¹ Elyo Yoshua alonganikile imikowa yonse iya kwa Israeli ku Shekemu no kwita abakalamba ba mu Israeli, intungulushi shabo, bakapingula babo, naba cilo babo, kabili balimine ku cinso cakwa Lesa. ² Yoshua atile kubantu bonse, "ifi efyo Yawe Lesa wakwa Israeli atila, 'ifikolwe fyenu kale fyaikele kwishilya lya mumana wa Yufrate-Tera, wishi wakwa Abrahamukabili wishi wakwa Nahore-kabili bashinshimwine tulesa tumbi. ³ Lelo nabulile shinwe ukufuma kwishilya lya Yufrate no ku mutungulula mu calo ca Kenaani no kumupela abana abengi ukupitila mu mwana mwaume wakwe Isaki. ⁴ Elyo kuli Isaki napeele Yakobo na Esau. Napeele Esau icalo calupili lwa Seili ku kucikwata, lelo Yakobo nabana bakwe baile tentemukila ku Egupti. ⁵ Natumine Mose na Aaroni, kabili na cushishe Egupti ne fipeshamano. Panuma ya ifyo, nali mufumishemo. ⁶ Nalifumishemo ifikolwe fyenu mu Egupti, no kwisa kuli bemba. Abena Egupti babasupile nama cleta na baum bapali bakabalwe ukufika kuli bemba wa matete. ⁷ Ilyo ifikolwe fyenu fya kutile kuli Yawe, abikle imfifi pakati kaimwe na bena Egupti. Abweseshe bema ukwisa pali bena no kubafimba. Mwali mwene ifyo nacitile mu Egupti. Elyo mwaikele mu matololo panshita iitali. ⁸ Namuletele ku calo cabena Amore, abaikele ku bushilya lwa Yordani. Balwile naimwe, kabili na bapele mu minwev yenu. Mwa pokele icalo cabo ku kucipyana, kabili nabonawilile pacinso cenu. ⁹ Elyo Balaki umwana umwaume wakwa Sipo, imfumu yaku Moabu, yaimine no kusansa Israeli. Atumine no kwita Balamu umwana mwaume wakwa Beore, kukutipa. ¹⁰ Lelo nshaumfwile kuli Baalamu. Icine, a-apaalile imwe. Elyo na mupuswishe ukufuma mu minwe yakwe. ¹¹ Mwalyabwike Yordani nokwisa ku Yeriko. Intungulushi shamu Yeriko shalwishishe imwe, pamo nabena Amorw, abena Perishiti, abena Kenaani, abena Hiti, abena Gigashi, abena Hibi, nabna Yebusi. Namipele ukucimfya pali bena noku babika mukutungululwa naimwe. ¹² Natumine umwenso pantanshi yenu, ewa batamfishe ne mfumu sibili ishabena Amore ukufuma ku cinso cenu. Tacacitikile kulupanga lwenu nangu ku buta. ¹³ Namupeele icao ico mushaculile ne misumba iyo mushakwete, kabili nomba emo muleikala. Mulelya ici sabo ca myangashi ne miolife ifyo mushalimbile.' ¹⁴ Tineni Yawe nokumushinshimuna mucishinka na mucine; talikeniko kuli tulesa uti ifikolwe fyenu fyashinshimwine kwishilya lya Yufrate na mu Egupti, no ku shinshimuna Yawe. ¹⁵ Nga cakuti camoneka iciweme mu menso yenu ukushinshimuna Yawe, isalileni mwebene buno bushiku uo mwakula bombela, napo nga ni tulesa ifikolwe fyenu fya shinshimwine ku bushilya bwa Yufrate, nangu tulesa twabena Amore, abene ba calo mwikalamo. Lelo ine ne nganda yandi, twakula shinshimuna Yawe." ¹⁶ Abantu bayaswike nokutila, "tatwakatale atusha Yawe ku kubombela tulesa tumbi, ¹⁷ Pantu ni Yawe lesa wesu ewa tuletele ne fikolwe fyesu ukufuma mu calo ca Egupti, ukutpufumya mu nganda yabusha, kabili ewacitile ifipeshamano filya ifikalamba mu mengso yesu, kabili ewa tusungile mu nshila yonse iyo twaendelemo, na mukati ka nko shonse isho twapitilemo. ¹⁸ Elyo Yawe atamfishe abantu bonse ku cinso cesu pamo nabena Amore abaikele mu calo. Eico naifwe bene twakula shinshimuna Yawe, pantu ni Lesa wesu." ¹⁹ Lelo Yoshua atile ku bantu, "teti mubombele Yawe pantu aba ni Lesa wamushilo, ni Lesa wakalumwa; takalekelele amampulu ne membu shenu. ²⁰ Nga mwasha Yawe no kushinshimuna tulesa tumbi, elyo akaaluka no ku mucita uboni. Aka mulofya panuma alicita ifisuma ku imwe." ²¹ Lelo abantu batile kuli Yoshua, "awe, twakula shinshimuna Yawe." ²² Elyo Yoshua atile kubantu, "mwebene muli nte ukuti namusalial Yawe, ku kumushishimuna." Nabo batile, "tule nte." ²³ "Nomba fumyeni tulesa tumbi uto utuli naimwe nokwalwilwa imitima yenu kuli Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli." ²⁴ Abantu batile kuli Yoshua, "twakula shinshimuna Lesa wesu. Twakulakutiak kwi shiwi lyakwe." ²⁵ Yoshua apangile icipangano na bantu bulya bushiku abikilepo ifipope na mafunde pa Shekemu. ²⁶ Yoshua alembele aya mashiwi mwi buku lya mafunde yakwa Lesa. Abulile ilibwe ilikalamba no kulibika palya mwisamba lya muti wa mutelebinti uyo uwali mupepi ne ncende yakwa Yawe iya shila. ²⁷ Yoshua atile ku bantu bonse, "lolesheni, ilibwe ili elikatushinina. Na lyumfwa amashiwi yonse Yawe alandile kuli ifwe. Eico likaba inte kuli imwe, ukuti mwikakana Lesa wenu." ²⁸ Eico Yoshua alekele abantu ukuya, cial umo ku mpanga yakwe. ²⁹ Panuma yaifi fintu Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, umubomfi wakwa Yawem alifwile, pakuba ne myaka 110. ³⁰ Ba mushikile mumupaka wa mpanga yakwe, mu Timunati Sera, iyaba mu calo calupili cakwa Efraimu, ku kapinda kakukuso aka lupili lwa Gashi. ³¹ Israeli ashinshimwine Yawe mu nshiku shonse ishakwa Yoshua, na munshiku shonse isha bakalamba abashele ilyo Yoshua afwile, abo abaishibe fyonse ifyo Yawe acitile Israeli. ³² Amafupa yakwa Yosefu, ayo abantu bakwa Israeli bafumishe ku Egupti -bayashikile mu Skekemu, mu ciputulwa ca mpanga iyo yakobo ashitile ku bana baume bakwa Hamore, wishi wakwa shekemu. Aishitile pa ndalama ama silfer umwanda umo, kabili yaishileba icikwatwa va bana bakwa Yosefu. ³³ Eleasari umwana mwaume wakwa Aarone nao alifwile. Ba ushikile mu Gibea, umusumba wakwa Finehasi umwana wakwe umwaume, uwa pelwe kuli ena. Wali mulupili lwa calo cakwa Efraimu.