Atate Akonzanso Anthu Ake pa Giligala
Nkhondo isanayambe, kupuma kaye. M'badwo watsopano udulidwa ndipo ukhala mumsasa mpaka utachira, Paskha asungidwa, ndipo mana aleka tsiku limene adya chakudya cha m'dzikolo. Kenako munthu wosolola lupanga auza Yoswa kuti iye ndiye mtsogoleri wa gulu lankhondo la Atate wathu.
5 1Pamene mafumu onse a Aamori a kumadzulo kwa Yorodani ndi mafumu onse a Akanani a m'mbali mwa nyanja anamva kuti Atate wathu anawumitsa madzi a Yorodani pamaso pa Aisraeli mpaka iwo atawoloka, mitima yawo inasungunuka, ndipo munalibe mzimu wotsala mwa iwo chifukwa cha Aisraeli.
2Pa nthawi imeneyo Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa, “Dzipangire wekha mipeni ya miyala, ndipo uwachitenso mdulidwe Aisraeli, kachiwiri.”
3Choncho Yoswa anapanga mipeni ya miyala, nawachita mdulidwe ana a Aisraeli pa Gibeya-haaraloti, Phiri la Makungu. 4Ichi ndi chifukwa chake Yoswa anawachita mdulidwe: anthu onse amene anatuluka mu Igupto, amuna, amuna onse ankhondo, anafa m'chipululu panjira atachoka mu Igupto. 5Aliyense amene anatuluka anali atachitidwa mdulidwe, koma iwo amene anabadwira m'chipululu panjira yotuluka mu Igupto anali asanachitidwe. 6Anthu a Israeli anayenda zaka makumi anai m'chipululu mpaka mtundu wonse, amuna ankhondo amene anachoka mu Igupto, utafa, chifukwa sanamvere mau a Atate wathu. Kwa iwo Atate wathu analumbira kuti sadzawalola kuona dziko limene analumbira kwa makolo awo kuti adzatipatsa, dziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi. 7Iye anawutsa ana awo m'malo mwawo, ndipo Yoswa anawachita mdulidwe, pakuti anali osachitidwa mdulidwe, popeza sanachitidwe mdulidwe panjira. 8Pamene mdulidwe wa mtundu wonse unatha, iwo anakhala mu msasa mpaka atapola.
9Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa, “Lero ndakugubuzirani manyazi a Igupto.” Choncho malo amenewo amatchedwa Giligala mpaka lero.
10Aisraeli amene anamanga misasa pa Giligala anasunga Paskha pa tsiku la khumi ndi chinai la mwezi, madzulo, pa zigwa za Yeriko. 11Tsiku lotsatira Paskha, pa tsiku lomwelo, anadya zokolola za dziko: mkate wopanda chofufumitsa ndi tirigu wokazinga. 12Mana anasiya tsiku lotsatira atadya zokolola za dziko. Aisraeli analibenso mana; chaka chimenecho anadya zokolola za Kanani.
Mtsogoleri wa Gulu Lankhondo la Atate
13Pafupi ndi Yeriko, Yoswa anakweza maso, ndipo anaona munthu ataima patsogolo pake, ali ndi lupanga losololedwa m'dzanja lake. Iye anayandikira namfunsa, “Kodi uli ku mbali yathu kapena ya adani athu?”
14“Ayi,” anayankha. “Ndabwera tsopano monga mtsogoleri wa gulu lankhondo la Atate wathu.” Yoswa anagwa chafufumimba pansi, nalambira, nati, “Kodi mbuye wanga akunena chiyani kwa mtumiki wake?”
15Mtsogoleri wa gulu lankhondo la Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa, “Vula nsapato kumapazi ako, pakuti malo pamene wayimapo ndi oyera.” Ndipo Yoswa anachita momwemo.
