JOSHUA 24
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Joshua a tshi vusulusa mulanga muḓini wa Shikheme
1Ngavhuya Joshua a kuvhanganya matsinde oṱhe a Israele muḓini wa Shikheme. O vhidza vhahulwane na vharangaphanḓa na vhahaṱuli na vhakoma vha Israele, vha ḓa phanḓa ha Mudzimu. 2 Joshua a vhudza vhathu vhoṱhe a ri, “Muṋe washu Mudzimu wa Israele u ri, ‘Kale-kale vhomakhulukuku waṋu, Thera khotsi a Abrahamu na Nahoro, vho vha vha tshi dzula seli ha mulambo wa Yufuratha, vha tshi luvha miṅwe midzimu. 3 Hone Nṋe nda dzhia makhulukuku waṋu Abrahamu nda mu bvisa shangoni ḽa seli ha Yufuratha, nda mu tshimbidza a buḓekanya shango ḽoṱhe ḽa Kanana. Nda mu fha vhaḓuhulu vhanzhi. Nda mu fha Isaka, 4 Isaka nda mu fha Jakopo na Esau. Esau nda mu fha shango ḽa dzithavha ḽa Edomo uri ḽi vhe ḽawe, hone makhulukuku waṋu Jakopo na vhana vhawe vho ḓo pfulutshela Egipita. 5 Ngavhuya nda ruma Mushe na Aroni, nda ita uri Vhaegipita vha welwe nga khombo khulu, hone inwi nda ni pfulusa. 6Nda pfulusa vhomakhulukuku waṋu Egipita, Vhaegipita vha vha tevhela nga gariki dza nndwa na vhanameli vhadzo. Hone musi vhomakhulukuku waṋu vha tshi swika Lwanzheni lwa Dziṱhanga, 7 vha nṱavhela mukosi uri ndi vha farise, nda ḓisa swiswi vhukati havho na Vhaegipita. Nda ita uri lwanzhe lu tibe Vhaegipita lu vha kumbe. No zwi vhona nga aṋu maṱo zwe nda ita Vhaegipita.
“ ‘No dzula phangani tshifhinga tshilapfu. 8 Nda ni isa shangoni ḽa Vhaamori, vhubvaḓuvha ha Jorodani. Vho lwa na inwi, Nṋe nda vha kumedza zwanḓani zwaṋu. Na dzhia shango ḽavho, ni tshi swika Nṋe nda vha lozwa. 9 Zwino ha ḓa khosi ya Muaba, Balaka ṅwana wa Tsiphoro, a lwa na inwi. A ruma vhaḓinḓa ha Biliamu ṅwana wa Bioro, vha mu vhidza uri a ḓe a ni teketele. 10Huno Nṋe nda si thetshelese, nda ita uri Biliamu a ni ḓisele mashudu, ngauralo nda vha ndo ni lamulela zwanḓani zwa Balaka. 11 Na wela mulambo wa Jorodani, na swika Jerikho. Vhanna vha Jerikho vha lwa na inwi, u ḓi nga Vhaamori na Vhapherisi na Vhakanana na Vhahithi na Vhagirigashi na Vhahivi na Vhajebusi, hone Nṋe nda vha kumedza zwanḓani zwaṋu. 12 Musi ni tshi swika nda thatha mahosi mavhili a Vhaamori, vha shavha vha tshi nga vha khou pandamedzwa nga mabu. Izwo a no ngo zwi ita nga mafumo aṋu na vhura haṋu. 13 Nda ni ṋea shango ḽe na si ḽi bvele biko na miḓi ye ya si fhaṱwe nga inwi. Zwino ni khou dzula henefho ni tshi ḽa minḓirivhe ye ni si zwale, na miolivi ye ni si ṱavhe.’ ”
14 Joshua a isa phanḓa a ri, “Zwinoha, hulisani Muṋe washu ni mu shumele ni tshi fulufhedzea ni si na muhoyo. Laṱani midzimu ye vhomakhulukuku waṋu vha vha vha tshi i luvha ngei seli ha Yufuratha na ngei Egipita, ni shumele Muṋe washu fhedzi. 15Arali ni sa funi u mu shumela, ḓinangeleni ṋamusi ane na ḓo mu shumela, i nga vha midzimu ye vhomakhulukuku waṋu vha vha vha tshi i shumela ngei seli ha Yufuratha kana midzimu ya Vhaamori, vhane na vho dzula shangoni ḽavho. A vha nṋe na muṱa wanga ri ḓo shumela Muṋe washu.”
16Vhathu vha fhindula vha ri, “Ri nga si vhuye ra litsha u shumela Muṋe washu ra yo shumela midzimu! 17 Mudzimu Muṋe washu Ene muṋe o pfulusa riṋe na vhokhotsi ashu Egipita he ra vha ri dziphuli, a ita maḓembe mahulu ri tshi zwi vhona, a ri tsireledza lwendoni lwashu lwoṱhe, vhukati ha tshakha dzoṱhe dze ra fhira khadzo. 18 Musi ri tshi swika shangoni ḽino, Muṋe washu a thatha tshakha dzoṱhe na Vhaamori vhe vha vha vha tshi dzula shangoni ḽino. Zwino na riṋe ri ḓo shumela Muṋe washu, Mudzimu washu ndi Ene.”
19 Joshua a amba na vhathu a ri, “Inwi ni nga si kone u shumela Muṋe washu. Ene ndi Mudzimu mukhethwa, ha vhangiswi vhuhulu hawe, ha nga ni hangweli vhuvhi haṋu. Ha nga konḓeleli ni tshi tshinya na mu shandukela, 20arali na litsha u mu shumela na yo shumela midzimu isili, u ḓo ni shandukela-vho a ni ḓisela khombo. U ḓo ni lozwa naho o ranga u ni itela vhuthu.”
21 Vhathu vha fhindula Joshua vha ri, “Aiwa nandi! Riṋe ri ḓo shumela Muṋe washu.”
22Joshua a vha vhudza a ri, “Ṱhanzi dzaṋu ndi inwi vhaṋe: no nanga u shumela Muṋe washu.”
Vhone vha ri, “Ri dziṱhanzi.”
23 Joshua a ri, “Zwino-ha, laṱani kule midzimu heyo isili ine na vha nayo, mbilu dzaṋu dzi livhe ha Muṋe washu Mudzimu wa Israele.”
24Zwino vhathu vha vhudza Joshua vha ri, “Ri ḓo shumela Mudzimu Muṋe washu. Ri ḓo tevhedza ndayo dzawe.”
25 Ndi hone Joshua a tshi vhofha mulanga na Muṋe washu a tshi itela vhathu henefho Shikheme, a vha ṅwalela milayo na ndayo. 26 Joshua a ṅwala idzo ndayo buguni ya Mulayo wa Mudzimu. A konou dzhia tombo ḽihulu a ḽi imisa henefho fhasi ha muri muhulu tsini ha hukhethwa ha Muṋe washu. 27 Joshua a vhudza vhathu vhoṱhe a ri, “Tombo heḽi ḽi ḓo vha ṱhanzi yashu. Ḽo pfa maipfi oṱhe e Muṋe washu a ri vhudza. Zwenezwo ḽi ḓo vha ṱhanzi ya u ni rovhedza, ni si shandukele Muṋe washu.” 28Ndi hone Joshua a tshi ri vhathu vha ṱuwe, muṅwe na muṅwe a vhuelela kha mukovhe wawe wa shango.
Joshua na Eliasara vha tshi swiṱwa shangoni ḽo fulufhedziswaho
29 Musi ho no fhela izwo, muḓinḓa wa Muṋe washu, Joshua ṅwana wa Nunu a fa e na miṅwaha ya 110. 30 Vha mu swiṱa shangoni ḽawe muḓini wa Thiminathi Sera mivhunduni ya Efraimi devhula ha thavha ya Gaashi.
31Vhaisraele vho shumela Muṋe washu misi yoṱhe Joshua a tshi kha ḓi tshila, na musi o no fa vha ḓi ralo vhahulwane vhe Joshua a fa a sia vha tshee hone, havhaḽa vhe vha vhona nga maṱo zwoṱhe zwe Muṋe washu a itela Vhaisraele.
32 Marambo a Josefa e Vhaisraele vha pfuluwa nao Egipita, o swiṱwa Shikheme, shangoni ḽe Jakopo a renga nga mangwende a ḓana a siliva, kha vhana vha Hamoro khotsi a Shikheme. Shango heḽo ḽo vha ifa ḽa vhaḓuhulu vha Josefa.
33Eliasara ṅwana wa Aroni na ene a fa, a swiṱwa Gibia, muḓanani u re mivhunduni ya Efraimi, we wa vha wo kovhelwa ṅwana wawe Finiasi.
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