Yoshua 5:1-15
5 Ilyo imfumu shonse isha bena Amore,+ ishali bushilya bwa Yordani ku masamba,* ne mfumu shonse isha bena Kanaani+ ishali mupepi na bemba, shaumfwile fye ukuti Yehova alikamishe Yordani pa menso ya bena Israele mpaka ba-abuka, shalisakamikwe nga nshi,*+ kabili shalitiinine sana* pa mulandu wa bena Israele.+
2 Pali ilya nshita Yehova aebele Yoshua ati: “Panga imyele ya mabwe ayakosa kabili usembulule+ abaume abena Israele na kabili, umuku walenga bubili.”
3 E ico Yoshua apangile imyele ya mabwe ayakosa no kusembulula abaume abena Israele pa Gibeati-haaralote.*+
4 Icalengele Yoshua abasembulule ni co abaume bonse abafumine mu Egupti, abaume bonse abengalwa inkondo,* bafwilile mu matololo ilyo bali pa lwendo pa numa ya kufuma mu Egupti.+
5 Abantu bonse abafumine mu Egupti bali abasembululwa, lelo bonse abafyalilwe mu matololo ilyo bali pa lwendo pa numa ya kufuma mu Egupti, tababasembulwile.
6 Abena Israele baendele imyaka 40+ mu matololo, mpaka uluko lonse ulwa baume abengalwa inkondo abafumine mu Egupti abashaumfwilile Yehova+ lwapwa ukufwa. Yehova alapile kuli bena ukuti tali no kubasuminisha ukumona icalo+ ico Yehova alapile ku fikolwe fyabo ukuti akatupeela,+ icalo umwaba umukaka no buci.+
7 E ico apyanikishepo abana babo.+ Aba e bo Yoshua asembulwile; pantu tababasembulwile ilyo bali pa lwendo.
8 Ilyo bapwishishe ukusembulula abaume bonse aba mu luko, abantu batwalilile ukwikala mu nkambi mpaka abaume abo basembulwile bapola.
9 Lyena Yehova aebele Yoshua ati: “Buno bushiku nimfumya umuseebanya wa ku Egupti pali imwe.” E ico ilya ncende baita ukuti Gilgali*+ ukushinta na lelo.
10 Abena Israele batwalilile ukwikala mu nkambi mu Gilgali, kabili pa bushiku bwalenga 14 ubwa mweshi+ wa kubalilapo balikwete Icakucilila icungulo, mu ciswebebe ca Yeriko.
11 Ubushiku bwakonkele pa bushiku bwa Cakucilila, pali ubu bwine bushiku, e lyo batendeke ukulya ifisabo fya mu calo, umukate uushatutumuka+ ne ngano shasalulwa.
12 Kabili pali ubu bwine bushiku baliile ifisabo fimo ifya muli ici icalo, mana yalilekele ukubako; mana ya kuti abena Israele+ balelya tayatwalilile ukubako, lelo batendeke ukulya ifisabo fya mu calo ca Kanaani muli ulya mwaka.+
13 Ilyo Yoshua ali mupepi na Yeriko, ainwine amenso kabili amwene umwaume+ naiminina ku ntanshi yakwe ninshi ali no lupanga mu minwe.+ Yoshua aile kuli ena kabili amwipwishe ati: “Bushe uli ku lubali lwesu nangu uli ku lubali lwa balwani besu?”
14 Na o amwaswike ati: “Iyo, ico naishila ni co ndi mukalamba wa bashilika ba kwa Yehova.”+ E ico Yoshua awile ubukupeme panshi alatoota, e lyo amwipusha ati: “Cinshi shikulu alefwaya ukweba umubomfi wakwe?”
15 Umukalamba wa bashilika ba kwa Yehova aebele Yoshua ati: “Fuula indyato shobe, pantu apo wiminine pa mushilo.” Ilyo line fye Yoshua alifuulile indyato.+
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciHebere, “ukulungama kuli bemba.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “imitima ya shiko yalisungulwike.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “kabili takwali iyakwete umupashi.”
^ Ilyalola mu kuti “Akapili ka Nkanda ya ku Ntanshi ya Bwaume.”
^ Nelyo “abaume abafishishe imyaka ya kubomba ubushilika.”
^ Ilyalola mu kuti “Ukukunkulusha; Ukufumyapo.”
