Yoshua 9:1-27
9 Ilyo imfumu sha bena Hiti, isha bena Amore, isha bena Kanaani, isha bena Perisi, isha bena Hibi ne sha bena Yebusi+ ishali ku masamba ya Yordani,+ mu citungu ca mpili, mu Shefela, mu lulamba lonse ulwa Bemba Mukalamba,*+ ne shaleikala pa ntanshi ya Lebanone shaumfwile ifyacitike,
2 shaumene akapi pa kuti shiyelwa na Yoshua na bena Israele.+
3 Abaleikala mu Gibeone+ nabo balyumfwile ifyo Yoshua acimfishe Yeriko+ na Ai.+
4 E ico balibomfeshe amano, kabili balongele ifya kulya mu mifuko iyalepauka no kufisendela pa mpunda. Basendele ne nyambi ishaonaika ishali ishatulika kabili isho bakambike;
5 indyato bafwele nasho shali ishalepauka kabili isha fikamba, bafwele ne fya kufwala fyalepauka. Umukate onse uo basendele wali uwauma kabili uwafungauka.
6 Lyena baile kuli Yoshua pa nkambi ku Gilgali+ kabili baebele ena na bena Israele abati: “Twafuma ku calo ca kutali. Nomba panganeni na ifwe icipangano.”
7 Lelo abena Israele baebele abena Hibi+ abati: “Nalimo mwikala fye mupepi. Inga kuti twapangana shani na imwe icipangano?”+
8 Ba-aswike Yoshua abati: “Tuli babomfi* benu.”
Lyena Yoshua abepwishe ati: “Nimwe bani, kabili mufumine kwi?”
9 Nabo bamwaswike abati: “Fwe babomfi benu tufumine ku calo ca kutali.+ Ico twishile mulandu we shina lya kwa Yehova Lesa wenu, pantu twalyumfwa ululumbi lwakwe na fyonse ifyo acitile mu Egupti+
10 ne fyo acimfishe imfumu shibili isha bena Amore ishali kwi shilya* lya Yordani, e kutila Imfumu Sihone+ iya Heshebone ne Mfumu Oge+ iya Bashani, iyaleikala mu Ashitarote.
11 E ico intungulushi shesu na bonse abaikala mu calo cesu batwebele abati, ‘Sendeni ifya kulya fya pa bulendo, mukayemonana nabo. Mukayebeba amuti: “Tukaba ababomfi benu;+ e ico panganeni na ifwe icipangano.”’+
12 Uyu mukate twasendele pa lwendo wali uwakaba ilyo twafumine ku mayanda. Nomba, moneni nauma kabili naufungauka.+
13 Kabili ishi inyambi shali ishipya ilyo twabikilemo umwangashi, lelo nomba nashitulika.+ Ifya kufwala fyesu ne ndyato nafyo nafilepauka pa mulandu wa kulepesha kwa bulendo.”
14 E lyo abaume abena Israele babuulilepo ifya kulya fyabo fimo, kabili balificeeceetele, lelo tabaipwishe Yehova+ pa kuti abebe ifya kucita.
15 E ico Yoshua apangene nabo+ icipangano ca mutende kabili alanshenye nabo ukuti takabepaye. Kabili ifi fine e fyo bacilolo ba lukuta balapile kuli bena.+
16 Ilyo papitile inshiku shitatu ukutula apo bapanganine nabo icipangano, abena Israele baumfwile ukuti bali bena mupalamano babo kabili baleikala fye mupepi.
17 Lyena abena Israele balimine kabili bafikile ku misumba ya aba bantu pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu. Imisumba yabo yali ni Gibeone,+ Kefira, Beerote na Kiriati-yearimu.+
18 Lelo abena Israele tabaipeye abena Gibeone, pantu intungulushi shalapiile umulapo muli Yehova+ Lesa wa kwa Israele. E ico ulukuta lonse lwatendeke ukuilishanya ku ntungulushi.
19 Lyena intungulushi shonse shaebele ulukuta lonse ashiti: “Apo twalapile kuli bena mwi shina lya kwa Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele, tatulingile ukubasansa iyo.
20 Ifyo twalacita ni fi: Tatwabepaye pa kuti Lesa e tufulilwa pa mulandu wa mulapo uo twalapa kuli bena.”+
21 Intungulushi shabebele no kuti: “Mwibepaya, lelo bakulateba inkuni no kutapila ulukuta lonse amenshi.” Ifi e fyo intungulushi shalaile abena Gibeone.
22 Nomba Yoshua alibetile kabili abepwishe ati: “Cinshi mwatubepeele ilyo mwatwebele amuti, ‘Tufumine ukutali sana,’ e lyo ninshi mwikala fye mupepi na ifwe?+
23 Ukutula lelo mwatiipwa,+ kabili mwakulaba abasha. Mwakulateba fye inkuni no kutapa amenshi ya kubomfya pa ng’anda ya kwa Lesa wandi.”
24 Nabo bamwaswike abati: “Ni co fwe babomfi benu balitulondolwelele bwino bwino ukuti Yehova Lesa wenu aebele Mose umubomfi wakwe ukuti akamupeela icalo conse kabili akamulofeshako bonse abekalamo.+ E ico twalitiinine+ ukuti mwalalofya imyeo yesu. E co twacitiile ifi.+
25 Nomba tuli mu minwe yenu. Ico mulemona ukuti e cisuma kabili e calungama e co mutucite.”
26 Kabili ifi fine e fyo acitile; alibapokolwele mu minwe ya bena Israele, kabili tababepeye.
27 Lelo pali bulya bushiku Yoshua abapeele umulimo wa kuteba inkuni no kutapa amenshi ya lukuta+ na ya pa ciipailo ca kwa Yehova, icikaba pa cifulo ico Lesa akasala.+ Kabili uyu e mulimo babomba ukufika na lelo.+
