Yozuwe
1: 1 Umwami Adonisedeki umwami wa Yeruzalemu yumvise uko
Yozuwe yari yafashe Ai, arayisenya rwose; nk'uko yari yarabikoze
Yeriko n'umwami we, ni ko yagiriye Ayi n'umwami we; n'uburyo Uwiteka
abatuye i Gibeyoni bagiranye amahoro na Isiraheli, kandi bari muri bo;
2: 2 Ko batinyaga cyane, kuko Gibeyoni yari umujyi ukomeye, nkumwe mu Uwiteka
imigi y'ibwami, kandi kubera ko yarutaga Ai, n'abantu bose
Yarakomeye.
3 Ni cyo cyatumye Adonisedeki umwami wa Yeruzalemu yohereza Hoham umwami wa Heburoni,
Kuri Piramu umwami wa Yarmuti, no kuri Yafiya umwami wa Lakishi, na
kwa Debir umwami wa Eglon, ati:
4 Nimuze munsange, mumfashe kugira ngo dukubite Gibeyoni, kuko ari yo yakoze
amahoro na Yozuwe hamwe nabisiraheli.
5 Abami batanu b'Abamori, umwami wa Yeruzalemu, Uwiteka
umwami wa Heburoni, umwami wa Yarmuti, umwami wa Lakishi, umwami wa
Eglon, bateranira hamwe, barazamuka, bo n'ababo bose
ingabo, bakambika imbere ya Gibeyoni, maze barwana na yo.
6 Abagabo ba Gibeyoni bohereza Yozuwe mu nkambi i Gilugali, baravuga bati:
Ntukure ukuboko kwawe ku bagaragu bawe; uze aho uri vuba, ukize
natwe, kandi udufashe: kubami bose b'Abamori batuye muri
imisozi irateranira hamwe kuturwanya.
7 Yosuwa arazamuka ava i Gilugali, we n'abantu bose barwana na we,
n'intwari zose z'intwari.
8 Uwiteka abwira Yozuwe ati: Ntutinye, kuko nabakijije
mu kuboko kwawe; Nta muntu muri bo uzahagarara imbere yawe.
9 Yozuwe arabasanga mu buryo butunguranye, azamuka ava i Gilugali
ijoro.
10:10 Uwiteka abaca intege imbere ya Isiraheli, abica benshi
kubaga i Gibeyoni, no kubirukana mu nzira izamuka
Bethoron, abakubita Azeka, no i Makkedah.
10:11 Nuko bahunga bava imbere ya Isiraheli, bari muri Uhoraho
manuka i Bethoroni, kugira ngo Uwiteka atere amabuye manini
ijuru kuri Azeka, barapfa: ni bo bapfuye
hamwe n'urubura kurusha abo Abisirayeli bishe hamwe na
inkota.
10 Yosuwa abwira Uwiteka umunsi Uwiteka yatangiriye Uwiteka
Abamori imbere y'Abisirayeli, maze abivuga imbere ye
Isiraheli, Zuba, ihagarare kuri Gibeyoni; nawe, Ukwezi, mu kibaya
ya Ajalon.
10:13 Izuba rirahagarara, ukwezi kuraguma, kugeza igihe abantu bahagaze
bihoreye ku banzi babo. Ntabwo ibi byanditswe mu gitabo
Yasheri? Izuba rero rihagarara hagati mu ijuru, ntirihuta
kumanuka hafi umunsi wose.
14:14 Kandi nta munsi nk'uwo wabanjirije cyangwa nyuma yaho, Uhoraho
yumvise ijwi ry'umuntu, kuko Uwiteka yarwaniye Isiraheli.
Yosuwa asubirayo, n'Abisirayeli bose bari kumwe na we, basubira mu ngando i Gilugali.
10:16 Ariko abo bami batanu barahunga, bihisha mu buvumo i Makkedah.
10:17 Babwirwa Yozuwe ati: "Abami batanu basanze bihishe mu buvumo
i Makkedah.
10:18 Yozuwe ati: "Zinga amabuye manini ku kanwa k'ubuvumo, hanyuma ushireho
abagabo kubwibyo kugirango bakomeze:
Ntimukagumane, ahubwo mukurikirane abanzi banyu, mukubite inyuma
muri bo; mubareke ngo binjire mu migi yabo, kuko Uhoraho ari uwawe
Imana yabashyize mu kuboko kwawe.
10:20 Yosuwa n'Abisirayeli bakora an
iherezo ryo kubica nubwicanyi bukomeye cyane, kugeza babaye
kumara, ko abasigaye muri bo binjiye mu ruzitiro
imigi.
Abantu bose basubira mu ngando i Yosuwa i Makkeda mu mahoro:
nta n'umwe wahinduye ururimi n'umwe mu bana ba Isiraheli.
10:22 Yosuwa ati: "Fungura umunwa w'ubuvumo, usohokane batanu."
Abami bansanga mu buvumo.
10:23 Barabikora, bamusohora muri abo bami batanu
ubuvumo, umwami wa Yeruzalemu, umwami wa Heburoni, umwami wa Yarmuti,
umwami wa Lakishi, n'umwami wa Eglon.
24:24 Basohora abo bami kwa Yozuwe, ngo
Yozuwe ahamagara Abisirayeli bose, abwira abatware ba
abagabo b'intambara bajyanye na we, Ngwino, shyira ibirenge kuri Uwiteka
amajosi y'abo bami. Baregera, bashyira ibirenge kuri Uhoraho
amajosi yabo.
10:25 Yozuwe arababwira ati: “Ntimutinye, kandi ntimutinye, mukomere kandi mukomere
ubutwari bwiza, kuko Uwiteka azakorera abanzi bawe bose
uwo murwana.
10:26 Nyuma Yozuwe arabakubita, arabica, abamanika kuri batanu
ibiti: kandi bari bamanitse ku biti kugeza nimugoroba.
10:27 Kandi izuba rirenze, izuba rirenze
Yozuwe arabitegeka, babamanura ku biti barabijugunya
mu buvumo bari bihishe, bashyira amabuye manini muri
umunwa w'ubuvumo, bugumaho kugeza uyu munsi.
28 Uwo munsi Yozuwe afata Makkeda, awukubita ku nkombe z'Uwiteka
inkota, umwami wacyo arabatsemba burundu, bose hamwe na bose
ubugingo bwari burimo; Ntihagira n'umwe ugumaho, kandi yagiriye umwami wa
Makkedah nk'uko yagiriye umwami wa Yeriko.
10:29 Yozuwe ava i Makkeda, n'Abisirayeli bose bari kumwe na we, bajya i Libina,
arwana na Libna:
10:30 Uhoraho aratanga, n'umwami wacyo, mu kuboko
Isiraheli; ayikubita inkota, n'ubugingo bwose
ibyo byari birimo; ntihagire n'umwe uguma muri yo; ariko agirira umwami
nk'uko yabigiriye umwami wa Yeriko.
10:31 Yozuwe ava i Libiya, n'Abisirayeli bose bari kumwe na we bajya i Lakishi,
bakambika ibirindiro, barayirwanya:
10:32 Uwiteka atanga Lakishi mu maboko ya Isiraheli, ayigarurira
umunsi wa kabiri, akayikubita inkota yinkota, kandi byose
roho zari zirimo, ukurikije ibyo yakoreye Libna.
10:33 Horamu umwami wa Gezeri araza gufasha Lakishi; Yozuwe aramukubita
n'ubwoko bwe, kugeza ubwo atigeze amusigira.
10:34 Kuva kuri Lakishi Yozuwe anyura muri Eglon, na Isiraheli yose bari kumwe na we; na
bakambika ibirindiro, barayirwanya:
10:35 Barawufata uwo munsi, barawukubita inkota,
n'ubugingo bwose bwari burimo yarimbuye burundu uwo munsi,
nkurikije ibyo yakoreye Lakishi.
10:36 Yozuwe azamuka ava muri Eglon, na Isiraheli yose hamwe na we, bajya i Heburoni; na
barayirwanyije:
10:37 Barayifata, bayicisha inkota n'umwami
yacyo, n'imigi yose yacyo, n'ubugingo bwose bwariho
muri yo; nta n'umwe yasize, ukurikije ibyo yari yarakoze byose
Eglon; ariko yararimbuye burundu, n'ubugingo bwose bwari burimo.
10:38 Yozuwe agaruka, n'Abisiraheli bose bari kumwe na Debir; bararwana
kubirwanya:
10:39 Aratwara, n'umwami wacyo, n'imigi yose yacyo. na
babakubita inkota y'inkota, barimbura burundu
ubugingo bwari burimo; nta n'umwe yasize: nk'uko yari yarabikoze
Heburoni na we akorera Debir, n'umwami wacyo; nk'uko yari yarabikoze
i Libina, no ku mwami we.
10:40 Yosuwa rero akubita igihugu cyose cy'imisozi, n'amajyepfo, na
ikibaya, n'amasoko, n'abami babo bose: nta na kimwe yasize
asigaye, ariko yarimbuye burundu abahumeka bose, nk'Uwiteka Imana ya
Isiraheli yategetse.
10:41 Yozuwe arabakubita i Kadeshbarneya kugeza i Gaza, ndetse na bose
igihugu cya Gosheni, ndetse no muri Gibeyoni.
10:42 Kandi abo bami bose n'igihugu cyabo Yosuwa yatwaye icyarimwe, kuko
Uwiteka Imana ya Isiraheli yarwaniye Isiraheli.
10:43 Yozuwe aragaruka, n'Abisirayeli bose bari kumwe na we, basubira mu ngando i Gilugali.