1 Aakwaniilwa ayehe yAayamori kuuninginino waJordan naakwaniilwa ayehe yAakaanana komunkulo gwEfuta lyopokati oyu uvu kutya Omuwa okwa pwinike omeya gaJordan, sigo oshigwana shaIsrael she gu tokola. Oya sholola e taa tyololoka molwAaisraeli.
Efukaleko puGilgal
2 Nena Omuwa okwa lombwele Josua ta ti: “Longekidha iimbele yomamanya, u kenke nayo Aaisraeli ishewe.” 3 Josua okwa ningi, ngaashi Omuwa e mu lombwele e ta kenkele Aaisraeli pehala lya lukwa Oshikulundundu shefukaleko. 4-6 Oshigwana shaIsrael sho sha zi muEgipiti, aalumentu ayehe oya li ya fukalekwa nokuli. Ihe momukokomoko gwondjila yomombuga omimvo omilongo ne oya li yi ipyakidhila nolweendo, onkee uunona wuumati owa li inaau fukalekwa. Ishewe, pethimbo ndyoka aalumentu ayehe yepipi lyokuhinga iita sho ya zi muEgipiti, oya li ya hulu po kokusa, oshoka oya li inaa vulika kOmuwa. Ngaashi naanaa a li e ya ganene, inaa pitikwa okumona evi ndyoka eyamba noli na omalunza, ngaashi e shi uvanekele oohekulu. 7 Oyanamati yaantu mbaka oya li inaa fukalekwa, ano oluvalo nduka olupe olwo aluke lwa fukalekwa kuJosua.
8 Konima yefukaleko oshigwana ashihe osha kala montanda, sigo iilalo ya polo nawa. 9 Omuwa okwa ti kuJosua: “Onena tuu ndjika onde mu pengitha omupya gwokukala aapika muEgipiti.” Onkee eha ndyoka lya lukwa Gilgal, nosho li li sigo onena.
10 Manga Aaisraeli ya li montanda puGilgal, polushandja ontega naJeriko, oya dhana Opaasa ongulohi yesiku etimulongo netine lyomwedhi ngoka. 11 Esiku lya landula ko olya li esiku lyotango, sho ya tameke okulya iikulya yomuKaanan, iikwiila inaayi fulikwa nomaha giilya ga yaywa. 12 Omanna oga sheka okuloka nduno, Aaisraeli inaye ga mona we. Okuza kesiku ndyoka oya li iikulya yomuKaanan.
Josua nomulumentu gwegonga
13 Josua manga a li popepi naJeriko, ohaluka oku wete omulumentu a thikama komeho ge a yelutha egongamwele. Josua okwa yi kuye e te mu pula: “Ngoye omukwiita omukwetu nenge ogwaatondi yetu?”
14 Omulumentu okwa ti: “Aawe, ngame ondjayi yiita yOmuwa.”
Josua okwi ihata pevi koshipala she e te mu simaneke ta ti: “Ngame omupiya gwoye, tatekulu. Owa hala, ndi ninge shike?”
15 Ondjayi yiita yOmuwa oya ti kuye: “Hula ko oongaku dhoye, oshoka owa thikama peha eyapuki.” Josua nokwa ningi, ngaashi a lombwelwa.
Omasukarisiro mOgilgal
1 Ozombara azehe zOvaamori, nḓa turire munda mbwina na Jordan kongurova, nozombara azehe zOvakanaan, nḓa turire meṋe yOmuronga Mediterania, tji za zuva kutja Muhona wa kahisire onḓonḓu Jordan nokutja Ovaisrael va kondere yo, otji za mumapara naze rihahiza okurwa nOvaisrael.
2 Muhona wa raera ku Josua a tja: “Ungura otuvyo pozombawe u sukareke na two Ovaisrael mbe hiya sukara.” 3 Josua otja ungura otuvyo pozombawe, narire tja sukarisire Ovaisrael pOtjivanda tjOmasukarisiro. 4 Eye wa tjita nai, orondu ovarumendu avehe, mba ri ovanene, ovarwe wovita, mba tjindire mOengipte, va yenda amave kokere mokuti onguza. 5 Ovavena avehe, mba tjindire mOengipte, va sukarere, nungwari kapa ri umwe wa imba mba kwaterwa mokuti onguza morutjindo rwawo ngwa sukarere. 6 Ovaisrael morutjindo rwawo va kara oure wozombura omirongo vine mokuti onguza. Moruveze ndo ovarumendu avehe votjiwondo tjokurwa ovita, mba zire mOengipte, tjandje va koka, tjinga ave ha karere nonḓuviro ku Muhona. Muhona we ve raerere kutja kave nokumuna ehi ndi etumbe nehapise nda kwizikire ooihe mukururume kutja meve pe. 7 Ovanatje vawo ovazandu, mba yarukire moruveze rwawo, kava sukarisirwe ngunda ave ryanga mokuti onguza. Inḓa onḓa ri ozondekurona ozondenga nḓa sukarisiwa i Josua.
8 Omasukarisiro tji ya za nokutjitwa, otjiwaṋa atjihe otji tja kara pehi mozondanda nga ovirwaro tji vya veruka. 9 Nu Muhona wa tja ku Josua: “Ndinondi ami mba isa ko ohoṋi ya Engipte ku eṋe.” Poṋa mbo opu pa rukirwa Gilgal nga ku ndinondi.
10 Ovaisrael ngunda ava ri mozondanda zawo mOgilgal morutjandja rwa Jeriko otji va tjita Opaska mongurova yeyuva oritjamurongo na yane romueze. 11 Meyuva rokombunda yaindo otji va rya ovikunwa mbya hapere mOkanaan, okutja ovikokotwa mbya terekwa mezuko, nomboroto ndja terekwa nokuhinosure. 12 Kombunda yanao ovimana vya yanda okurauka keyuru, nOvaisrael kaave vi munu rukwao. Okuza koruveze ndo otjaave ri ovikunwa mbyaa vi hapa mOkanaan.
Josua nomurumendu ngwa ri nengaruvyo
13 Josua tjeya popezu na Jeriko mokamanga arire tja munu omurumendu ngwa kurama momurungu we, nengaruvyo meke. Josua wa ya ku ye ne mu pura nai: “Oove umwe wovarwe vetu wovita poo oove omunavita na eṱe?”
14 Nomurumendu wa zira a tja: “Kako! Ami mbe ya otja omuhongore wotjimbumba tja Muhona tjovita.”
Josua wa wa onḓurumika e rikotamene ku ye na tja: “Owami omukarere woye, nove movanga kutja mbi tjite tjike?”
15 Nomuhongore wotjimbumba tja Muhona tjovita wa zira nai: “Hukura ozongaku, orondu poṋa pu wa kurama opopayapuke.” Nu Josua wa tjita otja punga a raerwa.
