Josua 3:1-17
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Israel ta tauluka omulonga waJordan (1-17)
3 Josua okwa penduka ongula inene, ndele ta di mo muSittim pamwe nOvaisrael* aveshe nova ya kuJordan. Oko oko va kala oufiku aushe ofimbo inava tauluka omulonga.
2 Konima yomafiku atatu, ovaleli ova enda monhanda aishe,
3 ndele tava lombwele ovanhu, tava ti: “Diva ashike ngeenge mwa mono oshikefa shehangano laJehova, Kalunga keni, sha humbatwa kovapristeri Ovalevi, omu na okudja mo meenhele deni mu shi shikule.
4 Ashike pokati keni nasho napa kale oshinano shomaludimbo 2 000 lwaapo,* inamu ehena popepi nasho, opo mu shiive ondjila oyo mu na okuya nayo, osheshi ondjila oyo inamu i enda nande onale.”
5 Josua okwa lombwela ovanhu, ta ti: “Liyapuleni, osheshi mongula Jehova ota ka longa oikumwifilonga mokati keni.”
6 Opo nee Josua okwa lombwela ovapristeri, ta ti: “Kufeni oshikefa shehangano, ndele tamu tetekele ovanhu komesho.” Onghee ova kufa oshikefa shehangano nove va tetekela komesho.
7 Jehova okwa lombwela Josua, a ti: “Nena eli ohandi hovele oku ku tumbaleka moipafi yOvaisrael aveshe, opo va shiive kutya ohandi ka kala pamwe naave, ngaashi ashike nda kala pamwe naMoses.
8 Ou na okulombwela ovapristeri ovo va humbata oshikefa shehangano, to ti: ‘Ngeenge omwa fiki pomunghulo womulonga waJordan, omu na okuya momeva omulonga oo, ndele tamu kala mwa fikama.’”
9 Opo nee Josua okwa lombwela Ovaisrael, ta ti: “Ileni oku, mu pwilikine keendjovo daJehova, Kalunga keni.”
10 Josua okwa ti: “Kungaho, otamu ka shiiva kutya Kalunga omunamwenyo oku li mokati keni, nonokutya ota ka taataa filufilu moipafi yeni Ovakaanan, Ovaheti, Ovahevi, Ovaperesi, Ovagirgas, Ovaamori nOvajebusi.
11 Taleni, oshikefa shehangano lOmwene wedu alishe otashi mu tetekele momulonga waJordan.
12 Kufeni paife ovalumenhu 12 momapata aIsrael, mepata keshe omulumenhu umwe,
13 ndele diva ngeenge ovapristeri ovo va humbata Oshikefa shehangano laJehova, Omwene wedu alishe, ova lyata* eemhadi davo momeva omulonga waJordan, omeva omulonga oo taa kunguluka okudja pombada otaa ka kanghama, ndele taa kala ngaashi ondama.”*
14 Eshi ovanhu va dja momatwali avo, ofimbo inava tauluka omulonga waJordan, ovapristeri ovo va humbata oshikefa shehangano ove va tetekela komesho.
15 Diva eshi ovapristeri ovo va humbata Oshikefa va fika pomulonga waJordan, ndele tava lyata eemhadi davo komunghulo womeva (omeva okomunghulo womulonga waJordan okwa kala haa kunguluka efimbo alishe leteyo),
16 omeva oo taa kunguluka okudja pombada okwa kanghama. Okwa yeluka pombada ngaashi ondama,* kokulekule kuAdam, oshilando osho shi li popepi naSaretan, ofimbo omeva oo taa kungulukile mefuta laAraba, Efuta lOmongwa,* a pwiinina po. Okwa kanghama, ndele ovanhu tava tauluka kombinga oyo ya ama kuJeriko.
17 Ovapristeri ovo va li va humbata oshikefa shehangano laJehova ova kala va fikama natango poukukutu mokati komulonga waJordan, nOvaisrael aveshe ova tauluka poukukutu, fiyo osheshi oshiwana ashishe sha mana okutauluka omulonga waJordan.
Eshangelo lopedu
^ Eln., “ovanamati vaIsrael.”
^ Eemeta 890 lwaapo. Tala Oshiwedelwako B14.
^ Eln., “tulumukifa.”
^ Ile “ekuma.”
^ Ile “ekuma.”
^ Sha hala okutya, Efuta la Fya.
