Efindano laJosua nenangalo laKaanan
1 Ndele Adoni-Sedek, ohamba yaJerusalem, eshi ya uda nokutya, Josua okwa teya Ai nokwe shi yapulila ehanauno ngaashi a ningile yo Jeriko nohamba yasho, osho a ninga yo Ai nohamba yasho, ndele oonakukalamo muGibeon va panga ombili nOvaisraeli ndele va li mokati kavo, 2 vo ova tila unene, osheshi Gibeon sha li oshilando shinene, ngaashi shimwe shomoilando yeehamba, ndele eshi sha li shinene shi dule Ai, ndele ovalumenhu vasho aveshe va li ovaladi. 3 Adoni-Sedek, ohamba yaJerusalem, okwa tuma kuHoham, ohamba yaHebron nokuPiream, ohamba yaJarmut, nokuJafia, ohamba yaLakis nokuDebir, ohamba yaEglon, tai ti: 4 “Ileni kwaame, mu kwafe nge, tu shiive okuteya po Gibeon, sho eshi sha panga ombili naJosua novana vaIsrael.” 5 Osho ngaha hano eehamba nhano dOvaamori oda ongala ndele da fikama: ohamba yaJerusalem, ohamba yaHebron, ohamba yaJarmut, ohamba yaLakis, ohamba yaEglon, odo pamwe nomatanga ado ovakwaita aveshe. Do oda fitikinina Gibeon ndele de shi lwifa. 6 Ndelenee ovalumenhu vomuGibeon va tuma kuJosua konhanda yomuGilgal va tya: “Ino kufa po omake oye povapiya voye. Ila diva kufye u tu xupife ndele u tu kwafe, osheshi eehamba adishe dOvaamori odo di li meemhunda, ova ongala ve tu lwife.” 7 Opo nee Josua okwa fikama a dja muGilgal, ye nomatanga aeshe ovakwaita novaladi aveshe pamwe naye. 8 Ndele Omwene okwa lombwela Josua ta ti: “Ino va tila, osheshi Ame ohandi ke va yandja meke loye. Ndele pehe na nande umwe womuvo ta ka dula okulipopila moipafi yoye.” 9 Opo nee Josua e va dudulukila ye eshi a enda oufiku aushe okudja muGilgal. 10 NOmwene okwe va dongakanifa moipafi yaIsrael ndele vo ve va lwifa olwoodi linene muGibeon, ndele ve va shikula nondjila oyo tai twala keemhunda daBet-Horon, ndele e va ta fiyo okuAseka nofiyo okuMakkeda. 11 Ndele vo eshi va ya onhapo Ovaisraeli fimbo va li pefina lomhunda yaBet-Horon, Omwene okwa ufila kombada yavo omamanya eemhawe a dja keulu ondjila aishe fiyo okuAseka, opo vo va fya. Ava va dipawa keemhawe ova li vahapu ve dule ava va dipawa keongamukonda lOvaisraeli.
12 Mefiku olo Omwene eshi a yandja Ovaamori momake ovana vaIsrael, Josua okwa popya nOmwene ndele a tile moipafi yOvaisraeli:
“Etango, kanghama muGibeon!
Nohani mefilu laAijalon!”
13 Opo nee etango la kanghama nohani ya kala inai linyenga fiyo ovanhu va mana okukwatela ovatondadi vavo onghone. Inali shangwa hamba mEmbo laJashar? Netango ola kanghama pokati keulu efiku alishe ndele inali endelela okuningina. 14 Ndele inapa kala nande efiku limwe la fefiku olo, komesho ile konima yalo, Omwene ngeno a uda ondaka yomunhu. Osheshi Omwene okwa kondjela Ovaisraeli. 15 Opo nee Josua nOvaisraeli aveshe pamwe naye va shuna konhanda yomuGilgal.
16 Ndelenee eehamba dinya nhano oda faduka po ndele da hondama mekololo lomuMakkeda. 17 Opo nee Josua eshi a shiivifilwa kwa tiwa: Eehamba dinya nhano oda monika, oda hondama mekololo lomuMakkeda, 18 Josua ota ti: “Alangatifileni kombululu yekololo omamanya manene ndele tuleni ko ovalumenhu ve va nangele. 19 Ndelenee nye inamu kanghama. Ovatondadi veni va taataeni noku va shikula, ndele omatanga avo okonima a tetei ko. Inamu va efa va ye moilando yavo, osheshi Omwene Kalunga keni ote va yandje momake eni.” 20 Ndele Josua novana vaIsrael eshi ve va dipaa po sheke molwoodi linene fiyo va manwa po, ndele vamwe aveke vomuvo va faduka po ndele va ya koilando i neehotekuma, 21 omatanga aeshe ovakwaita a aluka kuJosua muMakkeda, inapa kana nande umwe konhanda. Ndele kapa li nande umwe a dula okutonga sha mokupopya ovana vaIsrael. 22 Opo nee Josua ta ti: “Yeululeni ombululu yekololo ndele eteni eehamba odo nhano domekololo oku kwaame.” 23 Osho va ninga ndele va eta kuye eehamba odo nhano domekololo nokutya, ohamba yaJerusalem, ohamba yaHebron, ohamba yaJarmut, ohamba yaLakis, ohamba yaEglon. 24 Ndele eshi va eta kuJosua eehamba odo, Josua okwa ifana ovalumenhu aveshe vaIsrael ndele ta lombwele ovakulunhu novaladi ava va ile koita pamwe naye, ndele ta ti: Eheneni oku popepi, eemhadi deni di paekeni keefingo deehamba edi. Ndele vo ova ehena ko, ndele va paeka eemhadi davo keefingo dado. 25 Ndele Josua ta ti kuvo: “Inamu tila, inamu fya oumbada. Kaleni mwa pama mwa nyatipala, osheshi osho ngaha Omwene ota ka ningila ovatondadi veni aveshe ava nye tamu ka lwifa.” 26 Opo nee Josua okwe di dipaa ndele okwe di endjelelifa keengudi nhano. Ndele do oda li da endjelela keengudi fiyo onguloshi. 27 Ndele etango eshi tali ningine mo Josua okwe va lombwela, di kufwe ko keengudi ndele di ekelwe mo mekololo mulo va li va hondama. Ndele va tula omamanya manene kombululu yekololo, aa e li ko fiyo okonena eli.
28 Mefiku tuu olo Josua okwa ta yo Makkeda ndele okwa dipaa neongamukonda oonakukalamo. Nohamba yasho noshilando shoovene neemwenyo adishe da li mo okwe di yapulila ehanauno, inava efa nande umwe a xupa po ile a ya onhapo. Nohamba yaMakkeda ye okwe i ningila ngaashi a ningile ohamba yaJeriko. 29 Opo nee Josua nOvaisraeli aveshe pamwe naye ova fikama, va dja muMakkeda va ya kuLibna, ndele va homona Libna. 30 NOmwene okwe shi yandja yo pamwe nohamba yasho momake aIsrael. Ndele ve shi lwifa neongamukonda nosho yo va dipaa eemwenyo adishe da li mo. Ye ina efa nande umwe a faduke po, ndele okwa ningila ohamba yasho ngaashi a ningile ohamba yaJeriko. 31 Opo nee Josua nOvaisraeli aveshe pamwe naye ova dja po puLibna, ndele va ya kuLakis ve ke shi fitikinine noku shi homona. 32 NOmwene okwa yandja Lakis momake Ovaisraeli. Ye okwe shi ta mefiku etivali, ndele okwa dipaa neongamukonda eemwenyo adishe odo da li mo ngaashi a ningila Libna.
33 Opo nee Horam, ohamba yaGeser, okwa ya a ka kwafe Lakis, ndelenee Josua okwe mu ta novanhu vaye fiyo inapa kala nande umwe womuvo a ya onhapo. 34 Opo nee Josua pamwe nOvaisraeli aveshe va dja muLakis ndele va ya kuEglon ve shi fitikinine noku shi homona. 35 Ndele ve shi ta mefiku tuu olo ndele va dipaa neongamukonda oonakukalamo musho. Neemwenyo adishe da li mo ve di yapulila ehanauno mefiku tuu olo ngaashi va ningila Lakis. 36 Opo nee Josua nOvaisraeli aveshe pamwe naye va dja muEglon ndele va ya kuHebron ve shi homone. 37 Ndele ve shi ta ndele va dipaa neongamukonda ohamba yasho noonakukalamo moilando yasho aishe, neemwenyo adishe da li mo. Inapa xupa nande umwe a ya onhapo, naanaa ngaashi a ningila Eglon. Ndele va hanauna oshilando novanhu aveshe vasho. 38 Opo nee Josua pamwe nOvaisraeli aveshe naye va dja po va ya kuDebir, ve ke shi homone. 39 Nokwe shi ta pamwe nohamba yasho noilando aishe yasho. Ndele vo ove va dipaa neongamukonda, neemwenyo adishe da li mo ve di yapulila ehanauno. Inapa xupa nande umwe a ya onhapo. Ngaashi a ningila Hebron, osho a ningila yo Debir nohamba yasho ngaashi a ningila Libna nohamba yasho.
40 Osho ngaha hano Josua okwa nangala oshilongo ashishe, edu leemhunda noshilongo shoumbangalanhu, epumbu neenhele dopopepi neemhunda, neehamba adishe dado. Kapa li nande umwe a xupa a ya onhapo. Ndele keshe eshi shi nomufudo ye okwe shi yapulila ehanauno, Omwene Kalunga kaIsrael ngaashi e va lombwela. 41 Ndele Josua okwa nangala onhele yavo okudja kuKades-Barnea fiyo okuGasa, nedu alishe laGosen fiyo okuGibeon; 42 neehamba adishe odo noilongo yado Josua okwe i kufa molwoodi limwe alike, osheshi Omwene Kalunga kaIsrael okwa kondjela Israel. 43 Opo nee Josua nOvaisraeli pamwe naye ova shuna konhanda kuGilgal.
1 Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; 2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
6 ¶ And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
8 ¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. 10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
12 ¶ Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
15 ¶ And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand. 20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities. 21 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. 22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. 23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. 27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
28 ¶ And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho. 29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: 30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
31 ¶ And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: 32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33 ¶ Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34 ¶ And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it: 35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: 37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
38 ¶ And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it: 39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
40 ¶ So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded. 41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
