Joshua 23
1 And it came to pass, after many days, when Yahweh had given rest unto Israel, from all their enemies round about, —and, Joshua, had become old, advanced in days,
Panapita nthawi yayitali kuchokera pamene Yehova anakhazikitsa mtendere pakati pa Aisraeli ndi adani awo owazungulira. Nthawi imeneyi nʼkuti Yoswa atakalamba, ali ndi zaka zambiri.
2 that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, —and said unto them, I, am old, advanced in days;
Yoswayo anayitanitsa Aisraeli onse pamodzi ndi akuluakulu, atsogoleri, oweruza, ndi oyangʼanira anthu antchito ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Ine ndakalamba ndipo ndili ndi zaka zambiri.
3 but, ye, have seen—all that Yahweh your God hath done unto all those nations, because of you, —for, Yahweh your God, is he that hath fought for you.
Inu mwaona zonse zimene Yehova Mulungu wanu wachita kwa mitundu yonseyi chifukwa cha inu. Ndi Yehova Mulungu wanu amene anakumenyerani nkhondo.
4 Behold, I have allotted to you these nations which remain, as an inheritance, for your tribes, —from the Jordan, and all the nations which I have cut off, even unto the great sea, at the going in of the sun.
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.
5 But, Yahweh your God—he, will thrust them out from before you, and drive them away out of your sight, —so shall ye possess their land, as Yahweh your God spoke unto you.
Yehova Mulungu wanu ndiye adzawathamangitsa pamaso panu. Mudzatenga dziko lawo monga Yehova anakulonjezerani.
6 Therefore must ye be very firm to observe and to do all that is written in the scroll of the law of Moses, —so as not to turn aside therefrom, to the right hand or to the left;
“Choncho khalani amphamvu, ndipo samalani kuti mumvere zonse zimene zalembedwa mʼbuku la malamulo a Mose. Musapatuke pa malamulo onse amene alembedwamo.
7 so as not to go in among these nations, these which remain with you, —and, with the name of their gods, shall ye neither make memorial nor put on oath, and neither serve them, —nor bow down to them.
Musagwirizane ndi mitundu ya anthu imene yatsala pakati panu. Musatchule mayina a milungu yawo kapena kuyitchula polumbira. Musayitumikire kapena kuyigwadira.
8 But, unto Yahweh your God, must ye cleave, —as, ye have done until this day;
Koma mukuyenera kugwiritsa Yehova Mulungu wanu, monga mwachitira mpaka lero lino.
9 therefore hath Yahweh dispossessed, from before you, nations great and strong, —but, as for you, not a man hath stood before you, until this day.
“Yehova wapirikitsa patsogolo panu mitundu ya anthu ikuluikulu ndi yolimba. Mpaka lero palibe amene watha kulimbana nanu.
10 One man of you, can chase a thousand, —for, Yahweh your God, is he that fighteth for you, as he spake to you.
Aliyense wa inu atha kuthamangitsa anthu 1,000 chifukwa Yehova Mulungu wanu ndiye amakumenyerani nkhondo, monga momwe analonjezera.
11 Take diligent heed, therefore, unto your souls, —to love Yahweh your God.
Choncho samalitsani kuti mukonde Yehova Mulungu wanu.
12 But, if ye, do in any wise turn back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, these which remain with you, —and intermarry with them, and go in with them, and, they, with you;
“Koma ngati mubwerera mʼmbuyo ndi kuphatikizana ndi mitundu yotsalayi imene ili pakati panu ndi kumakwatirana nayo,
13 know, that Yahweh your God will no further drive out these nations from before you, —but they will become unto you a snare and a hook, and a goad in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye have perished from off this goodly soil, which Yahweh your God hath given unto you.
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.
14 But lo! I am going to-day, in the way of all the earth, —ye must acknowledge, therefore, with all your heart and with all your soul, that there hath not failed a single thing, out of all the good things which Yahweh your God spake concerning you, the whole, hath come to pass to you, there hath not failed thereof, a single thing.
“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.
15 But it shall be that, as all the good things have come unto you, which Yahweh your God spake unto you, so, will Yahweh bring upon you all the evil things, until he hath destroyed you from off this goodly soil, which Yahweh your God hath given unto you.
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.
16 When ye transgress the covenant of Yahweh your God which he hath commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow yourselves down unto them, then will the anger of Yahweh kindle upon you, and ye will perish quickly, from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Ngati muphwanya pangano la Yehova Mulungu wanu, limene anakulamulirani nʼkumapita kukatumikira milungu ina ndi kuyigwadira, Yehova adzakukwiyirani, ndiye mudzachotsedwa mʼdziko labwinoli limene Yehova wakupatsani.”
