Ba nsushi
2 Akupu muikeyilu a Yehowa nkukatuka ku Gilegale nkukaamina ku Bokime na nkuakula’shi: “Nemuinutuushe mu Ejipitu bua kuinutuesha mu nsenga inaadi muitshipe kui ba mashenu-kulu. Dingi nambile’shi, ‘Tanangipee kilombeno kiande nenu. 2 Muanda anue, tanui balombene kukita kilombeno na bantu ba pa nsenga na abitungu nubumbule bilambuilo biabo.’ Anka tanui bakookiele eyi diande. Buakinyi nuibakite biabia? 3 Nyi buakinyi ami namu nemuambe’shi, ‘Tankebabingi kumpala kuenu, na abekala bu kateo kuanudi, na b’efile babo abenukaka kuabadi.’”
4 Pabaadi muikeyilu a Yehowa mulungule bena Isalele boso ano mayi, muilo ubabangile kudila n’eyi di bukopo. 5 Biabia abaudikile yaaya mbalo bu Bokime,* na abo nkulambula Yehowa milambu kuanka.
6 Pabaadi Yoshua mualushe muilo, muina Isalele oso balukiile ku bupianyi buaye bua kuata nsenga. 7 Muilo ubatungunukile na kufubila Yehowa mafuku oso a Yoshua na mafuku oso a bakulu babaadi na muwa kunyima kua Yoshua, na babaadi bamone mianda yoso ikata ibaadi Yehowa mukitshine Isalele. 8 Akupu Yoshua muana a Nune mufubi a Yehowa nkufua na bipua 110. 9 Biabia abo nkumushiika mu nsenga ya bupianyi buaye mu Timenate-herese, mu nsenga ya ku miengie ya Efraime, dia kunundu kua muengie wa Gashe. 10 Bantu ba kiakia kipungo kioso nkubungibua kui ba mashabo kulu, na bantu ba kingi kipungo bashibaadi abauku Yehowa sunga bibaadi mukitshine Isalele nkutuuka kunyima kuabo.
11 Biabia bena Isalele abaadi bakite mianda ibubi ku meso kua Yehowa na abo nkufubila* ba Baale. 12 Abo nkusumbushena Yehowa, Efile Mukulu a ba mashabo, baadi muibatuushe mu nsenga ya Ejipitu. Na abo nkulonda bangi b’efile, b’efile ba miilo ibaadi ibefunyishe, na abo nkuibayinamina na nkufiitshisha Yehowa munda. 13 Abaadi basumbushene Yehowa na abo nkufubila Baale na bifuatulo bia Ashitorete. 14 Nyi nsungu ya Yehowa nkutembela Isalele, biabia aye nkuibatuula mu maasa mua bantu abapaulaa, abo nkuibapaula bintu. Aye nkuibapaana mu maasa a beshikuanyi babaadi bebefunyishe, na tababaadi dingi na mushindo wa kuimana kumpala kua beshikuanyi babo. 15 Mbalo yoso ibaabadi abende, eyasa dia Yehowa dibaadi adibaluisha, di’ebatuadilanga dikienga nka bu bibaadi Yehowa muakule, na nka bu bibaadi Yehowa muitshipe kuabadi, abo nkukienga ngofu. 16 Biabia Yehowa baadi atuusha ba nsushi abaadi abebapaasha ku maasa a bantu abaadi abebapaula.
17 Anka abo nkupela kuteemesha mpa na ba nsushi, abo nkulanguila bangi b’efile* na nkuibayinamina. Abo nkuleka bukidibukidi eshinda dibaadi ditambukile ba mashabo kulu, baba babaadi bakookiele miiya ya Yehowa. Abo nkukutua kukita biabia. 18 Misuusa yoso ibaadi Yehowa ebatuushisha ba nsushi, Yehowa baadi na yawa nsushi, na baadi ebapaasha mu maasa mua beshikuanyi babo mafuku oso a yawa nsushi; muanda Yehowa baadi ebapushisha lusa* bua kudila kuabo muanda wa baba abaadi abebakiengiesha na baba babaadi abebakitshina mianda i bubi.
19 Anka pabaadi yawa nsushi afu, abaadi ababanguula kukita bi bubi kukila mpa na ba mashabo pa kulonda bangi b’efile, kuibafubila na kuibayinamina. Tababaadi balekie bikitshino biabo na muikeelo wabo wa mutue wi bukopo. 20 Nfudiilo a bioso nsungu ya Yehowa nkutembela Isalele, na aye nkuakula’shi: “Pa muanda uno muilo ubayipaa kilombeno kiande kinaadi mutumine ba mashabo kulu eyi bua kutumikila na ubakutua kunkookiela, 21 ami namu tankabingi kumpala kuabo muilo su ngumune wa ku miilo ibaadi Yoshua mulekie pabaadi mufue. 22 Bino mbua kutompa su Isalele ashala muishinda dia Yehowa pa kuimutambukila bu bibaadi bikite ba mashabo.” 23 Biabia Yehowa nkutadiila ino miilo buayidia kushala. Tabaadi muiyibingie bukidibukidi, na tabaadi muiyituule mu maasa mua Yoshua nya.