Yoshua
10 Nka Adoni-zedeke nfumu a Yelusalema ki’apusha’shi Yoshua baadi mukuate Ai na amubutula, akita Ai na nfumu aaye nka bu bibaadi mukite Yeriko na nfumu aaye, na bibaadi bena Gibeone bepushene na Isalele bua kuikala mu butaale na bashala munkatshi muabo, 2 baadi mukalakashue ngofu, muanda Gibeone baadi kibundi kikata, nka bu kimune kia ku bibundi bia ba nfumu. Kibaadi kikile Ai bukata, na bana balume boso ba muanka babaadi bilobo bia ngoshi. 3 Biabia Adoni-zedeke nfumu a Yelusalema nkutuma uno mukandu kui Oame nfumu a Ebrone, Pireame nfumu a Yarmute, Yafiya nfumu a Lakishe, na kui Debire nfumu a Eglone’shi: 4 “Fikayi nunkuashe bua’shi tutuukie Gibeone ngoshi, muanda bepushena bua kuikala mu kipuano na Yoshua na bena Isalele.” 5 Nyi ba nfumu batano ba bena Amore, nfumu a Yelusalema, nfumu a Ebrone, nfumu a Yarmute, nfumu a Lakishe, na nfumu a Eglone nkuibunga pamune na biluilo biabo, na abo nkuenda nkuifunyisha kibundi kia Gibeone bua kuikiluisha ngoshi.
6 Biabia bantu ba ku Gibeone nkutumina Yoshua mukandu ku kishalelo ku Gilegale’shi: “Tolubanga* ba mpika bobe. Fika bukidi! Etupaashe na etukuashe! Ba nfumu boso ba bena Amore ba ku nsenga ya ku mienge babebungu pamune bua kulua netu.” 7 Nyi Yoshua nkukatuka ku Gilegale na bantu boso abaluiyaa ngoshi na bilobo bia ngoshi.
8 Akupu Yehowa nkulungula Yoshua’shi: “Tuebatshinanga, muanda nebatuulu mu maasa oobe. Su ngumune a kuabadi taobesha kukutshokola.” 9 Yoshua bebatuukile ngoshi mu kabasamushi kunyima kua kutambuka bufuku bushima kukatukila ku Gilegale. 10 Yehowa nkuibatuesha mu kafutakanyi kumpala kua Isalele, na abo nkuibayipa ngofu ku Gibeone, nkuibalonda muishinda adikaamina ku Bete-orone na nkuibayipaa mpa na ku Azeka na ku Makeda. 11 Pabaabadi mu ngalaala ya Bete-orone abende na kusuuka Isalele, Yehowa baadi muibanokieeshe mabue a kasangu kukatukila muiyilu mpa na ku Azeka, na abo nkufua. Biabia, baba babaadi bafue ku mabue a kasangu babaadi bungi kukila babaadi bafue ku lupete lua ngoshi lua bena Isalele.
12 Yaaya nsaa, muifuku dibaadi Yehowa mutshokole bena Amore ku meso kua bena Isalele, nyi mubaadi Yoshua mulungule Yehowa kumpala kua Isalele’shi:
“Nguba, shala muimane panundu pa Gibeone,
Na mueshi, panundu pa Ebanda dia Ayalone!”
13 Biabia nguba baadi mushale muimane, na mueshi taubaadi usane mpa na pabaadi muilo wiobuele kui beshikuanyi babo. Ta mbifundibue mu mukanda wa Yashare su? Nguba baadi mushale muimane munkatshi mu’eyilu na tabaadi mutuele bukidibukidi pepi n’efuku dishima. 14 Takuekeele efuku bu diadia, biabikala kumpala sunga kunyima kuadio, dibaadi Yehowa muteemeshe eyi dia muntu, muanda Yehowa baadi aluila Isalele ngoshi.
15 Kunyima kua biabia Yoshua na Isalele oso babalukiile mu kishalelo ku Gilegale.
16 Yaaya nsaa, ba nfumu batano babaadi basuukie na bafuama mu lubuebue ku Makeda. 17 Akupu babalunguile Yoshua’shi: “Mbasangane ba nfumu batano mbafuame mu lubuebue ku Makeda.” 18 Biabia Yoshua nkuakula’shi: “Bungulushayi mabue akata ku kituelelo kia lubuebue na nutuule bantu bua kuibalama. 19 Anka anue bangi tanuimananga. Londayi beshikuanyi benu na nuibayipee p’abende na kusuuka. Tanuibatadiilanga buabadia kutuela mu bibundi biabo, muanda Yehowa Efile Mukulu eenu benupa banka mu maasa eenu.”
20 Pabapuile Yoshua na bena Isalele kuibayipaa ngofu pepi na kuibabutula boso, kukasha penda bantu bapeela babaadi basuukie na babaadi batuele mu bibundi bi na midimba ibukopo, 21 bantu boso babaadi balukiile kui Yoshua kushi masaku mu kishalelo ku Makeda. Takui muntu su ngumune baadi muakule bena Isalele eyi* di bubi. 22 Akupu Yoshua nkuakula’shi: “Fungulayi kituelelo kia lubuebue na nutuushe baba ba nfumu batano nufikie nabo kuandi.” 23 Nyi abo nkutuusha baba ba nfumu batano mu lubuebue, nkufika nabo kuadi: nfumu a Yelusalema, nfumu a Ebrone, nfumu a Yarmute, nfumu a Lakishe, na nfumu a Eglone. 24 Pababafikile na baba ba nfumu kui Yoshua, Yoshua bayitanyishe bana balume boso ba Isalele na alungula bakunkushi ba bantu abaluiya ngoshi babaadi bende naye’shi: “Efubuileyi kuno. Ashinayi mu makoshi* a bano ba nfumu.” Biabia abo nkuifubuila na nkuashina mu makoshi aabo. 25 Akupu Yoshua nkuibalungula’shi: “Tanutshinanga sunga kuikala na moo. Ikalayi n’eshimba dinyingie na bukome, muanda bino nyi abikitshi Yehowa beshikuanyi benu boso banukuete kulua nabo.”
26 Nyi Yoshua nkuibakupila, nkuibayipaa na kuibapudika ku mitshi itano, na abo nkushala bapudikie ku yaaya mitshi mpa na ku kiolua. 27 Pabaadi nguba t’apono, Yoshua batumine eyi buabadia kuibayisha ku mitshi na kuibasumbula mu lubuebue mubaabadi bafuame. Akupu babaatudile mabue akata ku kituelelo kia lubuebue, na ngashale paapa mpa na lelo.
28 Yoshua bakuatshile Makeda mu diadia efuku na ayipaa bantu boso ba muanka ku lupete lua ngoshi, aye nkubutula nfumu aaye na muntu oso* baadi muanka, kushi kuleka muntu su ngumune na muwa. Baadi mukite nfumu a Makeda nka bu bibaadi mukite nfumu a Yeriko.
29 Akupu Yoshua pamune na Isalele oso nkukatuka ku Makeda nkuenda ku Libena, na nkulua ngoshi na Libena. 30 Yehowa baadi mutuule dingi Libena na nfumu aaye mu maasa a Isalele, na abo nkuikibutula na nkuipaa muntu oso baadi muanka ku lupete lua ngoshi, kushi kuleka muntu su ngumune na muwa muanka. Biabia abakitshine nfumu akio nka bu bibaabadi bakite nfumu a Yeriko.
31 Kunyima Yoshua pamune na Isalele oso nkukatuka ku Libena nkuenda ku Lakishe, na abo nkutuula kishalelo kuakua na nkumuluisha ngoshi. 32 Yehowa nkutuula Lakishe mu maasa a Isalele na abo nkumukuata muifuku dia kabidi. Abo nkuipaa muntu oso baadi muanka ku lupete lua ngoshi, nka bu bibaabadi bakite Libena.
33 Akupu Orame nfumu a Gezere nkuenda mu kukuasha Lakishe, anka Yoshua nkumuipaa na bantu baye mpa na pakushibaadi kushale muntu su ngumune na muwa.
34 Akupu Yoshua pamune na Isalele oso nkukatuka ku Lakishe nkuenda ku Eglone, na nkutuula kishalelo kuakua na nkulua naye ngoshi. 35 Abo nkuikikuata na nkuipaa bantu boso ba mu kiakia kibundi ku lupete lua ngoshi. Abo nkubutula muntu oso baadi muanka mu diadia efuku, nka bu bibaabadi bakite Lakishe.
36 Akupu Yoshua pamune na Isalele oso nkukatuka ku Eglone nkuenda ku Ebrone, na nkumuluisha ngoshi. 37 Abaadi bekikuate na bayipaa bantu boso ba muanka, nfumu aakio, na bantu ba mu bibundi bikifunyishe ku lupete lua ngoshi, kushi kuleka muntu su ngumune na muwa. Nka bu bibaadi mukite Eglone, baadi mubutule muntu oso baadi muanka.
38 Nfudiilo a bioso Yoshua pamune na Isalele oso nkuenda ku kibundi kia Debire na nkuikiluisha ngoshi. 39 Aye nkuikikuata, nfumu aakio, na bibundi bioso bikifunyishe na abo nkuibepaa ku lupete lua ngoshi, nkubutula muntu oso a muanka, kushi kuleka muntu su ngumune a muanka. Baadi mukite Debire na nfumu aaye nka bu bibaadi mukite Ebrone na Libena na nfumu aaye.
40 Yoshua baadi mutshokole nsenga yoso: bibundi bia ku muengie, Negebe, Shefela, ma ngalaala na ba nfumu babio boso, kushi kuleka muntu su ngumune na muwa; baadi mubutule bantu boso,* nka bu bibaadi Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele mutume eyi. 41 Yoshua baadi muibatshokole kukatukila ku Kadeshe-barnea mpa na ku Gaza na nsenga yoso ya Goshene mpa na ku Gibeone. 42 Yoshua baadi mukuate bano ba nfumu boso na bibundi biabo, bioso mususa umune, muanda nyi Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele baadi kuete kuluila Isalele ngoshi. 43 Akupu Yoshua nkualukiila na Isalele oso mu kishalelo ku Gilegale.