Atate wathu Atuma Yoswa pa Ntchito
Kugonjetsa ndi kukhazikika m'Dziko Lolonjezedwa motsogozedwa ndi Yoswa. Pamene ntchito yochititsa mantha ikuyamba, Atate wathu akukhazikitsa anthu Ake osati pa kulimba mtima kwawo koma pa kupezeka Kwake.
1 1Mose mtumiki wa Atate wathu atamwalira, Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, wothandiza Mose:
2“Mose mtumiki wanga wamwalira. Tsopano nyamuka, uwoloke Yorodani, iwe ndi anthu onse awa, kulowa m'dziko limene ndikuwapatsa, ana a Israeli. 3Malo aliwonse amene phazi lako lidzaponda, ndakupatsa iwe, monga momwe ndinalonjezera Mose. 4Malire ako adzayambira kuchipululu ndi Lebanoni ili, mpaka ku mtsinje waukulu wa Yufurate—dziko lonse la Ahiti—mpaka ku Nyanja Yaikulu cha kumadzulo. 5Palibe munthu adzaima pamaso pako masiku onse a moyo wako. Monga ndinali ndi Mose, choncho ndidzakhala ndi iwe; sindidzakusiya kapena kukutaya.
6“Khala wamphamvu ndi wolimba mtima, pakuti udzatsogolera anthu awa kuti alandire dziko limene ndinalumbira kwa makolo awo kuti ndidzawapatsa. 7Ukhaledi wamphamvu ndi wolimba mtima kwambiri, usamalire kumvera malamulo onse amene Mose mtumiki wanga anakulamula. Usapatuke kuwo, kudzanja lamanja kapena lamanzere, kuti uzipambana kulikonse kumene upite. 8Buku ili la malamulo lisachoke pakamwa pako; uziganizira usana ndi usiku, kuti usamalire kuchita zonse zolembedwa mmenemo. Pamenepo njira yako idzayenda bwino ndipo udzapambana. 9Kodi sindinakulamula? Khala wamphamvu ndi wolimba mtima. Usaope kapena kutaya mtima, pakuti Ine, Atate wako, ndili ndi iwe kulikonse kumene upite.”
Yoswa Asonkhanitsa Anthu Kuti Awoloke
10Ndipo Yoswa analamula akuluakulu a anthu, nati:
11“Dutsani mu msasa, mulamule anthu kuti, ‘Konzani chakudya, pakuti patatha masiku atatu muwoloka Yorodani kuti mukalowe ndi kulandira dziko limene Atate wanu akukupatsani kuti likhale lanu.’”
12Kwa Arubeni, Agadi, ndi theka la fuko la Manase, Yoswa anati:
13“Kumbukirani zimene Mose, mtumiki wa Atate wathu, anakulamulani kuti, ‘Atate wanu akukupatsani mpumulo ndipo adzakupatsani dziko ili.’ 14Akazi anu, ana anu, ndi ziweto zanu zikhale m'dziko limene Mose anakupatsani kummawa kwa Yorodani; koma inu nonse ankhondo muwoloke mutanyamula zida, patsogolo pa abale anu, kuti muwathandize, 15mpaka Atate wathu atapatsa abale anu mpumulo, monga anakupatsani inu, ndipo iwonso atalandira dziko limene akuwapatsa. Pamenepo mubwerere ku dziko lanu ndi kulilandira—dziko limene Mose, mtumiki wa Atate wathu, anakupatsani tsidya la Yorodani cha kotulukira dzuwa.”
16Iwo anayankha Yoswa nati, “Zonse zimene mwatilamula tidzazichita, ndipo kulikonse kumene mudzatituma tidzapita. 17Monga tinamvera Mose pa zonse, momwemonso tidzakumverani inu. Atate wanu akhale ndi inu basi, monga anali ndi Mose. 18Munthu aliyense amene adzawukira lamulo lanu ndi kusamvera mau anu, chilichonse chimene mudzalamula, aphedwe. Inu basi khalani wamphamvu ndi wolimba mtima.”