Yooxuuwa
7 Masi, aisarayeli khiyaapanke ntoko Muluku saarumme awe, mwaha wa itthu saahimmwale wiira saahaana opwetexiwa, okhala wiira Akaani,+ mwaana a Karmi, mwaana a Zabidi, mwaana a Zerahi, a nihimo na Yuda, aahikuxa itthu saahimmwale wiira saahaana opwetexiwa.+ Nto Yehova aahaaviruwela aisarayeli.+
2 Ari ene oYeriko, Yooxuuwa aahaaruma alopwana akina wiira yahottele muttetthe wa Ayi.+ Muttetthe owo waattamenle oBethi-Aveni ni mpantta onikhuma nsuwa wa oBeteli.+ Yooxuuwa aahaaleela alopwana awo wiira: “Murowe, mwahottele muttetthe owo”. Siiso, alopwana awo yaahirowa, ahottela muttetthe wa Ayi. 3 Nuumala ohokolowela wa Yooxuuwa, alopwana ale yaahimuleela wiira: “Khivanreerela orowa atthu ootheene. Alopwana oowiiraka 2.000 wala 3.000, anoophiyerya wiira yaxintte muttetthe wa Ayi. Muhaakhulumule atthu ootheene mwaarumaka orowa, okhala wiira atthu a muttetthe ole ari vakhaani”.
4 Nto alopwana oowiiraka 3.000, yaahirowa muttetthe ole, masi awo yaahaatthyawa alopwana a muttetthe wa Ayi.+ 5 Alopwana a muttetthe wa Ayi, yaahiwiiva alopwana 36 aisarayeli, nave yaahiwoomola aisarayeli okhuma ota wa epooma mpakha oXebarimi, awiivaka mpakha oneri. Nto aisarayeli ale, khiyaawenrye olipa murima.*
6 Siiso, Yooxuuwa ni makhulupale makina aisarayeli, yaahikhera malaya aya, akokhora, yuurama mpakha vathi ohoolo wa nivuku na nivarihano na Yehova mpakha makaaripi. Nave awo yaanihela ntthupi mmuru. 7 Yooxuuwa aahihimya wiira: “Nyuwo Pwiya Muulupalexa Yehova, xeeni muhalaka waalapuxa atthu ala muro Yordani? Niireke mwaaphavela waavahererya wiira apwetexiwe ni atthu a wAmori? Naamuxukhurela naahanle mpantta mukina* wa muro Yordani! 8 Khoo Yehova, mukilevelele, kinrowa ohimya exeeni vano aisarayeli yaatthyanwe aya awanani aya? 9 Okathi atthu a oKanaani ni atthu ootheene anikhala elapo ela anrowa aya wiiwa eyo, awo anoonirukurerya ni anoomala-maliha nsina nahu mulaponi. Nto exeeni munrowa anyu opaka mwaha wa nsina nanyu nuulupalexa?”+
10 Yehova aahimwaakhula Yooxuuwa wiira: “Mweemele! Xeeni muuramenle anyu vathi? 11 Aisarayeli aattheka. Awo aahonona nivarihano naka+ kaarumme aka weettela. Aakuxa itthu sikina saahimmwale wiira saahaana opwetexiwa.+ Ahiiya,+ atakaaherya voohisuweliwa ni mireerelo saya.+ 12 Tivo, aisarayeli khanrowa waawerya awanani aya. Awo anoorukunuwa ni animwaatthyawa awanani aya mwaha woowi ahiilamula opwetexiwa. Nkinrowa okhala ni nyuwo vahikhanle wiira siroohononiwa eriyari anyu, itthu saahimmwale wiira saahaana opwetexiwa.+ 13 Nvenye, mwaareerihe atthu!+ Mwaaleele wiira: ‘Mwiireerihe para meelo, okhala wiira Yehova Muluku a Isarayeli onihimya so: “Nyuwo aisarayeli, etthu ehimmwale wiira ehaana opwetexiwa eri eriyari anyu. Nyuwo khamunrowa waawerya awanani anyu, vahikhanle wiira murookumiha eriyari anyu, etthu ehimmwale wiira ehaana opwetexiwa. 14 Meelo voosiisu, muhaana othukumana opuro omosa mahimo ootheene: nihimo ti nihimo, nihimo nenle Yehova onrowa awe othanla,+ nihaana orowa ohoolo emusi ti emusi; emusi yeele Yehova onrowa awe othanla ehaana orowa ohoolo etthoko ti etthoko; etthoko yeele Yehova onrowa othanla ehaana orowa ohoolo mulopwana ti mulopwana. 15 Mulopwana yoole onrowa ophwanyaniwa etthu ehimmwale wiira ehaana opwetexiwa, onoopahiwa ni mooro,+ ni itthu sawe sootheene, mwaha woowi oohonona nivarihano+ na Yehova, ni oopaka etthu yoowuuliha muru wIsarayeli”’”.
16 Mmeeloni mwaya, Yooxuuwa aahivenya voosiisu ene, ni aahiwiiriha aisarayeli orowa ohoolo, nihimo ti nihimo, nto Muluku aahithanla nihimo na Yuda. 17 Yooxuuwa aahiiriha imusi sa Yuda orowa ohoolo, nto Muluku aahithanla emusi ya Zerahi.+ Nuumala-vo, aahiiriha emusi ya Zerahi orowa ohoolo, mulopwana ti mulopwana, nto Muluku aahithanla etthoko ya Zabidi. 18 Moottharelana, Yooxuuwa aahiiriha etthoko ya Zabidi orowa ohoolo, mulopwana ti mulopwana, nto Muluku aahimuthanla Akaani mwaana a Karmi, mwaana a Zabidi, mwaana a Zerahi, a nihimo na Yuda.+ 19 Vano Yooxuuwa aahimuleela Akaani wiira: “Xontte, mwanaka, mmuttittimihe Yehova Muluku a Isarayeli ni mmuleele etthu epanke anyu. Xontte, mukileele ele epanke anyu. Muhikikhuwe etthu”.
20 Akaani aahimwaakhula Yooxuuwa wiira: “Veekeekhai, ti miyo kimutthekenle Yehova Muluku a Isarayeli, etthu kiirale aka tiila: 21 Okathi kaawenhe aka itthu iye, kaahoona nlaya nooreerexa na mukhulupale a oXineyari+ ni ixeekele* 200 sa eparatha ni eweero yaalemela ixeekele 50, itthu iyo saahikisivela, kikuxa. Itthu iyo kivinthe mutentani* mwaka, musurukhu kiroothipela”.
22 Niinaano-ru, Yooxuuwa aahaaruma atthu orowela itthu iyo, nto awo yaahirowa otentani, atthimakaka. Mutentani mwawe Akaani taavinthe awe nlaya, nave musurukhu aapwenhe vathi va nlaya nlo. 23 Nto awo yaahikumiha itthu iyo mutentani, ni yaahiroiha wa Yooxuuwa ni wa aisarayeli ootheene. Nave yaahipweha ohoolo wa Yehova. 24 Yooxuuwa ni aisarayeli ootheene aarina awe, yaahimukuxa Akaani+ mwaana a Zerahi, vamosa ni eparatha, ni nlaya nooreerexa, ni epaara ya eweero,+ hoothe ni anaawe axilopwana, anaawe axithiyana, ipooyi sawe, apuuru awe, ipwittipwitthi sawe, ipuri sawe, etenta awe, ni itthu sootheene aarina awe. Nuumala-vo, yaahimuroiha oxepani wa wAkori.+ 25 Yooxuuwa aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Xeeni munikumihenrye anyu ehasara?*+ Yehova onimookumiheryani ehasara olelo”. Nto aisarayeli ootheene yaahinvonyakasa maluku Akaani+ ni emusi awe, nuumala-vo yaahaapaha ni mooro.+ Ti siiso yaiviwe aya ni maluku. 26 Vamirutthuni vaya, yaahuukela maluku manceene yaawo anikhala mpakha olelo-va. Siiso, onanariwa wa Yehova waahivukuwa.+ Ti maana aya opuro ole oniihaniwa aya nxepa na wAkori* mpakha olelo-va.