¹ Elyo Yoshua alonganike inko shonse ishakwa Israeli ku Shekemu no kwita ba chilolo bakwa Israeli, kuntungulushi shabo nabakapingula babo, naba bomfi babo noku balangisha kuli Lesa, ² Yoshua atile kubantu bonse, ifi efyo Yawe, Lesa wa bena Israeli, atile, ''Ifikolwe fyenu kale fyaikele kunuma yamumana wa Euflete--Tera, wishi wakwa Abrahamu ns wishi wakwa Nao--bashinshimwine tules tumbi. ³ Lelo nafumishe wishinwe ukufuma mu Yufulete nokumutungulula ku calo ca Kenani nokumupela abana abengi ukupitila muli Isaki umwana wakwe umwaume. ⁴ Elyo kuli Isak napele Yakobo na Esau. Napelel Esau utupili twa ku Seir kukuba icikwatwa, lelo Yakobo na bana bakwe baile ku Egupiti. ⁵ Natumine Mose na Aaroni, kabili na umine Egypiti ku finkunka. panuma yaifyo, nalikufumishe, ⁶ Nafumishe ifikolwe fyobe mu Egupiti, kabili mwaishile kuli bemba, abena Egypti bakonkelemo nama celeta na bakabalwe ukufika kuli bemba wakashika. ⁷ Elyo ifikolwe fyenu fyaitilwe kuli Yawe abikile imfimfi pakati kaimwe nabena Egupiti. Aletele bemba pali bene no kubafimba. Mwali mwene ifyo nacitile mu matololo panshita itali. ⁸ Namiletele ku calo cabena Amoni, abaikele kumbali ya Yodani. Balwile naimwe, napele bena muminwe yenu. Mwasendele nefikwatwa fya mu calo cabo, kabili nabonawilile pa mulandu waimwe. ⁹ Elyo Baalaki umwana wakwa Zipo, imfumu ya Moabu, aimine nokutasha Israeli. Atumine nokwita Balamu umwana mwaume wakwa Beore, ukukutipa. ¹⁰ Lelo nshaumfwile kuli Balam. icine cine alikupalile. Efyo nakupuswishe muminwe yakwe. ¹¹ Mwapitile mu Yodani ukuya ku Yeliko, intungulushi shamu Yeliko shalwile naimwe, pamo nabena Amoli, aba Pelishiti, abena Kenani, abena Hiti, abena Giagashiti, abena Hibi, nabena Yebeshi. Napele imwe ukucimfya pali bene ukubika mubutungulushi bobe. ¹² Natumine amalonda pantanshi yenu, kukuya batamfya ne imfumu shibili isha bena Amolaiti kuli iwe. Tacacitilwe ku lupanga lobe nangu ku buta bobe. ¹³ Namipele icalo ico tamwabombele kabili imisumba iyo tamwakulile, kabili muleikalamo, mwalelya nefisabo ifya mabala yamwangashi na mabala ya miolife aya tamwalimbile.' ¹⁴ Nomba tineni Yawe no kumushinshimuna no mucetekanya na bcishinka bonse; fumeni kuli tulesa uto ifikolwe fyenu fyale shinshimuna ku Yufleti naku Eguputi, ukushinshimuna Yawe. ¹⁵ Ngataciweme kuli imwe ukushinshimuna Yawe, isaleni mwebene uo muli nokubombela, ngatulesa uto ifikolwe fyenu fya shinshimwine ku Yufuleti, nangu tu lesa twabena Amoli, mu fyalo umo mwaikele, lelo ine naba mu n'ganda yandi, tukashinshimuna Yawe.'' ¹⁶ Elyo abantu bayaswike no kutila, ''Tekuti tulekeleshe Yawe no kubombela tulesa tumbi, ¹⁷ Pantu ni Yawe Lesa wesu ewatufumishe ifwe nefikolwe fyesu ukufuma mucalo ca Egypiti, mu n'ganda yabusha noku panga ifishibilo ifikalamba mumesno yesu, noku sungilila munshila monse umo twapitile, na munko shonse isho twapitilemo. ¹⁸ Elyo Yawe atufumishe abantu bonse, ukubikapo na bena Amoli abaikele mu calo. Eco naifwe bene tukashinshimuna Yawe, pantu alesa wesu,'' ¹⁹ Lelo Yoshua atile ku bantu. ''Tekuti mubombele Yawe, pantu ni Lesa wamushilo: Ni Lesa wabufuba; takelele amampulu yenu ne membu. ²⁰ Nga mwasula Yawe nokushinshimuna tu Lesa twabena fyalo, elyo akamipilibukila noku monaula. Ikaba empela yenu, nelyo kunuma ali micitile icisuma.'' ²¹ Lelo abantu batile, kuli Yoshua. ''Awe, tukashinshimuna Yawe.'' ²² Elyo Yoshau atile ku bantu, ''Muli nte kuli mwebene ukutila mwaisalile Yawe mwabene, ukuti muka mushinshimuna, ''Efyo batile, tuli nte.'' ²³ Nomba fumyeni tu lesa twabena fyalo utuli pali imwe, nokupilibwila imitima yenu kuli Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli. ²⁴ Abantu batile kuli Yoshua, ''Tukashinshimuna Yawe Lesa Wesu. Tukomfwa kwishiwi lyakwe ²⁵ Yoshua apangile icipangano nabantu ubu bushiku. Abikile fipope namafunde mu Shekemu. ²⁶ Yosuha Alembele namashiwi mwibuku lya mafunde yakwa Yawe. Abulile ne cilibwe icikalamba Ashintilishepo mwisamba lya cimuti ca oac icali lubali ukwa mushilo wakwa Yawe. ²⁷ Yoshua atile ku bantu bonse. ''Moneni, ici cilibwe cikaba bunte kuli bonse. Nacumumfwa amashiwi yonse ayo Yawe alandile kuli ifwe. Bushe mukakana Lesa wenu.'' ²⁸ Elyo Yoshua alekele abantu baya, cila umo umwakupyanina mwakwe. ²⁹ Panuma yaifi fintu fyonse Yoshua umwna mwaume wakwa Nuni, umubomfi wakwa Yawe, alifwile, ali nemyaka umwanda umo ne kumi limo. ³⁰ Bamushikile mumumpaka wa cakupyanina cakwe, pa Tinate Sela, icalo mu calo campili shaku Efulemu, kukabanga ka Gaashi. ³¹ Israeli ashinshimwine Yawe munshiku shonse isha kwa Yoshua. Na bacilolo bonse abaliko munshiku shakubapo kwakwa Yoshua, abo aba mwene nafyonse ifyo Yawe acitile mu Israeli. ³² Amafupa yakwa Yosefe, eyo abantu baka Israeli bafumishe mu calo ca Egyupiti--ba yashikile mu Shekemu. Bayashitile umwanda umo uwa sha silfere, kabili caishileba ca kupyanininaca fyalo fyakwa Yosefwe. ³³ Eliaza umwana mwaume wakwa Aaroni nao alifwile, bamushikile mu Gibea, umusumba wakwa finashi umwana wakwe umwaume, uwafyelwe kuli wene. wali mu calo catupili twa kwa Efulemu.