Yosua 23
1 Mfeɛ bebree twaam a Awurade maa Israelfoɔ no ahotɔ a wɔn atamfoɔ no mu biara anha wɔn bio. Yosua a afei na wanyini yie no
Bwe waayitawo ekiseera, Mukama Katonda ng’awadde Isirayiri emirembe mu njuyi zonna awaali abalabe, Yoswa ng’akaddiye ng’awangadde emyaka mingi,
2 frɛɛ mpanimfoɔ, ntuanofoɔ, atemmufoɔ ne adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ Israel nyinaa. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Seesei, mabɔ akɔkoraa.
n’ayita Abayisirayiri bonna, abakadde baabwe n’abakulembeze baabwe, abalamuzi n’abakungu n’abagamba nti, “Kaakano nkaddiye era mmaze emyaka mingi;
3 Moahunu biribiara a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn ayɛ ama mo me nkwa nna yi mu. Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn ako atia mo atamfoɔ.
mmwe bennyini mulabye byonna Mukama Katonda wammwe byakoze amawanga gano gonna ku lwammwe, kubanga Mukama Katonda wammwe yabalwaniridde.
4 Mede amanaman no nsase a yɛnnya nnii soɔ ne deɛ yɛadi soɔ ama mo sɛ mo agyapadeɛ, ɛfiri Asubɔnten Yordan kɔsi Ɛpo Kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ atɔeɛ fam no.
Mulabe, ngabidde ebika byammwe amawanga ago agabadde gakyasigadde, amawanga gonna ge namala okuwangula, okuva ku Yoludaani okutuuka ku nnyanja ennene ebugwanjuba.
5 Saa asase yi bɛyɛ mo dea, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn bɛpamo nnipa a wɔtete so seesei no nyinaa. Mobɛsi wɔn anan mu atena hɔ, sɛdeɛ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ mo bɔ no.
Mukama Katonda ajja kubagoba babaviire abasindiikirize okuva mu maaso gammwe mutwale ensi yaabwe nga Mukama Katonda wammwe bwe yabasuubiza.
6 “Enti, monyɛ den! Monhwɛ na monni nkyerɛkyerɛ a wɔatwerɛ wɔ Mose Mmara Nwoma no mu no so pɛpɛɛpɛ. Monntwe mo ho mfiri ho kwan biara so.
“Noolwekyo mwegendereze nnyo okukwata n’okukola byonna ebiwandiikiddwa mu kitabo kya Musa eky’amateeka, obutakyama kukivaako kudda ku ddyo wadde ku kkono.
7 Monhwɛ yie sɛ mo ne nnipa foforɔ a wɔda so te asase no so no nnya ayɔnkofa biara. Mpo, mommmɔ wɔn anyame din na moabɔ wɔn din aka ntam anaasɛ moasom wɔn.
Temwetabanga n’amawanga gano agasigadde mu mmwe, wadde okwogera ku mannya ga bakatonda baabwe, okulayira mu mannya gaabwe okubaweereza wadde okubavuunamira.
8 Na monni Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn no nokorɛ sɛdeɛ moayɛ abɛsi ɛnnɛ yi.
Naye munywerere ku Mukama Katonda wammwe nga bwe mukoze okutuusa leero.
9 “Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade apamo amanaman akɛseɛ a wɔyɛ dene ama mo, enti obiara nni hɔ a watumi adi mo so nkonim.
“Kubanga Mukama Katonda wammwe agobye amawanga amanene ag’amaanyi era n’okutuusa kaakano teri n’omu asobodde kubaziyiza.
10 Mo mu biara bɛtumi atu atamfoɔ apem agu, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn ko ma mo sɛdeɛ wahyɛ bɔ no.
Omuntu omu ku mmwe agoba abantu lukumi, kubanga Mukama Katonda wammwe yaabalwanirira nga bwe yabasuubiza.
11 Enti, monhwɛ yie na monnɔ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn no.
Noolwekyo mwekuume, mwagale Mukama Katonda wammwe,
12 “Nanso sɛ motwe mo ho firi ne ho, na mone saa amanaman yi nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ mo mu yi di awadeɛ a,
kubanga bwe munaamuvaangako ne mwegattanga n’abamawanga abaasigalawo abali mu mmwe, oba ne mufumbiriganwa ne mukolagananga nabo,
13 ɛnneɛ akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho sɛ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn rempamo wɔn mfiri mo asase so. Mmom, wɔbɛyɛ afidie ama mo, ɔyea wɔ mo mfe mu ne kasɛɛ a ɛhyɛ mo aniwa mu, na wɔbɛtɔre mo ase afiri asase pa yi a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn de ama mo yi so.
mukitegeererewo nti Mukama Katonda wammwe tagenda kweyongera kubagobamu mawanga gano, naye ganaafuukanga emitego era enkonge gye muli, embooko ezinaabakubanga mu mbiriizi, n’amaggwa aganaabafumitanga mu maaso gammwe okutuusa lwe mulizikirira mu nsi eno ennungi Mukama Katonda wammwe gy’abawadde.
14 “Ɛrenkyɛre biara mɛwu, sɛdeɛ obiara korɔ no. Mo akoma mu no monim sɛ ɛbɔ biara a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn hyɛeɛ no aba mu. Bɔhyɛ no mu biara nni hɔ a amma mu!
“Era kaakano nnaatera okukwata olugendo lw’abantu bonna ab’oku nsi era mumanyi n’emitima gyammwe n’emmeeme yammwe mmwe mwenna nti, Tewali kintu kyonna kitatuukiridde Mukama Katonda wammwe kye yasuubiza ekibakwatako. Byonna bibakoleddwa, tewali na kimu kiremye.
15 Nanso, sɛdeɛ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn de nnepa a ɔhyɛɛ ho bɔ maa mo no, saa ara na sɛ moannyɛ ɔsetie amma no a ɔde amanehunu bɛba mo so. Ɔbɛpra mo afiri saa asase pa a ɔde ama mo yi so.
Naye ng’ebintu byonna ebirungi Mukama Katonda wammwe bye yabasuubiza nga bwe bibaweereddwa, bw’atyo Mukama Katonda wammwe bw’anaabatuusangako, ebibi byonna okutuusa ng’abazikirizza okuva mu nsi eno ennungi gy’abawadde.
16 Sɛ mobu Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn apam no so na mosɔre anaa mosom anyame foforɔ a, nʼabufuo bɛhye mo na ɔbɛpra mo ntɛm so afiri asase pa a ɔde ama mo no so.”
Bwe munaamenyanga endagaano ya Mukama Katonda wammwe gye yabalagira, ne mugenda ne muweerezanga bakatonda abalala ne mubavuunamiranga, obusungu bwa Mukama bunaaboolekeranga, ne muzikirira mangu okuva mu nsi ennungi gy’abawadde.”
