Yoswa 24:1-33
24 Ndiyeno Yoswa anasonkhanitsa pamodzi mafuko onse a Isiraeli ku Sekemu.+ Iye anaitanitsa akulu a Isiraeli,+ atsogoleri, oweruza, ndi akapitawo, ndipo iwo anaima pamaso pa Mulungu woona.+
2 Tsopano Yoswa anauza anthu onse kuti: “Yehova Mulungu wa Isiraeli wanena kuti, ‘Kalekale, makolo anu,+ kuphatikizapo Tera, bambo ake a Abulahamu ndi Nahori,+ ankakhala kutsidya lina la Mtsinje,*+ ndipo ankatumikira milungu ina.
3 “‘Patapita nthawi, ndinatenga Abulahamu+ tate wanu, kuchokera kutsidya lina la Mtsinje,+ ndipo ndinamuyendetsa m’dziko lonse la Kanani, ndi kuchulukitsa mbewu yake.+ Chotero ndinam’dalitsa ndipo anabereka Isaki,+
4 Isaki anabereka Yakobo ndi Esau.+ Pambuyo pake Esau ndinam’patsa phiri la Seiri kuti likhale lake.+ Kenako, Yakobo ndi ana ake anapita ku Iguputo.+
5 Patapita nthawi, ndinatumiza Mose ndi Aroni,+ ndipo ndinagwetsera Iguputo miliri.+ Nditatero ndinakutulutsani+ ku Iguputoko.
6 Pamene ndinali kutulutsa makolo anu ku Iguputo,+ atatsala pang’ono kufika kunyanja, Aiguputo anawathamangira+ ndi magaleta ankhondo ndiponso amuna okwera pamahatchi, mpaka ku Nyanja Yofiira.
7 Pamenepo, iwo anayamba kufuulira Yehova.+ Choncho ine ndinaika mdima pakati pa iwo ndi Aiguputuwo,+ ndipo ine ndinawamiza ndi madzi a m’nyanja.+ Munaona ndi maso anu zimene ndinachita ku Iguputo.+ Kenako, inu munakhala m’chipululu masiku ambiri.+
8 “‘Pamapeto pake, ndinakufikitsani kudziko la Aamori amene anali kukhala kutsidya lina la Yorodano. Iwo anayamba kumenyana nanu,+ koma ine ndinawapereka m’manja mwanu kuti mutenge dziko lawo kukhala lanu. Chotero ndinawafafaniza kuwachotsa pamaso panu.+
9 Kenako Balaki mwana wa Zipori,+ mfumu ya Mowabu, ananyamuka kukamenyana ndi Isiraeli.+ Iye anaitanitsa Balamu, mwana wa Beori, ndi kumuuza kuti akutemberereni.+
10 Ine sindinafune kumvera Balamu.+ Chotero, iye anakudalitsani mobwerezabwereza,+ ndipo ine ndinakulanditsani m’manja mwake.+
11 “‘Kenako munawoloka Yorodano+ n’kufika ku Yeriko.+ Nzika za ku Yeriko, Aamori, Aperezi, Akanani, Ahiti, Agirigasi, Ahivi, ndi Ayebusi anayamba kumenyana nanu, koma ine ndinawapereka m’manja mwanu.+
12 Ndinawachititsa mantha inu musanafike, choncho anakuthawani+ monga anachitira mafumu awiri a Aamori. Iwo sanathawe chifukwa cha lupanga lanu kapena chifukwa cha uta wanu.+
13 Chotero ndinakupatsani dziko limene simunakhetsere thukuta ndi mizinda imene simunamange,+ ndipo inu munayamba kukhalamo. Ndiponso mukudya zipatso za mitengo ya mpesa ndi mitengo ya maolivi imene simunabzale.’+
14 “Tsopano opani Yehova+ ndi kum’tumikira mosalakwitsa ndiponso mokhulupirika.*+ Chotsani milungu imene makolo anu ankatumikira kutsidya lina la Mtsinje ndi ku Iguputo,+ ndipo tumikirani Yehova.
15 Ngati kutumikira Yehova kukukuipirani, sankhani lero amene mukufuna kum’tumikira,+ kaya milungu imene makolo anu amene anali kutsidya lina la Mtsinje anatumikira,+ kapena milungu ya Aamori amene mukukhala m’dziko lawo.+ Koma ine ndi a m’nyumba yanga, tizitumikira Yehova.”+
16 Pamenepo, anthuwo anayankha kuti: “Sitingayerekeze kusiya Yehova, kuti tizitumikira milungu ina.
17 Pakuti ndi Yehova Mulungu wathu amene anatitulutsa m’dziko la Iguputo+ pamodzi ndi makolo athu, kutichotsa m’nyumba yaukapolo.+ Iye anachita zizindikiro zazikulu pamaso pathu+ ndi kutiteteza m’njira yonse imene tinayenda, ndiponso kwa mitundu yonse ya anthu amene tinadutsa pakati pawo.+
18 Yehova anathamangitsa mitundu yonse ya anthu+ pamaso pathu, ngakhale Aamori amene anali kukhala m’dzikoli. Choncho, nafenso tizitumikira Yehova chifukwa iye ndi Mulungu wathu.”+
19 Ndiyeno Yoswa anauza anthuwo kuti: “Simungathe kutumikira Yehova, chifukwa iye ndi Mulungu woyera.+ Iye ndi Mulungu amene amafuna kuti anthu azidzipereka kwa iye yekha.+ Iye sadzakhululuka machimo anu ndi kupanduka kwanu.+
20 Mukasiya Yehova+ n’kuyamba kutumikira milungu yachilendo,+ iyenso adzakutembenukirani ndithu, n’kukuchitirani zoipa ndi kukufafanizani, pambuyo pokuchitirani zabwino.”+
21 Poyankha, anthuwo anauza Yoswa kuti: “Ayi! Ife tizitumikira Yehova.”+
22 Pamenepo Yoswa anauza anthuwo kuti: “Inu ndinu mboni mwa kufuna kwanu,+ zotsimikizira kuti mwasankha nokha kutumikira Yehova.”+ Ndiyeno anthuwo anati: “Inde! Ndife mboni.”
23 “Tsopano chotsani milungu yachilendo imene ili pakati panu,+ ndipo tembenuzirani mitima yanu kwa Yehova Mulungu wa Isiraeli.”
24 Ndiyeno anthuwo anamuyankha Yoswa kuti: “Tizitumikira Yehova Mulungu wathu ndi kumvera mawu ake!”+
25 Pa tsikulo, Yoswa anachita pangano ndi anthuwo ndi kuwaikira lamulo ndi chigamulo+ ku Sekemu.
26 Ndiyeno Yoswa analemba mawu amenewa m’buku la chilamulo cha Mulungu.+ Atatero, anatenga mwala waukulu+ ndi kuuika pansi pa mtengo waukulu kwambiri+ umene uli pafupi ndi malo opatulika a Yehova.
27 Kenako Yoswa anauza anthu onsewo kuti: “Taonani! Mwala uwu ukhala mboni yotsutsana nafe,+ chifukwa mwalawu wamva mawu onse amene Yehova walankhula kwa ife, ndipo ukhala mboni kwa inu kuti musadzakane Mulungu wanu.”
28 Atatero, Yoswa anauza anthuwo kuti azipita, aliyense kucholowa chake.+
29 Patapita nthawi, Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, mtumiki wa Yehova, anamwalira ali ndi zaka 110.+
30 Choncho anamuika m’manda m’gawo la cholowa chake ku Timinati-sera,+ kudera lamapiri la Efuraimu, kumpoto kwa phiri la Gaasi.
31 Aisiraeli anapitiriza kutumikira Yehova masiku onse a Yoswa, ndi masiku onse a akulu amene anapitiriza kukhalabe ndi moyo Yoswa atamwalira,+ omwe ankadziwa ntchito zonse zimene Yehova anachitira Aisiraeli.+
32 Mafupa a Yosefe,+ amene ana a Isiraeli anabweretsa kuchokera ku Iguputo anawaika m’manda ku Sekemu, pamalo amene Yakobo anagula kwa ana a Hamori,+ tate wa Sekemu. Malowo anawagula ndi ndalama zasiliva zokwana 100,+ ndipo anakhala a ana a Yosefe monga cholowa chawo.+
33 Nayenso Eleazara mwana wa Aroni anamwalira.+ Choncho anamuika m’manda m’phiri la Pinihasi mwana wake,+ limene anapatsidwa m’dera lamapiri la Efuraimu.
