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2 Kaneko lilayika lya Yehofa lyatyosile ku Giligala ni kwawula ku Bokimu. Palyayiche kweleko, lyasalile Ayisalayeli kuti, “Une namkopwesye jemanja ku Iguputo ni kumjinjisya m’chilambo chinalumbilile achinangolo ŵenu kuti chinjapa. Nambosoni natite, ‘Une ngasingasa chilanga chanatesile ni jemanja. 2 Kwa jemanja ngamkusosekwa kutenda chilanga ni ŵandu ŵakutama m’chilambo achino. Soni mgwisye malo gawo gakupelechela mbopesi. Nambo jemanja nganimpikanila maloŵe gangu. Ligongo chichi mtesile yeleyi? 3 Ni ligongo lyakwe mpela munaŵechetele kala, une ngasinatopola pameso penu ŵandu ŵakutama m’chilambochi. Jemanjajo chachiŵa mpela chindu chakumtega jemanja, mwamti jemanja chimchitanjila mwakutanda kujitumichila milungu jawo.’”
4 Lilayika lya Yehofa palyamalisisye kuŵecheta maloŵe gelega kwa Ayisalayeli, ŵandu wosope ŵatandite kulila mwakwesya maloŵe. 5 Myoyo malogo ŵagapele lina lyakuti Bokimu.* Soni pamalo gelega jemanjaji ŵapeleche mbopesi kwa Yehofa.
6 Yoswa paŵasalile Ayisalayeli kuti ajawuleje, jwalijose ŵajawile kuja kujigala chilambo chakwe chaŵapochele mpela chipanje chakwe. 7 Myoyo ŵanduwo ŵamtumichile Yehofa mundaŵi josope ja Yoswa. Jemanjaji ŵapitilisyesoni kutenda myoyo mundaŵi josope ja achakulungwakulungwa ŵaŵatumichile ni Yoswa, ŵele ŵayiweni ni meso gawo yindu yosope yekulungwa yaŵatesile Yehofa kwa Ayisalayeli. 8 Kaneko Yoswa mwanache jwa Nuni, jwakutumichila jwa Yehofa ŵawile ali akwete yaka 110. 9 Myoyo Ayisalayeli ŵamsichile m’malembe jwalakwejo ku Timunati-helesi, ku malo gakwe gaŵapochele mpela chipanje chakwe. Malo gelega gali mu dela jamatumbi ja Efulayimu, chakumpoto kwa Litumbi lya Geyasi. 10 Sambano ŵandu wosope ŵaŵatemi ni umi mundaŵi ja Yoswa ŵawile. Kaneko wapali m’bado* wine wanganiwummanyililaga Yehofa nambosoni nganiwumanyililaga yiliyose yaŵatesile jwalakwejo kwa Ayisalayeli.
11 Pelepo Ayisalayeliwo ŵatesile yakusakala pameso pa Yehofa nambosoni ŵatandite kuyitumichila* yiwanichisyo ya Baala. 12 Myoyo jemanjajo ŵamlesile Yehofa Mlungu jwa achinangolo ŵawo juŵakopwesye m’chilambo cha Iguputo. Mmalomwakwe jemanjajo ŵatandite kujitumichila milungu jine, milungu jele jiŵajitumichilaga ŵandu wosope ŵaŵasyungulile. Jemanjajo ŵajitindiŵalilaga milungu jeleji. Yeleyi yamtumbilikasisye Yehofa. 13 Jemanjaji ŵamlesile Yehofa nambosoni ŵatandite kutumichila yiwanichisyo ya Baala soni ya Asitoleti. 14 Pelepo Yehofa ŵatumbilile mnope Ayisalayeli. Myoyo jwalakwe ŵapeleche jemanjaji mmyala mwa adani ŵawo ŵaŵajimuchile nambosoni ŵaŵasumwile yindu yawo. Jwalakwe ŵapeleche* jemanjaji mmyala mwa adani ŵawo ŵaŵasyungulile mwamti nganakombolaga kulimbana ni adani ŵawowo. 15 Kulikose kwaŵajawulaga mkono wa Yehofa walimbanaga ni jemanjajo ni kwagwichisyaga yakupweteka. Yeleyi yatendekwaga mwakamulana ni maloŵe gaŵaŵechete Yehofa nambosoni mwakamulana ni yaŵalumbile Yehofa kwa jemanjajo, mwamti ŵaliji payipwetesi yekulungwa. 16 Yeleyi payitendekwe Yehofa ŵapaga jemanjajo ŵakwelusya ŵaŵakulupusyaga mmyala mwa adani ŵawo ŵaŵaliji mkwajimuchila ni kwasumulaga yindu.
17 Nambo Ayisalayeliwo ŵakanile kwapikanila atamose ŵakwelusyawo mwamti jemanjajo ŵajitumichilaga milungu jine* soni kujitindiŵalila. Jemanjaji mwangakaŵilisya ŵalesile kwenda pa litala lyaŵajendaga achinangolo ŵawo ŵele ŵapikanilaga malamusi ga Yehofa. Jemanjaji ŵalepele kujigalila chisyasyo cha achinangolo ŵawowo. 18 Naga Yehofa ŵapele ŵakwelusya, Yehofajo ŵaŵaga ni ŵakwelusyawo soni ŵakulupusyaga mmyala mwa adani ŵawo mundaŵi josope ja ŵakwelusyawo. Yeleyi yaŵaga myoyo ligongo lyakuti Yehofa chamkamulaga chanasa pakwawona jemanjajo ali mkulila ligongo lya adani ŵawo ŵaŵalagasyaga soni ŵele ŵaliji mkwatendela yangasa.
19 Nambo jwakwelusya jwalijose pawile, jemanjajo ŵatandilagasoni kutenda yindu mwangakulupichika mnope kwapunda achinangolo ŵawo pakujikuya milungu jine ni kujitumichilaga soni kujitindiŵalilaga. Jemanjajo nganaleka ndamo syawo syakusakala soni ŵapitilisye kumusya mitima jawo. 20 Pambesi pakwe Yehofa ŵatumbilile mnope Ayisalayeli soni jwalakwe ŵatite, “Mtundu welewu ulepele kutenda yindu yinalangene ni achinangolo ŵawo soni nganiwumbikanila une. Paligongo lyeleli 21 unesoni ngisinawutopola mtundu atamose umo pameso pawo pa mitundu josope jiŵajilesile Yoswa mkanawe. 22 Chindende yeleyi kuti nalinje Ayisalayeli naga chachipitilisya kwenda m’matala ga Yehofa mpela muŵatendelaga achinangolo ŵawo.” 23 Myoyo Yehofa ŵakundile kuti mitundu jeleji jipitilisye kutama pasikati pawo. Jwalakwe nganajitopola mitundu jeleji mwachitema nambosoni nganajipeleka mmyala mwa Yoswa.