Joshua 20
1 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowachone Joshua niya,
Pambuyo pake Yehova anati kwa Yoswa:
2 “Kone jo-Israel oyier miechgi madongo mag tony, kaka ne asenyisou kokalo kuom Musa,
“Uza Aisraeli kuti apatule mizinda yopulumukiramo, monga ine ndinakulangizira kudzera mwa Mose,
3 mondo ngʼato angʼata monego nyawadgi kobothne kendo ok dwarone nyalo biro kanyo mi oyud konyruok koa e lwet ngʼama dwaro chulone kuor.
kuti aliyense amene wapha munthu mosazindikira osati mwadala azithawirako. Motero adzatetezedwa kwa wolipsira.
4 “Ka oringo mi obiro e achiel kuom mier madongogi, to nyaka ochungʼ e dhorangach mar dala maduongʼ mondo owach malongʼo chandruok mare e nyim jotend dala maduongʼno. Bangʼ mano to girwake ei dalagi maduongʼno kendo gimiye kama odakie kodgi.
Ngati munthu wathawira ku umodzi mwa mizinda imeneyi, akafike pa malo oweruzira milandu amene ali pa chipata cha mzindawo ndipo akafotokoze mlandu wake pamaso pa akuluakulu a mzindawo. Kenaka iwo adzamulola kulowa mu mzinda wawo ndi kumupatsa malo woti akhale nawo.
5 Ka ngʼat madwaro chulo kuor olawe, to kik gichiw ngʼatno modonjne, nikech ne onego nyawadgino ka ok ochano kendo ka oonge gi paro mar nege.
Ngati munthu wolipsirayo amutsatira komweko atsogoleriwo asapereke munthu wakuphayo chifukwa anapha Mwisraeli mnzakeyo mosazindikira, osati mwachiwembu.
6 Nyaka odag e dala maduongʼ kanyo machop chiengʼ bura e nyim kanyakla kendo nyaka chop chiengʼ ma jadolo maduongʼ marito kanyo tho. Bangʼeno onyalo dok e dalane owuon, ma en dalano mane oringo koaye.”
Munthu wakuphayo adzakhalabe mu mzindawo mpaka atayimbidwa mlandu pamaso pa gulu lonse, ndiponso mpaka atamwalira mkulu wa ansembe amene akutumikira pa nthawiyo. Pamenepo munthuyo atha kubwereranso ku mudzi kwawo kumene anachoka mothawa kuja.”
7 Omiyo negiwalo tenge Kedesh man Galili e piny Naftali manie got, gi Shekem e piny Efraim manie got kod Kiriath Arba (tiende ni, Hebron), e piny Juda ma bende ni e got.
Choncho iwo anapatula Kedesi mʼdera la Galileya ku mapiri a Nafutali, Sekemu ku mapiri a Efereimu, ndi Kiriati Ariba (ndiye Hebroni) ku mapiri a Yuda.
8 To yo wuok chiengʼ mar Aora Jordan (e piny mamalo momanyore gi Jeriko) negiyiero Bezer manie thim kuom piny dhood Reuben gi Ramoth mantiere Gilead kuom piny dhood Gad, kod Golan mantiere Bashan e dhood Manase.
Kummawa kwa Yorodani, mʼmapiri a chipululu a kummawa kwa Yeriko, anapatula Bezeri pakati pa dera la fuko la Rubeni. Anapatulanso Ramoti ku Giliyadi mʼdera la fuko la Gadi, ndiponso Golani ku Basani mʼdera la fuko la Manase.
9 Ja-Israel moro amora kata jadak mora amora modak e diergi ma nonego ngʼato ka ok ochano kendo ka oonge gi paro mar nege mondo odhi e mier madongo mowal mar tony mondo kik neg-gi gi ngʼatno madwaro chulo kuor kapok otergi e bura e nyim kanyakla.
Imeneyi ndiyo inali mizinda yopulumukiramo ya Aisraeli onse ngakhalenso mlendo wokhala pakati pawo. Munthu aliyense wopha mnzake mwangozi ankathawira ku mizinda imeneyi. Munthu wolipsira sankaloledwa kuti aphe munthu wothawayo ngati mlandu wake sunazengedwe pamaso pa gulu lonse.
