₃ Klostu nau bai lain bilong God i wokabaut i go insait long nupela taim Jehova i tok promis long en. Yumi tingim ol samting nau i laik kamap long graun na yumi save, yumi mas strongim bel na no ken pret. Tasol yumi ken mekim wanem bilong strongim bel? Taim Josua i redi long i go insait long Graun Bilong Promis, God i tokim em: “Tasol yu mas sanap strong na yu no ken pret na surik. Yu mas was gut na bihainim tru olgeta lo wokman bilong mi Moses i bin givim long yu. Yu no ken lusim wanpela liklik hap bilong dispela lo. Sapos yu bihainim gut ol dispela lo, maski yu go long wanem hap bai yu no ken bagarap, bai yu stap gut tasol. Yu no ken lusim tingting long dispela buk bilong lo. Long san na long nait yu mas skul gut long olgeta lo. Na yu mas was gut na bihainim tru olgeta tok i stap long lo. Sapos yu mekim olsem, olgeta arapela samting yu mekim bai i kamap gutpela tasol.”−Josua 1:​7, 8.

₄ Em nau! Bilong strongim bel yumi mas kaunim Baibel long olgeta de. Lo bilong God i stap long Baibel. Yu mas tingim gut na bihainim ol tok bilong Baibel. Yu no ken lusim liklik na i go bihainim pasin bilong ol man bilong dispela graun yu stap namel long ol, em ol i save laikim tumas mani na laikim tumas pasin pamuk na kain kain pasin i gat sem. Maski yu stap long wanem hap o wanem samting i painim yu, bihainim savepasin. Bihainim gut ol stretpela save yu bin kisim taim yu stadi long Baibel, em Tok Bilong God. Toktok wantaim ol narapela man long ol dispela tok. Sapos yu mekim olsem na yu givim bel long Jehova, bai yu inap tru long ‘sanap strong na i no ken pret, na bai yu no ken bagarap, bai yu stap gut tasol.’−Lukim tu Sam 1:​1-3; 93:5; 119:​165-168.

₅ Josua i bin i stap “wokman bilong Moses taim em i yangpela man” yet. (Nambas 11:​28, NW ) Tupela i wok wantaim na dispela i helpim Josua long kamap strong long spirit. Olsem tasol, ol yangpela wokman bilong God long nau ol inap kisim strong taim ol i wok wantaim papamama i givim bel long God, o ol painia, o ol manmeri i stap Witnes longtaim, o ol narapela gutpela wokboi bilong Jehova. Taim ol yangpela long lain bilong yumi i autim tok long ol haus wantaim ol dispela man i givim bel long mekim wok, ol i save amamas, na dispela i save helpim ol long kamap strong na tingting long mekim bikpela wok moa bilong autim tok. (Aposel 20:​20, 21; Aisaia 40:​28-31) Gutpela sapos ol yangpela Witnes i tingting long mekim wok painia na helpim wok bilong Kingdom bilong Jehova!−Sam 35:18; 145:​10-12.

₆ Taim Moses i salim Josua i go pait long ol Amalek, Josua i mekim “olsem Moses i bin tokim em.” Em i bihainim tok, olsem na em i winim pait. Yumi tu inap winim pait taim Jehova i stretim bek nem bilong em sapos yumi bihainim gut ol tok yumi kisim long rot bilong oganaisesen bilong em. Jehova i winim ol Amalek na em i tokim Moses long raitim dispela tok long wanpela buk, bai ol Isrel i ken tingim, na em i mas givim dispela tok long Josua tu. Ating Josua tu i litimapim nem bilong Jehova na tokim ol narapela man Jehova i winim pait. Long nau tu yumi ken tokim ol narapela man long ol bikpela wok Jehova i mekim, em i Nambawan Bikpela King, na yumi ken tokim ol, “de bilong God bilong yumi bilong bekim pe nogut” long ol man nogut em i klostu.−Eksodas 17:​10, 13, 14; Aisaia 61:​1, 2, NW; Sam 145:​1-4,

₇ Taim Moses i salim 12-pela hetman i go lukluk raun long Graun Bilong Promis, wanpela em Josua. Taim ol i kam bek, 10-pela i tok ol i pret nogut long ol man bilong Kenan na ol i kirapim ol Isrel long tokim Moses ol i laik i go bek long Isip. Tasol Josua na Kelep i no pret. Tupela i tokaut strong, olsem: “Sapos Jehova i amamas long yumi, bai em i ken bringim yumi i go long dispela graun na givim long yumi, em graun i gat planti gris na ol kaikai i save kamap gutpela tumas. Tasol yupela i no ken bikhet long Jehova; na yupela i no ken pret long ol man bilong dispela ples, [i no hatwok long yumi daunim ol]. Ol i no gat ples hait moa na Jehova i stap wantaim yumi. Yupela i no ken pret long ol.”−Nambas 13:​1–14:​38, NW.

₈ Tasol ol Isrel i toktok planti yet, olsem na Jehova yet i mekim tok−em i tok ol dispela Isrel i pret ol i mas raun long ples nating inap 40 yia na olgeta ami bilong ol i dai long ples nating. Ol i no lukim Graun Bilong Promis. Long dispela lain, Kelep na Josua tasol i no i dai. Dispela i mas givim tingting long yumi ol man i stap nau! Yumi no ken bikhet na toktok planti. Yumi mas bihainim tok bilong Jehova. Maski i hatwok long autim tok long sampela hap, tasol yumi no ken pret. Yumi mas wok strong long i go long haus bilong ol man na givim gutpela tok bilong Kingdom long ol, em dispela tok inap helpim ol long kisim laip. Yumi no ken tru bihainim pasin bilong ol man long nau em ol i no laik autim tok na ol i lusim Jehova na ol i wok long toknogutim ol brata bilong ol na ol i kirap gen bihainim ol pasin bilong dispela graun−ol i go bek long “Isip.”−Nambas 14:​1-4, 26-30; Luk 12:​45, 46; lukim tu Aposel 5:​27-29, 41, 42.

Litimapim Nem Bilong Jehova!

₉ Long Baibel, taim ol i raitim nem bilong 12-pela hetman i go lukstil, ol i raitim nem bilong Josua olsem Hosea. Insait bilong dispela nem i olsem: “Kisim Bek.” “Moses i wok long kolim nem bilong Hosea, em pikinini man bilong Nun, olsem Jehosua [insait bilong dispela nem i olsem ‘Jehova I Kisim Bek Yumi’].” Bilong wanem Moses i kamapim strong nem bilong Jehova olsem? Long wanem, namba wan wok bilong Josua em bilong litimapim nem bilong God! Josua i bihainim tru dispela lo bihain bai Moses i kolim strong gen long ol Isrel, olsem: “Yu mas laikim tru Jehova, God bilong yu, long bel bilong yu olgeta, na long tingting bilong yu olgeta, na long strong bilong yu olgeta.” Taim em i mekim olsem, em i mekim gutpela wok−em i kamapim long ples klia olsem ‘Jehova i kisim bek yumi.’−Nambas 13:​8, 16, NW; Diuteronomi 6:​5, NW.*