Yoshua
5 Bamfumu bonse ba bena Amoli+ baikalanga ku bushiya* bwa Yodano ku muzhika, ne bamfumu bonse ba bena Kenana+ baikalanga kwipi na kalunga ka mema, byo baumvwine’mba Yehoba waumishe mema a mu Yodano ne bena Isalela saka bamonako kufikatu ne byo baabukile, baakaminwe*+ bingi ne bulume bonse bwibapwile* na mambo a bena Isalela.+
2 Pa kyonkakya kimye, Yehoba waambijile Yoshua amba: “Lenga mipenyi ya mabwe ne kutwala banabalume bena Isalela ku mukanda.”+ 3 Onkao mambo, Yoshua walengele mipenyi ya mabwe ne kutwala banabalume bena Isalela ku mukanda ku Gibeata-haalalota.*+ 4 Yoshua wibatwajile ku mukanda na mambo a kino: Banabalume bonse bena Isalela bafumine mu Ijipita, nzhita* yonse yafwijile mu kiselebwa byo bafuminenga mu Ijipita.+ 5 Bantu bonse bafumine mu Ijipita bayile ku mukanda, pakuba bantu bonse basemekejilwe mu kiselebwa kimye kyo bafumine mu Ijipita kechi bayile ku mukanda ne. 6 Bena Isalela baendele mu kiselebwa myaka 40+ posotu ne kino kisaka kyonse byo kyazhiile, ko kuba’mba nzhita yonse yafumine mu Ijipita yabujile kukookela jiwi ja Yehoba.+ Yehoba wachipile’mba kechi bakamona kyalo+ kyo achipile Yehoba ku bashakulu babo kwitupa ne,+ kyo kyalo kyavula mukaka ne buki.+ 7 Onkao mambo, pe abo wapingizhepo baana babo.+ Abano Yoshua bo bo atwajile ku mukanda; bebatwajile ku mukanda mambo kechi bayile ku mukanda byo bajinga pa lwendo ne.
8 Byo bapwishishe kutwala kisaka kyonse ku mukanda, batwajijile kwikala ponka po bajinga monka mu kampu posotu ne byo bakosele.
9 Kepo Yehoba aambijile Yoshua amba: “Ja lelo nafumyapo pe anweba myendeleko ya Ijipita.” Onkao mambo, aya mpunzha beitongola’mba Giligala*+ kufikatu ne lelo jino.
10 Bena Isalela batwajijile kwikala mu kampu ku Giligala, kabiji bajiile Kijiilo kya Lupitailo pa juba ja bu 14 ja ñondo+ mabanga mu bisanzangala bya Yeliko. 11 Kabiji byo bapwishishe kuja Kijiilo kya Lupitailo, batendekele kuja kajo ka mu kyokya kyalo, shinkwa wabula mbizho+ ne kajo ka museke ka kukanga pa jonkaja juba. 12 Kabiji manna alekele kumweka pa juba jalondejilepo kimye kyo bajiile kajo ka mu kyokya kyalo; manna alekele kwikala kajo ka bena Isalela,+ bino abo batendekele kuja kajo ka mu kyokya kyalo kya Kenana mu yenkawa mwaka.+
13 Yoshua byo ajinga kwipi na Yeliko, wainukile ne kumona muntu+ saka aimana kulutwe yanji wajinga na mpoko mu kuboko kwanji yo asomwene mu kikwa.+ Yoshua wayile ko ajinga ne kumushikisha’mba: “Nanchi muji ku lubaji lwetu nyi, inyi muji ku lubaji lwa balwanyi betu?” 14 Uno muntu wamukumbwile’mba: “Ine, bino amiwa naiya mambo nemukulumpe* wa nzhita ya Yehoba.”+ Ponkapo Yoshua waponene panshi kinkuvumene ne kumushikisha’mba: “Ñanyi kintu nkambo kyo musakumbuula amiwa kalume wenu?” 15 Uno mukulumpe wa nzhita ya Yehoba wakumbwile Yoshua amba: “Vuula makwabilo aji ku maulu obe, mambo mpunzha yo waimanapo yazhila.” Ponkapo Yoshua waubile byonkabyo.+