Yoswa 23
1 Panapita nthawi yayitali kuchokera pamene Yehova anakhazikitsa mtendere pakati pa Aisraeli ndi adani awo owazungulira. Nthawi imeneyi nʼkuti Yoswa atakalamba, ali ndi zaka zambiri.
And it came to pass a long time after that YHWH had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old [and] stricken in age. (stricken...: Heb. come into days)
2 Yoswayo anayitanitsa Aisraeli onse pamodzi ndi akuluakulu, atsogoleri, oweruza, ndi oyangʼanira anthu antchito ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Ine ndakalamba ndipo ndili ndi zaka zambiri.
And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age:
3 Inu mwaona zonse zimene Yehova Mulungu wanu wachita kwa mitundu yonseyi chifukwa cha inu. Ndi Yehova Mulungu wanu amene anakumenyerani nkhondo.
And ye have seen all that YHWH your Elohim hath done unto all these nations because of you; for YHWH your Elohim [is] he that hath fought for you.
4 Tsono onani! Mitundu ya anthu otsalawa ndayipereka kwa mafuko anu pamodzi ndi mitundu ya anthu ya pakati pa Yorodani ndi Nyanja Yayikulu ya kumadzulo imene ndinayigonjetsa.
Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. (westward: Heb. at the sunset)
5 Yehova Mulungu wanu ndiye adzawathamangitsa pamaso panu. Mudzatenga dziko lawo monga Yehova anakulonjezerani.
And YHWH your Elohim, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as YHWH your Elohim hath promised unto you.
6 “Choncho khalani amphamvu, ndipo samalani kuti mumvere zonse zimene zalembedwa mʼbuku la malamulo a Mose. Musapatuke pa malamulo onse amene alembedwamo.
Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left;
7 Musagwirizane ndi mitundu ya anthu imene yatsala pakati panu. Musatchule mayina a milungu yawo kapena kuyitchula polumbira. Musayitumikire kapena kuyigwadira.
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their elohim, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
8 Koma mukuyenera kugwiritsa Yehova Mulungu wanu, monga mwachitira mpaka lero lino.
But cleave unto YHWH your Elohim, as ye have done unto this day. (But cleave...: or, For if ye will cleave, etc)
9 “Yehova wapirikitsa patsogolo panu mitundu ya anthu ikuluikulu ndi yolimba. Mpaka lero palibe amene watha kulimbana nanu.
For YHWH hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. (For YHWH ...: or, Then YHWH will drive)
10 Aliyense wa inu atha kuthamangitsa anthu 1,000 chifukwa Yehova Mulungu wanu ndiye amakumenyerani nkhondo, monga momwe analonjezera.
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for YHWH your Elohim, he [it is] that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
11 Choncho samalitsani kuti mukonde Yehova Mulungu wanu.
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love YHWH your Elohim. (yourselves: Heb. your souls)
12 “Koma ngati mubwerera mʼmbuyo ndi kuphatikizana ndi mitundu yotsalayi imene ili pakati panu ndi kumakwatirana nayo,
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
13 pamenepo mudziwe kuti Yehova, Mulungu wanu, sadzapirikitsa mitundu imeneyi pamaso panu, koma idzakhala ngati msampha kwa inu kapenanso khwekhwe lokukolani. Idzakhala ngati zikwapu pa msana panu kapenanso ngati minga mʼmaso mwanu mpaka mutatha psiti mʼdziko labwinoli limene Yehova Mulungu wanu wakupatsani.
Know for a certainty that YHWH your Elohim will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which YHWH your Elohim hath given you.
14 “Aliyense wa inu akudziwa mu mtima mwake komanso mʼmoyo mwake kuti zabwino zonse zimene Yehova Mulungu wanu anakulonjezani zachitika. Palibe lonjezo ndi limodzi lomwe limene silinakwaniritsidwe.
And, behold, this day I [am] going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which YHWH your Elohim spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, [and] not one thing hath failed thereof.
15 Monga momwe Yehova Mulungu wanu wakuchitirani zabwino zonse zimene ananena kuti adzachita, Yehovayo angathenso kukuchitirani zoyipa zonse zimene waopseza, mpaka kukuchotsani mʼdziko lokoma limene anakupatsani.
Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all good things are come upon you, which YHWH your Elohim promised you; so shall YHWH bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which YHWH your Elohim hath given you.
16 Ngati muphwanya pangano la Yehova Mulungu wanu, limene anakulamulirani nʼkumapita kukatumikira milungu ina ndi kuyigwadira, Yehova adzakukwiyirani, ndiye mudzachotsedwa mʼdziko labwinoli limene Yehova wakupatsani.”
When ye have transgressed the covenant of YHWH your Elohim, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other elohim, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of YHWH be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
