Matsinde a seli ha Jorodani vha tshi vhuya hayani
1Ndi hone Joshua a tshi kuvhanganya vhathu vha matsinde a Rubeni na Gadi na Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha, 2a vha vhudza a ri, “No ita zwoṱhe zwe Mushe muḓinḓa wa Muṋe washu a ni vhudza uri ni ite, na zwoṱhe zwe nṋe nda ni laya no zwi ita. 3Tshifhinga tshoṱhe hetshi a no ngo vhuya na laṱedza Vhaisraele vha haṋu. No vha na vhuronwane na tevhedza ndayo dza Muṋe washu Mudzimu waṋu. 4Zwino Muṋe washu Mudzimu waṋu o ladza shango ḽa Vhaisraele vha haṋu, unga o fulufhedzisa. Zwenezwo vhuelelani zwaṋu hayani, shangoni ḽe Mushe muḓinḓa wa Muṋe washu a ni ṋea seli ha Jorodani. 5Ni songo litsha u tevhedza mulayo we Mushe a ni ṋea une wa ri, ‘Funa Muṋe washu Mudzimu wau, u ite zwine a zwi funa, u vhulunge milayo yawe, u songo vhuya wa fhambana nae, u mu shumele nga mbilu yau yoṱhe na nga zwoṱhe zwine wa vha zwone.’ ” 6-8Joshua a vha shudufhadza a ri vha ṱuwe, vhone vha ya mahayani avho, a amba navho a ri, “Ni khou vhuelela hayani no pfuma vhukuma, ni na masambi manzhi a kholomo na siliva na musuku na musinaseṱha na tsimbi na zwiambaro zwinzhi. Kovhekanani na vha haṋu zwe na thuba kha maswina aṋu.” Vha mbo ḓi takuwa vha ya hayani.
Shango ḽa Bashani vhubvaḓuvha ha Jorodani Mushe o vha o ḽi kovhela hafu ya tsinde ḽa Manase, hone iṅwe hafu ya iḽo tsinde o i kovhela shango ḽa vhukovhela ha Jorodani, hu re na mashango a maṅwe matsinde.
9Zwino vhathu vha matsinde a Rubeni na Gadi na Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha vha vhuelela hayani. Vha sia vhaṅwe Vhaisraele Shilo shangoni ḽa Kanana, vha fara lwendo lwa u vhuelela shangoni ḽavho, shangoni ḽa Giliadi, ḽe vha vha vho ḽi dzhia unga Muṋe washu o vha laya nga mulomo wa Mushe.
Hu tshi lwelwa vhuthihi ha Israele
10Musi matsinde a Rubeni na Gadi na Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha vha tshi swika Gelilotho, vha tshi kha ḓi vha vhukovhela ha Jorodani, vha fhaṱa aḽiṱari khulu i si na vhukono henefho tsini ha Jorodani. 11Vhaisraele vhoṱhe vho salaho vha vhudzwa ha pfi, “Edzonu pfa! Vhathu vha matsinde a Rubeni na Gadi na vha Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha vho fhaṱa aḽiṱari Gelilotho, sia ḽino ḽashu ḽa Jorodani!” 12Musi Vhaisraele vha tshi zwi pfa, vhathu vhoṱhe vha kuvhangana Shilo uri vha yo lwa na matsinde a vhubvaḓuvha ha Jorodani.
13Ndi hone Vhaisraele vha tshi ruma Finiasi, ṅwana wa tshifhe Eliasara, a ya ha vhathu vha matsinde a Rubeni na Gadi na vha Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha shangoni ḽa Giliadi. 14Finiasi a ṱuwa na vhanna vha fumi vha vhaḓivhalea, ha bva muthihi kha tsinde ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe ḽa matsinde a vhukovhela, muṅwe na muṅwe e muṋe wa muṱa kha mitupo yeneyo ya Vhaisraele. 15Vha swika shangoni ḽa Giliadi, kha vhathu vha Rubeni na Gadi na Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha, 16vha tshi ambela vhathu vhoṱhe vha Muṋe washu, vha vha vhudza vha ri, “Ndi mini ni tshi khakhela Mudzimu wa Israele nga u ita tshivhi tsho raliho? No shandukela Muṋe washu nga u ḓifhaṱela aḽiṱari hei! A ni tsha mu tevhela! 17Edzonu elelwa vhuvhi hashu he ra ita ngei Phioro, zwiḽa Muṋe washu a tshi rwa vhathu vhawe nga dwadze. Ri kha ḓi tambula nga mulandu waho. Tshivhi tshe ra ita ndi tshiṱuku kani? 18Zwino ni vho hana u mu tevhela naa? Arali na shandukela Muṋe washu ṋamusi, matshelo ha nga ḓo sinyutshela Vhaisraele vhoṱhe naa? 19Zwino-ha, arali shango ḽaṋu ḽi songo tea uri ni luvhe khaḽo, pfulutshelani ngei ha hashu shangoni ḽa Muṋe washu, hune dennde ya u ṱangana nae ya vha hone. Ṱoḓani shango vhukati hashu, hone ni songo shandukela Muṋe washu kana na shandukela riṋe nga u fhaṱa iṅwe aḽiṱari, ngeno aḽiṱari ya Muṋe washu Mudzimu washu i hone. 20Edzonu elelwa zwe Akhani ṅwana wa Zera a ita vhuvhi, a dzhia zwithu zwe ha pfi zwi lozwiwe. A si ene e eṱhe we a fela vhuvhi hawe, ho lifhedzwa vhathu vhoṱhe vha Israele.”
21Vhathu vha matsinde a Rubeni na Gadi na vha Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha vha fhindula vhaṋe vha miṱa vha matsinde a vhukovhela vha ri, 22“Muṋe washu ndi Ene Mudzimu e eṱhe! Muṋe washu ndi Ene Mudzimu e eṱhe! Ene ndi ṱhanzi ya uri izwi ro zwi itelani, ri funa uri na inwi ni zwi ḓivhe! Arali ro shanduka ra si tsha fulufhela Muṋe washu, ni songo tsha ri litsha ra tshila! 23Arali ro ḓifhaṱela aḽiṱari ri tshi itela u shandukela Muṋe washu kana u fhisa zwiṱhavhelo khayo kana u fhisela nduvho dza thoro kana dza vhuthihi, litshani Muṋe washu Ene muṋe a ri lifhedze. 24Aiwa nandi! Ngoho hezwi ro zwi ita nge ra ofha uri matshelo vhaḓuhulu vhaṋu vha ḓo vhudza vhana vhashu vha ri, ‘Ni na mushumo-ḓe na Muṋe washu Mudzimu wa Israele? 25Hufha Jorodani o u ita mukano vhukati ha riṋe na inwi vhathu vha Rubeni na Gadi. A ni na mushumo na Muṋe washu!’ Ha mbo vha u dzivhisa vhaḓuhulu vhashu u luvha Muṋe washu. 26Ndi zwe ra fhaṱa aḽiṱari, a si ya u fhisela zwiṱhavhelo kana nduvho, 27i tou vha ṱhanzi vhukati ha riṋe na inwi, na mirafho i kha ḓi ḓaho, uri vhukumakuma ri luvha Muṋe washu hukhethwa hawe nga zwiṱhavhelo zwi fhiswaho na nduvho na dza vhuthihi. Izwo ho vha hu u itela uri vhaḓuhulu vhaṋu vha sa ḓo ri vhashu a vha na mafhungo na Muṋe washu. 28Ro vha ri tshi ri arali izwo zwa vhuya zwa itea, vhaḓuhulu vhashu vho vha vha tshi nga ri, ‘Vhonani! Vhomakhulukuku washu vho fhaṱa aḽiṱari iyi i no fana na ya Muṋe washu. Yo vha i si ya u fhisela nduvho kana tshiṱhavhelo, i tou vha ṱhanzi vhukati ha riṋe na inwi.’ 29Vhukumakuma ri nga si shandukele Muṋe washu kana ra si tsha mu tevhela zwino, ra fhaṱa aḽiṱari ya u fhisa nduvho khayo kana ya u fhisela nduvho dza thoro kana zwiṱhavhelo. Ri nga si fhaṱe iṅwe aḽiṱari arali i si aḽiṱari ya Mudzimu Muṋe washu yo imaho phanḓa ha dennde ya u ṱangana nae.”
30Tshifhe Finiasi na vhanna vha fumi vha vhaḓivhalea kha vhathu vhe vha vha vhe nae na vhaṋe vha miṱa vha matsinde a vhukovhela, vha pfa zwe vhathu vha matsinde a Rubeni na Gadi na Manase ḽa vhubvaḓuvha vha amba, vha pfa vho fushea. 31Finiasi ṅwana wa tshifhe Eliasara a vha vhudza a ri, “Zwino ri vho zwi ḓivha uri Muṋe washu u na riṋe. Inwi a no ngo mu shandukela, zwenezwo no lamulela Vhaisraele uri Muṋe washu a si tsha vha rwa.”
32Ndi hone Finiasi na vharangaphanḓa vha tshi ṱutshela vhathu vha Rubeni na Gadi shangoni ḽa Giliadi, vha humela Kanana ha Vhaisraele, vha vha anetshela zwo iteaho. 33Vhaisraele vha pfa vho fushea vha renda Mudzimu. Vha si tsha amba nga zwa u bva pfumo u yo phusukanya shango ḽe vhathu vha Rubeni na vha Gadi vha yo dzula khaḽo.
34Vhathu vha Rubeni na Gadi vha ri, “Aḽiṱari iyi ndi ṱhanzi yashu roṱhe ya uri Muṋe ashu ndi Mudzimu.” Zwenezwo vha ri i pfi Ṱhanzi.
