¹ Ulo lwine fye imfumu shonse isha bena Amorite ishabelele kulubali lwa icumboshe ya Yordani elo nemfumu shonse isha bena canaanite abalikuba mululamba lwa bemba uukulu, balikumfwa ati Yawe alikamininishe amenshi ya Yordani mpaka nokwabuka kwa bana bakwa Isreali; imitima yabena yali sungulukile elo tamwali kuba umupahsi nelo umo muli bena panmulandu wa bena Isreali. ² Pali ilya nshita Yawe alilandile kuli Yoshua, ''panga imyele iyakutwa elo na kambi usembuluke abana baume bakwa Isreali.'' ³ Elo Yoshua alipangile umwine-imyele iyakutwa elo alisembulwile abana baume bonse abakwa Isreali pa Gibeath Haaraloth. ⁴ Uyu emulandu Yoshua ase mbulwile bena; bonse abaume abalikufuma fye na baume bankondo balifwile muma tololo ulo tabala fika panuma yakulekufuma mu Egupto. ⁵ Nelo abaume bonse abaishile uku leku fuma mu Egupti ba lisembulwilwe, Nelo ifyo, Abalumendo abali bakofyalwa mumatololo munshila pakulekufuma mu Egupti tapabele nelo umo uwasembulwilwe . ⁶ Elo abantu bakwa Isreali-balyendele imyaka amakumi yane mumatololo mpaka abantu bonse ekwaba ati, abaume bankondo bonse abalikufuma mu Egupti- balifwile pakutilati tabalikuna kila ishiwi lyakwa Yawe. Yawe alilapile kuli bena ati takalekubaleka ukuleku mona icalo ico alapile kufikolwe fyabo ukwebati kuti apela kuli fwebo. icalo icikofuluma umukaka no buci. ⁷ Bana babo abo Yawe aimishe muchifulo cabo ebo Yoshua- asembulwile pantu tabali-kusembululwa panshila. ⁸ Ulo bena bonse basembulwilwe balishele umo balikuba munkambi mpaka belo bapolele. ⁹ Elo Yawe alilandile kuli Yoshua, ''Buno bushiku ndi fumishepo ukusebana kwa Egupto ukufuma kuli mwebo,'' Elo, ishina lyacilya cifulo chikoitwa Gilga ukule kufika no bushiku bwelelo. ¹⁰ Abantu bakwa Isreali balipangangile inkambi pa Gilgal. Balisungile icakucilila pabushiku bwalikulenga ikumi limo na cine ubwa mwenshi, mu cungulo pa malungu yaku Yerico. ¹¹ Pa bushiku bwa panuma iya kule kucilila; bulya bwine bushiku, balilile fimo ifisabo fya mu calo, umukate uushili wakututumuka elo ne ngano ishaku salula. ¹² Na maana ali lekele pabushiku balikulya ifisabo fya mu calo. Takwalikuba pa manna nakambi iyabantu bakwa Isreali, lelo balilile ifyabuso mboshi fya mucalo ca canaan uyo mwaka. ¹³ Ulo Yoshua alikuba mupepi na Jerico, alisanswile amenso yakwe elo aliloleshe, elo Mona. Umwaume aliminine pantasnshi ya kwe; Ali somwene ulupanga lwali muminwe yakwe. Yoshua alile kuli ena elo- alilandile, ''Bushe webo uli kulifwebo nelo kubalwani besu?" ¹⁴ Alilandile, ''Nelo kumo. Pantu nebo ndimusika wa fita fyakwa Yawe. Noma ndishile; Elo Yoshua alilele impumi panshi panmushili kukusinsimuna elo alilandile kuli ena, ''Nindo shikulu wandi akolanda ku mubomfi wakwe?'' ¹⁵ Mushika wafita fyakwa, "Yawe alilandile kuliYoshua, ''Ulekufule ndyato ukulekushifumya kumakasa yobe pantu icifulo uko imini napoca mushilo.'' Efyo Yoshua acitile.