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2 Sono mungelo+ wa Yehova wakakwera kufuma ku Giligala+ wakafika ku Bokimu, wakati: “Nkhamufumiskani mu Eguputo na kumunjizgani mu charu icho nkhalapa ku ŵasekuru ŵinu.+ Kweniso nkhati: ‘Niswenge yayi phangano ilo nkhachita namwe.+ 2 Imwe namwe mungachitanga phangano na ŵanthu ŵa mu charu ichi chara+ ndipo muwiskire pasi majotchero ghawo.’+ Kweni mundapulikire mazgu ghane.+ Chifukwa wuli mwachita nthena? 3 Lekani nkhayowoyaso kuti: ‘Niŵachimbizgenge chara pamaso pinu,+ ŵaŵenge nga ntchipingo kwa imwe+ ndipo ŵachiuta ŵawo ŵamunyenganinge.’”+
4 Mungelo wa Yehova wakati wayowoya mazgu agha ku Ŵaisrayeli wose, ŵanthu ŵakamba kulira mazgu pachanya. 5 Ntheura malo ghara ŵakaghathya zina lakuti Bokimu,* ndipo ŵakapeleka sembe kwa Yehova penepara.
6 Joshuwa wakati watuma ŵanthu kuti ŵalutenge, Ŵaisrayeli wose ŵakawelera waliyose ku chiharo chake na kukhala mu charu chake.+ 7 Ŵanthu ŵakalutilira kuteŵetera Yehova mazuŵa ghose gha Joshuwa na mazuŵa ghose gha ŵalara awo ŵakaŵa ŵamoyo Joshuwa wati wafwa, na awo ŵakawona milimo yose yikuru iyo Yehova wakachitira Israyeli.+ 8 Penepapo Joshuwa mwana wa Nuni, muteŵeti wa Yehova, wakafwa na vyaka 110.+ 9 Ntheura ŵakamusunga mu chigaŵa cha chiharo chake mu Timunati-heresi,+ icho chili mu chigaŵa cha mapiri cha Efurayimu, kumpoto kwa Phiri la Gashi.+ 10 Muwiro wose wura ukati wawunjikika ku ŵasekuru ŵawo,* pakawuka muwiro unyake pamanyuma pawo uwo ukamumanya chara Yehova panji ivyo wakachitira Israyeli.
11 Ŵaisrayeli ŵakachita viheni pamaso pa Yehova, ŵakamba kuteŵetera* Ŵabaala.+ 12 Ŵakamusida Yehova Chiuta wa ŵawiskewo uyo wakaŵafumiska mu charu cha Eguputo.+ Ŵakalondezga na kusindamira ŵachiuta ŵanyake, ŵachiuta ŵa ŵanthu awo ŵakaŵazingilizga+ ndipo ŵakamukwiyiska Yehova.+ 13 Ŵakamusida Yehova na kuteŵetera Baala na vikozgo vya Ashitoreti.+ 14 Ntheura ukali wa Yehova ukagolera pa Israyeli, wakaŵapeleka mu mawoko gha ŵalwani awo ŵakaŵapoka vinthu vyawo.+ Wakaŵaguliska mu woko la ŵalwani awo ŵakaŵazingilizga+ ndipo ŵakatondeka kwima pamaso pa ŵalwani ŵawo.+ 15 Kulikose uko ŵakalutanga, woko la Yehova likimikananga nawo na kuŵakhizgira soka+ nga umo Yehova wakayowoyera kweniso nga umo Yehova wakalapira kwa iwo.+ Ŵakasuzgika chomene.+ 16 Ntheura Yehova wakaŵapa ŵeruzgi awo ŵakaŵaponoskanga mu woko la awo ŵakaŵapokanga vinthu vyawo.+
17 Kweni ŵakakana kupulikira ŵeruzgi ŵawo, ndipo ŵakachitanga uzaghali na ŵachiuta ŵanyake na kuŵasindamira. Ŵakapatuka mwaluŵiro mu nthowa iyo ŵasekuru ŵawo ŵakendamo, ŵeneawo ŵakapulikiranga malango gha Yehova.+ Kweni iwo ŵakatondeka kupulikira. 18 Para Yehova waŵapa ŵeruzgi,+ Yehova wakaŵanga na mweruzgi na kuŵaponoska mu woko la ŵalwani ŵawo mazuŵa ghose gha mweruzgi uyo. Yehova wakaŵalengeranga chitima+ pa kutampha kwawo chifukwa cha awo ŵakaŵayuzganga+ na awo ŵakaŵatambuzganga.
19 Kweni para mweruzgi wafwa, ŵakaweleranga nyuma na kunangaso chomene kuluska ŵawiskewo. Ŵakalondezganga ŵachiuta ŵanyake, kuŵateŵetera na kuŵasindamira.+ Ŵakaleka yayi mendero ghawo ghaheni na mtafu wawo. 20 Ukali wa Yehova ukagolera pa Israyeli+ ndipo wakati: “Pakuti mtundu uwu waswa phangano lane+ ilo nkhachita na ŵasekuru ŵawo, ndipo ŵaleka kunipulikira,+ 21 nane niŵachimbizgirenge chara nanga ngumoza wa mitundu iyo Joshuwa wakayisida apo wakafwanga.+ 22 Nichitenge ichi kuti niyezge Israyeli usange wasungenge na kwenda mu nthowa ya Yehova+ nga umo ŵakachitira ŵawiskewo.” 23 Ntheura Yehova wakazomerezga mitundu iyi kuti yikhalilire. Wakayichimbizga mwaluŵiro chara, ndipo wakayipeleka chara mu woko la Joshuwa.