¹ Pali ilya nshita Yoshua aitile abena Rubeni, abena Gadi, na citika ca lupwa lwakwa Manase. ² Asosele kuli bena ati, "mwalicita fyonse ifyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yawe amwebele. Mwalyumfwa ishiwi lyandi muli fyonse ifyo namwebele. ³ Tamubutwike bandume shenu munshinku ishingi isi, ukufika nakuli ndakai, kabili namufikilisha incito iyifwaikwa mumafunde yakwa Yawe Lesa wenu. ⁴ Nomba Yawe Lesa obe napela ukutusha kuli bandume sheni, ngefyo abalaile. Eico pilibukeni kabiyeni ku nkambi shenu mucalo cenu, ico Mose umubomfi wakwa Yawe amupele mu Lubali lwakwa Yordani. ⁵ Lelo mubefye abacenjela mukukonka amafunde na malango ayo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yawe amupel ukukonka, ukutemwa Yawe Lesa wenu, ukwena munshila shakwe, ukusunga amafunde yakwe, nokwikatilila kuli ena noku mushinshimuna nomutima obe onse elyo no mweo obe onse." ⁶ Elyo Yoshua abapalile nokubaleka ukuya elyo babwekelemo ku nkambi shabo. ⁷ Nomba kuli citika wa mukowa wakwa Manase MOse apele ubupyani mu Bashani. Lelo kuli citika umbi Yoshua apele ubupyani kulubali lwaba ndume shabo mucalo icali kukapinda kaku masamba ya Yordani. Yoshua abalekele baye ku ma yema yabo; ali bapalile ⁸ elyo atile kuli bena, "bweleleni ku ma yema yenu nendala ishingi, nfitekwa ifingi, elyi na silfere na golide, no mukuba ne cela, ne fyakufwala ifingi. Yakanyeni nefyatapwa ukufuma kuba lwani kuluba munyinenwe." ⁹ Eico abana vakwa Rubeni, abana vakwa Gadi, na citika waba mulupwa lwakwa Manase babwelele ku mushi ukusha abantu bakwa Israeli pa Shilo, iyo iyili paminwe yakwa Kenaani. Bayambile ukuya kuncende uakea Gileadi, ku ncende yabo, iyo abene bapokele ukupitila mukumfwila amafunde yakwa Yawe, ukupitila mu minwe yakwa Mose. ¹⁰ Ilyo bafikile ku Yordani iyo iyaba muncende ya Kenaani, abena Rubeni nabena Gadi na citika wamu lupwa kwa kwa Manase bakulilemo icipailo kumbali ya Yordani, icipailo icikulu kabili icacindama. ¹¹ Abantu bamu Israeli baumfwile ifya ifi elyo basosa abati, "Moneni! abantu bakwa Rubeni, Gadi, elyo naccitika wa lupwa lwakwa Manase naba kula icipailo pantanshi ya calo caku Kenaani, pa Geliloti, mucitingu mupepi na Yordani, kuncende yabantu bamu Israeli." ¹² Ilyo abantu baku Israeli baumfwile ulwa ici, ibumba lyonse ilya bantu bamu Israeli balongene pamo pa Shilo ukuya mukupanga inkondo nabo. ¹³ Elyo abantu bakwa Israeli batumine intumi ku bena Rubeni abena Gadi, nacitika wamu lupwa lwakwa Manase, mucalo ca Gileadi. Kabili ba tumine Dhineasi umwana mwaume wakwa Eliesa, shimapepo, ¹⁴ elyo kuli ena nentungulushi ikumi limo, umo cila mutundu mundupwa shakwa Israeli, kabili cila umo ali nintungulushi mulupwa mu nko yakwa Israeli. ¹⁵ Baishile kubantu bakwa Rubeni, Gadi elyo an citika mulupwa lwakwa Manase, mucalo cakwa Gileadi, elyo balandile nabo: ¹⁶ "Ulukuta lonse ulwakwa Yawe wasosa ifi, 'ngeci icishasuminishiwa ico ucitile kuli Lesa wakwa Israeli, ica kupilibuka buno bushiku ukufuma mukukonka Yawe paku kula lelo icipailo cakutalamina Yawe? ¹⁷ Bushe ulubembu pa Peo talwalingile kuli ifwe? Lelo tatula isamba nanomba ukufumako. Pantu lulya lubembu lwaishile na malipo yabucushi mulukuta lwakwa Yawe. ¹⁸ Bushe naimwe mulefwaya ukufumako mukukonka Yawe lelo? Nga mwatalamina Yawe lelo mailo akafulilwa ulukuta lonse ulwakwa Israeli. ¹⁹ Nga icalo mwakwata cakowela, lyena mufwile mwapitilila mucalo umo lyema lyakwa Yawe lyaiminina nokubula icikwatwa muli ifwe. Lelo mwitalamina Yawe nani ukulamina ifwe mukukula icipailo cenu ukufuma kucipailo cakwa Yawe Lesa wesu. ²⁰ Bushe Akani umwana mwaume wakwa Zera tafumine ku cicetekelo muli ifyo fintu ifyali fyakusungila Lesa? Bushe ubukali tabwaponene pa bantu vakwa Israeli bonse? Ulya muntu taonaike eka palubembu ulo acitile."' ²¹ Elyo uluko lwakwa Rubeni, Gadi, elyo nacitika wamuluko lwakwa Manase lwayaswike mukwasuka ku ntungulushi sha mu luko lwabena Israeli: ²² "uwamaka Lesa, Yawe! uwamaka Lesa Yawe!- Alishiba, kabili lekeni Israeli eshibe umwine! ngacali kutalamina nangu ukususha icicetekelo cakwa Yawe, mwutipususha ubushiku bwalelo ²³ pa kukukula icipailo cakutufumya mukukonka Yawe. Nga takula icipailo pakuti tulepelapo ilambo lyakoca, ilambo luafisabo, nangu ilambo lya mutende, lyena lekeni Yawe aleke tulipililepo. ²⁴ Awe! Twacitile ici mumwenso wakutial munshikou shileisa aban benu kuti basosa kubana benu, 'finshi mulecita na Yawe, Lesa wabena Israeli? ²⁵ Pantu Yawe alibikapo Yordani ngo mupaka pakati kaifwe naimwe. Imwe mwebantu ba kwa Rubeni nabantu bakwa Gadi, tapali ifyo mwinga cita na Yawe.' Eico abana benu kuti balenga abana besu baleka ukupepa Yawe. ²⁶ Eico twatile, 'natukule nomba icipailo, tecelambo lyakoca nangu yambi amalambo, ²⁷ lelo yakuba ubunte pakati ka ifwe na imwe, kabili pakati ka ndupwa shesu ishikesa panuma yesu, ico tukacita umulimo wakwa Yawe pali ena, necakoca namalambo yesu namalambo ya mutende, pakuti abana benu tabakatale abasosa kubana besu munshita shileisa, "tamukwetemo icakaniko muli Yawe."" ²⁸ Elyo twatile, 'ifi ngakuti fyasiswa kuli ifwe nangu abana besu munshita ileisa, yuki nokutila "moneni! ici cakupalanyako cacipailo cakwa Yawe, Ico acafyashi besu bapangile, tecelambo lyakoca, nangu amalambo, lelo ngo bunte pakati kaifwe naimwe. ²⁹ Nacitaluke kuli ifwe ukuti tutalamine Yawe kabili lelo tufume mukumukonka mukukula icipailo ce lambo lyakoca, ilya fisabwa, elyo ne lambo ukufumyako icipailo cakwa Yawe Lesa wesu uyo uuli mwi Yema."' ³⁰ Ilyo Fineasi shimapepo ne ntungulushi sha bantu emukutila, abatungulula inko shakwa Israeli abali nankwe, baumfwile amashiwi yabantu bakwa Rubeni, Gadi, na Manase batile, Naciwama pamenso yabo. ³¹ Fineasi mwana mwaume wakwa Eleasa Shimapepo asosele kubantu bakwa Rubeni, Gadi na Manase, "lelo twaishiba ukutu Yawe ali naifwe, pantu tamucitile icakulufyanya imicitile ya citetekelo cakwe. Nomba namupususha abantu bakwa Israeli ukufuma muminwe yakwa Yawe." ³² Elyo Fineasi mwana Eleasa Shimapepom nentungulushi babwelelemo kubena Rubeni nabena Gadi, ukufuma ku calo ca Gileadi ukubwelela ku calo ca kenaani, kubantu bakwa Israeli, elyo baletele necebo kuli bena. ³³ Ukushimika kwabo kwali ukusuma pacinso cabena Israeli. Abena Israeli ba palile lesa kabili balekele nakabili ukulanda palwa buli nabena Rubei Gadi, mukonaula icalo ico baikelemo. ³⁴ Abena Rubeni nabena Gadi bainike icipailo, "bunte," Pantu basosele abati, "bunte pakati kesu ukuti Yawe ni Lesa