Yoswa 5
1 Mafumu onse a Aamori, a kummawa kwa Yorodani ndi mafumu onse a Akanaani a mʼmbali mwa Nyanja anamva momwe Yehova anawumitsira Yorodani pamene Aisraeli ankawoloka. Choncho anachita mantha ndi kutayiratu mtima chifukwa cha Aisraeliwo.
When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings of the Mediterranean coast heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the River Jordan so that the Israelites could cross over, their courage melted and they no longer had any fighting spirit to face the Israelites.
2 Tsono Yehova anati kwa Yoswa, “Panga mipeni ya miyala ndipo uchitenso mwambo wa mdulidwe pa Aisraeli.”
At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the new generation of Israelites.”
3 Choncho Yoswa anapanga mipeni ya miyala ndi kuchita mdulidwe Aisraeli ku Gibeyati Haaraloti.
Joshua had flint knives made and all male Israelites were circumcised at the place that became known as “the hill of foreskins.”
4 Chifukwa chimene Yoswa anachitira izi ndi ichi: Onse amene anatuluka mʼdziko la Igupto, amuna onse amene anali oyenera kumenya nkhondo anatha kufa mʼchipululu atatuluka mʼdziko la Igupto.
This is the reason why Joshua had them all circumcised: all those who left Egypt—the men of fighting age—had died on the journey through the wilderness after the Exodus.
5 Anthu onse amene anatuluka mʼdziko la Igupto anali atachita mwambo wa mdulidwe, koma onse amene anabadwira mʼchipululu, pa ulendo wochoka ku Igupto, sanachite.
They had all been circumcised when they left Egypt, but those born on the journey since then had not.
6 Aisraeli anakhala akuyenda mʼchipululu kwa zaka makumi anayi mpaka amuna onse amene potuluka mʼdziko la Igupto anali a msinkhu woyenera kupita ku nkhondo anamwalira. Iwo anafa chifukwa sanamvere mawu a Yehova. Yehova anawalumbirira kuti sadzalowa konse mʼdziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi limene analonjeza kwa makolo awo kuti adzatipatsa.
For forty years the Israelites traveled through the wilderness until all the men of fighting age when they left Egypt had died, because they had not done what the Lord had told them to do. So the Lord had vowed that he would not let them see the land he had promised their forefathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
7 Koma ana awo amene analowa mʼmalo mwawo ndiwo amene Yoswa anawachita mdulidwe popeza sanachite pamene anali pa ulendo wawo mʼchipululu muja.
The Lord replaced them with their children, and these were the ones that Joshua circumcised. They were uncircumcised since they hadn't been circumcised on the way.
8 Atamaliza kuchita mdulidwe uja, anthu onse anakakhala ku misasa yawo kudikira kuti zilonda zipole.
Once they had all been circumcised, they stayed in the camp until they recovered.
9 Kenaka Yehova anati kwa Yoswa, “Kuyambira tsopano anthu a ku Igupto sadzakunyozaninso.” Nʼchifukwa chake malowa anatchedwa Giligala mpaka lero.
The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have removed from all of you the disgrace of Egypt.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.
10 Akupumulabe ku Giligala kuja mʼchigwa cha Yeriko, Aisraeli anachita chikondwerero cha Paska madzulo pa tsiku la 14 la mwezi woyamba womwewo.
The Israelites camped at Gilgal and celebrated Passover there on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.
11 Mmawa mwake ndi pamene anayamba kudya zakudya za mʼdziko la Kanaani. Anaphika buledi wopanda yisiti ndi kukazinga tirigu tsiku lomwelo.
From the very next day they began to eat produce from the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.
12 Atangodya chakudya cha mʼdzikomo, mana anasiya kugwa, ndipo sanapezekenso. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo Aisraeli anayamba kudya chakudya cha mʼdziko la Kanaani.
On the same day when they began eating produce from the land there was no more manna. No longer did the Israelites have manna; after that they ate the produce of the land of Canaan.
13 Tsiku lina pamene Yoswa anali pafupi ndi Yeriko, anakweza maso ake ndipo mwadzidzidzi anaona munthu atayima patsogolo pake ndi lupanga losolola mʼdzanja lake. Yoswa anapita pamene panali munthuyo ndipo anamufunsa kuti, “Kodi uli mbali yathu kapena ya adani athu?”
One day when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or against us?” “Neither,” said the man. “I am the commander of the Lord's army. Now I'm here!”
14 Iye anayankha kuti “Sindili mbali iliyonse. Ndabwera monga mkulu wa asilikali a Yehova.” Pomwepo Yoswa anadzigwetsa chafufumimba kupereka ulemu, ndipo anamufunsa, “Kodi mbuye wanga muli ndi uthenga wotani kwa mtumiki wanu?”
Joshua fell down with his face to the ground in awe. Then he said, “What orders does my lord have for his servant?”
15 Mkulu wa asilikali a Yehova uja anayankha kuti, “Vula nsapato zako, pakuti wayima pa malo wopatulika.” Ndipo Yoswa anachitadi zimene anawuzidwazo.
The commander of the Lord's army told Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you're standing is holy ground.” Joshua did so.
