Yosua 1
1 Le Yehowa ƒe dɔla, Mose ƒe ku megbe la, Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua, Nun ƒe vi, ame si nye Mose ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔ la bena,
Ngemva kokufa kukaMosi inceku kaThixo, uThixo wathi kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, umsekeli kaMosi:
2 “Nye dɔla, Mose ku. Azɔ la wò kple dukɔ blibo la, midzra ɖo miatso Yɔdan tɔsisi la ayi ɖe anyigba si mele Israelviwo nam la dzi.
“UMosi inceku yami usefile. Ngakho-ke, wena labantu bonke laba, lungiselelani ukuchapha umfula uJodani liye elizweni esengizalinika lona, abako-Israyeli.
3 Matsɔ teƒe sia teƒe si miaɖo afɔe la ana mi abe ale si medo ŋugbee na Mose ene.
Ngizalinika zonke izindawo lapho elizanyathela khona ngezinyawo zenu njengokuthembisa engakwenza kuMosi.
4 Miaƒe anyigba la akeke tso gbegbe la va ɖo Lebanon, tso Frat tɔsisi gã la to ava to Hititɔwo ƒe anyigba la katã dzi va se ɖe Domeƒu la ƒe ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo.
Ilizwe lenu lizasukela enkangala yeLebhanoni lasemfuleni omkhulu uYufrathe, ilizwe lonke lamaHithi, lize liyekhawula olwandle olukhulu entshonalanga.
5 Le wò agbemeŋkekewo katã me la, ame aɖeke mate ŋu anɔ te ɖe nuwò o, elabena manɔ kpli wò abe ale si menɔ kple Mose ene. Nyemagblẽ wò ɖi alo aɖe asi le ŋuwò o.
Kakulamuntu ozenelisa ukumelana lani zonke insuku zokuphila kwenu. Njengoba ngangiloMosi, ngizakuba lawe; kangisoze ngikutshiye, kangisoze ngikudele.
6 “Lé dzi ɖe ƒo, eye nàwɔ kalẽ, elabena wòe akplɔ nye amewo woaxɔ anyigba si ŋuti meka atam ɖo na mia fofowo be matsɔ na wo abe domenyinu ene.
Qina ube lesibindi ngenxa yokuthi uzakhokhela abantu laba ukuze bayethatha ilizwe elilifa labo engafunga kubokhokho babo ukuthi ngizabanika lona.
7 Nu si wòle be nàwɔ koe nye nàsẽ ŋu, nàlé dzi ɖe ƒo, eye nàwɔ se siwo katã nye dɔla, Mose de na mi la dzi. Migatrɔ le eyome ɖe ɖusime alo miame o, be wòadze edzi na mi le afi sia afi si miayi.
Qina ube lesibindi. Ugcine yonke imithetho owayiphiwa nguMosi inceku yami, ungaze waphambuka kuyo uye kwesokunene kumbe kwesokhohlo ukuze uphumelele kuzozonke izindawo ozakuya kuzo.
8 Mègana Segbalẽ sia nado le wò nu me o, de ŋugble le eŋu zã kple keli be nàwɔ nu siwo katã woŋlɔ ɖe eme la dzi nyuie. Ekema dzɔgbenyui kple dzidzedze anɔ wò mɔ dzi.
INcwadi yoMthetho le kayingasuki emlonyeni wakho, cabanga ngayo emini lebusuku ukuze unanzelele ukugcina konke okulotshwe kuyo. Ngokwena njalo uzaphumelela.
9 Ɖe nyemede se na wò be nàse ŋu, eye nàlé dzi ɖe ƒo oa? Ŋɔ megadzi wò o, eye dzi hã megaɖe le ƒowò o, elabena Yehowa, wò Mawu la anɔ kpli wò le afi sia afi si nàyi.”
Angikulayanga na? Qina ube lesibindi, ungethuki njalo ungalahli ithemba, ngoba uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba lawe loba kungaphi lapho oya khona.”
10 Azɔ Yosua gblɔ na aʋakplɔlawo be,
Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa walaya iziphathamandla zabantu wathi:
11 “Mizɔ to asaɖa la me, eye miagblɔ na ameawo be, ‘Midzra miaƒe nuwo ɖo, elabena le ŋkeke etɔ̃ megbe la, miatso Yɔdan tɔsisi la ayi aɖaxɔ anyigba si Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la le mia nam be wòanye mia tɔ.’”
“Dabulani phakathi kwezihonqo litshele abantu ukuthi, ‘Lungisani imiphako yenu. Ensukwini ezintathu kusukela lamhla lizachapha uJodani lapha ukuze lingene liyethatha ilizwe uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona ukuba libe ngelenu!’”
12 Yosua gblɔ na Ruben ƒe viwo, Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe to ƒe afã bena,
UJoshuwa wathi kwabakoRubheni, labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwana sikaManase,
13 “Miɖo ŋku nya si Mose, Yehowa ƒe dɔla gblɔ na mi la dzi. Egblɔ na mi be, ‘Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la na anyigba mi le afi sia, le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo,
“Khumbulani umlayo uMosi inceku kaThixo alinika wona owokuthi: ‘UThixo uNkulunkulu wenu uzaliphumuza ngokulinika ilizwe leli.’
14 eya ta mia srɔ̃wo kple mia viwo kple miaƒe lãwo atsi afi sia. Ke ele na miaƒe aʋawɔlawo be woabla akpa, akplɔ ame bubuawo atso tɔsisi lae, akpe ɖe wo ŋu be, woaxɔ anyigba si le tɔsisi la godo.
Amakhosikazi enu, abantwabenu lezifuyo zenu zingahlala elizweni elalinikwa nguMosi empumalanga yeJodani, kodwa ibutho lenu lonke, lihlome liphelele, kumele lichaphe ngaphambi kwabafowenu. Kuzamele lincedise abafowenu,
15 Le esia megbe hafi miate ŋu ava nɔ afi sia, le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo.’”
uThixo aze abaphumuze, njengalokho alenzele khona lina, labo baze bathathe ilizwe lelo uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu abanika lona. Ngemva kwalokho selingabuyela liyehlala elizweni lenu, uMosi inceku kaThixo alinika lona ngempumalanga yeJodani.”
16 Ameawo lɔ̃ ɖe nya sia dzi, eye woka ɖe edzi na Yosua be, “Míawɔ nu sia nu si nàgblɔ na mí, eye míayi afi sia afi si nàɖo mí ɖo la.
Baphendula uJoshuwa bathi, “Konke osilaya khona sizakwenza, lalapho osithuma khona sizahamba.
17 Abe ale si míeɖo to Mose le nu sia nu me ene la, nenema tututu míaɖo to wò hã. Yehowa, wò Mawu la nanɔ kpli wò abe ale si wònɔ kple Mose ene.
Njengalokhu salalela uMosi ngokupheleleyo, lawe sizakulalela. Sifisa ukuthi uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho abe lawe njengoba wayeloMosi.
18 Ame sia ame, ame ka kee wòɖanye o, si atsi tsitre ɖe wò sewo ŋu la aku godoo, eya ta tsɔ dzideƒo kple ŋusẽ nàkplɔ mí ayii!”
Yiloba ngubani ohlamukela ilizwi lakho njalo engalaleli lokho okutshoyo, lalokho oyabe ukulaya, kumele abulawe. Kumele uqine ube lesibindi!”
