Yoshua
9 Pabaadi ba nfumu boso babaadi ku lupese lua kutunduka nguba kua Yordane bapushe bibaadi bikitshikie, baba be ku miengie, mu Shefela, ku bukunkula boso bua Kalunga Kakata,* na betalene na Lebanone, bena Ite, bena Amore, bena Kanaana, bena Perizi, bena Ivii, na bena Yebuse— 2 abaadi bebungie pamune bua kulua ngoshi na Yoshua na Isalele.
3 Bantu ba mu Gibeone namu babaadi bapushe bibaadi Yoshua mukite Yeriko na Ai. 4 Biabia abakitshine mianda na mayele na baata bia kudia beela mu mifuko iluile beyitenteka pa mpunda yabo, pamune na malondo a nfinyo a misokia ya nyema abaadi atanyikie na beateluula; 5 ku ngua babaadi na sandale iluile yabadi batele, na babaadi bafuale bilamba biluile. Mikate yoso ibaabadi batuale ibaadi yume na ayifingakana. 6 Akupu abo nkuenda kui Yoshua ku kishalelo ku Gilegale na nkumulungula aye na bantu ba Isalele’shi: “Atufiki kuiumbo di kula. Biabia kitayi namu netu kilombeno.” 7 Anka bantu ba Isalele nkulungula bena Ivii’shi: “Pangi nui bashale pepi netu. Biabia mbikunyi biatudia kukita nenu kilombeno?” 8 Abo nkualula Yoshua’shi: “Tui bafubi* bobe.”
Nyi Yoshua nkuibepusha’shi: “Nui bananyi na anufiki kunyi?” 9 Abo nkumualula’shi: “Bafubi bobe abafiki kuiumbo di kula ngofu pa muanda w’eshina dia Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe, muanda tui bapushe pabitale nkumo yaye na bioso biadi mukite mu Ejipitu 10 na pabitale bioso bibaadi mukite ba nfumu babidi ba bena Amore babaadi abuaa bushiya* bua Yordane, nfumu Sihone a Eshebone na nfumu Oge a Bashane baadi mu Ashetarote. 11 Nyi buakinyi bakulu betu na bantu boso ba muiumbo dietu babetulungula’shi, ‘Atayi bia kudia bua luendo na nuende mu kufumankana nabo. Nuibalungule’shi: “Atuikala bafubi benu; biabia kitayi namu netu kilombeno.”’ 12 Ino mikate yatuatshile bu bia kudia bietu ikiikele kaalo muifuku diatukatukile ku mashibo eetu bua kufika kuanudi. Binobino ibapu kuuma na ayifingakana. 13 Na ano malondo a nfinyo a misokia ya nyema ekeele apia patuikeele beaushe, anka binobino abapu kutanyika. Na bilamba bietu na sandale yetu bibaluila pa muanda wa bula bu’eshinda.”
14 Nyi bantu ba Isalele nkuata* ndambo ya bia kudia biabo, anka tababaadi bepushe Yehowa akitungu’shi bakite. 15 Biabia Yoshua nkukita nabo butaale na nkukita nabo kilombeno bua kuibaleka na muwa, na ba nfumu ba kakongie nkuitshipa kuabadi bua kukumbasha diadia eyi.
16 Ku nfudiilo kua mafuku asatu, kunyima ku’abo kukita nabo kilombeno, abaadi bapushe’shi tababaadi bakatukie kui bula, babaadi bashale pepi nabo. 17 Akupu bena Isalele babayile na bafika mu bibundi biabo muifuku dia kasatu; bibundi biabo bibaadi: Gibeone, Kefira, Berote, na Kiriate-yearime. 18 Anka bena Isalele tababaadi bebatukie ngoshi, muanda ba nfumu ba kakongie babaadi betshipe kuabadi muishina dia Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele. Biabia kakongie koso kababangile kuunauna pabitale ba nfumu. 19 Nyi ba nfumu boso nkulungula kakongie koso’shi: “Bu biatuikeele betshipe kuabadi muishina dia Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele, tatui na matalua a kuibakitshina bi bubi. 20 Atukitshi bino: atuibalekie na muwa bua’shi nsungu y’Efile Mukulu tayifikanga kuatudi pa muanda wa mutshipo watuikeele betshipe kuabadi.” 21 Na ba nfumu nkuibalungula dingi’shi: “Ebalekieyi na muwa, anka bekale abasangula nteete na kutapa mema bua kakongie koso.” Bino nyi bia bebalayile kui ba nfumu.
22 Yoshua nkuibetanyina na nkuibalungula’shi: “Buakinyi nuibetudimbe pa kuakula’shi, ‘Atufiki ku mbalo i kula ngofu nenu,’ aku namu nuibashale pepi netu? 23 Kubanga binobino nubedibua mulua, na anuikala nka ba mpika abasangula nteete na kutapa mema bua nshibo y’Efile Mukulu ande.” 24 Abo nkualula Yoshua’shi: “Mpa muanda bekeele balungule bafubi bobe patooka’shi, Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe baadi mutumine mufubi aaye Moyise eyi bua kuinupa nsenga yoso, na kubutula bantu boso be mushale kumpala kuenu. Biabia tuikeele na moo bua miuwa* yetu pa muanda wenu, nyi buakinyi tubakitshi biabia. 25 Binobino tui mu maasa mobe. Etukite kiakia kioso kiomono’shi ki buwa na nkilulame.” 26 Na bino nyi bibaadi mukite nabo; baadi muibapaashe ku maasa a bena Isalele na tababaadi bebayipee. 27 Anka diadia efuku, Yoshua nkuibekasha bantu abasangula nteete na abatapa mema bua kakongie na bua kilambuilo kia Yehowa ku mbalo ibaadi na kia kusangula, na mbashale nka mbiabia mpa na lelo uno.