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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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