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Abagibeoni bakong’aina Yoshua
Ⅰ Obobui bw’Abaisraeli nigo bwamanyekanete ase abarwoti bonsi bamenyete bosongo ya Yorodani, ase ebitunwa, na ase ense omweya, na ense yonsi yare mbarabare y’Enyancha Enene*, ebwatekaine gochia Lebanoni, abarwoti b’Abahiti, na Abaamori, na Abakanaani, na Abaperisi, na Abahivi, na Abayebusi. Ⅱ Barabwo bakabwatana amo, erinde barwanie Yoshua na Abaisraeli.
Ⅲ Ekero Abagibeoni baigwete buna Yoshua akorete emechie ya Yeriko na Ai, Ⅳ bakagamba bagende komong’ainereria nobong’aini. Bakamanora, bagasangereria ebinto bi’orogendo, bakaberekia chitigere chiabo chigunia chingotu, na ebirandi ebigotu bi’edivai, bikorire korwa ase amasankwa, bibeekire ebiraka. Ⅴ Naende bakabeeka ebikoroto ebigotu biatandogete, ne chiganchwa chingotu, na emegati bairete nigo yarenge emeboosu na emegundo. Ⅵ Erio bakagenda ase Yoshua ase egetwori kia Giligali bakamoteebia ere amo n’Abaisraeli, “Intwe nigo twarure ense y’aare. Ntorigetie mokore okobwatana naintwe.”
Ⅶ +Korende Abaisraeli bagateebia Abahivi baria, “Naki rende torakore okobwatana nainwe? Aande gose nigo momenyete ase egati yaito.”
Ⅷ Bagateebia Yoshua, “Intwe nabasomba bao tore.”
Yoshua akababooria, “Inwe mbanto ki more? Ng’ai mokorwa?”
Ⅸ Erio bakamoiraneria, “Intwe abasomba bao nigo twarure ense y’aare, twaigure erieta ri’Omonene, Nyasae oo, buna riakumire. Twaigure amang’ana onsi ayakorete aria Misiri, Ⅹ +na buna akorete abarwoti b’Abaamori, moocha ya Yorodani, nabwo Sihoni, omorwoti o Hesiboni, na Ogi, oyo o Basani, oyio omenyete Asitaroti. Ⅺ Abagaaka baito, na abanyene bonsi b’ense yaito, bagatoteebia ng’a tobogorie endagera togochia koria inchera, na kogenda koumerana nainwe, na kobateebia ng’a ntorigetie koba abasomba baino, naende tobaborie mokore okobwatana naintwe. Ⅻ Rigereria emegaatiyaito! Nigo yarenge morero korwa riko, ekero twayerusetie chinyomba chiaito na gochaka orogendo rwaito, na rora bono buna yomire naende yamerire amatosi. ⅩⅢ Ebirandi ebi bi’edivai bikorire korwa ase amasankwa nigo biarenge ebiyia ekero twabiichoretie edivai, na rora bono biatandokire. Ne chianga chiaito na ebikoroto boigo tobegete biagotire ase engencho y’orogendo rwaito orotambe.”
ⅩⅣ Abaisraeli bagancha koigwa endagera yabo, korende tibarigia ogosemia korwa ase Omonene. ⅩⅤ Yoshua agakora omorembe na kobwatana nabarabwo, akabaa ribaga babe moyo na komenyao. Abatang’ani b’omoganda bw’Abaisraeli bagancherana nokobwatana okwo ase ogotiana.
ⅩⅥ Amatuko atato magega kobakorire okobwatana nabaanto abwo, Abaisraeli bakaigwa ng’a barabwo ng’ang’e bamenyete. ⅩⅦ Ase ayio Abaisraeli bakamanora, bakagenda, na ase rituko ria gatato bagaika emechie yabo: Gibeoni, na Kefira, na Beroti, na Kiriati‐Yearimu. ⅩⅧ Abaisraeli bagatiga tibaita abanto baria, ekiagera abatang’ani babo konya barire eira ase ogotiana ase erieta ri’Omonene, Nyasae bw’Abaisraeli. Abanto b’omoganda bakemurunganeria abatang’ani. ⅩⅨ Korende abatang’ani baria bakabairaneria. “Intwe ntwabarierete eira na gotiana ase erieta ri’Omonene, Nyasae bw’Abaisraeli. Ase igo titokonyara kobakorera bobe. ⅩⅩ Aya naro torabakorere: Tobatige babe moyo ase engencho y’ogotiana okwo twatianete. Nyasae tabaisa gotoa egesusuro.” ⅩⅪ Naende bakaboora, “Tobatige babe moyo, korende babe bagwatia chinko, naende babe bakorentera abanto bonsi amaache.”
ⅩⅫ Erio Yoshua akarangeria abanto baria, akababooria, “Nase ki mwatong’ainete na goteeba ng’a nigo mokamenyete ense y’aare, na inwe nabaanto momenyete ang’e aa ase egati yaito? ⅩⅩⅢ Ase ayio mwaragererigwe. Inwe namobe abasomba botambe, mogwatia chinko na korenta amaache ase enyomba ya Nyasae one.”
ⅩⅩⅣ Barabwo bakairaneria Yoshua, “Omonene, nigo twakorire aya, ekiagera twatebetigwe na koenekerigwa ng’a Omonene. Nyasae oo, nachigete Musa, omosomba oye, abae ense eye engima na gosiria bonsi abamenyete aa. Ase ayio tokaondoka, tokaba nobwoba obonene ng’a motoite; ayio akagera togakora aya. ⅩⅩⅤ Intwe bono nao tore ase amaboko ao, otokorere aya orooche are amaya na amaronge.” ⅩⅩⅥ Yoshua akabakorera igo, akabatooria korwa ase amaboko ’Abaisraeli, barabwo tibaabaita. ⅩⅩⅦ Na ase rituko riria akababeeka babe bagwatia chinko na korenta amaache ase omoganda na ase egesasiimero ki’ Omonene, aase ari’Omonene achorete asasimerwe. Naboigo bagendererete gokora goika reero iga.
* Ⅸ:Ⅰ Enyancha Enene: ya Mediterania: + Ⅸ:Ⅶ Okong’ 23:32; 34:12; Okoir 7:2 + Ⅸ:Ⅹ Omob 21:21-35