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Yoshua okuragiira Abaisraeli eby'okwambuka Yorudani

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Yoshua yaimuka kare omu kasheeshe; we n'Abaisraeli boona baaruga Shitimu, baahika Yorudani, baaraarayo batakambukire. 2Bwanyima y'ebiro bishatu abatware baagyenda baaraba omu rusiisira, 32 nibaragiira abantu bati: Ku muraareebe eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu eyekoreirwe abanyamurwa Abaleevi, ahonaaho murugye ahu muri, mugikuratire, 4mubone kumanya omuhanda ogu muraatoore, ahakuba timukagurabamuga. Kwonka mutsigye ahagati yaanyu nayo omwanya gwa mikono nk'enkumi ibiri; mutagiirira haihi. 53 Yoshua yaagambira abantu ati: Mweyeze, ahabw'okuba nyencakare MUKAMA naija kukorera omuriimwe eby'okutangaaza. 6Kandi Yoshua yaagambira abanyamurwa ati: Muheekye eshanduukye y'endagaano, mwambukye mwebembeire abantu. Baaheeka eshanduukye y'endagaano, baayebembera abantu. 74

MUKAMA yaagambira Yoshua ati: Eri izooba niinyija kutandika kukuha ekitiinisa omu maisho g'Abaisraeli boona, bamanye ngu nk'oku naabaire ndi na Musa, nikwo ndikwija kuba naiwe. 8Noija kuragiira abanyamurwa abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano oti: Ku muraahikye aha nkungu y'amaizi ga Yorudani, muragaremu, mwemerere. 9Yoshua yaagambira Abaisraeli ati: Muhikye aha, muhurire ebigambo bya MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu. 105 Yoshua yaagira ati: Eki nikyo muraamanyireho ku Ruhanga otahwaho ari omuriimwe kandi ku atariremwa kubinga Abanyakanaani omu maisho ganyu, Abahiiti, Abahiivi, Abaperizi, Abagirugashi, Abaamori n'Abayebusi. 116 Reeba, eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA ow'ensi yoona neija kubabandiza kuza omuri Yorudani. 12Mbwenu mutoorane abantu ikumi na babiri omu nganda za Israeli, omuri buri ruganda mwihemu omuntu omwe. 137 Ebigyere by'abanyamurwa abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA, Mukama ow'ensi yoona, ku biraahikye omu maizi ga Yorudani, amaizi ago agarikushuuma nigaruga eruguru nigaija kuzibirwa kugyenda, geemerere geerunzire hamwe.

Abaisraeli okwambuka Yorudani

14Batyo abantu baaruga omu mahema gaabo kwambuka Yorudani, beebembeirwe abanyamurwa abaheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano; 158 ababaire bagiheekire, ku baahikire ahari Yorudani, baahitsya ebigyere byabo omu maizi, (omu igyesha amaizi ga Yorudani gaijura, garengyera aha nkungu zaayo zoona) 16amaizi agaabaire nigashuuma, nigaruga eruguru, gaayemerera, gaayerunda hamwe hare munonga aha rurembo orurikwetwa Adamu aha rubaju rwa Zaretaani, n'agaabaire nigashuuma omu nyanja ya Araba, niyo Nyanja y'omwonyo, gaahweraho kimwe; abantu baayambuka bagyemire Yeriko. 179 Abanyamurwa, abaabaire baheekire eshanduukye y'endagaano eya MUKAMA, baayemerera ahoomire batarikuterera ahagati ya Yorudani; n'Abaisraeli boona baayambukira ahoomire, okuhitsya obu eihanga ryona ryaherize kwambuka Yorudani.