¹ Elyo Mose aile landa ku bena Israeli bonse amashiwi aya ati,  ² “Ine nomba ndi ne myaka umwanda umo na makumi yabili kabili nshikwete maka yakumutungulula. Yawe nanjeba ukuti, ‘Tawakabuke mumana wa Yordani.’  ³ Yawe Lesa wenu umwine eukamutangilila pakwabuka. Akalofya iyi mishobo ili ku ntanshi yenu, kabili mukapoka ne calo cabo. Yoshua nao eukamutangilila ukwabuka ngefyo Yawe asosele. ⁴ Kabili Yawe akabacita ngefyo acitile kuli Sihoni na Ogi, imfumu sha bena Amoli, abo alofeshe pamo ne calo cabo.  ⁵ Yawe akabaposa mu minwe yenu, elyo muli nokubacita ngefyo namukonkomeshe. Mukose kabili mushipe. ⁶ Mwitiina nangu ukukwata umwenso pa mulandu wabo, pantu Yawe Lesa wenu akulaba na imwe, takamushe nangu ukumulekelesha.” ⁷ Elyo Mose aita Yoshua pa cinso ca bena Israeli bonse alamweba ati, “Kosa kabili ushipe, pantu ufwile ukuya na aba bantu mu calo ico Yawe alapile ku fikolwe fyabo ukubapeela. Kabili ufwile ukucakanya pakati kabo nge cacishilano cabo. ⁸ Yawe umwine ewakulakutangilila, kabili akulaba nobe. Takakushe nangu ukukulekelesha. Tecakwesha kutiina kabili tecakwesha kunenuka iyoo.” ⁹ Kanshi Mose epakulemba aya mafunde kabili ayapeela kuli bashimapepo, bamwana Levi abaume, abalesenda Imbokoshi ya Cipangano cakwa Yawe, elyo na ku bakalamba bonse aba mu Israeli.  ¹⁰ Elyo Mose abakonkomesha ati, “Pa mpela ya cila mwaka walenga cine lubali, mu mwaka wakusuula ku nkongole, pa nshikunkulu ya Nsakwe,  ¹¹ ilyo abena Israeli bonse baisa mukumonekela ku cinso cakwa Yawe Lesa wenu, pa ncende iyo akasala, mukalebelenga aya mafunde pa cinso cabo ilyo balekutika. ¹² Mukalekolonganika abantu, abaume, abanakashi na bana, pamo na benafyalo abekala mu misumba yenu, pakuti bakaleumfwa no kusambilila ukukwatila Yawe Lesa wenu akatiina, kabili bakalekonka bwino na mashiwi yonse aya mafunde aya.  ¹³ Abana babo abashaishiba aya mafunde bafwile baleyomfwako pakuti basambilile ukulatiina Yawe Lesa wenu pa nshitafye yonse mukalaikala mu calo ico mwalayabukila Yordani mukucipoka.” ¹⁴ Yawe aebele Mose ati, “Mona shapalama inshiku shobe ishakufwa, ita Yoshua, mwise kwi Tenti Lyakukumaninamo, uko ndi nokumupeelela imilimo.” Kanshi Mose na Yoshua epakuya iminina kwi Tenti Lyakukumaninamo.  ¹⁵ Elyo Yawe nao epakumonekela pe Tenti mu ntumba ye kumbi, elyo intumba ye kumbi yaiminine lwa pa mwinshi we Tenti. ¹⁶ Elyo Yawe aebele Mose ati, “Iwe uli nokuya lala ukwalala ifikolwe fyobe. Lelo aba bantu tabakakokole balampondokela mukuikowesha muli bucilende bwakupepa imilungu ya benafyalo iya mu calo balaingilamo. Bali nokumpondokela nokonaula icipangano ico twapangene nabo. ¹⁷ Pali ubo bushiku ine nkabafulilwa no kubasuulako. Nkafisa icinso candi uko bali, elyo bakaloba. Ifinkunka ifingi fikabaponena, na mafya ayengi yakabeshila, kabili pa bushiku bulya bakepusha abati, ‘Bushe ifi finkunka tafitufikile pa mulandu wakuti Lesa natusenguka?’  ¹⁸ Mu cinefye nkafisa icinso candi pali bulya bushiku pa mulandu wa kubifya kwabo ukwakupilibukila ku milungu imbi. ¹⁹ “Nomba ilembeleni ulu lwimbo mwe bene. Kabili iwe Mose, ulusambilishe na ku bena Israeli elyo balwimbe no kulwimba pakuti lukabe e lukambone lwandi pali bena.  ²⁰ Ilyo nkabatwala mu calo umufumfumuka umukaka no buci, icalo nalaile no mulapo ku fikolwe fyabo, kabili ilyo balya baikuta no kwina baina, bakapilibukilila ku milungu imbi no kuipepa, bakankaana, bakonaula ne cipangano candi. ²¹ Kabili ilyo ifinkunka na mafya fikabeshila, ulu lwimbo lukabashinina, pantu aba mu ndupwa shabo tabakalulabe. Neli line nshilati mbengishe mu calo nabalaile no mulapo ukubapeela, ninjishiba ifintu baletontonkanya ukucita.” ²² Kanshi Mose ubo bwine bushiku epakulemba ulu lwimbo no kulusambilisha ku bena Israeli. ²³  Yawe akonkomesha Yoshua mwana Nuni ati, “Iwe shipa, kabili ukose pantu niwe ukatungulula abana bakwa Israeli mu calo nabalaile no mulapo, kabili ine wine nkalaba na iwe.” ²⁴ Panuma Mose apwile ukulemba amashiwi mu citabo ca mafunde aya, ukufuma kukwamba mpaka na kumpela,  ²⁵ akonkomeshe abena Levi abalesenda Imbokoshi ya Cipangano cakwa Yawe ati,  ²⁶ “Sendeni ici citabo ca mafunde, muye cibika lubali lwa Mbokoshi ya Cipangano cakwa Yawe Lesa wenu. Palya pene epo cikalaikala nga cikambone icakumushinina. ²⁷ Pantu nalishiba bucisanguka na bunkosamitwe bwenu. Nga cakuti kuti mwasangukila Yawe ilyo ncili umumi kabili pamo na imwe, palibufi nga nafwa!  ²⁸ Longanikeni pa cinso candi abakalamba bonse aba nko shenu na bacilolo bonse, pakuti nande aya mashiwi ninshi balekutika elyo njite umulu ne calo fibe efyakubashinina.  ²⁹ Pantu ninjishiba ukuti pa numa ya mfwa yandi namwishiba bwino ifyo mukailufyanya kabili no kufuma kufyo namukonkomesha. Mu nshiku ishikesa, ifinkunka fikamuponena pantu mukacita ifyabipa pa menso yakwa Yawe no kumulenga akalipe pa mulandu wa ifyo iminwe yenu yapanga.” ³⁰ Elyo Mose asosele amashiwi ya lwimbo ulu ukufuma pakwamba mpaka pa mpela, ninshi ibumba lyonse ilya bena Israeli lilekutika.