¹ Ilyo linefye imfumu shonse shabena Amore isha kumasamba kwishilya lya Yordani, ne mfumu shonse ishabena Kenaani, isho Ishali mululamba lwa bemba mukalamba, shaumfwile ukuti Yawe akamishe amenshi ya mumumana wa Yordani mapka abantu abena Israeli bayabuka, imitima yabo yalisungunwike, kabili tamwashele umupashi nangu umo muli bena pamulandu wabantu abena Israeli. ² Pali ilya nshita Yawe atile kuli Yoshua. "upange imyelo kumabwe ayakosa no kusembulula abana baume babena Israeli bonse." ³ Elyo Yoshua umwine apangile imyele kumabwe ayakosa kabili asembulwile abana baume bakwa Israeli pa Gibeati Haaralote. ⁴ Kabili uyu e mulandu uo Yoshua abasembulwile; Abaume bonse abafumine mu Egupti, ukubikakofye na baume bonse ababulwi, bafwilile mumatololo munshila, panuma yakufuma mu Egupti. ⁵ Nangu abaume bonse abafumine mu Egupti balisembulwilwe, lelo, takwali paba lumendo bonse abafyalilwe mumatololo munshila ilyo balefuma mu Egupti abasembulwilwe. ⁶ Pantu abantu abena Israeli baendele imyaka amakumi yane mu matololo mpaka abantu bonse, emukutila, abaume bonse ababulwi abafumine mu Egupti balifwile, pantu tabaumfwile kwishiwi lyakwa Yawe. Yawe alapile kuli bena ukuti tali nakubaleka ukumona icalo ico Yawe alapile ku fikolwe fyabo ukuti akatupeela. Icalo icilefumfumuka umukaka no buci. ⁷ Kabili abana babo ebo Yawe asumbwile mu fifulo fyabo abo Yoshua asembulwile, pantu tabasembulwile munshila. ⁸ Ilyo basembulwile bonse, baikele umo mwine balimu nkambi mpaka bapolelela. ⁹ Elyo Yawe atile kuli Yoshua, "ubwa lelo nafumyapo umusebanya waku Egupti pali imwe." Eico, ishina lua ilya ncende yaleitwa Giligali ukushinta nobwalelo. ¹⁰ Na bantu bakwa Israeli baikele ku Gilgali. basefeshe icakucilila pabushiku ubwalenga ikumi na shine mu mweshi, mucungulo, mu mawanga yaku Yeriko. ¹¹ Panuma ya bushiku bwa ca kucilila, pali ubo bwine ubushiku, epo balile ifisabo fimo ifya mu mpanga ilya umukate uushatutumuka nge ngano ishasalulwa. ¹² Maana tayamoneke pa bushiku bwakonkelepo ilyo baliile ifisabo fya muli ilya mpanga. Kabili maana tayatalile aipona ku bantu bakwa Israeli, lelo balelyafye ifisabo fya mu calo cakenaani mumwaka ulya. ¹³ Ilyo Yoshua ali mupepi naku Yeriko, ainwine amenso yakwe nokulolesha, kabili moneni, umuntu naiminina ku ntanshi yakwe; afumishe ulupanga lwakwe nokulwikata mu minwe yakwe. Yoshua aile kuli ena kabili atile, "Bushe uli kuli ifwe nangu uli kubalwani besu?" ¹⁴ Nao atile, "iyoo pantu ndi mukalamba wa fita fya kwa Yawe. Nomba naisa." Elyo Yoshua awile ubukupeme panshi nokushinshimuna kabili atile kuli ena, "bushe cinshi shikulu alesosa ku mubomfi wakwe?" ¹⁵ No mukalamba wafiita fyakwa Yawe atile kuli Yoshua, "fuula indyato shobe ku makasa yobe, pantu incende wimininepo yamushilo." Yoshua acitile ifyo bamwebele.