Yosua
1 Bo Mose kisadi ki Yave kafua, Yave wukamba Yosua muana Num nsadisi wu Mose, mambu amama: 2 “Mose kisadi kiama, wufuidi. Buabu kubama, sabuka muila wu Yolidani na dikabu dioso adidi ayi yenda yawu va kimueka ku ntoto yinkuiza vana dikabu di Isaeli. 3 Yinkuiza luvana bibuangu bioso benu luala viokila, dedi bo yikanikisila Mose. 4 Kizunga kinu kiala tonina ku thandu nate ku Líbanu. Kiala tonina mvandi ku muila wunneni wu Eufrate nate ku ḿbu wu Mediteranu widi ku este, kubunda mvandi ntoto woso wu zi hitita. 5 Vasi ko ne dikabu diala kununga. Dedi bo yisadisila Mose, mvandi yinkuiza kusadisa. Yalasa kubika ko ayi yalasa kukuekula ko. 6 Ba kibakala ayi mangolo, kibila ngie wunkuiza sadisa dikabu kuvua ntoto yiba kanikisa, dedi bo yilevila phesi kuidi zikhaya ziawu.
7 “Vantombulu kuba kibakala, ayi mangolo muingi wutumukina mamoso madi mu Minsiku, Mose kisadi kiama ka kuvana. Bika kuvekuka ni ku khonzu lubakala ni ku khonzu lukietu muingi wuvangila mambu mu nduenga koso kuma wunkuenda. 8 Fueti tatamana kutanganga buku ayiyi yi Minsiku. Tanganga yawu mu mbembu yivumbama builu ayi muinya, muingi wutumukina buboti mamoso madi masonama momo. Mu phila ayoyo, wunkuiza baka ndandu mu luzingu luaku ayi wala vangila mambu mu nduenga. 9 Ayi bika kuzimbakana ti yikukembi wuba mangolo ayi kibakala. Bika kuba boma, kibila minu Yave Nzambi’aku yala ba yaku koso kuandi kuma wunkuenda.”
10 Bosi Yosua wukamba zimfumu zi dikabu: 11 “Yendanu kuidi dikabu dioso ayi bakambanu: ‘Kubikanu biuma binu, kibila bilumbu bitatu to binkhambu muingi tusabuka muila wu Yolidani, ayi tuevua ntoto Yave ka tukanikisa muingi wuba kiuka kitu.’”
12 Ayi Yosua wukamba mambu amama kuidi mvila wu Rubem, wu Gadi ayi ndambu mvila wu Manase: 13 “Tebukanu monyo mambu Mose kisadi ki Yave kalukamba: ‘Yave Nzamb’inu wunkuiza luvana ndembama, nandi wuluveni ntoto awuwu. 14 Bakazi binu, bana binu ayi bibulu binu, bankuiza siala ku khonzu ayiyi yi muila wu Yolidani, kizunga Mose kaluvana. Vayi benu babakala lunnuananga mvita, lufueti sabuka ku khonzu yinkaka muingi luesadisa zikhomba zinu kunuana mvita. Benu lufueti kuba sadisa 15 nate Yave kankuiza vana zikhomba zinu ntoto’awu dedi bo benu luma tambudila ntoto’inu. Ayi bawu bala vua ntoto wo Yave kankuiza bavana, bosi benu luala vutuka kuinu mu mavula mo Mose kisadi ki Yave kaluvana ku khonzu leste yi muila wu Yolidani.
16 Bawu bavutudila Yosua: “Tunkuiza vanga mamoso ngie matukamba ayi tuala kuenda koso kuma ngie wala tufila. 17 Tunkuiza kutumukinanga mu mambu moso, dedi bo tuaba tumukinanga Mose. Ayi dilutidi nkinza, bika Yave Nzambiꞌaku ka kusadisa dedi bo kasadisila Mose. 18 Woso mutu wumbayisa zithumu ziaku ayi wummanga ku kutumukina, bafueti kumvonda. Vayi ngiewu, ba mangolo ayi kibakala.”