¹Zvino rudzi rwose rwakati rwapedza kuyambuka Joridhani, Jehovha akataura naJoshua, akati,

¹And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,

²Uzvitorere varume vane gumi navaviri kuvanhu, mumwe mumwe parudzi rumwe norumwe;

²Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

³ugovaraira, uchiti, Pano pakati paJoridhani, pakaramba pamire tsoka dzavapristi muzvitorere mabwe ane gumi namaviri, muyambuke nawo mundoaisa pavato, pamuchandovata usiku huno.

³and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.

⁴Ipapo Joshua akadana varume avo vane gumi navaviri, vaakanga agadza pakati pavana vaIsiraeri, mumwe mumwe parudzi rumwe norumwe,

⁴Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

⁵Joshua akati kwavari, Tungamirirai areka yaJehovha Mwari wenyu, muyambuke kusvikira pakati paJoridhani, mumwe nomumwe wenyu anonge ibwe ariise pafudzi rake, aenzane namarudzi avana vaIsiraeri.

⁵and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

⁶Kuti chinhu ichi chive chiratidzo pakati penyu, kuti kana vana venyu vachizobvunza pashure, vachiti, Mabwe awa anoti kudiniko?

⁶that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

⁷imwi muti kwavari, nekuti mvura yaJoridhani yakagurwa pamberi peareka yesungano yaJehovha; nguva yayakayambuka Joridhani, mvura yaJoridhani yakagurwa; mabwe awa achava chirangaridzo pakati pavana vaIsiraeri nokusingaperi.

⁷then ye shall say unto them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

⁸Vana vaIsiraeri vakaita sezvavakarairwa naJoshua, vakanonga mabwe ane gumi namaviri pakati paJoridhani, sezvakataura Jehovha kuna Joshua, akaenzana namarudzi avana vaIsiraeri, vakayambuka nawo, vakaatakura, kusvikira pavakandovata, vakaaisapo.

⁸And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Jehovah spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

⁹Zvino Joshua akamisa mabwe ane gumi namaviri mukati maJoridhani, pakanga pamire tsoka dzavapristi vaitakura areka yesungano; aripo kusvikira nhasi.

⁹And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests that bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

¹⁰Nekuti vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka vakamira mukati maJoridhani kusvikira zvose zvapera zvakanga zvarairwa Joshua naJehovha, kuti azviudze vanhu, zvose zvakanga zvarairwa Joshua naMozisi; vanhu vakakurumidza kuyambuka.

¹⁰For the priests that bare the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

¹¹Zvino vanhu vose vakati vapedza kuyambuka, areka yaJehovha ikayambukawo, navapristi pamberi pavanhu.

¹¹And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of Jehovah passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

¹²Navana vaRubheni, navana vaGadhi, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, vakayambuka pamberi pavanhu, vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa, sezvavakaudzwa naMozisi.

¹²And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

¹³Vanenge vane zviuru zvina makumi mana, vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa, ndivo vakayambuka pamberi paJehovha, vakaenda kumapani eJeriko kundorwa.

¹³about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

¹⁴Nomusi uyo Jehovha akakudza Joshua pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose; vakamutya sezvavaitya Mozisi mazuva ose oupenyu hwake.

¹⁴On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

¹⁵Zvino Jehovha akataura naJoshua, akati,

¹⁵And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,

¹⁶Raira vapristi vanotakura areka yechipupuriro, kuti vakwire vabude mukati maJoridhani.

¹⁶Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.

¹⁷Naizvozvo Joshua akaraira vapristi, akati, Kwirai, mubude mukati maJoridhani.

¹⁷Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan.

¹⁸Zvino vapristi vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaJehovha vakati vakwira vabuda mukati maJoridhani, netsoka dzavapristi dzasimudzwa dzasvika pasi pakaoma, mvura yaJoridhani ikadzokera panzvimbo yayo, ikadarika nhivi dzarwo dzose sakare.

¹⁸And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah were come up out of the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, and went over all its banks, as aforetime.

¹⁹Vanhu vakakwira vakabuda paJoridhani pazuva regumi romwedzi wokutanga, vakadzika matende avo muGirigari, pamuganhu wamabvazuva eJeriko.

¹⁹And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

²⁰Joshua akamisa aya mabwe ane gumi namaviri avakanonga muJoridhani paGirigari.

²⁰And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.

²¹Akataura navana vaIsiraeri, akati, Kana vana venyu vachizobvunza madzibaba avo panguva inouya, vachiti, Mabwe awa anoti kudiniko?

²¹And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

²²imwi munofanira kuzivisa vana venyu, muchiti, VaIsiraeri vakayambuka Joridhani urwu vachitsika pasi pakaoma.

²²Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

²³nekuti Jehovha Mwari wakapwisa mvura yaJoridhani pamberi penyu, kusvikira mayambuka, sezvaakaita iye Jehovha Mwari wenyu paGungwa Dzvuku, raakapwisa pamberi pedu, kusvikira tayambuka;

²³For Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were passed over;

²⁴kuti ndudzi dzose dzenyika dzizive kuti ruoko rwaJehovha ndirwo rune simba; kuti vatye Jehovha Mwari wenyu nokusingaperi.

²⁴that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever.