Baba Wanu Asakumenyerani Nkhondo
Mbadzati nkhondo nyantsembe asapanga anyankhondo kuti akhonde kugopa, thangwi Baba wawo asaenda nawo. Buluka penepo amuna asabwezerwa kumui — nyumba ipsa, munda upsa wa mpesa, ntombi yakuperekwa, peno kugopa basi. Mizinda isatoma kuperekerwa ntendere, na anyankhondo akuzungulira nzinda nkhabe kutawirwa kutema miti yakubala misapo.
20 1Mungaenda ku nkhondo toera kumenyana na anyamalwa anu, mbamuona makavalo, ngolo za nkhondo, na anyankhondo azinji kupita anu, lekani kuagopa, thangwi Baba wanu ali pabodzi na imwe—Iye ule adakubulusani n'dziko ya Edjitu. 2N'dzidzi wakutoma nkhondo wangafika, nyantsembe anadzabwera patsogolo mbalonga na mbumba. 3Iye anadzaapanga tenepa: “Bveserani, imwe Izarayeli: lero musaenda ku nkhondo toera kumenyana na anyamalwa anu. Lekani kufewa ntima, lekani kugopa, lekani kudzudzumika, lekani kuatetemera, 4thangwi Baba wanu asaenda pabodzi na imwe, toera kukumenyerani nkhondo na anyamalwa anu, mbakupasani kupembera.”
5Penepo atsogoleri a nkhondo anadzapanga mbumba: “Alipo munthu adamanga nyumba ipsa mbwenye nee aipereka? Mbaende kunyumba kwace, thangwi anakwanisa kufa ku nkhondo, na unango mbaipereka. 6Alipo munthu adalima munda wa mphesa mbwenye nee adya misapo yace? Mbaende kunyumba kwace, thangwi anakwanisa kufa ku nkhondo, na unango mbadya misapo yace. 7Alipo munthu adabvumizana na nkazi mbwenye nee amulowola? Mbaende kunyumba kwace, thangwi anakwanisa kufa ku nkhondo, na mamuna unango mbamulowola.” 8Atsogoleri anadzathimiza kulonga na mbumba: “Alipo munthu ule ali na kugopa mbaluza cipapo cace? Mbaende kunyumba kwace, toera mitima ya abale ace ikhonde kusungunuka ninga yace.” 9Atsogoleri angamala kulonga na mbumba, anadzaikha akulu a anyankhondo toera kutsogolera mbumba.
10Mungafika cifupi na nzinda toera kumenyana nawo, aperekeni ntendere. 11Ungatawira mwa ntendere mbaufungulira misuwo yace, anthu onsene a mwenemo anadzakutumikirani ninga anyabasa akukakamizwa. 12Mbwenye ungakhonda ntendere mbatoma kukumenyani nkhondo, penepo uzungulireni. 13Baba wanu angakupasani nzinda unowu, phani amuna onsene a mwenemo na supada. 14Mbwenye akazi, ana, pifuyo, na pinthu pinango pyonsene pya mu nzinda—pinthu pyonsene pyakufunkhwa—munakwanisa kupifunkha toera kwa imwe mwene, mbamukomerwa na pinthu pyakufunkhwa pya anyamalwa anu, pidakupasani Baba wanu. 15Nzinda onsene wa kutali, wakuti nee ndi wa mitundu iyi, mucitireni tenepa. 16Mbwenye mu nzinda za mitundu iyi zinakupasani Baba wanu ninga unthaka, lekani kusiya ciri na moyo cinthu consene cinapuma. 17Mbwenye, aphani mwakukwana—Ahiti, Aamori, Akanani, Aperizi, Ahivi, na Ayebusi—ninga mudakupangirani Baba wanu, 18toera akhonde kukupfundzisani kutowezera pinthu pyonsene pyakunyansa pinacita iwo kuna milungu yawo, mbakucitisani kudawa kuna Baba wanu.
19Mungazungulira nzinda mu n'dzidzi uzinji, mbamumenya nkhondo toera kuukwata, lekani kufudza miti yace mukuigwanda na sembe. Munakwanisa kudya misapo yace, mbwenye lekani kuigwanda. Thangwi miti ya munda nee ndi anthu, kuti ikhale ninga nyamalwa wanu. 20Munakwanisa kugwanda basi miti ire inadziwa imwe kuti nee ndi ya kudya. Munakwanisa kuigwanda toera kumanga pyakuzungulira pyakumenyera nzinda unakumenyani nkhondo mpaka ugwe.
