¹ Yawe atile kuli Yoshua, "witina witomposhiwa. Senda naiwe abantu ababulwi. Kabiye ku Ai. Mona nimpela mu uboko kobe imfumu ya Ai, abantu bakwe, umusumba wakwe, elyo necalo cakwe. ² Uli nokucita kuli Ai ne mfumu yakwe ngefyo wacitile kuli Yeriko ne mfumu yauko lelo uno umuku wena uli noku senda ifitampwa ne fitekwa ukuti fikabe fyenu. Bika ifita fyakupumikisha umusumba." ³ Eco Yoshua alimine pamo na baume ba bulwi pali Ai. Yoshua asalile abaume amakana amakumi yatatu-abakosa abaume abatalila-no kubatuma ubushiku. ⁴ Ali ba konkomeshe, "mona, ukulalilila mu kupumikisha pali uyu musumba, mupepi nao tecakwesha ukutaluka sana ukufuma kuli uyu musumba, lelo bonse mukabe abaipekanya. ⁵ Inge pamo nabaume ndinabo tukalapalamina kumusumba, nga bafuma mu kutusansa, tukafulumuka kuli bena nge fyo twacitiole nakabili. ⁶ Bali nokufuma panse nokutupepeka mpakafye tukabafumye ukutaluka ku musumba. Bakatila ati, 'tulebutuka kuli bene ngefyo bacitile iinshita yafumako eco tukabutuka ukufuma kuli bena. ⁷ Elyo imwe mukusefuma mu ncende yenu umo mukabelama, nokusansa umusumba. Yawe Lesa wenu aka upela mu kuboko kobe. ⁸ Ilyo mukapoke umusumba, mukaoca no mulilo muli nokucita ici nga mwaumfwila icipope capelwa mu calo cakwa Yawe. Moneni, ine namikonkomesha imwe. ⁹ Yoshua alibatumine nokuya pancende yakusanshilapo, nokubelama pakati ka Betele elyo na Ai kumasamba ya Ai. Lelo Yoshua alisendeme ubushiku pamo nabantu. ¹⁰ Yoshua acelele ulucelo nokupekanya aba shilika bakwe, Yoshua ne ntungulushi sha bena Israeli, elyo balisanshile abantu bamu Ai. ¹¹ Bonse abaume babulwi abaile nankwe noku palamina kumusumba. Baile mupepi nomusumba no kupanga inkambo kukapinda kakulyo ka Ai. Nomba pali umupoka poka pa kati kabena na Ai. ¹² Asendele nalimo abaume amakana uasano nokubabika apakusanshila kumasamba yamusumba pakati ka Betele na Ai. ¹³ Babikilue bwino abashilika bonse, pabashelepo abashilika kukapinda ka kukuso ka musumba, Yoshua mu bushiku bulya ashele mu mupokapoka. ¹⁴ Caishile ilyo imfumu ya Ai yamwene ici, ena elyo na bashilika bakwe baimine lucelo celo nokufuma mukwangufyanya mukusansa abena Israeli pa ncende yalungatene no mupokapoka wa mulonga wa Yordani. Taishibe ukuti ukwiminina kwakupumikisha kulelolela mukusansa ukufumina kumbali ya musumba. ¹⁵ Yoshua nabena Israeli baicitile ngabacimfiwa kuli bena, balifulumwike ukulola ku matololo. ¹⁶ Abantu bonse abali mumusumba balitilwe pamo ukubapepeka, balipepeka Yoshua bali batalwisheko kumusumba. ¹⁷ Takwali umwaume uwashelemo mu Ai na Betele abo aba shafumine mukupepeka Israeli. Balilekeleshe umusumba no kuusha uwaisuka ilyo balepepeka Israeli. ¹⁸ Yawe asosele kuli Yoshua, "sonta umufwi uuli mukuboko kobe ukulosha ku Ai, pantu nalapela Ai mukuboko kobe." Yoshua afumishe umufwi uwali mukuboko kwakwe nokulosha kufuma ku musumba. ¹⁹ Abashilika abafiseme mukupumikisha balibutukile mukwangufyanya ukufuma pancende yabo ilyo aikete ukufumya ukuboko kwakwe. Balibutukile nokwingila mumusumba nokuupokolola mukwangufyanya balyocele umusumba no mulilo. ²⁰ Abaume abena Ai balipilibwike nokulolesha kunuma bamwene icushi cileima mumuli ukufuma mumusumba, eco tabafulumwike ukufuma uku na kulya. Pantu abashilika abena Israeli balya bafulumukile mumatololo nomba bali tendeke ukubwelulula ukukumanya abo balebafulumuna. ²¹ Lelo Yoshua nabena Israeli bonse ilyo bamwene ukupumikisha kwa citwa pa musumba ne cushi cileima, balipilibwike no kwipaya abaumhe abena Ai. ²² Bambi bafumine kumusumba no kubemina eco baliketwe pakati, abena Israeli pakati, bamo kuli ulu lubali nabambi kulubali lumbi. Israeli asanshile abaume abena Ai; tapali nelyo umo pali bena uwapuswike nangu ukubutuka. ²³ Balisungile imfumu yabena Ai, iyo baikete iyi tuntulu nokuileta kuli Yoshua. ²⁴ Ilyo abena Israeli bapwisishe ukwipaya abaleikala mu Ai abali mumpanga mupepi na matololo uko babutukile, elyo bonse ukufika pawakulekelesha, bawile kulu panga, bonse abena Israeli babwelelemo ku Ai. Noku usansa kumpela ya lupanga. ²⁵ Bonse abaponene pa bushiku bulya, bonse abaume na banakashi, bali amakana ikumi na yabili, bonse abantu bamu Ai. ²⁶ Yoshua tabweseshe kunuma ukuboko kwakwe aimishe ninshi naikata nefumo lyakwe, mpakafye apwilisisha ukonaula abantu bonse abena Ai. ²⁷ Abena Israeli basendelemofye ifitekwa ne fitapwa ukufuma mumusumba ukuba ifyabo ukulingana ifyo Yawe akonkomeshe Yoshua. ²⁸ Yoshua aocele Ai no kuucita umwina Yafitantala umuyaya. Iyi ncende eyabafye iyalekeleshiwa ukufika no bwalelo. ²⁹ Akulike imfumu ya Ai ku cimuti impakafye icungulo. Lelo ilyo akasuba kaile mukuwa Yoshua apele icipope elyo basendele ukufumya umubili wa mfumu panshi ukufuma ku cimuti no kuciposa pantanshi ya mpongolo ya musumba. Palya epo babikile umupili uyu uukalamba uwamabwe pamulu wa ciko. Uyu mupili walishala ukufika kuli buno bushiku. ³⁰ Elyo Yoshua akuulile icipailo kuli Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli pa lupili lwa Ebali, ³¹ ngefyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yawe akonkomeshe abena Israeli, ngefyo calembwa mucitabo ca mafunde yakwa Mose: "Icipailo pa mabwe ayashakomaulwapo nelyo umo ashaocelela icela ca mukuba." Epo apelele amalambo ya koca kuli Yawe, elyo balitulile amalambo ya mutende. ³² Palya muceni ca bena Israeli, alembele pa mabwe akopolwele mu mafunde yakwa Mose. ³³ Abena Israeli bonse abakalamba babo, bacilolo, elyo nabakapingula wabo baiminine pambali shonse isha mbokoshi ya cipangano pa kati bashimapepo na bena Levi abo abasendele imbokoshi ya cipangano yakwa Yawe-abalebeshi elyo na bene bacao-citika pali bena baiminine pantanshi ya lupili lwa Ebali. Bapalile abena Israeli, ngefyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yawe akonkomesha bena pa kubalilapo. ³⁴ Panuma yaifyo, Yoshua abelengele ifyebo fyonse ifya mafunde, amapalo elyo ne fitupu, ngefyo fyalembwa mucitabo camafunde. ³⁵ Eco takwashele icebo muli fyonse ifyo Mose akonkomeshe Yoshua tabelengele ku lukuta lwabena Israeli, ukubikapofye na banakashi, abana abanono, elyo nabena fyalo aba leikala pakati kabo.