¹ Ene hanu mbadihakarire ghutawedhi kuyinu eyi yakarire eshi hana yihatithera kuma hanyaghukero. Akani mwana Karmi mwana Zabdi mwana Zerah, kutundera mudira dya Juda, ghashimbire yinu yimwe yi yakarire eshi hanayitambithera kumahanyaghukero, no ghupata wa Fumu Nyambi watumikire hanu wa Israeli. ² Joshwa ghatumine harume kutundera ku Jeriko hayende ku Ai, adyo dyakarire pepi na Bethaven , kudiva dya Bethel. Ghawa tongwere eshi, ''Muyende mukakenge ditunga . ''Harume hayendire haka kengengurure ditunga dya Ai. ³ Apa hakahukire kwa Joshwa, hana ghambire eshi, ''Mbadi wakona kutumako hanu wahe ku Ai. Tume vene ngenyu hanu mayovi mawadi endi mahatu hatutughuru mukuyenda hakahomokere Ai. Mbadi hakona kuyenda wahe hakaruwane muyita, awone hapu muthitara. ⁴ Mayovi ngenyu mahatu gho mashurundate hayendire, ene hatjirire ko harume wa Ai. ⁵ Hatutughuru wa Ai hakone kupagha hanu hokukuma ku makumi mahatu no kwoko noghofotji pakuwa kutha kutundera pathero dho mbara hatambe kusherabarim, no hawapayire awo pa kutamba kwishi dho ndundu. Mutjima dho hanu dhatutukwire no dhakarire yira meyu. ⁶ Joshwa gha payurire muthithi dhendi. Naye no hapiterithi wendi wa Israeli ha turire mbundu padhi mutwi dhawo no kurangeka marupara ghawo pamuve kughutho ghodimbu dyo nungathano dya Fumu Nyambi, koha karire kate runguro. ⁷ Munyima Joshwa ghambire eshi, ''Oh, Fumu Nyambi, yipi yi waretere hanu wa mukutjina-ghana Rware rwa Jordani? Mukututapa munyara dhawa Amorites hatuhanyaghure po ndi? Ngotwa twa tendire matokwero ghamwe ngo twa karire kumutara ghoghuya wa Jordani! ⁸ Fumu, yipi shoni kone kughamba, ha Israeli hana piruka mughongo kughutho wa wanore dhawo? Owa ⁹ haka Kanaanites no dhimuhoko dhodhihe muditunga hana kuyi ghana kuyiyuva yi. Mbohana tudhingu mwetwedha nokutenda hanu pano pakaye havurame mena ghetu. Nye shotende dina dyoye dikare dikuru. ¹⁰ Fumu Nyambi ghambire kwa Joshwa eshi, '' Pinduke! Nye ghuna rarera pa muve? ¹¹ Israeli ghana harura. Hana tjoro nungathana dhange edhi nawa rawere. Hanedhi yinu yimwe eyi yakarire shi hana yipongwera. Hana nedhi no kuhoreka ghuyiwawo pakutura eyi hana tura mukatji kawo. ¹² Yitundamo , hanu wa Israeli mbadi wakukona kwimana kughutho dhawa nore dhawo. Hana piruka mughongo dhawo koha nore dhawo pamurandu shi hathinda hana kuturera mahanyaghukero . Mbadi shoni kone kukara nenu karo shimengwa mwakona kuhanyaghura yinu eyi muna kono kuhanyaghura, ene shime mukatji kenu yidi. ¹³ Pinduke! royithe hanu, kughutho wange nowatongwera shi, 'Mukuroyithere peghundha. Fumu Nyambi wa Israeli ghana kughamba eshi, ''Poyidi yinu eyi yaroghere eshi yipwe kuhanyaghura po shime moyidi mukatji kenu amwe, mwa Israeli. Mbadi wakukona kwimanganyena hakanoredhenu kate mushwayithe yinu yoyihe mukatji kenu ndani eyi yahatera kumutara gho kuhanyaghura ¹⁴ Pa mathiku-thiku, mwakona kunegha mwathinda kumako ghenu. Diko digha kutorora po Fumu Nyambi dyakona kwiya mumara gha dyo. Dira edi ghakutorora po Fumu Nyambi dyakona kwiya mudighumbo dyawo. Dighumbo di ghakutorora Fumu Nyambi dyakona kuhenya ghofotji kugho fotji. ¹⁵ Nanyi yakuhokoke eshi ghofotji yu hakuwana no yoghadi noyo yinu yahatera mukuyi hanyaghura, aye kumutumekera, yodghe no yoyihe ghakara nayo, yoyishi ghana tjoro nungathano dha Fumu Nyambi no ghana ruwana yinu yo thihonyi mu Israeli. ¹⁶ Ndani, Joshwa ghapindukire mathiku-thiku kokureta ha Israeli popepi, diko kudiko, no diko dya Juda dyapwire kutorora. ¹⁷ Joshwa gharetire dira dya Juda popepi, no dira dya Zerahites dyapwire kutorora. Gharetire dira dya Zerahites popepi munu ku munu, na Zabdi ghapwire kutorora. Gharetire dighumbo dya ¹⁸ Zabdi dyapwire kureta popepi, munu ku munu, na Akani gho mwana Karmi, mwana Zabdi, mwana Zerah ghomudiko dya Juda, gha pwire kutorora. ¹⁹ Ndani Joshwa gha ghambire kwa Akani, ''Mwana, tende matongweneno ghoye kwa Fumu, Nyambi wa Israeli, no tape mashogherero ku kwendi. Nakanderera nitongwere nye eyi ghuna tendi. Mbadi wakona kuyini horekera me. ²⁰ ''Akani gha huthire kwa Joshwa eshi, ''Ghushemwa, Na harura kughutho wa Fumu , Nyambi wa Israeli. Eyi ne yo natendi: ²¹ Opana mono yinu yimwe yoyiwa mu Babylon, mathere mawadi gho makilogram gho silveri no mangorondo ghamwe ogha ghakuviha mathere kwoko no dyofotji gho magram. Nakara no kuyishana thikumenena oyo yinu ghona yishimbi. Ayo ne nakayihoreka mumuve mu kakurwera kange, no ngorondo naye mumuve ghadi.'' ²² Joshwa gha tumine hanu hamwe, owa hatjirere ku kakurwera oku yakarere yo yinu. Opagha hakengire, hayiwanine ghana yihoreka kakurwera thendi, no silveri mumuve. ²³ Hashimbire yinu yo pakatji ko kakurwera no hayiretire kwa Joshwa no kohanu wahe wa Israeli. Hayiturire kughutho wa Fumu Nyambi. ²⁴ Ndani Joshwa, no ha Israeli wahe, hashimbire Akani gho mwana Zera, no silveri, muthithi, mangorondo, hanendi gho hatutughuru no hana ghohakamadi, ngombe dhendi, yidongi, ndjwi, no kakurwera noyoyihe eyi ghakara nayo, no hawaretire kudiyana dya Akor. ²⁵ Ndani Joshwa ghambire eshi, ''Nyeghuna tu retera maghukukutu? Fumu Nyambi ghana kukutura mu ghukukutu dyarero. ''Ha Israeli wahe hawavukumine no mawe. Yokuthigharako hayitumekere no mudiro. ²⁶ Haturirepo diwe dishokuru edi dipo nopashadyarero. Fumu Nyambi ghakuthighure kughupata wendi. Podioshi dina dyo dyango kuna kuditha eshi diyana dya Akor kate no pashadyarero.