7. Ndipo pamene anapfuula kwa Yehova, anaika mdima pakati pa inu ndi Aaigupto nawatengera nyanja, nawamiza; ndi maso anu anapenya cocita Ine m'Aigupto; ndipo munakhala m'cipululu masiku ambiri.
8. Pamenepo ndinakulowetsani inu m'dziko la Aamori okhala tsidya lija la Yordano; nagwirana nanu iwowa; ndipo ndinawapereka m'dzanja lanu, nimunalandira dziko lao likhale lanu lanu; ndipo ndinawaononga pamaso panu.
9. Pamenepo Balaki mwana wa Zipori, mfumu ya Moabu, anauka naponyana ndi Israyeli; natuma naitana Balamu mwana wa Beori atemberere inu;
10. koma sindinafuna kumvera Balamu, potero anakudalitsani cidalitsire, ndipo ndinakulanelitsani m'dzanja lace.
11. Pamenepo munaoloka Yordano, ndi kufika ku Yeriko; ndi eni ace a ku Yeriko anaponyana nanu nkhondo, Aamori, ndi Aperizi, ndi Akanani, ndi Ahiti, ndi Agirigasi, Ahivi ndi Ayebusi; ndipo ndinawapereka m'dzanja lanu.
12. Ndipo ndinatuma mabvu atsogolere inu, amene anawaingitsa pamaso panu, ndiwo mafumu awiri a Aamori; osati ndi lupanga lako, kapena ndi uta wako ai.
13. Ndipo ndinakupatsani dziko limene simunagwiramo nchito, ndi midzi simunaimanga, ndipo mukhala m'mwemo; mukudya za m'minda yamphesa, ndi minda yaazitona imene simunaioka.
14. Ndipo tsopano, opani Yehova ndi kumtumikira ndi mtima wangwiro ndi woona; nimucotse milungu imene makolo anu anaitumikira tsidya lija la mtsinje, ndi m'Aigupto; nimutumikire Yehova.
15. Ndipo ngati kutumikira Yehova kukuipirani mudzisankhire lero amene mudzamtumikira, kapena milungu imene anaitumikira makolo anu okhala tsidya lija la mtsinje, kapena milungu ya Aamori amene mukhala m'dziko lao; koma ine, ndi a m'nyumba yanga, tidzatumikira Yehova.
16. Ndipo anthu anayankha, nati, Sikungatheke kuti timsiye Yehova, ndi kutumikira milungu yina;
17. pakuti Yehova Mulungu wathu ndi iye amene anatikweza kutiturutsa m'dziko la Aigupto ku nyumba ya akapolo, nacita zodabwiza zazikuruzo pamaso pathu, natisunga m'njira monse tidayendamo, ndi pakati pa anthu onse amene tinapita pakati pao;
18. ndipo Yehova anaingitsa pamaso pathu anthu awa onse, ngakhale Aamori okhala m'dzikomo; cifukwa cace ifenso tidzatumikira Yehova, pakuti ndiye Mulungu wathu.
19. Ndipo Yoswa anati kwa anthu, Simukhoza inu kutumikira Yehova pakuti ndiye Mulungu woyera, ndi Mulungu wansanje; sadzalekerera zolakwa zanu, kapena zocimwa zanu.
20. Mukasiya Yehova, ndi kutumikira milungu yacilendo, adzatembenuka ndi kukucitirani coipa, ndi kukuthani, angakhale anakucitirani cokoma.
21. Ndipo anthu anati kwa Yoswa, Iaitu, koma tidzatumikira Yehova.
22. Ndipo Yoswa ananena ndi anthu, Inu mwadzicitira mboni inu nokha kuti mwadzisankhira Yehova kumtumikira iye. Ndipo anati, Ndife mboni.