VHARANGAPHANḒA 2
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Muruṅwa wa Muṋe washu e Bokhimu
1 Muruṅwa wa Muṋe washu a bva Giligala a ya Bokhimu a amba na Vhaisraele a ri, “Ndo ni pfulusa Egipita, nda ni ḓisa shangoni ḽe nda fulufhedzisa vhomakhulukuku waṋu. Ndo ri, ‘Ndi nga si vhuye nda vhofholola mulanga we nda vhofha na inwi. 2 Inwi ni songo vhofha mulanga na muthihi na vhathu vha no dzula shangoni heḽino. Ni pwasehekanye aḽiṱari dzavho.’ Huno-ha no ita mini zwino? A no ngo tsha ita zwe nda ni vhudza.
3 “Zwino ndi a ni vhudza ndi ri vhathu avha a thi nga vha thathi vha ni shavha. Vha ḓo vha zwikwekwe zwa u ni fasha, midzimu yavho i ḓo vha tshikwekwe tsha u ni fasha.”
4Musi muruṅwa o fhedza u amba zwenezwo, Vhaisraele vhoṱhe vha thoma u lila, 5ndi zwine afho fhethu ha pfi Bokhimu (Zwililo). Henefho vha ṋekedza Muṋe washu zwiṱhavhelo.
Lufu lwa Joshua
6 Joshua a onesana na Vhaisraele, muṅwe na muṅwe a yo dzula shangoni ḽe a kovhelwa ḽa vha ḽawe. 7 Vhaisraele vha shumela Muṋe washu Joshua a tshi kha ḓi tshila, na musi vharangaphanḓa vha tshi kha ḓi tshila vhe Joshua a fa a vha sia, ndi vhe vha vhona nga avho maṱo mishumo mihulu yoṱhe ye Muṋe washu a itela Vhaisraele. 8Muḓinḓa wa Muṋe washu, Joshua ṅwana wa Nunu, o fa e na miṅwaha ya 110. 9A swiṱwa shangoni ḽe a kovhelwa ḽone muḓini wa Thiminathi Sera mivhunduni ya Efraimi, devhula ha thavha ya Gaashi. 10Murafho wonoyo woṱhe na wone wa fa, murafho u tevhelaho wa hangwa Muṋe washu, vha hangwa na zwe a itela Vhaisraele.
U shanduka ha Vhaisraele na kutshilele kwavho Kanana
11Ndi hone Vhaisraele vha tshi khakhela Muṋe washu, vha thoma u shumela Vhobaali. 12Vha litsha u luvha Muṋe washu Mudzimu wa vhomakhulukuku wavho, we a vha pfulusa Egipita, vha thoma u luvha miṅwe midzimu, midzimu ya tshakha dzi re tsini havho. Vha i gwadamela, u ralo ha vha u sinyusa Muṋe washu. 13Vha litsha u luvha Muṋe washu, vha shumela Baali na Ashtharotho.
14 Ndi zwe Muṋe washu a sinyutshela Vhaisraele, a litsha mavemu a lwa navho a vha ṱangula. Muṋe washu a litsha maswina oṱhe a re tsini havho a tshi vha kunda, Vhaisraele vha si tsha kona u imedzana na maswina avho. 15Misi yoṱhe vha tshi bva pfumo, Muṋe washu o vha a tshi lwa navho, sa zwe a vha anela uri u ḓo ita nga u ralo. Vha vhuya vha sala vhe khomboni khulu.
16Ndi hone Muṋe washu a tshi ḓi ṋea Vhaisraele vharangaphanḓa vha vha lamukisa kha mavemu. 17Hone Vhaisraele vha si thetshelese vharangaphanḓa vhavho. Vhaisraele Muṋe washu o vhona vha sa fulufhedzei, vha tshi luvha miṅwe midzimu. Vhokhotsi avho vho vha vha tshi thetshelesa zwine Muṋe washu a vha laya, hone murafho uyo muswa wa si tsha mu thetshelesa. 18Misi yoṱhe musi Muṋe washu a tshi ḓi ṋea Vhaisraele murangaphanḓa muswa, o vha a tshi ḓi mu farisa, a lamukisa vhathu kha maswina avho musi onoyo murangaphanḓa a tshi kha ḓi tshila. Muṋe washu o vha a tshi vha khathutshela, ngauri vho vha vha tshi gomela musi vha tshi tambula vha tshi kandeledzwa. 19Hone musi murangaphanḓa uyo a tshi fa, vhathu vho vha vha tshi anzela u humela kha maitele a kale, vha ita zwo vhifhaho u fhira vha murafho wo fhiraho, vha dovha vha shumela miṅwe midzimu vha i luvha, vha si tende u laṱa maitele avho mavhi. 20Zwenezwo Muṋe washu a sinyutshela Vhaisraele a ri, “Lushaka holu lwo vhofholola mulanga uḽa we nda laya vhomakhulukuku wavho uri vha u tevhedze, vha si tsha nthetshelesa. 21Zwenezwo a thi tsha ḓo thatha na lushaka na luthihi lwo salaho shangoni heḽi musi Joshua a tshi fa. 22 Ndi ḓo linga Vhaisraele ngavho uri ndi vhone arali vha tshi ḓo tevhela nḓila dzanga unga vhomakhulukuku wavho.” 23Ndi zwe Muṋe washu a tendela idzo tshakha uri dzi ḓi dzula henefho shangoni; ho ngo ita uri Joshua a vha kunde kathihi, ho ngo vha kumedza zwanḓani zwa Joshua.
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