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Yoshua okuragaana n'eihanga ryona

¹Bwanyima Yoshua yaateeranira Shekemu enganda za Israeli zoona, yaayeta abakuru b'Abaisraeli n'abategyeki n'abaramuzi n'abakuru b'engabo; baija kweyoreka omu maisho ga Ruhanga.²Yoshua yaagambira abantu boona ati: Oku nikwo MUKAMA Ruhanga wa Israeli arikugamba naagira ati: Obunyakare baashwenkuriimwe bakaba batwire seeri y'omugyera Furaati, nangwa na Teera, ishe wa Abrahamu na Nahori; bakaba baheereza baaruhanga abandi.³Bwanyima naiha Abrahamu shwenkuriimwe seeri y'ogwo mugyera, naamurabya omu nsi yoona eya Kanaani, naakanyisa oruzaaro rwe, naamuha Isaaka.⁴Kandi Isaaka naamuha Yakobo na Esau; Esau naamuha ensi y'ebibungo ya Seiri kuba eye; kwonka Yakobo n'oruzaaro rwe baashuuma omu nsi ya Misri.⁵Bwanyima naatuma Musa na Arooni, naateeza Misri ebibonaboneso ebi naagireetsiremu; bwanyima yaabyo naabaihayo.⁶Naiha baashwenkuriimwe Misri; naabahitsya aha Nyanja erikutukura; Abanyamisri baabakurata n'ebigaari n'ab'aha mbaraasi okuhika aha nyanja egyo.⁷Ku baatakiire MUKAMA, yaata omwirima ahagati yaanyu n'aba Misri, yaagarura amaizi g'enyanja, gaabashweka; kandi n'amaisho gaanyu gakeerebera ebi naakozire omuri Misri; bwanyima mwamara ebiro bingi omu ihamba.⁸Naabatwara omu nsi y'Abaamori, abaabaire batwire aha rundi rubaju rwa Yorudani; baabarwanisa, naabahayo omu mikono yaanyu, mwakubuura ensi yaabo, naabahwerekyerereza omu maisho gaanyu.⁹Na Balaki mwene Zipori omugabe wa Moabu yaimuka, yaarwanisa Abaisraeli yaatuma ahari Balamu mwene Beori, kwija kubakyeena;¹⁰kwonka naayanga kuhurira Balamu; n'ahabw'ekyo Balamu yaabashabira omugisha; okwo nikwo naabakirize omu mikono ya Balaki.

¹¹Bwanyima mwayambuka Yorudani, mwahika Yeriko; abaayo baabarwanisa, nangwa n'Abaamori n'Abaperizi n'Abanyakanaani n'Abahiiti n'Abagirugashi n'Abahiivi n'Abayebusi; naabahayo omu mikono yaanyu.¹²Kandi naayohereza enwa kubeebembera, zaababinga omu maisho gaanyu, nangwa n'abagabe babiri b'Abaamori, tibarabingirwe zaarurara zaanyu n'amata gaanyu.¹³Naabaha ensi ei mutarahendekyeire, n'endembo ezi mutarombekire, mwazituuramu; kandi na hati nimurya aha mizaabibu n'emizeituuni ei mutarabyaire.

¹⁴N'ahabw'ekyo hati mutiine MUKAMA, mumuheereze omu mazima mutarikuryarya; kandi mwihireho kimwe baaruhanga abu baashwenkuriimwe baabaire nibaheerereza seeri y'omugyera Furaati n'omuri Misri; muheereze MUKAMA.¹⁵Kandi ku muraabe nimugira ngu ni kibi okuheereza MUKAMA, eri izooba mutoorane ou muraaheereze, yaaba baaruhanga abu baashwenkuriimwe baabaire nibaheereza seeri y'omugyera, nari baaruhanga b'Abaamori abu mutwire omu nsi yaabo; kwonka nyowe n'eka yangye nitwija kuguma nituheereza MUKAMA.¹⁶Abantu baagarukamu nibagira bati: Nikikabure itwe okwimuura MUKAMA, tukeehongyera baaruhanga abandi;¹⁷ahakuba MUKAMA Ruhanga waitu niwe yaatwihire omuri Misri na baatatenkuriitwe omu nju y'obuhuuku, akakora eby'okureeberaho ebyo ebikuru, kandi akaturinda omu muhanda gwona n'omu bantu boona, ei twarabire.¹⁸Kandi MUKAMA akabinga amahanga goona omu maisho gaitu, Abaamori abaabaire batwire omu nsi egyo; nikyo naitwe turigumira nituheereza MUKAMA, ahabw'okuba niwe Ruhanga waitu.

¹⁹Kwonka Yoshua yaagambira abantu ati: Timurikubaasa kuheereza MUKAMA, ahabw'okuba ni Ruhanga orikwera, kandi Ruhanga ow'eihato; taribasaasira by'okushiisha byanyu n'ebibi byanyu.²⁰Ku muriimuura MUKAMA, mwayehongyera baaruhanga b'abanyamahanga, aryabahindukana, abakore kubi, abamareho, bwanyima y'okubakora gye.²¹Abantu baagarukamu Yoshua bati: Ngaaha! Kureka itwe turyaguma nituheereza MUKAMA.²²Yoshua yaabagira ati: Muri baakareebi abarikwehamiza ku mutooraine MUKAMA kuba niwe mwaheereza. Baagarukamu bati: Turi baakareebi.²³Yoshua yaagira ati: Mbwenu nu nimwiheho baaruhanga b'abanyamahanga abari omuriimwe, mute emitima yaanyu ahari MUKAMA Ruhanga wa Israeli.²⁴Abantu baagambira Yoshua bati: MUKAMA Ruhanga waitu niwe turiguma nituheereza, kandi n'eiraka rye niryo turihurira.²⁵Bwanyima Yoshua yaaragaana n'abantu eryo izooba, yaabateeraho ebiragiro n'ebyaragiirwe, bari Shekemu.

²⁶Kandi Yoshua yaahandiika ebigambo ebyo omu kitabo ky'ebiragiro bya Ruhanga; yaatwara eibaare rihango, yaaribyara ahansi y'omwela, ogwabaire guri haihi n'Omwanya gwa MUKAMA ogurikwera.²⁷Yaagambira abantu boona ati: Reeba, eibaare eri riryaguma riri kareebi w'okutushinja, ahakuba ryahurira ebigambo byona ebi MUKAMA yaatugambira; n'ahabw'ekyo riryaguma riri kareebi waanyu, ngu mutaryehakana Ruhanga waanyu.²⁸Okuruga aho Yoshua yaayohereza abantu, buri muntu okugaruka omu buhunguzi bwe.

Okufa kwa Yoshua

²⁹Bwanyima y'ebyo Yoshua mwene Nuuni omugaragwa wa MUKAMA yaafa, ahikize emyaka igana na ikumi,³⁰baamuziika omu kyanga ky'obuhunguzi bwe Timunaati-seera, omu nsi y'ebibungo eya Efuraimu aha bukiizi-bwa-bumosho bw'ekibungo kya Gaashi.³¹Kandi Abaisraeli bakaheereza MUKAMA omu biro byona ebya Yoshua, n'omu biro byona eby'abakuru abaatsigaireho yaafiire, abaabaire nibamanya ebi MUKAMA yaakoreire Abaisraeli.

³²Amagufa ga Yosefu, agu Abaisraeli baihire Misri, baagaziika Shekemu omu kibanja eki Yakobo yaaguzire ahari beene Hamori ishe wa Shekemu ebicweka igana by'efeeza; ekibanja ekyo kyaba obuhunguzi bwa baijukuru ba Yosefu.³³Kandi Eleazaari mwene Arooni nawe yaafa; baamuziika aha kabungo aku Finehaasi omutabani yaahairwe omu nsi y'ebibungo eya Efuraimu.

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