Ovaisraeli tava tauluka Jordan wa pwiinina
1 Opo nee Josua a meneka, ndele va dja muSittim, ndele va fika kuJordan, ye pamwe novana aveshe vaIsrael, ndele oko va kala oufiku fimbo inava taulula omulonga. 2 Ndele omafiku atatu eshi a pita po ovakulunhu va endaenda nonhanda, 3 ndele va lombwela ovanhu tava ti: “Nye ngeenge tamu mono oshikefa shehangano lOmwene Kalunga keni novapristeli Ovalevi ava tave shi humbata, nye mu nokufikama mu dje meenhele deni noku shi shikula. 4 Ndelenee pokati keni nasho napa kale onhele i fike pokilometa imwe. Inamu ehena popepi nasho, opo mu shiive ondjila ei mu nokweenda, osheshi inamu enda nondjila oyo nale.” 5 Josua okwa lombwela vali oshiwana ndele ta ti: “Liyapuleni, osheshi mongula Omwene ta ka longa oikumwifa mokati keni.” 6 Ndele Josua okwa popya novapristeli ndele ta ti: Tumbeni oshikefa shehangano mu pite komesho yovanhu. Opo nee va kufa oshikefa shehangano ndele va pita komesho yovanhu. 7 Opo nee Omwene okwa lombwela Josua ndele ta ti: “Onena eli Ame ohandi ka hovela oku ku ninga omunene moipafi yOvaisraeli aveshe, vo opo va shiive nokutya, Ame ndi li pwoove ngaashi nda kala naMoses. 8 Lombwela hano ovapristeli hava humbata oshikefa shehangano u tye: Nye ngeenge tamu fiki komunghulo womeva aJordan nye mu nokukanghama nokukala ofika puJordan.”
9 Opo nee Josua okwa lombwela ovana vaIsrael ta ti: “Eheneni oku, mu pwilikine eendjovo dOmwene Kalunga keni. 10 Josua okwa tya vali: Opo tuu opo nye otamu ka shiiva nokutya, Kalunga omunamwenyo e li mokati keni eshi Ye ta ka taataa shilishili komesho yeni Ovakaanan nOvaheti nOvahevi nOvaperesi nOvagirgasi nOvaamori nOvajebusi. 11 Taleni, oshikefa shehangano lOmwene wedu alishe otashi mu tetekele okuya muJordan. 12 Kufeni hano ovalumenhu omulongo navavali momapata omulongo naavali aIsrael, omulumenhu umwe womepata keshe, 13 ndele eemhadi dovapristeli ava hava humbata oshikefa shaKalunga Omwene wedu alishe, ngeenge tadi lyata omeva aJordan, omeva omuJordan taa tukuka, omeva aa taa di kombinga yopombada taa ka kanghama ngaashi ekuma.” 14 Ndele ovanhu eshi va fikama momatwali avo va ka tauluke Jordan pamwe novapristeli ava hava humbata oshikefa shehangano komesho yovanhu, 15 ndele eshi ovahumbati voshikefa ve uya kuJordan novapristeli ava hava humbata oshikefa eshi eemhadi davo da lyata omeva okomunghulo, fimbo Jordan wa li wa yada fiyo okominghulo momafiku aeshe eteyo, 16 omeva aa taa di kombinga yopombada a kanghama. A kala ofika ngaashi ekuma, kokulekule noshilando shaAdam, shi li pomunghulo waSareta. Nomeva aa taa kunguluka taa i mEfuta lOluhaela, nokutya mEfuta lOmongwa, a pwiinina. Opo nee ovanhu va taulula monhele ya shaama naJeriko. 17 Ndelenee ovapristeli ava va humbata oshikefa shehangano lOmwene ova kala ofika inave linyenga poukukutu momulonga waJordan, fimbo Ovaisraeli aveshe va taulula poukukutu, fiyo oshiwana ashishe sha taulula Jordan.
Oshigwana shaIsrael tashi tokola Jordan
1 Josua noshigwana ashihe shaIsrael oya meneka ongula onene, ya zi montanda yaShittim noya yi kuJordan, nkoka ya yungu ontanda, ya tegelele okutokola omulonga. 2 Konima yomasiku gatatu aawiliki oye ende nontanda 3 noya lombwele aantu ya ti: “Shimpa mwa mono aayambi ya humbata oshikethahangano shOmuwa Kalunga keni, zii mo montanda, mu ya landule. 4 Otaye mu kwatele komeho, oshoka ondjila kamu yi shi. Ihe omu na okukala kokule noshikethahangano, tu tye oshinano shi thike pokilometa yimwe.”
5 Josua okwa lombwele oshigwana a ti: “Iyapuleni, oshoka ngula Omuwa ota ka longa iikumithalonga mokati keni.” 6 Nena okwa lombwele aayambi, ya kuthe oshikethahangano, ya tetekele nasho komeho gaantu. Oyo noya ningi, ngaashi ya lombwelwa.
7 Omuwa okwa ti kuJosua: “Shoka tandi ningi nena, otashi ku simanekitha kAaisraeli ayehe, u ninge omuntu omunene, notaa dhimbulula kutya ondi li nangoye, ngaashi nda li naMoses. 8 Lombwela aayambi taa humbata oshikethahangano kutya nge ya adha omulonga, oye na okuthikama popepi nomunkulo.” 9 Nena Josua okwa ti kAaisraeli: “Ileni, mu pulakene shoka Omuwa Kalunga keni ta ti. 10 Ngele tamu humu komeho, ote ke mu tidhila po Aakaanana, Aaheti, Aahevi, Aaperesi, Aagirgashi, Aayamori nAayebusi. Otamu ka tseya kutya Kalunga omunamwenyo oku li mokati keni, 11 sho oshikethahangano shOmuwa gwevi alihe tashi tokola Jordan komeho geni. 12 Ngashingeyi hogololeni aalumentu omulongo nayaali, gumwe mezimo kehe lyaIsrael. 13 Shimpa tuu aayambi mboka taa humbata oshikethahangano shOmuwa gwevi alihe, taa lyata oompadhi dhawo momeya, nena Jordan otagu kankama okukunguluka, nomeya ngoka taga zi kombanda, otaga gongala peha limwe.” 14-15 Ethimbo olya li lyeteyo, nomulonga ogwa li gu na efundja. Aantu sho ya zi montanda, ya tokole Jordan, aayambi oye ya tetekelele ya humbata oshikethahangano. Naanziya sho aayambi ya lyata omeya, 16 omeya oga mwena okumatuka noga gongala puAdam, oshilando shi li pooha dhaSaretan. Ekunguluko lyokuuka kEfuta lyeso olya li lya tokolwa thilu; Aaisraeli oya vulu okupita popepi naJeriko. 17 Manga taa ende puukukutu, aayambi mboka ya humbata oshikethahangano, oya li ya thikama puukukutu pokati kaJordan, sigo oshigwana ashihe sha piti.