Rahabu ahisha intasi
Abatasi babiri bihisha mu nzu y'umumaraya w'i Yeriko, kandi Rahabu ni we avuga ibifise ishingiro: igisagara cose carumvise ivyo Data wacu yakoze ku Kiyaga Gitukura, kandi imitima yabo yamaze kuyaga. Aguranya ubuzima bwabo n'ubw'umuryango wiwe, amanika umugozi w'umutuku mw'idirisha ryiwe.
2 1Yosuwa mwene Nuni yarungitse mu mwiherero abagabo babiri bavuye i Shitimu ngo babe intasi, ababwira ati: “Nimugende mwitegereze iyo si, canecane Yeriko.” Baragenda, binjira mu nzu y’umumaraya yitwa Rahabu, barayibamwo.
2Umwami wa Yeriko arabibwirwa, bamubwira bati: “Hari abagabo baje ng’aha muri iri joro bavuye mu Bisirayeli ngo bitegereze iyo si.”
3Umwami wa Yeriko aratumako kuri Rahabu, ati: “Sohora abo bagabo baje aho uri bakinjira mu nzu yawe, kuko baje kwitegereza iyo si yose.”
4Ariko wa mugore yari yafashe bamwe bagabo babiri akabahisha, aca avuga ati: “Egome, abo bagabo baranzeko, mugabo sinamenye iyo baturutse. 5Bukeye bwije, igihe irembo ryariko riregerwa, abo bagabo barasohotse. Sinzi iyo bagiye. Nimubakurikire ningoga, kuko muzobafata.” 6Mugabo yari yabaduganye ku gisenge, akabahisha mu bikeny-kenye vy’ilino yari yarateretse ng’aho. 7Abo bagabo barabakurikiye bakoze inzira ija Yorodani ishika ku mazingiro, kandi abahiza bamara gusohoka, irembo riraheza riregerwa.
8Intasi zitarigera ziryama kugira zisinzire, Rahabu araduga aho ziri ku gisenge, 9azibwira ati: “Ndazi yuko Uhoraho yabahaye iyi si, yuko ubwoba bwanyu bwatugwiriyeko, kandi abantu bose baba muri iyi si bashonga imbere yanyu. 10Twumvise ukuntu Uhoraho yakamije Ikiyaga Gitukura imbere yanyu igihe mwava mu Misiri, n’ivyo mwagiriye Sihoni na Ogi, bamwe bami babiri b’Abamori bari hakurya ya Yorodani mu buseruko, abo mwatikije rwose. 11Twarabyumvise, imitima yacu iraheza irashonga, nta muntu n’umwe yagumanye umutima kubera mwebwe, kuko Uhoraho Imana yanyu ari Imana mw’ijuru haruguru no kw’isi hepfo. 12None nurahirire kuri Uhoraho: kubera ko nabagiriye neza, mukwiye kugirira neza n’inzu ya dawe. Muname impe ikimenyetso kizigirwa, 13co kurokora ubuzima bwa dawe, na mawe, na benewe, na bashikanje, n’abantu bose babo, kandi mudukure mu rupfu.”
14Abo bagabo baramwishura bati: “Ubuzima bwacu bube mu kibanza canyu! Nimutamena ico turiko turakora, igihe Data wa twese azoduha iyi si, tuzokugirira neza tugukundane n’ubwizigirwa.”
15Araheza abamanura ku muhosi aciye ku idirisha, kuko inzu yiwe yari mu rukuta rw’igisagara, kandi we yabaga muri urwo rukuta. 16Arababwira ati: “Nimuje mu misozi, kugira ngo abahiza ntibabahure. Nimunyegere ng’aho imisi itatu gushika bagarutse, maze muheze mugende inzira yanyu.”
17Abo bagabo baramubwira bati: “Tuzoba twibohoye kuri iyi ndahiro waturahije, 18kiretse nitwinjira muri iyo si, uhambire uyu mugozi utukura kuri iryo dirisha watumanuyeko, kandi ukoranirize dawe, na mawe, na benewe, n’abo mu nzu ya dawe bose muri iyo nzu. 19Umuntu wese azosohoka mu miryango y’inzu yawe aja mu mayira, amaraso yiwe azoba ku mutwe wiwe, natwe tuzoba tutariko tubihanye. Ariko igihe ukuboko kuzokoze uwo ari we wese ari kumwe nawe muri iyo nzu, amaraso yiwe azoba ku mutwe wacu. 20Nuvuga ico turiko turakora, tuzoba twibohoye kuri iyo ndahiro waturahije.”
21Nawe aca avuga ati: “Bibe nk’uko muvuze.” Araheza arabarungika, baragenda, maze ahambira wa mugozi utukura kuri iryo dirisha.
22Baragenda baja mu misozi, bamarayo imisi itatu gushika abahiza bagarutse. Abahiza barondeye mu nzira yose ntaco basanga. 23Abo bagabo babiri barahindukiye, bamanuka bava mu misozi, baca iyo ruzi, bashika kuri Yosuwa mwene Nuni, bamubwira ivyababayeko vyose. 24Babwira Yosuwa bati: “Data wa twese vy’ukuri yaduhaye iyo si yose mu maboko yacu; nkako, abantu bose bahaba bariko barashonga n’ubwoba imbere yacu.”