¹Zvino areka yaJehovha yakagara

¹Cuukub po quicuan lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß saß lix tenamiteb laj filisteo.

²munyika yavaFirisitia mwedzi minomwe. VaFirisitia vakadana vapristi navavuki, vakati, Tichaita seiko neareka yaJehovha? Tizivisei mutowo watingaidzosera nawo kunzvimbo yayo.

²Eb laj filisteo queßxbokeb laj tij li nequeßcßanjelac chiru laj Dagón ut queßxbokeb ajcuiß laj kße ut queßxye reheb: —¿Cßaßru takabânu riqßuin lix Lokßlaj Câx li Dios, li nequeßxlokßoni laj Israel? Yehomak ke chanru takabânu nak takatakla cuißchic saß lix naßaj, chanqueb.

³Vakati, Kana muchidzosera areka yaMwari waIsiraeri, musaituma isine chinhu; asi munofanira kumutumira chipiriso chemhosva; ipapo muchapora, mugoziva kuti ruoko rwake runoregereiko kubviswa kwamuri.

³Eb laj tij ut eb laj kße queßxye reheb: —Cui têtakla lix Lokßlaj Câx lix Dioseb laj Israel, tento têtakla jun xmâtan re xtojbal rix li mâc xebânu. Cui têbânu aßan, texqßuirâk ut tênau cßaßut nak xqßue chak li raylal aßin saß êbên, chanqueb.

⁴Zvino vakati, Chipiriso chemhosva chatinofanira kumuripira nacho ndecheiko? Vakati, Mamota mashanu endarama, namakonzo mashanu endarama, zvakaenzana namadzishe avaFirisitia; nekuti makanga marohwa nedambudziko rimwe, imwi mose namadzishe enyu.

⁴Li tenamit queßxye reheb: —¿Cßaßru takatakla re xtojbal rix li kamâc? chanqueb. Eb laj tij ut laj kße queßxye: —Têtakla ôb retalil li tumor yîbanbil riqßuin oro ut ôb li chßo yîbanbil riqßuin oro. Jun reheb li junjûnk lê rey xban nak juntakßêt li raylal li xqßue saß êbên lâex joß ajcuiß lê rey.

⁵Naizvozvo munofanira kuita mufananidzo wamamota enyu, nomufananidzo wamakonzo enyu anotadzira nyika, mukudze Mwari waIsiraeri; zvimwe ucharerutsa ruoko rwake pamusoro penyu, napamusoro pavamwari venyu, napamusoro penyika yenyu.

⁵Têyîb li retalil li tumor li cuan chêrix ut li retalil li chßo li yôqueb chi sachoc re lê racuîmk. Qßuehomak xlokßal lix Dioseb laj Israel. Chi joßcan mâre tixcanab xqßuebal li raylal saß êbên ut saß xbêneb lê dios ut lê racuîmk.

⁶Muchawomesereiko moyo sezvakaita vaEgipita naFarao vakawomesa moyo yavo? Nguva yaakaita zvishamiso pakati pavo, havana kurega vanhu here, vakaenda?

⁶¿Cßaßut nak têcacuubresi lê chßôl joß queßxbânu laj Egipto ut laj faraón? Eb aßan nabal li raylal quiqßueheß saß xbêneb xban li Dios, tojoßnak queßxcanabeb laj Israel chi êlc saß lix tenamiteb.

⁷Naizvozvo zvino torai mugadzire ngoro itsva, nemhou mbiri dzinomwisa dzisina kumboiswa joko, musunge mhou pangoro, asi muraurire mhuru dzadzo kumusha;

⁷Cauresihomak jun li carrêt toj acß. Sicßomak cuib li bâc cuan ral, li mâ jun sut qßuebil yugo chirîkaheb. Têqßueheb chixquelonquil li carrêt ut incßaß têtakla li raleb chirixeb.

⁸zvino mutore areka yaJehovha, mugoiisa pangoro; nezvishongo zvendarama, zvamunomuripira nazvo kuti chive chipiriso chemhosva, mudziise mubhokisi parutivi rwayo, mugoituma iende.

⁸Têqßue li Lokßlaj Câx saß li carrêt. Saß jun li caxon chixcßatk li Lokßlaj Câx têqßue li mâtan li têtakla re lix Dioseb re xtojbal rix lê mâc. Têqßue li bâc chixquelonquil li carrêt xjuneseb. Mâ ani tâberesînk reheb.

⁹Zvino tarirai, kana ikakwira nenzira yenyika yayo kuBhetishemeshi, ndiye wakatiitira njodzi huru iyi; asi kana isingadaro, tichaziva kuti haruzi ruoko rwake rwakatirova, chinhu hacho chatiwira.

⁹Têqßue retal cui eb li bâc teßoc chi xic saß li be li naxic saß li tenamit Bet-semes, lix naßajeb laj Israel. Cui aran teßxic, tênau nak lix Dioseb laj Israel, aßan li quiqßuehoc chak re li raylal aßin saß kabên. Cui ut incßaß teßxic aran, riqßuin aßan têqßue retal nak moco aßan ta li quiqßuehoc re li raylal aßin saß kabên. Yal xkacßul ban, chanqueb.

¹⁰Zvino varume vakaita saizvozvo; vakatora mhou mbiri dzakanga dzichimwisa, vakadzisunga pangoro, vakapfigira mhuru dzadzo kumusha;

¹⁰Ut eb li cuînk queßxbânu joß quiyeheß reheb. Queßxcßam cuib li bâc ut queßxqßue li yugo chirix xcuxeb re teßxquelo li carrêt. Ut queßxtzßapeb li ral saß xnaßajeb.

¹¹vakaisa areka yaJehovha pamusoro pengoro, nebhokisi rakanga rina makonzo endarama, nemifananidzo yamamota avo.

¹¹Queßxqßue li Lokßlaj Câx saß li carrêt. Ut chixcßatk aßan queßxqßue ajcuiß li caxon li cuan cuiß li retalil li tumor ut li chßo yîbanbil riqßuin oro.

¹²Zvino mhou dzikarurama nenzira inoenda Bhetishemeshi, dzikafamba nenzira huru, dzikaenda dzichingokuma; hadzina kutsaukira kurudyi kana kuruboshwe; madzishe avaFirisitia akadzitevera kusvikira kumuganhu weBhetishemeshi.

¹²Ut eb li bâc tîc queßcôeb saß li tenamit Bet-semes. Yôqueb chi yâbac nak yôqueb chi xic. Incßaß queßxjal xbeheb saß li nim chi moco saß li tzße. Tîc ban queßcôeb. Eb li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb laj filisteo queßcôeb chirix toj saß li nubâl re li tenamit Bet-semes.

¹³Zvino vanhu veBhetishemeshi vakanga vachicheka zviyo zvavo pamupata, vakatarira, vakaona areka, vakafara vachiiona.

¹³Eb li cuanqueb Bet-semes yôqueb chi sicßoc trigo saß li ru takßa. Nak queßril li Lokßlaj Câx yô chi châlc, cßajoß nak quisahoß saß xchßôleb.

¹⁴Ngoro ikasvika pamunda waJoshua muBhetishemeshi, ikamira pakanga pane bwe guru; ipapo vakapamura matanda engoro, vakabayira mhou vakadziita chipiriso chinopisirwa Jehovha.

¹⁴Li carrêt quicuulac saß lix naßaj li racuîmk laj Josué li cuan saß li tenamit Bet-semes ut eb li bâc queßxakli aran cuan cuiß jun li nimla pec. Eb laj Israel queßxjor li carrêt ut queßxyîb jun li xam. Queßxcamsiheb li bâc ut queßxcßat chokß xmayej chiru li Kâcuaß.

¹⁵Zvino vaRevhi vakaburutsa areka yaJehovha, nebhokisi rakanga riri pairi, makanga mune zvishongo zvendarama, vakazviisa pabwe guru, varume veBhetishemeshi vakauya nezvipiriso zvinopiswa vakabayira Jehovha zvibayiro nomusi uyo.

¹⁵Nak toj mâjiß queßxjor li carrêt, eb li ralal xcßajol laj Leví queßxcubsi li Lokßlaj Câx joß ajcuiß li caxon li cuan cuiß li retalil yîbanbil riqßuin oro. Ut queßxqßueheb saß xbên li pec. Saß li cutan aßan eb laj Israel li cuanqueb Bet-semes queßxmayeja li cßatbil xul chiru li Kâcuaß ut queßxqßue ajcuiß xmayejeb.

¹⁶Zvino madzishe mashanu avaFirisitia akati aona izvozvo, akadzokera Ekironi nomusi iwoyo.

¹⁶Nak ac xeßril li queßxbânu eb laj Israel, li ôb chi cuînk li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb laj filisteo queßsukßi Ecrón saß ajcuiß li cutan aßan.

¹⁷Zvino ndiwo mamota endarama akaripwa namadzishe avaFirisitia, kuti chive chipiriso chemhosva kuna Jehovha; rimwe raiva reAshidhodhi, rimwe reGaza, rimwe reAshikeroni, rimwe reGati, rimwe reEkironi;

¹⁷Li ôb chi retalil li tumor yîbanbil riqßuin oro quitaklâc xbaneb laj filisteo saß xcßabaß li ôb chi tenamit Asdod, Gaza, Ascalón, Gat ut Ecrón. Quitaklâc re xtojbal rix lix mâqueb chiru li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb laj Israel.

¹⁸namakonzo endarama akanga akaenzana namaguta ose avaFirisitia, akanga ari amadzishe mashanu, aiva maguta akapoteredzwa namasvingo nemisha miduku yokuruwa. Uye ibwe guru ravakagadzika areka yaJehovha pamusoro paro, richiripo pamunda waJoshua muBhetishemeshi kusvikira nhasi.

¹⁸Quitaklâc ajcuiß li chßo yîbanbil riqßuin oro aß yal chanru xqßuialeb lix tenamiteb laj filisteo li cuanqueb rubel xcuanquil li ôb chi rey, ut eb li tenamit li sutsu riqßuin tzßac, joß ajcuiß li cocß tenamit li mâcuaß sutsu riqßuin tzßac. Li nimla pec li queßxqßue cuiß li Lokßlaj Câx toj cuan ajcuiß anakcuan saß lix naßaj li racuîmk laj Josué aran Bet-semes.

¹⁹Zvino Jehovha akauraya vamwe vavarume veBhetishemeshi, nekuti vakanga vatarira mukati meareka yaJehovha; akauraya varume vane zviuru zvina makumi mashanu namakumi manomwe pakati pavanhu avo; vanhu vakachema, nekuti Jehovha wakange auraya vanhu nokuuraya kukuru.

¹⁹Ut li Kâcuaß quixqßue chi câmc lajêb xcâcßâl li cuînk li cuanqueb Bet-semes xban nak queßiloc chi saß li Lokßlaj Câx. Ut eb li tenamit queßyâbac xban nak li Kâcuaß quixsach ruheb.

²⁰Zvino varume veBhetishemeshi vakati, Ndianiko unogona kumira pamberi paJehovha, Mwari uyu Mutsvene? Uchakwira kuna ani, kana achibva kwatiri?

²⁰Ut eb li cuanqueb Bet-semes queßxye: —¿Ani târûk tixcol rib chiru li Kâcuaß, li Dios santo? Ut, ¿ani aj iqßuin takatakla lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß? chanqueb.Ut queßxtaklaheb lix takl aran Quiriat-jearim re nak teßxye reheb: —Eb laj filisteo queßxcanab arin li Lokßlaj Câx. Joßcan nak châlkex arin re nak têcßam li Lokßlaj Câx aran êriqßuin, chanqueb.

²¹Ipapo vakatuma nhume kuna vakanga vagere Kiriatijearimwi, vakati, VaFirisitia vadzosa areka yaJehovha; burukai imwi, muzoiisa kwenyu.

²¹Ut queßxtaklaheb lix takl aran Quiriat-jearim re nak teßxye reheb: —Eb laj filisteo queßxcanab arin li Lokßlaj Câx. Joßcan nak châlkex arin re nak têcßam li Lokßlaj Câx aran êriqßuin, chanqueb.