Joshua 21
1 Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Basi viongozi wa jamaa ya Walawi, wakamwendea kuhani Eleazari, Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, na viongozi wa jamaa nyingine za makabila ya Israeli
2 and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
huko Shilo katika Kanaani na kuwaambia, “Bwana aliamuru kupitia Mose kuwa mtupe miji ya kuishi yenye sehemu za malisho kwa mifugo yetu.”
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
Hivyo kama vile Bwana alivyoamuru, Waisraeli wakawapa Walawi miji ifuatayo pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho kutoka urithi wao wenyewe.
4 And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Kura ya kwanza ikaangukia Wakohathi, ukoo kwa ukoo. Walawi waliokuwa wazao wa kuhani Aroni walipewa miji kumi na mitatu kutoka makabila ya Yuda, Simeoni na Benyamini.
5 And the children of Kohath that remained had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
Wazao wengine waliobaki wa Wakohathi walipewa miji kumi kutoka koo za makabila ya Efraimu, Dani na nusu ya Manase.
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Wazao wa Gershoni walipewa miji kumi na mitatu kutoka koo za makabila ya Isakari, Asheri, Naftali na nusu ya Manase huko Bashani.
7 The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Wazao wa Merari, ukoo kwa ukoo, walipewa miji kumi na miwili kutoka makabila ya Reubeni, Gadi na Zabuloni.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
Kwa hiyo Waisraeli wakawapa Walawi miji hii pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, kama vile Bwana alivyokuwa ameamuru kupitia kwa Mose.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
Kutoka makabila ya Yuda na Simeoni waligawa miji ifuatayo kwa majina
10 and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
(miji hii walipewa wazao wa Aroni ambao walitokana na koo za Wakohathi wa Walawi, kwa sababu kura ya kwanza iliwaangukia):
11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
Waliwapa Kiriath-Arba (yaani Hebroni), pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho zilizoizunguka, katika nchi ya vilima ya Yuda. (Arba alikuwa baba wa Anaki.)
12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Lakini mashamba na vijiji vilivyozunguka mji mkubwa walikuwa wamempa Kalebu mwana wa Yefune kuwa milki yake.
13 And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
Kwa hiyo wazao wa kuhani Aroni wakapewa Hebroni (mji mkuu wa makimbilio kwa ajili ya yeyote aliyeshtakiwa kwa mauaji), Libna,
14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Yatiri, Eshtemoa,
15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Holoni, Debiri,
16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
Aini, Yuta na Beth-Shemeshi, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji tisa kutoka kwa makabila haya mawili.
17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
Kutoka kabila la Benyamini wakawapa Gibeoni, Geba,
18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
Anathothi na Almoni, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Miji yote waliyopewa makuhani, wazao wa Aroni, ilikuwa kumi na mitatu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho.
20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
Koo nyingine za Wakohathi, ambao pia ni Walawi, walipewa miji kutoka kabila la Efraimu:
21 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
Katika nchi ya vilima ya Efraimu walipewa Shekemu (mji mkubwa wa makimbilio kwa yeyote anayeshtakiwa kwa mauaji) na Gezeri,
22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
Kibsaimu na Beth-Horoni, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
Pia kutoka kabila la Dani wakapokea Elteke, Gibethoni,
24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
Aiyaloni na Gath-Rimoni pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne
25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
Kutoka nusu ya kabila la Manase, wakapokea Taanaki na Gath-Rimoni pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji miwili.
26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
Miji yote hii kumi pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho ilipewa koo za Wakohathi zilizobaki.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
Koo za Walawi za Wagershoni walipewa: kutoka nusu ya kabila la Manase, Golani katika Bashani (mji mkuu wa makimbilio kwa yeyote aliyeshtakiwa kwa mauaji) na Beeshtera, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji miwili;
28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
kutoka kabila la Isakari walipewa, Kishioni, Daberathi,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
Yarmuthi na En-Ganimu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne
30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
kutoka kabila la Asheri walipewa, Mishali, Abdoni,
31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
Helkathi na Rehobu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
Kutoka kabila la Naftali walipewa, Kedeshi katika Galilaya (mji wa makimbilio kwa ajili ya yeyote anayeshtakiwa kwa mauaji), Hamoth-Dori na Kartani, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji mitano.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Miji yote ya koo za Wagershoni ilikuwa kumi na mitatu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
Koo za Wamerari (Walawi waliobaki) walipewa: kutoka kabila la Zabuloni, Yokneamu, Karta,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
Dimna na Nahalali, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne;
36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
kutoka kabila la Reubeni walipewa Bezeri, Yahasa,
37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
Kedemothi na Mefaathi, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne;
38 and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
kutoka kabila la Gadi walipewa, Ramothi katika Gileadi (mji wa makimbilio kwa ajili ya yeyote anayeshtakiwa kwa ajili ya mauaji), Mahanaimu,
39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
Heshboni na Yazeri, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
40 [These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
Miji yote waliyopewa koo za Wamerari, waliokuwa mabaki ya Walawi, ilikuwa ni kumi na miwili.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
Miji yote ya Walawi katika eneo lililoshikwa na Waisraeli lilikuwa arobaini na minane, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho.
42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
Kila mmoja wa miji hii ulikuwa na sehemu ya malisho kuuzunguka; ndivyo ilivyokuwa kwa miji hii yote.
43 And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
Kwa hiyo Bwana akawapa Israeli nchi yote aliyokuwa ameapa kuwapa baba zao, nao wakaimiliki na kukaa humo.
44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.
Bwana akawapa pumziko kila upande, kama vile alivyokuwa amewaapia baba zao, hakuna hata mmoja wa adui zao aliyeweza kusimama mbele yao, Bwana akawatia adui zao wote mikononi mwao.
45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
Hakuna hata mojawapo ya ahadi nzuri ya Bwana kwa nyumba ya Israeli ambayo haikutimia; kila moja ilitimia.
