Yoshua
5 Nomba ilyo ishamfumu shonse isha bena Amore,+ ishali bushilya bwa Yordani ku masamba, ne shamfumu shonse isha bena Kanaani,+ ishali mupepi na bemba, shaumfwile fye ukuti Yehova akamishe Yordani pa ntanshi ya bena Israele mpaka bayabuka, imitima ya shiko yaiketwe umwenso,+ kabili tashali na maka pa mulandu wa bana ba kwa Israele.+
2 Pa nshita ilya Yehova atile kuli Yoshua: “Upange imyele ku mabwe ayakosa no kusembulula+ abana ba kwa Israele na kabili, umuku walenga bubili.” 3 Na Yoshua apangile imyele ya mabwe ayakosa kabili asembulwile abana ba kwa Israele pa Gibeati-haaralote.+ 4 Kabili umulandu Yoshua abasembulwilile ni uyu: abaume bonse abafumine mu Egupti, abaume bonse aba bulwi, bafwilile+ mu matololo mu nshila pa numa ya kufuma mu Egupti. 5 Pantu abantu bonse abafumine bali abasembululwa, lelo abantu bonse abafyalilwe mu nshila mu matololo ilyo balefuma mu Egupti tababasembulwile. 6 Pantu abana ba kwa Israele baendele imyaka amakumi yane (40)+ mu matololo, mpaka uluko lonse ulwa baume ba bulwi abafumine mu Egupti abashaumfwilile ishiwi lya kwa Yehova lwapwa ukufwa, abo Yehova alapileko ukuti tali na kubaleka ukumona icalo+ ico Yehova alapile ku fikolwe fyabo ukuti akatupeela,+ icalo umwaba mukaka no buci.+ 7 Kabili alekele abana babo ukubapyana.+ Aba e bo Yoshua asembulwile, pantu bali abashasembululwa, pantu tababasembulwile mu nshila.
8 Nomba ilyo bapwishishe ukusembulula uluko lonse, baikele umo bali mu nkambi mpaka bapolelela.+
9 E lyo Yehova atile kuli Yoshua: “Ubwa lelo nafumyapo umuseebanya wa ku Egupti pali imwe.”+ E co bainikile ilya ncende ati Gilgali+ ukushinta na lelo.
10 Na bana ba kwa Israele baikele mu nkambi mu Gilgali, kabili pa bushiku bwalenga ikumi na shine (14) mu mweshi+ basefeshe ica kucilila icungulo mu ciswebebe ca Yeriko. 11 Pa numa ya bushiku bwa ca kucilila, e lyo batendeke ukulya ifisabo fya mu calo, no mukate ushatutumuka+ ne ngano shasalulwa, mu bushiku bulya bwine. 12 Ilyo baliile ifisabo fya muli cilya calo, mana tayamoneke ubushiku bwakonkelepo, e fyo mana yalekelele ukumoneka ku bana ba kwa Israele,+ kabili batendeke ukulya ifisabo fya mu calo ca Kanaani mu mwaka ulya.+
13 Nomba ilyo Yoshua ali mupepi na Yeriko, ainwine amenso yakwe kabili moneni, kwali umuntu+ naiminina ku ntanshi ali no lupanga mu minwe.+ Na Yoshua aile kuli ena no kumwipusha ati: “Bushe uli kuli ifwe nangu uli ku balwani besu?” 14 Na o ayaswike ati: “Iyo, ndi mukalamba wa mabumba ya kwa Yehova e co naishila.”+ Awe Yoshua awile ubukupeme pa nshi, alatoota,+ no kumweba ati: “Nga cinshi shikulu alesosa ku musha wakwe?” 15 No yo mukalamba wa mabumba ya kwa Yehova asosele kuli Yoshua ati: “Fuula indyato ku makasa yobe, pantu apo wiminine pa mushilo.” Awe ilyo line fye Yoshua acitile ifyo bamwebele.+