¹ Nomba shonse impongolo sha ku Yeriko shaliselwe pa mulandu waba shilika bakwa Isreali. Takuli uwali kufuma elo takuli uwakwingila. ² Yahweh wasosele kuli Yoshua, ''Mona ndipele Yeliko mu kuboko kobe, no bufumubwakwe elo naba shilika abakanshiwa. ³ Mukashinguluke umusumba , bonse abaume ba nkondo bakoya bakoshinguluka umusumba umuku umo. mukacite ifi pa nshiku mutanda. ⁴ Bashi mapepo cine lubali balingile ukusenda amapenga cine lubali aya nsengo sha mpanga pa mulola wa cipao. Pa bushiku bwa cine lubali mukashinguluke umusumba imiku cine lubali, elo naba shimapepo bakolisha indandala pa mapenga. ⁵ Kabili bafwile batwalilila ukulisha intandala kwisengo lya mpaanga, elo ilyo mukoumfwa iciunda ce penga bonse abantu bapundile ukupundusha uku kul, elo ne cibumba ca musumba cikawe panshi tasha. Aba shilika bakasanse cila umo ukuya ukulekulola kuntansh.'' ⁶ Elo Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nun wakutile bashimapepo wasosele kuli bo, ''Sumbuleni icipao ca cipangano, elo lekeni bashimapepo cine lubali basende amepenga cine lubali aye sengo sha mpanga pantanshi ya cipao cakwa Yahweh.'' ⁷ Wo wasosele ku bantu, ''Kabiyeni konse mushinguluke umusumba, elo na baume ba fyanso balekuya ukutangilila icipao cakwa Yahweh.'' ⁸ Lulya lwine ulo Yoshua wasosele ku bantu , ba shimapepo cine lubali balisendele amapenga cine lubali balisendele amapenga cine lubali aya nsengo sha mpanga kuli Yahweh . Ulo bakoya pa ntanshi, balisendele intandala pa mapenga. Icipao ca cipangano cakwa Yahweh calikonkele panuma yabo. ⁹ Abaume ba fyanso balikwenda pantanshi yaba shimapepo, elo balishishe intandala pa mapenga yabo, lelo nomba bakalinda baendele pamo pa numa ya cipao, naba shimapepo balishishe amapenga ukutwalilila. ¹⁰ Eco Yoshua akonkomehse abantu, ukulanda ati, ''Mwipunda. Takuli icongo icakufuma mu tunwa twenu mpaka fye ubushiku ilyo nkamweba ukupunda ulo lwine elo mukapunde.'' ¹¹ Elo wo walengele icipao cakwa Yahweh ukushinguluka umusumba umuku umo bulya bushiku. Elyo baingile mu nkambi yabo, baikele ubushiku mu nkambi. ¹² Elo Yoshua wabukile pa macaca ulucelo, naba shimapepo basumbwile icipao cakwa Yahweh. ¹³ Bashimapepo cine lubali, abali kusenda amapenga cine lubaliaya nsengo sha mpaanga pantanshi cipao cakwa Yahweh, balikwenda abakushipa no kulisha intandala pa mapenga. Abashilika ba fyanso balikwenda pa ntanshi yabo Lelo ilyo, bakalinda baendele ukukonka icipao cakwa Yahweh, elyo amapenga yalilishe ukukonkanya intandala. ¹⁴ Baendele ukushinguluka umusumba umuku umo pa bushiku bwabubili no kubwelela ku nkambi. Bacitile ifi inshinku mutanda. ¹⁵ Nipa bushiku bwa cine lubali ulo ba bukile ulucelo celo kukulya, elo baendele ukushinguluka umusumba mu musango balikucitilamo, ulu nalo imiku cinelubali. Nipali ubu bwine bushiku ulo baendele ukushinguluka umusumba imiku cine lubali. ¹⁶ Nipa bushiku bwa cine lubali, ulo bashimapepo balishishe intandala na mapenga na Yoshua, akonkomeshe abantu, ''Pundeni! pantuYahweh ali mipele umusumba. ¹⁷ Umusumba elo na conse ifyalimo fyalite fyaliteyanishiwe kuli Yahweh kukonaulwa. Kanofye Rahab cilende eukoshala-wo na bonse abalinankwe mu ng'anda yakwe pantu wo walifishile abaume abo twatumine. ¹⁸ Lelo kuli mwebo, shininkisheni ukuti ifintu ifikosungwa lubali lubali ku konaulw, pa kuti ulo panuma, mwafipekanya kukonaulwa, tamubulilepo nangu cimo. Nga mwacita ifi, icintu icikoonaulwa kabili mukoleta ubwafyamuli co. ¹⁹ Onse Silfere, golide na conse icapangwa kuli Bronze na iron fisungilwe Yahweh. Fikoya mu cipao cafyuma fyakwa Yahweh.'' ²⁰ Ulo balishishe intamolola ne penga, abantu balipele ukupunda kukalamba nee cibumba caliwile panshi tasha,eco umwaume onse aingile mukati no ku candila umusumba. ²¹ Balyonawile conse icali mu musumba kulupanga ulwa kutwa-umwaume no mwanakashi, umwaice no mukulu, ing'ombe, impanga naba punda. ²² Elo Yoshua asosele ku baume babili abalengwile icalo, ''Kabiyeni mu ng'anda yakwa Cilende. Leteni umwanakashi na onse uuli na wo, ifyo mwalapile kuli wo.'' ²³ Eco abalumendo abali inengu baile kukuleta Rahab. Baletele wo, wishi, nyina, indume shakwe, elo naba lupwa bonse abali na wo. Babaletele ku ncende kunse ya nkambi yabena Isreali. ²⁴ Umusumba balyocele na conse icalimo. Kamo fye Silfere, golide, elo ifipe fya bronze na iron bafibikile mi cipao ca fyuma fya mung'anda yakwa Yahweh. ²⁵ Lelo Yoshua asuminishe Rahab cilende, nefya nu ng'anda yakwa wishi , na bonse abali na wo ukupusuka. Wo walikwikala mi Isreali ukufika na lelo pantu wo walishile abaume abo Yoshua watumine mu kulengula Yeriko. ²⁶ Elo Yoshua wabakonkomeshe bo pali ilya nshita no mulapo wasosele ati, ''Abe uwatipwa umwaume mu menso yakwa Yahweh uukakula cipya cipya uyu musumba, Yeriko. Akafintwa ibeli umwana wakwe umwaume elo akafwilwa umwana wakwe umwaume kabinda elo akemike impongolo shauko. ²⁷ Kanshi Yahweh wali na Yoshua no lulumbi lwakwe lwaile monse mu calo.