Yoshua na Bena Gibeone

Abantu abengi abaleikala mu misumba imbi iya mu Kanaani balyumfwile ifyo abena Israele baonawile umusumba wa Yeriko. Imfumu shalebateka shalilongene pa kuti shilwe na bena Israele. Lelo abena Gibeone bena te fyo bacitile. Baile kuli Yoshua ninshi nabafwala ifya kufwala ifyalepauka, kabili balandile abati: ‘Twafuma ku calo ca kutali. Twalyumfwa ifingi pali Yehova ne fyo amwafwile mu Egupti na mu Moabu. Lapeni ukuti tamwakatonaule, na ifwe tukaba ababomfi benu.’

Yoshua alisumine ifyo balandile kabili abebele ukuti takonaule umusumba wabo. Ilyo papitile inshiku shitatu, Yoshua bamwebele ukuti balya bantu tabafumine ku calo ca kutali. Bafumine mu calo ca Kanaani. E ico Yoshua aipwishe abena Gibeone ati: ‘Cinshi mwatubepeele?’ Bamwaswike abati: ‘Twalitiinine! Twalishiba ukuti Yehova Lesa wenu alamwafwa ukulwa. Twapaapaata mwitwipaya.’ Yoshua alicitile ifyo abalaile, tabepeye.

Tapapitile inshita, imfumu sha mu Kanaani na bashilika balefwaya ukuuma abena Gibeone. Yoshua na bashilika bakwe baendele ubushiku bonse ukuya ku kubafwa. Lucelocelo ubushiku bwakonkelepo balitendeke ukulwa. Abena Kanaani batendeke ukubutukila ku ncende ishalekanalekana. Konse uko balebutukila Yehova alelosha imfula ya mabwe pali bena. Lyena Yoshua alombele Yehova ukuti alenge akasuba keminine shilili. Mulandu nshi Yoshua alombele Yehova ukuti alenge akasuba keminine shilili ninshi takatala akemininapo ukutula apo akapangiile? Pantu alicetekele sana Yehova. Akasuba kaliminine shilili mpaka abena Israele bacimfya imfumu sha bena Kanaani na bashilika ba shiko.