Yooxuuwa
9 Mamwene ootheene yaakhala mpantta onikela nsuwa wa muro Yordani,+ yaahiiwa ele yiiraneyale. Nto ale yaakhala muttetthe wa omiyaakoni, oXefela, ni ootheene ale yaattamenle Ephareya Yuulupale,*+ ni ale yaakhala ohoolo wa oLiibano, eyo piiyo, aheti, amori, akanaani, aperizi, ahivi, ni ayebusi,+ 2 yaahiiraana wiira awane ekhotto ni Yooxuuwa ni aisarayeli.+
3 Nave-tho, atthu yaakhala oXibeyoni,+ yaahiiwa ele Yooxuuwa iirinhe awe epooma ya oYeriko+ ni epooma ya Ayi.+ 4 Nto awo, yaahipaka itthu mwa miruku, yaahihela yoolya isaakho sa khalai ni yaahaareya apuuru aya. Yaahikuxa-tho mirupa sa eviinyu soothaala ni soottotthiwa. 5 Nave, yaahiwara isantaalya soolala ni soottotthiwa, ni yaahiwara malaya oowuuluvala. Yaahikuxa-tho iphaawu soowuuma ni soonyakatteya. 6 Siiso, maxibeyoni yaahirowa wa Yooxuuwa ni alopwana aisarayeli omuttettheni wa oXiligali,+ amuleela wiira: “Hiyo ninkhuma elapo ya ottaiwene. Vano mpake ompatthani ni hiyo”. 7 Masi, alopwana aisarayeli yaahaahimeerya ahivi+ awo wiira: “Pooti wiira munikhala vakhiviru ni hiyo. Nto ninrowa owerya sai opaka ompatthani ni nyuwo?”+ 8 Awo yaahimwaakhula Yooxuuwa wiira: “Hiyo na arumeyi anyu”.*
Vano, Yooxuuwa aahaakoha wiira: “Nyuwo mwa pani? Munkhuma vai?” 9 Awo yaahimwaakhula Yooxuuwa ariki: “Arumeyi anyu anikhuma elapo ya ottaiwene,+ mwaha wa nsina na Yehova Muluku anyu. Tthiri nihiiwa ovuwa ni itthu sootheene opanke awe elapo ya wExiitu.+ 10 Nihiiwa-tho itthu sootheene owiirinhe awe mamwene manli a wAmori yaari mpantta mukina* wa muro Yordani, eyo piiyo, mwene Sihoni+ a oHexeboni, ni mwene Oogi+ a oBaxani, yoowo aakhala wAxitarothi. 11 Nto, makhulupale ahu ni atthu ootheene anikhala elapo ahu, aanihimeerya wiira: ‘Mukuxe yoolya ni mweette mukwaha, murowe mwakumane ni atthu awo. Mwaahimeerye wiira: “Hiyo nnookhala arumeyi anyu;+ nto mpake ompatthani ni hiyo”’.+ 12 Iphaawu sahu iya, siira sooxiwe ene niinaano nihiku naavennye ahu owannyihu nirwaaka-va. Masi vano mooneke, sihuuma ni soonyakatteya.+ 13 Mirupa sahu iya sa eviinyu, saari isya okathi naahenle ahu eviinyu, masi vano, soophuleya.+ Nave, malaya ahu ni isantaalya sahu, soothaala, mwaha wa mukwaha woorakama neettale ahu”.
14 Siiso, alopwana aisarayeli yaahikuxa* soolya sikina sa atthu a oXibeyoni, masi, khiyaamukonhe Yehova.+ 15 Siiso, Yooxuuwa aahiiwanana murettele naawo+ ni aahipaka ompatthani wiira khaarowa owiiva. Nave, makhulupale a muloko, yaahaaleiherya etthu emosa-ru.+
16 Yaavirale aya mahiku mararu, nuumala opaka ompatthani ni atthu ale, aisarayeli yaahiiwa wiira atthu ale yaakhala vakhiviru, yaarimwaattamana. 17 Vano, aisarayeli yaaheetta mukwaha wa mahiku mararu wiira aphiye ipooma iyo. Ipooma iyo, saihaniwa Xibeyoni,+ Kefira, Beerothi, ni Kiriyathi-Yarimi.+ 18 Masi, aisarayeli khiyaawiivakanse atthu awo, mwaha woowi makhulupale a muloko, yaahileiherya ohoolo wa Yehova+ Muluku a Isarayeli, wiira khiyaarowa owiiva. Siiso, muloko wootheene waahipacerya waalavula moohiloka makhulupale awo. 19 Vano, makhulupale ootheene yaahihimeerya muloko wootheene wiira: “Okhala wiira naahileiherya ohoolo wa Yehova Muluku a Isarayeli, khanneemiheriwa owiiva. 20 Etthu ninrowa ahu opaka tiila: khaninrowa owiiva, wiira Muluku ohinanariwe ni hiyo, mwaha wa etthu naaleihenrye ahu”.+ 21 Siisaale makhulupale yaaleihenrye aya maxibeyoni, yaahihimya-tho wiira: “Nihiwiive, masi anrowa othayaka ikhuni, ni waarikela maasi aisarayeli ootheene”.
22 Yooxuuwa aahiwiihana, aakoha wiira: “Xeeni muniwonke anyu muhimyaka wiira mwaakhuma elapo yoottaiwene, mukhalaka vakhiviru vahu?+ 23 Okhuma olelo vaava orowa ohoolo, nyuwo mootakhaliwa.+ Mahiku ootheene munrowa okhalaka ipottha, muthayaka ikhuni, ni murikelelaka maasi empa ya Muluku aka”. 24 Atthu awo yaahimwaakhula Yooxuuwa wiira: “Arumeyi anyu ahiira eyo, okhala wiira ahiiwa oratteene ohimmwaka wiira Yehova Muluku anyu, aahimuruma murumeyi awe Moise, wiira oovaheeni elapo ela, ni aamala-malihe ohoolo wanyu, atthu ootheene a elapo ela.+ Nto, naahoova wiivakasiwa mwaha wa nyuwo,+ tivonto nipanke ahu etthu ela.+ 25 Vano, hiyo nri mmatatani mwanyu. Muniiriheke ele enoona anyu okhala yooloka ni ya xariya”. 26 Ela ti etthu Yooxuuwa aapanke awe: aahiwoopola mmatatani mwa aisarayeli, nto aisarayeli awo khiyaawiivale axibeyoni. 27 Masi, okhuma nihiku nenle, Yooxuuwa aahaakhaliha alipa-oothaya ikhuni ni alipa-oorikelela maasi,+ yaaroihelaka aisarayeli ootheene, ni altaari a Yehova, opuro yoowo Muluku aarowa awe othanla.+ Awo, anniira siiso mpakha olelo-va.+