¹ Elyo shonse imfumu ishikala ukucila Yordani mu calo ca mpili, kabili mu mpanga iyabatama ukuya kululamba lwa bemba mukalamba ukulola ku Lebanone-abena Hiti, Amore, Kenani, abena Perisi, abena Hibin, abena Yebusi- ² ishi shakolongene pamo na ifunde limo, ku kulwa inkondo na Yoshua na Israeli. ³ Iiyo abekashi ba mu Gbeone bumfwile ifyo Yoshua acitile kuli Yeriko na kuli Ai, ⁴ Balepangila munshila yabucenjeshi. Baile nge ntumi. Basendele amsaka yafumuka na ukuyabika pa mpunda. Kabili basendele umwangashi wakale uwali uwafumuka, nokutulaika, kabili balifuwemye. ⁵ Bafwele insapato ishakale kabili bafwele ifyakufwala ifyakale, ifyakufwala ifumuka. Onse umukate mu fakulya fyaba walyumine kabili walyonaike. ⁶ Kabili baile kuli Yoshua ku nkambi ya ku Gilgali no kutila kuli ena naku baume bamu Israeli, '' Natwende ukufuma ku calo ukutali, eico nomba natupange icipangano.'' ⁷ Abaume bamu Israeli batile kuli Hibite, ''Nalimo mwikala mupepi naifwe. kuti twapanga shani icipangononnaimwe? ⁸ Batile kuli Yoshua, ''Tuli babomfi bobe.'' Yoshua atile kuli bena, ''Nimwe bani? Nikwisa mwafuma?'' ⁹ Batile kuli ena, ''Aba bomfi bobe nabesa ukufuma ku mpanga ukutali, nipamulandu we shina lyakwa Yawe Lesa wenu. Twalyunfwa utusebo pali ena kabili nafyonse ifyo acitile mu Egypti ¹⁰ Kabili na fyonse efyo acitile ku mfumu shibili isha Amorite kishilya lya Yordani-na Silni imfumu ya Heshiboni, nakuli Ogi imfumu ya Bashani, uwali pa Ashitarote. ¹¹ Abakalamba benu na bekashi bonse aba mucalo cesu batile kuli kuli ifwe, 'Sendeni ifyakale mu minwe yenu mubulendo. Kabiyeni kukubakumya nokulanda kuli bena, ''Tuli ba bomfi benu. Pangeni naifwe icipangano.'' ¹² Uyu umukate wesu, walifye uwakaba ilyo twaubulile ukufuma ku mayanda yesu pa bushiku twapekenye ukwisa kuli imwe.Lelo nomba,mona,nauma kabili naonaika. ¹³ Ishi inyambi shamyangashi yesu shali ishipya ilyo shaisushiwe,kabili moneni,nomba shileswa.Ifyakufwala fyesu ne fyaku makasafyali-fumuka pamulandu wa lwendo ulutali.''' ¹⁴ Eico aba Israeli basendele fimo ifyo bapelwe, lelo tabaipwishe yawe ukuti enga batungulula. ¹⁵ Yoshua apangile umutende nabo ukupangana nabo,ukubaleka bengekala.Nentungulushi sha bantu nasho shali pangile ichipangano na bena. ¹⁶ Inshiku shitatu panuma abena Israeli bapangile ici cipangano nabena,basambilile ukuti bali bena mupalamano babo kabili baleikalafye mupepi. ¹⁷ Kabili abana ba Israeli balimine no ukwisa kumisumba yabo pabushiku bwalenga shitatu.Imisumba yabo yali ni Gibeone,Kefira,Beerote,na Kiriati Yerimu. ¹⁸ Abantu ba mu Israeli tababasanshile pantu intungulushi shabo shalilapile kuli bena kuntanshi yakwa Yawe, Lesa wabena Israeli. Bonse abena Israeli baleilishanya pamulandu wa ntungulushi shabo. ¹⁹ Lelo intungushi shinse shatile ku bantu, ''Twalilapa umulapo uwakuma bena muli Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli, kabili nomba tekuti tubacene. ²⁰ Ici eco tucite kuli bena: Pakucingilila ubukali ubwingesa pali ifwe pamulandu wa mulapo twalapile kuli bena, notubaleke bekale.'' ²¹ Intungulushi shatile ku bantu babo, ''Balekeni bekale.'' Eico, abena Gibeoni baishile abakuputaula inkuni no kutapila amenshi abena Israeli bonse, ngefyo intungulushi shatile kuli bena. ²² Yoshua alibetile no kutila, Bushe cinshi ico mutubepela ilyo mwatile, 'twikala apatali sana ukufuma kuli imwe,' libe ninshi mwikalafye muno naifwe? ²³ Nomba, pamulandu waici, mwatipwa kabili bamo muli imwe mukalaba abasha, abo abakata kalateba inkuni na ukutapa amenshi mu ng'anda yakwa Lesa wandi.'' ²⁴ Baaswike Yoshua na ukutila, ''pamulandu calilandwa ku basha bobe ukuti Yawe Lesa obe akonkomeshe umubomfi wakwe Mose ukupela iwe abekashi ba muli ilya mpanga kuntanshi yobe-eco twali abamwenso pa bwikashi bwesu pamulandu obe. Epamulandu twacitile neci cintu. ²⁵ Nomba mona, tuli mumaka yobe. Fyonse ifyo wemona ifisuma nangu ifyatambalala ukucita pali ifwe, cita.'' ²⁶ Eico Yyoshua acitile ifi kuli bena: abapokolwele ukufma mu kutungululwa na bena Israeli, pa kuti tababepeye ku bena Israeli. ²⁷ Pali bulya bushiku Yoshua alengele Gibeoneti ukulateba inkuni na ukulatapila amenshi umushi onse, na kucipailo cakwa Yawe ukufika pali buno bushiku, mu ncende iyo Yawe asala.