Yoshua 23:1-16
23 Ilyo papitile inshiku ishingi apo Yehova alengeele abena Israele ukutuusha+ ku balwani babo bonse ababashingulwike, lintu Yoshua akotele no kwikala imyaka iingi nga nshi,+
2 e lyo Yoshua aitile abena Israele bonse,+ abakalamba babo ne ntungulushi shabo na bapingushi babo na bacilolo babo,+ no kubeba ati: “Ine ninkota, ninjikala imyaka iingi.
3 Na imwe mwalimona fyonse ifyo Yehova Lesa wenu acitile ku nko shonse ishi pa mulandu wenu,+ pantu Yehova Lesa wenu e walemulwila.+
4 Moneni, napendwilile+ imwe inko ishi ishashala ku kuba ubupyani bwa mikowa yenu, ne nko shonse isho naonawile,+ ukufuma ku Yordani ukufika kuli Bemba Mukalamba ku masamba.+
5 Kabili Yehova Lesa wenu e walebatamfya ukufuma ku cinso cenu,+ kabili alibacimfishe pa mulandu wa imwe, kabili mwapyene icalo cabo, ifyo Yehova Lesa wenu amulaile.+
6 “Kabili mufwile ukukosa+ sana pa kuti mulekonka no kucita fyonse ifyalembwa mwi buuku+ lya mafunde ya kwa Mose pa kukana-alukila ku kulyo nelyo ku kuso,+
7 pa kukanaingila mu nko ishi,+ ishashala na imwe. Kabili mwilalumbula amashina ya tulesa+ twabo nangu kulapa twena,+ nangu kutubombela nangu kutukontamina.+
8 Lelo ni kuli Yehova Lesa wenu e ko mulelambatila,+ ifyo mwaacita ukufika na lelo.
9 Kabili Yehova akatamfya pa ntanshi yenu inko ishikalamba kabili isha maka.+ (Lelo imwe, takwaba umuntu nangu umo uwamucimfya ukufika na lelo.)+
10 Umuntu fye umo pali imwe e ukakonka ulubilo abantu ikana limo (1,000),+ pantu Yehova Lesa wenu e ulemulwila,+ ifyo amulaile.+
11 Kabili mulebika imitima+ ku kutemwa Yehova Lesa wenu.+
12 “Lelo nga mwapilibuka+ no kulambatila ku bashala mu nko+ ishi, ishashala na imwe, no kuupana nabo+ no kwingila muli bena, na bena muli imwe,
13 mwishibe ukuti Yehova Lesa wenu takatwalilile ukumucimfisha inko ishi;+ kabili shikaba kuli imwe iciteyo kabili ulukose kabili icikoti ca kumuuma mu mbafu+ kabili nge myunga mu menso yenu mpaka mukalobe muli ici calo icisuma ico Yehova Lesa wenu amupeela.+
14 “Kabili, moneni! lelo ndeya ku nshiishi ukuya aba pano isonde bonse,+ kabili namwishiba bwino ne mitima yenu yonse ne myeo yenu yonse ukuti tapali amashiwi nangu yamo pa mashiwi yonse ayasuma ayo Yehova amwebele ayashacitika. Fyonse fyalicitika. Tapali nangu cimo icishacitika.+
15 Nomba, filya fine Yehova Lesa wenu amucitile amashiwi yonse ayasuma ayo amwebele,+ e fyo Yehova akaleta pali imwe amashiwi yonse ayabipa mpaka akamulofye muli ici calo cisuma ico Yehova Lesa wenu amupeela,+
16 pa mulandu wa kuti mwapula mu cipangano ca kwa Yehova Lesa wenu ico amwebele, na pa mulandu wa kuti mwaya ku kubombela balesa bambi no kubakontamina.+ No bukali bwa kwa Yehova bukesa pali imwe,+ kabili mukaloba bwangu bwangu muli ici calo icisuma ico amupeela.”+
