1 Josuwa i kula vathaŋgi Isirel gha uuko wolaghɨye na thɨ raka mena thɨ mevathavatha Sekem e tɨne. Mbaŋa thɨ raka vuthavao, i ghatha raŋgiyaŋgi ghanji giyagiyako, lenji randevivaŋgi, kot gha ravakathaŋgi na Isirel lenji rakakaiwo laghɨlaghɨye na thɨ raka mena na thiya ndeghathɨ Giya Loi ele Yoŋathowathowa Boboma ghamwae.

2 Amba Josuwa i dage weŋgi gharɨgharɨko wolaghɨye, iŋa, “Giya Loi, Isirel lenji Loi ghalɨŋae ŋgora iyake, ‘Mbaŋa mevivako olemi tatanakau va thiya yaku e Walaghɨta Iupreitis valɨvaŋga e boimako na thɨ kururu weŋgi loi kwanɨkwan. Lemi tatanakauko thiyako regha va idae Tira, Eibraham na Naho ramanji. 3a Ko iyemaeŋge va ya vaŋguraŋgiya lemi tanakau Eibraham, Iupreitis valɨvaŋga e boimako na ya vaŋgughatharaŋa e thelauko laghɨye, Kenani tɨne. Ya giyawe orumburumbuye lemoyo.’ ”

3b Ya wogiyawe nariye idae Aisake, 4 na weya Aisake ya giya le ŋgaŋga theghewo — Jeikob na Iso. Ya wogiyawe Iso vanautuma e ououniye idae Idom na le ghamba yakuyaku, ko iyemaeŋge Jeikob na le ŋgamaŋgama va thɨ raka Ijipt.

5 Va mbaŋa reghava ya variyeŋgi Mosese na Eron, amba ya giya vuyowo laghɨye weŋgi Ijipt gharɨgharɨniye, na ya vaŋgu raŋgiyaŋga. 6 Mbaŋa va ya vaŋgu raŋgiyaŋgi orumburumbumi Ijipt e tɨne, Ijipt lenji ragagaithɨ thɨ raka reghamba weŋgi e waŋga momod na hosɨ ghanjirathatha lemoyo, ghaghad thɨ raka mena Njighɨ Sosoro ghadidiye. 7 Ko iyemaeŋge orumburumbumi thɨ kula voro weya Giya Loi thalavu kaiwae na i variye momouwo e ghemi na thiye ghami lughawoghawo. I vakatha njighɨko na i bebe varɨvarɨŋgi. Kaero hu ghareghare va ya vakatha budakai weŋgi Ijipt gharɨgharɨniye. Amba hu yayaku e vuruvuru vwatavwata mbaŋa molao moli.

8 Amba ya vaŋgu menaŋga Amori e lenji thelau, iyava thiya yaku Jorɨdan valɨvaŋga e boimako. Va thɨ gaithɨ weŋga, ko iyemaeŋge ya vakathaŋga na hu vurɨgheghe kivwalaŋgi. Ya mukuwoŋgi e ghamwami na hu wo lenji thelauko lemi ghamba yakuyaku. 9 Amba Balak Jipo nariye, iye Mowab lenji kiŋ, i vivatha na i gaithɨ weŋga. I variye utuwe Balaam Beo nariye na i naŋgowe i guraŋga. 10 Ko iyemaeŋge mava ya vatomwewe na i guraŋga, vambema i giyagiya eŋge ghami dage mwaewo na ya vaŋgu raŋgiyaŋga Balak e nɨmae ghare.

11 “ ‘Amba hu raka lawa Jorɨdan na hu raka voro Jeriko. Ghɨmoghɨmoru e ghembako iyako thɨ gaithɨ weŋga, na tembe ŋgoreiyeva wabwi Amori, wabwi Perisi, wabwi Kenani, wabwi Hiti, wabwi Gegasi, wabwi Hivi na wabwi Jebusi, ko iyemaeŋge ya vakathaŋga na hu kivwalavaoŋgi. 12 E ghamwami va ya vathɨna gharenji, na valɨkaiwae hu kivwalaŋgi Amori lenji kiŋ theghewo. Mava hu vakatha iyako mbe ghemi e lemi gaithɨ gha ghalithɨ na mbwenara.

13 “ ‘Va ya wogiya e ghemi thelauko iya mava hu ndekabu mun ghanɨŋgawe na ghembaghemba mava hu vatadɨŋgi. Mbaŋake kaero huya yaku e tɨnenji na hu ghana vaen uneunenji na olivɨ uneunenji iya mava hu kabuŋgi.’

14 “Iya kaiwae, mbaŋake iyake mbe hu yavwatatawana Giya Loi na hu kaiwowe weiye yawalɨmina laghɨye na lemi gharevatomwe emunjoru. Hu bigi yathuŋgi loina iya orumburumbumi va thɨ kurukururu weŋgi Masepoteimiya na Ijipt e tɨnenji, na hu kaiwowe Giya Loi mbe ghamberegha eŋge. 15 Thoŋgo Giya Loi gha ghambu ma i laghɨye e gharemina, mbe noroke vara hu ghatha vakatha the loi ne hu kaiwowe, loiŋgiko iya orumburumbumi va thɨ kurukururu weŋgi Masepoteimiya e tɨne, o loiŋgi iya Amori gharɨgharɨniye thɨ kururuke weŋgi, iya lenji thelau huya yakuwe mbaŋake. Ko iyemaeŋge ghino na lo ŋgoloke gharayakuyaku ne wo ghambu Giya Loi.”

16 Gharɨgharɨko thɨ gonjoghawe, thɨŋa, “Ma valɨkaiwae tembe wo roiteteva Giya Loi na wo ghambu loi vavana! 17 Giya Loi lama Loi ghamberegha va i vaŋguraŋgiyaŋgi orumburumbume na ghime mbaŋa va wo tabona rakakaiwobwaga Ijipt e tɨne, na wo thuweŋgi vakatha amba rotaele laghɨlaghɨye va i vakathaŋgi. Va i njimbukiki wagiyaweime na i gana tenɨtenime weŋgi gharɨgharɨ e vanautumako wolaghɨye iyava wo raka ru e tɨnenjiko. 18 Giya Loi va i vagege raŋgiyaŋgi vanautumako wolaghɨye e ghamwame tembe ŋgoreiyeva Amori gharɨgharɨniye iyava thiya yaku gheko. Iya kaiwae ghime tembe ŋgoreiyeva ne wo ghambu Giya Loi; kaiwae iye lama Loi.”

19 Josuwa i dage weŋgi gharɨgharɨko na iŋa, “Mbwata mane valɨkaiwami hu ghambu Giya Loi. Iye i boboma, na iye Loi yamwayamwakabuniye. Lemi goriwoyathu na lemi tharɨna wolaghɨye mane i numoten. 20 Thoŋgo hu roitete Giya Loi na mavohu kaiwo weŋgiva gharɨgharɨ vavana lenji loi vatavatadɨ, ne i gaithɨ wanaŋga na i giya vuyowo weŋga. Ne i mukuwoŋga moli othembe va i thovuye moli e ghemi.”

21 Ko iyemaeŋge gharɨgharɨko wolaghɨye thɨ dagewe Josuwa, thɨŋa, “Nandere! Ne wo ghambu Giya Loi.”

22 Josuwa i dage weŋgi, iŋa, “Tembene ghamimbereghanava hu utuŋa emunjoru va hu tuthi ne hu ghambu Giya Loi.”

Thɨ gonjoghawe thɨŋa, “Mbwana, mbe ghamamberegha vara wo utuŋaime.”

23 Amba Josuwa, iŋa, “Mbaŋake hu bigiyathuvao gharɨgharɨna vavana lenji loiŋgi iya inanjina weŋga na hu vatomweŋga emunjoru weya Giya Loi, Isirel lenji Loi.”

24 Gharɨgharɨko thɨŋa, “Ne wo kaiwowe Giya Loi la Loi na wo ghambu.”

25 E mbaŋako iyako Josuwa i ndeghathɨ gharɨgharɨko kaiwanji na i vakatha dagerawe thiye na Giya Loi e ghanjilughawoghawo Sekem e tɨne, na tembe ghekova i vakatha mbaro vavana na gharɨgharɨko ne thɨ ghambu. 26 Josuwa i rori njogha utuutuŋgiko thiyako Giya Loi le Mbaro gha Buk tɨne. Amba i wo varɨ laghɨye regha na i worawe e umbwa ouk raberabe, Giya Loi le Mevathavatha Ŋgoloniye evasiwae.

27 Kaero Josuwa i dage weŋgi gharɨgharɨko, iŋa, “Varɨke iyake ne i tabo na ghanda rautuutu, kaiwae me loŋwevao utuutuko wolaghɨye Giya Loi me utuŋako weinda. Iyake ne i tabo ghami rautuutu na i vakathaŋga thava hu goriwoyathu lemi Loi.”

28 Amba Josuwa i variye yathuŋgi gharɨgharɨko wolaghɨye, uu na uu e lenji ghamba yakuyaku.

29 Bigibigiko wolaghɨye thiyako e ghereinji, Josuwa Nan nariye i mare, gha theghathegha vama i wo hothaŋarɨ na hoyaworo. 30 Vambe thɨ beku amalaghɨniye ele thelau Timɨna Sera e tɨne, e vanautuma ououniye uu Epreim lenji ghamba yakuyaku e tɨne, Ou Gaas e ghaiwabuniyeko.

31 Isirel gharɨgharɨniye va thɨ ghambu Giya Loi mbaŋa Josuwa na randevivaŋgiko, iyava thɨ thuwevao bigibigiko wolaghɨye Giya Loi va i vakathako weŋgi Isirel gharɨgharɨniye.

32 Mevivako Isirel gharɨgharɨniye lenji tanakau regha Jeikob, va i vamodo thelau vuvura weŋgiya Hamo le ŋgamaŋgama ghɨmoghɨmoru, modae le laghɨlaghɨye silva ghethɨthaŋarɨ. Mbaŋa Isirel gharɨgharɨniye thɨ raka iteta Ijipt, thila mbana lenji tanakau regha, Josep wakɨwakɨye. Vambe thɨ mbanɨmba loloŋga vara e lenji loŋgaloŋgako wolaghɨye tɨne. E mbaŋako vara iyako thɨ beku e thelauko iya vuvurako iyako tɨne, iya Jeikob va i vamodoko Sekem e tɨne. Thelauko iyako Josep orumburumbuye lenji ghamba yakuyaku.

33 Eliyesa, Eron rumbuye vambe i mareva na thɨ beku e ghemba idae Gibeya. Ghembake iyake ina e vanautuma e ououniye uu Epreim lenji ghamba yakuyaku e tɨne. Ghembako iyako vama thɨ wogiyawe Eliyesa nariye, Pinehas.

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