1 Ipapo akandiratidza Joshua muprista mukuru amire pamberi pomutumwa waJehovha, uye Satani amire kurudyi rwake kuti amupomere.
2 Jehovha akati kuna Satani, “Jehovha ngaakutuke iwe, Satani! Jehovha, iye akasarudza Jerusarema, ngaakutuke! Ko, murume uyu haazi rukuni runobvira rwabvutwa mumoto here?”
3 Zvino Joshua akanga akapfeka nguo dzine tsvina amire pamberi pomutumwa.
4 Mutumwa akati kuna avo vakanga vamire pamberi pake, “Mubvisei nguo dzake dzine tsvina.” Ipapo akati kuna Joshua, “Tarira ndabvisa chivi chako, uye ndichakupfekedza nguo dzinokosha.”
5 Ipapo ndakati, “Isai ngowani yakachena pamusoro wake.” Nokudaro vakamupfekedza ngowani yakachena pamusoro wake uye vakamupfekedza nguo, mutumwa waJehovha amirepo.
6 Mutumwa waJehovha akarayira Joshua achiti,
7 “Zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, ‘Kana ukafamba nenzira dzangu uye ukachengeta mirayiro yangu, ipapo uchatonga imba yangu uye uchachengetawo mavazhe angu, uye ndichakupa nzvimbo pakati paava vakamira pano.