and to fight with you and to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power your and to possess: take [obj] land: country/planet their and to destroy them from face: before your

9 Zvino Bharaki mwanakomana waZipori mambo weMoabhu, akati agadzirira kundorwa naIsraeri, akatuma nhume kundodana Bharamu mwanakomana waBheori kuti akutukei.

and to arise: rise Balak son: child Zippor king Moab and to fight in/on/with Israel and to send: depart and to call: call to to/for Balaam son: child Beor to/for to lighten [obj] you

10 Asi ini ndakaramba kunzwa Bharamu, naizvozvo akaramba achingokuropafadzai, ini ndikakurwirai paruoko rwake.

and not be willing to/for to hear: hear to/for Balaam and to bless to bless [obj] you and to rescue [obj] you from hand: power his

11 “‘Ipapo makayambuka Jorodhani, mukasvika paJeriko. Vanhu veJeriko vakarwa nemi, sezvakaitawo vaAmori, vaPerizi, vaKenani, vaHiti, vaGirigashi, vaHivhi navaJebhusi, asi ndakavaisa mumaoko enyu.

and to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and to come (in): come to(wards) Jericho and to fight in/on/with you master Jericho [the] Amorite and [the] Perizzite and [the] Canaanite and [the] Hittite and [the] Girgashite [the] Hivite and [the] Jebusite and to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power your

12 Ndakatuma mago pamberi penyu, iwo akavadzinga pamberi penyu, uyewo namadzimambo maviri avaAmori. Hamuna kuzviita nomunondo wenyu kana nouta hwenyu.

and to send: depart to/for face: before your [obj] [the] hornet and to drive out: drive out [obj] them from face: before your two king [the] Amorite not in/on/with sword your and not in/on/with bow your

13 Saka ndakakupai nyika yamusina kushandira namaguta amusina kuvaka; uye mugere maari uye munodya zvinobva muminda yemizambiringa nemiorivhi yamusina kusima.’

and to give: give to/for you land: country/planet which not be weary/toil in/on/with her and city which not to build and to dwell in/on/with them vineyard and olive which not to plant you(m. p.) to eat

14 “Zvino ityai Jehovha uye mumushumire nokutendeka kwose. Rasai vamwari vainamatwa namadzitateguru enyu mhiri kworwizi nokuIjipiti, uye mushumire Jehovha.

and now to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to serve: minister [obj] him in/on/with unblemished: blameless and in/on/with truth: faithful and to turn aside: remove [obj] God which to serve: minister father your in/on/with side: beyond [the] River and in/on/with Egypt and to serve: minister [obj] LORD

15 Asi kana kushumira Jehovha kusingakufadzei, zvino zvisarudzirei nhasi wamuchashumira, vamwari vaishumirwa namadzitateguru enyu mhiri kwoRwizi kana vamwari vavaAmori, munyika mamugere. Asi kana ndirini neimba yangu tichashumira Jehovha.”

and if be evil in/on/with eye: appearance your to/for to serve: minister [obj] LORD to choose to/for you [the] day: today [obj] who? to serve: minister [emph?] if [obj] God which to serve: minister father your which (from side: beyond *Q(K)*) [the] River and if [obj] God [the] Amorite which you(m. p.) to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet their and I and house: household my to serve: minister [obj] LORD

16 Ipapo vanhu vakapindura vachiti, “Ngazvive kure nesu kuti tisiye Jehovha kuti tishumire vamwe vamwari!

and to answer [the] people and to say forbid to/for us from to leave: forsake [obj] LORD to/for to serve: minister God another

17 Jehovha Mwari wedu pachake, ndiye akatibudisa isu namadzibaba edu kubva muIjipiti, nyika youranda, uye akaita zviratidzo zvikuru zvatakaona. Akatidzivirira parwendo rwedu rwose rwatakafamba pakati pendudzi dzose dzatakapfuura nokwadziri.

for LORD God our he/she/it [the] to ascend: establish [obj] us and [obj] father our from land: country/planet Egypt from house: home servant/slave and which to make: do to/for eye: seeing our [obj] [the] sign: miraculous [the] great: large [the] these and to keep: guard us in/on/with all [the] way: journey which to go: went in/on/with her and in/on/with all [the] people which to pass in/on/with entrails: among their

18 Uye Jehovha akadzinga pamberi pedu ndudzi dzose pamwe chete navaAmori vakanga vagere munyika ino. Nesuwo tichashumira Jehovha, nokuti ndiye Mwari wedu.”

and to drive out: drive out LORD [obj] all [the] people and [obj] [the] Amorite to dwell [the] land: country/planet from face: before our also we to serve: minister [obj] LORD for he/she/it God our

19 Joshua akapindura vanhu achiti, “Hamungagoni kushumira Jehovha. NdiMwari mutsvene; ndiMwari ane godo. Haangakukanganwirei kumumukira kwenyu nezvivi zvenyu.

and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] people not be able to/for to serve: minister [obj] LORD for God holy he/she/it God jealous he/she/it not to lift: forgive to/for transgression your and to/for sin your

20 Kana mukarasa Jehovha, mukashumira vamwari vavatorwa, iye achakupindukirai agouyisa njodzi pamusoro penyu agokuparadzai.”

for to leave: forsake [obj] LORD and to serve: minister God foreign and to return: turn back and be evil to/for you and to end: destroy [obj] you after which be good to/for you

21 Asi vanhu vakati kuna Joshua, “Kwete! Isu tichashumira Jehovha.”

and to say [the] people to(wards) Joshua not for [obj] LORD to serve: minister

22 Ipapo Joshua akati, “Ndimi zvapupu zvezvamaita kuti masarudza kushumira Jehovha.” Ivo vakapindura vachiti: “Hongu, tiri zvapupu.”

and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] people witness you(m. p.) in/on/with you for you(m. p.) to choose to/for you [obj] LORD to/for to serve: minister [obj] him and to say witness

23 Joshua akati, “Naizvozvo rasai vamwari vavatorwa vari pakati penyu murerekere mwoyo yenyu kuna Jehovha Mwari waIsraeri.”

and now to turn aside: remove [obj] God [the] foreign which in/on/with entrails: among your and to stretch [obj] heart your to(wards) LORD God Israel

24 Vanhu vakati kuna Joshua, “Tichashumira Jehovha Mwari wedu, uye tichamuteerera.”

and to say [the] people to(wards) Joshua [obj] LORD God our to serve: minister and in/on/with voice his to hear: obey

25 Pazuva iro Joshua akaitira vanhu sungano, akavadzikira mitemo nemirayiro ipapo paShekemu.

and to cut: make(covenant) Joshua covenant to/for people in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to set: put to/for him statute: decree and justice: judgement in/on/with Shechem

26 Joshua akanyora mashoko aya mubhuku romurayiro waMwari. Ipapo akatora ibwe guru akariisa pasi pomuouki, pedyo nenzvimbo tsvene yaJehovha.

and to write Joshua [obj] [the] word [the] these in/on/with scroll: book instruction God and to take: take stone great: large and to arise: establish her there underneath: under [the] oak which in/on/with sanctuary LORD

27 Akati kuvanhu vose, “Tarirai! Ibwe iri richava chapupu pamusoro pedu. Ranzwa mashoko ose ataurwa naJehovha kwatiri. Richava chapupu pamusoro penyu kana musina kutendeka kuna Mwari wenyu.”

and to say Joshua to(wards) all [the] people behold [the] stone [the] this to be in/on/with us to/for witness for he/she/it to hear: hear [obj] all word LORD which to speak: speak with us and to be in/on/with you to/for witness lest to deceive [emph?] in/on/with God your

28 Ipapo Joshua akaendesa vanhu, mumwe nomumwe kunhaka yake.

and to send: depart Joshua [obj] [the] people man: anyone to/for inheritance his

29 Mushure mezvinhu izvi Joshua mwanakomana waNuni, muranda waJehovha, akafa ava namakore zana negumi.

and to be after [the] word: thing [the] these and to die Joshua son: child Nun servant/slave LORD son: aged hundred and ten year

30 Uye vakamuviga munyika yenhaka yake, paTimunati Sera, munyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, nechokumusoro kweGomo reGaashi.

and to bury [obj] him in/on/with border: area inheritance his in/on/with Timnath-serah Timnath-serah which in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim from north to/for mountain: mount Gaash

31 VaIsraeri vakashumira Jehovha nguva dzose dzoupenyu hwaJoshua, uye napamazuva ose avakuru vakasara vari vapenyu Joshua afa, avo vakaona zvinhu zvose zvakanga zvaitirwa Israeri naJehovha.

and to serve: minister Israel [obj] LORD all day Joshua and all day [the] old: elder which to prolong day after Joshua and which to know [obj] all deed: work LORD which to make: do to/for Israel

32 Mapfupa aJosefa, ayo akanga auyiwa nawo navana vaIsraeri kubva kuIjipiti, akavigwa paShekemu, munzvimbo yakanga yatengwa naJakobho kuvanakomana vaHamori, baba vaShekemu, nezana remari yesirivha. Iyi yakava nhaka yezvizvarwa zvaJosefa.

and [obj] bone Joseph which to ascend: establish son: child Israel from Egypt to bury in/on/with Shechem in/on/with portion [the] land: country which to buy Jacob from with son: child Hamor father Shechem in/on/with hundred coin and to be to/for son: child Joseph to/for inheritance

33 Uye Ereazari mwanakomana waAroni akafa, akavigwa paGibhea munzvimbo yakanga yapiwa mwanakomana wake Finehasi, munyika yamakomo yaEfuremu.

and Eleazar son: child Aaron to die and to bury [obj] him in/on/with Gibeah Phinehas son: child his which to give: give to/for him in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim