Data wa twese ashinga Yosuwa igikorwa
Ukwigarurira no gutura mu Gihugu c'Isezerano barongowe na Yosuwa. Igikorwa giteye ubwoba gitanguye, Data ashinga abantu biwe, atari mu butwari bwabo, mugabo mu kuba kwiwe hamwe na bo.
1 1Musa umusavyi wa Data wa twese amaze gupfa, Data wa twese abwira Yosuwa mwene Nuni, umufasha wa Musa, ati:
2“Musa umusavyi wanje yarapfuye. Ubu rero haguruka, wambuke Yorodani, wewe n’aba bantu bose, muje mu gihugu ndiko mbaha, bene Isirayeli. 3Ahantu hose amaguru yawe azokandagura naraguhaye, nk’uko nabisezeraniye Musa. 4Akarere kawe kazova mu bugaragwa na kuri Libani iyi gushika ku ruzi runini Efurate, igihugu c’Abaheti cose, no ku Kiyaga Kinini aho izuba rirenga. 5Nta muntu n’umwe azohagarara imbere yawe ubuzima bwawe bwose. Nk’uko nari kumwe na Musa, ni ko nzoba kumwe nawe; sinzogucika kandi sinzogutererana.
6“Gira umutima rugabo n’ubutwari, kuko uzoyobora aba bantu ngo batorane igihugu narahiye ba sogokuruza babo ko nzobaha. 7Gusa gira umutima rugabo n’ubutwari bginshi, witwararike kugamburuka ivyagezwe vyose Musa umusavyi wanje yagutegetse. Ntuvivemwo iburyo canke ibubamfu, kugira ngo urangure neza aho uja hose. 8Iki Gitabu c’Ivyagezwe ntikive ku munwa wawe; ugiyumvireko ku murango no mw’ijoro, kugira ngo witwararike gukora vyose ivyanditswemwo. Ni ho inzira yawe izogira amahirwe kandi urangure neza. 9None sinakutegetse? Gira umutima rugabo n’ubutwari. Ntutinye kandi ntucike intege, kuko jewe Data wawe ndi kumwe nawe aho uja hose.”
Yosuwa akoranya abantu kugira ngo bambuke
10Nuko Yosuwa ategeka abakuru b’abantu, ati:
11“Nimuce mu nkambi mutegeke abantu muti: ‘Nimwitegurire impamba, kuko mu misi itatu muzoca mwambuka Yorodani kugira ngo muje mutware igihugu Data wanyu ariko abaha ngo mukigabe.’”
12Abo mu bwoko bwa Rubeni, abo mu bwoko bwa Gadi n’igice c’ubwoko bwa Manase, Yosuwa ababwira ati:
13“Nimwibuke ico Musa umusavyi wa Data wa twese yabategetse, ati: ‘Data wanyu araheza akabaha akaruhuko kandi azobaha iki gihugu.’ 14Abagore banyu, abana n’amatungo yanyu bazosigara mu gihugu Musa yabahaye iyo buseruka bwa Yorodani; ariko mwebwe basore b’intwari mwese muzokwambuka mwitwaje ibirwanisho imbere ya bene wanyu kugira ngo mubafashe, 15gushika aho Data wa twese azoha bene wanyu akaruhuko, nk’uko yaruhaye mwebwe, nabo bagatware igihugu ariko abaha. Maze muze mugaruke mu gihugu canyu mukigabe, ico gihugu Musa umusavyi wa Data wa twese yabahaye hakurya ya Yorodani iyo izuba riserukira.”
16Bishura Yosuwa bati: “Ivyo watwategetse vyose tuzobikora, kandi aho uzotuzindika hose tuzoja. 17Nk’uko twagamburutse Musa muri vyose, ni ko tuzokugamburukira. Gusa Data wawe abe kumwe nawe, nk’uko yari kumwe na Musa. 18Umuntu wese azogarariza itegeko ryawe akanka kugamburuka amajambo yawe, ico wotegeka cose, ategerezwa kwicwa. Gusa gira umutima rugabo n’ubutwari.”