Atate Atsogolera Aisraeli Kuwoloka Yorodani
Yorodani yadzaza mpaka m'mphepete ndipo anthu sanadutsepo njira imeneyi kale. Atate wathu auza ansembe kuti alowe m'madzi atanyamula likasa, ndipo pokhapokha mapazi awo atakhudza madziwo mtsinjewo uunjikana. Mtundu wonse uwoloka pouma.
3 1Yoswa anadzuka m'mawa, ndipo iye ndi Aisraeli onse ananyamuka kuchoka ku Sitimu, nafika ku Yorodani, namanga misasa pamenepo asanawoloke. 2Patapita masiku atatu, akuluakulu anadutsa mu msasa, 3nalamula anthu, nati: “Pamene mudzaona likasa la pangano la Atate wanu lonyamulidwa ndi ansembe a Chilevi, chokani pa malo anu, nililondole. 4Koma pakhale mtunda pakati panu ndi ilo, pafupifupi mapazi 3,000 poyeza; musaliyandikire, kuti mudziwe njira yoyenda, popeza simunayendepo njira iyi kale.”
5Yoswa anawuza anthu, nati: “Dziyeretseni, chifukwa mawa Atate wathu adzachita zodabwitsa pakati panu.” 6Ndipo Yoswa anawuza ansembe, nati: “Nyamulani likasa la pangano, muwoloke patsogolo pa anthu.” Choncho ananyamula likasa la pangano, napita patsogolo pa anthu.
7Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa: “Lero ndiyamba kukukweza iwe pamaso pa Aisraeli onse, kuti adziwe kuti monga momwe ndinali ndi Mose, ndidzakhala ndi iwe. 8Lamula ansembe onyamula likasa la pangano, kuti: ‘Pamene mukafika m'mphepete mwa madzi a Yorodani, muyime chilili mu Yorodani.’”
9Yoswa anati kwa Aisraeli: “Bwerani kuno, mumvere mau a Atate wanu.” 10Yoswa anati: “Mudzadziwa motere kuti Atate wamoyo ali pakati panu: Iye adzathamangitsa ndithu pamaso panu Akanani, Ahiti, Ahivi, Aperizi, Agirigasi, Aamori, ndi Ayebusi. 11Taonani, likasa la pangano la Ambuye wa dziko lonse lapansi likuwoloka patsogolo panu kulowa mu Yorodani. 12Tsono, sankhani anthu khumi ndi awiri mwa mafuko a Israeli, munthu mmodzi pa fuko lililonse. 13Pamene zikombe za mapazi a ansembe onyamula likasa la Atate, Ambuye wa dziko lonse lapansi, zidzayima m'madzi a Yorodani, madzi a Yorodani adzadulidwa—madzi oyenda kuchokera kumtunda—nadzaima mulu umodzi.”
14Pamene anthu ananyamuka kuchoka m'mahema awo kuti awoloke Yorodani, ansembe anali atanyamula likasa la pangano patsogolo pawo, 15pamene onyamula likasa anafika ku Yorodani, ndipo mapazi a ansembe onyamula likasa anaviika m'mphepete mwa madzi (pakuti Yorodani umasefukira kupyola magombe ake onse masiku onse a kolola), 16madzi oyenda kuchokera kumtunda anayima, nawunjikana mulu umodzi kutali ku Adamu, mzinda wa pafupi ndi Zaretani, pamene madzi oyenda kutsika kupita ku Nyanja ya Araba, Nyanja Yakufa, anadulidwa kotheratu. Choncho anthu anawoloka moyang'anizana ndi Yeriko. a a v16 Adamu ndi tauni ya pa Mtsinje wa Yorodani, osati munthu wa m'Baibulo. M'Chihebri: Nyanja ya Mchere. 17Ansembe onyamula likasa la pangano la Atate wathu anayima chilili pa mtunda wowuma pakati pa Yorodani, pamene Aisraeli onse anawoloka pa mtunda wowuma kufikira mtundu wonse utatsiriza kuwoloka Yorodani.
