¹Zvino Joshua akamuka mangwanani, vakabva Shitimi, vakasvika paJoridhani, iye navana vaIsiraeri vose; vakavatapo vasati vayambuka.

¹And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

²Mazuva matatu akati apera, vatariri vakapinda napakati pemisasa,

²And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;

³vakaraira vanhu, vachiti, Kana muchiona areka yesungano yaJehovha Mwari wenyu, navapristi vaRevhi voitakura, munofanira kusimuka pamugere, nokuitevera.

³And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

⁴Asi munofanira kusiya nzvimbo pakati penyu naiyo, inosvika makubhiti anenge zviuru zviviri; regai kuswedera kwairi, kuti muzive nzira yamunofanira kuenda nayo; nekuti mugere kumbofamba nenzira iyi.

⁴Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

⁵Zvino Joshua akati kuvanhu, Zvinatsei, nekuti mangwana Jehovha uchaita zvinoshamisa pakati penyu.

⁵And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

⁶Joshua akataura navapristi, akati, Simudzai areka yesungano, mutungamirire vanhu pakuyambuka. Ivo vakasimudza areka yesungano, vakatungamirira vanhu.

⁶And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

⁷Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Joshua, Nhasi ndichatanga kukukudza pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose, vazive kuti ndichava newe, sezvandaisiva naMozisi.

⁷And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

⁸Iwe unofanira kuraira vapristi kuti vatakure areka yesungano, uchiti, Kana masvika parutivi rwemvura yaJoridhani, munofanira kumira muJoridhani.

⁸And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.

⁹Zvino Joshua akati kuvana vaIsiraeri, Uyai pano, munzwe mashoko aJehovha Mwari wenyu.

⁹And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

¹⁰Joshua akati, Muchaziva nechinhu ichi kuti Mwari mupenyu uri pakati penyu, uye kuti uchadzinga zvirokwazvo pamberi penyu vaKanani, navaHeti, navaHivhi, navaPerezi, navaGirigashi, navaAmori, navaJebhusi.

¹⁰And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

¹¹Tarirai, areka yesungano yaIshe wenyika yose inokutungamirirai pakuyambuka Joridhani.

¹¹Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

¹²Naizvozvo zvino muzvitorerei varume vane gumi navaviri pamarudzi ose avaIsiraeri, mumwe mumwe parudzi rumwe norumwe.

¹²Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

¹³Zvino kana tsoka dzavapristi vanotakura areka yaJehovha, Ishe wenyika yose dzichitsika mumvura yaJoridhani, mvura yaJoridhani ichagurwa, iyo mvura inobva kumusoro; ichamira, ikaita murwi mukuru.

¹³And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

¹⁴Zvino vanhu vakati vachibva pamatende avo, kuti vayambuke Joridhani, vapristi vaitakura areka vakatungamirira vanhu;

¹⁴And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

¹⁵zvino vakanga vakatakura areka vakati vachisvika paJoridhani, netsoka dzavapristi vakanga vakatakura areka dzichinyikwa pamucheto wemvura (nokuti Joridhani runofashamira nhivi dzarwo dzose nguva yose yokukohwa,)

¹⁵And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

¹⁶mvura yakanga ichibva kumusoro ikamira, ikaita murwi mukuru, kusvikira kure-kure paAdhama, guta riri kurutivi rweZaretani; neyakanga ichiyerera kugungwa reArabha, ndiro Gungwa roMunyu, yakagurwa chose; vanhu vakayambuka pakatarisana neJeriko.

¹⁶That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

¹⁷Vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaJehovha vakaramba vamire pasi pakaoma pakati paJoridhani; vaIsiraeri vose vakayambuka pavhu rakaoma kusvikira rudzi rwose rwapedza kuyambuka Joridhani.

¹⁷And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.