Yooxuuwa
2 Ari ene oXitimi, Yooxuuwa mwaana a Nuuni aahaaruma ni mwiitiho alopwana anli+ wiira yawehawehe elapo. Owo aahaaleela wiira: “Murowe mwawehawehe elapo otepexa wene muttetthe wa oYeriko”. Awo yaahirowa elapo eyo, khuphiya owannyawe muthiyana mmosa namararuwa, aihaniwa Rahabi.+ Alukama weiwo. 2 Mwene a oYeriko aahileeliwa wiira: “Alopwana aisarayeli ahoorwa ohiyu wiira ahottele elapo ela”. 3 Tivo mwene a oYeriko aahiruma oleeliwa Rahabi wiira: “Mwaakumiherye ota alopwana ari mpaani mwanyu, okhala wiira aarwenle ohottela elapo ela yootheene”.
4 Masi muthiyana owo aahaakuxa alopwana ale anli owiipithiha. Nuumala-vo, aahihimya wiira: “Ekeekhai wiira alopwana awo yaahirwa owannyaka, masi nkaasuwela opuro yaakhuma aya. 5 Vahalaka wiila, okathi mukhora wa epooma waahala aya vakhaani owaliwa, alopwana awo yaahirowa. Nkisuwenle opuro oronwe aya, masi akhala wiira munimwaatthimakela, munimwaaphwanya”. 6 (Masi, owo aahaakuxa alopwana awo owiipithiha vasulu va empa awe* aakhuneela ni malaxi). 7 Siiso, alopwana ale a mwene yaahaatthimakela alopwana ale anli attharaka ephiro yaarowa oYordani mpakha nipuro noolapuwa.+ Alopwana awo a mwene, akhumaka-ru, mukhora wa epooma waahiwaliwa.
8 Ahinatthi orupa alopwana ale, muthiyana owo aahirowa opuro waari aya. 9 Muthiyana owo aahaahimeerya alopwana ale wiira: “Koosuwela wiira Yehova onimoovahani elapo ela+ ni ootheene ahu ninniwoovani.+ Atthu ootheene a elapo ela annithukumela mwaha wa nyuwo.+ 10 Tthiri, nihiiwa moota Yehova uuminhe awe maasi a ephareya Yooxeerya ohoolo wanyu, okathi mwaakhumme anyu wExiitu.+ Nave nihiiwa etthu mwaawiirinhe anyu mamwene manli a wAmori, Sihoni+ ni Oogi,+ yaawo mwaapwetenxe anyu mpantta mukina* wa muro Yordani. 11 Nuumala wiiwa eyo, naahoova vanceene nave khuuvo aawenrye olipa murima mwaha wa nyuwo, okhala wiira Yehova Muluku anyu tokhanle Muluku wiirimu ni elapo ya vathi.+ 12 Xontte, vano, mukilaphele ni nsina na Yehova, wiira mwaha wa wooreerelani murima, ni nyuwo munimwaareerela murima atthu a etthoko ya tiithi aka. Nave mukivahe esinaale enooniherya wiira munimwiira ele enihimya anyu. 13 Muhiwiive apaapa ni amaama, ni axinnaka ni axirokoraka, ni atthu aya ootheene. Nave munoopole wiira nihikhwe”.+
14 Nto alopwana ale yaahimuhimeerya Rahabi wiira: “Nnoovaha okumi ahu mwaha wa nyuwo! Mwaahaaleele atthu akina ele yaarwenle ahu, nnimooreerelani murima ni nnimwiira ele ehimmye ahu, okathi Yehova onrowa awe onivaha elapo ela”. 15 Nto muthiyana ole, aahaakuruxa ni mukhoyi alopwana ale aavirihaka vaxanelani, okhala wiira empa awe yaakhala mpantta mmosa wa exiri ya epooma. Tthiri, empa awe yaakhala vasulu va ixiri sa epooma.+ 16 Nto muthiyana owo aahaahimeerya alopwana ale wiira: “Mutthyawele muttetthe wa omiyaakoni ni mwaipithe weiwo mahiku mararu, wiira ale anoolupatthani ahoophwanyeni. Nuumala-vo, alopwana awo anoolupatthani yatthika, muroweke owannyu”.
17 Alopwana ale yaahimuleela wiira: “Hiyo khaninrowa okhalana nthowa etthu ela muniirinhe anyu olapha,+ 18 vakhala wiira, okathi ninrwa ahu elapo ela, nyuwo khamunrowa otthukwelela mukhoyi ola wooxeerya vaxanelani-va munikurunxe anyu. Muhaana waathukumanya mpaani-mu apapinyu, amaminyu, ni axinninyu, ni atthu ootheene a etthoko ya apapinyu.+ 19 Vano akhala mutthu onrowa okhumela ota, akhwa vale owo torina mulattu,* hiyo khanrina mulattu. Masi akhala wiira ehasara eyo enoomukhumelela mutthu ori ene mpaani-mu akhwa vale hiyo nirina mulattu. 20 Masi mwamuleela mutthu ele yaarwenle ahu,+ hiyo khanrina mulattu mwaha wa ele eniirinhe anyu olapha”. 21 Owo aahaakhula wiira: “Yiiraneye ntoko mulavunle anyu”.
Siiso aahaahiya arowaka, nto awo yaahirowa. Nuumala-vo, owo aahitthukwelela mukhoyi owo wooxeerya vaxanelani. 22 Vano alopwana ale yaahirowa muttetthe wa omiyaakoni, khukhala weiwo mahiku mararu, mpakha alopwana ale yaalupattha otthika. Alopwana ale a mwene yaahiwaavya iphiro sootheene masi khiyaaphwannye. 23 Alopwana ale anli yaahikhuruwa muttetthe wa omiyaakoni, khulapuwa muro, atthikela wa Yooxuuwa, mwaana a Nuuni. Awo yaahimuleela itthu sootheene saawiiranenle. 24 Vano alopwana ale yaahimuhimeerya Yooxuuwa wiira: “Yehova oonivaha elapo ele yootheene.+ Tthiri atthu ootheene a elapo ele annithukumela mwaha wa hiyo”.+