8 Pashishe Yehowa wakambila Yoshua ne: “Kubatshinyi to,+ bualu ndi mubafile mu tshianza tshiebe.+ Muntu nansha umue wa kudibu kakukukandamena to.”+ 9 Yoshua wakalua kudibu mu tshimpitshimpi yeye mumane kuenda butuku bujima ufumina ku Gilegala. 10 Yehowa wakababueja mu kayumbayumba kumpala kua Isalele,+ bobu kubashipa dishipa dia dikema ku Gibeona, kubalondabu mu njila udi mubande ku Bete-holona, kubashipabu too ne ku Azeka ne ku Makeda. 11 Pavuabu benda banyema Isalele, bikale pa mpulumuku wa Bete-holona, Yehowa wakabalokeshila mabue manene a mvula umbukila mu diulu, too ne ku Azeka, bobu kufua. Bushuwa, bantu bavua bafue ku mabue a mvula bavua bapite bavua bafue ku muele wa mvita wa bena Isalele ku bungi.

12 Dîba adi, dituku divua Yehowa mutshimune bena Amole ku mêsu kua bena Isalele, ke divua Yoshua muambile Yehowa kumpala kua Isalele ne:

13 Nunku dîba diakimana tendee ne ngondo kakanyunga too ne pavua tshisamba tshidisombuele kudi bena lukuna batshi. Ki mbafunde bualu ebu mu mukanda wa Yashâ anyi?+ Dîba diakimana tendee munkatshi mua diulu ne kadiakabuela lukasa dituku bu dijima. 14 Kakutu kuanji kuikala dituku bu dituku adi to, ni nkumpala kuadi anyi panyima padi, divua Yehowa muteleje dîyi dia muntu,+ bualu Yehowa uvua uluila Isalele.+

20 Nunku Davidi wakaya ku Bâla-pelasima, ne Davidi wakabashipa kuntu aku. Ke yeye kuamba ne: “Yehowa mmupande njila mu bena lukuna banyi+ kumpala kuanyi anu bu njila mupanda kudi mâyi.” Ke bualu kayi wakinyika muaba au ne: Bâla-pelasima.*+

10 Davidi wakebeja Nzambi wamba ne: “Mbande bua kuluangana ne bena Peleshete anyi? Neubafile mu tshianza tshianyi anyi?” Ke Yehowa kumuambila ne: “Banda, ne bushuwa nembafile mu tshianza tshiebe.”+ 11 Nunku Davidi wakabanda ku Bâla-pelasima,+ ne wakabashipa kuntu aku. Ke Davidi kuamba ne: “Nzambi mulelela mmupande njila mu bena lukuna banyi ku tshianza tshianyi anu bu njila mupanda kudi mâyi.” Ke bualu kayi bakinyika muaba au ne: Bâla-pelasima.* 12 Bena Peleshete bakalekela nzambi yabu muaba au, ne pavua Davidi mutume dîyi, bakayosha mu kapia.+

13 Pakapita matuku bena Peleshete bakalua kabidi kuluisha bantu ba mu tshibandabanda.*+ 14 Davidi wakebeja kabidi Nzambi, kadi Nzambi mulelela wakamuambila ne: “Kubandi bua kubalonda buludiludi to. Kadi nyunguluka uyile panyima pabu, ne ubapatukile kumpala kua mitshi ya baka.+ 15 Paudi umvua mikuma mienze bu ya bantu benda kuulu kua mitshi ya baka, ubaluishe diakamue, bualu Nzambi mulelela neikale mumane kupatuka kumpala kuebe bua kushipa tshiluilu tshia bena Peleshete.”+ 16 Nunku Davidi wakenza anu muvua Nzambi mulelela mumutumine dîyi bua kuenza,+ ne bakashipa tshiluilu tshia bena Peleshete kumbukila ku Gibeona too ne ku Gezê.+