Yoshua

23 Ilyo papitile inshiku ishingi ukutula apo Yehova alengeele abena Israele batuusha+ ku balwani babo bonse ababashingulwike, ninshi Yoshua alikota,+ kabili ali mupepi no kufwa, 2 Yoshua aitile abena Israele bonse,+ e kutila abakalamba babo, intungulushi shabo, bakapingula babo na bacilolo babo,+ kabili abebele ati: “Ine ninkota kabili ndi mupepi no kufwa. 3 Kabili mwali-imwena fyonse ifyo Yehova Lesa wenu acitile pa kumucimfishako ishi inko shonse, pantu Yehova Lesa wenu e walemulwila.+ 4 Moneni, nalipendwile+ pa kumwakanya icalo ca ishi inko pa kuti cibe icalo ca mikowa yenu,+ nalimwakenye ne calo ca nko shonse isho naonawile+ ukufuma ku Yordani ukufika kuli Bemba Mukalamba* ku masamba.* 5 Kabili Yehova Lesa wenu e walemutamfishako inko+ no kumucimfishako inko,* kabili mwatampile ukwikala mu calo ca shiko, nga filya fine Yehova Lesa wenu amulaile.+

6 “Nomba mufwile ukuba abashipa sana pa kuti mulekonka no kucita fyonse ifyalembwa mwi buuku lya Mafunde+ ya kwa Mose. Mulingile ukulakonka fyonse ifyalembwa mu Mafunde,+ 7 kabili tamulingile ukula-ampana ne nko ishi+ isho mwashala nasho. Tamufwile fye no kulalumbula amashina ya tulesa twa shiko+ nangu ukulalapila mu mashina ya tuko, kabili tamulingile ukulatubombela nelyo fye ukulatukontamina.+ 8 Lelo mulingile ukulalambatila kuli Yehova Lesa wenu,+ nge fi fine mwaacita ukushinta na lelo. 9 Yehova akamutamfishako inko ishikalamba kabili isha maka,+ pantu takwaba umuntu nangu umo uwamucimfyapo ukufika na lelo.+ 10 Umuntu fye umo pali imwe akafulumuna abantu 1,000,+ pantu ninshi Yehova Lesa wenu e ulemulwila,+ nga fintu fye amulaile.+ 11 E ico muleba abacenjela+ pa kuti muletemwa Yehova Lesa wenu+ lyonse.

12 “Lelo nga mwasha Lesa, mwayalambatila kuli ishi inko mushele nasho,+ kabili nga mwalaufishanya nasho+ no kwampana nasho, 13 mufwile ukwishiba ukuti nangu cikabe shani Yehova Lesa wenu takatwalilile ukumucimfishako* ishi inko.+ Shikaba nge citeyo kabili ulukose kabili icikoti ca kumuuminako mu mbafu,+ kabili shikaba nge myunga mu menso yenu mpaka mukalobe muli ici calo icisuma ico Yehova Lesa wenu amupeela.

14 “Nomba umfweni! Ndi mu kufwa,* kabili mwalishiba bwino bwino* ukuti pa fisuma fyonse ifyo Yehova Lesa wenu amulaile, tapaba nangu cimo ico ashafikilisha. Alifikilisha fyonse, tapaba nangu cimo ico ashacita.+ 15 Nomba nga filya fine Yehova Lesa wenu afikilishe ifisuma fyonse ifyo amulaile,+ e fyo Yehova akamuletela ifyabipa fyonse* ifyo alanda kabili akamulofya muli ici icalo icisuma ico Yehova Lesa wenu amupeela.+ 16 Nga mwapula mu cipangano ca kwa Yehova Lesa wenu ico amwebele ukuti mulesunga, kabili nga mwalabombela balesa bambi no kubakontamina, ubukali bwa kwa Yehova ububilima ngo mulilo bukesa pali imwe,+ kabili mukaloba bwangu bwangu muli ici calo icisuma ico amupeela.”+