¹Zvino Joshua wakati afa, vana vaIsiraeri vakabvunza Jehovha, vakati, Ndianiko kwatiri anofanira kutanga kundorwa navaKanani?

¹And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?

²Jehovha akati, Judha ndiye unofanira kuenda; tarirai ndakaisa nyika iyi mumaoko ake.

²And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

³Zvino Judha akati kuna Simioni mukuru wake, Hendei tose kumugove wangu, tirwe navaKanani, neni ndigoenda newe kumugove wako. Ipapo Simioni akaenda naye.

³And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

⁴Zvino Judha akaenda, Jehovha akaisa vaKanani navaPerizi mumaoko ake, vakauraya muBhezeki varume vavo vane zviuru zvine gumi.

⁴And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

⁵Vakawana Adhoni-bhezeki muBhezeki, vakarwa naye, vakauraya vaKanani navaPerizi.

⁵And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

⁶Asi Adhoni-bhezeki wakatiza; vakamutevera, vakamubata, ndokumugura magumwe ake namagumwe amakumbo ake.

⁶But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

⁷Ipapo Adhoni-bhezeki akati, Madzimambo ana makumi manomwe, akanga akagurwa magumwe awo namagumwe amakumbo awo, ainonga zvokudya zvawo pasi petafura yangu; sezvandakaita ini, Mwari wakanditsivawo. Vakaenda naye Jerusaremu, akafirapo.

⁷And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

⁸Zvino vana vaJudha vakandorwa neJerusaremu, vakarikunda, vakavauraya neminondo inopinza, vakapisa guta nomoto.

⁸And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

⁹Pashure vana vaJudha vakaburuka vakandorwa navaKanani, vakanga vagere panyika yamakomo, nezasi nokumapani.

⁹And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland.

¹⁰Zvino vaJudha vakandorwa navaKanani vakanga vagere Hebhuroni (zvino zita reHebhuroni kare raiva Kiriati-abha); vakaparadza Sheshai, naAhimani, naTarimani.

¹⁰And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

¹¹Vakabvapo, vakandorwa navanhu vakanga vagere Dhebhiri. (Zvino zita reDhebhiri kare raiva Kiriati-seferi).

¹¹And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)

¹²Karebhu akati, Munhu unorwa neKiriati-seferi, akarikunda, ndichamupa mukunda wangu Akisa, ave mukadzi wake.

¹²And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

¹³Ipapo Otinieri, mwanakomana waKenazi, munin'ina waKarebhu, akarikunda; iye akamupa mukunda wake Akisa, akava mukadzi wake.

¹³And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

¹⁴Zvino iye wakati achisvika kwaari, akamukurudzira kuti akumbire munda kuna baba vake; zvino iye akaburuka pambongoro yake, Karebhu akati kwaari, Unoreveiko?

¹⁴And it came to pass, when she came [unto him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

¹⁵Akati, Ndipei chipo; zvamakandiisa kunyika yezasi, ndipeiwo matsime emvura. Akamupa matsime okumusoro namatsime ezasi.

¹⁵And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

¹⁶Zvino vana vomuKeni, mukarabwa waMozisi, vakabuda paguta remichindwe, vakakwira pamwechete navana vaJudha kurenje raJudha, riri zasi kweAradhi; vakandogara navanhu voko.

¹⁶And the children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people.

¹⁷Judha akaenda naSimioni mukuru wake, vakakunda vaKanani vakanga vagere Zefati; vakariparadza chose. Guta iro rikazotumidzwa Homa.

¹⁷And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

¹⁸VaJudha ndokukundawo Gaza nenyika yaro neAshikeroni nenyika yaro, neEkironi nenyika yaro.

¹⁸Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.

¹⁹Jehovha akava naJudha akadzinga vanhu vakanga vagere panyika yamakomo; asi wakange asingagoni kudzinga vakanga vagere mumupata, nekuti ivo vakanga vane ngoro dzamatare.

¹⁹And Jehovah was with Judah; and drove out [the inhabitants of] the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

²⁰Vakapa Karebi Hebhuroni sezvakanga zvataurwa naMozisi, akadzingapo vana vaAnaki vatatu.

²⁰And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.

²¹Asi vana vaBhenjamini havana kudzinga vaJebhusi vakanga vagere Jerusaremu; asi vaJebhusi vakagara Jerusaremu pamwechete navana vaBhenjamini kusvikira nhasi.

²¹And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

²²Veimba yaJosefa naivo vakakwira vakandorwa neBheti-eri, Jehovha akava navo.

²²And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.

²³Veimba yaJosefa vakandoshora Bheti-eri. (Zvino zita reguta iri pakutanga raiva Ruzi.)

²³And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

²⁴Nharirire dzikaona munhu achibuda muguta, dzikati kwaari, Dotiratidza hako pano paguta, tigokuitira zvakanaka.

²⁴And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee.

²⁵Akavaratidza panopindwa napo paguta, vakakunda guta neminondo inopinza; asi vakatendera munhu uyo nemhuri yake yose kuenda hake.

²⁵And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

²⁶Zvino munhu uyo akaenda kunyika yavaHeti, akandovaka guta rake, akaritumidza zita rinonzi Ruzi; ndiro zita raro kusvikira nhasi.

²⁶And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

²⁷Manase haana kudzinga vanhu vakanga vagere Bheti-sheani, nemisha yaro, kana veTaanaki, nemisha yaro, kana vakanga vagere Dhori, nemisha yaro; kana vakanga vagere Ibhireami, nemisha yaro, kana vakanga vagere Megidho, nemisha yaro; asi vaKanani vakaramba vachida kugara panyika iyo.

²⁷And Manasseh did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth-shean and its towns, nor [of] Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸Zvino vaIsiraeri vakati vasimba, vakabatisa vaKanani basa rechibharo, havana kuvadzinga chose.

²⁸And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹Efuremu haana kudzinga vaKanani vakanga vagere Gezeri; asi vaKanani vakagara Gezeri pakati pavo.

²⁹And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

³⁰Zebhuruni haana kudzinga vanhu vakanga vagere Kitironi, kana vakanga vagere Naharori; asi vaKanani vakagara pakati pavo, vakava vabati vechibharo.

³⁰Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.

³¹Asheri haana kudzinga vanhu vakanga vagere Ako, kana vakanga vagere Zidhoni, kana Akirabhi, kana Akisibhi, kana Heribha, kana Afiki, kana Rehobi;

³¹Asher drove not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;

³²asi vaAsheri vakagara pakati pavaKanani, vakanga vagere munyika iyo; nekuti havana kuvadzinga.

³²but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

³³Nafutari haana kudzinga vanhu vakanga vagere Bheti-shemeshi, kana vakanga vagere Bheti-anati; asi vakagara pakati pavaKanani, vakanga vagere panyika iyo; asi vakanga vagere Bhetishemeshi neBheti-anati vakava vabati vechibharo.

³³Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to taskwork.

³⁴VaAmori vakasundira vana vaDhani kunyika yamakomo, nekuti havana kuvatendera kuburukira kumupata;

³⁴And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley;

³⁵asi vaAmori vakaramba vachida kugara mugomo reHeresi, muAjaroni nomuShaaribhimu, kunyange zvakadaro ruoko rwaveimba yaJosefa rwakakunda, vakava vabati vechibharo.

³⁵but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork.

³⁶Muganhu wavaAmori wakabva pamukwidzwa weAkirabhimu, kubva padombo, uchikwira.

³⁶And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.