Yoshua 5 - Baibuli Erikwera

Yoshua okushara abantu, n'okwijuka Okuhingurwaho

¹ Abagabe b'Abaamori boona, abaabaire bari seeri ya Yorudani orubaju rw'oburengyerwa-izooba, n'abagabe b'Abanyakanaani boona, abaabaire batwire aha rubaju rw'enyanja, ku baahuriire ngu MUKAMA ayomize amaizi ga Yorudani omu maisho g'Abaisraeli, okuhitsya obu bambukire, emitima yaabahwa omunda, kandi tibaatsigarwamu mwoyo gwona ahabw'eihanga ry'Abaisraeli.

² Omu bunaku obwo MUKAMA akagambira Yoshua ati: Mwebaijere emisyo omu mabaare, oshare Abaisraeli obwa kabiri.

³ Yoshua yaabaija emisyo omu mabaare, yaasharira Abaisraeli aha mugongo Aralooti.

⁴ Kandi ekyareeteire Yoshua okubashara n'eki; abashaija boona abaarugire Misri bakaba baherize kugwa omu muhanda ogurikuraba omu ihamba, barimu abarwani boona abaarugire Misri.

⁵ Abantu boona abaarugire Misri bakaba bashazirwe; kwonka boona abu baazaariire omu ihamba bakiri omu muhanda baarugire Misri, bo bakaba batakashazirwe.

⁶ Ahakuba Abaisraeli bakamara emyaka makumi ana nibazengyerera omu ihamba, okuhitsya obu abashaija abarwani b'eihanga ryabo ryona baafiire bakahwaho ahabw'okutahurira iraka rya MUKAMA; kandi MUKAMA akaba yaabarahiire ku ataribaikiriza kureeba ensi ei yaaraganiise baishenkurubo kutuha, ensi ey'amate n'obwoki.

⁷ N'ahabw'ekyo abaana baabo abu MUKAMA yaagarwire omu mwanya gwabo, nibo Yoshua yaashazire; bakaba batashazirwe, ahabw'okuba tibarashazirwe bakiri omu muhanda.

⁸ Abashaija boona, ku baaherize kusharwa, baaguma omu myanya yaabo omu rusiisira, okuhitsya obu baakizire.

⁹ Bwanyima MUKAMA yaagambira Yoshua ati: Eri izooba naabaihaho ekijumo eky'Abanyamisri. N'ahabw'ekyo omwanya ogwo gukeetwa Gilugaali n'okuhitsya hati.

¹⁰ Abaisraeli ku baabaire bakiri Gilugaali, baagira obugyenyi bw'okwijuka Okuhingurwaho aha kiro ky'okwezi ekya ikumi na bina omu mwabazyo omu mpita za Yeriko.

¹¹ Omu kasheeshe akaakuratiire Okuhingurwaho aha izooba eryo baarya aha by'okurya by'egyo nsi, emigaati etatumbisiibwe n'ebicoori bikarangire.

¹² Ku baaherize kurya eby'okurya by'egyo nsi, omu kasheeshe akandi emaanu tiyaaboneka; kandi Abaisraeli tibaagaruka kugitunga, kureka baaguma nibarya eby'okurya by'ensi ya Kanaani ogwo mwaka.

Yoshua okubugaabugana na maraika

¹³ Yoshua ku yaabaire ari haihi na Yeriko, yaimutsya amaisho, yaareeba omushaija amwemereire omumaisho, aine rurara esyoirweyo omu mukono gwe. Yoshua yaamuhikaho, yaamubuuza ati: Ori ow'orubaju rwaitu, nari orw'abazigu?

¹⁴ Yaamugarukamu ati: Ngaaha! kureka naija kuba omukuru w'eihe rya MUKAMA. Yoshua yaagwa ahansi, yaajuumara, yaamuramya, yaamubuuza ati: Mukama wangye, nooragiira ki omwiru waawe?

¹⁵ Omukuru w'eihe rya MUKAMA yaagira Yoshua ati: Iha enkaito omu bigyere byawe; ahakuba omwanya ogu oyemereiremu n'ogurikwera. Yoshua yaakora atyo.