Yoshua
1 Kunyima kua lufu lua Moyise mufubi a Yehowa, Yehowa balunguile Yoshua* muana a Nune, mukuashi a Moyise’shi: 2 “Moyise mufubi ande baafu. Binobino ebuee osabukie Yordane obe na uno muilo oso na otuele mu nsenga yanebapa, yampa muilo wa Isalele. 3 Mbalo yoso ayikashina ngua yenu nakenupa yanka, nka bu binaadi mulee Moyise. 4 Nsenga yenu ayikabangila kukatuka ku kabaaka mpa na ku Lebanone na ku muela ukata, Efrate, nsenga yoso ya bena Ite na ku Kalunga Kakata* dia kupona nguba. 5 Muntu su ngumune t’akobesha kuimana kumpala kobe mafuku a muwa oobe oso. Nakekala nobe nka bu binaadi na Moyise. Tankakulekiela sunga nkusumbushena. 6 Ikala n’eshimba dinyingie, na wekale na bukome, muanda nnobe akakitshi bia’shi uno muilo upiane nsenga inaadi muitshipe kui ba mashabo bua kuibapa yanka.
7 “Ikala nka penda n’eshimba dinyingie na wekale na bukome bui bungi, na okookiele kalolo Muiya oso ubaadi mufubi ande Moyise mukutumine eyi. Tueutupiluanga wenda ku mboko ibalume sunga ku mboko ibakashi, bua’shi okite mianda na binangu koso kuende. 8 Uno mukanda wa Muiya t’abitungu ukatukie kukanua kobe, na abitungu w’eubadikie n’eyi diikie* kanya na bufuku, bua’shi okookiele kalolo bioso bifundibue muanka; biabia mianda yobe ayikende kumpala na paapa okakitshi mianda na binangu. 9 Ntshimukutumine eyi su? Ikala n’eshimba dinyingie na wekale na bukome. Tuekalanga na moo sunga kutshina, muanda Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe e nobe koso kuende.”
10 Akupu Yoshua nkutumina bakunkushi ba muilo eyi’shi: 11 “Efunyeyi mu kishalelo na nutumine muilo dino eyi’shi: ‘Lumbuulayi bia kudia, muanda mu mafuku asatu’mu anusabuka Yordane bua kutuela na kuata nsenga ayinupa Yehowa Efile Mukulu eenu bu yenu.’”
12 Na Yoshua nkulungula bena Rubene, bena Gade, na kipindi kia kisamba kia Manasee’shi: 13 “Tentekieshayi eyi dibaadi Moyise mufubi a Yehowa muinutumine’shi: ‘Yehowa Efile Mukulu eenu enupa kuikisha na mmuinupe ino nsenga. 14 Bakashi benu, bana benu na bimunuanga bishale mu nsenga inupe Moyise buno bushiya* bua Yordane, anka bilobo bienu bioso bia ngoshi abitungu bisabukie biilumbuule bua kulua ngoshi kumpala kua bakuenu. Abitungu nuibakuashe 15 mpa na p’abapa bakuenu kuikisha kui Yehowa, nka bu biadi muinupe, nabo namu baate nsenga y’abebapa kui Yehowa Efile Mukulu eenu. Akupu nualukiile mu nsenga yabadi benupe bua kushala, na nushale muanka, nsenga yabadi benupe kui Moyise mufubi a Yehowa lupese lua kutunduka nguba kua Yordane.’”
16 Abaluluile Yoshua’shi: “Atukitshi kioso kibuetutumina eyi, na atuende koso kuetutumu. 17 Atukupushisha nka bu bibaatudi atupushisha Moyise mu muanda oso ubaadi muakule. Anka Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe ekale nobe nka bu bibaadi na Moyise. 18 Muntu oso atombokiela eyi diobe na sh’akookiela eyi dioso di’omutumina ayipayibua. Ikala nka penda n’eshimba dinyingie na wekale na bukome.”