Yoswa
1:1 Awo oluvannyuma lw'okufa kwa Musa omuddu wa Mukama, .
Mukama n'agamba Yoswa mutabani wa Nuuni, omuweereza wa Musa nti;
1:2 Musa omuddu wange afudde; kaakano golokoka, osomoke Yoludaani, .
ggwe, n'abantu bano bonna, eri ensi gye mbawa, ye
eri abaana ba Isiraeri.
1:3 Buli kifo ekigere kyo kye kinaalinnyanga, kye nnina
ebaweereddwa, nga bwe nnagamba Musa.
1:4 Okuva mu ddungu ne Lebanooni eno okutuuka ku mugga omunene,...
omugga Fulaati, ensi yonna ey'Abakiiti, n'okutuukira ddala ku nnyanja ennene
okwolekera enjuba ng’egwa, olubalama lwo lwe luliba.
1:5 Tewali muntu yenna ayinza kuyimirira mu maaso go ennaku zo zonna
obulamu: nga bwe nnali ne Musa, bwe ntyo bwe ndibeera naawe: Sijja kukulemererwa, .
wadde okukuleka.
1:6 Beera n'amaanyi era beera muvumu: kubanga abantu bano oligabanyaamu
ensi gye nnalayirira bajjajjaabwe okuba obusika
bbo.
1:7 Naye ggwe beera wa maanyi era muvumu nnyo, olyoke weegendereze okukola
ng'amateeka gonna bwe gali, omuddu wange Musa ge yakulagira: kyuka
so si kugiva ku mukono ogwa ddyo oba ku kkono, olyoke owangule
wonna w’ogenda.
1:8 Ekitabo kino eky'amateeka tekijja kuva mu kamwa ko; naye ggwe ojja
kirowoozeeko emisana n'ekiro, olyoke weekuumenga okukola nga bw'okola
eri byonna ebiwandiikiddwa omwo: kubanga olwo onookola ekkubo lyo
okugaggawala, olwo n’ofuna obuwanguzi obulungi.
1:9 Sikulagidde? Mubeere ba maanyi era mubeere bavumu bulungi; be not
tya so totya: kubanga Mukama Katonda wo ali naawe
wonna w’ogenda.
1:10 Awo Yoswa n’alagira abakungu b’abantu ng’agamba nti:
1:11 Muyite mu ggye, olagire abantu ng'ogamba nti Mutegeke
emmere ey’okulya; kubanga mu nnaku ssatu munaasomoka Yoludaani, okuyingira
okulya ensi, Mukama Katonda wo gy'abawa okugitwala.
1:12 Era eri Abalewubeeni, n’Abaagaadi, n’ekitundu ky’ekika kya
Manase, Yoswa bwe yayogera nti, .
1:13 Jjukira ekigambo Musa omuddu wa Mukama kye yakulagira;
ng'agamba nti Mukama Katonda wammwe yabawadde ekiwummulo, era yabawadde kino
ensi.
1:14 Bakazi bammwe, n’abaana bammwe abato, n’ente zammwe, banaasigala mu nsi
ekyo Musa kye yabawa ku luuyi olwa Yoludaani; naye mmwe munaayita mu maaso gammwe
ab'oluganda nga bakutte emmundu, abasajja bonna ab'amaanyi abazira, mubayambe;
1:15 Okutuusa Mukama lw’aliwadde baganda bammwe ekiwummulo, nga bwe yabawa, era
nabo bafudde ensi Mukama Katonda wammwe gy'abawa;
kale munaddayo mu nsi ey'obusika bwammwe, ne muginyumirwa;
Musa omuddu wa Mukama kye yabawa ku luuyi olwa Yoludaani ku luuyi olwa
enjuba ng’evaayo.
1:16 Ne baddamu Yoswa nti, “Byonna by’otulagira tubijja.”
kola, era buli gy'onootutuma, tujja kugenda.
1:17 Nga bwe twawuliriza Musa mu byonna, bwe tutyo bwe tunaawulira
gy'oli: Mukama Katonda wo yekka abeere naawe, nga bwe yali ne Musa.
1:18 Buli oyo ajeemera ekiragiro kyo, n'atayagala
wulira ebigambo byo mu byonna by'omulagira, aliteekebwa
okufa: beera wa maanyi era ow’obuvumu obulungi bwokka.