18 “Chotero ndinakulamulani pa nthawi imeneyo kuti, ‘Yehova Mulungu wanu wakupatsani dzikoli kuti mulitenge kukhala lanu. Amuna nonse olimba mtima muwoloke, mukuyenda patsogolo pa abale anu, ana a Isiraeli, muli okonzeka ndi zida.+

14 Akazi anu ndi ana anu aang’ono atsale limodzi ndi ziweto zanu m’dziko lino limene Mose anakupatsani, tsidya lino la Yorodano.+ Koma amunanu, mudzawoloka patsogolo pa abale anu, mutafola mwa dongosolo lomenyera nkhondo.+ Inuyo, amuna nonse amphamvu ndi olimba mtima,+ muwoloke kuti mukawathandize abale anu.

13 Amuna onyamula zida okwanira pafupifupi 40,000, anawoloka pamaso pa Yehova kukamenya nkhondo m’chipululu cha Yeriko.