Josua 4:1-24
-
Omamanya taa kala e li edimbulukifo (1-24)
4 Diva eshi oshiwana ashishe sha mana okutauluka omulonga waJordan, Jehova okwa lombwela Josua ta ti:
2 “Kufa ovalumenhu 12, mepata keshe omulumenhu umwe,+
3 ndele to va lombwele ngaha: ‘Kufeni omamanya 12 pokati komulonga waJordan, ponhele opo ovapristeri va fikama,+ ndele tamu i nao noku a tula ponhele opo tamu ka kala oufiku.’”+
4 Onghee Josua okwa ifana ovalumenhu 12, ovo a hoolola mOvaisrael, mepata keshe omulumenhu umwe.
5 Opo nee Josua okwe va lombwela a ti: “Piteni komesho yOshikefa shaJehova, Kalunga keni, mu ye pokati komulonga waJordan, nakeshe umwe womunye oku na okutumba emanya, ndele te li tula kepepe laye, she likolelela komuvalu womapata aIsrael,
6 opo omamanya oo a kale edidiliko mokati keni. Ngeenge ovana* veni ove ke mu pula monakwiiwa kutya: ‘Omolwashike mu na omamanya aa?’+
7 omu na oku va lombwela kutya: ‘Omolwaashi omeva omomulonga waJordan okwa li a kanghama omolwoshikefa+ shehangano laJehova. Eshi sha taulukifwa omulonga waJordan, omeva omomulonga waJordan okwa kanghama. Omamanya oo otaa ningi edimbulukifo laalushe kOvaisrael.’”+
8 Ovaisrael ova ninga naanaa ngaashi Josua e va lombwela. Ova kufa omamanya 12 pokati komulonga waJordan, ngaashi Jehova a li a lombwela Josua, she likolelela komuvalu womapata aIsrael. Ova ya nomamanya konhele oko tava ka kala oufiku, ndele tave a diki oko.
9 Josua okwa dika po yo omamanya 12 pokati komulonga waJordan, ponhele opo pa li pa fikama ovapristeri,+ ovo va li va humbata oshikefa shehangano, nomamanya oo oko e li fiyo okunena.
10 Ovapristeri, ovo va li va humbata Oshikefa, ova kala va fikama pokati komulonga waJordan, fiyo osheshi oinima aishe oyo Jehova a lombwela Josua a lombwele ovanhu va ninge ya pwa, metwokumwe naashishe osho Moses a li a lombwela Josua. Efimbo alishe olo, ovanhu ova kala tava tauluka meendelelo.
11 Diva eshi ovanhu aveshe va tauluka, ovapristeri ova tauluka va humbata Oshikefa shaJehova moipafi yovanhu.+
12 Ovaruben, Ovagad netata lepata laManasse ova tetekela Ovaisrael vakwao mokutauluka omulonga waJordan, va unganekelwa olwoodi,+ ngaashi ashike Moses a li e va lombwela.+
13 Ovakwaita 40 000 lwaapo, va homata, ve lilongekidila olwoodi, ova tauluka moipafi yaJehova va finda momaluhaela aJeriko.
14 Mefiku olo, Jehova okwa tumbaleka Josua moipafi yOvaisrael aveshe,+ nove mu fimaneka* neenghono onghalamwenyo yaye aishe, ngaashi ashike va li va fimaneka neenghono Moses.+
15 Opo nee Jehova okwa lombwela Josua ta ti:
16 “Lombwela ovapristeri ovo va humbata oshikefa+ shOipelende yOumbangi va dje mo momulonga waJordan.”
17 Onghee Josua okwa lombwela ovapristeri ta ti: “Djeni mo momulonga waJordan.”
18 Eshi ovapristeri ovo va humbata oshikefa+ shehangano laJehova va dja po pokati komulonga waJordan, ndele tava lyata neemhadi poukukutu, omeva omomulonga waJordan okwa li a hovela vali okukunguluka a twa komutunda+ ngaashi ve a hangele.
19 Mefiku etimulongo lomwedi wotete, ovanhu ova dja mo momulonga waJordan, ndele tava ongo onhanda puGilgal,+ koushilo weengaba daJeriko.
20 Omamanya 12, oo va li va kufa momulonga waJordan, Josua okwe a dika muGilgal.+
21 Opo nee okwa tya kOvaisrael: “Monakwiiwa ngeenge ovana veni tava pula ooxe kutya: ‘Omamanya aa okwa hala okutya shike?’+
22 Omu na okulombwela ovana veni kutya: ‘Ovaisrael ova taulukile omulonga waJordan poukukutu,+
23 eshi Jehova, Kalunga keni, a pwiininika omeva omomulonga waJordan moipafi yavo fiyo osheshi va tauluka, ngaashi ashike Jehova, Kalunga keni, a ningile pEfuta Litilyana, eshi e li pwiininika moipafi yetu fiyo osheshi twa mana oku li tauluka.+
24 Okwe shi ninga, opo ovanhu aveshe kombada yedu va shiive nghee eke laJehova li na eenghono,+ nopo mu tile alushe Jehova, Kalunga keni.’”
