Anyagibeyoni Anyengeza Anthu a Mulungu
Agibeoni afika na sapato zidatha na mkate wakuola, akulonga kuti adafamba ulendo wakutali. Israele ayang'ana cakudya cawo mbwenye nee abvunza Baba wathu, mbalumbira cipangano. Ntsiku zitatu buluka pace uthambi uoneka — mbwenye kulumbira kucikhala, natenepa iwo asanduka adzidzi akutema nkuni.
9 1Pidabva pyenepi amambo onsene akhali kutsogolo kwa Yordani—ku mapiri, ku mbuto zakutsika, na n'khundu mwa bara ikulu yonsene kuelekera ku Lebhanu—Ahiti, Aamori, Akanani, Aperizi, Ahivi, na Ayebhusi, 2iwo agumanyikana pabodzi ninga munthu m'bodzi toera kumenya nkhondo na Yoswa na Izarayeli. 3Mbwenye anthu a ku Gibeyoni pidabva iwo pidacita Yoswa ku Yeriko na ku Ai, 4iwombo acitambo mwaunyengezi: aenda mbabisika ninga anthumwi, mbakwata masaka akale akugwegweduka na midzuko ya vinyu yakale, yakupanduka mbisonerezwa, ya maburu awo, 5ntsapato zakugwegweduka na zakusonerezwa m'miyendo mwawo, nguwo zakupandukapanduka pa iwo; mikate yawo yonsene ikhali yakuuma na yakugwanyika. 6Aenda kuna Yoswa ku nsasa wa ku Gilugali, mbampanga iye na Aizarayeli: “Ife tabwera kubuluka ku dziko yakutali; cincino citani cibverano na ife.”
7Mbwenye amuna a Izarayeli apanga Ahivi: “Panango imwe musakhala pakati pathu ene. Tinakwanisa tani kucita cibverano na imwe?”
8Iwo apanga Yoswa: “Ife ndife atumiki anu.” Yoswa abvundza: “Imwe ndimwe ani, mbamubuluka kupi?”
9Iwo ampanga: “Atumiki anu abwera kubuluka ku dziko yakutali kakamwe thangwi ya dzina ya Mbuya Mulungu wanu, thangwi tabva mbiri yace—pyonsene pidacita Iye ku Edjitu, 10na pyonsene pidacita Iye kuna amambo awiri a Aamori akhali kutsogolo kwa Yordani—Sihoni mambo wa ku Hesibhoni na Ogu mambo wa ku Bhasani, ule akhatonga ku Asitaroti. 11Natenepo akulu athu na anthu athu onsene alonga: ‘Kwatani pyakudya pya ulendo, ndokuonana nawo, mbamuapanga: “Ndife atumiki anu; cincino citani cibverano na ife.” ’ 12Mikate yathu ikhali yakutentha pidaikhunganya ife panyumba ntsiku idabuluka ife toera kubwera kuna imwe; cincino, onani—ndi yakuuma na yakugwanyika. 13Midzuko iyi ya vinyu ikhali ipswa pidaidzaza ife—cincino yapanduka. Pontho nguwo zathu na ntsapato zathu zagwegweduka thangwi ya ulendo wakutali kakamwe.”
14Natenepo amuna alawa pyakudya pyawo, mbwenye hadabvundza uphungu kuna Baba wathu tayu. 15Penepo Yoswa acita ntendere nawo, mbagwanda cibverano toera akhale na umaso, na atsogoleri a mbumba alumbira kuna iwo. a a v15 ‘Kugwanda cibverano’ ndi njira yakulonga yakale: mabverano akhasimbwa mukupereka ntsembe na kugawa pinyama pakati pa magulu mawiri. 16Pakupita ntsiku zitatu, pakumala kucita cibverano nawo, abva kuti anthu awa akhali anyakuendekana awo, akhakhala pakati pawo. 17Aizarayeli abuluka mbafika ku mizinda yawo pa ntsiku yacitatu. Mizinda yawo ikhali: Gibeyoni, Kefira, Bheroti, na Kiriati-Yearimu. 18Mbwenye Aizarayeli hadaamenya tayu, thangwi atsogoleri a mbumba akhadalumbira kuna iwo mu dzina ya Baba wathu, Mulungu wa Izarayeli. Na mbumba yonsene ang'ung'udzira atsogoleri. 19Mbwenye atsogoleri onsene apanga mbumba yonsene: “Ife talumbira kuna iwo mu dzina ya Baba wathu, Mulungu wa Izarayeli, natenepo cincino nkhabe kukwanisa kuakhuya. 20Ici ndi cinthu cinafuna ife kucita kuna iwo: tiasiye akhale na umaso, toera ukali ukhonde kutigwera thangwi ya dumbiro idalumbira ife kuna iwo.” 21Atsogoleri apanga mbumba: “Asiyeni akhale na umaso.” Natenepo akhala anyakutema nkhuni na anyakutekera madzi a mbumba yonsene, ninga mudapikirira atsogoleri.
22Penepo Yoswa aacemera: “Thangwi yanji mwatinyengeza, mbamulonga: ‘Ife tisakhala kutali kakamwe na imwe,’ mu ndzidzi unakhala imwe pakati pathu ene? 23Natenepo cincino muli akutukwaniwa: imwe munadzakhala atumiki ndzidzi onsene—anyakutema nkhuni na anyakutekera madzi a nyumba ya Baba wanga.”
24Iwo antawira Yoswa: “Atumiki anu apangwa mwadidi kuti Mbuya Mulungu wanu akhadapanga ntumiki wace Mozesi toera kukupasani dziko yonsene, na kufudza onsene anakhala m'mwemo pamaso panu. Natenepo, mukugopa kakamwe umaso wathu thangwi ya imwe, ife tacita pyenepi. 25Cincino ife tiri m'manja mwanu. Citani kwa ife pyonsene pinaoneka pyadidi na pyakulungama pamaso panu.”
26Natenepo iye acita tenepo kuna iwo, mbaapulumusa m'manja mwa anthu a Izarayeli, mbiere hadaapha tayu. 27Pa ntsiku ineyi Yoswa aacita anyakutema nkhuni na anyakutekera madzi a mbumba na a guwa ya ntsembe ya Baba wathu pa mbuto inafuna Iye kusankhula—na mpaka lero pisapitiriza tenepo.
