Yoswa
24:1 Ndipo Yoswa anasonkhanitsa mafuko onse a Isiraeli ku Sekemu, ndipo anaitana
akuru a Israyeli, ndi akuru ao, ndi oweruza ao, ndi akuru ao
akapitawo awo; ndipo anadzionetsera pamaso pa Mulungu.
24:2 Ndipo Yoswa anauza anthu onse, "Atero Yehova Mulungu wa Isiraeli.
Makolo anu anakhala tsidya lina la chigumula kalekalelo
Tera, atate wa Abrahamu, ndi atate wa Nahori: ndipo iwo anatumikira
milungu ina.
Rev 24:3 Ndipo ndidatenga atate wanu Abrahamu tsidya lija la chigumula, ndipo ndinatsogolera
Iye m’dziko lonse la Kanani, nachulukitsa mbewu zake, napatsa
iye Isaki.
24:4 Ndipo ndinapatsa kwa Isake Yakobo ndi Esau, ndipo ndinapatsa kwa Esau phiri la Seiri.
kukhala nacho; koma Yakobo ndi ana ake anatsikira ku Aigupto.
Num 24:5 Ndinatumizanso Mose ndi Aroni, ndipo ndinakantha Aigupto monga momwemo
chimene ndinachita pakati pawo: ndipo pambuyo pake ndinakutulutsani.
Rev 24:6 Ndipo ndidatulutsa makolo anu m'Aigupto, ndipo mudafika kunyanja; ndi
Aaigupto anathamangitsa makolo anu ndi magaleta ndi apakavalo mpaka
Nyanja Yofiira.
24:7 Ndipo pamene iwo anafuulira kwa Yehova, iye anaika mdima pakati pa inu ndi dziko
Aaigupto, nawatengera nyanja, nawaphimba; ndi wanu
maso aona chimene ndinachita m’Aigupto: ndipo munakhala m’chipululu
nyengo yayitali.
24:8 Ndipo ndinakulowetsani m'dziko la Aamori, okhala m'dzikolo
tsidya lina la Yordano; ndipo anamenyana nanu; ndipo ndinawapereka m’dzanja lanu
dzanja lanu, kuti mutenge dziko lawo; ndipo ndidawaononga kuyambira kale
inu.
24:9 Pamenepo Balaki mwana wa Zipori, mfumu ya Mowabu, ananyamuka ndi kuchita nkhondo
Israyeli, natumiza naitana Balamu mwana wa Beori kuti akutemberereni;
Act 24:10 Koma sindidafuna kumvera Balamu; chifukwa chake adakudalitsanibe;
Ndinakupulumutsani m’dzanja lake.
Act 24:11 Ndipo mudawoloka Yordano, nifika ku Yeriko, ndi amuna a ku Yeriko
Anathira nkhondo inu, Aamori, ndi Aperizi, ndi Aamori
ndi Akanani, ndi Ahiti, ndi Agirigasi, ndi Ahivi, ndi Ahiti
Ayebusi; ndipo ndinawapereka m’dzanja lanu.
24:12 Ndipo ndinatumiza mavu patsogolo panu, amene anawaingitsa iwo pamaso panu.
ngakhale mafumu awiri a Aamori; koma si ndi lupanga lako, kapena ndi lako
uta.
Rev 24:13 Ndipo ndidakupatsani dziko limene simudaligwiriramo ntchito, ndi mizinda
zimene simunazimanga, ndipo mukhala m’menemo; wa minda ya mpesa ndi
mudya minda ya azitona imene simunaibzala.
24:14 Choncho, tsopano opani Yehova, ndi kutumikira iye moona mtima ndi m'choonadi.
ndi kuchotsa milungu imene makolo anu anaitumikira tsidya lija la Yehova
chigumula, ndi m’Aigupto; ndipo tumikirani Yehova.
24:15 Ndipo ngati kutumikira Yehova kukuipirani, sankhani lero amene
mudzatumikira; ngati milungu imene makolo anu ankaitumikira inalipo
tsidya lina la Chigumula, kapena milungu ya Aamori, m’dziko lao
mukhala; koma ine ndi a m’nyumba yanga tidzatumikira Yehova.
Act 24:16 Ndipo anthu adayankha nati, Mulungu asatero kuti ife tisasiye
Yehova, kutumikira milungu ina;
24:17 Pakuti Yehova Mulungu wathu, ndi amene anatikweza ife ndi makolo athu
dziko la Aigupto, ku nyumba ya akapolo, ndi amene anachita akuluakulu
zizindikiro pamaso pathu, ndi kutisunga m’njira yonse m’mene tinayendamo, ndi
mwa anthu onse amene tinadutsamo;
24:18 Ndipo Yehova anaingitsa pamaso pathu anthu onse, Aamori
amene anakhala m'dzikolo; chifukwa chake ifenso tidzatumikira Yehova; za iye
ndiye Mulungu wathu.
Act 24:19 Ndipo Yoswa anati kwa anthu, Simungathe kutumikira Yehova, pakuti iye ndiye Mulungu
Mulungu woyera; ndiye Mulungu wansanje; sadzakhululukira zolakwa zako
kapena machimo anu.
Rev 24:20 Mukasiya Yehova, ndi kutumikira milungu yachilendo, iye adzatembenuka ndi kuchita
Mumapweteka, ndi kukuonongani, atakuchitirani zabwino.
Act 24:21 Ndipo anthu anati kwa Yoswa, Iai; koma ife tidzatumikira Yehova.
Act 24:22 Ndipo Yoswa anati kwa anthu, Mudzichitira mboni nokha
kuti mwasankha Yehova kuti mumutumikire. Ndipo adati, Ndife
mboni.
24:23 Chotero tsopano chotsani milungu yachilendo ili mwa inu.
ndi kutembenuzira mitima yanu kwa Yehova Mulungu wa Israyeli.
Act 24:24 Ndipo anthu anati kwa Yoswa, Yehova Mulungu wathu tidzamtumikira, ndi wake
mawu tidzamvera.
24:25 Choncho Yoswa anachita pangano ndi anthu tsiku lomwelo, ndipo anawakhazikitsa
lemba ndi lemba m’Sekemu.
24:26 Ndipo Yoswa analemba mawu amenewa m'buku la chilamulo cha Mulungu, ndipo anatenga
mwala wawukulu, nauimika pamenepo pansi pa mtengo wathundu, umene unali pafupi ndi malo opatulika
wa Yehova.
Act 24:27 Ndipo Yoswa anati kwa anthu onse, Tawonani, mwala uwu udzakhala mwala
umboni kwa ife; pakuti lamva mau onse a Yehova amene wawanena
adalankhula ndi ife; chifukwa chake kudzakhala umboni kwa inu, kuti mungakane
Mulungu wanu.
24:28 Pamenepo Yoswa analola anthu amuke, aliyense ku cholowa chake.
24:29 Pambuyo pa zinthu izi, Yoswa mwana wa Nuni
Mtumiki wa Yehova anamwalira ali ndi zaka zana limodzi kudza khumi.
24:30 Ndipo anamuika m'malire a cholowa chake ku Timnati-sera.
+ ili kumapiri a Efuraimu, kumpoto kwa phiri la Gaasi.
24:31 Ndipo Israyeli anatumikira Yehova masiku onse a Yoswa, ndi masiku onse a moyo wake
akuru amene anakhala ndi moyo Yoswa, amene anadziwa nchito zonse za iye
Yehova, zimene anachitira Israyeli.
24:32 Ndi mafupa a Yosefe, amene ana a Isiraeli anatuluka
Ndipo anaika m'Aigupto m'Sekemu, m'gawo la nthaka limene Yakobo anagula
a ana a Hamori atate wa Sekemu magawo zana limodzi
siliva: ndipo linakhala cholowa cha ana a Yosefe.
24:33 Ndipo Eleazara mwana wa Aroni anamwalira; ndipo anamuika iye m’phiri limene
za Finehasi mwana wake, amene anampatsa ku mapiri a Efraimu.