1Diba divua Yoshuwa, muana wa Nune, mu mitanda ya mu Shitime, kutumaye bantu babidi mu musokoku bua baye kutentekela mudi ditunga ne tshimenga bia Yeriko. Batentekedi babidi abu, bamane kufika mu Yeriko, kulalabu kua mukaji muena tshiendenda, dina diende Rakabe.
2Mukalenga wa bena Yeriko, kumvua muvua bena Izrayele babidi bafike mu tshimenga butuku, bua kutentekela mudi ditunga.
3Nanku kutuminaye Rakabe diyi, umuambila ne:
— Rakabe, patula bantu balume badi bafike kuebe bua kutentekela ditunga, utupeshebu.
4Rakabe kumuka ne bantu babidi abu, kubasokoka. Pashishe kuandamunaye ne:
— Bantu balume bavua bafike kuanyi bulelela. Kadi tshivua mumanye kuvuabu bafume to.
5Mbamane kumuka kuanyi, ku mesu ku-kavua kufika, diba divuabu bakeba kukanga biibi bia tshimenga. Tshiena mumanye muaba udibu baye to. Nuenu bambuluja, nudi mua kubapeta mu njila.
6Kadi Rakabe uvua mumane kubandisha bantu abu mu nzubu wende wa kulu ku musaka. Uvua mubasokoke mu mitshi iwaye muteke kulu aku.
7Bantu bavua mukalenga mutume kulondakaja batentekedi mu njila. Amu bobu bapatuke mu tshimenga, kukangabu tshiakabidi tshiibi tshia tshimenga. Nanku, kuipatshilabu batentekedi, balonda njila udi muye ku tshisabu tshia musulu wa Yardene.
8Ke Rakabe kubanda ku musaka wa nzubu wende, bantu babidi abu kabayi banji kulala to.
9Kubambilaye ne:
— Ndi mumanye ne: Maweja-Nangila mmumane kunupa ditunga dietu edi. Nudi nutukuatshisha bowa bukole. Bantu bonsu badi anu banutshina.
10Tuvua bapete lumu ne: diba dinuvua numuka mu ditunga dia Ejipitu, Maweja-Nangila uvuamumishe Mayi manene makunze bua nuenu kusabuka. Kabidi tuvua bumvue ne: nuvua bashipe Sihone ne Oge, bakalenga ba matunga abidi a bena Amore, banyangakaje kabidi bintu biabu. Bakalenga abu, bavuabase luseke ludi diba dipatukila lua Yardene.
11Tuetu bamane kumvua lumu lua bionsu abi, tuvua tupampakana bikole, kakuyi udi mumvue bukole bua kunubunda kabidi to. Bualu Maweja-Nangila Mvidi Mukulu wenu udi Mvidi Mukulu muena kulu ne muena buloba.
12Kadi mpindiewu, nuditshipe bualu buanyi kudi Maweja-Nangila ne: nenufuile bena diku dianyi luse, bu mundi munuenzele bimpe. Numpeshe tshintu tshidi mua kunjadikila patoke binudi nuamba.
13Nundaye bua kupandisha baledi banyi, bana betu ba balume ne ba bakaji, too ne bena meku etu bonsu. Kanuanyishi bua batushipe to.
14Batentekedi abu kumuandamuna ne:
— Tudi baditshipa kuudi. Tuetu katuyi bakumbaje bitudi tukulaya, Maweja-Nangila atushipe, kadi amu wewe kuyi muambile muntu tshitudi bavuile munemu. Nanku, padi Maweja-Nangila utupa ditunga edi, netukumbaje tshitudi bakulaye. Netukufuile luse.
15Nzubu wa Rakabe uvua mutuangane ne tshimana tshia tshimenga. Nanku kupatulaye bantu babidi abu ku madidishi, ubapuekeshila ku muonji.
16Kubambilaye ne:
— Ndayi kusokoma mu mikuna, bua bantu badi banukeba abu kabanukuatshi to. Nushale ku mikuna aku matuku asatu, too ne papingana badi banukeba abu. Pashishe nenutungunuke ne luendu luenu.
17Bantu balume abu kumuambila ne:
— Tuetu netukumbaje mitshipu iuvua mututshipishe.
18Kadi wewe enza nunku: patudi tukuata ditunga edi, usuike muonji mukunze ewu ku dididishi, muaba uudi mututuluile ewu. Nanku nudisange bonsu mu nzubu muebe, ne baledi bebe, bana benu ba balume ne ba bakaji, ne bena diku dienu bonsu.
19Padi muntu upatuka mu nzubu muebe, udi udikebela lufu. Tuetu netuikale babinge. Kadi padibu babunda muntu udi mubuele mu nzubu muebe, tshilumbu tshia muntu awu tshidi pambidi petu.
20Kadi wewe mumanyishe bantu mutudi bafike munemu, bionsu biudi mutuambe tuetu baditshipe ebi mbifue.
21Rakabe kuandamuna ne:
— Ndi muanyishe munudi nuamba amu. Pashishe kulayanganabu. Bantu babidi abu bamane kuya, Rakabe kusuika muonji mukunze ku dididishi dia ku nzubu kuende.
22Batentekedi abu, kuya kusokoma ku mikuna matuku asatu, too ne padibu bapingana mu Yeriko kudi bantu bavua babalondakaja mu njila, kabayi babamona.
23Pashishe batentekedi babidi abu, kumuka mu mikuna, muaba uvuabu basokome. Kusabukabu Yardene, kufika muaba uvua Yoshuwa. Kumulondelabu bionsu bivua bibenzekela.
24Kujadikilabu Yoshuwa ne:
— Eyowa, Maweja-Nangila mmumane kutupa ditunga edi dijima. Bena ditunga mbamane kuteketa mu maboku. Kabena mua kutufuila nkanana to.
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