Yosuwa
2 Nuko bakiri i Shitimu,+ Yosuwa umuhungu wa Nuni yohereza abagabo babiri bo kuneka igihugu cya Kanani, arababwira ati: “Nimugende muneke icyo gihugu, cyane cyane i Yeriko.” Baragenda bageze i Yeriko binjira mu nzu y’indaya yitwaga Rahabu,+ baraharara. 2 Hanyuma abantu baza kubwira umwami w’i Yeriko bati: “Hari abagabo b’Abisirayeli baje muri iri joro, baje kuneka iki gihugu.” 3 Umwami w’i Yeriko abyumvise atuma kuri Rahabu ati: “Sohora abagabo bari iwawe, kuko bazanywe no kuneka igihugu cyose.”
4 Ariko uwo mugore yari yafashe abo bagabo babiri arabahisha. Hanyuma aravuga ati: “Ni byo koko abo bagabo baje hano. Icyakora sinamenye aho bari baturutse. 5 Byageze nimugoroba igihe cyo gukinga amarembo kiri hafi kugera, barasohoka. Sinzi iyo bagiye. Ariko muhise mubakurikira, mwabafata.” 6 (Nyamara yari yaburije hejuru y’inzu abahisha mu byatsi* byari biharunze.) 7 Nuko abo bagabo umwami yari yohereje barabakurikira, bagenda bagana aho abantu bambukira Yorodani.+ Bamaze kugenda, amarembo y’umujyi ahita afungwa.
8 Mbere y’uko abo bagabo bari baje kwa Rahabu baryama, yabasanze hejuru y’inzu. 9 Yarababwiye ati: “Nzi neza ko Yehova azabaha iki gihugu+ kandi mwaduteye ubwoba.+ Abaturage b’iki gihugu bose mwabakuye umutima.+ 10 Byatewe n’uko twumvise ukuntu igihe mwavaga muri Egiputa,+ Yehova yakamije Inyanja Itukura, mukayambuka munyuze ku butaka bwumutse. Nanone twumvise ukuntu mwishe abami babiri b’Abamori bo mu burasirazuba bwa Yorodani, ari bo Sihoni+ na Ogi.+ 11 Twarabyumvise ducika intege, twumva ko nta wabatsinda, kuko Yehova Imana yanyu ari yo Mana ikomeye mu ijuru no mu isi.+ 12 None rero, nimunsezeranye mu izina rya Yehova ko muzagaragariza urukundo rudahemuka umuryango wa papa nk’uko nanjye nabagiriye neza kandi mumpe ikimenyetso gituma nizera ibyo mumbwiye. 13 Muzarokore ababyeyi banjye, abo tuvukana n’ababo bose, mudukize ntitwicwe.”+
14 Abo bagabo baramusubiza bati: “Nitutabikora Imana izatwice! Nutagira uwo ubwira icyatuzanye, Yehova namara kuduha iki gihugu, tuzakugirira neza. Rwose ntituzaguhemukira.” 15 Hanyuma abanyuza mu idirishya bamanukira ku mugozi, kuko inzu ye yari ifatanye n’urukuta rw’umujyi.+ 16 Arababwira ati: “Nimujye mu misozi, mumareyo iminsi itatu mwihishe kugira ngo mudahura n’abagiye kubashaka. Nibamara kugaruka muzakomeze urugendo rwanyu.”
17 Abo bagabo baramusubiza bati: “Kugira ngo twubahirize ibyo waturahije, dore ibyo nawe uzakora:+ 18 Nitugaruka muri iki gihugu, tuzasange waziritse uyu mugozi uboshye mu budodo bw’umutuku ku idirishya ugiye kutumanuriramo kandi ababyeyi bawe, abo muvukana n’abo mu rugo rwa papa wawe bose muzabe muri kumwe muri iyi nzu.+ 19 Nihagira umuntu usohoka mu nzu yawe akajya hanze, amaraso ye azamubarweho, ntazatubarweho. Ariko umuntu uzagumana nawe mu nzu, akagira icyo aba, amaraso ye azatubarweho. 20 Icyakora nugira uwo ubwira icyatuzanye,+ natwe ntituzubahiriza ibyo waturahije.” 21 Arabasubiza ati: “Nzabikora nk’uko mubivuze.”
Nuko abasezeraho baragenda. Hanyuma azirika ku idirishya wa mugozi uboshye mu budodo bw’umutuku. 22 Baragenda bagera mu misozi bamarayo iminsi itatu, kugeza igihe ababashakishaga bagarukiye mu mujyi. Abari baragiye kubashakisha babashakiye mu nzira zose ariko ntibababona. 23 Abo bagabo babiri baramanuka bava mu misozi, bambuka umugezi, basanga Yosuwa umuhungu wa Nuni maze bamubwira ibyababayeho byose. 24 Baramubwira bati: “Ni ukuri Yehova yaduhaye iki gihugu cyose.+ Ni yo mpamvu abaturage bacyo bose badutinya.”+