Muruṅwa wa Muṋe washu e Bokhimu
1Muruṅwa wa Muṋe washu a bva Giligala a ya Bokhimu a amba na Vhaisraele a ri, “Ndo ni pfulusa Egipita, nda ni ḓisa shangoni ḽe nda fulufhedzisa vhomakhulukuku waṋu. Ndo ri, ‘Ndi nga si vhuye nda vhofholola mulanga we nda vhofha na inwi. 2Inwi ni songo vhofha mulanga na muthihi na vhathu vha no dzula shangoni heḽino. Ni pwasehekanye aḽiṱari dzavho.’ Huno-ha no ita mini zwino? A no ngo tsha ita zwe nda ni vhudza.
3“Zwino ndi a ni vhudza ndi ri vhathu avha a thi nga vha thathi vha ni shavha. Vha ḓo vha zwikwekwe zwa u ni fasha, midzimu yavho i ḓo vha tshikwekwe tsha u ni fasha.”
4Musi muruṅwa o fhedza u amba zwenezwo, Vhaisraele vhoṱhe vha thoma u lila, 5ndi zwine afho fhethu ha pfi Bokhimu (Zwililo). Henefho vha ṋekedza Muṋe washu zwiṱhavhelo.
Lufu lwa Joshua
6Joshua a onesana na Vhaisraele, muṅwe na muṅwe a yo dzula shangoni ḽe a kovhelwa ḽa vha ḽawe. 7Vhaisraele vha shumela Muṋe washu Joshua a tshi kha ḓi tshila, na musi vharangaphanḓa vha tshi kha ḓi tshila vhe Joshua a fa a vha sia, ndi vhe vha vhona nga avho maṱo mishumo mihulu yoṱhe ye Muṋe washu a itela Vhaisraele. 8Muḓinḓa wa Muṋe washu, Joshua ṅwana wa Nunu, o fa e na miṅwaha ya 110. 9A swiṱwa shangoni ḽe a kovhelwa ḽone muḓini wa Thiminathi Sera mivhunduni ya Efraimi, devhula ha thavha ya Gaashi. 10Murafho wonoyo woṱhe na wone wa fa, murafho u tevhelaho wa hangwa Muṋe washu, vha hangwa na zwe a itela Vhaisraele.
U shanduka ha Vhaisraele na kutshilele kwavho Kanana
11Ndi hone Vhaisraele vha tshi khakhela Muṋe washu, vha thoma u shumela Vhobaali. 12Vha litsha u luvha Muṋe washu Mudzimu wa vhomakhulukuku wavho, we a vha pfulusa Egipita, vha thoma u luvha miṅwe midzimu, midzimu ya tshakha dzi re tsini havho. Vha i gwadamela, u ralo ha vha u sinyusa Muṋe washu. 13Vha litsha u luvha Muṋe washu, vha shumela Baali na Ashtharotho.
14Ndi zwe Muṋe washu a sinyutshela Vhaisraele, a litsha mavemu a lwa navho a vha ṱangula. Muṋe washu a litsha maswina oṱhe a re tsini havho a tshi vha kunda, Vhaisraele vha si tsha kona u imedzana na maswina avho. 15Misi yoṱhe vha tshi bva pfumo, Muṋe washu o vha a tshi lwa navho, sa zwe a vha anela uri u ḓo ita nga u ralo. Vha vhuya vha sala vhe khomboni khulu.
16Ndi hone Muṋe washu a tshi ḓi ṋea Vhaisraele vharangaphanḓa vha vha lamukisa kha mavemu. 17Hone Vhaisraele vha si thetshelese vharangaphanḓa vhavho. Vhaisraele Muṋe washu o vhona vha sa fulufhedzei, vha tshi luvha miṅwe midzimu. Vhokhotsi avho vho vha vha tshi thetshelesa zwine Muṋe washu a vha laya, hone murafho uyo muswa wa si tsha mu thetshelesa. 18Misi yoṱhe musi Muṋe washu a tshi ḓi ṋea Vhaisraele murangaphanḓa muswa, o vha a tshi ḓi mu farisa, a lamukisa vhathu kha maswina avho musi onoyo murangaphanḓa a tshi kha ḓi tshila. Muṋe washu o vha a tshi vha khathutshela, ngauri vho vha vha tshi gomela musi vha tshi tambula vha tshi kandeledzwa. 19Hone musi murangaphanḓa uyo a tshi fa, vhathu vho vha vha tshi anzela u humela kha maitele a kale, vha ita zwo vhifhaho u fhira vha murafho wo fhiraho, vha dovha vha shumela miṅwe midzimu vha i luvha, vha si tende u laṱa maitele avho mavhi. 20Zwenezwo Muṋe washu a sinyutshela Vhaisraele a ri, “Lushaka holu lwo vhofholola mulanga uḽa we nda laya vhomakhulukuku wavho uri vha u tevhedze, vha si tsha nthetshelesa. 21Zwenezwo a thi tsha ḓo thatha na lushaka na luthihi lwo salaho shangoni heḽi musi Joshua a tshi fa. 22Ndi ḓo linga Vhaisraele ngavho uri ndi vhone arali vha tshi ḓo tevhela nḓila dzanga unga vhomakhulukuku wavho.” 23Ndi zwe Muṋe washu a tendela idzo tshakha uri dzi ḓi dzula henefho shangoni; ho ngo ita uri Joshua a vha kunde kathihi, ho ngo vha kumedza zwanḓani zwa Joshua.
