Yooxuuwa
5 Mamwene ootheene a wAmori,+ yaawo yaakhala mpantta onikela nsuwa wa muro Yordani, ni mamwene ootheene a oKanaani+ yaawo yaattamenle ephareya, yaahiiwa wiira Yehova aahuumiha maasi a muro Yordani ohoolo wa aisarayeli, mpakha hiyo olapuwa. Nuumala wiiwa eyo, mamwene ale yaahithukumela vanceene,+ ni khuuvo aawenrye olipa murima mwaha wa aisarayeli.+
2 Okathi ole Yehova aahimuhimeerya Yooxuuwa wiira: “Mpake miyaalo sa maluku, nwinnuwihe+ ekwaha ya nenli alopwana aisarayeli”. 3 Siiso Yooxuuwa aahipaka miyaalo sa maluku, owinnuwiha alopwana aisarayeli oXibeyati-Haraloti.*+ 4 Etthu yaamwiirinhe Yooxuuwa owinnuwiha alopwana aisarayeli tiila: Alopwana ootheene yaakhumme wExiitu, yaale yaarina iyaakha soorowa okhottoni, yaahikhwa moothakoni okathi yeetta aya mukwaha akhumaka wExiitu.+ 5 Alopwana ootheene yaakhumme wExiitu yaahinnuwihiwa, masi ootheene yaale yaayariwe moothakoni okathi yeetta aya mukwaha akhumaka wExiitu, khiyannuwihiwe. 6 Aisarayeli yaaheetta moothakoni iyaakha 40,+ mpakha nloko nootheene okhwa, eyo piiyo, alopwana yaarina iyaakha soorowa okhottoni yaakhumme wExiitu, yahaamwiiwelenle Yehova.+ Alopwana awo, Yehova aahaalaphela wiira khiyaarowa okela elapo+ yeeyo Yehova aaleihenrye awe amuhavinre aya, wiira aamunivaha,+ elapo yoowaatta eleeti ni oravo.+ 7 Nto owo aahaarantteliha awo ni anaaya.+ Ti yaawo Yooxuuwa aawinnuwinhe awe. Awo yaari oohinnuwihiwa okhala wiira okathi yeetta aya mukwaha, khiyannuwihiwe.
8 Nuumala alopwana ootheene a nloko nne winnuwihiwa, awo khiyaakhumme opuro waari aya mmuttettheni, mpakha openuwa.
9 Vano Yehova aahimuleela Yooxuuwa wiira: “Olelo kihookumihani etthu yoowuuliha muru, yaawiirihani oveehiwa ni atthu a wExiitu”. Siiso, opuro owo onniihaniwa Xiligali*+ mpakha olelo-va.
10 Aisarayeli khiyaakhumme mmuttettheni mwa oXiligali. Nihiku 14 na mweeri yoowo,+ vahalaka wiila, yaahimwiira paasikha moothakoni mwa oYeriko. 11 Mmeeloni mwaya nuumala paasikha, nihiku nenle yaahipacerya olya itthu sa elapo ele, eyo piiyo, iphaawu soohiheliwa eferemento+ ni ipyo soowaarikiwa. 12 Okhuma nihiku naapacenrye aya olya itthu sa elapo ele, emana khiyaamonre-tho. Aisarayeli khiyaalyiiye-tho emana.+ Eyaakha eyo yaahipacerya olya itthu sa elapo ya oKanaani.+
13 Okathi Yooxuuwa aattamenle awe oYeriko, aahimoona mulopwana+ eemenle ene ohoolo wawe, okunxe ene espaata* mmatatani mwawe.+ Yooxuuwa aahimwaattamela khumukoha wiira: “Nyuwo muri mpantta ahu aahiiso muri mpantta wa awanani ahu?” 14 Owo aahimwaakhula wiira: “Nnaari, kiruuye ntoko mukhulupale a anakhotto a Yehova”.+ Siiso, Yooxuuwa aahikokhora, uurama mpakha vathi, onamukoha oriki: “Exeeni pwiya aka oniphavela awe omuhimeerya murumeyi awe?” 15 Mukhulupale a anakhotto a Yehova aahimwaakhula Yooxuuwa wiira: “Murule isantaalya sanyu, okhala wiira opuro ori anyu ti woowaarya”. Niinaano-ru, Yooxuuwa aahiira siiso.+