29 Lwa Josefu yalora amwavo weve Benjamini, yavoola, “Kunangwa uyu niyie muyaayi winyu mukekeeke uwa mwambolera makuva geege. Nyasaye akugasizi mwana wange.”
Avayaayi va Raheli vaali; Josefu na Benjamini.
Kunyi vosi koveeye avayaayi vu mundu mulala. Si koveeye avatunyirizi mba, mwami wu luyali, koveeye avandu vasuuvirifu.”
Vavoola, “Kunyi avatumikiri vovo kwaali avamwavo 12, mwami wu luyali, avana vu mundu mulala mukivala cha Kanaani. Amwavo wiitu mulala yakuza, kalunu mukekeeke wiitu atigaye na baba wiitu.”
Ivi wakovolera kumulete hano kunangwa uduuki kumulora,
Kunangwa si mwali munyi avanduma hano mba, navuzwa Nyasaye; umali kongonya kuva mutumikiri munene wu mwami. Mbeeye munene munyumba yeeye yu vwami, kandi mwamihi mukivala choosi cha Egebeti.
Avayaayi vange, mutagotiza ing'inga mba; kigira Yahova umali kumutovola kusingira imbiri weve, muve avatumikiri veve, muduuki kumutumikira, nu kusamba vimuli imbiri weve.”
Yahova sialekaa kunyi kwiviriri vikolwa vivie viokogenyia mba. Aveeye mulahi kandi wilivererera.
Uvulavu vwakiraa avandu valahi mu kisundi; ku yava avaveeye nilivererera, avalahi kandi ni likalaga lirungi.
O, Nyasaye, okoveere zimbavasi kandi ukugasize. Okohenze nuvulahi vwosi.
O, munyi avandu va Ziyoni, avamenyi mu Jerusalemi, si mulasioma kandi mba. Yahova aveeye wizimbavasi, kandi lwamumwanira amukonye, alamutivulira.
Yahova, okovererere. Kunyi kumali kuviika lisuuvirizwa lietu mu ivi. Ukukingi vuli lidiku na okohonyie ing'inga yuvudinyu.
Kalunu, munyi avasaalisi, gelizi koteeva Nyasaye ave mulahi ku kunyi. Sialahaana mativuli ku lisaala lienyu mba, kandi vulakave vudamanu vwinyu.
Yahova ayaanze ang'ereng'anyie uvulavu vwivwe ku munyi, kandi amuvererere.
Hene yaho, vamuleetera umundu waali ni yaafogoya, naagoni ku kidali chiche. Lwa Yeso yalora lisuuvira lia vaali nalio, yavolera umundu wafogoya oyo, “Lema mwoyo, mwana wange! Usamihiywi uvwoni vuvwo.”
Maku, Yeso yikivuka naamulora, namuvolera, “Mukaana wange, lema mwoyo! Lisuuvira liilio limali kukohonyia.” Mukali oyo yahona ing'inga yene yeyo.
Aviigi vagenya ku makuva yaga. Yeso yavavolera kandi, “Vana vange, voveeye vudinyu umutugi kwingira mu Vwami vwa Nyasaye!”
Muzizagiliri kuyaanzana aveene naveene kuli avaamitu Vakrisitayo.
Joshua yamuvolera, “Mwana wange, mbolera agiligali, hano imbiri wa Yahova, Nyasaye wa Isiraeli, kandi wiganiri. Mbolera kalunu icha umali kokora. Utageriza kukivisa kutura ku inzi mba.”