¹Zvino Jehovha wakataura naJoshua, akati,

²Taura navana vaIsiraeri, uti, Muzvitsaurire maguta outiziro, andakakuudzai nomuromo waMozisi;

³kuti munhu wakauraya mumwe nokusaziva kana asina kuita nobwoni, atizirepo; achava kwamuri utiziro pamutsivi weropa.

⁴Anofanira kutizira kune rimwe ramaguta iwayo, agondomira panopindwa napo pasuwo reguta, agoreva mhosva yake panzeve dzavakuru veguta iro; ipapo vanofanira kumugamuchira pakati pavo muguta, vamupe pokugara, agogara pakati pavo.

⁵Zvino kana mutsivi weropa achinge amutevera, haafaniri kuisa muurayi paruoko rwake, nekuti wakauraya wokwake asingaiti nobwoni, asina kumuvenga kare.

⁶Zvino iye anofanira kugara muguta iro, kusvikira amira pamberi peungano atongwe, kusvikira pakufa komupristi mukuru uchavapo namazuva iwayo; ipapo muurayi anofanira kudzoka, aende kuguta rake nokumba kwake, kuguta kwaakanga atiza.

⁷Ipapo vakatsaura Kedheshi muGarirea panyika yamakomo yaNafutari, neShemi, panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, neKiriati-abha (ndiro Zebhuroni) panyika yamakomo yaJudha.

⁸Nemhiri kwaJoridhani paJeriko kumabvazuva vakatsaura Bhezeri murenje pabani kurudzi rwaRubheni, neRamoti muGiriyadhi kurudzi rwaGadhi, neGorani muBhashani kurudzi rwaManase.

⁹Ndiwo maguta akatsaurirwa vana vaIsiraeri, vose navatorwa vaigara pakati pavo, kuti ani naani unouraya munhu nokusaziva atizireko, arege kufa noruoko rwomutsivi weropa, kusvikira amira pamberi peungano.