Joshua 21
1 Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
Emesịa, ndị ndu ezinaụlọ Livayị bịakwutere Elieza, onye nchụaja, na Joshua, nwa Nun, na ndịisi ebo Izrel,
2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”
na Shaịlo, nʼime ala Kenan, sị ha, “Onyenwe anyị nyere iwu site nʼaka Mosis ka enye anyị obodo ụfọdụ ebe anyị ga-ebi, na ala ebe anụ ụlọ anyị ga na-ata ahịhịa.”
3 The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with their pasture lands.
Nʼihi nke a, dịka iwu Onyenwe anyị si dị, ụmụ Izrel sitere nʼihe nketa ha nye ndị Livayị obodo ụfọdụ, nyekwa ha ala ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-anọ taa nri.
4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
Ndị buru ụzọ nweta oke site nʼife nza bụ ikwu Kohat dịka ikwu ha si dị. E sitere nʼala ndị Juda, na Simiọn, na Benjamin nye ha obodo iri na atọ, ka ọ bụrụ ihe nketa ụmụ Kohat ndị si nʼebo Livayị, ndị bụkwa ụmụ ụmụ Erọn onye nchụaja.
5 The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Ma ndị fọdụrụ nʼụmụ Kohat ka e nyere obodo iri site nʼobodo nke ikwu ndị ebo Ifrem, na Dan, na ọkara ebo Manase.
6 The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
Ụmụ Geshọn nwetara obodo iri na atọ site nʼife nza. Obodo ha nwetara dị na Bashan. Ha sikwa nʼala ndị ikwu ebo Isaka na Asha, na Naftalị, na ọkara ebo Manase nweta oke ahụ.
7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
Ụmụ Merari dịka ikwu ha si dị ketara obodo iri na abụọ site nʼala ndị ebo Ruben, na Gad, na Zebụlọn.
8 The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.
Ya mere, ụmụ Izrel mezuru iwu niile Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis site nʼikenye ndị Livayị obodo ha ga-ebi, nakwa ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-ata nri.
9 They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
Ha sitere nʼebo Juda na Simiọn, kepụta obodo ndị a akpọrọ aha
10 and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
kenye ndị ikwu Kohat, ndị bụ ụmụ ụmụ Erọn, bụrụkwa ụmụ ụmụ Livayị. Ọ bụ ha ka e bụ ụzọ kenye ihe nketa site nʼife nza.
11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.
E kenyere ha obodo Kiriat Aaba, nke a na-akpọkwa Hebrọn. Obodo a dị nʼala ugwu ugwu Juda, ya na ala gbara ya gburugburu ka ọ bụrụ ebe ịta nri anụ ụlọ. (Aaba bụ nna nna ndị Anak.)
12 But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Ma eburularị ụzọ nye Kaleb nwa Jefune obodo ukwu na obodo nta niile, na ala ubi niile dị nʼakụkụ ya ka ọ bụrụ ihe nketa ya.
13 To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,
Ya mere, ụmụ ụmụ Erọn, onye nchụaja, ka e kenyere obodo Hebrọn, nke bụkwa obodo mgbaba, kenyekwa ha obodo ndị a: Libna,
14 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
Jatịa, Eshtemoa,
15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
Họlọn, Debịa,
16 Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
Ain, Juta na Bet-Shemesh. E nyekwara ha ala niile gbara obodo ndị a gburugburu ka ọ bụrụ ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-anọ taa nri. Ya mere, ọ bụ obodo itoolu ka e si nʼala ebo Juda na Simiọn kenye ha.
17 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
Ebo Benjamin nyere ha obodo anọ ndị a, Gibiọn, Geba,
18 Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
Anatot, Almon na ala dị ya gburugburu ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-anọ taa nri, bụ obodo anọ.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Ya mere, obodo niile e nyere ndị nchụaja, ụmụ ụmụ Erọn dị iri na atọ, tinyere ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-anọ taa nri.
20 The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Ụmụ Kohat ndị fọdụrụ, ndị agbụrụ Livayị ka e kenyere obodo anọ ndị a site nʼaka ebo Ifrem.
21 They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,
E sitere nʼala ugwu ugwu Ifrem nye ha: Shekem, nke bụ obodo mgbaba na Gaza,
22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.
Kibzaim na Bet-Horon, tinyere ebe ịta ahịhịa nke anụ ụlọ ha, bụ obodo anọ.
23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
Ha sitere nʼala ndị ebo Dan keta obodo anọ ndị a: Elteke na Gibeton,
24 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.
Aijalon na Gat Rimọn, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha, bụ obodo anọ.
25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
Ọkara ebo Manase nyere ha obodo abụọ, Teanak, Gat Rimọn na ebe ịta ahịhịa nke anụ ụlọ ha.
26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.
Ya mere, obodo niile na ebe ịta ahịhịa nke anụ ụlọ e nyere ndị fọdụrụ nʼikwu Kohat dị iri.
27 They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.
Ụmụ Geshọn, ndị agbụrụ Livayị, ketara obodo abụọ ndị a, ya na ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha. Ọkara ebo Manase nyere: Golan, nʼime Bashan, nke bụ obodo mgbaba, na Be Eshtera.
28 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
Ebo Isaka nyere ha obodo anọ. Obodo ndị a bụ, Kishiọn, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.
Jamut na En-Ganim, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha, obodo anọ.
30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
Ebo Asha nyekwara ha obodo anọ. Ha bụ, Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.
Helkat na Rehob, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha, obodo anọ.
32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.
Ebo Naftalị nyere ha obodo atọ, nyekwa ha ala ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-anọ taa nri. Obodo ndị a bụ, Kedesh, nʼime Galili, nke bụkwa obodo mgbaba, Hamot Doa na Katan.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Obodo iri na atọ, na ebe ịta ahịhịa nke anụ ụlọ ka e nyere ikwu Geshọn.
34 To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
Ndị ikwu Merari, bụ ụmụ ụmụ Livayị fọdụrụ nwetara site nʼaka: Ebo Zebụlọn, Jokneam, Kata,
35 Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.
Dimna na Nahalal, obodo anọ tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha.
36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
Ebo Ruben nyere ha obodo anọ: Beza, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.
Kedemot, Mefaat na ala ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-anọ kpaa nri.
38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
Ebo Gad nyere ha obodo anọ. Obodo ndị a bụ, Ramọt, nʼime Gilead nke bụ obodo mgbaba, Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.
Heshbọn na Jeza, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha, bụ obodo anọ.
40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
Ọnụọgụgụ obodo niile e kenyere agbụrụ Merari bụ obodo iri na abụọ, ha bụ ndị fọdụrụ na ndị Livayị.
41 All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.
Ọnụọgụgụ obodo niile na ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ e sitere nʼala ụmụ Izrel nye ndị Livayị dị iri anọ na asatọ.
42 Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.
Obodo ọbụla nwere ala gbara ya gburugburu ebe anụ ụlọ ga-anọ kpaa nri.
43 So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị nyere ụmụ Izrel ala ahụ ọ ṅụrụ iyi inye ndị nna nna ha. Ha nwetara ya, biri nʼime ya.
44 The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. The LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Onyenwe anyị nyere ha izuike nʼakụkụ niile, dịka ọ ṅụrụ nʼiyi nye ndị nna nna ha. Ọ dịkwaghị otu nʼime ndị iro ha ọbụla guzogidere ha, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị nyefere ndị iro ha niile nʼaka ha.
45 Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
O nweghị otu nʼime nkwa ọma niile Onyenwe anyị kwere Izrel nke na-emezughị. O mezuru nkwa niile o kwere ha.
