Data wa twese ayobora Isiraeli bambuka Yorodani
Uruzi Yorodani rwuzuye rurenga inkombe, kandi abantu ntibigeze baca iyo nzira. Data wacu abwira abaherezi kwinjira mu mazi bikoreye isandugu, maze ibirenge vyabo bimaze kuyakoraho, uruzi ruca rurundarunda. Ihanga ryose rica ku butaka bwumye.
3 1Yoshuwa yarazindutse, maze we n’Abisiraeli bose bava i Shitimu, bashika kuri Yorodani, baca bahagarara ng’aho imbere y’uko bambuka. 2Haciye imisi itatu, abakuru b’ingabo baraca mw’ikambi, 3basaba abantu bati: “Nimwabona isanduku y’isezerano rya Data wa twese ikorwa n’abaherezi b’Abalewi, muve aho muri muce muyikurikira. 4Ariko musige intera hagati yanyu na yo, nk’amametero igihumbi, ntimuyegere, kugira ngo mumenye inzira muca, kuko mutigeze muca mur’iyo nzira.”
5Yoshuwa abwira abantu ati: “Nimwiyeze, kuko ejo Data wa twese azokora ibitangaza muri mwebwe.” 6Maze Yoshuwa abwira abaherezi ati: “Nimukenure isanduku y’isezerano, muce imbere y’abantu.” Nuko bakenura isanduku y’isezerano, baja imbere y’abantu.
7Data wa twese abwira Yoshuwa ati: “Uno musi ngira ntangure kuguha iteka imbere ya Isiraeli yose, kugira ngo bamenye yuko nk’uko nari kumwe na Musa, nzoba kumwe nawe. 8Usabe abaherezi bakora isanduku y’isezerano uti: ‘Nimwashika ku nkombe y’amazi ya Yorodani, muhagarare mu Yorodani.’”
9Yoshuwa abwira Abisiraeli ati: “Nimwegere hano, mwumve amajambo ya Data wa twese.” 10Yoshuwa avuga ati: “Ni uku muzomenya yuko Data wa twese muzima ari hagati yanyu: azokwirukana koko imbere yanyu Abanyakanani, Abaheti, Abahivi, Abaperizi, Abagirugashi, Abamori n’Abayebusi. 11Dore isanduku y’isezerano y’Umwami w’isi yose irca imbere yanyu mu Yorodani. 12Rero noneho, nimutore abantu cumi na babiri bo mu miryango ya Isiraeli, umuntu umwe kuri buri muryango. 13Igihe ibirenge vy’abaherezi bakora isanduku y’Umwami Data w’isi yose bizohagarara mu mazi ya Yorodani, amazi ya Yorodani azokwicamwo, ni ukuvuga amazi amanuka avuye hejuru, azohagarara ari igihunyi kimwe.”
14Igihe abantu bava mu mahema yabo ngo bambuke Yorodani, abaherezi bari bakora isanduku y’isezerano babarongoye, 15maze abo bakora isanduku bashika kuri Yorodani, ibirenge vy’abaherezi bakora isanduku bitoboka mu nkombe y’amazi, (kuko Yorodani iryamira inkombe zayo zose mu misi yose y’iyimbura), 16amazi amanuka avuye hejuru arahagarara, aduga ari igihunyi kimwe kure i Adamu, igisagara kiri hafi ya Zaretani, mu gihe amazi amanuka aja mu Kiyaga ca Araba, ni co Kiyaga c’Urupfu, yacitsemwo rwose. Nuko abantu bambukira imbere ya Yeriko. a a v16 Adamu ni igisagara co ku ruzi rwa Yorodani, atari wa muntu wo muri Bibiliya. Mu giheburayo: Ikiyaga c’Umunyu. 17Abaherezi bakora isanduku y’isezerano rya Data wa twese bahagarara bashikamye ku butaka bwumutse hagati muri Yorodani, mu gihe Abisiraeli bose bambukira ku butaka bwumutse, gushika ihanga ryose riheze kwambuka Yorodani.
