Etopoko lyaJeriko
1 Omiyelo dhaJeriko odha li dha patwa nodha langelwa, opo Aaisraeli ya keelelwe. Kapwa li nando ogumwe ta vulu okuya mo nenge okuza mo. 2 Omuwa okwa ti kuJosua: “Jeriko otandi shi gandja miikaha yoye nomukwaniilwa gwasho naakwiita yasho oofule. 3 Ongoye naakwiita yoye omu na okudhingoloka oshilando esiku kehe momasiku gahamano. (Ongoye naakwiita yoye omu na okudhingoloka oshilando esiku kehe momasiku gahamano.) 4 Aayambi naa kale yaheyali ya tya oombenda ya tetekela oshikethahangano. Mesiku etiheyali ongoye naakwiita yoye otamu dhingoloka oshilando luheyali, manga aayambi taa hiki oombenda. 5 Nena shaa ya hiki omunzinzi omule, nongele mwe shi uvu, nena aantu ayehe naa kugilile, nedhingililokuma lyoshilando otali ka kumuka po. Nena etangakwiita alihe otali ningine moshilando.”
6 Josua okwi ithana aayambi e ta ti kuyo: “Kutheni oshikethahangano, nayaheyali yomune naa tetekele komeho ya tya oombenda.” 7 Nena okwa lombwele aantu ye, ya tameke okudhingoloka oshilando noshikethahangano sha tetekelwa kaalangeli.
8-9 Ngaashi Josua e ya lombwele, aalangeli oya tameke okutetekela aayambi mboka taa hiki oombenda. Konima yawo okwa li aayambi mboka ya humbata oshikethahangano noya landulwa kaatonateli. Ethimbo alihe oombenda odha li tadhi hikwa. 10 Ihe Josua okwa li a lombwele aantu ye, yaaha kugilile noyaa tye sha, sigo te ya lombwele. 11 Osho nduno a lombwele ongundu yaantu ye, ya kuthe po oshikethahangano, ya dhingoloke lumwe oshilando. Opo ihe oya shuna kontanda e taa lala nkoka.
12-13 Josua okwa meneka ongula onene esiku lya landula, aayambi naakwiita oya dhingoloka oshilando melandulathano ndyoka ye shi ningi esiku lya tetekela: aalangeli, taku landula aayambi yaheyali taa hiki oombenda, nena aayambi ya humbata oshikethahangano nohugunina aatonateli. Ethimbo alihe oombenda odha li tadhi hikwa. 14 Esiku ndika etiyali oya dhingoloka oshilando ishewe lumwe e taa shuna kontanda. Shika oye shi ningi omasiku gahamano.
15 Mesiku etiheyali oya meneka petendo lyeluwa noya dhingoloka oshilando pamukalo ngoka luheyali — esiku ndika olyo alike ya dhingoloka oshilando luheyali. 16 Moshikando oshitiheyali manga aayambi ya hala okuhika oombenda, Josua okwa lombwele aantu ye, ya kugilile, e ta ti: “Omuwa okwe mu pe oshilando shika! 17 Oshilando naashihe shoka shi li mo, nayi yonagulwe po, yi ninge omayambo gOmuwa. Shila ohonda Rahab noyaandjawo oyo ayeke taa hupu, oshoka okwa holeke oondaadhi dhetu. 18 Inamu ikuthila nando osha shoka shi na okuhanagulwa po. Ngele tamu shi ningi, otamu kongo oshipwe e tamu etitha ehanagulo montanda yaIsrael. 19 Oshisiliveli, oshingoli niinima ayihe yoshikushu noyosheela nayi yoololelwe Omuwa. Oyi na okutulwa meliko lyOmuwa.”
20 Aayambi oya hiki oombenda. Aantu sho ye dhi uvu, oya kugilile, nedhingililokuma olya kumuka po. Nena aakwiita oya matukile oshilando noye shi kwata po. 21 Oya dhipaga negongamwele kehe gumwe moshilando, aalumentu naakiintu, aagundjuka naakuluntu. Oya dhipaga wo iimuna, oonzi nuusino.
22 Josua okwa lombwele aalumentu mboka yaali ya ndaadhele oshilando: “Indeni megumbo lyohonda, mu yi ete naangandjawo ngashingeyi, ngaashi mwe yi uvanekelele.” 23 Oya yi noye eta Rahab, he, yina, aamwayina naanegumbo ye ayehe. Oye ya eta naapika yawo noye ya tula megameno popepi nontanda yaIsrael. 24 Oshilando oye shi tomeke omulilo noye shi lungunitha po ashihe niinima ayihe pamwe nasho, kakele kiinima ya ningwa moshingoli, oshisiliveli, oshikushu nosheela, mbyoka ya tulwa meliko lyOmuwa.
25 Ihe Josua okwa hupitha ohonda Rahab naanegumbo ye, oshoka okwa li a holeke oondaadhi ndhoka mbali a tumine kuJeriko. (Ombuto ye oyi li muIsrael Sigo onena.)
26 Esiku ndyoka Josua okwa tumbula eganolondodho ta ti: “Shaa ngoka ta kambadhala okutungulula Jeriko, na thingwe kOmuwa.
Ngoka ta fulu omukanka gwasho,
ota kanitha omwanamati osheeli;
Ngoka ta kula omiyelo dhasho,
ota kanitha omwanamati onkelo.”
27 Omuwa okwa li pamwe naJosua, nepopiwo lye olya taandele nevi alihe.
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