¹ Ulo Bonse abantu bayabukile Yordan, Yawe Alilandile kuli Yoshua, '' ² Sala abaume ikumi nababili abenu ukulekufuma mubantu cila mwaume ukulekufuma muli cila mukowa. ³ Ubupele li funde; Bulapo amabwe ikumi naya bili ukufuma pakati ka Yodani apo bashimapepo Beminine pa mushilila pakuma, Elo mulekuyaleta nokusendama bunobushiku.'' ⁴ Elo Yoshua akutile abaume ikumi nababili abo alikusala ukufuma mumikowa yakwa Isreali, umo ukufuma muli cila mukowa. ⁵ Yoshua alanoile kuli bena, ''mulekuya panuma yacipao ca kwa Yawe Lesa wenu mukatika Yoadani. Cila umo alekubulapo ilibwe pa cipeya cakwe ukulingana Nemikowa Yabantu bakwa Isreali. ⁶ Ici cikalaba icakulakwishibako pakati kenumwevo ulo abana benu bakalakwipusha mu nshiku shikalakwisa, 'Nindo aya amabwe yakopilibula kuli mwebo?' ⁷ Elo mukalakulakulanda kuli bena, ''Amanshi yamu Yodani yaliputulweko pa cinso ca sipao cacipangano ca kwa Yawe. Ulo cayabwike Yodani, ameshi yamu yodani yaliputwilweko, aya amabwe yakulekwibukishishako ku bantu ba kwa Isreali umuyayaya.'' ⁸ Abantu bakwa Isreali bacitile umwabelele icipope ca kwa Yoshua, elo balibulilepo amabwe ikumi limo nayabili ukufuma mukati ka Yodani, ngefyo Yawe alikulanda kuli Yoshua. Balikutulika amabwe ukulingana ne mpendwa yamikowa mu bantu ba kwa Isreali. Balisendele amabwe abene, ukutwala kuntu balikutulisha elo bayabikile palya pene. ⁹ Elo Yoshua alitulikilepo amabwe ikumi nayabili pakati kamulonga wa Yoshua, muncende umo amakasa yabashmapepo abo abali kusenda icipao cacipangano bali kwiminina. Ici icakwibukisha ciliko nelelo. ¹⁰ Bashimapepo abo bali kusenda icipao balikwiminina mukati ya Yodani ukufikilafye fyonse ifyo Yawe akonkomenshe Yoshua ukulakweba abantu fyapwililika, ukulingilafye fyonse ifyo Mose alikukonkomesha Yoshua. Abantu balikwangufyanya elyo balyabukile. ¹¹ Ulo abantu bonse balikupwa ukwabuka icipao cakwa Yawe eco na bashimapepo balikwabuka ukutangilila abantu. ¹² Umukowa wakwa Lubeni, umukowa wakwa Gad, Elo na pakati umukowa wakwa manase balipitile pantanshi ya bantu bakwa Isreali no kupanga nge bumba lya bashilika, ngefyo Mose alikulanda kulibena. ¹³ Abaume abali amakana amakumi yane balipekenye ukulekulwa inkondo papitile pantanshi ya kwa Yawe ku bulwi ubwali mumalungu ya Yerico. ¹⁴ Pali ubo bushiku Yawe alilengele Yoshua ukukosa mumenso yabena Isreali bonse. Balimucindike- kwati fintu balikucindika Mose- munshiku shakwe shonse. ¹⁵ Elyo Yawe alanmdile kuli Yoshua, ¹⁶ ''konkomesha bashimapepo abankusenda icipao ca cipangano ukwisa mu Yodani.'' ¹⁷ Elo Yosua akonkomeshe bashimapepo, ''Iseni mufume mu Yodani.'' ¹⁸ Lintu bashimapepo icipaca cipangano cakwa Yawe bashile kufuma pakati ka Yodani, elo no tutende twamakasa yabo twalinine pa mulundu eluntu amenshi ya mu Yodani yabwelele mucinkenkena yayako nokupalala, ngefyo yalikuba panshiku shine kunuma. ¹⁹ Abantu balishile kufuma mu Yodani pabushiku bwakulenga ikumi limo mwenshi wa kwamba. ²⁰ Elo baikele mu Gilgal, kumutula kasuba wa Yerico. Amabwe ikumi nayabili yantu basendele ukufuma mu Yodani, Yoshua alikuyabika mu Gilgal. ²¹ Alandile kubantu ba kwa Isreali, ''ulo balupwa lobe bakalekwi pusha bashibo munshiku shikoisa, ''Yando aya amabwe. ²² Mulekweba abana benu, ifi epo Isreali alikwabuka Yodani pa mushili wakuma. ²³ Yawe Lesa wenu alimyumikile Amenshi ya Yodani, Mpaka nelo mwayabukile, ngefyo Yawe Lesa wenu acitile pali bemba wamatete, uo atumikile mpaka nelo twalikwabuka, ²⁴ Pakuti abantu abapesonde balekwishiba ati ukuboko kwakwa Yawe kwa kukosa, Elo mukofwaikwa ukulekucindika Yawe Lesa wenu.