Abacamanza
2: 1 Umumarayika w'Uwiteka arazamuka ava i Gilugali yerekeza i Bochimu, ati: Nakoze
uzamuke uve mu Misiri, nkuzana mu gihugu ndimo
kurahira ba sogokuruza; ndavuga nti, Sinzigera ndenga amasezerano yanjye
wowe.
2 Ntimuzasezeranye n'abatuye iki gihugu; uzabikora
bajugunye ibicaniro byabo, ariko ntimwumviye ijwi ryanjye, ni iki cyatumye mukurikiza
wakoze ibi?
3 Ni yo mpamvu navuze nti, sinzabirukana imbere yawe; ariko
Bazamera nk'amahwa mu mpande zawe, kandi imana zabo zizaba umutego
kuri wewe.
2: 4 "Umumarayika w'Uwiteka abwira ayo magambo."
Abayisraheli bose, ngo abantu baranguruye ijwi, kandi
yarize.
5 Bita izina ry'aho hantu Bochimu, bahatambirayo
kuri Uhoraho.
6 Yosuwa amaze kurekura abantu, Abisirayeli baragenda
umuntu ku murage we kugira ngo atunge igihugu.
7 Abantu bose bakorera Uhoraho iminsi yose ya Yozuwe, n'iminsi yose
y'abasaza barushije Yozuwe, wabonye imirimo yose ikomeye ya
Uhoraho, ibyo yakoreye Abisiraheli.
2: 8 Yozuwe mwene Nun, umugaragu w'Uwiteka, arapfa, abaye an
imyaka ijana na icumi.
9 Bamushyingura ku mupaka w'umurage we i Timnathheres, muri
umusozi wa Efurayimu, mu majyaruguru y'umusozi Gaash.
Kandi ibisekuruza byose byakusanyirijwe hamwe na ba sekuruza
haza ikindi gisekuru nyuma yabo, batazi Uwiteka, cyangwa bataramenya
imirimo yakoreye Isiraheli.
Abayisraheli bakora ibibi imbere y'Uwiteka, bakorera
Baali:
2:12 Batererana Uwiteka Imana ya ba sekuruza, yabavanye hanze
y'igihugu cya Egiputa, agakurikira izindi mana, z'imana z'abantu
bari babakikije, barabunama, bararakara
Uhoraho ararakara.
2:13 Batererana Uhoraho, bakorera Baali na Ashitari.
2 Uburakari bw'Uhoraho bwari bukaze kuri Isiraheli, arabakiza
mu biganza by'abangiza, yabagurishije muri
amaboko y'abanzi babo hirya no hino, ku buryo batagishoboye
Hagarara imbere y'abanzi babo.
Ahantu hose basohokaga, ukuboko k'Uwiteka kubarwanya
ibibi, nk'uko Uwiteka yari yarabivuze, nk'uko Uhoraho yari yarabarahiye: kandi
bari bababaye cyane.
2:16 Nyamara Uwiteka yahagurukije abacamanza babakura mu Uwiteka
ukuboko kw'abononnye.
2:17 Nyamara ntibakumva abacamanza babo, ariko baragiye a
gusambana nyuma yizindi mana, barabunama: barahindukira
vuba vuba inzira ba se banyuzemo, bumvira Uwiteka
amategeko y'Uhoraho; ariko ntibabikoze.
2:18 Uwiteka abahagurutsa abacamanza, Uhoraho yari kumwe na Uhoraho
ucire urubanza, ubakure mu maboko y'abanzi babo iminsi yose
y'umucamanza: kuko yihannye Uwiteka kubera kuniha kwabo
impamvu yababakandamizaga kandi ikabababaza.
2:19 Umucamanza amaze gupfa, baragaruka, kandi
bononekaye kurusha ba se, mugukurikira izindi mana kuri
kubakorera, no kubunama; Ntibahwemye kuva mu byabo
gukora, cyangwa muburyo bwabo bwo kunangira.
Uburakari bw'Uhoraho bwari bushyushye kuri Isiraheli; ati: Kuberako
ko aba bantu barenze ku masezerano nategetse
ba sogokuruza, kandi ntibumviye ijwi ryanjye;
Sinzongera kwirukana umuntu uwo ari we wese mu mahanga
Yozuwe yasize igihe yapfaga:
2:22 Kugira ngo nshobore kwerekana Isiraheli, niba bazakomeza inzira
Uwiteka agendereyo, nk'uko ba sekuruza babikomeje, cyangwa ntibabikore.
2:23 Ni cyo cyatumye Uwiteka ava muri ayo mahanga, atirukanye vuba.
nta nubwo yabashyikirije Yosuwa.