Yoshua 9:1-27
9 Nomba ishamfumu shonse+ ishali kwi shilya lya Yordani mu calo ca mpili na mu Shefela na mu lulamba lonse ulwa Bemba Mukalamba+ ne shali pa ntanshi ya Lebanone,+ abena Hiti+ na bena Amore, abena Kanaani,+ abena Perisi,+ abena Hibi na bena Yebusi,+ pa kumfwa fye ifi,
2 shalongene shonse pamo no mutima umo ku kulwa na Yoshua na Israele.+
3 Kabili abekashi ba mu Gibeone+ baumfwile ifyo Yoshua acitile kuli Yeriko+ na kuli Ai.+
4 Awe bena balibomfeshe amano+ kabili balongele ifya kulya fya pa lwendo, basendele ne mifuko yalepauka pa mpunda, ne nyambi ishaonaika kabili ishatulika kabili isho bakambika,+
5 kabili indyato bafwele shali ishalepauka kabili isha fikamba, bafwele ne fya kufwala fyalepauka, no mukate onse uo basendele wali uwauma kabili uwafungauka.
6 E lyo baile kuli Yoshua pa nkambi yali ku Gilgali+ no kutila kuli ena na ku bena Israele: “Tufumine ku calo ca kutali. Nomba panganeni na ifwe icipangano.”+
7 Na bena Israele batile ku bena Hibi:+ “Nalimo ni lwa mupepi fye mwikala. Nga kuti twapangana shani na imwe icipangano?”+
8 Na bo batile kuli Yoshua: “Tuli babomfi benu.”+
Na o Yoshua atile: “Ni mwe bani, kabili mufumine kwi?”
9 Na bo bamwebele ati: “Ni ku calo ca kutali+ fwe babomfi benu tufumine, pa mulandu we shina+ lya kwa Yehova Lesa wenu, pantu twalyumfwa ululumbi lwakwe na fyonse ifyo acitile mu Egupti,+
10 na fyonse ifyo acitile ku shamfumu sha bena Amore shibili ishali kwi shilya lya Yordani, kuli Sihone+ imfumu ya ku Heshebone na Oge+ imfumu ya ku Bashani, iyali mu Ashitarote.+
11 E ico intungulushi shesu na bekashi bonse aba mu calo cesu batwebele abati,+ ‘Sendeni ifya kulya fya pa bulendo no kuyabakumanya, kabili mukabebe amuti: “Tuli babomfi benu.+ Panganeni na ifwe icipangano.”’+
12 Uyu mukate wali uwakaba mu mayanda yesu ilyo twausendele ku kulya pa lwendo mu bushiku twaimine ukwisa kuno kuli imwe, nomba, moneni! nauma kabili naufungauka.+
13 Kabili ishi e nyambi sha mwangashi isho twaiswishe ninshi shili ishipya, lelo, moneni! shalitulika,+ ne fya kufwala fyesu ifi ne ndyato ishi fyalilepauka pa mulandu wa kulepesha kwa bulendo.”
14 Awe abaume na bo babuulilepo ifya kulya fyabo no kuficeeceeta ukwabula ukwipusha Yehova pa kuti abebe ifya kucita.+
15 Na Yoshua apangile umutende na bo+ no kupangana na bo icipangano ica kubaleka babe no mweo, na bacilolo+ ba lukuta balapile kuli bena.+
16 Nomba pa numa ya nshiku shitatu, pa numa ya kupangana na bo icipangano, baumfwile ukuti bena mupalamano babo kabili baleikala fye mupepi.
17 E lyo abana ba kwa Israele baimine no kuya ku misumba yabo pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu, ne misumba yabo yali ni Gibeone+ na Kefira+ na Beerote+ na Kiriati-yearimu.+
18 Kabili abana ba kwa Israele tabaipeye abena Gibeone, pantu intungulushi sha lukuta shalilapile+ Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele kuli bena.+ No lukuta lonse lwailishenye ku ntungulushi.+
19 Ne ntungulushi shonse shaebele ulukuta lonse ati: “Ifwe twalilapa Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele kuli bena, kabili te kuti tubacene iyo.+
20 Ifi e fyo twalabacita no kubaleka babe aba mweo, pa kuti ubukali bwa kwa Lesa bwi-isa pali ifwe pa mulandu wa mulapo uo twalapa kuli bena.”+
21 E ico intungulushi shabebele ati: “Balekeni babe no mweo lelo bakulateba inkuni no kutapila ulukuta lonse amenshi,+ ifyo intungulushi shabalaile.”+
22 Nomba Yoshua alibetile no kulanda na bo ati: “Nga cinshi ico mwatubepele amuti, ‘Ifwe twaba ukutali sana,’+ kanshi mwikala fye mu kati kesu?+
23 Nomba mwatiipwa,+ kabili lyonse mukalaba abasha+ no kuteba inkuni no kutapa amenshi ya mu ng’anda ya kwa Lesa wandi.”+
24 Na bo bayaswike abati: “Ni co fwe babomfi benu balitwebele apabuuta ukuti Yehova Lesa wenu aebele Mose umubomfi wakwe ukumupeela icalo conse no kulofya abekashi bonse aba mu calo abali pa ntanshi yenu,+ na ifwe twalitiinine+ ukuti mwalalofya imyeo yesu. E co twacitiile ici cintu.+
25 Nomba tuli pano mu minwe yenu. Conse ico mwalamona ukuti e cisuma kabili e calungama ukucita kuli ifwe, e fyo mucite.”+
26 Awe e fyo acitile kuli bena no kubapokolola mu minwe ya bana ba kwa Israele, na bo tababepeye.+
27 Kabili Yoshua mu bushiku bulya abapeele umulimo+ wa kuteba inkuni no kutapa amenshi ya lukuta+ na ya ku ciipailo ca kwa Yehova, pa cifulo ico asala, ukufika na buno bushiku.+
