Yoshua
7 Bino bena Isalela kechi bajinga na bukishinka ku bintu byafwainwe konaunwa ne, mambo Akana+ mwana wa kwa Kami, Kami mwana wa kwa Zabadi, Zabadi mwana wa kwa Zela wa mu mukoka wa bena Yuda, wasendelepo bintu byafwainwe konaunwa.+ Kabiji Yehoba wibazhingijile bingi bena Isalela.+
2 Kabiji Yoshua watumine banabalume kufuma ku Yeliko kuya ku Ai+ uji kwipi na Bete-avena ne ku musela wa Betele+ ne kwibambila’mba: “Yainga na kwendela kyalo.” Byonkabyo, bano banabalume bayile na kwendela Ai. 3 Byo babwelele kwi Yoshua bamubuujile’mba: “Kechi bashilikale bonse bafwainwa kuyako ne. Bashilikale biumbi bibiji nangwa bisatu bafwainwa kushinda Ai. Kange mukookeshe bantu bonse na mambo a kwibatuma kokwa ne, mambo abo bakepa bingi.”
4 Onkao mambo, bashilikale 3,000 bo bayileko, bino bebapangishe ku bena Ai.+ 5 Bena Ai batapile bantu 36, kabiji bebapangishe kufuma ku bibelo bya muzhi kukafika ne ku Shebalimu,* kabiji batwajijile na kwibatapa byo bakunkulukilenga. Na mambo a kino, bantu bazakaminenga* ne kukankalwa kuchinchika.
6 Ponkapo Yoshua watabwile bivwalo byanji ne kupona panshi kinkuvumene kulutwe ya Jikwachi ja Yehoba kufikatu ne mabanga, aye ne bakulumpe ba bena Isalela batwajijile na kwifukwila maloba ku mitwe yabo. 7 Kepo Yoshua aambile’mba: “Anweba Nkambo Mfumu Yehoba, mambo ka o mwaabushishe bano bantu Yodano ne kwitupana ku bena Amoli kuba’mba betwipaye? Nanchi inge twaikeletu ku bushiya* bwa Yodano! 8 Anweba Yehoba, ndekelaiko mambo, nanchi ñambe’mba ka bena Isalela byo banyema* balwanyi babo? 9 Inge bena Kenana ne bangikazhi bonse ba mu kyalo bakomvwe kino, baketuzhokoloka ne kuzhimañanya jizhina jetu pano pa ntanda; nanchi mukooba byepi na jizhina jenu jikatampe?”+
10 Yehoba wakumbwile Yoshua amba: “Buuka! Mambo ka o waponena panshi kinkuvumene? 11 Bena Isalela baleenga mambo. Bazhilulula lulayañano+ lo nebakambizhe kulama. Basendelepo bintu bimo byafwainwe konaunwa+ ne kwibiba+ kabiji bebifya mu bintu byabo.+ 12 Onkao mambo, bena Isalela kechi bakakonsha kushinda balwanyi babo ne. Bakaluluka ne kunyema balwanyi babo, mambo baikala ke kintu kyafwainwa konaunwa. Kechi nkekala nenu jibiji ne, kanatu mukonaune bintu byafwainwa konaunwa byo muji nabyo.+ 13 Imana uzhijike bantu!+ Wibabuule’mba, ‘Kesha mukezhijike, mambo Yehoba Lesa wa Isalela waamba’mba: “Anweba bena Isalela, muji na kintu kyafwainwa konaunwa. Kechi mukakonsha kushinda balwanyi benu ne, kanatu mukafumyemo kintu kyafwainwa konaunwa kyo muji nakyo. 14 Kesha lukelo mukakonkane pamo, mukoka pa mukoka, kabiji mukoka Yehoba ye akasala+ wafwainwa kufwenya kwipi, kisemi pa kisemi, kabiji kisemi Yehoba kyo akasala kyafwainwa kufwenya kwipi, nzubo pa nzubo, kabiji nzubo Yehoba yo akasala yafwainwa kufwenya kwipi, muntu pa muntu. 15 Muntu ye bakataana na kintu kyafwainwa konaunwa bakamusoka mu mujilo,+ ne bonse bo aji nabo, mambo wazhilulula lulayañano+ lwa Yehoba kabiji wauba kintu kya bumvu mu bena Isalela.”’”
16 Kepo Yoshua abuukile lukelokelo ne kuleta bena Isalela kwipi, mukoka pa mukoka, kabiji mukoka wa Yuda bamusajile. 17 Kabiji waambijile bisemi bya Yuda kufwenya kwipi ne kusala kisemi kya bena Zela,+ kepo aambijile kisemi kya bena Zela kufwenya kwipi, muntu pa muntu ne Zabadi bamusajile. 18 Kabiji aye waletele kwipi ba mu nzubo yanji, muntu pa muntu, ne Akana mwana wa kwa Kami, Kami mwana wa kwa Zabadi, Zabadi mwana wa kwa Zela wa mu mukoka wa bena Yuda, bamusajile.+ 19 Kepo Yoshua aambijile Akana amba: “Mwanami, nemeka Yehoba Lesa wa Isalela ne kusolola mambo o walenga. Mbuule kyo wauba. Kange umfye ne.”
20 Ponkapo Akana wabuujile Yoshua amba: “Kine yami nalenga mambo kwi Yehoba Lesa wa Isalela, kabiji abino byo byo nauba. 21 Byo namwene kivwalo kyawama kya mu bipukulwa bya ku Shinala+ ne mashekele* a siliva 200 ne kyela kimo kya ngolode kyanema mashekele 50 nebikumbilwe, onkao mambo nebisendele. Nebifya panshi mu tente wami ne mali aji munshi yabyo.”
22 Ponkapo Yoshua watumine baluwe ne abo bayile lubilo ku tente, kabiji kivwalo wikifile mu tente wanji ne mali ajinga munshi yakyo. 23 Onkao mambo, bebifumishe mu tente ne kwibileta kwi Yoshua ne ku bena Isalela bonse, kabiji bebitujile ku meso a Yehoba. 24 Kepo Yoshua ne bena Isalela bonse bo ajinga nabo basendele Akana+ mwana wa kwa Zela, siliva, akya kivwalo, kyela kya ngolode,+ baana banji ba balume ne baana banji ba bakazhi, bañombe banji, bambongolo banji, mikooko yanji, tente wanji ne bintu byanji byonse, kabiji bebiletele ku Kimpachiko* kya Akola.+ 25 Kabiji Yoshua waambile’mba: “Mambo ka o wituletelela bya malwa?*+ Yehoba usakuleta bya malwa pe obewa lelo jino.” Ponkapo bena Isalela bonse bamwashile mabwe,+ kabiji bebasokele mu mujilo.+ Byonkabyo, bonse bebashile mabwe. 26 Kepo balumbikile pe aye mulumba mukatampe wa mabwe, ukijipo ne lelo jino. Ponkapo bukaji bwa Yehoba bwapwile.+ O ene mambo aya mpunzha o itelelwa’mba Kimpachiko kya Akola* kufika ne lelo jino.