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Okobugwa kw’omochie o Yeriko
Ⅰ Ebiita bia Yeriko nigo biasiekire bokong’u ng’a Abaisraeli tibaabaisa gosoa aroro. Onde tarenge gosoka gose gosoa imeo. Ⅱ Omonene agateebia Yoshua, “Rora, nabekire Yeriko amo nomorwoti oye, na abamura chituoni baye b’esegi, ase okoboko kwao. Ⅲ Aye amo nabarwani bao goika motaare moetanane omochie oyio ara rimo kera rituko ase engaki y’amatuko atano na rimo. Ⅳ Abakuani batano na babere babogorie ebitureeri na bagende bosio bw’Esanduki eria. Rituko ria gatano na kabere motaare, moetanane omochie oyio ara gatano na kabere, na abakuani babugie ebitureeri biria. Ⅴ Ekero egetureeri kerabugigwe ase eriogi rinene, na mokoigwa eriogi eri, abanto bonsi baake eriogi rinene, erio agwo chindwaki chi’omochie nachigwe inse kegima. Erio abanto bonsi bayoumokere, kera omonto agende bosio rimo rioka.”
Ⅵ Nabo Yoshua, mosinto o Nuni, akarangeria abakuani, akabateebia, “Imokia Esanduki eria y’Okobwatana, na abakuani batano na babere babogorie ebitureeri bi’omochengo bagende bosio bw’Esanduki eria y’Omonene.” Ⅶ Erio agateebia abanto, “Genda moetanane omochie oria, na abanto babwate ebirwanero bi’esegi bagende bosio bw’Esanduki eria y’Omonene.”
Ⅷ Erio, buna Yoshua abachigete, abakuani batano na babere bakagenda bosio bw’Esanduki y’Omonene bakobugia ebitureeri biria bi’omochengo, na Esanduki y’Okobwatana kw’Omonene ebogoirie korwa magega. Ⅸ Abarwani abarenge nebirwanero bagatang’ana abakuani abarenge kobugia ebitureeri biria, na abarwani bande bakabwatia Esanduki eria ebitureeri kobigendererete kobugigwa. Ⅹ Yoshua agachiika abanto baria, akabateebia, ’Timoaka eriogi, gose gokwana ing’ana rinde nonya ng’ake goika rituko riria ndabateebie ng’a moake eriogi. Erio nario moraake eriogi.’ Ⅺ Esanduki eria ekabogorigwa goetanana omochie ara rimo. Erio bonsi bakairana ase batoorete, bakabeerao obotuko boria.
Ⅻ Yoshua akaimoka mambia chuni, na abakuani bakaimokia Esanduki eria y’Omonene. ⅩⅢ Abakuani baria batano na babere ababwate ebitureeri bi’omochengo bitano na bibere, bakabibugia kogenderera, bare bosio bw’Esanduki y’Omonene. Abanto ababwate ebirwanero bi’esegi bakabatang’ana, na abarwani bande bakabwatia Esanduki eria y’Omonene korwa magega. Ebitureeri biria bikabugigwa kogenderera. ⅩⅣ Nabo rituko erio ria kabere bagataara na goetanana omochie ara rimo, naende bakairana ase batoorete. Bagakora boigo ase engaki y’amatuko atano na rimo.
ⅩⅤ Rituko ria gatano na kabere bakaimoka mambia chuni, bagataara na goetanana omochie ara gatano na kabere igo igo, korende nase rituko erio rioka baetananete omochie oria ara gatano na kabere. ⅩⅥ Engaki ya gatano na kabere, abakuani kobagendererete kobugia ebitureeri, Yoshua agateebia abanto, “Aka eriogi ri’esegi, ekiagera Omonene obaeire omochie oyo! ⅩⅦ Omochie oyo oragererigwe, na ebinto bionsi ebire imeo biatananirwe ase Omonene. Rahabu bweka, omokungu oria omotayayi, amo nabaanto bare nyomba mwaye nabwo baratigare bare moyo, ekiagera ere abisete abanto baria twatomete koroota ense. ⅩⅧ Nainwe mwerende mono timoba nokogania koimokia gento kende kiaragererigwe na konyora emechando. Moise gokora bo, nigo moragere Abaisraeli bonsi baragererigwe na konyora emechando. ⅩⅨ Korende ebinto bionsi bie chifeta, na ebie chitaabu, na ebie chitaai, na ebi’ebioma, birobio nebi’Omonene, bibekwe ase ekungo yaye.”
ⅩⅩ +Abakuani bakabugia ebitureeri, na abanto kobabiigwera bagaaka eriogi rinene ri’esegi, ne chindwaki chikagwa inse kegima. Erio abanto bakagenda bosio, bagatiira gochia omochie, bakayoira. ⅩⅪ Bagaita abanto bonsi b’omochie, abasacha na abakungu, abasae na abagotu, nemioro, bagaita boigo chiombe, ne ching’ondi, ne chitigere.
ⅩⅫ Yoshua agateebia abanto baria, babere batometwe koroota ense eria, “Soa nyomba mw’omotayayi oria, momosokie amo nabaanto baye bonsi, buna mwamorierete eira na gotiana.” ⅩⅩⅢ Erio abamura baria chirooti bakageenda, bagasokia Rahabu, na ise, na ng’ina, na abana bamwabo, na abanto ba nyomba mwaye, amo neamate yaye yonsi, bakabaa ribaga bamenye ang’e negetwori ki’Abaisraeli. ⅩⅩⅣ Erio bagasamba omochie nomorero, amo n’ebinto bionsi, otatiga ebie chifeta, na ebie chitaabu, na ebi’etai. Ebinto ebio bikabeekwa ase ekungo y’enyomba y’Omonene. ⅩⅩⅤ +Yoshua agatooria obogima bwa Rahabu, na obw’abaanto b’enyomba ya ise, na obw’abaanto baye bonsi, ekiagera abisete abanto baria batometwe nere koroota Yeriko. Ase ayio Rahabu, oria omotayayi, nigo amenyete amo n’Abaisraeli, ororeria rwaye nao romenyete goika reero iga.
ⅩⅩⅥ +Erio agwo Yoshua akaragereria omochie o Yeriko, agateeba, “Omonene aragererie onde bwensi oraagache omochie oyo naende.
“Oyo orabeeke oboroso, aa Yeriko
omwana oye omomura omotangi akwe;
na oyo oratenenie ebiita,
omwana oye omomura omokogoti akwe.”
ⅩⅩⅦ Omonene nigo abeete amo na Yoshua, ne chinkuma chiaye chigasarera ase ense yonsi.
+ Ⅵ:ⅩⅩ Abaibr 11:30 + Ⅵ:ⅩⅩⅤ Abaibr 11:31 + Ⅵ:ⅩⅩⅥ 1 Abar 16:34