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Abakessi Baweerezebwa e Yeriko

(A)Awo Yoswa mutabani wa Nuuni n’atuma abasajja babiri okuva e Sittimu bagende mu kyama bakette, n’abagamba nti, “Mugende mwekkaanye ensi eyo na ddala ekibuga Yeriko[a].” Bwe batyo ne bagenda. Bwe baatuukayo ne bayingira mu nnyumba y’omukazi malaaya ayitibwa Lakabu ne basula omwo.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Yeriko Kyali kibuga kya dda nnyo nga kiriko ebigo eby’amaanyi nga kiri kilomita munaana mu bugwanjuba bwa Yoludaani. Mwalimu emigga mingi nga kiriko ne bbugwe ow’amaanyi. Abatuuze baamu baasobolanga okwewanirira mu biseera eby’ekyeya okumala ebbanga ddene ddala. Noolwekyo kyali kifo kikulu nnyo awayingirwa mu Nsi Ensuubize.

Rahab and the Spies

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies(A) from Shittim.(B) “Go, look over(C) the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.(D)” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab(E) and stayed there.

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(A)n’abagamba nti, “Nkimanyi nga Mukama abawadde ensi eno era nga ffenna tubatidde nnyo, tuweddemu n’omwoyo. 10 (B)Twawulira Mukama bwe yakaliza ennyanja emyufu nga muva e Misiri era twawulira bwe mwazikiriza Sikoni ne Ogi bakabaka b’Abamoli emitala w’omugga Yoludaani. 11 (C)Amangwago nga twakakiwulira emitima gyatutyemuka, era teri n’omu ku ffe yasigalamu ndasi, kubanga Mukama Katonda wammwe ye Katonda w’omu ggulu ne mu nsi.” 12 (D)N’abagamba nti, “Nga nange bwe mbakoledde ebyekisa, mbasaba nammwe munkolere bwe mutyo nga mulayira mu linnya lya Mukama era mumpe n’obukakafu 13 nga mulitutaliza; nze, ne kitange, ne mmange, ne baganda bange, ne bannyinaze awamu n’abo bonna be babeera nabo.” 14 (E)Abasajja abo ne baddamu nti, “Bw’otolituloopa, naffe tulibawonya Mukama ng’atuwadde ensi eno; era Mukama atuzikirize bwe tutalikola bwe tutyo.”

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and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear(A) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the Lord dried up(B) the water of the Red Sea[a] for you when you came out of Egypt,(C) and what you did to Sihon and Og,(D) the two kings of the Amorites(E) east of the Jordan,(F) whom you completely destroyed.[b](G) 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear(H) and everyone’s courage failed(I) because of you,(J) for the Lord your God(K) is God in heaven above and on the earth(L) below.

12 “Now then, please swear to me(M) by the Lord that you will show kindness(N) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign(O) 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them(P)—and that you will save us from death.”

14 “Our lives for your lives!”(Q) the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully(R) when the Lord gives us the land.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 2:10 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Joshua 2:10 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.