Yoswa Acemera Izarayeli Toera Kukhomerera
Yoswa, ali nkulu, agumanya atsogoleri mbacenjeza mwakuphweka: phatisisani, lekani kumanga banja na mitundu yasala peno na milungu yawo. Iye alonga pidadzionera iye — nkhabe cipikiro cibodzi ca Baba wathu cidaphonya — mbalonga kuti mafala akuipa anadzakwanisikambo mwakukhulupirika.
23 1Pakupita n'dzidzi uzinji Baba wathu mbupasa Izarayeli kupuma kuna anyamalwa awo onsene akhaazungulira, Yoswa akhali nkhalamba, wakukwanisa pyaka pizinji. 2Yoswa acemera Aizarayeli onsene—akulu, atsogoleri, atongi, na akulu a basa—mbaalonga tenepa: “Ine ndine nkhalamba, ndapita kale mu pyaka pizinji. 3Imwe mwaona pyonsene pidacita Baba wanu kuna madzinza anewa onsene thangwi ya imwe; Baba wanu amenya nkhondo thangwi ya imwe. 4Onani, ndakugawirani, ninga unthaka wa mibvi yanu, madzinza anewa adasala, na madzinza onsene adagwanda Ine, kubulukira ku Yordani mpaka ku Bara Ikulu ku madokero a dzuwa. 5Baba wanu ene anadzaawinga mbaabulusa patsogolo panu, imwe munadzatambira dziko yawo, ninga mudapikirwa na Baba wanu.
6Khalani akuwanga kakamwe toera kubvera na kucita pyonsene pidalembwa m'bukhu ya mwambo wa Mozese, mukhonda kupfunduka kuenda kwa madyo peno kwa bzere. 7Lekani kubvungazana na madzinza anewa adasala pakati panu. Lekani kulonga madzina a milungu yawo peno kudumbira na iyo; lekani kuatumikira peno kuagodamira. 8Mbwenye khomererani Baba wanu, ninga munacita imwe mpaka lero.
9Baba wanu abulusa madzinza makulu na akuwanga patsogolo panu; nkhabe munthu adakwanisa kulimirana na imwe mpaka lero. 10Munthu m'bodzi wa imwe asathamangisa anthu cikwi, thangwi Baba wanu ene asakumenyerani nkhondo, ninga mudapikirwa na Iye. 11Na tenepo, cenjerani kakamwe toera kufuna Baba wanu. 12Mbwenye mungabwerera nduli mbakhomerera madzinza anewa adasala pakati panu, mungamanga banja na iyo, mbamubvungazana na iwo, na iwo na imwe, 13dziwani mwadidi kuti Baba wanu nkhabe kudzapitiriza kubulusa madzinza anewa patsogolo panu. Iwo anadzakhala nsampha na ntego kuna imwe, cikwapo pa mbali zanu na minga m'maso mwanu, mpaka mudzafudzike kubulukira mu dziko ino yadidi idakupasani Baba wanu.
14Cincino Ine ndikuenda njira inaenda anthu onsene a pa dziko yapantsi. Imwe musadziwa na ntima wanu onsene na moyo wanu onsene kuti nkhabe cinthu cibodzi cadidi cidapikira Baba wanu thangwi ya imwe cidacimwana—pyonsene pyakwanirisika kuna imwe; nkhabe cibodzi cidacimwana. 15Ninga mafala onsene adidi adalonga Baba wanu kuna imwe akwanirisika, tenepo Iye anadzakubwereserani pinthu pyonsene pyakuipa, mpaka adzakufudzeni kubulukira mu dziko ino yadidi idakupasani Iye. 16Mungaswa cibverano ca Baba wanu, cidakupangani Iye, mbamuenda kutumikira milungu inango mbamuigodamira, ukali wa Baba wanu unadzakupserani, imwe munadzafudzika mwakucimbiza kubulukira mu dziko yadidi idakupasani Iye.”
