Yoshua 4:1-24
4 Nomba ilyo fye uluko lonse lwa-abwike umumana wa Yordani,+ Yehova atile kuli Yoshua:
2 “Saleni abantu ikumi na babili (12), cila mukowa umuntu umo,+
3 no kubeba amuti, ‘Mubuule amabwe ikumi na yabili+ pa kati na nkati ka Yordani, apaciminina bashimapepo shilili,+ mwabuke na yo no kuyabika uko muleyasendama+ lelo.’”
4 E ico Yoshua aitile abaume ikumi+ na babili abo asontele pa bana ba kwa Israele, cila mukowa umwaume umo;
5 kabili Yoshua abebele ati: “Mutangilile icipao ca kwa Yehova Lesa wenu, muye pa kati ka Yordani, kabili musende cila muntu ilibwe pa kubeya, ukulingana ne mpendwa ya mikowa ya bana ba kwa Israele,
6 pa kuti ici cikabe icishibilo kuli imwe.+ Ilyo abana benu bakamwipusha abati, ‘Cinshi mwasungila aya mabwe?’+
7 Mukabebe ati, ‘Pantu amenshi ya Yordani yalipatukene pa ntanshi ya cipao ca cipangano ica kwa Yehova.+ Ilyo capitile mu menshi ya Yordani, amenshi ya Yordani yalipatukene, na ya mabwe cibukisho ca muyayaya ku bana ba kwa Israele.’”+
8 Awe abana ba kwa Israele bacitile ifyo fine, ukulingana ne fyo Yoshua abebele, babuulile na mabwe ikumi na yabili pa kati ka Yordani, ifyo Yehova aebele Yoshua, ukulingana ne mpendwa ya mikowa ya bana ba kwa Israele;+ kabili baliyasendele no kuyabika uko basendeme.+
9 Kwali na mabwe ikumi na yabili (12) ayo Yoshua abikile pa kati ka Yordani apaiminine+ bashimapepo abasendele icipao ca cipangano, kabili e po yaba ukufika na lelo.
10 Na bashimapepo abasendele Icipao baiminine pa kati+ ka Yordani mpaka bacita fyonse ifyo Yehova aebele Yoshua ukweba abantu, ukulingana na fyonse ifyo Mose aebele Yoshua.+ Na bantu balyangufyenye+ ukwabuka.
11 Awe ilyo abantu bonse bapwile ukwabuka, e lyo bashimapepo bayabwike ne cipao+ ca kwa Yehova, ninshi abantu balebamona.
12 Na bana ba kwa Rubene na bana ba kwa Gadi na hafu wa mukowa wa kwa Manase+ balyabwike ninshi nabaiteyanya ukulwa+ ukutangilila abana ba kwa Israele, filya fine Mose abebele.+
13 Abaipangeshe abali nalimo amakana amakumi yane (40,000) bayabwike ku cinso ca kwa Yehova no kuya ku nkondo mu ciswebebe ca Yeriko.
14 Mu bushiku bulya Yehova acindamike Yoshua pa cinso ca bana ba kwa Israele bonse,+ kabili batendeke ukumutiina inshiku shonse isha bumi bwakwe nga filya fine baletiina Mose.+
15 E lyo Yehova atile kuli Yoshua:
16 “Eba bashimapepo abasendele icipao ca cipangano+ ukuti bafume mu Yordani.”
17 E ico Yoshua aebele bashimapepo ati: “Fumeni mu Yordani.”
18 Nomba ilyo bashimapepo abasendele icipao+ ca cipangano ica kwa Yehova bafumine pa kati ka Yordani kabili ilyo bafumiine+ ku mulundu, e lyo amenshi ya Yordani yatendeke ukubwela no kulapoosa+ mu lulamba lonse nga kale.
19 Na bantu bafumine mu Yordani pa bwalenga ikumi (10) mu mweshi wa ntanshi no kupanga inkambi pa Gilgali+ ku kabanga ka mupaka wa Yeriko.
20 Kabili amabwe ikumi na yabili (12) ayo bafumishe mu Yordani, Yoshua ayabikile pa Gilgali.+
21 E lyo atile ku bana ba kwa Israele: “Ilyo abana benu bakepusha bashibo, abati, ‘Nga aya mabwe yanshi?’+
22 Mukalondolwele abana benu, amuti, ‘Ni pa mushili uwauma e po Israele ayabwike Yordani uyu,+
23 ilyo Yehova Lesa wenu akamishe amenshi ya Yordani pa menso yabo mpaka bayabuka, filya fine Yehova Lesa wenu acitile na kuli Bemba Wakashika ilyo amukamishe pa ntanshi yesu mpaka twayabuka;+
24 pa kuti abantu bonse aba pano isonde beshibe ukuti ukuboko kwa kwa Yehova,+ kwalikosa;+ pa kuti na imwe bene muletiina Yehova Lesa wenu lyonse.’’’+
