1 Naasa Yosua kasang'irya ngyufyari toose ta Israeli kulya Shekemu, kavaanga vamiku vawo woose, na vasongoru vawo, na veeleta myaandu, vakasha woose mbee ya Iruva.
Abramu keera nnang'ani ya uruka kafika ando kweele kwevaangwa Shekemu; kutiri nri va mwaloni va More. Na Vakanaani kyeeri ekyo mmbo vekaa urukeny elo.
Nawo vakaniingya Yakobo maruva moose ekee maakony awo, na fipulyi fyoose efyo fyeeke marwiny awo na Yakobo kafilyikkya yoo sindeny ya nri alya Shekemu.
Rehoboamu keenda Shekemu, mashika Vaisraeli woose mfo kundo vemmeenda naambo vandemwaallwa mangyi.
Naasa mangyi kavaanga vashilyi va Yudaya woose na Yerusalemu vakashekuumbya amwi alya kwakwe.
Llyo neeny sharuma vandu kwafo, neewe kwantana kisha elyi kwasha. Naasany yese loose mmbo lukee yaa mbee ya Iruva, naambo lwaarannyi marero moose Nndumi alekuvavasya.”
Kyasia arannyiny marero a kyaasa ekyi, naambo muvikyo mbora mashoreny any.
Miri valeisauwa na Kadeshi wa Galilaya na Shekemu ya uruka lwa Efraimu na Kiriat-arba (ao Hebron) wa uruka lwa Yuda.
Llyo Yosua kavaanga Israeli woose, vamiku vawo na vandu vasongoru woose, kavavia, “Ulalalu yeny mmbo shammikwa na mkonu yakwa mmiingyi.
Llyo Israeli woose vakarwa na Beteli vakandefuuya Nndumi Iruva nkonu piti valakommba kindo, vakautyan Nndumi Iruva firaso fyeekora na muro na firaso fya ufoo.
Kyeendi ulaalu mmbo wukeelema Iruva waany, lyo we mmbwe ashiidimaa imuuta efo ngatareny tany na makiva any, Neeni mukammbia, ‘Nshi indo-fo, luvikye mangyi.’ Kyasia ulaalu oshony mbee ya Nndumi Iruva, amuri vandu vany woose.”