Yoshua 24 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Bwanyima Yoshwa akateeranira Shekemu enganda za Isiraeli zoona; yaayeta abakuru omu ihanga, abeebembezi, abaramuzi n'abatware ba Isiraeli; baija omu maisho ga Nyakubaho.

² Yoshwa yaagambira abantu boona ati: Mukama Ruhanga wa Isiraeli naagira ati: Ira, baashwenkuriimwe, Teera ishe w'Aburahamu na Nahori, bakaba batwire seeri ya Eufuraati, nibaramya baaruhanga abandi.

³ Bwanyima naiha Aburahamu shoimwe seeri y'ogwo mugyera, naamurabya omu nsi ya Kanaani yoona, naakanyisa oruzaaro rwe, naamuha Isaaka.

⁴ Kandi Isaaka naamuha Yakobo na Esau. Esau naamuha ensi y'ebibungo eya Seiri kuba ekyanga kye; kwonka Yakobo n'abaana be baashuuma Misiri.

⁵ Reero naatuma Musa na Arooni; naateeza Abanyamisiri ebibonaboneso by'okutangaaza ebi naakoreiremu. Na bwanyima imwe naabaihayo.

⁶ Ntyo naiha baashwenkuriimwe Misiri, mwarugaho mwahika aha Nyanja. Abanyamisiri baakurata baashwenkuriimwe bababingire, n'ebigaari n'ab'ahambaraasi, baabahitsya aha Nyanja Erikutukura.

⁷ Mbwenu, banu ku baahoogyeire Nyakubaho, yaareeta omwirima ahagata yaanyu n'Abanyamisiri, yaaragiira enyanja yaabatungamira, yaabashweka; mwayereebera eki naakozire Misiri; mwatuura omu ihamba omwanya muhango.

⁸ Bwanyima naabareeta omu nsi y'Abaamori abatwire Seeri ya Yorudaani. Baabarwanisa, kwonka naababarekurira, mwakubuura ensi yaabo; naabacwekyereza, baabahigiza.

⁹ Balaki mwene Zipori omugabe wa Moabu yaimuka yaabarwanisa imwe Abaisiraeli; kandi yaatuma kweta Balaamu mwene Beori kubakyeena.

¹⁰ Kwonka Balaamu tinaamutega kutu, kureka yaabashabira emigisha; ntyo naabaiha omu mikono ye.

¹¹ Mwayambuka Yorudaani, mwahika Yeriko. Abaayeriko baabarwanisa, otaireho n'Abaamori, Abapeerizi, Abakanaani, Abahiiti, Abagirigaashi, Abahiivi, n'Abayebusi; kwonka boona naababarekurira.

¹² Naabooherereza enwa zaababinga, baabahunga; kandi abagabe ababiri ab'Abaamori tibarasingwirwe rurara zaanyu, nari amata gaanyu.

¹³ Nkabaha ensi ei mutarahendekyeire, n'endembo ezi mutarombekire. Mbwenu nizo mutwiremu, nimurya ebijuma by'emizaabibu n'eby'emioliva ei mutarabyaire.

Yoshwa okuragana n'Abaisiraeli

¹⁴ Mbwenu nu, mugume muramye Nyakubaho, mumuheereze omu mazima n'omutima gutaine buryarya. Mweihireho kimwe baaruhanga abu baashwenkuriimwe baaramiize seeri y'Omugyera na Misiri, haza mumuheereze.

¹⁵ Ku muraabe mutarikwenda kuheereza Nyakubaho, eri izooba nimutoorane ou muraaheereze, yaaba baaruhanga abu baashwenkuriimwe baabaire baheerereza omu nsi ya seeri y'Omugyera, nainga baaruhanga b'Abaamori abu mutwire omu nsi yaabo; kwonka nyowe n'eka yangye turyaguma nituheereza Nyakubaho.

¹⁶ Abo bantu bamugarukamu bati: Nikikabure itwe kutsigaho Nyakubaho tukaheereza baaruhanga abandi!

¹⁷ Manya Mukama Ruhanga waitu niwe yaatwihire na baatatenkuriitwe omu nsi ya Misiri omu buhuuku, akakora obumanyiso bukuru nitubwereebera; akaturinda omu muhanda gwona ogu twareetsirwe, n'omu mahanga goona agu twarabiremu.

¹⁸ Kandi Nyakubaho akabinga amahanga goona gaatuhigiza, Abaamori abaabaire batwire omuri egyo nsi. N'ahabw'ekyo naitwe turyaguma tuheereze Nyakubaho, ahabw'okuba niwe Ruhanga waitu.

¹⁹ Kwonka Yoshwa agambira abo bantu ati: Timurikubaasa kuheereza Nyakubaho, ahabw'okuba ni Ruhanga Orikwera; ni Ruhanga w'eihato; tarisaasira bicumuro byanyu nari ebibi byanyu.

²⁰ Ku murimutsigaho, mwaheereza baaruhanga b'abanyamahanga, nawe aryabahindukana, abakore kubi, abamareho, yaaherize kubakorera ebirungi.

²¹ Mpaho abo bantu baagira Yoshwa bati: Rubuuza! Kureka turyaguma tuheereze Nyakubaho.

²² Yoshwa nawe abagira ati: Niimwe mwayehamiza ku mwatoorana Nyakubaho kumuheereza. Nabo bamugarukamu bati: Eego! Nitukyehamiza.

²³ Nawe abagira ati: Mbwenu nu, mweiheho baaruhanga b'abanyamahanga abu mwine, omutima gwanyu mugumarire ahari Mukama Ruhanga wa Isiraeli.

²⁴ Abaisiraeli nabo bagira Yoshwa bati: Mukama Ruhanga waitu niwe turiguma nituheereza, n'ebi arigamba nibyo turikora.

²⁵ Mpaho Yoshwa eryo izooba akora nabo endagaano, abaheera Shekemu ebyatairweho n'ebyaragiirwe.

²⁶ Kandi ahandiika ebyo bigambo omu kitabo ky'eiteeka rya Ruhanga; atwara eibaare rihango aribyara ahansi y'omuvure ogwabaire guri haihi n'Omwanya gwa Nyakubaho Ogurikwera.

²⁷ Haza agira abo bantu boona ati: Mureebe, eri ibaare riryaguma ritubeere mushinja, ahabw'okuba ryahurira ebigambo byona ebi Nyakubaho yaagamba naitwe. N'ahabw'ekyo riryaguma ribashinje, ngu mutakaayehakana Ruhanga waanyu.

²⁸ Atyo Yoshwa ayohereza abo bantu. Buri muntu agaruka omu butaka bwe bw'obuhunguzi.

Okufa kwa Yoshwa n'okwa Eleazaari

²⁹ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Yoshwa mwene Nuuni, omuheereza wa Nyakubaho, yaafa ahikize emyaka igana na ikumi y'obukuru.

³⁰ Baamuziika Timunatiseera omu butaka bwe bw'obuhunguzi, oburi omu nsi ya Efuraimu ey'ebibungo aha bukiizi-bwa-bumosho bw'orushozi rwa Gaashi.

³¹ Abaisiraeli bakaheereza Nyakubaho ebiro byona ebi baamazire na Yoshwa, n'ebi baamazire n'abakuru abaatsigaireho omu ihanga Yoshwa yaafiire, kandi abaamanyire byona ebi Nyakubaho yaakoreire Isiraeli.

³² Amagufa ga Yosefu, agu Abaisiraeli baijaine nibaruga Misiri, bakagaziika Shekemu omu kibanja ki Yakobo yaabaire aguzire ahari beene Hamori, ishe wa Shekemu, ebicweka igana by'efeeza. Kityo kyaba eky'obutaka bwa baijukuru ba Yosefu.

³³ Kandi Eleazaari mwene Arooni nawe yaafa, baamuziika Gibea, orurembo rwa Finehaasi omutabani, oru baabaire bamuhaire omu nsi ya Efuraimu ey'ebibungo.