Yoswa 6
1 Ekibuga Yeriko kyali kigaddwawo ng’enzigi zonna zisibiddwa be gulugulu olw’okutya Abayisirayiri era nga tewali afuluma wadde ayingira.
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
2 Mukama n’agamba Yoswa nti, “Laba, Yeriko ne kabaka waakyo n’abasajja baamu bakirimaanyi mbawaddeyo mu mukono gwammwe.
And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, [and] the mighty men of valour.
3 Basajja bammwe abalwanyi bonna bajja ku kyetooloolanga omulundi gumu buli lunaku okumala ennaku mukaaga.
And ye shall compass the city, all [ye] men of war, [and] go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 Bakabona musanvu bajja kwambaliranga amakondeere agaakolebwa mu mayembe g’endiga ennume, nga bakulembedde Essanduuko. Ku lunaku olw’omusanvu balyetooloola ekibuga emirundi musanvu nga bwe bafuuwa amakondeere gaabwe.
And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 Olunaawulira amakondeere nga gavuga, Abayisirayiri bonna baleekaanire waggulu era amangwago ekisenge kya bbugwe ekyetoolodde kineegonnomola wansi; amangwago Abayisirayiri bonna beefubitike ekibuga.”
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram’s horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
6 Bw’atyo Yoswa mutabani wa Nuuni n’ayita bakabona n’abagamba nti, “Musitule Essanduuko ey’Endagaano ne bakabona musanvu bakulembere Essanduuko ya Mukama nga bambalidde amakondeere musanvu agaakolebwa mu mayembe g’endiga ennume.”
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.
7 N’alagira Abayisirayiri nti, “Mweyongere mu maaso, mwetooloole ekibuga abalina ebyokulwanyisa nga bakulembeddemu Essanduuko ya Mukama.”
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
8 Nga Yoswa bwe yabakalaatira, bwe batyo bakabona omusanvu ne bakulemberamu nga bwe bafuuwa amakondeere gaabwe omusanvu ezaakolebwa mu mayembe g’endiga eza sseddume, eno nga Essanduuko ey’Endagaano ya Mukama bw’ebavaako emabega.
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
9 Abasajja abambalidde ebyokulwanyisa ne bakulemberamu bakabona ab’amakondeere, olwo eggye ery’emabega ne ligoberera Essanduuko ng’eno amakondeere bwe ganyaanyaagira.
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, [the priests] going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10 Awo Yoswa n’alagira Abayisirayiri nti, “Temuleekaana wadde okwogerera waggulu, mutambule kasirise okutuusa ku lunaku olwo lwe ndibalagira.”
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall [any] word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
11 Bw’etyo Essanduuko ya Mukama ne yeetooloozebwa ekibuga omulundi gumu olunaku olwo, ne beddirayo mu lusiisira lwabwe ne beebaka.
So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about [it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 Yoswa n’akeera nnyo mu makya, ne bakabona ne basitula Essanduuko ya Mukama,
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
13 ne bakabona omusanvu abafuuyi b’amakondeere ne batambula, abalwanyi nga babakulembedde, eggye ery’emabega lyo nga ligoberera Essanduuko ya Mukama, eno amakondeere nga bwe gafuuyibwa.
And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, [the priests] going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
14 Ku lunaku olwokubiri ne beetooloola ekibuga omulundi gumu, ne baddayo mu lusiisira. Ne bakola bwe batyo okumala ennaku mukaaga.
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15 Ku lunaku olw’omusanvu baakeera mu matulutulu ne beetooloola ekibuga nga bulijjo, kyokka olwo lwe lwali olunaku lwokka lwe baakyetooloola emirundi omusanvu.
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
16 Ku mulundi ogw’omusanvu nga bakabona bamaze okufuuwa amakondeere, Yoswa n’alagira abantu nti, “Muleekaane kubanga Mukama abawadde ekibuga.
And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.
17 Era ekibuga n’ebintu byamu byonna bya kuweebwayo eri Mukama bizikirizibwe okuggyako Lakabu yekka malaaya, oyo n’abantu be baanaabeera nabo mu nju ye. Kubanga yakweka abakessi baffe be twasindikayo.
And the city shall be accursed, [even] it, and all that [are] therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that [are] with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
18 Naye mmwe mwekuume ebyo ebiweereddwayo eri Mukama okuzikirizibwa muleme kubitwala kubanga kiyinza okuleetera Abayisirayiri bonna ekikolimo n’okuzikirira.
And ye, in any wise keep [yourselves] from the accursed thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
19 Kyokka ffeeza ne zaabu n’ebintu byonna eby’ekikomo n’eby’ekyuma bitukuvu eri Mukama era byakutereka mu ggwanika lya Mukama.”
But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
20 Awo Abayisirayiri ne baleekaana nnyo, amakondeere bwe gaavuga. Amangu ennyo ng’amakondeere gakavuga Abayisirayiri ne boogera n’eddoboozi ery’omwanguka, era ekisenge kya bbugwe ekyebunguludde ekibuga Yeriko ne kyegonnomola wansi. Awo ne bayingira ne bakiwamba.
So the people shouted when [the priests] blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
21 Ne bazikiriza byonna ebyakirimu, abasajja n’abakazi, n’abaana abato, n’ente, n’endiga, n’endogoyi ne byonna ne babizikiriza n’ekitala.
And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
22 Awo Yoswa n’agamba abasajja ababiri abaatumibwa okuketta ensi eri nti, “Mugende muleete malaaya oli n’abantu be bonna baali nabo nga bwe mwamusuubiza.”
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
23 Bwe batyo abavubuka abo abakessi ne bagenda ne bakola nga bwe baalagirwa, ne baleeta Lakabu malaaya, ne kitaawe, ne nnyina, ne bannyina n’abantu be bonna be yali nabo, ne babateeka ebweru w’olusiisira lw’Abayisirayiri.
And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
24 Awo ne balyoka bookya ekibuga ne bazikiriza byonna ebyakirimu okuggyako ffeeza, zaabu n’ebintu eby’ekikomo n’eby’ekyuma bye baggyamu ne babitereka mu ggwanika ly’omu nnyumba ya Mukama.
And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
25 Yoswa n’alekawo Lakabu malaaya n’ab’ennyumba ye era Lakabu n’abeera mu Isirayiri n’okutuusa kaakano kubanga yakweka abakessi Yoswa be yatuma okuketta ekibuga Yeriko.
And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel [even] unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
26 Yoswa n’alayira nti, “Akolimirwe mu maaso ga Mukama omuntu yenna alyaŋŋanga nate okuzimba ekibuga kino Yeriko. Bw’alyaŋŋanga okuzimba omusingi gwakyo alifiirwa omwana we omubereberye. Ate era bw’alyaŋŋanga okuwangamu enzigi z’emiryango gyakyo, alifiirwa omwana we asembayo owoobulenzi.”
And Joshua adjured [them] at that time, saying, Cursed [be] the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest [son] shall he set up the gates of it.
27 Bw’atyo Mukama n’abeera ne Yoswa, era ettutumu lya Yoswa ne libuna ensi eyo yonna.
So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was [noised] throughout all the country.
