Yooxuuwa
3 Vano Yooxuuwa ni aisarayeli ootheene yaahivenya voosiisu ene, akhumaka oXitimi,+ aphiya omuro Yordani. Awo yaahiviriha ohiyu weiwo ahinatthi olapuwa muro owo.
2 Nuuvira mahiku mararu, makhulupale+ yaahivira-vira mmuttettheni mootheene, 3 ni yaahaaruma atthu wiira: “Moonaka-ru Nivuku na Nivarihano na Yehova Muluku anyu, nikuxiwaka ni anamukuttho alevi,+ nyuwo nave nvenyeke, mutthareke nivuku nlo. 4 Masi, murakamele nivuku nlo etthu yoowiiraka imeeturu 890.* Muhaattamele nnakhala vakhaani. Siiso, munoosuwela ephiro yootthara, okhala wiira khamutonko otthara ephiro ela”.
5 Vano Yooxuuwa aahaaleela atthu wiira: “Mwiireerihe,+ okhala wiira meelo Yehova onoopaka itthu sootikiniha eriyari anyu”.+
6 Vano Yooxuuwa aahaaleela anamukuttho wiira: “Mukuxe Nivuku+ na Nivarihano ni murowe ohoolo wa atthu”. Siiso yaahikuxa Nivuku na Nivarihano khurowa ohoolo wa atthu.
7 Nto Yehova aahimuhimeerya Yooxuuwa wiira: “Okhuma olelo vaava orowa ohoolo, aisarayeli anoopacerya woottittimihani,+ mwaha woowi kinrowa wooniherya wiira kiri ni nyuwo+ ntoko kaari aka ni Moise.+ 8 Mwaarume anamukuttho anikuxa Nivuku na Nivarihano wiira: ‘Mwaphiya mukerekhere mwa muro Yordani, muhaana weemela mmaasini mwa muro Yordani’”.+
9 Yooxuuwa aahaaleela aisarayeli wiira: “Murwaase-va, nwiriyane moolumo a Yehova Muluku anyu”. 10 Yooxuuwa aahihimya-tho wiira: “Mwaha wa etthu ela, munoosuwela wiira Muluku mukumi ori ni nyuwo.+ Nave moohaanyiherya owo onoowoomola ohoolo wanyu akanaani, aheti, ahivi, aperizi, axirigaxi, amori, ni ayebusi.+ 11 Moone! Nivuku na Nivarihano na Pwiya a elapo yootheene, nnoovira ohoolo wanyu, nrowaka omuro Yordani. 12 Vano, mwaathanle alopwana 12 a mahimo a aisarayeli, khula nihimo mulopwana mmosa.+ 13 Okathi anamukuttho anikuxa Nivuku na Yehova, Pwiya a elapo yootheene, anrowa aya onyakela maasi a muro Yordani, maasi a mpantta onikhuma maasi wa muro Yordani animweemela, ekhaleke ntoko exiri”.+
14 Okathi atthu yaakhumme aya opuro waari aya, ahalaka vakhaani olapuwa muro Yordani, anamukuttho yaakuxa Nivuku+ na Nivarihano, yaahirowa ohoolo wa atthu. 15 Okathi anamukuttho yaakuxa Nivuku, yaaphiyale aya omuro Yordani, ni anyakela maasi a muro owo (okhala wiira muro Yordani waanikhalana maasi manceene, ikhopela sootheene sa muro owo+ okathi wa ohepha), 16 maasi yaakhuma mpantta oniphattuwa awe muro, yaaheemela. Maasi awo, yaaheemela ottaiwene ntoko exiri, epooma ya Adamu, waattamela oSartani. Nave, maasi yaakhuruwa erowaka ephareya ya Araba, eyo piiyo, ephareya ya Maakha,* yaahiwelela. Vano maasi awo yaahikawanyeya, nave atthu yaahilapuwa waattamela oYeriko. 17 Okathi anamukuttho yaakuxa Nivuku na Nivarihano na Yehova yeemenle aya vatthayani voowuuma,+ eriyari ya muro Yordani, aisarayeli ootheene yaahilapuwa eviraka etthaya yowuuma,+ mpakha nloko nootheene olapuwa muro Yordani.