¹ Umalaika wa Mweene ahafuma hu Gilgali, ahawala hu Bokimu, ahayanga, "Iletile hunsi yindapile hupele ubaba waho. ² Nahayanga, 'Sagaimbala leshe kamwe indagano lyane nawe,, usahawombe indagano na wala bhabhakhala insi ene. Zigwisye impuno zyao. Lakini sanga uhovyezye izwi lyane. Je! henu huwombile eha? ³ Basi eshi iyanga, "Sagainzahuwadaje Awakanaani hwitagalila lyenyu, ewo bhanzawe mivwa hulimwe, amangolobhe gao ganzawe lozo kwa ajili yenyu." ⁴ Umalaika wa Mweene lwabhawawonzya inongwa ezyo awantu woti bha Israeli, abhantu bhahakhoma ishongo na lila. ⁵ Bhahapakwizya amahali epo Bokimu. Epo wafumya isadaka hwa Mwene. ⁶ U Yoshua lwabhawozya awantu asogole, awana bha Israeli weka weka bhahabhala amahali papewilwe bhahakhata insi yao. ⁷ Awantu bhahamwombela Umweene uwakati wa maisha ga Yoshua na abhagogolo bhabhahaleho baada yakwe, bhabhala bhabhahalolile gonti Ungolobhe gahawombile hu Izraeli. ⁸ U Yoshua umwana wa Nuni, umuomba mbombo wa Mweene, ahafwa lwal nu umri wi maha 110. ⁹ Bhahasyela mhanti yinsi yabhahapelile uho Timnath Heresi, hwi gamba lya Efraimu, kaskazini mwi Gamba lya Gaash. ¹⁰ Ishizazi esho shonti shahawungene hw bhababa wao. Ishizazi ishamwao shashahafuata baada yesho sagashahamenye Ungolobhe shila shanashiweshe hu Izraeli. ¹¹ Awantu wa Izraeli bhahawomba amwiwi pamaso ga Ngolobhe, ewo bhahabhawombela Amabaali. ¹² Bhahepa hwa Ngolobhe, Ungolobhe wa bhababa wao, yahabha fuminzye hu Misri. Bhahaifwata amangolobhe agamwao, amangolobhe ga wantu bhabhahali papepe nao, nape bhahagaputa. Bhahavisizye UMWENE ¹³ kwa sababu bhahepile hwa Ngolobhe na hupunte uBaali nu Maashtoreti. ¹⁴ Ihasila ya Ngolobhe ihaha hwabha Israeli nope ahawapela bhahubhakhome bhabhaliwile imali zyao afume hwa wene. Ahawakazizye nanzi awawomba mbombo, bhabawombeshe hu ngovu zya wawiwi wao bhabhazongoleye sagawahawezizye huifise hwa bhawiwiw bhao. ¹⁵ Israeli lwabhabhala ahomane, inyobhe ya Ngolobhe ihali peka nao nazi shahawalapiye. Bhahali na malabha amagosi. ¹⁶ Epo Ungolobhe ahabheha abhahwamule, huwokole myobhe zya wibhaga imali zyao. ¹⁷ Hata shesho sagabhahawuvyanga abhahwamule abhao. Sagabhahali bhagolosu hwa Mweene na haifumizye wewo aje bhamalaya hwa mangolobhe agache na huwapute. Bhahagalushe nalinali na hulileshe idala lyabhakheye abhababa bhao-bhala bhaheteshe iamri zya Mweene-lakini awene sangabhaha wombile isho. ¹⁸ Umweene ahabheshele abhahwamule hwa weni, Umwene ahabhavyizye abhahwamule na hubhakombole afume mnyobhe zya bhawiwi bhao isiku zyonti zyabhahwamule zyabhahakheye. Umwene ahabhasajiye lwabhawina kwa sababu ya bhala bhabhahopanga na hubhalavye. ¹⁹ Lakini bhabhahamulaga lwawafwa, bhahagalushe nawombe amambo gagahali mawiwi hani kuliko abhababa bhao gabha ahawombile. Bhahabhalile hugafuate amangolobhe aganche, hugawombele na hugapute. Bhahakhana aleshe imbiwi zyao zyonti namadala gao amawiwi. ²⁰ Ilyoyo lya Mwene lyahaha hwa bha Israeli; ahaga, Kwa sababu ensi ene ibuduye amashariti gi ndongano zyane zyanahaweshele kwa ajili ya bhababa wao-kwa sababu sagabhahatejelezezye isauti yane. ²¹ Ahwande eshi sanga inzahuyefwe insi yoyonti yahaileshe uJoshua baada yafwe. ²² Imbala awombeshi ili huwajele Abhaisraeli nkabhaza fuate idala lya Mweene au hagha nazi wala abhabababhao shabhahafuatile. ²³ Ndiyo sababu Umweene ahaileshe insi eyo, wala saga ahabhadajile nalinali na hubhaweshe munyobhe zya Joshua.