¹Zvino Jabhini, mambo weHazori wakati achizvinzwa, akatuma nhume kuna Jobhabhu, mambo weMadhoni, nokuna mambo weShimuroni, nokuna mambo weAkishafi,

¹And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

²nokuna madzimambo akanga ari kurutivi rwokumusoro, panyika yezvikomo, nomumupata kurutivi rwenyasi rweKineroti, nomumapani, nokuzvikomo zvapaDhori, kurutivi rwamavirazuva,

²And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

³nokuvaKanani kurutivi rwamabvazuva nokumavirira, navaAmori, navaHeti, navaPerezi, navaJebhusi, panyika yamakomo, navaHivhi vakanga vagere mujinga meHorimoni, panyika yeMizipa.

³And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

⁴Vakabuda, ivo nehondo dzavo dzose dzavakanga vanadzo, vari vazhinji, sejecha riri pamahombekombe egungwa nokuwanda, namabhiza nengoro zhinji-zhinji.

⁴And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

⁵Madzimambo awa ose akaungana, vakauya pamwechete kuvaka misasa yavo pamvura yeMeromi, kuzorwa navaIsiraeri.

⁵And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

⁶Zvino Jehovha akati kuna Joshua, Usavatya, nekuti mangwana nenguva ino ndichavaisa vose mumaoko ako, vaurawe pamberi pavaIsiraeri; unofanira kugura marunda amakumbo amabhiza avo, nokupisa ngoro dzavo nomoto.

⁶And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

⁷Zvino Joshua akauya pakarepo, iye navanhu vose vehondo vaakanga anavo, kuti arwe navo pamvura yeMeromi, akavavamba.

⁷So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

⁸Jehovha akavaisa mumaoko avaIsiraeri, vakavaparadza nokuvadzinga kusvikira paguta guru Zidhoni, nokusvikira Misirefoti-maimi, nokusvikira kumupata weMizipe kumabvazuva; vakavauraya kusvikira vasina kusiya kunyange nomumwe chete.

⁸And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

⁹Joshua akavaitira sezvaakanga arairwa naJehovha; akagura marunda amakumbo amabhiza avo, nokupisa ngoro dzavo nomoto.

⁹And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

¹⁰Nenguva iyo Joshua akadzoka, akakunda Hazori, akauraya mambo waro nomunondo; nekuti pakutanga Hazori waiva muzinda woushe ihwo hwose.

¹⁰And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

¹¹Vakauraya vanhu vose vakanga varimo neminondo inopinza, vakavaparadza chose; hakuna chinhu chimwe chinofema chakasara; vakapisa Hazori nomoto.

¹¹And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

¹²Joshua akakundawo maguta ose amadzimambo iwayo, namadzimambo awo ose, akavauraya neminondo inopinza, akavaparadza chose; sezvakanga zvarairwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha.

¹²And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.

¹³Asi maguta akanga ari pazvikomo zvavo, vaIsiraeri havana kuapisa kunyange nerimwe chete, asi Hazori chete; Joshua wakapisa irero.

¹³But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

¹⁴Vana vaIsiraeri vakatapa zvose zvavakapamba zvamaguta iwayo, nemombe; asi vakauraya varume vose neminondo inopinza, kusvikira vavaparadza; havana kusiya kunyange nechinhu chimwe chete chinofema.

¹⁴And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

¹⁵Sezvakanga zvarairwa Mozisi muranda wake naJehovha, ndizvo Mozisi zvaakaraira Joshua; Joshua akaita saizvozvo, haana kusiya chinhu chimwe chete pazvose zvakanga zvarairwa Mozisi naJehovha.

¹⁵As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.

¹⁶Saizvozvo Joshua akakunda nyika iyo yose, iyo nyika yamakomo, nenyika yose yezasi, nenyika yose yeGosheni, nebani, noMupata, nenyika yamakomo yaIsiraeri, nebani rayo;

¹⁶So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

¹⁷kubva pagomo reHaraki, rinokwira Seiri, kusvikira paBhaari-gadhi pamupata weRebhanoni, mujinga megomo reHerimoni; akakunda madzimambo aro ose, akavaparadza nokuvauraya.

¹⁷Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

¹⁸Joshua akarwa namadzimambo iwayo ose mazuva mazhinji.

¹⁸Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

¹⁹Hakuna guta rakayanana navaIsiraeri, asi vaHivhi vakanga vagere Gibhiyoni; vakakunda zvose pakurwa.

¹⁹There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.

²⁰Nekuti Jehovha ndiye wakaomesa moyo yavo, kuti varwe navaIsiraeri, kuti avaparadze chose, varege kunzwirwa tsitsi; asi avaparadze, sezvakanga zvarairwa Mozisi naJehovha.

²⁰For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.

²¹Nenguva iyo Joshua akaenda akaparadza vaAnaki panyika yamakomo, paHebhuroni, napaDhebhiri, napaAnabhi, napanyika yose yamakomo yaJudha, napanyika yose yamakomo yalsiraeri; Joshua akavaparadza chose pamwechete namaguta avo.

²¹And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.

²²Hakuna kuvaAnaki wakasara panyika yavana vaIsiraeri; asi paGaza, napaGadhi, napaAshidhodhi ndipo pakasara vamwe.

²²There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.

²³Joshua akakunda saizvozvo nyika yose sezvose zvakaudzwa Mozisi naJehovha; Joshua akaipa vana vaIsiraeri, kuti ive nhaka yavo, sezvavakanga vakamurwa namarudzi avo. Nyika ikazorora pakurwa.

²³So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.