Yoshua 4 - Baibuli Erikwera

Amabaare g'ekiijutsyo ikumi n'abiri agaihirwe omuri Yorudani

¹ Eihanga ryona ku ryaherize kwambuka Yorudani, MUKAMA yaagambira Yoshua ati:

² Iha abantu ikumi na babiri omu ihanga ryona, omuri buri ruganda oihemu omwe,

³ obaragiire oti: Mutorotoore amabaare ikumi n'abiri ahagati ya Yorudani, ahi ebigyere by'abanyamurwa byemereire, mugambukane, mugate ahu muraaraare eki kiro.

⁴ Yoshua yaayeta abo bantu abu yaatooraine omu Baisraeli, omuntu omwe omuri buri ruganda;

⁵ yaabagira ati: Mwirooko mwebembere eshanduukye ya MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu okuhika ahagati ya Yorudani, buri muntu weena omuriimwe nk'oku enganda za Israeli zirikwingana, atorotoore eibaare, arite aha ibega,

⁶ ako kabe akamanyiso omuriimwe, abaana baanyu ku baribabuuza omu biro ebiriija bati: Amabaare aga nigamanyisa ki?

⁷ naimwe muryabagira ngu amaizi ga Yorudani gakacuubwamu habiri omu maisho g'eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA; obu yaayambuka Yorudani, amaizi gaayo gakacuubwamu habiri. Kandi amabaare aga garyaba ekiijutsyo ky'ebiro byona aha Baisraeli.

⁸ Abaisraeli baakora nk'oku Yoshua yaabaragiira, baatorotoora amabaare ikumi n'abiri ahagati ya Yorudani agarikwingana n'omubaro gw'enganda z'Abaisraeli, nk'oku MUKAMA agambiire Yoshua; baagambukana, baahika omu mwanya ahu baaraire, baagata aho.

⁹ Kandi Yoshua nawe yaabyara amabaare ikumi n'abiri ahagati ya Yorudani ahi ebigyere by'abanyamurwa abaabaire baheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano byayemereire; gakibaho n'okuhitsya hati.

Abaisraeli okwambukira kimwe n'okugomberera Gilugaali

¹⁰ Abanyamurwa abaabaire baheekire eshanduukye baayemerera ahagati ya Yorudani, okuhitsya obu byona ebi MUKAMA yaagambiire Yoshua kumanyisa abantu byahweireyo, nk'ebi Musa yaaragiire Yoshua byona oku byabaire biri; abantu baayambuka nibeehuuta.

¹¹ Abantu boona ku baaherize kwambuka, eshanduukye ya MUKAMA nayo yaayambuka hamwe n'abanyamurwa, abantu nibabareeba.

¹² Aba Reubeeni n'aba Gaadi n'ekicweka ky'oruganda rwa Manaase nabo baayambuka bakwaitse eby'okurwanisa, beebembeire Abaisraeli, nk'oku Musa yaabagambiire;

¹³ bari nk'obukumi buna beeteekateekyeire orugamba, baayambuka omu maisho ga MUKAMA kurwanira omu mpita za Yeriko.

¹⁴ Aha izooba eryo MUKAMA yaaha Yoshua ekitiinisa omu maisho g'Abaisraeli boona; baaguma nibamutiina ebiro byona eby'amagara ge, nk'oku baabaire batiina Musa.

¹⁵ Kandi MUKAMA yaagambira Yoshua ati:

¹⁶ Ragiira abanyamurwa abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano, bainamukye barugye omuri Yorudani.

¹⁷ Yoshua nikwo kuragiira abanyamurwa ati: Mwinamukye murugye omuri Yorudani.

¹⁸ Kandi abanyamurwa abaabaire baheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA ku baarugire omuri Yorudani, ebigyere byabo byahika aha nkungu, amaizi ga Yorudani gaagaruka omu mwanya gwago, gaarengyera aha nkungu zaayo zoona, nk'oku gaabaire gari.

¹⁹ Abantu baaruga omuri Yorudani aha kiro kya ikumi ky'okwezi kw'okubanza, baasiisira Gilugaali aha mwatano gwa Yeriko ogw'oburugwa-izooba.

²⁰ Kandi amabaare gari ikumi n'abiri agu baihire omuri Yorudani, Yoshua yaagabyara Gilugaali.

²¹ Bwanyima yaagambira Abaisraeli ati: Abaana baanyu ku baribuuza baishebo omu biro ebiriija bati: Amabaare aga nigamanyisa ki?

²² obwo muryabashobororera muti: Abaisraeli bakambuka Yorudani egi eyomire.

²³ Ahabw'okuba MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu akoomya amaizi ga Yorudani omu maisho gaanyu, okuhitsya obu mwayambukire, nk'oku MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu yaagizire Enyanja erikutukura, ei yaayomize omu maisho gaitu, okuhitsya obu twayambukire;

²⁴ ngu amahanga goona ag'ensi gabone kumanya omukono gwa MUKAMA ku guri ogw'amaani; kandi naimwe mubone kutiina MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu ebiro byona.