UJoshuwa 20
1 UThixo wasesithi kuJoshuwa:
Mukama Katonda n’alyoka agamba Yoswa nti,
2 “Tshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi baphawule amadolobho okuphephela njengokulilaya engakwenza ngoMosi,
“Gamba abaana ba Isirayiri bateekewo ebibuga ebyokwekwekamu nga bwe nabalagira okuyita mu Musa,
3 ukuze wonke umuntu obulala omunye ngengozi hatshi ngabomo abalekele kulo ukuze aphephe esandleni somphindiseli wegazi.
era nti omuntu yenna atta omulala nga tagenderedde era nga takitegese addukirenga omwo, eyo gy’anaawoneranga omuwoolezi w’eggwanga ayagala okwesasuza.
4 Lapho ebalekela kwelinye lala amadolobho, kumele eme esangweni ledolobho abesesitsho ukuthi ukhala ngani ebadaleni balelodolobho. Abadala sebezamamukela-ke edolobheni labo besebemnika indawo yokuhlala phakathi kwabo.
“Annadukiranga mu kimu ku bibuga ebyo n’ayimirira ku mulyango gw’ekibuga annyonnyole ensonga ye eri abakadde b’ekibuga ekyo. Awo ne balyoka bamukkiriza okuyingira mu kibuga ne bamuwa ekifo eky’okubeeramu.
5 Nxa umphindiseli wegazi emlandela, akumelanga bamnikele lowo owetheswa umlandu ngoba kambulalanga ngabomo kumbe ngenhliziyo embi.
N’oyo ayagala okwesasuza singa anaamugobereranga, tebateekwa kuwaayo oyo asse tagenderedde kubanga muliraanwa we yamutta tagenderedde, lwa kuba nti yamulinako ekiruyi n’obukyayi.
6 Usezahlala kulelodolobho kuze kufike isikhathi sokuthonisiswa phambi kwebandla njalo kuze kufe umphristi omkhulu oyabe ephethe umsebenzi ngalesosikhathi. Lapho usengabuyela ngakibo, edolobheni abaleka kulo.”
“Mu kibuga omwo mwanaabeeranga, abantu baamu banaawuliranga ensonga ye, era anaabeeranga omwo okutuusa kabona omukulu aliko mu kiseera ekyo, lw’alifa. Olwo nno aliddayo ewaabwe mu kibuga gye yadduka.”
7 Ngakho behlukanisa iKhedeshi eseGalile elizweni lamaqaqa koNafithali, iShekhemu elizweni lamaqaqa ko-Efrayimi leKhiriyathi Aribha (okutsho iHebhroni) elizweni lamaqaqa koJuda.
Awo ne baawulako ebibuga bino: Kedesi mu Ggaliraaya mu nsi ey’ensozi eya Nafutaali, ne Sekemu mu nsi ey’ensozi eya Efulayimu, ne Kiriasualuba, ye Kebbulooni mu nsi ey’ensozi eya Yuda.
8 Empumalanga yeJodani leJerikho baphawula iBhezeri enkangala esemagcekeni esizwaneni sikaRubheni, iRamothi eseGiliyadi esizwaneni sikaGadi, leGolani eseBhashani esizwaneni sikaManase.
N’emitala wa Yoludaani ku Yeriko ku luuyi olw’ebuvanjuba ne bateekayo Bezeri mu lukoola mu lusenyi mu kika kya Lewubeeni, ne Lamosi mu Gireyaadi mu kika kya Gaadi, ne Golani mu Basani mu kika kya Manase.
9 Iloba ngubani owako-Israyeli kumbe omunye owezizweni ohlala phakathi kwabo owabulala omunye umuntu ngengozi wayengabalekela emadolobheni aqanjiweyo, aphephe ekubulaweni ngumphindiseli wegazi engakamiswa phambi kwebandla ukuba athonisiswe.
Ebyo bye bibuga ebyateekebwawo abaana ba Isirayiri bonna era ne bannaggwanga abaali mu bo nti omuntu yenna eyattanga omuntu nga tagenderedde addukire eyo aleme kuttibwa omuwoolezi w’eggwanga okutuusa lw’aliyimirira mu maaso g’ekibiina.
