Chapter 23—Kunjila Mu Nyika Iyakasyomezegwa

Munsi Mosi naakamana kufwa, Joshuwa wakaba ngo musololi wa bana ba Israeli, kubasololela kuya ku nyika iya kasyomezyegwa. Joshuwa wakali muntu mupati wakali kugwasya Mosi ku ciindi bana ba Israeli nobakali kweenda mu nkanda. Wakaibona milimo ikankamanisya ya Leza iya kacitwa a Mosi, alimwi mizeezo ya bantu wakali kwiiteelela kabotu kabotu. Joshuwa wakali wabamwi bali kumi mubabili bakaunkide kuya kweena nyika ya kasyomezyegwa, alimwi wakali umwi wabaabo bobilo bakakanana cakusyomeka bubotu bwa nyika mbo bakakubona, wakali ngo umwi wabili wakabapa camba bantu ikuti baunke ku nyika ya kasyomezyegwa kwiinda mu nguzu zya Leza, bakakale mu nyika eeyo. Mulimo wakwe wakali kuucita kabotu. Mwami wakasyomya Joshuwa kuti uya kuba anguwe, mbubona mbuli mbwakali a Mosi, alimwi akumucita kuti nyika ya Kenaani akaijane mu nzila ngubauba, eeyi nyika wakali kunga ulaitola ku cindi ncaakali kunga ulaba muntu uteelela milawo ya Leza. Wakali kuyandisisya kapati kujana nzila mbotu njaakali kunga ulasololela bantu kuya ku Nyika ya Kenaani, eelyo nkaambo kakuyandisisya kucita mulimo ooyu, bukandu bwakazwa muli nguwe.KKP 180.1

Joshuwa wakabaambila bana ba Israeli kuti balibambile lweendo lwa mazuba otatwe, wakabaambila kuti boonse balombwana balumamba baleelede baunke kukulwana. “Bantu bakayingula bakati kuli Joshuwa, Coonse nco twaambila, tuya kucicita, alimwi koonse nkoya kututuma, tuya kuunka. Mbubona mbuli mbotwakali kuteelela Mosi mu zintu zyoonse, tuya kukuteelela ayebo: Pesi Mwami Leza wako abe anduwe, mbuli mbwaakali a Mosi. Oonse uya kuzangila mulawo wako, utakateeleli majwi aako mu zintu zyoonse nzyoya ku mwaambila, uya kujayigwa: koba biyo muyumu, alimwi ube a camba cibotu.”KKP 180.2

Kuzabuka kwa bana ba Israeli mu mulonga wa Jolodani kwakali kunga kulacitwa kwiinda mu maleele. “Joshuwa wakati ku bantu, Amulisalazye lwanu nobeni: nkaambo cifumo Mwami uya kucita zikankamanisyo akati kanu. Joshuwa wakakanana kubapailizyi, wakati, Amubweze aleka lya cizuminano, mweende kumpela a bantu. Bapailizyi bakabweza aleka lya cizuminano, bakaunka kumpela a bantu. Mwami wakati kuli Joshuwa, Buno buzuba nja kutalika kukukomezya kumpela a bana ba Israeli, ikutegwa bazyibe kuti, njakuba anduwe, mbubona mbuli mbondakali a Mosi.”KKP 181.1