Josua 5:1-15
5 Diva eshi eehamba adishe dOvaamori,+ odo da li hadi di kombinga yokouninginino* womulonga waJordan, nosho yo eehamba adishe dOvakaanan,+ odo da li hadi di popepi nefuta, da uda kutya Jehova okwa pwiininika omeva omomulonga waJordan moipafi yOvaisrael, fiyo ve u tauluka, oda li da mbadapala,+ nokada li vali di na ouladi nandenande omolwOvaisrael.+
2 Pefimbo olo, Jehova okwa lombwela Josua ta ti: “Liningila eembele domamanya, ndele to kenghe+ vali ovalumenhu Ovaisrael oshikando oshitivali.”
3 Opo nee Josua okwa ninga eembele domamanya, ndele ta pitifa etanda ovalumenhu vomuIsrael puGibeat-haaralot.*+
4 Josua okwe va pitifa etanda, molwaashi ovalumenhu aveshe vomovanhu ovo va fiya po Egipiti, ovalumenhu aveshe ovo va wana okuya moita,* ova fila mombuwa mondjila, konima eshi va fiya po Egipiti.+
5 Ovanhu aveshe ovo va fiya po Egipiti ova li va pitifwa etanda, ashike ovanhu aveshe ovo va dalelwa mondjila konima eshi va fiya po Egipiti kava li va pita etanda.
6 Ovaisrael ova li va enda oule weedula 40+ mombuwa fiyo osheshi oshiwana ashishe sha fya, sha hala okutya, ovalumenhu ovo va li va wana okuya moita, ovo va fiya po Egipiti, ovo inava dulika kondaka yaJehova.+ Jehova okwa li e va anena kutya ite ke va efa nandenande va mone edu+ olo Jehova a anena ooxekulululwa kutya ote li tu pe,+ edu tali kunguluka omashini nomaadi eenyiki.+
7 Onghee okwa li e va pingena po novanamati vavo.+ Josua okwa pitifa etanda ovanamati ovo; kava li va pita etanda, molwaashi kava li ve va pitifa etanda, eshi va li molweendo.
8 Eshi va mana okupitifa etanda oshiwana ashishe, ova kala ponhele opo va li monhanda fiyo osheshi va veluka.
9 Opo nee Jehova okwa lombwela Josua ta ti: “Nena onda xulifa po odino yOvaegipiti punye.” Onghee onhele oyo oya kala hai ifanwa Gilgal*+ fiyo okunena eli.
10 Ovaisrael ova twikila okwoonga onhanda muGilgal, nova dana Opaasa mefiku eti-14 lomwedi oo,+ konguloshi, momaluhaela aJeriko.
11 Ova li va hovela okulya oilikolomwa yomedu olo, mefiku olo la shikula Opaasa, omungome inau ya efulika+ noilya ya yofwa, mefiku olo tuu olo.
12 Nomanna kaa li po vali mefiku la shikula ko, eshi va lya oilikolomwa yomedu olo. Kapa li vali pe na omanna Ovaisrael,+ ashike ova li va hovela okulya oilikolomwa yomedu laKaanan momudo oo.+
13 Eshi Josua a li popepi naJeriko, okwa yelula omesho, ndele ta mono omulumenhu+ a fikama komesho yaye e na eongamukonda meke laye.+ Josua okwa ya kuye, ndele te mu pula, ta ti: “Ou li kombinga yetu, ile okombinga yovatondi vetu?”
14 Okwa tya: “Ahawe, onde uya ndi li omuwiliki* wetangakwaita laJehova.”+ Opo nee Josua okwe linyongamena puye oshipala sha twa pedu, ndele ta nangala eombe, nokwa tya kuye: “Omwene wange okwa hala okulombwela shike omupiya waye?”
15 Omuwiliki wetangakwaita laJehova okwa nyamukula Josua ta ti: “Dula ko eenghaku keemhadi doye, osheshi ponhele apa wa fikama oiyapuki.” Na Josua osho a ninga.+

