¹ Yahwe wasosele kuli Yoshua, ''Witina winenuka senda abaume bonse ababulwi. Kabiye ku Ai. Mona, Ndipele mu minwe yobeimfumu yaku Ai, abantu baiko umusumba waiko, elo ne mpanga yaiko. ² Mukocita kuli Ai ne mfumuyauko ku bati nifilya mwacitile kuli Yeriko ne mfumu yaiko. ici fey mukosenda ifya tapwa elo nefitekwa fikoba fyenu. Belameni kunuma ya musumba. ³ Eco Yoshua walimine wa sendele abaume ba bulwi ku Ai. Elo Yoshua wasalile abume amakana yatatu-abakukosa, abaume abakushilimuka-elo wo wabatumine ubushiku. ⁴ Wo wabakonkomeshe, ''Moneni, mulaleko mulibelamine umusumba, ku numa yauko. Takuli kuya kutali ukufuma ku musumba lelo bonse fye muipekanye. ⁵ Nebo nabaume bonse abo ndi nabo tukoingila mu musumba, elo ulo bakafuma ku kusansa fwebo tukobabutukila kwati filya cali. ⁶ Bakafuma panuma yesu mpaka tubafumye fye bonse mu musumba. Bakalande ati, 'butuka butuka filya fine bacitile lulya. Eco tukabutuka ukufuma kuli bo. ⁷ Elo mukabemine ukufma mu ncende mukafisamamo, elo mukacandile umusumba. Yahweh Lesa wenu akacipela mu minwe yenu. ⁸ Ulo mukacandila umusumba, mukoce ku mulilo. Mukacita ifi ulo mukomfwa ukukonkomesha ukufma kwi shiwi lyakwa Yahweh. Moneni, ndi mikonkomeshe mwebo.'' ⁹ Yoshua wabatumine baye, elo balile ku ncende ya kubelaminako, bafiseme pakati ka Bethel na Ai ku masamba ya Ai. Lelo Yoshua wa sendeme bulya bushiku pakati ka bantu. ¹⁰ Yoshua wabukile ulucelo pa maca maca nokulenga abashilika bakwe ukwiteyanya, Yoshua naba kalamba bakwa Isreali, elo bo basanshile abantu bakwa Ai. ¹¹ Abaume bonse abalubuliabali nao baile no kwingila mu musumba. Bo bafikile mupepi no mjusumba elo bacile inkambi ku kapinda ka ku kuso kakwa Ai. Nomba kwaliko umukonko pakati kabo na Ai. ¹² Wabulile abaume nalimo amakana yasano walibapekenye ukubelama ku masamba lubali lwa musumba pakati ka Bethel na Ai. ¹³ Wo wacitile umushilika onse mu cifulo cakwe, abashilika benbene ku kapinda ka ku kuso ka musuma elo na ba linshi ku masamba ya musumba Yoshua walele bulya bushiku mu mupokaka. ¹⁴ Cacitikile ifi ulo imfumu ya Aiyalimwene, wo nabashilikale baalamuka ulucelo nokwangufyanya ukusansa Isreali pa ncende imo ifi apa lolenkene nao mumana wa Yodani mu mupokapoka. Wo taishibile ati, babeleme balikulolela ubusanso ukufma ku noma ya musumba. ¹⁵ Yoshua na bena Isresali bonse bali kwati ba cimfiwa kuli bo, elo babutukile ukulola ku ciswebebe. ¹⁶ Abantu bonse abali mu musumba bakolongene pamo ukuba konka panuma, elo baile panuma yajwa Yoshua kabili bonse balifumune ukusha ¹⁷ umusumba. Takwalipo umwaume uwashele muli Ai na Bethel uushaile ku kucusha Isreali. Bo basile umusumba weka baushile umumpula pwapwa ulo baile ku ku cusha Isreali. ¹⁸ Yahweh wsosele kuli Yoshua, ''Sonta ifumo lyobe ili mu minwe yobe pali Ai, Ico nkopela Ai mu minwe yobe.'' Yoshua wasumbwile ifmuo ilyali mu minwe yakwe ukulosha pa musumba. ¹⁹ Aba shilikale abafiseme mwibumba bwangu bwanguba angufyenyefyeukufuma mu ncende ilyo wo wafikile no kuboko kwakwe. Bali butukile no kwingila mu musumba no kucandilia. Bayangufyenye ukuca umusumba. ²⁰ Abaume bakwa Ai balipilibukile no kulolesha kunuma. Bo balimwene icushi cikonina ukuya mwiulu, elo tekuti bafyke uku no ku. Pakuti abashilika abena Isreali abali mu matololo nomba balipilibukile ukulolenkana na balikusupila bo. ²¹ Ulo Yoshua na bena Isreali bonse ba mwene ibumba lya candila umusumba ne cushi cikonina, balipilibukile no kwipaya abaume bakwa Ai. ²² Bambi balikufuma mu musumba ukukonka bo, ica kuti baliketwe pa kati, Na Isrewali pakati, bambi uku lubali na bambi lulya lubali. Isreali wasanshile abaume bakwa Ai, tapali nangu umo muli bo uwapusukile nangu ukufyuka. ²³ Bo basungile imfumu yakwa Ai, uyo baikete umutuntulu, bo bamuletele kuli Yoshua. ²⁴ Cali ifi ulo Isreali wapwile ukwipaya bonse abekashi bakwa Ai mu cibansa mupepi na matololo uko basupile bo, elo ulo bonse fye, mpaka kuwa kulekelesha, baliwile ku lupanga, bonse abena Isrewali balibwelele kuli Ai. Bali usanshile ku lupanga. ²⁵ Bonse abawile bulya bushiku abaume na banakashi capamo, bali amakana ikumi limo na yabili, bonse abantu bakwa Ai. ²⁶ Yoshua tabweseshe ukuboko kwakwe ku numa wo wo wasontele ulo wo waikete ifumo lyakwe, mpakafye wo wanawile nakalya nakalya abaunetu bakwa ai bonse. ²⁷ Isrwali wasendele ifitekwa nefyatapilwe ukufuma mu musumba kukube fyabo, ifyo fye Yahweh wakonkomeshe Yoshua. ²⁸ Yoshua waocele Ai no kumusangula umupili wa mutoi ubulelela. Nincennde iya sulwa mpaka na lelo. ²⁹ Wo wakakile imfumu ku cimuti ukufika icungulo. Ulo akasuba kalikuwa, Yoshua wapele icipope eloelo balsendele umubili wa mfumu ukufumya ku cimuti no kuposa ku ntanshi ya mpongolo sha musumba. Kulya balipekenye umupili wa mabwe bailikile pa mulu waciko. Umupili epo waba na lelo. ³⁰ Elo Yoshua wakulile Yahweh icipailo, Lesa wakwa Isresali, pa lupili lwa Ebal. ³¹ Ukubati nifilya fine Mose umubomfi wakwa Yahweh wakonkomeshe abantu bakwa Isrewali, ukubati nifilya calembwa mwibuku lya malango yakwa Mose: ''Icipailo ukufuma ku mabwe ya musuma, apo nangu umo taocelapo icela conse.'' Wo wapele pa cipailo ifya bupe ifyakocewa kuli Yaqweh, elo bacitile icelambo ifyabupe fya mutende. ³² Kulya, pa menso ya bantu bakwa Isreali, wo alembele pa ma bwe icalembwa ce funde lyakwa Mose. ³³ Abena Isresali bonse, abakalamba babo, elo naba pingushi babo baimine imbali shonse sha cipao pali bashimapepo na bena lefi abali kusenda icipao cacipangano cakwa Yahweh-abalendo elo fye nabana calo-citika wabo balimine ku ntanshi ya lupili Ebal. Bo balapile abantu bakwa Isrewali, ukubati nifilya Mose umubomfi wakwa Yahweh wakonkomeshe bo pakubala. ³⁴ Panuma, Yoshua wabelengele amashiwi ye funde, amapala elo nefitipu, kuba ti filya fine fyalembelwe mwibuku lye funde. ³⁵ Tapali ishiwi nangu limo ukufuma muli fyonse ifyo Mose wakonkomeshe ifyo yoshua tabelengele pali Isresali abalongene, ukubika pofye abanakashi, abana kufyalwa elo nabalendo abaikele muli bo.