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Bible Society of Kenya
Bible Society of Kenya
Madaraka, Nairobi
PO Box 72983
Tel: 254 20602807
E-mail: info@biblesociety-kenya.org

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1KANDI kyahika, MUKAMA obwakaba naija okutwara Eriya omu iguru nakai’ringwa, Eriya yaruga Girirgali hamu na Erisa. 2Eriya yagambira Erisa ati Ikara hanu nkwesengerize; baitu MUKAMA antumire ngende Beseri. Erisa yagamba ati Nka MUKAMA okwali omwomezi, kandi nkobwomezi bwawe okubuloho, tinkusige. Nukwo basirimuka Beseri. 3Kandi abana babanabi abakaba bali beseri barugayo okutangi’ra Erise, bamugambira ngu Omanyire MUKAMA aliiha mukama wawe ha mutwe gwawe hati? Yagamba ati Ego, manyire; muculere. 4Eriya yamugambira ati Erisa, ikara hanu nkwesengerize; baitu MUKAMA antumire / Yeriko. Yagamba ati Nka MUKAMA okwali omwomezi, kandi nkobwomezi bwawe okubuloho, tinkusige. Nukwo baija Yeriko. 5Abana babanabi abakaba balli Yeriko, baija haihi na Erisa bamugambira ngu Omanyire MUKAMA araiha mukama wawe ha mutwe gwawe hati? Yagarukamu ati Ego, manyire; muculere. 6Eriya yamugambira ati Ikara hanu nkwesengerize bati MUKAMA atumire Yorudani. Yagamba ati Nka MUKAMA okwali omwomezi, kandi nkobwomezi bwawe okubuloho, tinkusige. Abo bombi bagenda. 7Kandi abasaija atano bomu bana babanabi bagenda bayeme’raho hara namberebali: abo bombi bayeme’ra ha Yorudani. 8Eriya yakwata omunagirogwe yagukuba, yatera amaizi, gabaganizibwamu ahandi nahandi abo bombi bayambuka ha itaka eryomere. 9kandi kyahika, bubamazire Erisa ati Saba ekindakuko’ra ntakaihirweho namberoli. Erisa ati yagamba ati Nkwesengerize, omugabo emirundi ebiri ogwomwonyo gwawe gumpikeho. 10Yagamba ati Osabire ekirukulemera: baitu obworandora obundakuihwaho nubwo kiraba kiti haliwe; baitu obwotandole tikyabe kiti. 11Kandi kyahika obubagenzire omu maiso nibabaza, dora, haboneka egali yomu’ro nambarasi zomu’ro, yababaganizamu bombi; eriya yatemba omu Iguru habwakai’rigwa. 12Erisa yarora yayami’ra ati Isenyowe, Isenyowe, egali za Isareri nabaha mbarsai bayo! Tiyamubona obundi: yakwata ha byokujwarabye wenka, yabitemura ebicweka bibiri. 13Kandi yakoma omunagiro gwa Eriya ogwamuragaire, yagarukayo, yayeme’ra ha musa gwa Yorudani. 14Yakwata omunagiro gwa eriya ogwamuragaire yatera amaizi, yagamba ati MUKAMA alinkaha, Ruhanga wa Eriya? Nauwe obuyatire amaizi, gabaganizibwamu ahandi nahandi: 15Erisa yayambuka. Abana ba banabi abomu Yeriko, abakaba bamurolerire obubamuboine bagamba ngu Omwoyo gwa eriya guikaire ha Erisa. Baija okumutangi’ra, bainama hansi omu maisoge. 16Bamugambira ngu Dora ‘nu haroho nabairu bawe abasaija bamani amakumi atano, bagende tukwesengerize, base’ra mukama wawe: rundi omwoyo gwa MUKAMA gumuhimbire, gumunagire ha rusozi rundi omu kihanga. Yagamba ati Mutatuma. 17Obubamuhambirize okuhikya obuyakwasirwe ensoni yagamba ati Mutume. Nukwo batuma abantu amakumi atano; base’ra ebiro bisatu, baitu batamubone. 18Bagaruka namberali obwakaba aikaire yeriko; yabagambira ati Ntabagambire nti Mutagenda?
19Abasaija aborubuga bagambira Erisa ngu Dora, tukwesengerize, orubuga runu nambere ruroho harungi, nka mukama wange okwaboine; baitu amaizi mabi, nitaka tiryanisa ebyana byalyo. 20Yagamba ati Mundetere ekisisi ekihyaka mutemu ekisura. 21bakimuletera. Yaturuka yagenda hali ensoro yamaizi yanagamu ekisura, yagamba ati Nukwo agambire MUKAMA ati Nkirize amaizi ganu; okuruga hati tihaliruga omu okufa nobukwakuba okunaga ebyana. 22Nukwo amaizi gakizibwa na hati hona, nkekigambo kya Erisa okukikaba kiri ekiyagambire.
23Yarugayo yaganda beseri: obwakaba nagenda omu muhanda harugayo omu rubuga abana abato, bamusekereza nibamugambira ngu Temba iwe, oworuhara; temba iwe owuruhara. 24Yarora enyumaye yabarora, yabakyena omu ibara lya MUKAMA. Kandi haruga omu kibira edubu ibiri ebuguma, zataguratagura bo abana amakumu ana anababiri. 25yarugayo yagenda ha rusozi Karameri, nuho yagarukira yagenda Samaliya.