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Abantu ab’e Gibeoni abaaguya Yoshua
1Bakyabazinga ab’e bugwandhuba obw’omwiga Yorudani baawulira ng’Abaisiraeli bwe baaghangula abazigu baibwe. Bakyabazinga abo, ni bano: ab’omu biketezo eby’ensozi, n’ab’omu biiko, n’ab’omu biketezo ebiri ku mbali okw’Enhandha Eyaghagati ng’oja e Lebanoni. Abantu abaali mu biketezo bino, ni bano: Abahitti, Abamori, Abakanaani, Abaperizzi, Abahivi, n’Abayebusi. 2Bano baaba ghalala boonaboona, baisania beeyimbe balwanise Yoshua n’Abaisiraeli.
3Aye abantu ab’e Gibeoni, nga Bahivi, baawulira Yoshua kye yakola Yeriko ni Ayi. 4Kale beene baasalagho okumuguya. Baafunayo emere baagita mu ndyanga enkaire einho, baagitwika endogoyi dhaibwe ghalala n’ensawo enkaire edh’amawu edh’omwenge ogw’emizabbibu dhe baagheraghera ni dhiidula ebighero. 5Baavaala mu bigere engaito edhaaseenena era nga baadhigheraghera, era baavaala n’ebivaalo ebikuunhuufu. Emere ye baasiba ng’entanda yali yakala ira era nga yamera obukuku. 6Baaja e Giligali Abaisiraeli ghe baasimba weema dhaibwe, baakoba Yoshua n’Abaisiraeli abo bati: “Tuva eyo mu nsi ya ghala era twidhie okukola n’imwe endagaano.” 7Aye Abaisiraeli baabakoba bati: “Tusobola tutya okukola n’imwe endagaano? Musobola okuba nga muva kumpi ghano.”9:7: Kuv 23:32; 34:12; Ma 7:2
8Baakoba Yoshua bati: “Kye munaatukoba kyonakyona kye tunaakola.”
Yoshua yaababuuza ati: “Niimwe baani era muva gha?”
9Agho baamukoba bati: “Tuva ghala inho aye olw’okuba twawulira ku bintu Musengwa Katonda waimwe by’akola, kye tuviire ni twidha. 10Twawulira bye yakola bakyabazinga ababiri Abamori abaali e buvandhuba ewa Yorudani: Sihoni eyali kyabazinga wa Heshiboni, ni Ogi eyali kyabazinga wa Bashani eyabanga mu kibuga Ashitarothi.9:10: Kub 21:21-35 11Abakulira ebikunsu byaife era n’abantu abandi ab’ensi yaife boonaboona, baatukoba tusibe entanda twetegekere olugendo luno, era twidhe tubabone. Batutumye tubakobere tuti tuli beetegefu okuba abagheereza baimwe, era tubasabe mukole n’ife endagaano. 12Mubone emere yaife eno, yali nsu bukalamu ghe twagisibira nga tuva eka okwidha okubabona aye buti yakala era yaagema obukuku. 13Mu nsambo n’endala, ensawo dhino edh’amawu dhaali mpyaka ghe twadhifukiramu omwenge ogw’emizabbibu, aye buti dhaatulikatulika. Era n’ebivaalo byaife bikuunhwike n’engaito dhaaseenena, olw’olugendo okuba oluleeyi einho.”
14Kale Abaisiraeli baaganha okulya ku mere eyo abasaadha abo ye baasiba, ng’akamanhiso ak’endagaano. Aye kino baakikola nga tibeebuuziizaaku ku Musengwa Katonda. 15Yoshua yaakola nabo endagaano, yaabalayirira obutabaita era n’abakulu ab’ebikunsu mu Isiraeli baakola batyo.
16Bwe ghaabitagho enaku eisatu nga bamaze okukola endagaano, Abaisiraeli baakizuula ng’abantu abo baliraanwa baibwe era nga baba nabo ghalala. 17Agho Abaisiraeli baatoolera okutambula, era ku lunaku olwokusatu baatuuka mu bibuga eby’abantu abo era ni bino: Gibeoni, Kyefira, Beerothi, ni Kiriathi Yearimu. 18Aye ng’Abaisiraeli tibaghanga kwita bantu abo, kuba abakulu ab’ebikunsu mu Isiraeli baali nga bamaze okubalayirira mu liina lya Musengwa Katonda wa Isiraeli. Agho Abaisiraeli boonaboona beemuluguunhiza abakulu abo. 19Aye abakulu abo baabakoba bati: “Abantu abo twabalayirira mu liina lya Musengwa Katonda wa Isiraeli, buti titughanga kubakola kabi koonakoona. 20Kye tuli n’okukola, kubaleka nga balamu bwe tutakola tutyo, obusungu bwa Musengwa Katonda bwidha kutwakiraku ng’oti muliro. 21Mubaleke baidha kutwasaagiranga enku n’okutusomberanga amaadhi.” Era kityo bwe kyali.
22Yoshua yaayetesa abantu ab’e Gibeoni yaabakoba ati: “Lwaki mwatuguya muti muva ghala inho ate nga muli ba ghano, mu ife mwene? 23Mbeeni nga bwemwakola mutyo, Musengwa Katonda aidha kubabonereza, abantu baimwe baidha kubanga bairu kwasaaganga nku na kuja maadhi ga ndhu ya Katonda wange.” 24Baamwiramu bati: “Ekyatukoza ekyo lwa kuba ife abagheereza bo twawulira aghazira kubuusabuusa, nga Musengwa Katonda waimwe yalagira omugheereza we Musa, okubagha ekiketezo kino kyonakyona, era n’okuzikiriza abantu baamu boonaboona kiisi ye munaabanga muja. Kale twatya inho nga mwidha kutwita. 25Era buti tukuli mu ngalo okutukola iwe mwene ky’onaabona nga n’ekirungi era ekituufu.” 26Yoshua yaabatangirira, yaalobera Abaisiraeli okubaita. 27Aye yaabafuula bairu okwasaagiranga Abaisiraeli enku n’okubajiiranga amaadhi, era n’okwasaagiranga alutaari ya Musengwa Katonda enku n’okugijiiranga amaadhi. Ebyo bye bakola ni ye buli eno, mu kifo woonawoona Musengwa Katonda gh’aba ng’alonze okumusingiza.