Yoshua
7 Anka bena Isalele abaadi bakutue lulamato pabitale bintu bibaadi na kia kubutudibua, muanda Akane muana a Karmi, muana a Zabadi, muana a Zera, a mu kisamba kia Yunda, batshile bimune bia ku bintu bibaadi abitungu kubutula. Pa muanda wa biabia nsungu ya Yehowa nkutembela bena Isalele.
2 Akupu Yoshua batumine bantu kukatukila ku Yeriko benda ku Ai, e pepi na Bete-awene, na kutunduka nguba kua Betele, ebalungula’shi: “Kaaminayi na nupuupe nsenga.” Biabia baba bantu babakaamine na bapuupa Ai. 3 Pabaabadi balukile kui Yoshua, babamulunguile’shi: “T’abitungu’shi bantu boso bakaamine kuanka. Bantu bafikie ku binunu bibidi sunga bisatu mbakumbane bua kutshokola Ai. Tokokieshanga bantu boso pa kuibatuma kuakua, muanda kui bantu bapeela.”
4 Biabia bantu bafikie ku 3 000 babakaamine kuanka, anka abo nkusuuka bantu ba ku Ai. 5 Bantu ba ku Ai nkuipaa bantu 36, na abo nkuibalonda kukatukila paasha pa kibelo kia kibundi mpa na ku Shebarime,* na abo nkutungunuka na kuibayipa mu ngalaala. Biabia bantu nkubofula ku mashimba na abo nkupusha moo.
6 Nyi Yoshua nkusaana bilamba biaye na nkupona nkukupila mpala paashi kumpala kua Mushete wa Yehowa mpa na ku kiolua, aye na bakulu ba Isalele na babaadi nka abepongo lufuinkinyi ku mitue yabo. 7 Yoshua nkuakula’shi: “Muanana Nfumu Yehowa, buakinyi bosabusha uno muilo oso Yordane penda bua kuitutuula mu maasa a bena Amore bua’shi betubutule? Tubadia kuikala winyi bashale abuaa bushiya* bua Yordane! 8 Nfuile lusa Yehowa, nkinyi kiandia kuakula binobino pano pa basuuku* Isalele kumpala kua beshikuanyi baye? 9 Apakebipusha bena Kanaana na bantu boso ba mu yaaya nsenga, abaketuifunyisha na bashime eshina dietu pa nsenga, paapa okakitshi kinyi pabitale eshina diobe dikata?”
10 Yehowa nkualula Yoshua’shi: “Ebuee! Buakinyi we mukupile mpala yobe paashi? 11 Isalele mmukite muluisho. Mbayipee kilombeno kiande kianekeele muibatumine eyi buabadia kukookiela. Mbaate bimune bia ku bintu abitunganga kubutula, bebiyiba na bebifuamisha mu bintu biabo. 12 Nyi buakinyi bena Isalele t’abakobesha kutshokola beshikuanyi babo. Abakaluluka na basuukie beshikuanyi babo, muanda babekala bu kintu kia kubutula. Su tanui bakatushe munkatshi muenu kintu kia kubutula tanekala dingi nenu. 13 Ebuee na oyikashe muilo bu wa kishila! Ebalungule’shi, ‘Malooba eyikasheyi ba kishila, muanda Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele bakula bino’shi: “Kintu kia kubutula ki munkatshi muenu, Ô Isalele. T’anukobesha kutshokola beshikuanyi benu mpa na p’anukatusha kintu kia kubutula munkatshi muenu. 14 Anufiki ku namashika, kisamba ku kisamba, na kisamba ki’abasangula kui Yehowa akifubuila pepi, kifuko ku kifuko, na kifuko ki’abasangula kui Yehowa akifubuila pepi, nshibo na nshibo, na nshibo y’abasangula kui Yehowa ayifubuila pepi muntu ku muntu. 15 Na yawa abakuata na kintu kia kubutula ashiikibua kaalo, aye na biaye bioso, muanda bayipaa kilombeno kia Yehowa na pa muanda bakitshi kintu ki buufu mu Isalele.”’”
16 Biabia Yoshua babuukile ku namashika buee na ayitanyisha Isalele, kisamba ku kisamba, na kisamba kia Yunda nkusangudibua. 17 Aye nkuitanyisha bifuko bia Yunda bua’shi bifubuile pepi, na kifuko kia bena Zera kibaadi kisangudibue, kunyima aye nkuitanyisha kifuko kia bena Zera bua’shi kifubuile pepi, muntu ku muntu, na Zabadi baadi musangudibue. 18 Nfudiilo a bioso aye nkuitanyisha nshibo ya Zabadi bua’shi ifubuile pepi, muntu ku muntu, na Akane muana a Karmi, muana a Zabadi, muana a Zera a mu kisamba kia Yunda baadi musangudibue. 19 Akupu Yoshua nkulungula Akane’shi: “Muana ande, nakusendeela, tumbisha Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele na tonda kuadi. Ndungule namu kibokitshi. Tuekinfuamishanga.”
20 Akane nkualula Yoshua’shi: “Binyibinyi nnami mukitshine Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele muluisho, na bino nyi biandi mukite. 21 Pammuene munkatshi mua bintu bipaulue kilamba ki buwa kia muulo akifiki ku Shineare na shekele* 200 ya kiamo kia arja, na mulungo umune wa ôlo wi bushito bua shekele 50 nemuibilakile na nebiata. Mbishiikue mu nsenga mu kashibo kande k’epema pamune na makuta muushi muabio.”
22 Mususa umune Yoshua nkutuma bantu, abo nkuenda lubilo ku kashibo k’epema. Na kilamba kibaadi kifuamishue mu kashibo kaye k’epema na makuta muushi muakio. 23 Biabia abo nkutuusha biabia bintu mu kashibo k’epema na nkuibituala kui Yoshua na kui bena Isalele boso na abo nkuibituula kumpala kua Yehowa. 24 Akupu Yoshua pamune na Isalele oso babatshile Akane muana a Zera, kiamo kia arja, kilamba kia muulo, mulungo wa ôlo, pamune na bana baye balume, bana baye bakashi, ngombe yaye, mpunda yaye, mikooko yaye na mbushi yaye, kashibo kaye k’epema, na bintu biaye bioso, na benda nabo Muibanda dia Akore. 25 Yoshua nkuakula’shi: “Buakinyi buetutuadila makienga?* Yehowa a kutuadila makienga lelo uno.” Nyi Isalele oso nkumuasa mabue na kifuko kiaye, kunyima abo nkuibashiika kaalo. Bino nyi bibaabadi bebayipee boso na mabue. 26 Na bababungile mututo ukata wa mabue kunundu kuaye, wi kuanka mpa na lelo uno. Nyi nsungu ikata ya Yehowa nkuika. Nyi buakinyi abetanyina yaaya mbalo bu Ebanda dia Akore* mpa na lelo uno.