1 Yoshwa anakuumania abandu boꞌmulala gwa Rubeni, noꞌgwa Gaadi, neꞌkimaanye kyoꞌgwa Manaasi, 2 anababwira kwokuno: «Musa âli umukozi wa Nahano. Na ngiisi byo akamùbwira, mwâli kizi bisimbaha. Kiri na naani, ngiisi byo nꞌgamùbwira, mwâli kizi biyuvwa. 3 Kyanatuma mugaahisa ikyanya kingi mugweti mugatabaala abiinyu Bahisiraheeri, iri munasimbaha Nahano, Rurema winyu halinde zeene.

4 «Buno, keera Nahano akaheereza beene winyu umutuula, nga kwo âli mali gwanwa abalagaania. Ku yukwo, mwangakoli galukira imwinyu, mu kihugo íkiri i kajabo koꞌlwiji Yorodaani. Yikyo kihugo, Musa keera akamùgabira kyo, anâli mukozi wa Rurema.

5 «Uyo Musa, ye kamùsikiiriza imaaja za Rurema. Kwokwo, mukizi zisimbaha. Mukizi kunda Rurema Nahamwinyu, iri munagira ngiisi kwo aloziizi. Mukizi simbaha imaaja za Rurema, iri munamúkulikira. Yukwo kumúkolera, kukizi ba ku mitima yinyu yoshi, na ku nzaliro ziinyu zooshi.»

6 Iri Yoshwa akayusa ukubwira Abahisiraheeri kwokwo, anabagashaanira, anabahanguula kwo bataahage. 7 Ikimaanye kiguma kyoꞌmulala gwa Manaasi, Musa âli mali baheereza ubwabo buhyane i Bashaani. Neꞌkindi, Yoshwa ye kabaheereza uluhande lweꞌmuga lwoꞌlwiji Yorodaani.

Kwokwo, Yoshwa anabagashaanira, ti: 8 «Mugalukirage imwinyu. Mukola neꞌbindu biinyu bya namwingye, noꞌlukuuli lweꞌbitugwa biinyu, neꞌharija, neꞌnooro, neꞌmiringa, neꞌbyuma, neꞌndugiire zeꞌbyambalwa. Iyo minyago yoshi, mugendi gigabaana na beene winyu.»

9 Umulala gwa Rubeni, noꞌgwa Gaadi, neꞌkimaanye kyoꞌgwa Manaasi, banasiga abaabo Bahisiraheeri yaho i Shiilo, mu kihugo kyeꞌKaanani. Banagalukira Giryadi, mu buhyane bwo Musa akabaheereza ukukulikirana na kwo Nahano akakyula.

10 Neꞌri bakaba bakiri i Gerilooti, ku lwiji Yorodaani, bátazi yingira mu Kaanani, banayami yubaka haꞌkatanda kahamu koꞌkusiriigiza kwaꞌmatuulo, hoofi noꞌlwiji.

11 Beene wabo Abahisiraheeri, mbu bayuvwe kwo keera abaabo bayubaka haꞌkatanda kahamu, ehee! 12 Banayami kuumana i Shiilo, gira bagendi balwisa.

13 Lyeryo, Abahisiraheeri banalungika Finehaasi, kwo agende i Giryadi, gira aganuuze abandu boꞌmulala gwa Rubeni, noꞌgwa Gaadi, neꞌkimaanye kyoꞌgwa Manaasi. (Finehaasi, âli riiri mugala woꞌmugingi Heryazaari.) 14 Finehaasi anaherekezibwa naꞌbatungwa ikumi. Yabo batungwa, ngiisi muguma wabo ye wâli yimangiiri umulala gwage.

15 Kwokwo, banagenda i Giryadi, imunda yabo beene Rubeni, na beene Gaadi, neꞌkimaanye kya beene Manaasi. Iri bakahikaga yo, banababuuza kwiꞌziina lyaꞌBahisiraheeri booshi kwokuno: 16 «Kituma kiki mwagira ubuhube mwene yubu imbere lya Rurema waꞌBahisiraheeri? Si mwagenderera ukumúgayiriza! Mumenye kwo mu kuyiyubakira akiinyu-kiinyu katanda, lyo mwagenderera ukukeneka Nahano. 17 Ubwa mbere, si tukahubira Rurema i Pehoori! Halinde na buno, tutazindi yiyeruusa. Kyo kitumiri Nahano aki genderiiri ukutuyogogoza ku malibu mwene yaga. 18 Na buno, muki genderiiri ukumúkeneka.

«Aaho! Iri mwangamújandirira zeene, mumenye kwo kusheezi uburaakari bwage bugaatugwa kwo tweshi. 19 Ku yukwo, mutakolwe kwo mwayiyubakira akiinyu-kiinyu katanda. Si akatanda ka Rurema Nahamwinyu, kali ho! Mu kuyubaka akandi, mugaaba mwakeneka Nahano. Ee maashi! Iri mwangabona kweꞌkihugo kyo mwahyana kiyulubiiri, muyije mu kihugo kya Nahano, munatoole ahandu ho mugatuula mu kati kiitu. Mukuba, mu kihugo kiitu, mwo muli iheema lyage. 20 Aaho! Ikyanya Hakani mugala Zeera akahuba mu kuhuma ku bindu bitaluule imwa Rurema, si Abahisiraheeri booshi bo bakarakarirwa! Si ikyanya akafwagaga, atakafwa yenyene!»

21 Yabo bandu boꞌmulala gwa Rubeni, noꞌgwa Gaadi, neꞌkimaanye kyoꞌgwa Manaasi, banashuvya yabo batungwa beꞌyo gindi milala kwokuno: 22 «Nahano, ye Rurema úli hiꞌgulu lya íbiri mu yikumbwa byoshi. Anali ye yiji íbyatuma twagira kwoku. Kiri naꞌBahisiraheeri, nabo bagabimenya. Iri twangaba twakeneka Nahano mu buhuni, mwangatuminika zeene. 23 Yako katanda, iri twangaba twakayubaka mbu lyo tujandirira Nahano, tunakizi katangira kwaꞌmatuulo goꞌkusiriiza lwoshi, na goꞌmushyano, kandi iri goꞌkuyerekana ingoome, e maashi, Nahano atuyihoole!

24 «Si kutali kwokwo! Yaka katanda, tukakayubaka, mu kuyikeeka kwaꞌbaana biinyu bangakengeera bakizi bwira abeꞌmwitu, ti: “Ngoome nyiki yo muhiiti na Nahano Rurema waꞌBahisiraheeri? 25 Aaho! Ka mutabwini kwo Nahano akabiika ulwiji Yorodaani ha kati kiitu na niinyu? Ku yukwo, mwe beene Rubeni, na mwe beene Gaadi, ndaagwo gwinyu mutuli gwo muhiiti imwa Nahano.” Kwokwo, hali ikyanya abaana biinyu bangatuma abeꞌmwitu bagaleka ukukizi simbaha Nahano.

26 «Kyo kitumiri yaka katanda, twabona kwo buli bwija tukayubake. Si kutali mbu lyo tukizi tangira kwaꞌmatuulo goꞌkusiriiza lwoshi, kandi iri agandi-gandi matuulo. 27 Si twakayubaka naaho, gira bube bumasi ha kati kiitu tweshi, na ha kati keꞌbibusi biitu íbigaki butwa, kwo nyiitu tuhangwirwi ukukolera Nahano ahandu haage heeru, mu kumútangira agiitu amatuulo goꞌkusiriiza lwoshi, na goꞌkuyerekana ingoome, naꞌgandi-gandi matuulo. Kwokwo, lyaꞌbaana biinyu batayiji kengeera bakizi bwira abeꞌmwitu, ti: “Ndaagwo mutuli gwo muhiiti imwa Nahano.”

28 «Twanashubi yisaliza, ti: “Mu siku ízigayija, iri bangakengeera batubuuza kwokwo, kandi iri babuuze abaana biitu, tunabashuvye, ti: Mulolage umugani gwaꞌkatanda ka Nahano, ko bashokuluza biitu bakayubaka. Batakakayubaka, mbu lyo bakizi tangira kwaꞌmatuulo goꞌkusiriiza lwoshi, kandi iri agandi-gandi matuulo. Si bakakayubaka naaho, gira bube bumasi ha kati kiitu tweshi.”

29 «Ha kati kiitu, ndaaye úwangakeneka Nahano, kandi iri ahaasa-haasa mu kuyubaka akatanda koꞌkutangira kwaꞌmatuulo goꞌkusiriiza lwoshi, kandi iri goꞌmushyano, kandi iri agandi-gandi matuulo. Si tuloziizi ukutangira ituulo ku kaakalya katanda ka Rurema Nahamwitu, ákali ha nyumba yage.»

30 Umugingi Finehaasi, kuguma na balya batungwa beꞌmilala yaꞌBahisiraheeri, iri bakayuvwa ngiisi kwo badeta, banayami shambaala. 31 Finehaasi mugala umugingi Heryazaari, anababwira kwokuno: «Zeene, bwo mutakaki keneka Nahano, lyo tuki menyaga kwo ali mu kati kiinyu. Kwokwo, lyo mwakiza Abahisiraheeri. Nahano, atagaki bahana.»

32 Ha nyuma, umugingi Finehaasi, kuguma naꞌbaabo batungwa, banasezerana na yabo beene Rubeni, na beene Gaadi. Banalyoka yaho i Giryadi, banagalukira imwabo i Kaanani, banaheereza abaabo Bahisiraheeri imishahu. 33 Iyo mishahu, yanabashambaaza booshi, banayivuga Rurema. Banajanda ukugendi teera ikihugo kya beene Rubeni neꞌkya beene Gaadi, mbu babasivye.

34 Yako katanda, abandu boꞌmulala gwa Rubeni, noꞌgwa Gaadi banakayinika iziina: Buli bumasi kwo nyiitu, Nahano, ye Rurema witu.