Tata wetu Wáthuma Yoswa Kisalu
Kununga yi kuzinga kwa tsi yina yázenga ndefi mu kiyeka kya Yoswa. Bwosu kisalu kya ngolu kyayandika, Tata wetu wisi zyamisa batu bandi, heku mu kikesa kya bawu meni-meni ku, kaasi mu kukala kwandi hakimosi yi bawu.
Tata wetu kisi zonza mu mavese 2–9
1 1Kunima dya kufwa kwa Moyize, musadi wa Tata wetu, Tata wetu wuzimbudi kwena Yoswa, mwana wa Nuni, musadisa wa Moyize:
2«Moyize, musadi wama, wufini. Bwabu telama, sabuka Yolutani, ngeyi yi batu baba boosu, mu kukota mu tsi yina yisi baheka, bana ba Kiseledi. 3Kosu kifulu kuna watula kulu dyaku, yáheka kwena ngeyi, bwosu buna yásila kwena Moyize. 4Kinzunga kyaku kakatuka ku nganga yi ku Lebakani dyadi, tii yi kuna nzadi yambuta Efalati, tsi yosu ya bisi Hiti, yi tii yi kuna yanga dya mbuta ku mazyokidi. 5Ka mutu ku kafwana kutelama ku thwala yaku mu luzingu lwaku lwosu. Bwosu buna yákala kumosi yi Moyize, yikála kumosi yi ngeyi; yikúsisaku amana yikuyambulaku.
6«Kala ngolu amana kala wa kikesa, mukuma ngeyi katwadisa batu baba mu kuvwa tsi yina yázenga ndefi kwena bakhaka ba bawu ni yikábaheka. 7Kaka kala ngolu amana kala wa kikesa kya lawu, keba bukheti mu kulemvukila mitsiku myosu mina kákusika Moyize, musadi wama. Kuhukaku ku dyawu, ku koku dya kitata holo ku koku dya kimama, hanga mambu maku makwenda mboti kwosu kuna wakwénda. 8Mukanda wawu wa mitsiku wakatukaku ha munwa waku; banza wawu mwini yi phipha, hanga wuhanga bukheti mana moosu másonama mwamuna. Buna nzila yaku yakála mboti amana wakála yi ndungani. 9Keti yikusidiku? Kala ngolu amana kala wa kikesa. Kukalaku yi bweya holo kukalaku kondi kikesa, mukuma meni, Tata waku, yenina kumosi yi ngeyi kwosu kuna wakwénda.»
Yoswa Wákutikisa Batu mu Kusabuka
10Amana Yoswa wásenda batsinzidi ba batu:
11«Hitilenu muna mbanza amana lusika batu: “Yidikenu madya, mukuma kunima bilumbu bitatu lwasabuka Yolutani mu kukota yi kubonga tsi yina Tata wenu kaluheka mu kuvwa.”»
12Kwena bisi Lubeni, bisi Ngadi, yi kyati kya kanda dya Manase, Yoswa wuzimbudi:
13«Bambukenu mana kálusika Moyize, musadi wa Tata wetu: “Tata wenu kaluheka kilembwadi amana kaluheka tsi yayi.” 14Bakhetu benu, bana, yi bibulu byenu bakala mu tsi yina káluheka Moyize ku tsosu dya Yolutani; kaasi benu boosu, basola, lusabuka lwenina yi binwaninu ku thwala ya baphangi benu mu kubasadisa, 15tii yi kuna Tata wetu kaheka baphangi benu kilembwadi, bwosu buna káluheka benu, amana bawu phi babonga tsi yina kabaheka. Buna luvutukenu ku tsi yenu amana lubongadya—tsi yina káluheka Moyize, musadi wa Tata wetu, ku sambwa dikwawu dya Yolutani ku malubwakidi.»
16Bawu bávutwakila kwena Yoswa: «Mana moosu matúsika ngeyi, tukahangadya, amana kwosu kuna watufila, tukakwenda. 17Bwosu buna twalemvukila Moyize mu mambu moosu, tukalemvukila ngeyi. Kaka Tata waku kakala kumosi yi ngeyi, bwosu buna kákala kumosi yi Moyize. 18Wosu wuna wakúlula mitsiku yaku amana kalemvukilaku ndinga zaku, kina kyosu wakásika, kafweti fwa. Kaka kala ngolu amana kala wa kikesa.»