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Rahabu Acumbikira Abatasi

Abatasi babiri bihisha mu nzu y'indaya y'i Yeriko, maze Rahabu ni we uvuga ibyumvikana: umujyi wose wumvise ibyo Data wa twese yakoze ku Nyanja Itukura, kandi wamaze gucika intege. Agurana ubugingo bwabo no kurokorwa kw'ab'iwabo, maze amanika umugozi utukura ku idirishya rye.

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Yozuwe mwene Nuni yohereza rwihishwa abagabo babiri bavuye i Shitimu ngo babe abatasi, ati: “Nimugende mutate igihugu, cyane cyane Yeriko.” Baragenda, binjira mu nzu y'indaya yitwaga Rahabu, barahacumbika.

Umwami w'i Yeriko baramubwira bati: “Dore abagabo bo mu Bisiraheli baje hano iri joro ngo bate igihugu.”

Umwami w'i Yeriko atuma kuri Rahabu ati: “Sohora abagabo baje iwawe binjira mu nzu yawe, kuko baje gutata igihugu cyose.”

Ariko uwo mugore yari yafashe ba bagabo bombi arabahisha, aravuga ati: “Yego, abagabo baraje iwanjye, ariko sinamenye aho baturutse. Mu mwijima, igihe bari bugiye gukinga irembo, abo bagabo barigendera. Sinzi aho bagiye. Nimubakurikirane vuba, kuko muzabashyikira.” Ariko yari yarabazamuye ku gisenge, arabahisha mu mahundo y'ubudodo yari yarasase ku gisenge. Abo bagabo barabakurikira banyura mu nzira ya Yorodani bagana ku byambu, kandi abakurikiranyi bamaze gusohoka, irembo rirakingwa.

Mbere y'uko abatasi baryama, Rahabu arazamuka aho bari ku gisenge, aravuga ati: “Nzi ko Uhoraho yabahaye iki gihugu, kandi ko ubwoba bwanyu bwatugwiriye, n'uko abatuye iki gihugu bose bacika intege imbere yanyu. Twumvise uko Uhoraho yakamishije amazi y'Inyanja Itukura imbere yanyu igihe mwavaga mu Misiri, n'ibyo mwagiriye Sihoni na Ogi, ba bami bombi b'Abamori bo mu burasirazuba bwa Yorodani, abo mwarimbuye rwose. Twabyumvise imitima yacu irashonga, kandi nta n'umwe wasigaranye umutima kubera mwe, kuko Uhoraho Imana yanyu ari Imana yo mu ijuru hejuru no ku isi hepfo. Noneho nimundahire Uhoraho: ko kuko nabagiriye neza, namwe muzagirire neza inzu ya data. Mumpe ikimenyetso cyo kwiringirwa, mukarinda ubugingo bwa data na mama n'abavandimwe banjye na bashiki banjye n'abo bari ababo bose, kandi mukadukiza urupfu.”

Abo bagabo baramubwira bati: “Amagara yacu azabe mu cyimbo cy'ayawe! Nutamena ibyo turimo gukora, ubwo Data wa twese azaduha iki gihugu, tuzakugirira neza kandi tutaguhemukira.”

Arabamanura akoresheje umugozi anyuza mu idirishya, kuko inzu ye yari ku rukuta rw'umujyi, kandi yari atuye muri urwo rukuta. Arababwira ati: “Nimujye ku misozi, kugira ngo abakurikiranyi batabahura. Mwihishe yo iminsi itatu, kugeza basubiye inyuma, maze mukomeze urugendo rwanyu.”

Abo bagabo baramubwira bati: “Tuzaba turi abere kuri iyi ndahiro watumye turahira, keretse, nitwinjira muri iki gihugu, uzaboha uyu mushumi utukura ku idirishya wadumanuyemo, kandi ugakoranya so na nyoko n'abavandimwe bawe n'inzu yose ya so mu nzu. Umuntu wese uzasohoka mu miryango y'inzu yawe akajya mu muhanda, amaraso ye azaba ari ku mutwe we ubwe, natwe tuzaba turi abere. Ariko nihagira ukora ku muntu uri kumwe nawe mu nzu, amaraso ye azaba ari ku mutwe wacu. Ariko niwamena ibyo turimo gukora, tuzaba twabaye abere kuri iyi ndahiro watumye turahira.”

Arasubiza ati: “Bibe nk'uko muvuze.” Arabasezerera, baragenda, maze aboha umugozi utukura ku idirishya.

Bagana ku misozi, bahamara iminsi itatu kugeza abakurikirana basubiye inyuma. Abo bakurikirana basaka mu nzira yose ntacyo babona. Abo bagabo bombi barahindukira, bamanuka bava ku misozi, barambuka, bagera kwa Yozuwe mwene Nuni, bamutekerereza ibyababayeho byose. Babwira Yozuwe bati: “Ni ukuri Data wa twese yaduhaye igihugu cyose mu maboko yacu; koko abahatuye bose bari gucika intege kubera ubwoba imbere yacu.”