Baba Wathu Asankhula Djosuwe
Kukunda na kukhazikika mu Dziko ya Phangano pa utsogoleri wa Yoswa. Pakutoma basa yakugopswa, Baba wathu akhazikisa mbumba yace nee m'cipapo cawo, mbwenye mu kukhalapo kwace.
1 1Pakumala kufa kwa Mozi, ntumiki wa Baba wathu, Baba wathu apanga Djosuwe, mwana wa Nuni, nyakuphedza Mozi, tenepa:
2“Mozi, ntumiki wanga, afa kale. Cincino lamuka, uwambuke nkulo wa Djordani, iwe pabodzi na mbumba iyi yonsene, upite m'dziko ndinapereka kuna iwo, ana a Izarayeli. 3Mbuto zonsene zinapondha phazi yako, ndazipasa kuna iwe, ninga ndidapikira Mozi. 4Malire ako anadzaenda kubulukira kuthando na ku Lebanu uyu mpaka ku nkulo ukulu wa Yufrate—dziko yonsene ya Ahiti—mpaka ku Bara Ikulu ku madokero a dzuwa. 5Nkhabe munthu anadzalimira kutsogolo kwako mu masiku onsene a umaso wako. Ninga ndikhali na Mozi, ndinadzakhala na iwe; sindinadzakusiya nee kukutaya tayu.
6“Khala wakuwanga na wacipapo, thangwi iwe unadzatsogolera mbumba iyi toera itambire dziko ndidadumbira ambuya awo kuti ndinadzaapasa. 7Basi khala wakuwanga na wacipapo kakamwe, usamalire kubvera Mwambo onsene udakupanga Mozi, ntumiki wanga. Leka kusenduka kwa uwu, kumadyo nee kumabzwere, toera upembere konsene kunaenda iwe. 8Bukhu iyi ya Mwambo mbileke kubuluka pa mulomo wako; nyerezera pyenepi masikati na masiku, toera ucite mwacisamaliro pyonsene pidalembwa mwenemu. Penepo njira yako inadzaenda mwadidi, iwe unadzapembera. 9Kodi ine nee ndakupanga? Khala wakuwanga na wacipapo. Leka kugopa nee kudzudzumika, thangwi Ine, Baba wako, ndiri na iwe konsene kunaenda iwe.”
Djosuwe Agumanya Mbumba Toera Kuwambuka
10Penepo Djosuwe apanga akulu a mbumba tenepa:
11“Pitani n'kati mwa misasa, mupange mbumba: ‘Khunganyani cakudya, thangwi pakupita ntsiku zitatu munadzawambuka Djordani toera kupita na kutambira dziko inakupasani Baba wanu toera mukhale nalo.’”
12Kuna Arubeni, Agadhi, na hafu ya dzindza ya Manase, Djosuwe alonga tenepa:
13“Kumbukani pidakupangani Mozi, ntumiki wa Baba wathu: ‘Baba wanu akukupasani kupuma, pontho anadzakupasani dziko iyi.’ 14Akazi anu, ana anu, na pifuwo pyanu pinakhala m'dziko idakupasani Mozi kumabulukiro a dzuwa a Djordani; mbwenye imwe monsene anyankhondo, wambukani muna pida pya nkhondo patsogolo pa abale anu, toera kuaphedza, 15mpaka Baba wathu apase abale anu kupuma, ninga adakupasani imwe, iwo apokererembo dziko inaapasa Iye. Penepo bwererani ku dziko yanu, mbamuitambira—dziko idakupasani Mozi, ntumiki wa Baba wathu, kuntunda wa Djordani kumabulukiro a dzuwa.”
16Iwo atawira Djosuwe, mbalonga: “Pyonsene pidatipangani imwe tinadzapicita, pontho konsene kunatitumizani imwe tinadzaenda. 17Ninga tidabvera Mozi mu pinthu pyonsene, tinadzakubverani imwe. Basi Baba wanu mbakhale na imwe, ninga akhali na Mozi. 18Munthu onsene anapandukira matongero anu, mbakhonda kubvera mafala anu, cinthu consene cinatonga imwe, anafunika kuphiwa. Basi khalani wakuwanga na wacipapo.”