Joshua 22
1 Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Ningĩ Joshua agĩĩta andũ a Mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi. na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase,
2 And sayd vnto them, Ye haue kept all that Moses the seruaunt of the Lord commanded you, and haue obeied my voice in all that I commanded you:
akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩmwĩkĩte maũndũ marĩa mothe Musa ndungata ya Jehova aamwathire, na nĩmũnjathĩkĩire maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa ndĩmwathĩte.
3 You haue not forsaken your brethren this long season vnto this day, but haue diligently kept the commandement of the Lord your God.
Matukũ macio mothe mathirĩte o nginya ũmũthĩ-rĩ, mũtirĩ mwatiganĩria ariũ a thoguo, no nĩmũrutĩte wĩra ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu aamũheire.
4 And nowe the Lord hath giuen rest vnto your brethren as he promised them: therefore nowe returne ye and goe to your tentes, to the land of your possession, which Moses the seruant of the Lord hath giuen you beyond Iorden.
Na rĩrĩ, kuona atĩ Jehova nĩaheete ariũ a thoguo ũhurũko o ta ũrĩa eeranĩire-rĩ, cookai mũthiĩ mĩciĩ kwanyu bũrũri-inĩ ũrĩa Musa ndungata ya Jehova aamũheire mũrĩmo ũũrĩa ũngĩ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani.
5 But take diligent heede, to doe the commandement and Lawe, which Moses the seruant of the Lord commanded you: that is, that ye loue the Lord your God, and walke in all his wayes, and keepe his commandements, and cleaue vnto him, and serue him with all your heart and with all your soule.
No rĩrĩ, menyerera mũno mũtikanaage kũhingia maathani na watho ũrĩa Musa ndungata ya Jehova aamũheire; akĩmwĩra mwendage Jehova Ngai wanyu, na mũrũmagie njĩra ciake ciothe, na mwathĩkagĩre maathani make, na mũtũũre mwĩgwatanĩtie nake, na mũmũtungatagĩre na ngoro cianyu ciothe na mĩoyo yanyu yothe.”
6 So Ioshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went vnto their tents.
Nake Joshua akĩmarathima, akĩmeera mathiĩ, nao magĩthiĩ, makĩinũka kwao mĩciĩ.
7 Nowe vnto one halfe of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had giuen a possession in Bashan: and vnto the other halfe thereof gaue Ioshua among their brethren on this side Iorden Westwarde: therefore when Ioshua sent them away vnto their tents, and blessed them,
(Musa nĩaheete nuthu ĩmwe ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase gĩthaka kũu Bashani, nayo nuthu ĩyo ĩngĩ ya mũhĩrĩga ũcio Joshua akĩmĩhe gĩthaka mwena wa ithũĩro wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani hamwe na ariũ a ithe wao.) Rĩrĩa Joshua aameerire mainũke-rĩ, nĩamarathimire,
8 Thus he spake vnto them, saying, Returne with much riches vnto your tents, and with a great multitude of cattell, with siluer and with golde, with brasse and with yron, and with great abundance of rayment: deuide the spoyle of your enemies with your brethren.
akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Cookai mĩciĩ kwanyu hamwe na ũtonga wanyu mũnene, wa mahiũ maingĩ, na betha, na thahabu, na icango, na igera, na nguo nyingĩ mũno cia kwĩhumba, na mũthiĩ mũgayane indo icio mũtahĩte kuuma kũrĩ thũ cianyu na ariũ a ithe wanyu.”
9 So the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel from Shiloh (which is in the land of Canaan) to goe vnto the countrey of Gilead to the land of their possession, which they had obteyned, according to ye word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na nuthu ya Manase magĩtiga andũ a Isiraeli Shilo kũu Kaanani nĩguo macooke Gileadi, bũrũri wao kĩũmbe, ũrĩa meegwatĩire naguo o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa.
10 And when they came vnto the borders of Iorden (which are in the land of Canaan) then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh, built there an altar by Iorden, a great altar to see to.
Rĩrĩa maakinyire Gelilothu gũkuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani kũu bũrũri wa Kaanani-rĩ, mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase nĩmakire kĩgongona kĩnene biũ o kũu hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani.
11 When the children of Israel heard say, Beholde, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh haue built an altar in the forefront of the lande of Canaan vpon the borders of Iorden at the passage of the children of Israel:
Na rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maaiguire atĩ nĩmakĩte kĩgongona kĩu mũhaka-inĩ wa Kaanani kũu Gelilothu gũkuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mwena wa andũ a Isiraeli-rĩ,
12 When the children of Israel heard it, then the whole Congregation of the children of Israel gathered them together at Shiloh to goe vp to warre against them.
kĩungano gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli gĩkĩũngana Shilo nĩguo gĩkarũe nao.
13 Then the children of Israel sent vnto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to ye halfe tribe of Manasseh into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli magĩtũma Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai athiĩ bũrũri wa Gileadi; athiĩ kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi na nuthu ya Manase.
14 And with him ten princes, of euery chiefe house a prince, according to all the tribes of Israel: for euery one was chiefe of their fathers housholde among the thousands of Israel.
O hamwe nake, magĩtũma atongoria ikũmi o mũtongoria ũmwe akarũgamĩrĩra mũhĩrĩga o mũndũ ũmwe wa Isiraeli, o ũmwe wao nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa nyũmba ya ithe thĩinĩ wa mbarĩ cia andũ a Isiraeli.
15 So they went vnto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the halfe tribe of Manasseh, vnto the land of Gilead, and spake with them, saying,
Rĩrĩa maathiire Gileadi, magĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na Gadi, na nuthu ya Manase, makĩmeera atĩrĩ,
16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What transgression is this that ye haue transgressed against the God of Israel, to turne away this day from the Lord, in that ye haue built you an altar for to rebell this day against the Lord?
“Kĩũngano gĩothe kĩa Jehova gĩkũmũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mwage kwĩhokeka harĩ Ngai wa Isiraeli? Mwahota atĩa kũhutatĩra Jehova mũkeyakĩra kĩgongona nĩguo mũũkĩrĩre Jehova mũmũremere?
17 Haue we too litle for the wickednesse of Peor, whereof we are not clensed vnto this day, though a plague came vpon the Congregation of the Lord?
Mehia marĩa meekĩirwo Peori matitũiganĩte? Nginya ũmũthĩ ũyũ tũtirĩ twetheria mehia macio, o na gũtuĩka mũthiro nĩwokire igũrũ rĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩa Jehova!
18 Ye also are turned away this day from the Lord: and seeing ye rebell to day against ye Lord, euen to morowe he will be wroth with all the Congregation of Israel.
Rĩu na inyuĩ nĩ Jehova mũrahutatĩra? “‘Mũngĩremera Jehova ũmũthĩ, rũciũ nake nĩakarakarĩra kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli.
19 Notwithstanding if the land of your possession be vncleane, come ye ouer vnto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lordes Tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among vs: but rebell not against the Lord, nor rebell not against vs in building you an altar, beside the altar of the Lord our God.
Angĩkorwo bũrũri ũrĩa mwĩgwatĩire nĩmũthaahu-rĩ, ringai mũũke bũrũri wa Jehova, kũrĩa hema ya Jehova ĩrĩ, mũgayane bũrũri na ithuĩ. No rĩrĩ, mũtikaremere Jehova kana mũtũremere na ũndũ wa kwĩyakĩra kĩgongona kĩanyu inyuĩ ene, o tiga kĩgongona kĩrĩa kĩrĩ kĩa Jehova Ngai witũ.
20 Did not Achan ye sonne of Zerah trespasse grieuously in the execrable thing, and wrath fell on all the Congregation of Israel? and this man alone perished not in his wickednesse.
Rĩrĩa Akani mũrũ wa Zera aagire kwĩhokeka maũndũ-inĩ makoniĩ indo iria ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo-rĩ, githĩ mangʼũrĩ matiakinyĩrĩire kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli? Mũndũ ũcio to we wiki wakuire nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make.’”
21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh answered, and saide vnto the heads ouer the thousands of Israel,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Rubeni, na a Gadi, na a nuthu ya Manase magĩcookeria anene a mbarĩ cia Isiraeli makĩmeera atĩrĩ:
22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel himselfe shall know: if by rebellion, or by transgression against ye Lord we haue done it, saue thou vs not this day.
“Jehova, Ngai, Mwene-Hinya, o we Jehova! Jehova, Ngai, Mwene-Hinya, o we Jehova! Nĩwe ũũĩ! Narĩo Isiraeli nĩrĩmenye! Angĩkorwo ũndũ ũyũ nĩ wa ũremi o na kana kwaga gwathĩkĩra Jehova, mũtigatũtigie muoyo ũmũthĩ.
23 If we haue built vs an altar to returne away from the Lord, either to offer thereon burnt offering, or meate offering, or to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himselfe require it:
Angĩkorwo nĩtwakĩte kĩgongona giitũ ithuĩ ene nĩguo tũhutatĩre Jehova, na tũrutage maruta ma njino na ma mũtu, o na kana tũkarutagĩra igongona rĩa ũiguano igũrũ rĩakĩo-rĩ, Jehova aroĩyũrĩria gĩtũmi kĩa ũhoro ũcio harĩ ithuĩ.
24 And if we haue not rather done it for feare of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might say vnto our children, What haue ye to doe with the Lord God of Israel?
“Aca! Ithuĩ twekire ũguo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra atĩ mũthenya ũmwe njiaro cianyu ciahota gũkeera ciitũ atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ nĩ ũhoro ũrĩkũ mũrĩ naguo na Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli?
25 For the Lord hath made Iorden a border betweene vs and you, ye children of Reuben, and of Gad: therefore ye haue no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the Lord.
Jehova nĩekĩrĩte mũhaka wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani ũtuĩke wa gũtũhakania ithuĩ na inyuĩ, na andũ aya a Rubeni na Gadi! Gũtirĩ ũndũ mwĩtainwo na Jehova.’ Nĩ ũndũ ũcio njiaro cianyu ciahota gũtũma ciitũ itige gũcooka gwĩtigĩra Jehova.
26 Therefore we said, We will nowe go about to make vs an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,
“Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire tuuge atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩtwĩhaarĩrie twĩakĩre kĩgongona, no ti kĩa maruta ma njino o na kana magongona mangĩ.’
27 But it shall be a witnesse betweene vs and you, and betweene our generations after vs, to execute the seruice of the Lord before him in our burnt offerings, and in our sacrifices, and in our peace offerings, and that your children should not say to our children in time to come, Ye haue no part in the Lord.
No rĩrĩ, nĩ gĩtuĩke ũira gatagatĩ gaitũ na inyuĩ na njiarwa iria igooka, atĩ tũrĩhooyagĩra Jehova hema-inĩ yake tũrĩ na maruta maitũ ma njino, na magongona na maruta ma ũiguano. Ningĩ matukũ ma thuutha njiaro cianyu itikeera njiaro ciitũ atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtirĩ na igai harĩ Jehova.’
28 Therefore said we, If so be that they should so say to vs or to our generations in time to come, then will we answere, Beholde the facion of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice, but it is a witnesse betweene vs and you.
“Na ithuĩ tũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Mangĩgaatwĩra ũguo, o na kana meere njiaro ciitũ ũguo-rĩ, nĩtũkamacookeria, tũmeere atĩrĩ: Ta rorai muone mũhianĩre wa kĩgongona kĩa Jehova, kĩrĩa maithe maitũ maakire, gĩtiakirwo nĩ ũndũ wa maruta ma njino na magongona mangĩ, no gĩakirwo nĩguo gĩtuĩke ũira gatagatĩ gaitũ na inyuĩ.’
29 God forbid, that we should rebell against the Lord, and turne this day away from the Lord to builde an altar for burnt offering, or for meate offering, or for sacrifice, saue the altar of the Lord our God, that is before his Tabernacle.
“Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo, atĩ no tũremere Jehova tũmũhutatĩre ũmũthĩ na ũndũ wa gwaka kĩgongona kĩngĩ gĩa keerĩ gĩa kũrutĩra maruta ma njino, na maruta ma mũtu na magongona mangĩ, tiga o kĩgongona kĩa Jehova Ngai witũ kĩrĩa gĩakĩtwo hema-inĩ yake.”
30 And when Phinehas the Priest, and the princes of the Congregation and heads ouer the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the wordes, that the children of Reuben, and children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spake, they were well content.
Rĩrĩa Finehasi, mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai hamwe na atongoria a kĩrĩndĩ, o acio atongoria a mbarĩ cia andũ a Isiraeli maaiguire ũrĩa Rubeni, na Gadi, na Manase moigire-rĩ, magĩkena.
31 And Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest said vnto the children of Reuben and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceiue, that the Lord is among vs, because ye haue not done this trespasse against the Lord: nowe ye haue deliuered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.
Nake Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩĩra Rubeni, na Gadi, na Manase atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ nĩtwamenya atĩ Jehova arĩ hamwe na ithuĩ, tondũ mũtihĩtĩirie Jehova ũndũ-inĩ ũyũ. Rĩu nĩmũteithũkĩtie andũ a Isiraeli kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa Jehova.”
32 Then Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest with the princes returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, vnto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them answere.
Nake Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru, ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, hamwe na atongoria magĩcooka Kaanani thuutha wa gũcemania na andũ a Rubeni na Gadi kũu Gileadi, nao magĩcookeria andũ a Isiraeli ũhoro.
33 And the saying pleased the children of Israel: and the children of Israel blessed God, and minded not to goe against them in battell, for to destroy the land, wherein the children of Reuben, and Gad dwelt.
Nĩmakenire nĩ kũigua ũhoro ũcio, na makĩgooca Ngai. Na matiigana gũcooka kwaria ũhoro wa kũrũa nao atĩ nĩguo maharaganie bũrũri ũrĩa andũ a Rubeni na Gadi matũũraga.
34 Then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witnesse betweene vs, that the Lord is God.
Nao andũ a Rubeni na Gadi magĩĩta kĩgongona kĩu ũũ: Mũira Gatagatĩ Gaitũ atĩ Jehova nĩwe Ngai.
