Yozuwe
8 Uwiteka abwira Yozuwe ati: 'Witinya, kandi ntucike intege, fata
abantu bose barwana nawe, bahaguruke, uzamuke ujye Ai: reba, mfite
yahawe mu kuboko kwawe umwami wa Ayi, n'abantu be, n'umujyi we, na
igihugu cye:
8 Uzakorera Ayi n'umwami we nk'uko wagiriye Yeriko na we
Mwami: gusa iminyago yayo, n'amatungo yayo, muzajyane
umuhigo wawe ubwawe: shyira igico mu mujyi uri inyuma yacyo.
3 Yozuwe arahaguruka, n'abantu bose b'intambara, kugira ngo bajye kurwanya Ayi: na
Yozuwe atoranya abantu ibihumbi mirongo itatu b'intwari b'intwari, arazohereza
kure nijoro.
4: 4 Arabategeka ati: "Dore, muryama mutegereje Uwiteka."
umugi, ndetse no inyuma yumujyi: ntukajye kure yumujyi, ariko mube mwese
biteguye:
8: 5 Nanjye, n'abantu bose turi kumwe, nzegera umujyi:
kandi bizasohora, nibasohoka baturwanya, nko kuri
mbere, ko tuzahunga imbere yabo,
8: 6 (Kuko bazasohoka nyuma yacu) kugeza igihe tuzabakura mu mujyi;
kuko bazavuga bati: Bahunze imbere yacu, nkuko byari bimeze mbere: natwe rero
Abahunga imbere yabo.
7 Uzahaguruka uve mu gico, wigarurire umugi, kuko ari Uhoraho
NYAGASANI Imana yawe izayitanga mu kuboko kwawe.
8: 8 Kandi nimara gufata umugi, ni bwo muzashinga umujyi
mu muriro: muzakurikiza amategeko y'Uwiteka. Reba, I.
bagutegetse.
8 Yozuwe rero ababohereza, nuko baryama mu gico, kandi
Yagumye hagati ya Beteli na Ayi, mu burengerazuba bwa Ai: ariko Yozuwe arara
iryo joro mu bantu.
Yosuwa arabyuka kare mu gitondo, abara abantu, kandi
arazamuka, we n'abakuru ba Isiraheli, imbere y'abaturage bajya i Ayi.
Abantu bose, ndetse n'abari mu ntambara bari kumwe na we barazamuka,
aregera, agera imbere y'umujyi, ashira mu majyaruguru
ya Ai: ubu hari ikibaya hagati yabo na Ai.
8:12 Afata abantu bagera ku bihumbi bitanu, abashyira mu gico
hagati ya Beteli na Ai, mu burengerazuba bw'umujyi.
8:13 Bamaze gushyira abantu, ndetse n'ingabo zose zari kuri Uwiteka
majyaruguru yumujyi, nababeshya bategereje iburengerazuba bwumujyi,
Yozuwe yagiye muri iryo joro hagati mu kibaya.
8:14 Umwami wa Ai abibonye, bihuta kandi
Haguruka kare, abantu bo mu mujyi basohoka kurwanya Isiraheli
intambara, we n'abantu be bose, mugihe cyagenwe, imbere yikibaya;
ariko ntiyigeze amenya ko hari abamubeshya bamuteze inyuma
umujyi.
8:15 Yozuwe na Isiraheli bose bakora nkaho bakubiswe imbere yabo, kandi
bahunze inzira y'ubutayu.
Abantu bose bari muri Ai bahamagariwe gukurikira
bakurikira Yosuwa, bakururwa mu mujyi.
8:17 Kandi nta muntu wasigaye muri Ayi cyangwa kuri Beteli, utagiye hanze
Isiraheli: nuko bava mu mujyi, bakurikira Isiraheli.
8:18 Uwiteka abwira Yozuwe, arambura icumu riri mu kuboko kwawe
yerekeza kuri Ai; kuko nzaguha ukuboko kwawe. Yozuwe arambura
icumu yari afite mu ntoki yerekeza mu mujyi.
8 Igico cyari gihise kiva mu mwanya wabo, bariruka vuba
arambura ukuboko, binjira mu mujyi, barafata
yihuta, atwika umujyi.
Abagabo ba Ai babareba inyuma, babona, basanga Uwiteka
umwotsi wo mu mujyi uzamuka ujya mu ijuru, kandi nta bubasha bari bafite bwo guhunga
iyi nzira cyangwa indi nzira: abantu bahungira mu butayu barahindukira
subira inyuma kubakurikirana.
Yosuwa n'Abisiraheli bose babonye ko igico cyari cyarafashe umujyi,
kandi ko umwotsi wumujyi wazamutse, noneho barongera barahindukira, kandi
yica abagabo ba Ai.
8:22 Undi asohoka mu mujyi abarwanya; nuko bari muri
hagati ya Isiraheli, bamwe kuruhande, abandi kuruhande: kandi nabo
kubakubita, kugira ngo bareke nta n'umwe muri bo uguma cyangwa guhunga.
8:23 Umwami wa Ayi barokora, bamuzana kuri Yozuwe.
24:24 Kandi Isiraheli imaze kurangiza kwica bose
abatuye Ai mu murima, mu butayu birukanye
bo, kandi bose baguye ku nkota, kugeza igihe bazagera
barashize, ko Abisiraheli bose basubira i Ayi, barabakubita
Ukoresheje inkota.
8:25 Kandi rero, uko byaguye uwo munsi, haba ku bagabo no ku bagore
ibihumbi cumi na bibiri, ndetse n'abagabo bose ba Ai.
26 Yozuwe ntiyakuye ukuboko inyuma, arambura icumu,
kugeza ubwo yarimbuye burundu abatuye Ai bose.
8:27 Gusa amatungo n'iminyago yo muri uwo mujyi Isiraheli yajyanye umuhigo
ubwabo, nk'uko ijambo ry'Uwiteka yategetse
Yozuwe.
Yosuwa atwika Ai, ayihindura ikirundo iteka ryose, ndetse ahinduka umusaka
kugeza uyu munsi.
8:29 Umwami wa Ayi amanika ku giti kugeza nimugoroba, kandi vuba
izuba rirenze, Yozuwe ategeka ko bajyana umurambo we
umanuke uva ku giti, ukajugunya ku bwinjiriro bw'irembo ry'umujyi,
hanyuma uzamuremo ikirundo kinini cy'amabuye, kugeza na n'ubu.
8:30 Yozuwe yubakira Uwiteka Imana ya Isiraheli igicaniro ku musozi wa Ebal,
8:31 Nkuko Mose umugaragu w'Uwiteka yategetse Abayisraheli, nk'uko byari bimeze
cyanditswe mu gitabo cy'amategeko ya Mose, igicaniro cy'amabuye yose,
Nta muntu n'umwe wigeze azamura icyuma icyo ari cyo cyose
ibitambo bituro Uwiteka, n'ibitambo by'amahoro.
8:32 Yandika aho ku mabuye kopi y'amategeko ya Mose, ari we
yanditse imbere y'Abisirayeli.
Abisirayeli bose, abakuru babo, abatware, n'abacamanza babo, bahagarara
hakurya y'isanduku no hakurya y'abatambyi Abalewi,
cyambaye isanduku y'isezerano ry'Uwiteka, kimwe n'umunyamahanga, nk
wavutse muri bo; kimwe cya kabiri cyabo hejuru yumusozi Gerizim,
na kimwe cya kabiri cyabo hejuru y'umusozi wa Ebal; nka Mose umugaragu wa
Uhoraho yari yarategetse mbere yuko basabira Abisiraheli.
8:34 Hanyuma, asoma amagambo yose y'amategeko, imigisha kandi
imivumo, ukurikije ibyanditswe byose mu gitabo cy'amategeko.
8:35 Nta jambo na rimwe Mose yategetse, Yozuwe atasomye
imbere y'itorero ryose rya Isiraheli, hamwe n'abagore, na bato
imwe, n'abanyamahanga bavuganaga muri bo.