Yoshua

8 Akupu Yehowa nkulungula Yoshua’shi: “Totshinanga sunga kuikala na moo. Ata bantu boso abaluiya ngoshi wende mu kutuuka Ai ngoshi. Tala, natuulu nfumu a Ai, muilo waye, kibundi kiaye, na nsenga yaye mu maasa oobe. 2 Kita Ai na nfumu aaye nka bu biokitshine Yeriko na nfumu aaye, anka nuate bintu bipaulue bia muanka na nyema bua’shi bikale bienu. Tuula bantu buabadia kubelama kunyima kua kibundi.”

3 Biabia Yoshua na bantu boso abaluiyaa ngoshi abayile mukutuuka Ai ngoshi. Yoshua nkusangula bilobo bia ngoshi 30 000 na nkuibatuma bufuku. 4 Aye nkuibatumina dino eyi’shi: “Talayi, abitungu nubelame kunyima kua kibundi. Tanuendanga kula ngofu na kibundi, na anue boso nuikale belumbuule. 5 Ami na bantu boso bandi nabo atuifubuila pepi na kibundi, na p’abatuuku bua kulua netu bu mususa wa kumpala, atuibasuuku. 6 P’abetulondo, atuibakakila kula na kibundi, muanda abakula’shi, ‘Bakuete kuitusuuka nka bu mususa wa kumpala.’ Na atuibasuuku. 7 Paapa anukatuka mbalo yanudi babelame nukuate kibundi; Yehowa Efile Mukulu eenu ekituulu mu maasa eenu. 8 Nka nukianukuata kibundi, nuikishiikie kaalo. Abitungu nukite muyile eyi dia Yehowa. Ano nyi mayi ande anenutumina.”

9 Akupu Yoshua nkuibatuma na abo nkuenda ku mbalo yabadia kubelama: abo nkubelama pankatshi pa Betele na Ai, dia kupona nguba kua Ai, anka Yoshua na baba bangi bantu nkulala buabua bufuku.

10 Kunyima Yoshua nkubuuka ku namashika buee na nkubunga basalayi, aye na bakulu ba Isalele nkuenda nabo ku Ai. 11 Bantu boso abaluiyaa ngoshi babaadi naye, abayile batadiile ku kibundi. Abo nkutuula kishalelo kiabo dia kunundu kua Ai. Ebanda dibaadi pankatshi p’abo na Ai. 12 Yaaya nsaa baadi mupue kuata bantu bafikie ku 5 000 ebatuula buabadia kubelama pankatshi pa Betele na Ai, dia kupona nguba kua kibundi. 13 Biabia bantu abatuudile kishalelo kikata dia kunundu kua kibundi na bantu abalamaa ku mongo abaadi ku lupese lua kupona nguba kua kibundi, na Yoshua nkuenda buabua bufuku munkatshi mu’ebanda.

14 Nka nfumu a Ai ki’amono bino, aye na bantu ba mu kibundi abatuukile bukidibukidi ku namashika buee bua kulua ngoshi na Isalele ku mbalo kampanda italene na kabaaka. Anka tabaadi auku’shi mbamubelamine dia kunyima kua kibundi. 15 Pabaadi bantu ba mu Ai bebatuukie ngoshi, Yoshua na Isalele oso babasuukile muishinda dia ku kabaaka. 16 Akupu abaadi betanyine bantu boso ba mu kibundi buabadia kuibalonda; pabaabadi abalondo Yoshua abaadi abakakiibua kula na kibundi. 17 Takubaadi muana mulume su ngumune baadi mushale mu Ai na mu Betele shibaadi muende mu kulonda Isalele. Abalekiele kibundi kioso muasa na benda mu kulonda Isalele.

18 Yehowa nkulungula Yoshua’shi: “Funka mulumbu wi muiyasa diobe dia ku Ai, muanda nakupa anka muiyasa diobe.” Biabia Yoshua nkufunka mulumbu ubaadi muiyasa diaye dia ku kibundi. 19 Nsaa ibaadi Yoshua moole eyasa diaye bantu abaadi babelame abebuele bukidibukidi mbalo ibaabadi na abo nkutuela lubilo mu kibundi, nkuikikuata. Na abo nkushiika kibundi kaalo mususa umune.

20 Pabaadi bantu ba ku Ai balulukie, abamuene miishi ya kaalo ayituuku mu kibundi ayikaamina muiyilu, na tababaadi na bukome bua kusuukila ku lupese su ndumune. Akupu bantu abaadi abasuukila dia ku kabaaka abalulukile babanga kuibalonda. 21 Pabaadi Yoshua na Isalele oso bamone’shi bantu babaadi babelame babakuata kibundi na pabaabadi bamone miishi ya kaalo ayituuku mu kibundi ayikaamina, abalulukile na abo nkubanga kulua na bantu ba mu Ai. 22 Na baba babaadi bakuate kibundi abatuukile bua kufumankana nabo, biabia bantu ba mu Ai nkutuela munkatshi mua bena Isalele babaadi luno lupese na bangi abaadi alua lupese, na abo nkuibayipaa mpa na paku’shibaadi kushale muntu e na muwa su ngumune sunga baadi musuukie. 23 Anka abo nkukuata nfumu a Ai na muwa na abo nkumutuala kumpala kua Yoshua.

24 Kunyima kua Isalele kupudisha kuipaa bantu boso ba mu Ai mu mapia, mu kabaaka mubaabadi bebalonde, na kunyima kua kuipaa muntu a nfudiilo ku lupete lua ngoshi, Isalele oso balukiile ku Ai na ayipaa boso babashele muanka ku lupete lua ngoshi. 25 Boso babafuile mu diadia efuku, kubanga ku bana balume mpa na ku bana bakashi babaadi 12 000, bantu boso ba mu Ai. 26 Yoshua tabaadi mualushe eyasa dibaadi mufunkie nadio mulumbu mpa na pabaadi mubutule bantu ba mu Ai boso. 27 Anka Isalele nkuata nyema bu yaye na bintu bipaulue bia mu kibundi muyile mayi abaadi Yehowa mutumine Yoshua.

28 Yoshua nkushiika Ai kaalo na nkumuikasha bu mututo wa mabue, wi kuanka mpa na lelo uno. 29 Aye nkupudika nfumu a Ai ku mutshi mpa na ku kiolua, na pabaadi nguba pa kutuela, Yoshua nkutuma eyi bua’shi bayishe kitanda kiaye ku mutshi. Akupu abo nkuikisumbula ku kituelelo kia kibelo kia kibundi na nkuibuesha mututo ukata wa mabue paadi, wi kuanka mpa na lelo uno.

30 Kunyima kua biabia Yoshua baadi muibakile Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele kilambuilo ku Muengie wa Ebale, 31 nka bu bibaadi Moyise mufubi a Yehowa mutumine bena Isalele eyi na bu biabidi bifundibue mu mukanda wa Muiya wa Moyise’shi: “Kilambuilo kia mabue ashima abashi bafube na kina mufubo kia kiamo su nkimune.” Abo nkulambula panka milambu ya kushiika kaalo kui Yehowa mpa na milambu ya butaale.

32 Aye nkutentuila kuakua ku mabue Muiya ubaadi Moyise mufunde kumpala kua bena Isalele. 33 Bena Isalele boso, bakulu babo, bakunkushi, na ba nsushi babo abaadi bemane ku mpese yoso ibidi ya Mushete betalene na ba tshite muakuidi bena Levi abaadi basemune mushete wa kilombeno wa Yehowa. Bantu benyi babaadi panka mpa na bena Isalele ba butandua. Kia pankatshi kiabo kibaadi kimane kitalene na Muengie wa Garizime na kingi kia pankatshi kitalene na Muengie wa Ebale (nka bu bibaadi Moyise mufubi a Yehowa mupue kutuma eyi), bua kuelela muilo wa Isalele miabi. 34 Kunyima babadikile n’eyi di bukopo mayi oso e mu Muiya, miabi na milua, muyile bioso bibaadi bifundibue mu mukanda wa Muiya. 35 Ta kubaadi eyi su ndimune dia ku mayi oso abaadi Moyise mutume eyi dishibaadi Yoshua mubadikie n’eyi di bukopo kumpala kua kakongie koso ka Isalele mpa na kua bana bakashi, bana na benyi abaadi bashale* munkatshi muabo.