Yosuwa

6 Inzugi z’umujyi wa Yeriko zari zifunze cyane, kugira ngo Abisirayeli batawinjiramo, ku buryo nta muntu wawinjiragamo cyangwa ngo awusohokemo.+

2 Hanyuma Yehova abwira Yosuwa ati: “Dore Yeriko n’umwami wayo n’abasirikare bayo bakomeye bari mu maboko yawe.+ 3 Abasirikare mwese muzajye muzenguruka uwo mujyi inshuro imwe ku munsi, mubikore iminsi itandatu. 4 Uzafate abatambyi barindwi bitwaze amahembe arindwi y’intama bagende imbere y’Isanduku. Ariko ku munsi wa karindwi muzazenguruke uwo mujyi inshuro zirindwi, ari na ko abo batambyi bavuza ayo mahembe.+ 5 Nibavuza amahembe y’intama, mukimara kuyumva,* abasirikare bose bazavuze urusaku rw’intambara. Inkuta z’umujyi zizahita zigwa,+ abasirikare bahite batera uwo mujyi, buri wese yinjirire aho ari.”

6 Nuko Yosuwa umuhungu wa Nuni ahamagara abatambyi arababwira ati: “Nimuheke isanduku y’isezerano, abatambyi barindwi bafate amahembe arindwi y’intama bagende imbere y’Isanduku ya Yehova.”+ 7 Abwira abasirikare ati: “Nimugende muzenguruke umujyi kandi bamwe muri mwe+ bagende imbere y’Isanduku ya Yehova.” 8 Hanyuma Yosuwa akimara kuvugana n’abasirikare, ba batambyi barindwi bari bafite amahembe arindwi y’intama bagenda bayavuza bari imbere ya Yehova, bakurikiwe n’isanduku y’isezerano rya Yehova. 9 Abasirikare bamwe bajya imbere y’abatambyi bagendaga bavuza amahembe, naho abandi basirikare bakurikira Isanduku ari na ko abatambyi bakomeza kuvuza amahembe.

10 Yosuwa yari yategetse abasirikare ati: “Ntimuzasakuze cyangwa ngo ijwi ryanyu ryumvikane kandi ntihazagire ijambo risohoka mu kanwa kanyu, ahubwo umunsi nzababwirira nti: ‘muvuze urusaku rw’intambara,’ abe ari bwo muzaruvuza.” 11 Ategeka ko abari bahetse Isanduku ya Yehova bazenguruka umujyi, bayizengurukana inshuro imwe, hanyuma basubira mu nkambi aba ari ho barara.

12 Ku munsi wakurikiyeho Yosuwa abyuka kare mu gitondo, abatambyi na bo baheka Isanduku+ ya Yehova, 13 ba batambyi barindwi bari bafite amahembe arindwi y’intama bagenda imbere y’Isanduku ya Yehova bayavuza. Abasirikare bamwe bari imbere naho abandi basirikare bakurikiye Isanduku ya Yehova, ari na ko abatambyi bakomeza kuvuza amahembe. 14 Ku munsi wa kabiri, barongera bazenguruka umujyi inshuro imwe, hanyuma basubira mu nkambi. Ibyo babikoze iminsi itandatu.+

15 Ku munsi wa karindwi, babyuka kare mu gitondo butaracya neza, bazenguruka umujyi nk’uko bari basanzwe babigenza, bawuzenguruka inshuro zirindwi. Uwo munsi ni wo wonyine bazengurutse umujyi inshuro zirindwi.+ 16 Ku nshuro ya karindwi, abatambyi bavuza amahembe, maze Yosuwa abwira abasirikare ati: “Nimuvuze urusaku rw’intambara,+ kuko Yehova abahaye uyu mujyi. 17 Uyu mujyi n’ibiwurimo byose bigomba kurimbuka.+ Byose ni ibya Yehova. Hazarokoka gusa ya ndaya Rahabu+ n’abari kumwe na we mu nzu bose, kuko yahishe ba bagabo twohereje kuneka igihugu.+ 18 Ariko muramenye mwirinde ikintu cyose kigomba kurimburwa,+ kugira ngo mutifuza ikintu kigomba kurimburwa mukagifata,+ mugateza ibyago inkambi y’Abisirayeli ikarimbuka.+ 19 Icyakora ifeza, zahabu, ibintu bikozwe mu muringa no mu cyuma, byose ni ibintu byera bya Yehova.+ Bizashyirwe mu mutungo wa Yehova.”+

20 Nuko bavugije amahembe, abasirikare bavuza urusaku rw’intambara.+ Abasirikare bakimara kumva ijwi ry’amahembe, bamaze no kuvuza urusaku rw’intambara, inkuta z’uwo mujyi ziragwa.+ Abasirikare bahita batera uwo mujyi buri wese yinjirira aho yari ari, maze barawufata. 21 Bicisha inkota ibyari muri uwo mujyi byose, ni ukuvuga abagabo n’abagore, abato n’abakuze, ibimasa, intama n’indogobe.+

22 Yosuwa abwira ba bagabo babiri bagiye kuneka igihugu ati: “Nimujye mu nzu ya wa mugore w’indaya, mumusohore we n’abe bose, nk’uko mwabimusezeranyije.”+ 23 Nuko ba bagabo bari baragiye kuneka igihugu binjira kwa Rahabu baramusohora, we n’ababyeyi be, abavandimwe be n’abe bose. Basohoye umuryango we wose,+ bagenda babarinze, babageza inyuma y’inkambi y’Abisirayeli.

24 Hanyuma batwika uwo mujyi n’ibyari biwurimo byose. Ariko ifeza, zahabu, ibintu bikozwe mu muringa no mu cyuma, babishyira mu mutungo wo mu nzu ya Yehova.+ 25 Rahabu wari indaya n’abe bose hamwe n’abo mu muryango wa papa we, ni bo bonyine Yosuwa yarokoye.+ Rahabu atuye muri Isirayeli kugeza n’uyu munsi,*+ kubera ko yahishe ba bagabo Yosuwa yatumye ngo bajye kuneka Yeriko.+

26 Icyo gihe Yosuwa ararahira* ati: “Yehova azavume* umuntu uzagerageza kongera kubaka uyu mujyi wa Yeriko. Niyubaka fondasiyo zawo azapfushe umwana we w’imfura, niyubaka amarembo yawo apfushe bucura.”+

27 Nuko Yehova abana na Yosuwa+ kandi arushaho kumenyekana ku isi hose.+