JOSUA 3
3
Ovaisraeli tava tauluka Jordan wa pwiinina
1Opo nee Josua a meneka, ndele va dja muSittim, ndele va fika kuJordan, ye pamwe novana aveshe vaIsrael, ndele oko va kala oufiku fimbo inava taulula omulonga. 2Ndele omafiku atatu eshi a pita po ovakulunhu va endaenda nonhanda, 3ndele va lombwela ovanhu tava ti: “Nye ngeenge tamu mono oshikefa shehangano lOmwene Kalunga keni novapristeli Ovalevi ava tave shi humbata, nye mu nokufikama mu dje meenhele deni noku shi shikula. 4Ndelenee pokati keni nasho napa kale onhele i fike pokilometa imwe. Inamu ehena popepi nasho, opo mu shiive ondjila ei mu nokweenda, osheshi inamu enda nondjila oyo nale.” 5Josua okwa lombwela vali oshiwana ndele ta ti: “Liyapuleni, osheshi mongula Omwene ta ka longa oikumwifa mokati keni.” 6Ndele Josua okwa popya novapristeli ndele ta ti: Tumbeni oshikefa shehangano mu pite komesho yovanhu. Opo nee va kufa oshikefa shehangano ndele va pita komesho yovanhu. 7Opo nee Omwene okwa lombwela Josua ndele ta ti: “Onena eli Ame ohandi ka hovela oku ku ninga omunene moipafi yOvaisraeli aveshe, vo opo va shiive nokutya, Ame ndi li pwoove ngaashi nda kala naMoses. 8Lombwela hano ovapristeli hava humbata oshikefa shehangano u tye: Nye ngeenge tamu fiki komunghulo womeva aJordan nye mu nokukanghama nokukala ofika puJordan.”
9Opo nee Josua okwa lombwela ovana vaIsrael ta ti: “Eheneni oku, mu pwilikine eendjovo dOmwene Kalunga keni. 10Josua okwa tya vali: Opo tuu opo nye otamu ka shiiva nokutya, Kalunga omunamwenyo e li mokati keni eshi Ye ta ka taataa shilishili komesho yeni Ovakaanan nOvaheti nOvahevi nOvaperesi nOvagirgasi nOvaamori nOvajebusi. 11Taleni, oshikefa shehangano lOmwene wedu alishe otashi mu tetekele okuya muJordan. 12Kufeni hano ovalumenhu omulongo navavali momapata omulongo naavali aIsrael, omulumenhu umwe womepata keshe, 13ndele eemhadi dovapristeli ava hava humbata oshikefa shaKalunga Omwene wedu alishe, ngeenge tadi lyata omeva aJordan, omeva omuJordan taa tukuka, omeva aa taa di kombinga yopombada taa ka kanghama ngaashi ekuma.” 14Ndele ovanhu eshi va fikama momatwali avo va ka tauluke Jordan pamwe novapristeli ava hava humbata oshikefa shehangano komesho yovanhu, 15ndele eshi ovahumbati voshikefa ve uya kuJordan novapristeli ava hava humbata oshikefa eshi eemhadi davo da lyata omeva okomunghulo, fimbo Jordan wa li wa yada fiyo okominghulo momafiku aeshe eteyo, 16omeva aa taa di kombinga yopombada a kanghama. A kala ofika ngaashi ekuma, kokulekule noshilando shaAdam, shi li pomunghulo waSareta. Nomeva aa taa kunguluka taa i mEfuta lOluhaela, nokutya mEfuta lOmongwa, a pwiinina. Opo nee ovanhu va taulula monhele ya shaama naJeriko. 17Ndelenee ovapristeli ava va humbata oshikefa shehangano lOmwene ova kala ofika inave linyenga poukukutu momulonga waJordan, fimbo Ovaisraeli aveshe va taulula poukukutu, fiyo oshiwana ashishe sha taulula Jordan.
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