Joshuwa 11 - Bhukhu la Kuyamba

Joshuwa ankunda mambo Jabhini nashamwali zake

¹ Jabhini mambo wa Hazori paadabva bzidachitika, adatumila fala kwamambo Jobhabhi wa Madhoni nakwamambo Shimironi waku Akishafi,

² nakwamazimambo yachakudzulu kwadziko lamapili, naku Arabha chakunyantsi kwa Galileya, nakubzigowa naku Nafidhori chakumadokelo.

³ Adatumila pomwe fala kwaa Kenani wakumabveladzuwa nawakumadokelo, nakwaa Amori, kwaa Hiti, kwaa Perezi, kwaa Jebhusi akakhala mudziko lamapili, nakwaa Hivi akhakhala munyantsi mwaphili la Herimoni mudziko la Mizipa.

⁴ Iwo adabula nawankhondo wawo wentse, akhali azinji kulingana nan'chenga wam'mphepete mwanyanja. Akhana mahachi mazinji kwene-kwene nangolo zawo.

⁵ Mazimambo yentse yamweya yadakocheza wankhondo wawo pabodzi, achizika matenti yawo pantsantsa ya Meromu, kuti amenyane naa Izraeli.

⁶ Chawuta adati kwa Joshuwa, “Leka kuwagopa, pakuti mangwana panthawe zino nin'zaayikha m'manja mwaa Izraeli, achiphewa. Muzagwate mikangato yaminyendo yamahachi yawo, muchizatentha ngolo zawo namoto.”

⁷ Nakutenepo Joshuwa pabodzi nawankhondo wake adaafikila mwadzidzimu pantsantsa yapa Meromu achiwamenya.

⁸ Chawuta adaayikha wentse m'manja mwaa Izraeli. Pamwepo a Izraeli adaapha achiwathamangisa mpaka ku Sidhoni ikulu, nakuguta la Misirefi-mayimu chakumabveladzuwa, kafika kuchigowa cha Mizipa. Adaapha, palibe ne m'bodzi adasala.

⁹ Joshuwa adachita kwayiwo, bzaadawuziwa na Chawuta. Adagwata mikangato yamahachi yawo, nkutentha ngolo zawo namoto.

¹⁰ Joshuwa adabwelela m'mbuyo nthawe imweyo, achikapamba guta la Hazori, achipha mambo waguta limwelo nabhemba. Dziko la Hazori panthawe imweyo ndilo likhali guta likulu lawumambo wentse.

¹¹ Wanthu wa Izraeli adapha wanthu wentse muguta limweli namulomo wabhemba, adaaphelatu, palibe ne chibodzi chikhafema chidasala, adatentha Hazori namoto.

¹² Joshuwa adapamba maguta yentse yamazimambo yamweyo, pabodzi namazimambo yayene. Adachenekelatu wanthu wentse namulomo wabhemba, kuteyeza bzaakhadawuziwa na Mozisi mulanda wa Chawuta.

¹³ Koma a Izraeli alibe kutentha maguta yakhadamangiliwa pamitunthu, kunja kwaguta la Hazori lokha lidatenthewa na Joshuwa.

¹⁴ Wana wa Izraeli adapamba sipodyo yentse yam'maguta yamweya, nabzifuwo kukhala bzawo, koma adapha wanthu wentse namulomo wabhemba, kufika aachenekelatu, palibe ne chibodzi chikhafema chaadasiya.

¹⁵ Chawuta adapeleka mitemo yake kwamulanda wake Mozisi, Mozisi adayiwuzambo Joshuwa. Joshuwa palibe chaadasiya pabzentse bzaadawuziwa Mozisi na Chawuta.

Madziko yadatolewa na Joshuwa

¹⁶ Nakutenepo Joshuwa adatola dziko lentse: Dziko lam'mapili, la Negebhu, la Gosheni namubzigowa bza Jorodhani na Arabha namudziko lamapili la Izraeli namuchigowa chalene,

¹⁷ kuyambila paphili la Halaki, liniyenda naku Seyiri mpaka pa Bhaali-gadhi muchigowa cha Lebhanoni, munyantsi mwaphili la Herimoni. Iye adaphata mazimambo yamadziko yamweyo achiwapha.

¹⁸ Joshuwa adachita nkhondo namazimambo yamweyo kwantsiku zizinji.

¹⁹ Maguta yamweyo yalibe kuyanjana nawana wa Izraeli, kunja kwaa Hivi akhakhala ku Gibheyoni. Adatola maguta yentse munkhondo.

²⁰ Chawuta ndiye akhachita kuti wanthuwo alimbise mitima yawo kuti akachite nkhondo naa Izraeli, kuchitila kuti achenekewe, nakutenepo akhaaphelatu bzakusaya kuwabvela ntsisi, kuwanyangalisilatu kuteyeza bzikhadawuziwa Mozisi na Chawuta.

²¹ Panthawe imweyo Joshuwa adayenda kapha wanthu wachi Anakimu, wamudziko lamapili, la Hebhuroni nawamudziko la Dhebhiri wamu Anabhi, nawamudziko lamapili la Judha, nawentse wamudziko lamapili la Izraeli. Joshuwa adaapha wentse achiphwanya maguta yawo.

²² Palibe ne m'bodzi wadzinza la Anakimu adasala mudziko lawana wa Izraeli, koma akhali m'maguta yamu Gaza naku Gati namu Ashidhodhi ndiwo adasalako.

²³ Nakutenepo Joshuwa adatola dziko lentse kuteyeza bzikhadalewedwa na Chawuta kwa Mozisi. Joshuwa adapeleka dziko limwelo kwawana wa Izraeli kukhala nthaka yawo, adaagawila kuteyeza mishowo yawo. Nakutenepo dziko lidawa nan'delekho kuchoka munkhondo.