¹Zvino Joshua akadana vaRubheni navaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase,

¹Then Joshua calleth for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh,

²akati kwavari, Makaita zvose zvamakarairwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha, nokuteererawo inzwi rangu pazvose zvandakakurairai;

²and saith unto them, `Ye — ye have kept the whole of that which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, and ye hearken to my voice, to all that I have commanded you;

³hamuna kusiya hama dzenyu mazuva awa mazhinji kusvikira nhasi, asi makaita chirevo chamakarairwa naJehovha Mwari wenyu.

³ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and have kept the charge — the command of Jehovah your God.

⁴Zvino Jehovha Mwari wenyu wakazorodza hama yenyu, sezvaakataura kwavari; naizvozvo zvino dzokai, muende kumatende enyu, kunyika yenyu yamakapiwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha, mhiri kwaJoridhani.

⁴`And, now, Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren, as He spake to them; and now, turn ye, and go for yourselves to your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan.

⁵Asi chenjerai kwazvo kuti muite mirau nemirairo yamakarairwa naMozisi muranda waJehovha, kuti mude Jehovha Mwari wenyu, nokufamba munzira dzake dzose, nokuchengeta mirairo yake, nokumunamatira, nokumushumira nemoyo yenyu yose uye nemweya yenyu yose.

⁵Only, be very watchful to do the command and the law which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and to cleave to Him, and to serve Him, with all your heart, and with all your soul.`

⁶Zvino Joshua akavaropafadza, akavaendesa; vakaenda kumatende avo.

⁶And Joshua blesseth them, and sendeth them away, and they go unto their tents.

⁷Zvino Mozisi wakange apa imwe hafu yorudzi rwaManase nhaka yavo muBhashani; asi imwe hafu yorudzi yakapiwa nhaka yayo naJoshua, pamwechete nehama dzavo, mhiri kwaJoridhani kumavirazuva. Zvino Joshua akavaropafadzawo pakuvaendisa kwake kumatende avo.

⁷And to the half of the tribe of Manasseh hath Moses given, in Bashan, and to its [other] half hath Joshua given with their brethren beyond the Jordan westward; and also when Joshua hath sent them away unto their tents, then he doth bless them,

⁸Akataura navo, akati, Dzokerai kumatende enyu mune fuma zhinji nemombe zhinji kwazvo, nesirivha, nendarama nendarira, namatare, nenguvo zhinji, mugovane nehama dzenyu zvamakapamba kuvavengi venyu.

⁸and speak unto them, saying, `With great riches turn ye back unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.`

⁹Zvino vana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase vakadzoka, vakaparadzana navana vaIsiraeri paShiro munyika yeKanani, vakaenda kunyika yeGiriyadhi, kunyika yavakanga vapiwa kuti ive yavo, sezvakanga zvataurwa nomurayiro waJehovha nomuromo waMozisi.

⁹And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, turn back and go from the sons of Israel out of Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, unto the land of their possession, in which they have possession, according to the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses;

¹⁰Zvino vakati vasvika panyika yapaJoridhani, munyika yeKanani, vana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase vakavaka aritari paJoridhani, aritari huru kana ichionekwa.

¹⁰and they come in unto the districts of the Jordan, which [are] in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, build there an altar by the Jordan — a great altar for appearance.

¹¹Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakanzwa, zvichinzi, Tarirai, vana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase vavaka aritari pakaritarisana neKanani, panyika yapaJoridhani, kurutivi rwavana vaIsiraeri.

¹¹And the sons of Israel hear, saying, `Lo, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, have built the altar over-against the land of Canaan, on the districts of the Jordan, at the passage of the sons of Israel.`

¹²Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachinzwa izvozvo, ungano yose yavana vaIsiraeri vakaungana paShiro, kuti vaende kundorwa navo.

¹²And the sons of Israel hear, and all the company of the sons of Israel is assembled at Shiloh, to go up against them to war;

¹³Ipapo vana vaIsiraeri vakatuma Pinehasi, mwanakomana womupristi Ereazari, kuvana vaRubheni, nokuvana vaGadhi nokuhafu yorudzi rwaManase, panyika yeGiriyadhi,

¹³and the sons of Israel send unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh — unto the land of Gilead — Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,

¹⁴iye namachinda ane gumi naye, muchinda mumwe weimba imwe neimwe yamadzibaba pakati pamarudzi avaIsiraeri; mumwe nomumwe wavo wakange ari mukuru wedzimba dzamadzibaba avo pakati pezviuru zvavaIsiraeri.

¹⁴and ten princes with him, one prince, one prince, for a house of a father, for all the tribes of Israel, and each of them a head of a house of their fathers, for the thousands of Israel.

¹⁵Ivo vakasvika kuvana vaRubheni, nokuvana vaGadhi, nokuhafu yorudzi rwaManase, kunyika yeGiriyadhi,vakataura navo, vakati,

¹⁵And they come in unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and speak with them, saying,

¹⁶Zvanzi neungano yaJehovha, Kudarika uku kwamakadarikira Mwari waIsiraeri nako kwakadiniko, nekuti munotsauka nhasi pakutevera Jehovha, zvamakazvivakira aritari, kuti mumukire Jehovha nhasi?

¹⁶`Thus said all the company of Jehovah, What [is] this trespass which ye have trespassed against the God of Israel, to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, by your building for you an altar, for your rebelling to-day against Jehovah?

¹⁷Ko zvakaipa zvePeori zvigere kutiringana here, izvo zvatichigere kuzvinatsa pazviri kusvikira zuva ranhasi, kunyange hosha yakawira ungano yaJehovha,

¹⁷Is the iniquity of Peor little to us, from which we have not been cleansed till this day — and the plague is in the company of Jehovah,

¹⁸zvamoda kutsauka nhasi pakutevera Jehovha? Zvino zvamakamukira Jehovha nhasi, mangwana uchatsamwira ungano yose yaIsiraeri.

¹⁸that ye turn back to-day from after Jehovah? and it hath been — ye rebel to-day against Jehovah — and to-morrow against all the company of Israel He is wroth.

¹⁹Asi kana nyika yenyu isakanaka, yambukirai kunyika yaJehovha, pagere tabhenakeri yaJehovha, kuti mupiwe nhaka pakati pedu; asi regai kumukira Jehovha, kana kutimukira isu, pakuzvivakira imwe atari parutivi rweatari yaJehovha Mwari wedu.

¹⁹`And surely, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over for you unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, where the tabernacle of Jehovah hath tabernacled, and have possession in our midst; and against Jehovah rebel not, and against us rebel not, by your building for you an altar, besides the altar of Jehovah our God.

²⁰Ko Akani, mwanakomana waZera, haana kudarika pachinhu chakayereswa, kutsamwa kukawira ungano yose yaIsiraeri here? Munhu uyo akasafa ari oga pakutadza kwake.

²⁰Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and on all the company of Israel there was wrath? and he alone expired not in his iniquity.`

²¹Ipapo vana vaRubheni, navana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase vakapindura, vakati kuvakuru vezviuru vavaIsiraeri,

²¹And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, answer and speak with the heads of the thousands of Israel:

²²Mwari, iye Mwari Jehovha, Mwari, iye Mwari Jehovha, iye unoziva, navaIsiraeri vachaziva; kana takamukira Jehovha, kana kumudarikira (musatiponesa nhasi,)

²²`The God of gods — Jehovah, the God of gods — Jehovah, He is knowing, and Israel, he doth know, if in rebellion, and if in trespass against Jehovah (Thou dost not save us this day!)

²³zvatakazvivakira atari, kuti titsauke tirege kutevera Jehovha; kana takazviita kuti tibayire pamusoro payo zvipiriso zvinopiswa, kana zvipiriso zvoupfu, kana kubayirapo zvibayiro zvezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, Jehovha amene ngaabvunzisise pamusoro pazvo;

²³[we are] building for ourselves an altar to turn back from after Jehovah, and if to cause to go up on it burnt-offering and present, and if to make on it peace-offerings — Jehovah Himself doth require [it].

²⁴azive kana tisina kuita chinhu ichi nokuchenjera uye nokufunga, tichiti, Zvimwe panguva inouya vana venyu vachataura navana vedu, vachiti, imwi mune mhaka yeiko naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri?

²⁴`And if not, from fear of [this] thing we have done it, saying, Hereafter your sons do speak to ours sons, saying, What to you and to Jehovah God of Israel?

²⁵Nekuti Jehovha wakaita Joridhani muganhu pakati pedu nemi, imwi vana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi; hamuna mugove kuna Jehovha; naizvozvo vana venyu vangaregesa vana vedu kutya Jehovha.

²⁵for a border hath Jehovah put between us and you, O sons of Reuben, and sons of Gad — Jordan; ye have no portion in Jehovah — and your sons have caused our sons to cease, not to fear Jehovah.

²⁶Saka takati, Ngatizvigadzire, tizvivakire atari, isati iri yezvipiriso zvinopiswa, kana yokubayirapo;

²⁶`And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice —

²⁷asi chive chapupu pakati pedu nemi, napakati pavana vedu vanotitevera, kuti tichaita basa raJehovha pamberi pake nezvipiriso zvedu zvinopiswa, nezvibayiro zvedu, nezvipiriso zvedu zvokuyananisa, kuti vana venyu varege kuzoti kuvana vedu panguva inouya, Hamuna mugove kuna Jehovha.

²⁷but a witness it [is] between us and you, and between our generations after us, to do the service of Jehovah before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings, and your sons do not say hereafter to our sons, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.

²⁸Naizvozvo takati, Kana vachizodaro kwatiri kana kuvana vedu panguva inouya, isu tichati, Tarirai muone mufananidzo weatari yaJehovha, yakaitwa namadzibaba edu, isati iri yezvipiriso zvinopiswa, kana yokubayirapo; asi chapupu pakati pedu nemi.

²⁸`And we say, And it hath been, when they say [so] unto us, and unto our generations hereafter, that we have said, See the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice — but a witness it [is] between us and you.

²⁹Mwari atibatsire, tirege kumukira Jehovha, nokutsauka nhasi pakutevera Jehovha, tichavaka atari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa neyezvipiriso zvoupfu, kana yokubayirapo, parutivi rweatari yaJehovha, Mwari wedu, iri pamberi petabhenakeri yake.

²⁹`Far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our God, which [is] before His tabernacle.`

³⁰Zvino Pinehasi mupristi, namachinda eungano, ivo vakuru vezviuru zvavaIsiraeri, vakanga vanaye, vakati vanzwa mashoko akataurwa navana vaRubheni, navana vaGadhi, navana vaManase, vakafara nazvo.

³⁰And Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the company, and the heads of the thousands of Israel, who [are] with him, hear the words which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh have spoken, and it is good in their eyes.

³¹Pinehasi, mwanakomana waEreazari mupristi, akati kuvana vaRubheni, nokuvana vaGadhi, nokuvana vaManase, Nhasi tinoziva kuti Jehovha ari pakati pedu, nekuti hamuna kudarikira Jehovha pachinhu ichi; makarwira vana valsiraeri zvino paruoko rwaJehovha.

³¹And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest saith unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the sons of Manasseh, `To-day we have known that Jehovah [is] in our midst, because ye have not committed against Jehovah this trespass — then ye have delivered the sons of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.`

³²Ipapo Pinehasi, mwanakomana waEreazari mupristi, namachinda vakabva kuvana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi, panyika yeGiriyadhi, vakadzokera kunyika yeKanani, kuvana vaIsiraeri, vakavadzosera shoko iro.

³²And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, turn back from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, unto the sons of Israel, and bring them back word;

³³Zvino shoko iro rakafadza vana vaIsiraeri, vana vaIsiraeri vakakudza Mwari; havana kuzotaura kuti vachandorwa navo, kuti vaparadze nyika makanga mugere vana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi.

³³and the thing is good in the eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel bless God, and have not said to go up against them to war, to destroy the land which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, are dwelling in.

³⁴Zvino vana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi vakatumidza atari iyo: Ndicho chapupu pakati pedu, kuti Jehovha ndiye Mwari.

³⁴And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad proclaim concerning the altar, that `it [is] a witness between us that Jehovah [is] God.`