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.