Yoswa
Rev 8:1 Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Yoswa, Usawope, kapena usachite mantha;
anthu onse ankhondo pamodzi ndi iwe, nimunyamuke, kukwera ku Ai;
wapereka m’manja mwako mfumu ya Ai, ndi anthu ake, ndi mzinda wake, ndi
dziko lake:
8:2 Ndipo uchite kwa Ai ndi mfumu yake monga unachitira Yeriko ndi iye
mfumu: zofunkha zake zokha, ndi ng’ombe zake, muzitenga
ikani zolalira mudzi pambuyo pake.
3 Pamenepo Yoswa ananyamuka, ndi anthu onse ankhondo, kukamenyana ndi Ai
Yoswa anasankha amuna amphamvu amphamvu zikwi makumi atatu, nawatuma
kutali usiku.
Act 8:4 Ndipo adawalamulira, nati, Tawonani, mumulalira
mzinda, ngakhale kuseri kwa mzinda: musapite kutali kwambiri ndi mzinda, koma khalani inu nonse
okonzeka:
8:5 Ndipo ine, ndi anthu onse amene ali ndi ine, tidzayandikira mzinda.
ndipo kudzakhala kuti, pamene atitulukira kudzamenyana nafe, monga kunkhondo
choyamba, kuti tidzathawa pamaso pawo;
8:6 (Pakuti adzatuluka pambuyo pathu) kufikira titawakokera kumudzi;
pakuti adzati, Athawa pamaso pathu monga poyamba paja;
adzathawa pamaso pawo.
Rev 8:7 Pamenepo mudzanyamuka pobisalira, ndi kulanda mzindawo;
Yehova Mulungu wanu adzaupereka m’manja mwanu.
Rev 8:8 Ndipo kudzali, mutatenga mzindawo, muyime mzindawo
pamoto: muzicita monga mwa mau a Yehova. Mwaona, ine
ndakulamulirani.
8:9 Choncho Yoswa anawatuma, ndipo iwo anapita kukabisalira
anakhala pakati pa Beteli ndi Ai, kumadzulo kwa Ai, koma Yoswa anagona
usiku umenewo pakati pa anthu.
8:10 Ndipo Yoswa anadzuka m'mamawa, nawerenga anthu, ndipo
anakwera iye ndi akulu a Israyeli patsogolo pa anthu ku Ai.
8:11 Ndipo anthu onse, ngakhale ankhondo amene anali naye, anakwera.
nayandikira, nafika patsogolo pa mzindawo, namanga mahema awo kumpoto
pakati pawo ndi Ai panali chigwa.
Act 8:12 Ndipo adatenga amuna ngati zikwi zisanu, nawabisalira
pakati pa Beteli ndi Ai, kumadzulo kwa mzindawo.
Act 8:13 Ndipo atayimitsa anthu, ndilo khamu lonse liri pamwamba pawo
kumpoto kwa mzindawo, ndi olalira kumadzulo kwa mzinda;
Usiku umenewo Yoswa anapita pakati pa chigwacho.
8:14 Ndipo kunali, pamene mfumu ya Ai anaona, kuti anafulumira
anadzuka m’mamawa, ndipo amuna a mzindawo anatuluka kukamenyana ndi Aisiraeli
nkhondo, iye ndi anthu ake onse, pa nthawi yoikika ku chigwa;
Koma sadadziwe kuti adalipo omulalira kumbuyo kwake
mzinda.
8:15 Ndipo Yoswa ndi Aisrayeli onse anachita ngati agonja pamaso pawo
anathawa njira ya m’chipululu.
8:16 Pamenepo anthu onse amene anali mu Ai anasonkhana kuthamangitsa
ndipo analondola Yoswa, nakokedwa kutali ndi mudzi.
8:17 Ndipo panalibe munthu anatsala mu Ai kapena Beteli, amene sanatuluke pambuyo
ndipo anasiya mudzi uli wotsegula, nalondola Israyeli.
8:18 Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Yoswa, "Wololeza mkondo uli m'dzanja lako
ku Ai; pakuti ndidzaupereka m’dzanja lako. Ndipo Yoswa anatambasula
mkondo umene anali nao m’dzanja lake loloza mzindawo.
Act 8:19 Ndipo olalirawo adanyamuka msanga pamalo awo, nathamanga pomwepo
adatambasula dzanja lake: ndipo adalowa mumzinda, nagwira
ndipo anafulumira, natentha mzindawo.
8:20 Ndipo pamene amuna a Ai anachewuka pambuyo pawo, anayang'ana, ndipo, taonani
utsi wa mzindawo unakwera kumwamba, ndipo analibe mphamvu yakuthawa
uku kapena uko: ndipo anthu amene anathawira kuchipululu anatembenuka
kubwerera pa omwe akulondola.
8:21 Ndipo pamene Yoswa ndi Aisrayeli onse anaona kuti olalira alanda mzindawo.
ndi kuti utsi wa mzindawo unakwera, pamenepo anatembenuka, ndipo
anapha amuna a ku Ai.
Act 8:22 Ndipo ena adatuluka m'mzinda kukamenyana nawo; kotero iwo anali mu
pakati pa Israyeli, ena mbali iyi, ndi ena mbali ina;
anawakantha, kotero kuti sanatsale ndi mmodzi yense wa iwo, kapena kupulumuka.
23 Pamenepo mfumu ya Ai anaigwira yamoyo, nabwera nayo kwa Yoswa.
Act 8:24 Ndipo kudali, atatha Israele kupha anthu onse
okhala m’Ai kuthengo, m’cipululu m’mene anapitikitsa
ndi pamene onse anagwa ndi lupanga lakuthwa, mpaka iwo
+ ndipo Aisiraeli onse anabwerera ku Ai n’kuukantha
ndi lupanga lakuthwa.
Act 8:25 Ndipo kudakhala kuti onse adagwa tsiku lomwelo, amuna ndi akazi, adakhala
zikwi khumi ndi ziwiri, ndiwo amuna onse a ku Ai.
8:26 Pakuti Yoswa sanabweze dzanja lake kumbuyo, limene iye anatambasula ndi mkondo.
mpaka anawononga onse okhala m’Ai.
Rev 8:27 Koma ng'ombe ndi zofunkha za mudziwo Israele adazifunkha
iwo okha, monga mwa mau a Yehova amene anawalamulira
Yoswa.
28 Ndipo Yoswa anatentha mzinda wa Ai, nausandutsa miunda yosatha, bwinja
mpaka lero.
8:29 Ndipo mfumu ya Ai anapachika pamtengo mpaka madzulo: ndipo mwamsanga
dzuwa litalowa, Yoswa analamula kuti atenge mtembo wake
autsike pamtengo, ndi kuuponya pa khomo la chipata cha mudzi;
ndi kuunjika mulu waukuru wa miyala, umene ulipo kufikira lero lino.
8:30 Pamenepo Yoswa anamangira Yehova Mulungu wa Isiraeli guwa lansembe m’phiri la Ebala.
8:31 Monga Mose mtumiki wa Yehova analamulira ana a Isiraeli, monga izo
zalembedwa m’buku la chilamulo cha Mose, guwa la nsembe la miyala yamphumphu;
pamenepo palibe munthu adanyamulapo chitsulo;
anapereka nsembe kwa Yehova, ndi nsembe zoyamika.
Act 8:32 Ndipo adalemba pamenepo pamiyala kopi ya chilamulo cha Mose, chimene adachilemba
analemba pamaso pa ana a Israyeli.
8:33 Ndipo Aisrayeli onse, ndi akulu awo, ndi akapitawo, ndi oweruza awo, anaimirira
mbali iyi ya likasa ndi mbali ina pamaso pa ansembe Alevi;
amene ananyamula likasa la cipangano la Yehova, ndi mlendo, monganso
iye amene anabadwa pakati pawo; theka la iwo moyang’anizana ndi phiri la Gerizimu,
ndi hafu ya iwo moyang’anizana ndi phiri la Ebala; monga Mose mtumiki wa Yehova
Yehova analamulira kale, kuti adalitse ana a Israyeli.
Act 8:34 Ndipo pambuyo pake adawerenga mawu onse a chilamulo, madalitso ndi
matemberero, monga mwa zonse zolembedwa m’buku la chilamulo.
8:35 Palibe mawu aliwonse amene Mose adawalamulira, amene Yoswa sanawawerenge
pamaso pa khamu lonse la Israyeli, ndi akazi, ndi ang’ono
iwo, ndi alendo akukhala mwa iwo.