Yoshua 4 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Eihanga ryona ku ryaherize kwambuka Yorudaani, Nyakubaho yaagambira Yoshwa ati:

² Toorana omuri aba bantu abashaija ikumi na babiri, omu buri ruganda omushaija omwe,

³ haza obaragiire oti: Nimwihe ahagati ya Yorudaani amabaare ikumi n'abiri, omu mwanya gu abahongyerezi beemereiremu. Mugeekorere, mwambukye nago, mugate ahi murikuza kuraara eki kiro.

⁴ Yoshwa atyo ayeta abshaija ikumi na babiri ab'omu Baisiraeli, abu yaabaire atooraine, omushaija omwe omu buri ruganda,

⁵ abagira ati: Murabe omu maisho g'eshanduukye ya Mukama Ruhanga waanyu, muhikye ahagati ya Yorudaani, buri omwe omuriimwe ayekorere eibaare aha ibega, nk'omubaro gw'enganda z'Abaisiraeli oku guri,

⁶ ekyo kibone kuba akamanyiso omuriimwe. Omu biro ebiriija, abaana baanyu ku baribabuuza bati: Amabaare ago nigamanyisa ki?

⁷ Mubagire muti: Amaizi ga Yorudaani gakeebaganisiza omu maisho g'eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Nyakubaho. Obu egyo shanduukye yaayambuka Yorudaani, nibwo amaizi gaayo gaayebaganisamu. N'ahabw'ekyo aga mabaare n'ag'okuguma nigaijutsya Abaisiraeli ebiro byona.

⁸ Abo bashaija ba Isiraeli baakora nk'oku Yoshwa yaabaragiira. Baiha amabaare ikumi n'abiri ahagati ya Yorudaani, nk'omubaro gw'enganda zaabo oku guri, n'oku Nyakubaho yaaragiire Yoshwa. Baayambuka nago bageekoreire, baagahitsya omu mwanya gu baarairemu, baagahuumuza aho.

⁹ Na Yoshwa yaabyara amabaare ikumi n'abiri ahagati ya Yorudaani, ahu abahongyerezi abaabaire baheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano baayemereire; na mbwenu gakiriho n'eri izooba.

Abaisiraeli okwambukira kimwe Yorudaani

¹⁰ Abahongyerezi abaabaire baheekire eshanduukye bakeemerera ahagati ya Yorudaani, okuhitsya obu ebi Mukama yaaragiire Yoshwa kugambira abantu byahwaire, nk'oku ebi Musa yaaragiire Yoshwa byabaire biri. Batyo abantu baayambuka n'obwira.

¹¹ Boona ku baaherize kwambuka, eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho n'abahongyerezi nabyo byayambuka, byabeebembera.

¹² Abaareubeeni n'Abaagaadi n'ekicweka ky'ab'oruganda rwa Manaase baayambuka bahagatiire eby'okurwanisa, beebembeire Abaisiraeli, nk'oku Musa yaabaire abaragiire,

¹³ bari abantu nk'obukumi buna abakwaitse eby'okurwanisa. Baayambuka bari omu maisho ga Nyakubaho, beeteekateekire kurwana orugamba, baahika omu mpita za Yeriko.

¹⁴ Eryo izooba Nyakubaho yaahaisa Yoshwa ekitiinisa omu maisho g'Abaisiraeli boona; baaguma nibamutiina ebiro by'amagara ge byona, nk'oku baabaire batiina Musa.

¹⁵ Reero Nyakubaho yaagira Yoshwa ati:

¹⁶ Ragiira abahongyerezi, abaheeka eshanduukye y'eby'obuhamya, batuuhuukye omuri Yorudaani.

¹⁷ Yoshwa atyo aragiira abo bahongyerezi ati: Nimurugye omuri Yorudaani.

¹⁸ Mbwenu abahongyerezi abaabaire beekoreire eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Mukama ku baatuuhuukire bati, baaruga ahagati ya Yorudaani, ebigyere byabo byaribata ahoomire, amaizi ga Yorudaani gaagaruka omu mwanya gwago, gaashandaara, gaarengyera aha nkungu nka bwabiso.

¹⁹ Abo bantu bakatuuhuuka omuri Yorudaani aha kiro kya ikumi eky'okwezi kw'okubanza, baasiisira Giligaali aha mwatano gwa Yeriko ogwa burugwa-izooba.

²⁰ Amabaare ikumi n'abiri agu baihire omuri Yorudaani, Yoshwa yaagabyara Giligaali.

²¹ Kandi yaagambira Abaisiraeli ati: Abaana baanyu ku baribuuza baishebo omu biro ebiriija, bati: Aga mabaare nigamanyisa ki?

²² Naimwe mubagire muti: Isiraeli ekambuka Yorudaani egi eyomire.

²³ Ahabw'okuba Mukama Ruhanga waanyu, ahabwanyu akoomya amaizi ga Yorudaani, okuhitsya obu mwayambukire; nk'oku Mukama Ruhanga waanyu yaagizire Enyanja Erikutukura ei yaatwomeize, okuhitsya obu twayambukire;

²⁴ ngu abantu boona ab'omu nsi babone kumanya ku omukono gwa Mukama gwine amaani, kandi naimwe mubone kutiina Mukama Ruhanga waanyu ebiro byona.