Josua
9 Eshi eehamba adishe odo da li kombinga yokouninginino womulonga waJordan da uda osho sha ningwa po, odo da li koshitukulwa shokeemhunda, muShefela, komunghulo wEfuta Linene* nosho yo popepi naLibanon, sha hala okutya, eehamba dOvaheti, dOvaamori, dOvakaanan, dOvaperesi, dOvahevi nodOvajebusi 2 oda pangela omhangela di ka lwife Josua nOvaisrael.
3 Ovakalimo vomuGibeon navo ova uda osho Josua a ningila Jeriko naAi. 4 Ova konga ondunge, ndele tava tula oikulya momakutu a kulupa nove a londeka keendongi davo, pamwe nomakutu a kulupa omaviinyu, oo a pomboka nokwa hondjwa. 5 Ova li yo va djala eenghaku da kulupa da vandekwa, nova li va djala oikutu ya kulupa ya vandekwa. Omungome wavo aushe owa li yo wa kukuta notau yaumuka. 6 Opo nee ova ya kuJosua konhanda, oyo i li puGilgal, ndele tava ti kuye nokovalumenhu Ovaisrael: “Otwa dja koshitukulwa shokokule. Ninga ehangano nafye paife.” 7 Ashike ovalumenhu Ovaisrael ova tya kOvahevi: “Otashi dulika hamu di popepi nafye. Ohatu dulu ngahelipi okuninga ehangano nanye?” 8 Ova nyamukula Josua, va ti: “Fye ovapiya* voye.”
Opo nee Josua okwa tya kuvo: “Onye oolyelye, nomwa dja peni?” 9 Onghee ova tya kuye: “Ovapiya voye ova dja koshitukulwa shokokule omolwedina laJehova, Kalunga koye, osheshi otwa uda efimano laye, naashishe osho a ninga muEgipiti 10 nosho yo ashishe osho a ningila eehamba mbali dOvaamori, odo da li hadi di kombinga ikwao* yomulonga waJordan, Sihon, ohamba yaHesbon, naOg, ohamba yaBasan, oo a li muAstarot. 11 Onghee ovakulunhu vetu nosho yo ovakalimo aveshe vomedu letu ove tu lombwela kutya: ‘Kufeni oikulya yomondjila, ndele tamu i mu ke va shakeneke. Va lombweleni kutya: “Ohatu ka ninga ovapiya veni; ningeni ehangano nafye paife.”’ 12 Omungome ou eshi twa li twe u longekida owa li mupyu mefiku olo twa dja komaumbo etu, opo tu uye oku kunye. Paife omu wete kutya owa kukuta notau yaumuka. 13 Omakutu aa omaviinyu okwa li mape, eshi twe a dila, ndele paife okwa pomboka. Oikutu yetu neenghaku oya kulupa, molwaashi ondjila oya li ile neenghono.”
14 Opo nee ovalumenhu ovo ova kufa* oikulya yavo imwe, ashike inava pula Jehova kutya oshike ve na okuninga po. 15 Onghee Josua okwa panga ombili navo, nokwa ninga ehangano navo, opo va kale nomwenyo, naasho osho omalenga ongudu e va anena.
16 Konima yomafiku atatu, eshi va ninga ehangano navo, ova uda kutya ohava di popepi, moshitukulwa shavo. 17 Mefiku etitatu, Ovaisrael ova dja mo, ndele tava i koilando yavo, oilando yavo oya li Gibeon, Kefira, Beerot naKiriat-jearim. 18 Ashike Ovaisrael inave va ponokela, molwaashi omalenga ongudu okwe va anena kuJehova, Kalunga kaIsrael. Onghee ongudu aishe oya hovela okungongotela omalenga oo. 19 Opo nee omalenga aeshe okwa lombwela ongudu aishe, taa ti: “Molwaashi otwe va anena kuJehova, Kalunga kaIsrael, inatu pitikwa tu va ponokele. 20 Ohatu ka ninga ngaha: Ohatu ke va efa va kale nomwenyo, opo tuha handukilwe omolweano olo twe va anena.” 21 Omalenga okwa weda ko vali a ti: “Va efeni va kale nomwenyo, ashike otava ka ninga ovatyavi voikuni novateki vomeva ongudu aishe.” Eshi osho omalenga e va udanekela.
22 Josua okwe va ifana, ndele ta ti kuvo: “Omolwashike mwe tu kengelela, eshi mwa ti: ‘Otwa dja konhele i li kokule,’ ofimbo mwa dja popepi elela nafye? 23 Okudja paife, omwa fingwa, otamu ka kala alushe ovapika vokutyava oikuni novokuteka omeva omeumbo laKalunga kange.” 24 Ova nyamukula Josua, va ti: “Omolwaashi ovapiya voye ova li va lombwelwa sha yela nawa kutya Jehova, Kalunga koye, okwa li a lombwela Moses, omupiya waye, e mu pe edu alishe nokuhanauna po ovakalimo aveshe vamo moipafi yeni. Otwa li twa tila mu tu dipae,* nomolwaasho twa ninga ngaho. 25 Paife otu li momake oye. Tu ningila keshe osho u wete kutya oshiwa nosha yuka.” 26 Osho osho e va ningila, okwe va xupifa momake Ovaisrael, noinave va dipaa. 27 Ashike mefiku olo, Josua okwe va tyavifa oikuni noku va tekifa omeva ongudu nosho yo oaltari yaJehova, ponhele opo Kalunga ta ka hoolola, nova kala tava ningi ngaho fiyo okunena.