Chapter 20—Beeni A Kwaambilizya Kwabo

Mwami wakaambila Mosi kuti atume bantu bakalange nyika ya Kenaani, njaakali kunga ulapa mu maanza a bana ba Israeli. Lino muleli wa mukowa omwe omwe wakasalwa kuti baunke ku kweena nyika ya Kenaani. Bakaunka, nokwakamana mazuba ali makumi one bakaboola kuzwa nkobakabede, bakasika kumpela a Mosi a Aloni alimwi a kumpela a bana ba Israeli boonse, bakabatondezya micelo njobakaakuletelela ku nyika ya Kenaani. Boonse bakazumina kuti yakali nyika mbotu, eelyo bakabatondezya micelo njobakaletelela, ikutegwa bakatondezye kuti nyika ya-kali mbotu. Cikama ca saansa comwe cakali cipati, icakuti cakali kutemba bantu bobilo. Alimwi bakaletelela ankuyu alimwi a micelo imwi yakajisi nseke zisubila mukati iyakali kukomena mu nyika eeyo njobakaunkide kuya kweena.KKP 165.1

Lino nobakamana kukanana bubotu bwa nyika, boonse bakaunkide kuya kweena nyika, bakakanana ca kutyompokelwa, bakaamba kuti bantu baku nyika eeyo njobakaunkide kuya kubona bakali bayumu, alimwi bakaamba kuti minzi yakali zingulukidwe a bwaanda bulamfu; alimwi bakaamba kuti bantu bakooko bakali balamfu. Bantu bobilo mbabakakanana ca busicamba. Lino bakatalika mbuli mbo kwakayakidwe ku nyika ya Kenaani, alimwi bakakanana akuti teebakali kukonzya kwiitola nyika ya Kenaani.KKP 165.2

Lino bantu mbuli mbo bakali kuteelela kwaambilizya ooku, ndilyona bakatyompokelwa, bakatalika kulila mu kuusa. Teebakalindila, alimwi teebakayeeya nzila Leza njaakabagwasya kusikila ku cilawo eeci nco bakabede lino, teebakakondwa kuti wakali kukonzya kubapa nyika eeyo. Ndilyona lino kwakasika kutyompokelwa muli mbabo. Bakatalika kweeleka nguzu zya Yooyo Usumpukide, Usetekene, bakaleka kumusyoma Leza, wakabasololela kusikila ku cilawo eeco ncobakabede. Lino bakatalika kukananina Mosi, bakatalika kutongauka, bakati kuli umwi aumwi, Lino aaya nga masimpilo a lusyomo lwesu loonse. Eeyi nje nyika njotwakali kutandila kuzwa ku Gipite ikuti tuzikwiijane.KKP 166.1

Kalebi a Joshiwa bakali kuyanda kuti bakanane ku bantu, pesi bantu teebakayanda kuti babateelele, nkaambo bakayoowa kapati ku kwaambilizya kwakacitwa. Lino nobakaumuna kasyoonto biyo, Kalebi wakayanda kuti akanane. Wakati ku bantu, “Atweenae kufwambaana, tukaitole nyika; nkaambo tulakonzya kuya kukoma.” Pesi bantu bakaunkide a Kalebi bakati, “Tatukakonzyi kulwana bantu ba mu nyika ilya; nkaambo mbayumu kwiinda ndiswe.” Lino aabo mbccakaunkide a Kalebi bakazumanana kukanana kwaambilizya kwabo kubyaabi bakati bantu boonse baku nyika ilya bakali bapati alimwi balamfu. Bakati, “Twakaakubona bantu balamfu, bana ba Anaki (Anak), aabo mbantu balamfu, swebo twakalangika mbuli nsozi notwakalilanga lwesu tobeni, alimwi abalo bakatulanga mbuli nsozi.KKP 166.2