¹Zvino Joshua akadana vaRubheni navaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase,

¹Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

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

²and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I 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, but have kept the charge of the commandment 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.

⁴And now Jehovah your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave 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 take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁶Zvino Joshua akavaropafadza, akavaendesa; vakaenda kumatende avo.

⁶So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went 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.

⁷Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [inheritance] in Bashan; but unto the other half gave Joshua among their brethren beyond the Jordan westward; moreover when Joshua sent them away unto their tents, he blessed 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 spake unto them, saying, Return with much wealth 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 children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

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

¹⁰And when they came unto the region about the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar to look upon.

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

¹¹And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the children of Israel.

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

¹²And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together 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 children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the 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 with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel.

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

¹⁵And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,

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

¹⁶Thus saith the whole congregation of Jehovah, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this 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 too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of Jehovah,

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

¹⁸that ye must turn away this day from following Jehovah? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against Jehovah, that to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

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.

¹⁹Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, wherein Jehovah's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against Jehovah, nor rebel against us, in building 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 the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

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

²¹Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto 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,)

²²The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah (save thou us not 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;

²³that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Jehovah; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself 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?

²⁴and if we have not [rather] out of carefulness done this, [and] of purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah, the 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 Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in Jehovah: so might your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.

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

²⁶Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an 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 it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of Jehovah before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, 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.

²⁸Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness 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.

²⁹Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn away this day from following Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that 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 when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them well.

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 the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we know that Jehovah is in the midst of us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Jehovah: now have ye delivered the children 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 the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.

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 pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spake no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt.

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

³⁴And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed]: For, [said they], it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.