Ba mpuupa ekumi na babidi

Kunyima kua bena Isalele kukatuka ku Muengie wa Sinayi na kukila kabaaka ka Parane, abafikile pa mbalo yabetanyina bu Kadeshe. Kuakua, Yehowa balunguile Moyise shi: ‘Tuma bana balume 12, muntu umune mu kisamba kioso, bende bu ba mpuupa mu Kanaana, nsenga yankapa bena Isalele.’ Moyise nkusangula bana balume 12 aye nkuibalungula shi: ‘Ndaayi mu Kanaana nukatale su eumbo di na nsenga ibuuwa ya bia-kudia. Nutale kalolo su muilo wi muanka wi bukome su ngubofule na kutala su wi mu bishaleelo bia bisumanga sunga mbalo ilamiibue. Ba mpuupa 12 abakatukile mu Kanaana mpa na Yoshua na Kalebe.

Kunyima kua mafuku 40, ba mpuupa nkualukiila na tukuba tua nfinyo, na bingi bikuba bibuwa. Ba mpuupa nkutuala mukandu shi: ‘Nyi nsenga ibuwa, kadi bantu be muanka be bukome, na kibundi kiabo nkiifunyishue na midimba i bula.’ Akupu Kalebe bambile shi: ‘Tui balombeene kuibatshokola. Tuendeyi mu kulua nabo!’ Ouku buakinyi Kalebe mbambile biabia su? Muanda aye na Yoshua abaadi bakulupile mui Yehowa. Kadi bangi ba mpuupa abaambile shi: ‘Nya!’ Mui balume ba bipambe be bula bukile! Atuikala’nka bu mpasu kuabadi.’

Bena Isalele nkubofula kuishimba. Abo nkubanga kuidila na kuilungusheena shi: ‘Tukimbeyi ungi mukunkushi buatudia kualukiila mu Ejipitu. Buakinyi kuenda yaaya mbalo buabadia kuituipaa?’ Yoshua na Kalebe abambile’shi: ‘Tanutombokielanga Yehowa buanudia kupusha moo. Yehowa etukaluila.’ Kadi bena Isalele tababaadi abapusha nya. Abakimbile mpa na kuipaa Yoshua na Kalebe!

Yehowa bakitshiine kinyi? Balunguile Moyise shi: ‘Sunga biekala shi nakitshiina bena Isalele bintu bibungi, bakuete’nka kupela kunkookiela. Biabia, abashaala mu kabaaka munda mua bipwa 40 muabakiebe kufuila. Nka penda bana baabo na Yoshua na Kalebe nyi abakapiana nsenga yandi mulee bua kuibapa.’