Yoshua 3 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Yoshwa akaimuka kare omu kasheeshe, yaaruga Shitimu hamwe n'Abaisiraeli boona; baahika Yorudaani, baaraara aho batakambukire.

² Ku haahingwireho ebiro bishatu, abatware baabo baagyenda nibaraba omu nkambi.

³ Baaragiira abantu bati: Ku muraareebe eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Mukama Ruhanga waanyu eheekirwe abahongyerezi Abaleevi, naimwe murugye ahi muri, mugikuratire,

⁴ mubone kumanya omuhanda gu muraatoore, ahabw'okuba timukagurabamuga. Kwonka mutsigyeho omwanya ahagati yaanyu nayo omwanya gurikuhitsya entambwe nk'enkumi ibiri. Mutagihika haihi.

⁵ Kandi Yoshwa agira abantu ati: Mweyeze, ahabw'okuba omu kasheeshe Nyakubaho naija kukora eby'okutangaaza omuriimwe.

⁶ Yoshwa mwene Nuuni atyo ayeta abahongyerezi abagira ati: Muheekye eshanduukye y'endagaano, mugyende mwebembeire abantu. Nabo baheeka eshanduukye y'endagaano, bagyenda babeebembeire.

⁷ Reero Nyakubaho agira Yoshwa ati: Eri izooba naaza kutandika kukuhaisa ekitiinwa omu maisho g'Abaisiraeli boona, babone kumanya ngu nk'oku naabaire ndi na Musa, nikwo ndaabe naiwe.

⁸ Mbwenu ragiira abahongyerezi abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano oti: Ku muraahikye aha nkungu y'amaizi ga Yorudaani, muragaremu, mwemerere.

⁹ Kandi Yoshwa yaagira Abaisiraeli ati: Nimwije aha, muhurire ebigambo bya Mukama Ruhanga waanyu.

¹⁰ Atyo abagira ati: Aha niho muraamanyire ku Ruhanga ohuriire ari omuriimwe, kandi ku atarikwija kubura kubinga Abakanaani, Abahiiti, Abahiivi Abapeerizi, Abagirigaashi, Abaamori n'Abayebusi, bakabahigiza.

¹¹ Reeba, eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Nyakubaho w'ensi yoona neija kubabandiza kuragara omuri Yorudaani kwambuka.

¹² Mbwenu nu, mutoorane abantu ikumi na babiri omu nganda za Isiraeli, omu buri ruganda omuntu omwe.

¹³ Reero abahongyerezi abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Nyakubaho w'ensi yoona ku baraaribate bati omu maizi ga Yorudaani, baageemereramu, nigaija kureka kuhimintika. Agarikushuuma nigaruga eruguru geemerere, geerunzire hamwe.

Abaisiraeli okwambuka Yorudaani

¹⁴ Mbwenu abantu bakaimutsya orugyendo, baaruga omu mahema gaabo kwambuka Yorudaani hamwe n'abahongyerezi abaabeebembeire baheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano.

¹⁵ Abaheekire eshanduukye ku baahikire bati ahari Yorudaani, ebigyere by'abahongyerezi abagiheekire byajabama biti omu maizi g'aha nkungu (manya omu igyesha amaizi ga Yorudaani gashandaara, garengyera aha nkungu zaayo zoona)

¹⁶ amaizi agarikushuuma nigaruga eruguru gaayemerera, gaatuuma geerunzire hamwe hare munonga ahari Adamu, orurembo oruhereraine na Zaretaani, kandi agarikushuuma nigagarura aha Nyanja ya Araba, niyo Nyanja y'Omwonyo, gaayecweraho kimwe; abantu baayambukira ahashungaine na Yeriko.

¹⁷ Abahongyerezi abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Nyakubaho baayemerera ahoomire, ahagati ya Yorudaani, obwo Abaisiraeli boona nibambukira ahoomire okuhitsya obu eihanga ryona ryaherize kwambuka.