3. simunasiya abale anu masiku awa ambiri mpaka lero lino, koma mwasunga cisungire lamulola Yehova Mulungu wanu.
4. Ndipo tsopano Yehova Mulungu wanu wapumitsa abale anu, monga adanena nao; potero bwererani tsopano, mu kani ku mahema anu, ku dziko la colowa canu cimene Mose mtumiki wa Yehova anakuninkhani tsidya lija la Yordano.
5. Koma samalirani bwino kuti mucite cilangizo ndi cilamulo zimene Mose mtumiki wa Yehova anakulamulirani kukonda Yehova Mulungu wanu, ndi kuyenda m'njira zace zonse ndi kusunga malamulo ace, ndi kumuumirira iye, ndi kumtumikira iye ndi mtima wanu wonse ndi moyo wanu wonse.
6. Momwemo Yoswa anawadalitsa, nawauza amuke; ndipo anamuka ku mahema ao.
7. Ndipo gawo limodzi la pfuko la Manase, Mose anawapatsa colowa m'Basana; koma gawo lina Yoswa anawaninkha colowa pakati pa abale ao tsidya lija la Yordano kumadzulo. Ndiponso pamene Yoswa anawauza amuke ku mahema ao, anawadalitsa;
8. nanena nao ndi kuti, Bwererani naco cuma cambiri ku mahema anu, ndi zoweta zambirimbiri, ndi siliva, ndi golidi, ndi mkuwa, ndi citsulo, ndi maraya ambirimbiri; mugawane nao abale anu zofunkha kwa adani anu.
9. Ndipo ana a Rubeni, ndi ana a Gadi, ndi pfuko la Manase logawika pakati anabwerera, nacoka kwa ana a Israyeli ku Silo, ndiwo wa m'dziko la Kanani kumka ku dziko la Gileadi, ku dziko lao lao, limene anakhala eni ace, monga mwa lamulo la Yehova, mwa dzanja la Mose.
10. Ndipo pamene anafikira mbali ya ku Yordano, ndilo la m'dziko la Kanani, ana a Rubeni, ndi ana a Gadi, ndi pfuko la Manase logawika pakati anamanga ku Yordano guwa la nsembe, guwa lalikuru maonekedwe ace.
11. Ndipo ana a Israyeli anamva anthu akuti, Taonani ana a Rubeni, ndi ana a Gadi, ndi pfuko la Manase logawika pakati anamanga guwa la nsembe pandunji pa dziko la Kanani, ku mbali ya ku Yordano, ku mbali ya ana a Israyeli.
12. Pamene ana a Israyeli anamva ici msonkhano wonse wa ana a Israyeli anasonkhana ku Silo, kuti awakwerere kuwathira nkhondo.
13. Ndipo ana a Israyeli anatumiza kwa ana a Rubeni, ndi ana a Gadi, ndi pfuko la Manase logawika pakati, ku dziko la Gileadi, Pinehasi mwana wa Eleazare wansembe,
14. ndi akalonga khumi naye; nyumba imodzi ya atate kalonga mmodzi, kotero ndi mapfuko onse a Israyeli; yense wa iwowa ndiye mkuru wa nyumba ya atate ao mwa mabanja a Israyeli.
15. M'mene anafika kwa ana a Rubeni, ndi ana a Gadi, ndi pfuko la Manase logawika pakati, ku dziko la Gileadi, ananena nao ndi kuti,
16. Utero msonkhano wonse wa Yehova, Colakwa ici nciani mwalakwira naco Mulungu wa Israyeli, ndi kumtembenukira Yehova lero line kusamtsatanso, popeza munadzimangira guwa la nsembe kupikisana ndi Yehova lero lino?
17. Kodi mphulupulu ya ku Peori iticepera, imene sitinadziyeretsera mpaka lero lino, ungakhale mliri unadzera msonkhano wa Yehova,
18. kuti mubwerera lero line kusatsata Yehova? ndipo kudzakhala kuti popeza lero mupikisana ndi Yehova, mawa adzakwiyira msonkhano wonse wa Israyeli.
19. Koma mukayesa dziko La colowa canu ncodetsa, olokani kulowa m'dziko lacolowaca Yehova m'mene cihemaca Yehovacikhalamo, nimukhale naco colowa pakati pa ife; koma musapikisana ndi Yehova kapena kupikisana nafe, ndi kudzimangira nokha guwa la nsembe, pamodzi ndi guwa la nsembe la Yehova Mulungu wathu.