Yoshua 17 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Manaase, ahabw'okuba omujigaijo gwa Yosefu, ab'oruganda rwe bakabaganisizibwa ekyanga kyabo bati: Abaamakiri omujigaijo gwa Manaase, ishe wa Gileadi, bakaheebwa Gileadi na Bashani, ahabw'okuba Makiri akaba ari omurwani rugambwa.

² Reero ebindi byanga byabaganisizibwa abandi ab'oruganda rwa Manaase nk'emiryango yaabo oku eri, Abiezeri, Haleki, Asirieli, Shekemu, Heferi na Shemiida; abashaija baijukuru ba Manaase mwene Yosefu, nk'emiryango yaabo oku eri.

³ Mbwenu Zelofehaadi mutabani wa Heferi, mwene Gileadi, Gileadi ya Makiri, Makiri ya Manaase, akaba atazaire boojo, kureka abaishiki bonka: Mahala, Noa, Hogula, Mulika na Tiriza.

⁴ Abo baishiki bakaija omu maisho ga Eleazaari omuhongyerezi na Yoshwa mwene Nuuni n'abakuru b'eihanga, baagira bati Mukama akaragiira Musa kubaha obutaka hamwe na banyaanyabo ba ishebo nk'oku Mukama yaaragiire.

⁵ Batyo Abaamanaase baahebwa ebyanga ikumi, otabariiremu Gileadi na Bashani ebiri seenu ya Yorudaani;

⁶ ahabw'okuba bahara ba Manaase bakaheebwa obutaka, hamwe na batabani be. Reero ensi eya Gileadi yaabaganisizibwa Abaamanaase abaatsigaraho.

⁷ Ekyanga ky'Abaamanaase kikaba nikiiha Asheri, kita Mikemeeta ey'aha burugwa-izooba bwa Shekemu. Mpaho omwatano gugumizamu nigugarura obukiizi-bwa-buryo, guhika omu batuuzi ba Entapua.

⁸ Ensi ya Tapua ekaba ey'Abaamanaase, kwonka orurembo Tapua orw'aha mwatano gw'Abaamanaase rwaba orwa beene Efuraimu.

⁹ Ogwo mwatano gurunduka guhika aha Kagyera Kana. Endembo zaayo ezirikugarura aha bukiizi-bwa-buryo bw'ako kagyera, ez'omu ndembo z'Abaamanaase zaaba eza beene Efuraimu; mpaho omwatano gw'Abaamanaase gugumizamu embari y'obukiizi-bwa-bumosho bw'ako kagyera gugarukira aha Nyanja;

¹⁰ obwo ensi y'aha bukiizi-bwa-bumosho eri ey'Abaefuraimu, kandi ey'ahabwa buryo eri ey'Abaamanaase hamwe n'Enyanja erikubaatanisa. Aha bukiizi-bwa-bumosho baayatana na Asheri, kandi aha burugwa-izooba baayatana na Isakaari.

¹¹ Hoona omu Baisakaari n'omu Baasheri, Manaase akatungamu Betisheani n'ebyaro byayo, na Ibuleamu n'ebyaro byayo, hamwe n'abatuuzi ba Endori n'ebyaro byayo, n'aba Taanaka n'ebyaro byayo, n'aba Megido n'ebyaro byayo n'ekyanga kya kashatu eky'ebibungo.

¹² Kwonka Abaamanaase ku baaremirwe kubinga abatwire omuri ezo ndembo, Abanyakanaani baaguma bazitwiremu.

¹³ Haza Abaisiraeli ku baaherize kuhama, baakoresa Abanyakanaani emirimo y'obuhuuku, tibaababingiramu kimwe.

Beene Yosefu okwongyerwa ensi y'ebibira

¹⁴ Mbwenu ab'oruganda rwa Yosefu bakeetonganira ahari Yoshwa bati: Ahabw'enki otuhaire omugabo gw'ekyanga kimwe kuba obutaka bwaitu, haza turi baingi munonga, kandi Nyakubaho atuhaire emigisha n'okuhitsya hati?

¹⁵ Yoshwa abagarukamu ati: Ku muraabe muri baingi munonga, nimwirooko muze omu kibira ky'omu nsi y'Abapeerizi n'Abareefa mukyetemuururire, ahabw'okuba ensi y'ebibungo ey'Abaefuraimu terikubahika.

¹⁶ Ab'oruganda rwa Yosefu bamugarukamu bati: Ensi y'ebibungo titurikugihikamu; kandi Abanyakanaani boona abatwire omu mpita ab'omuri Betisheani n'ebyaro byayo, n'ab'omu ruhanga rwa Yezereeli, baine ebigaari by'ebyoma.

¹⁷ Yoshwa nawe agira ab'omuryango gwa Yosefu, Abaefuraimu n'Abaamanaase, ati: Muri baingi munonga kandi ab'amaani, nikyo mutashemerereire kuheebwa omugabo gumwe gwonka;

¹⁸ mbwenu ensi y'ebibungo ebe eyaanyu. Nobu eraabe eri ey'ebibira, mugitemuurure, ebe eyaanyu okuhikira kimwe aha myatano yaayo ey'aha muheru. Ahabw'okuba nimwija kubingamu Abanyakanaani, nobu baraabe baine ebigaari by'ebyoma, kandi bari ab'amaani.