Yoswa 6 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

6 ¹Ndipo Yeriko unatsekedwa kwathunthu chifukwa cha Aisraeli; panalibe munthu wotuluka ngakhale wolowa.

²Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Yoswa, “Taona, ndapereka Yeriko, mfumu yake, ndi ankhondo ake amphamvu, m'manja mwako.

³“Zungulirani mzinda, inu nonse anthu ankhondo, muzungulire kamodzi. Muzichita zimenezi masiku asanu ndi limodzi. ⁴Ansembe asanu ndi awiri anyamule malipenga a nyanga za nkhosa zamphongo asanu ndi awiri patsogolo pa likasa. Pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri, muzungulire mzinda maulendo asanu ndi awiri pamene ansembe akuliza malipenga. ⁵Pamene nyanga ya nkhosa yamphongo ilira motalika ndipo inu mukamva, anthu onse afuwule kolimba. Malinga a mzinda adzagwa pansi, ndipo munthu aliyense adzathamangira molunjika kutsogolo.”

⁶Yoswa mwana wa Nuni anaitana ansembe nati kwa iwo, “Nyamulani likasa la pangano, ndipo ansembe asanu ndi awiri anyamule malipenga a nyanga za nkhosa zamphongo asanu ndi awiri patsogolo pa likasa la Atate wathu.”

⁷Nati kwa anthu, “Pitani patsogolo! Zungulirani mzinda, ndipo anthu onyamula zida apite patsogolo pa likasa la Atate wathu.”

⁸Yoswa atamaliza kuyankhula, ansembe asanu ndi awiri onyamula malipenga a nyanga za nkhosa zamphongo asanu ndi awiri patsogolo pa Atate wathu anapita patsogolo, akuliza malipenga, ndipo likasa la pangano la Atate wathu linawatsatira. ⁹Anthu onyamula zida anayenda patsogolo pa ansembe amene amaliza malipenga, ndipo oteteza a kumbuyo anayenda pambuyo pa likasa, malipenga akulira nthawi zonse.

¹⁰Koma Yoswa analamula anthu, nati, “Musafuwule ngakhale kulola mawu anu kumveka; palibe mawu amodzi ochokera m'kamwa mwanu kufikira nditanena kuti, ‘Fuwulani!’ Pamenepo mufuwule.” ¹¹Choncho anazungulitsa likasa la Atate wathu mzinda kamodzi. Ndipo anabwera ku msasa nagona usiku m'msasamo. ¹²Yoswa anadzuka m'mawa kwambiri tsiku lotsatira, ndipo ansembe ananyamula likasa la Atate wathu. ¹³Ansembe asanu ndi awiri onyamula malipenga a nyanga za nkhosa zamphongo asanu ndi awiri patsogolo pa likasa la Atate wathu anapitiriza kuyenda, akuliza malipenga mosalekeza. Anthu onyamula zida anatsogolera; oteteza a kumbuyo anatsatira likasa la Atate wathu pamene malipenga amalira. ¹⁴Choncho pa tsiku lachiwiri anazungulira mzinda kamodzi nabwerera ku msasa. Anachita zimenezi masiku asanu ndi limodzi.

¹⁵Pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri anadzuka m'bandakucha nazungulira mzinda monga kale, koma tsiku limeneli maulendo asanu ndi awiri. ¹⁶Pa ulendo wachisanu ndi chiwiri, pamene ansembe amaliza malipenga, Yoswa anati kwa anthu, “Fuwulani! Pakuti Atate wathu wakupatsani mzinda. ¹⁷Mzinda ndi zonse zomwe zili mmenemo zaperekedwa kwa Atate wathu kuti ziwonongedwe. Rahabi wadama yekha pamodzi ndi onse amene ali naye m'nyumba mwake adzakhala ndi moyo, chifukwa anabisa amithenga amene tinawatuma. ^a a v17 Kuperekedwa kwa Atate wathu kuti ziwonongedwe kukutanthauza kuti chilichonse chinaperekedwa kwathunthu kwa Mulungu mwa kuwonongedwa — palibe chofunkha chimene chikanatengedwa kuti munthu agwiritse ntchito payekha. ¹⁸Koma dzipatuleni ku zinthu zoperekedwa kuti ziwonongedwe, kuti musadzibweretsere chiwonongeko mwa kutenga chilichonse cha izo, ndi kuika msasa wonse wa Israeli pa chiopsezo cha chiwonongeko ndi kuubweretsera mavuto. ¹⁹Koma siliva yonse, golide, ndi zinthu za mkuwa ndi chitsulo ndi zoyera kwa Atate wathu; ziyenera kulowa mu nyumba yake yosungiramo chuma.”

²⁰Choncho anthu anafuwula pamene ansembe amaliza malipenga. Atamva kulira kwa lipenga, anafuwula kolimba, ndipo malinga anagwa pansi. Anthu analowa mu mzinda mothamanga, aliyense molunjika kutsogolo, nawulanda. ²¹Anawononga chilichonse chimene chinali mu mzinda—amuna ndi akazi, achinyamata ndi okalamba, ng'ombe, nkhosa, abulu—ndi lupanga lakuthwa. ^b b v21 Kuwonongedwa kwa Yeriko ndi chimodzi mwa zochitika zovuta kwambiri m'Malemba: chiweruzo cha Atate wathu chimene anachibweza kwa nthawi yaitali pa anthu odzipereka ku nkhanza ndi kupereka ana nsembe. Ngakhale pano chifundo chake chikufikira, kupulumutsa Rahabi ndi banja lake lonse—mlendo amene anatembenukira kwa Iye mwa chikhulupiriro. ²²Yoswa anati kwa anthu awiri amene anakazonda dziko, “Pitani ku nyumba ya wadama ndipo mukatulutse mkaziyo ndi onse amene ali ake, monga munalumbira kwa iye.” ²³Choncho azondi achinyamata analowa natulutsa Rahabi, bambo wake, amayi ake, abale ake, ndi onse amene anali ake. Anatulutsa banja lake lonse nawaika kunja kwa msasa wa Israeli. ²⁴Anatentha mzinda ndi zonse zomwe zinali mmenemo, koma anaika siliva, golide, ndi zinthu za mkuwa ndi chitsulo mu nyumba yosungiramo chuma ya nyumba ya Atate wathu. ²⁵Yoswa anasunga Rahabi wadama, banja la bambo wake, ndi onse amene anali ake. Iye wakhala pakati pa Israeli kufikira lero, chifukwa anabisa amithenga amene Yoswa anawatuma kukazonda Yeriko.

²⁶Ndipo Yoswa anawalumbiritsa lumbiro ili, nati, “Watembereredwa pamaso pa Atate wathu munthu amene adzauka kumanganso mzinda uwu, Yeriko. Adzayika maziko ake pa mtengo wa mwana wake woyamba kubadwa, ndipo adzaimika zipata zake pa mtengo wa mwana wake wotsiriza.” ²⁷Choncho Atate wathu anali ndi Yoswa, ndipo mbiri ya Yoswa inafalikira dziko lonse.