Yoshua 6 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Mbwenu ahabw'okutiina Abaisiraeli, Yeriko ekaba ekingiirwe omunda n'aheeru, hataine orikushohora nari orikutaahamu.

² Reero Nyakubaho yaagira Yoshwa ati: Reeba, naakurekurira Yeriko n'omugabe waayo n'amamanzi gaayo.

³ Mugyende nimurwehinguririza. Abashaija abarwani boona beehinguririze orwo rurembo omurundi gumwe. Mumare ebiro mukaaga nimukora mutyo.

⁴ Kandi abahongyerezi mushanju bagyende bakwaitse enzamba mushanju z'amahembe g'engondoore z'entaama beebembeire eshanduukye. Reero aha kiro kya mushanju, mwehinguririze orwo rurembo emirundi mushanju, abahongyerezi nibateera enzamba.

⁵ Mbwenu ku baraateere enzamba y'akasirikiriro ey'eihembe ry'engondoore y'entaama, mwahurira muti eiraka ry'egyo nzamba, abantu boona baamuze nibateera munonga orwari. Haza orugo rw'orwo rurembo nirwija kukumbagara, abantu barweshukyemu buri omwe naataahira ahu ari.

⁶ Mpaho Yoshwa mwene Nuuni ayeta abahongyerezi, abagira ati: Muheekye eshanduukye y'endagaano, kandi abahongyerezi mushanju bagyende bakwaitse enzamba mushanju z'amahembe g'engondoore z'entaama beebembeire eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho.

⁷ Mpaho aragiira abantu ati: Nimugumizemu, mwehinguririze orurembo, abashaija abarwani bagyende beebembeire eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho.

⁸ Yoshwa ku yaaherize kuragiira atyo abo bantu, abahongyerezi mushanju abakwaitse enzamba mushanju z'amahembe g'engondoore z'entaama bari omu maisho ga Nyakubaho, baagyenda nibateera enzamba, eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Mukama ebakuratiire.

⁹ Kandi abakwaitse eby'okurwanisa baayebembera abahongyerezi abarikuteera enzamba. Reero abarinzi ab'enyima baija bakuratiire eshanduukye; enzamba nazo zaagumizamu nizaaniira.

¹⁰ Kwonka Yoshwa yaaragiira abantu ati: Mutateera orwari, n'amaraka gaanyu gatahurirwa; kandi hatagira ekigambo kyabaruga omu kanwa, okuhitsya aha izooba ri ndaabaragiirireho kuteera orwari, mukaba nibwo mwaruteera.

¹¹ Atyo ayeziguurutsya eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho orurembo omurundi gumwe. Mpaho bagarukayo omu rusiisira, baraaramu.

¹² Omu kasheeshe, Yoshwa aimuka kare, n'abahongyerezi baheeka eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho.

¹³ N'abahongyerezi mushanju, abakwaitse enzamba mushanju z'amahembe g'engondoore z'entaama bari omu maisho g'eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho, baarabaho, bagumiizemu nibateera enzamba; n'abakwaitse eby'okurwanisa babari omu maisho, kandi abarinzi b'enyima bakuratiire eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho; obwo enzamba nizaaniira, zitarikuremuura.

¹⁴ N'aha izooba rya kabiri baayehinguririza orwo rurembo omurundi gumwe, baagarukayo omu rusiisira. Baatwaza batyo okumara ebiro mukaaga.

¹⁵ Aha kiro kya mushanju, baimuka kare omushekye nigujuguta, baayehinguririza orurembo emirundi mushanju nka buri. Eryo izooba ryonka nibwo baarwehinguririza emirundi mushanju.

¹⁶ Aha murundi gwa mushanju, abahongyerezi ku baateire enzamba, Yoshwa yaagambira abantu ati: Muteere orwari, ahabw'okuba Nyakubaho yaabaha orurembo.

¹⁷ Orwo rurembo n'ebirurimu byona n'eby'okuhwera kimwe, bikacwekyerezibwa. Kureka Rahabu maraaya, n'abari hamwe nawe omu nju nibo baraagumeho; ahabw'okuba akashereka entatsi zi twatumire.

¹⁸ Kwonka imwe mwerinde mutakora aha kintu kyona eky'okucwekyerezibwa. Ahabw'okuba ebyo byonzira ku muraaheze kubiheera kimwe Nyakubaho, mwagira eki mwatwara, nimuba mureeteire orusiisira rw'Abaisiraeli kucwekyerera, murugwisiize akagwe.

¹⁹ Kwonka efeeza zoona n'ezaabu n'ebintu by'omuringa n'eby'ekyoma, ebyo n'ebirikwera bya Nyakubaho, eby'okutwarwa omu ibiikiro rye.

²⁰ Abo bantu batyo baamuza, n'enzamba ziteerwa. Ku baahuriire bati eiraka ry'enzamba, baateera munonga orwari, orugo rwakumbagara rwagwa aha nsi, baaruragaramu; buri muntu yaatembera ahi yaabaire ari, baarukwata.

²¹ Baacwekyerereza kimwe ebyamwo byona; abashaija n'abakazi, abato n'abakuru, ente, entaama n'endogoya; byona baabiitsa rurara y'obwogi.

Okurokora ab'enju ya Rahabu

²² Bwayima Yoshwa yaagira abashaija bari, bombi abaatatsire egyo nsi ati: Nimuze omu nju y'egyo nshambani, mwihemu ogwo mukazi n'abe boona, nk'oku mwamurahiire.

²³ Batyo abo batsigazi baatatsire, bataahamu baihamu Rahabu, na ishe, na nyina, na banyaanya n'abe boona. Bareeta abanyabuzaare be boona, babata aheeru y'orusiisira rw'Abaisiraeli.

²⁴ Reero bootsya orurembo n'ebirurimu byona, okwihaho efeeza n'ezaabu n'ebintu eby'omuringa n'eby'ekyoma. Ebyo babita omu ibiikiro ry'enju ya Nyakubaho.

²⁵ Kwonka Rahabu maraaya, n'ab'eka ya ishe, n'abe boona, Yoshwa abarokora. Ogwo mukazi atuura omu Baisiraeli okuhitsya n'eri izooba, ahabw'okuba akashereka entatsi zi Yoshwa yaatumire kutata Yeriko.

Yoshwa okukyeena origaruraho Yeriko

²⁶ Yoshwa omuri ago magingo yaabarahiza naabeehanangiriza omu maisho ga Nyakubaho ati: Omuntu oriimuka akagaruka kwombeka oru rurembo Yeriko, akyeenwe! Ku aritaho omusingi gwarwo, omwana we w'omujigaijo afe! Kandi ku aribyara amarembo gaarwo, omwana we bucuranda afe!

²⁷ Nyakubaho nikwo yaagumire atyo na Yoshwa, okurangaanwa kwe kukabuga ensi yoona.