Miyala Khumi ndi Iwiri Yokumbukira Atate
Pa mawu a Atate wathu amuna khumi ndi awiri anyamula miyala khumi ndi iwiri kuchokera pansi pa mtsinje kukamanga chikumbutso ku Giligala. Chifukwa chake chikukhudza tsogolo lokha: tsiku lina ana adzafunsa tanthauzo la miyalayo, ndipo makolo awo adzakhala ndi chinthu chooneka choti aloze.
4 1Pamene mtundu wonse unatsiriza kuwoloka Yorodano, Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa,
2“Sankhani amuna khumi ndi awiri pakati pa anthu, munthu mmodzi pa fuko lililonse. 3Muwalamule, nati: ‘Tengani miyala khumi ndi iwiri kuchokera pano, pakati pa Yorodano, pamene mapazi a ansembe anaima molimba; muinyamule nanu, nkuiika pa msasa pamene mudzagona usiku uno.’”
4Ndipo Yoswa anaitana amuna khumi ndi awiri amene anasankhidwa pakati pa ana a Israeli, mmodzi pa fuko lililonse. 5Anati kwa iwo, “Wolokani patsogolo pa likasa la Atate wanu kulowa pakati pa Yorodano, aliyense wa inu atenge mwala nauyike paphewa pake—mmodzi pa fuko lililonse la ana a Israeli, 6kuti ichi chikhale chizindikiro pakati panu: pamene ana anu adzafunsa mtsogolo, nati, ‘Kodi miyala iyi ikutanthauza chiyani kwa inu?’ 7muwauze kuti: madzi a Yorodano anadulidwa patsogolo pa likasa la pangano la Atate wathu. Pamene linawoloka Yorodano, madzi a Yorodano anadulidwa. Miyala iyi idzakhala chikumbutso kwa anthu a Israeli kwamuyaya.”
8Ana a Israeli anachita monga Yoswa analamula: anatenga miyala khumi ndi iwiri pakati pa Yorodano, mmodzi pa fuko lililonse la Israeli, monga Atate wathu anauza Yoswa, nainyamulira ku msasa wawo, naiika pamenepo. 9Yoswanso anaimika miyala khumi ndi iwiri pakati pa Yorodano, pamene panaima mapazi a ansembe amene ananyamula likasa la pangano; ikukhalabe pomwepo mpaka lero. 10Ansembe amene ananyamula likasa anaima pakati pa Yorodano kufikira zonse zimene Atate wathu analamula Yoswa kuti awuze anthu zinatha—monga momwe Mose analamulira Yoswa. Ndipo anthu anawoloka mofulumira. 11Pamene anthu onse anatsiriza kuwoloka, likasa la Atate wathu ndi ansembe zinawoloka patsogolo pa anthu. 12Ana a Rubeni, ana a Gadi, ndi theka la fuko la Manase anawoloka atanyamula zida patsogolo pa anthu a Israeli, monga Mose anawauza. 13Pafupifupi anthu 40,000 atanyamula zida za nkhondo anawoloka patsogolo pa Atate wathu kupita ku nkhondo, ku zigwa za Yeriko. 14Tsiku limenelo Atate wathu anamkuza Yoswa pamaso pa Israeli onse; anamlemekeza monga anamlemekezera Mose, masiku onse a moyo wake.
15Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa,
16“Lamula ansembe amene anyamula likasa la umboni kuti atuluke mu Yorodano.”
17Ndipo Yoswa analamula ansembe, nati, “Tulukani mu Yorodano.” 18Pamene ansembe amene ananyamula likasa la pangano la Atate wathu anatuluka pakati pa Yorodano ndipo mapazi awo anakhudza pansi powuma, madzi a Yorodano anabwerera pa malo awo, nasefukira pa magombe ake onse monga kale.
19Anthu anatuluka mu Yorodano pa tsiku la khumi la mwezi woyamba, namanga msasa ku Giligala, kummawa kwa Yeriko. 20Yoswa anaimika miyala khumi ndi iwiri ija ku Giligala—imene anatenga mu Yorodano. 21Anati kwa ana a Israeli, “M'masiku akudza, pamene ana anu adzafunsa atate awo, nati, ‘Kodi miyala iyi ikutanthauza chiyani?’ 22muwauze ana anu kuti: ‘Israeli anawoloka Yorodano uyu pa malo owuma.’ 23Pakuti Atate wanu anawumitsa madzi a Yorodano patsogolo panu kufikira mutawoloka, monga momwe Atate wanu anawumitsa Nyanja Yofiira patsogolo pathu kufikira titawoloka, 24kuti anthu onse a dziko lapansi adziwe kuti dzanja la Atate wathu ndi lamphamvu, ndi kuti muzilemekeza Atate wanu masiku onse.”
