Yosuwa 11 - Kinyarwanda Bibiliya Ntagatifu

Igitero cy’i Meromi

¹ Ubwo Yabini, umwami w’i Hasori, aba arabyumvise atuma kuri Yobabu umwami w’i Meromi, no ku mwami w’i Shimeroni no ku mwami w’i Akishafi,

² ndetse no ku bami bari batuye mu Misozi yo mu majyaruguru, no muri Araba mu majyepfo ya Kinaroti, mu bihugu by’Imirambi no mu mpinga z’imisozi ya Dori mu burengerazuba,

³ ari bo Abakanahani bari mu burasirazuba no mu burengerazuba, Abahemori, Abaheti, Abaperizi n’Abayebuzi bari mu Misozi, n’Abahivi bari hepfo ya Herimoni mu gihugu cya Misipa.

⁴ Barasohoka rero, bo n’ingabo zabo zose, zarutaga ubwinshi umusenyi wo ku nkombe y’inyanja, bajyana n’amafarasi n’amagare menshi cyane.

⁵ Abo bami bose bahana umugambi maze baca ingando bose hamwe ku mazi y’i Meromi, kugira ngo barwane na Israheli.

⁶ Uhoraho abwira Yozuwe, ati «Ntubatinye, kuko ejo iki gihe nyine, nzabagabiza Israheli bose bicwe; amafarasi yabo uzayace ibitsi maze amagare yabo uyatwike.»

⁷ Yozuwe n’ingabo zose ziteguye kurwana, babagwa gitumo ku mazi ya Meromi maze babirohaho.

⁸ Uhoraho abarekurira Israheli, irabanesha, irabakurikirana kugera kuri Sidoni‐Nini, no kugera i Misirefoti mu burengerazuba, no mu kibaya cy’i Misipa mu burasirazuba. Barabica ntibabasigira n'umuntu muzima n’umwe.

⁹ Yozuwe abagenza uko Uhoraho yabimutegetse; amafarasi yabo ayaca ibitsi, amagare yabo arayatwika.

Hasori ifatwa

¹⁰ Icyo gihe, Yozuwe arahindukira afata Hasori; umwami w’aho amwicisha inkota, koko kandi Hasori ni yo yahoze ari umugi mukuru w’izo ngoma zose.

¹¹ Abari bahatuye bose babamarira ku icumu barabatsemba; ntihasigara n’ikintu na kimwe mu bifite ubuzima, na Hasori barayitwika.

¹² Yozuwe afata imigi yose y’abo bami, n’abo bami abamarira ku icumu, atsemba n’abaturage bayo bose nk’uko Musa, umugaragu w’Uhoraho, yari yarabimutegetse.

¹³ Nyamara, imigi yose yari yubatswe ku mirenge, Abayisraheli ntibatwitse n’umwe, uretse Hasori yonyine yatwitswe na Yozuwe.

¹⁴ Imicuzo yose yo muri iyo migi n’amatungo, Abayisraheli babitwayeho iminyago, ariko abantu bose babamariye ku icumu kugeza ko babatsembye; nta gifite ubuzima na kimwe bahasize.

¹⁵ Nk’uko Uhoraho yari yarabitegetse Musa, umugaragu we, Musa na we akabitegeka Yozuwe, Yozuwe ni ko yabikurikije: nta kintu na kimwe yaretse mu byo Uhoraho yategetse Musa byose.

Yozuwe arangiza gufata igihugu

¹⁶ Ng’uko uko Yozuwe yafashe igihugu cyose: Imisozi, Negevu yose, igihugu cya Gosheni cyose, Imirambi, Araba, imisozi ya Israheli n’imirambi yayo.

¹⁷ Kuva ku musozi wa Halaki uri ahagana i Seyiri, kugeza i Behali‐Gadi, mu kibaya cya Libani kiri mu nsi y’umusozi wa Herimoni, Yozuwe yigarurira abami baho bose, arabakubita maze arabica.

¹⁸ Abo bami bose Yozuwe yabarwanyije mu minsi myinshi cyane.

¹⁹ Nta mugi n’umwe wigeze kugirana isezerano ry’amahoro na Israheli, uretse Abahivi batuye i Gibewoni, indi yose yabaye ingaruzwamuheto.

²⁰ Koko kandi, Uhoraho yiyemeje kunangira imitima yabo ngo barwane na Israheli, kugira ngo babone uko babatsemba nta mbabazi, kandi bashobore kubarimbura nk’uko Uhoraho yabitegetse Musa.

²¹ Icyo gihe, Yozuwe yatsinze Abanaki bo mu misozi miremire, i Heburoni, i Debiri, i Anabu, imisozi yose ya Yuda n’imisozi yose ya Israheli. Yozuwe abatsembana n’imigi yabo.

²² Ntihasigara Umunaki n’umwe mu gihugu cya Israheli, nyamara basigara i Gaza, i Gati na Ashidodi.

²³ Yozuwe afata igihugu cyose, akurikije ibyo Uhoraho yabwiye Musa, na we akiraga Israheli maze arakibagabanya akurikije imiryango. Ahasigaye igihugu kiratuza, intambara irahosha.