Yoshua

8 Kepo Yehoba aambijile Yoshua amba: “Kange ube moyo nangwa kukakilwa ne.+ Senda banabalume ba nkondo bonse ne kuya na kulwa na bena Ai. Tala, nakupa mfumu wa Ai, bantu banji, muzhi wanji ne kyalo kyanji.+ 2 Bena Ai ne mfumu wabo ukebobe byonka byo waubile muzhi wa Yeliko ne mfumu wabo,+ bino mwafwainwa kupukula bipukulwa byanji ne bilelwa byanji. Ukabike ba kubelamina kunyuma ya muzhi.”

3 Onkao mambo, Yoshua ne banabalume bonse ba nkondo bayile na kulwa na bena Ai. Yoshua wasajile babiyangala ba nkondo 30,000 ne kwibatuma bufuku. 4 Wibakambizhe’mba: “Umvwai, mwafwainwa kubelamina muzhi kunyuma yanji. Kange muye kwalepa na muzhi ne, kabiji anweba bonse mwinengezhezhe jimo. 5 Pakuba amiwa ne bantu bonse bo nji nabo tusakuya kwipi na muzhi, kabiji byo basakulupuka amba tulwe nabo byonka byo baubile patanshi,+ tusakwibanyema. 6 Byo basakulupuka ne kwitulondela, tusakwibatwala kwalepa na muzhi, mambo basakwamba’mba, ‘Betunyema byonka byo baubile patanshi.’+ Ne atweba tusakwibanyema. 7 Kepo anweba mwimane kufuma po musakufyama ne kulukuka muzhi; Yehoba Lesa wenu usakwimupaye. 8 Byo musakumulukuka muzhi, mwafwainwa kumusoka.+ Mwafwainwa kuba monka mwayila byaamba Yehoba. Umvwai, byo nemukambizha.”

9 Kepo Yoshua ebatumine ne abo bayile ku mpunzha ko babelamijile; babelamijile pakachi ka Betele ne Ai, ku muzhika wa muzhi wa Ai, pakuba Yoshua washajile na bantu abwa bufuku.

10 Byo apwishishe kuba bino, Yoshua wabuukile lukelokelo ne kukonkanya* nzhita, aye ne bakulumpe ba bena Isalela beitangijile ku muzhi wa Ai. 11 Banabalume bonse ba nkondo+ bo ajinga nabo bayile ne kufyama kwipi na muzhi. Batebelejile ku kabeta ka ku buyeke bwa Ai, kabiji pakachi kuya ku Ai pajinga kimpachiko. 12 Kabiji wasendele bantu kampe 5,000 ne kwibafya+ pakachi ka Betele+ ne Ai, ku muzhika wa muzhi. 13 Byonkabyo, bantu balengele kampu mukatampe ku kabeta ka ku buyeke bwa muzhi,+ ne nzhita ya kunyuma yajinga ku muzhika wa muzhi,+ kabiji bonkabwa bufuku Yoshua wayile pakachi ka kimpachiko.*

14 Mfumu wa Ai byo amwenetu kino, aye ne bantu ba mu muzhi, balupukile lubilo lukelo kuya na kulwa na bena Isalela, pa mpunzha patalañene na kisanzangala. Bino aye kechi wayukile amba kuji bamubelamina kunyuma ya muzhi ne. 15 Byo bebalukukile ku banabalume bena Ai, Yoshua ne bena Isalela bonse banyemejile mu jishinda jaya mu kiselebwa.+ 16 Kepo bantu bonse bajinga mu muzhi bebechile kuba’mba beye bebapangishe; kabiji byo bapangishenga Yoshua, abo bebatwajile kwalepa na muzhi. 17 Kafwako mwanamulume nangwa umo washajile mu Ai ne mu Betele wabujile kuya na kupangisha bena Isalela ne. Bashile muzhi kyashi ne kupangisha bena Isalela.

18 Ponkapo Yehoba waambijile Yoshua amba: “Tanyikila ku Ai+ jifumo jiji mu kuboko kobe, mambo nsakumupana mu kuboko kobe.”+ Byonkabyo, Yoshua watanyikijile jifumo jajinga mu kuboko kwanji mu muzhi. 19 Byo atanyikiletu kuboko kwanji, aba babelamijile baimene bukiji po bafyamine ne kunyemena mu muzhi ne kumulukuka. Ponkapotu muzhi bamusokele.+

20 Bena Ai byo baalulukile, bamwene bwishi saka bufutumuka mu muzhi, kafwako ko bakonsheshe kunyemena ne, mambo kechi bajingapo na bulume bwa kunyema ne. Kepo bantu banyemejile mu kiselebwa baalukijile aba bebapangishenga. 21 Yoshua ne bena Isalela bonse byo bamwene’mba aba babelamine muzhi, bamulukuka ne kumona bwishi saka bufutumuka mu muzhi, baalulukile ne kulukuka bena Ai. 22 Ne bakwabo baishile kufuma mu muzhi na kwibasambakana kya kuba bena Ai bajinga pakachi, bena Isalela bamo bajinga ku lubaji lumo ne bakwabo ku lubaji lukwabo, kabiji bebatapile kya kuba kafwako nangwa umo wapulukile nangwa washajilepo ne.+ 23 Pakuba mfumu wa Ai+ bamukwachile mumi ne kumuleta kwi Yoshua.

24 Bena Isalela byo bapwishishe kwipaya bena Ai bonse bajinga mungye, mu kiselebwa mo bebapangijile ne byo baipayile wapeleleko na mpoko, bena Isalela bonse po po babwelele ku Ai ne kwibatapa na mpoko bashajile mu muzhi. 25 Bonse bafwile pa joja juba, kutatwila ku banabalume ne banabakazhi, bajinga 12,000, ko kuba’mba bantu bonse ba mu Ai. 26 Yoshua kechi wikubwezhezhe kuboko kwanji ko atanyikijile jifumo+ ne, posotu ne byo aipayile bangikazhi bonse ba mu Ai.+ 27 Kabiji bena Isalela basendele bilelwa ne bipukulwa bya mu muzhi, monka mwayijile mikambizho Yehoba yo apele Yoshua.+

28 Kabiji Yoshua wasokele Ai ne kumushatu ke bikulukulu bya myaka ne myaka,+ kufikatu ne lelo jino. 29 Wakujikile mfumu wa Ai pa kichi kufikatu ne mabanga, kabiji juba byo jajinga pepi kuzhika, Yoshua wakambizhe kuba’mba mubiji wanji wafwa bamufumye pa kichi.+ Kepo bamubikile pa kibelo kya muzhi ne kulumbikapo mulumba mukatampe wa mabwe, yenka ujipo kufika ne lelo jino.

30 Kino kyo kimye Yoshua kyo ashimikile kya kusokelapo bitapisho kwi Yehoba, Lesa wa Isalela pa Mutumba wa Ebala,+ 31 byonkatu Mosesa kalume wa Yehoba byo akambizhe bena Isalela kabiji byonkatu byo kyanembwa mu buku wa Mizhilo+ ya Mosesa amba: “Kya kusokelapo bitapisho kya mabwe atuntulu a kubula kusonga na kyela.”+ Kabiji balambwijilepo milambo ya kusoka kwi Yehoba ne bitapisho bya mutende.+

32 Kepo pa ano mabwe anembelepo Mizhilo+ Mosesa yo anembejile bena Isalela.+ 33 Bena Isalela bonse, bakulumpe babo, bantangi babo ne bamitonyi babo baimenejile ku mbaji ibiji ya Jikwachi kulutwe ya bañanga bena Levi basendanga jikwachi ja lulayañano lwa Yehoba. Bantu bafumine ku byalo bingi ne bene bena kyalo bajinga konka.+ Kichika kimo kyaimenejile kulutwe ya Mutumba wa Gelizimu ne kichika kikwabo kyaimenejile kulutwe ya Mutumba wa Ebala,+ (byonkatu Mosesa kalume wa Yehoba byo akambizhe),+ na kupesha bena Isalela. 34 Byo apwishishe kuba bino, watangile byambo byonse bya Mizhilo na jiwi ja peulu,+ watangile mapesho+ ne mafingo,+ monka mwayijile byonse byanembwa mu buku wa Mizhilo. 35 Kafwako kyambo nangwa kimo Mosesa kyo akambizhe kyo abujile kutanga Yoshua na jiwi ja peulu kulutwe ya kipwilo kyonse kya bena Isalela ne,+ pajinga banabakazhi ne baana ne bantu bafumine ku byalo bingi+ bo baikalanga* nabo.+