Yoswa 24 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

24 ¹Yoswa anasonkhanitsa mafuko onse a Isiraeli ku Sekemu, nawitana akulu ake, atsogoleri, oweruza, ndi akuluakulu, ndipo anaima pamaso pa Atate wathu.

²Yoswa anati kwa anthu onse, “Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Isiraeli, akunena kuti: ‘Kalekale makolo anu anakhala tsidya la mtsinje wa Yufurate—Tera, atate wa Abrahamu ndi Nahori—ndipo anatumikira milungu ina.’ ³Ndinatenga abambo anu Abrahamu kuchokera tsidya la Mtsinje, ndinamtsogolera kudutsa dziko lonse la Kanani, ndinachulukitsa ana ake, ndipo ndinamupatsa Isaki. ⁴Ndinapatsa Isaki, Yakobo ndi Esau; ndinapatsa Esau phiri la Seiri kuti alitenge, koma Yakobo ndi ana ake anatsikira ku Iguputo.

⁵‘Ndinatuma Mose ndi Aroni, ndipo ndinakantha Iguputo ndi zimene ndinachita pakati pawo, kenako ndinakutulutsani.’ ⁶Ndinatulutsa makolo anu ku Iguputo, ndipo munafika ku nyanja. Aiguputo anathamangitsa makolo anu ndi magaleta ndi okwera akavalo mpaka ku Nyanja Yofiira. ⁷Pamene analirira kwa Ine, ndinayika mdima pakati panu ndi Aiguputo, ndipo ndinabweretsa nyanja pa iwo, niwaphimba. Maso anu anaona zimene ndinachita ku Iguputo. Ndipo munakhala m'chipululu nthawi yaitali.

⁸‘Ndinakufikitsani ku dziko la Aamori amene anakhala tsidya la Yorodano. Iwo anamenyana nanu, koma ndinawapereka m'manja mwanu, ndipo munalanda dziko lawo. Ndinawawononga patsogolo panu. ⁹Ndipo Balaki mwana wa Zipori, mfumu ya Mowabu, ananyamuka namenyana ndi Isiraeli. Anatuma anthu nayitana Balamu mwana wa Beori kuti akutemberereni, ¹⁰koma Ine sindinamvere Balamu, kotero anakudalitsani mobwerezabwereza, ndipo ndinakupulumutsani m'dzanja lake.

¹¹Munawoloka Yorodano nafika ku Yeriko. Anthu a mu mzindawo anamenyana nanu—Aamori, Aperezi, Akanani, Ahiti, Agirigasi, Ahivi, Ayebusi—koma ndinawapereka m'manja mwanu. ¹²Ndinatumiza mavu patsogolo panu, nawo anapirikitsa mafumu awiri a Aamori pamaso panu—osati ndi lupanga lanu kapena uta wanu. ¹³Ndinakupatsani dziko limene simunagwirira ntchito, mizinda imene simunayimange—ndipo mukukhala m'menemo; mukudya za m'minda ya mpesa ndi mitengo ya azitona imene simunabzale.’

¹⁴Tsopano, wopani Atate wathu, mumtumikire moona mtima ndi mokhulupirika. Chotsani milungu imene makolo anu anatumikira tsidya la Mtsinje ndi ku Iguputo, ndipo tumikirani Atate wathu. ¹⁵Koma ngati kutumikira Atate wathu kukuoneka koyipa kwa inu, sankhani lero nokha amene mudzamutumikira—milungu imene makolo anu anatumikira tsidya la Mtsinje, kapena milungu ya Aamori amene mukukhala m'dziko lawo. Koma ine ndi banja langa, tidzatumikira Atate wathu.”

¹⁶Anthu anayankha nati, “Sitingathe konse kusiya Atate wathu, kuti titumikire milungu ina. ¹⁷Pakuti Atate wathu ndiwo anatitulutsa ife ndi makolo athu m'dziko la Iguputo, kuchoka m'nyumba ya ukapolo, ndipo anachita zizindikiro zazikulu izi pamaso pathu. Anatisunga pa njira yonse imene tinayenda, ndi pakati pa mitundu yonse ya anthu imene tinadutsamo. ¹⁸Ndipo Atate wathu anapirikitsa pamaso pathu mitundu yonse ya anthu, kuphatikizapo Aamori amene anakhala m'dzikomo. Ifenso tidzamutumikira, pakuti ndiye Atate wathu.”

¹⁹Yoswa anati kwa anthu, “Simungathe kutumikira Atate wathu—Iye ndi Mulungu woyera, Mulungu wa nsanje. Sadzakhululukira kuwukira kwanu ndi machimo anu. ²⁰Ngati musiya Atate wathu ndi kutumikira milungu yachilendo, adzatembenuka, nakuchitirani zoyipa, nakuwonongani, atatha kukuchitirani zabwino.”

²¹Koma anthu anati kwa Yoswa, “Ayi! Tidzatumikira Atate wathu.”

²²Ndipo Yoswa anati kwa anthu, “Inu ndinu mboni pa inu nokha kuti mwasankha Atate wathu, kuti mumtumikire.” “Ndife mboni,” anatero.

²³“Tsopano chotsani milungu yachilendo imene ili pakati panu, ndipo tembenuzani mitima yanu kwa Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Isiraeli.”

²⁴Ndipo anthu anati kwa Yoswa, “Tidzatumikira Atate wathu, ndipo tidzamvera mau ake.”

²⁵Yoswa anachita pangano ndi anthu tsiku limenelo, ndipo anawapatsa lamulo ndi chiweruzo ku Sekemu. ²⁶Yoswa analemba mau awa m'Buku la Chilamulo cha Atate wathu, ndipo anatenga mwala waukulu nauyimika pamenepo pansi pa mtengo wa thundu, pafupi ndi malo opatulika a Atate wathu.

²⁷Yoswa anati kwa anthu onse, “Taonani, mwala uwu udzakhala mboni pa ife, chifukwa unamva mau onse amene Atate wathu ananena kwa ife. Udzakhala mboni pa inu, kuti musadzakane Atate wanu.” ²⁸Ndipo Yoswa analola anthu kuti apite, aliyense ku cholowa chake.

Yoswa, Mtumiki wa Atate, Apumula

²⁹Zitatha izi, Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, mtumiki wa Atate wathu, anamwalira ali ndi zaka 110. ³⁰Anamuyika m'manda a cholowa chake ku Timunati-sera, kudera la mapiri la Efuraimu, kumpoto kwa phiri la Gaasi. ³¹Isiraeli anatumikira Atate wathu masiku onse a Yoswa, ndi masiku onse a akulu amene anakhalabe ndi moyo atamwalira Yoswa, amene anadziwa ntchito yonse imene Atate wathu anaichitira Isiraeli. ³²Mafupa a Yosefe, amene Aisiraeli anawanyamula kuchokera ku Iguputo, anawayika ku Sekemu, pa malo amene Yakobo anagula kwa ana a Hamori, atate wa Sekemu, ndi ndalama zasiliva zana limodzi—ndipo anakhala cholowa cha zidzukulu za Yosefe. ³³Eliezara mwana wa Aroni anamwalira, ndipo anamuyika ku Gibeya, mzinda umene unaperekedwa kwa mwana wake Finehasi, kudera la mapiri la Efuraimu.