Yoshua 24:1-33
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Yoshua apituluka mu fyacitikiile abena Israele kale (1-13)
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Abakonkomesha ukulabombela Yehova (14-24)
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“Ine na ba mu ng’anda yandi twakulabombela Yehova” (15)
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Icipangano Yoshua apangene na bena Israele (25-28)
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Yoshua afwa kabili bamushiika (29-31)
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Amafupa ya kwa Yosefe bayashiika mu Shekemu (32)
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Eleasari afwa kabili bamushiika (33)
24 Lyena Yoshua alongenye imikowa yonse iya bena Israele pa Shekemu kabili aitile abakalamba ba bena Israele, intungulushi shabo, bakapingula babo na bacilolo babo,+ kabili baiminine pa cinso ca kwa Lesa wa cine.
2 Yoshua aebele abantu bonse ati: “Ifi e fyo Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele alanda, ‘Ifikolwe fyenu+ kumo na Tera wishi wa kwa Abrahamu kabili wishi wa kwa Nahore, kale fyaikele+ kwi shilya lya Mumana wa Yufrate, kabili fyalebombela balesa bambi.+
3 “‘Nomba ilyo papitile inshita naebele Abrahamu icikolwe cenu+ ukuti afume kwi shilya lya Mumana wa Yufrate kabili endauke mu calo ca Kanaani conse, kabili nalengele abana* bakwe bafule.+ Namupeele Isaki;+
4 lyena Isaki namupeele Yakobo na Esau.+ Pa numa napeele Esau Ulupili lwa Seiri pa kuti lube ulupili lwakwe;+ kabili Yakobo na bana bakwe baile ku Egupti.+
5 Pa numa natumine Mose na Aarone,+ kabili naleteele abena Egupti ifinkunka,+ lyena nalimufumishe mu Egupti.
6 Ilyo nalefumya bashinwe mu Egupti+ kabili ilyo bafikile kuli bemba, abena Egupti abali na maceleta na bali pali bakabalwe balekonka bashinwe ukufika fye na kuli Bemba Wakashika.+
7 Batendeke ukulilila kuli ine ne Yehova,+ e ico nabikile imfifi pa kati kenu na bena Egupti kabili nabweseeshe bemba pali bena kabili yalibafimbile,+ kabili mwali-imwenene ifyo nacitile mu Egupti.+ Lyena mwaikele imyaka* iingi mu matololo.+
8 “‘Kabili namuletele mu calo ca bena Amore abaleikala kwi shilya* lya Yordani, kabili balwile na imwe.+ Lelo nabapeele mu minwe yenu pa kuti mupyane icalo cabo, kabili nalimulofesheko abena Amore.+
9 Lyena Balaki umwana wa kwa Sipore, imfumu ya Moabu, aishile mu kulwa na imwe. E ico aitile Balaamu umwana wa kwa Beore pa kuti amutiipe.+
10 Lelo nshalekutika kuli Balaamu.+ E ico alimupaalile pa miku iingi,+ kabili nalimupokolwele kuli ena.+
11 “‘Lyena mwa-abwike Yordani+ mwafika na ku Yeriko.+ Kabili intungulushi* sha mu Yeriko, abena Amore, abena Perisi, abena Kanaani, abena Hiti, abena Gegashi, abena Hibi na bena Yebusi balwile na imwe, lelo nabapeele mu minwe yenu.+
12 Nalengele imfumu shibili isha bena Amore shibe no mwenso,* e ico shalimubutwike.+ Te lupanga lwenu nelyo ubuta bwenu+ fyalengele shifulumuke.
13 E ico namupeele icalo ico mushaculile ne misumba iyo mushakuulile,+ kabili mwatendeke ukwikalamo. Mulelya imyangashi ne miolife ifyo mushalimbile.’+
14 “E ico muletiina Yehova, muleba aba kaele*+ ilyo mulemubombela kabili muleba aba cishinka; monaule na balesa abo ifikolwe fyenu fyabombeele kwi shilya lya Mumana wa Yufrate na mu Egupti,+ kabili mulebombela Yehova.
15 Nomba nga tamulefwaya ukulabombela Yehova, salenipo mwe bene lelo uo mwakulabombela,+ nampo nga ni balesa abo ifikolwe fyenu ifyali kwi shilya lya Mumana wa Yufrate+ fyalebombela nelyo balesa ba bena Amore abene ba calo ico muleikalamo.+ Lelo ine na ba mu ng’anda yandi twakulabombela Yehova.”
16 E lyo abantu ba-aswike abati: “Nangu cingaba shani te kuti tushe Yehova no kutendeka ukubombela balesa bambi.
17 Yehova Lesa wesu e watufumishe mu calo ca Egupti,+ mu ng’anda ya busha+ pamo na bashifwe, kabili e wacitile ifipesha amano ifikalamba ifyo twaimwenene+ kabili e waletucingilila mu nshila monse umo twaendele na mu bantu bonse abo twapitilemo.+
18 Yehova alitutamfiisheko abantu bonse, kumo na bena Amore abaleikala muli cino calo. E ico na ifwe bene twakulabombela Yehova, pantu e Lesa wesu.”
19 Lyena Yoshua aebele abantu ati: “Te kuti mubombele Yehova iyo, pantu ni Lesa wa mushilo;+ ni Lesa uufwaya abantu balemupepa fye eka.+ Takamubelele uluse pa filubo fyenu* na pa membu shenu.+
20 Nga mwasha Yehova no kutendeka ukubombela balesa bambi, akamwalukila no kumulofya nangu ca kuti kale alemucitila ifisuma.”+
21 Lelo abantu baebele Yoshua abati: “Awe, ifwe twakulabombela Yehova!”+
22 E ico Yoshua aebele abantu ati: “Mwe bene muli bakambone ba kuishinina ukuti namuisalila ukulabombela Yehova.”+ Lyena abantu batile: “Tuli bakambone.”
23 “E ico onauleni balesa ba bufi abali mu calo cenu, kabili mulebombela Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele ne mitima yenu yonse.”
24 Abantu baebele Yoshua abati: “Yehova Lesa wesu e o twakulabombela, kabili twakulamumfwila!”
25 E ico pali bulya bushiku Yoshua apangene na bantu icipangano kabili alibikileko ifunde ilyo bali mu Shekemu.
26 Lyena Yoshua alembele aya mashiwi mwi buuku lya Mafunde ya kwa Lesa,+ kabili abuulile ilibwe ilikalamba+ alibika mwi samba lya cimuti icikalamba icaba mupepi ne ncende ya mushilo iya kwa Yehova.
27 Kabili Yoshua aebele abantu ati: “Moneni! Ili ilibwe e likaba kambone pali ifwe,+ pantu nalyumfwa amashiwi yonse ayo Yehova atwebele, kabili likaba kambone pali imwe, pa kuti mwikakaana Lesa wenu.”
28 E ico Yoshua aebele abantu ukuti baleya, cila muntu ku mpanga iyo bamupeele.+
29 Pa numa ya ifi, Yoshua umwana wa kwa Nuni, umubomfi wa kwa Yehova, alifwile ninshi ali ne myaka 110.+
30 E ico bamushiikile mu mpanga yakwe mu Timnati-sera,+ iyaba mu citungu ca mpili ica kwa Efraimu, ku kapinda ka ku kuso aka Lupili lwa Gaashi.
31 Abena Israele balitwalilile ukubombela Yehova mu nshiku shonse isho Yoshua ali no mweo, na mu nshiku shonse isha bakalamba abashele aba mweo ilyo Yoshua afwile kabili abamwene fyonse ifyo Yehova acitiile abena Israele.+
32 Amafupa ya kwa Yosefe+ ayo abena Israele bafumishe mu Egupti, bayashiikile mu Shekemu mu mpanga iyo Yakobo ashitile ku bana ba kwa Hamore,+ wishi wa kwa Shekemu, mu ndalama 100;+ kabili iyi mpanga yaishileba ya batuntwike muli Yosefe.+
33 Eleasari umwana wa kwa Aarone na o alifwile.+ E ico bamushiikile mu Kapili ka kwa Finehasi umwana wakwe,+ ako bamupeele mu citungu ca mpili ica kwa Efraimu.
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciHebere, “ulubuto.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “inshiku ishingi.”
^ E kutila, ku kabanga ka.
^ Nelyo kuti lyapilibula no kuti, “abaleikala mu Yeriko.”
^ Nelyo kuti lyapilibula no kuti, “shisakamane.”
^ Nelyo “mwilaba aba mulandu.”
^ Nelyo “bucipondoka bwenu.”
