Yoshua

14 Buno nyi bupianyi bubaadi bena Isalele baate mu nsenga ya Kanaana, bubaadi tshite muakuidi Eleazere na Yoshua muana a Nune na ba nfumu ba bifuko bia ba mashabo ba bisamba bia Isalele bebape bua kupiana. 2 Abaadi bebape bupianyi buabo pa kuta bubale, nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mutume eyi kukiila kui Moyise bua bisamba kitema na kipindi. 3 Moyise baadi mupe bingi bisamba bibidi na kipindi bupianyi abua bushiya* bua Yordane, na bena Levi tabaadi muibape bupianyi munkatshi muabo. 4 Abaadi abaata Manasee na Efraime lutandua lua Yosefe bu bisamba bibidi; bena Levi tababaadi bebape kipindi kia nsenga, kukaasha penda bibundi bia kushala na mapia a kudishila nyema bua bimunuanga biabo na bua bintu biabo. 5 Biabia bena Isalele nkuaba nsenga nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mutumine Moyise eyi.

6 Akupu bana balume ba Yunda nkuifubuila kui Yoshua mu Gilegale, na Kalebe muana a Yefune muina Kenizi, abo nkumulungula’shi: “Ouku kalolo bibaadi Yehowa mulungule Moyise muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi pabikutale na pabintale ku Kadeshe-barnea. 7 Naadi na bipua 40 pabaadi Moyise mufubi a Yehowa muntume ku Kadeshe-barnea mu kupuupa nsenga, na panalukiile nakuile mianda nka biayibaadi.* 8 Sunga’shi bakuetu babatuyile nabo abaadi babofushe muilo kuishimba, naadi mulonde Yehowa Efile Mukulu ande n’eshimba dioso. 9 Mu diadia efuku, Moyise baadi muitshipe amba’shi: ‘Nsenga ibaadi ngua yobe yashine ayikekala bupianyi bua loso bobe na bua bana bobe, muanda we mulonde Yehowa Efile Mukulu ande n’eshimba dioso.’ 10 Binobino nka bu bibaadi mulee, Yehowa mmundame na muwa bino bipua 45 kubanga pabaadi Yehowa mukite uno mulayilo kui Moyise pabaadi bena Isalele abatambuka mu kabaaka; nkinka kuanka mpa na lelo, muikale na bipua 85. 11 Na lelo ne na bukome nka bu bunaadi nabo muifuku dibaadi Moyise muntume. Binobino bukome buande buinka bu biabubaadi mu aa mafuku, bua kulua ngoshi na bua kukita ingi mifubo. 12 Biabia mpe ino nsenga ya ku miengie ibaadi Yehowa mulee diadia efuku. Sunga bodi mupushe mu diadia efuku’shi bena Anake babaadi muanka na bibundi bi na midimba i bukopo, binyibinyi* Yehowa akekala nami na nakebabingi* nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mulee.”

13 Biabia Yoshua nkuelela Kalebe muana a Yefune miabi na nkumupa Ebrone bu bupianyi. 14 Nyi buakinyi Ebrone mbupianyi bua Kalebe muana a Yefune muina Kenizi mpa na lelo, muanda baadi mulonde Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele n’eshimba dioso. 15 Kumpala eshina dia Ebrone dibaadi Kiriate-arba, (Arba baadi muntu mukata munkatshi mua bena Anake). Na nsenga ibekeele mu butaale kushi ngoshi.