Yooxuuwa
6 Vano, epooma ya oYeriko yaahiwaliwa oratteene mwaha wa aisarayeli. Khuuvo mutthu aakhuma, nave khuuvo mutthu aakela.+
2 Yehova aahimuhimeerya Yooxuuwa wiira: “Miyo kihoovahereryani epooma ya oYeriko, ni mwene aya, ni anakhotto aya oowerya mmatatani mwanyu.+ 3 Nyuwo anakhotto ootheene, muhaana orukurerya epooma eyo, khula nihiku ekwaha emosa. Muhaana opaka eyo mahiku 6. 4 Mwaathanle anamukuttho 7, yaawo anrowa okuxa malope a manyaka 7 a epwittipwitthi, anrowa okhala ohoolo wa Nivuku na Nivarihano. Masi, nihiku na neethanu nenli, murukureryase epooma eyo ikwaha 7, nave anamukuttho ahaana woopa malope.+ 5 Okathi onrowa aya woopiwa malope awo, atthu yiiwaka-ru, ahaana okhuwela vanceene ntoko anakhotto. Siiso, ixiri sa epooma sinrowa omora,+ nave atthu ahaana otthimakela epooma eyo”.
6 Nto Yooxuuwa mwaana a Nuuni, aahiwiihana anamukuttho aaleela wiira: “Mukuxe Nivuku na Nivarihano, nave anamukuttho 7, ahaana okuxa malope a manyaka a ipwittipwitthi, ni orowa ohoolo wa Nivuku na Yehova”.+ 7 Vano Yooxuuwa aahaaleela atthu wiira: “Murowe, mwarukurerye epooma, nave atoropa akunxe ikaruma sa ekhotto,+ arowe ohoolo wa nivuku na Yehova”. 8 Atthu yaahiira ntoko saarummwale aya ni Yooxuuwa. Anamukuttho 7, yaawo yaari ohoolo wa Yehova, ekunxe ene malope a manyaka a epwittipwitthi, yaaneetta yoopaka malope awo. Nave, Nivuku na Nivarihano na Yehova naanaatthara. 9 Atoropa yaakunxe ikaruma sa ekhotto, yaaneetta ohoolo wa anamukuttho yoopa malope, nave atoropa yaari ottuli, yaanitthara Nivuku na Nivarihano, okathi voopiwa aya malope voohihiyererya.
10 Yooxuuwa aahaaruma atthu wiira: “Muhikhuwele. Mmaale paahi. Muhilavule etthu mpakha nihiku ninrowa aka woohimeeryani wiira: ‘Mukhuwele!’ Nto nihiku nenlo mukhuweleke”. 11 Owo aahiruma orukurerihiwa nivuku na Yehova epooma yootheene, ekwaha emosa. Nuumala-vo, atthu awo yaahitthikela omuttettheni, aviriha ohiyu weiwo.
12 Mmeeloni mwaya voosiisu, Yooxuuwa ni anamukuttho, yaahikuxa Nivuku+ na Nivarihano na Yehova. 13 Nto anamukuttho 7 yaakunxe malope 7 a manyaka a epwittipwitthi, yaaneetta ohoolo wa nivuku na Yehova, erumihaka malope aya voohihiyererya. Atoropa yaakunxe ikaruma sa ekhotto, yaanirowa ohoolo wa anamukuttho, nave atoropa akina yaari ottuli yaanitthara nivuku na Yehova, okathi voopiwa aya malope awo voohihiyererya. 14 Awo yaahirukurerya epooma eyo ekwaha emosa, nihiku na nenli, nuumala-vo yaahitthikela mmuttettheni. Yaahiira siiso mahiku 6.+
15 Nihiku na neethanu nenli, yaahivenya oxaka, voosiisu ene yaahirukurerya epooma yootheene ikwaha 7. Nihiku nenno paahi, ti yaarukurenrye aya epooma eyo, ikwaha 7.+ 16 Vano nuumala orukurerya ekwaha ya neethanu nenli, anamukuttho yaahoopa malope, nto Yooxuuwa aahaaleela atthu wiira: “Mukhuwele,+ okhala wiira Yehova ohoovahani epooma ela! 17 Epooma eyo ni itthu sootheene siri mpooma-mmo, sihaana opwetexiwa voomalela,+ itthu iyo sootheene ti sa Yehova. Rahabi+ namararuwa ni atthu ootheene ari mpaani mwawe paahi muhiwiive, okhala wiira aahiwiipithiha alopwana ale naarumme ahu.+ 18 Masi, muhivare itthu iyo sinrowa opwetexiwa,+ okhala wiira opaka eyo pooti owiirihani ophavela ni okuxa itthu iyo.+ Opaka eyo wanwiiriha aisarayeli ootheene opwetexiwa ni waakumiherya ehasara.*+ 19 Masi eparatha yootheene, ni eweero, ni itthu sootheene sa ekoopiri, ni sa iyuuma, ti soowaarya ni ti saawawe Yehova.+ Itthu iyo sihaana oroihiwa empa enisukiwa muhakhu wa Yehova”.+
20 Okathi yoopiwe aya malope, atthu yaahikhuwela.+ Nuumala atthu wiiwa oruma wa malope ni okhuwela ntoko anakhotto, ixiri sa epooma saahimora.+ Vano atthu ootheene yaahitthimakela mpooma, akuxa epooma eyo. 21 Awo yaahiwiivakasa ni espaata* atthu ootheene a epooma ele: alopwana ni athiyana, amiravo ni atthu oowuuluvala, ipooyi, ipwittipwitthi, ni apuuru.+
22 Yooxuuwa aahaahimeerya alopwana ale anli yaahottenle elapo ele oriki: “Murowe owannyawe muthiyana ole namararuwa, mwamukumiherye ota ni amusi awe ootheene, ntoko mwaamuleihenrye anyu”.+ 23 Siiso, alopwana ale yaahirowa owannyawe Rahabi, amukumiherya ota vamosa ni paapa awe, maama awe, axinnawe, ni atthu ootheene aarina awe. Alopwana awo, yaahaakumiherya ota amusi ootheene a muthiyana ole,+ yaapweha opuro woovareleleya, ota wa muttetthe wa aisarayeli.
24 Moottharelana, yaahipaha epooma ni itthu sootheene saari mpooma-mmo. Masi eparatha, eweero, ni itthu sa ekoopiri ni sa eyuuma, yaahiroiha empa enisukiwa muhakhu wa Yehova.+ 25 Rahabi namararuwa, ni atthu a etthoko ya paapa awe, ni atthu ootheene aarina awe, khiyaiviwe ni Yooxuuwa.+ Muthiyana owo onnikhala ni aisarayeli mpakha olelo-va,+ mwaha woowi aahiwiipithiha anamahottela yaarummwale ni Yooxuuwa ohottela oYeriko.+
26 Okathi owo, Yooxuuwa aahilapha* oriki: “Otakhaliwe ohoolo wa Yehova, mutthu yoole onrowa otthikela oteka epooma ya oYeriko. Okathi onrowa awe waapaceriha alisenso, onookhweliwa mwanawe oopacerya oyariwa, nave okathi onrowa awe ohela mikhora, onookhweliwa mwanawe ookiserya oyariwa”.+
27 Siiso, Yehova aari ni Yooxuuwa, nto ovuwa wa Yooxuuwa*+ waahisuweliwa elapo yootheene.+