Abanyagibeyoni bahenda abantu b’Imana

Abagibeyoni bashika bambaye inkweto zishaje bafise imikate yaboze, bavuga ko bavuye kure. Abisirayeli basuzuma impamba yabo mugabo ntibabaza Data wacu, maze bagira isezerano. Imisi itatu iheze ikinyoma kiramenyekana — ariko indahiro iracagumye, nuko bacika abatema inkwi.

Igice 9.

Igihe abami bose bo hakurya ya Yorodani—mu gihugu c’imisozi, mu kiyaya, no ku nkengera zose z’Ikiyaga Kinini zerekeye i Lebanoni—Abaheti, Abamori, Abanyakanani, Abaperizi, Abahivi n’Abayebusi bumva ivyo, baco batororokana nk’umuntu umwe kugira ngo barwanye Yosuwa na Isirayeli. Mugabo igihe abantu bo i Gibeyoni bumva ivyo Yosuwa yari yakoreye Yeriko na Ayi, na bo bakoresha uburyarya: baragenda biyereka nk’intumwa, bafata imifuko ishaje n’amacupa y’uruhu y’umuvinyu ashaje, yatobotse yongera yadodewe, baherekeza indogobwa zabo, bambaye inkweto zishaje zadodewe mu birenge vyabo, n’impuzu zisheshe ku mibiri yabo; umukate wabo wose wari wumye kandi wavunagurika. Baragenda kwa Yosuwa mu nkambi y’i Gilugali, babwira we n’Abisirayeli bati: “Tuvuye mu gihugu kure cane; none mugirane natwe isezerano.”

Mugabo abagabo ba Isirayeli babwira Abahivi bati: “Kumbure muba hagati muri twebwe. None twogirana isezerano namwe gute?”

Babwira Yosuwa bati: “Turi abasavyi bawe.” Yosuwa arababaza ati: “Muri bande, kandi muva hehe?”

Baramubwira bati: “Abasavyi bawe bavuye mu gihugu kure cane kubera izina rya Uhoraho Imana yawe, kuko twumvise ukwamamara kwayo—ivyo yakoze vyose mu Misiri, n’ivyo yakoze vyose ku bami babiri b’Abamori bo hakurya ya Yorodani—Sihoni umwami wa Heshiboni na Ogi umwami wa Bashani, yari atwaye i Ashitaroti. Ni co gituma abashingantahe bacu n’abantu bacu bose bavuze bati: ‘Mufate impamba y’urugendo, mugende mubasanganire, mubabwire muti: “Turi abasavyi banyu; none mugirane natwe isezerano.”’ Umukate wacu wari ushushe igihe twawupfunyika i muhira ku musi twava iwacu kugira ngo tuze iwanyu; none ng’uwu—wumye kandi wavunaguritse. Aya macupa y’uruhu y’umuvinyu yari mashasha igihe twayuzuza—none yaratobotse. N’impuzu zacu n’inkweto zacu zarashiririye kubera urugendo rwari rurerure cane.”

Nuko abagabo baronderako ku mpamba yabo mugabo ntibabaza inama kuri Data wa twese. Nuko Yosuwa agirana amahoro na bo, abaciraho isezerano ryo kubareka ngo babeho, kandi abakuru b’ishengero barabarahirira. ^a Haciye imisi itatu, bamaze kubagirana isezerano, bumva ko abo bantu bari ababanyi baba hagati muri bo. Abisirayeli barasenyuka bashika mu bisagara vyabo ku musi ugira gatatu. Ibisagara vyabo ni: Gibeyoni, Kefira, Beyeroti na Kiriyati-Yeyarimu. Mugabo Isirayeli ntibabatera, kuko abakuru b’ishengero bari barabarahiriye kuri Data wa twese, Imana ya Isirayeli. Nuko ishengero ryose riritotombera abakuru. Mugabo abakuru bose babwira ishengero ryose bati: “Twarabarahiriye kuri Data wa twese, Imana ya Isirayeli, ni co gituma ubu tutobashobora kubakorako. Ivyo tuzobagirira ni ibi: tubareke ngo babeho, kugira ngo nta shavu ridushikire kubera indahiro twabarahiriye.” Abakuru babwira bati: “Nibabeho.” Nuko baba abatema inkwi n’abavoma amazi ku bantu bose, nk’uko abakuru bari bavuze.

Nuko Yosuwa arabahamagara ati: “Kubera iki mwaduhenze, muvuga muti: ‘Tuba kure cane namwe,’ kandi muba hagati muri twebwe? None ubu mwaravumwe: muzokwama muri abasavyi—abatema inkwi n’abavoma amazi ku nzu ya Data.”

Bishura Yosuwa bati: “Abasavyi bawe babwiwe ata kiziregerege yuko Uhoraho Imana yawe yari yategetse umusavyi wayo Musa kubaha igihugu cose no gutikiza abakibamwo bose imbere yanyu. Ni co gituma, twatinya cane ubuzima bwacu kubera mwebwe, tukora iki kintu. None turi mu minwe yawe. Dukorere ivyo vyose usanga ari vyiza kandi vyemewe mu maso yawe.”

Nuko arabagirira gutyo, arabakiza mu maboko y’abantu ba Isirayeli, kandi ntibabica. Uwo musi Yosuwa arabagira abatema inkwi n’abavoma amazi ku ishengero no ku gicaniro ca Data wa twese, ahantu yari kuzohitamwo—kandi uko ni ko bimeze gushika uno musi.