Yoshua 3 - Baibuli Erikwera

Yoshua okuragiira Abaisraeli eby'okwambuka Yorudani

¹ Yoshua yaimuka kare omu kasheeshe; we n'Abaisraeli boona baaruga Shitimu, baahika Yorudani, baaraarayo batakambukire.

² Bwanyima y'ebiro bishatu abatware baagyenda baaraba omu rusiisira,

³ nibaragiira abantu bati: Ku muraareebe eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu eyekoreirwe abanyamurwa Abaleevi, ahonaaho murugye ahu muri, mugikuratire,

⁴ mubone kumanya omuhanda ogu muraatoore, ahakuba timukagurabamuga. Kwonka mutsigye ahagati yaanyu nayo omwanya gwa mikono nk'enkumi ibiri; mutagiirira haihi.

⁵ Yoshua yaagambira abantu ati: Mweyeze, ahabw'okuba nyencakare MUKAMA naija kukorera omuriimwe eby'okutangaaza.

⁶ Kandi Yoshua yaagambira abanyamurwa ati: Muheekye eshanduukye y'endagaano, mwambukye mwebembeire abantu. Baaheeka eshanduukye y'endagaano, baayebembera abantu.

⁷ MUKAMA yaagambira Yoshua ati: Eri izooba niinyija kutandika kukuha ekitiinisa omu maisho g'Abaisraeli boona, bamanye ngu nk'oku naabaire ndi na Musa, nikwo ndikwija kuba naiwe.

⁸ Noija kuragiira abanyamurwa abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano oti: Ku muraahikye aha nkungu y'amaizi ga Yorudani, muragaremu, mwemerere.

⁹ Yoshua yaagambira Abaisraeli ati: Muhikye aha, muhurire ebigambo bya MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu.

¹⁰ Yoshua yaagira ati: Eki nikyo muraamanyireho ku Ruhanga otahwaho ari omuriimwe kandi ku atariremwa kubinga Abanyakanaani omu maisho ganyu, Abahiiti, Abahiivi, Abaperizi, Abagirugashi, Abaamori n'Abayebusi.

¹¹ Reeba, eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA ow'ensi yoona neija kubabandiza kuza omuri Yorudani.

¹² Mbwenu mutoorane abantu ikumi na babiri omu nganda za Israeli, omuri buri ruganda mwihemu omuntu omwe.

¹³ Ebigyere by'abanyamurwa abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA, Mukama ow'ensi yoona, ku biraahikye omu maizi ga Yorudani, amaizi ago agarikushuuma nigaruga eruguru nigaija kuzibirwa kugyenda, geemerere geerunzire hamwe.

Abaisraeli okwambuka Yorudani

¹⁴ Batyo abantu baaruga omu mahema gaabo kwambuka Yorudani, beebembeirwe abanyamurwa abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano;

¹⁵ ababaire bagiheekire, ku baahikire ahari Yorudani, baahitsya ebigyere byabo omu maizi, (omu igyesha amaizi ga Yorudani gaijura, garengyera aha nkungu zaayo zoona)

¹⁶ amaizi agaabaire nigashuuma, nigaruga eruguru, gaayemerera, gaayerunda hamwe hare munonga aha rurembo orurikwetwa Adamu aha rubaju rwa Zaretaani, n'agaabaire nigashuuma omu nyanja ya Araba, niyo Nyanja y'omwonyo, gaahweraho kimwe; abantu baayambuka bagyemire Yeriko.

¹⁷ Abanyamurwa, abaabaire baheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano eya MUKAMA, baayemerera ahoomire batarikuterera ahagati ya Yorudani; n'Abaisraeli boona baayambukira ahoomire, okuhitsya obu eihanga ryona ryaherize kwambuka Yorudani.