Joshua 3
1 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over.
Rũciinĩ tene Joshua na andũ othe a Isiraeli makiuma hau Shitimu, magĩthiĩ nginya Jorodani, na matanaringa mũrĩmo ũcio ũngĩ magĩikara hau.
2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp;
Thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtatũ-rĩ, anene magĩthiĩ kũndũ guothe gĩikaro-inĩ kĩu,
3 and they commanded the people, saying: 'When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
magĩatha andũ, makĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Rĩrĩa mũrĩona ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu, na muone athĩnjĩri-Ngai, o acio Alawii, marĩkuuĩte-rĩ, mumagare muume harĩa mũrĩ na mũrĩrũmĩrĩre.
4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.'
Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩguo mũrĩmenya njĩra ĩrĩa mũrĩĩgera, nĩgũkorwo mũtirĩ mwagera njĩra ĩyo rĩngĩ. No rĩrĩ, gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu na ithandũkũ rĩu, nĩhagĩe itĩĩna ta rĩa mĩkono ngiri igĩrĩ; mũtikarĩkuhĩrĩrie.”
5 And Joshua said unto the people: 'Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.'
Nake Joshua akĩĩra andũ acio atĩrĩ, “Mwĩtheriei, nĩgũkorwo rũciũ Jehova nĩageeka maũndũ ma magegania gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu.”
6 And Joshua spoke unto the priests, saying: 'Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass on before the people.' And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
Nake Joshua akĩĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai atĩrĩ, “Oyai ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro mũthiĩ mbere ya andũ aya.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩrĩoya, magĩthiĩ mbere yao.
7 And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ nĩngwambĩrĩria gũgũtũũgĩria maitho-inĩ ma andũ othe a Isiraeli, nĩguo mamenye atĩ ndĩrĩkoragwo hamwe nawe o ta ũrĩa ndaarĩ hamwe na Musa.
8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying: When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in the Jordan.'
Ĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa megũkuua ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro atĩrĩ: ‘Mwakinya hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, mũthiĩ mũrũgame Jorodani thĩinĩ.’”
9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel: 'Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.'
Nake Joshua akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli atĩrĩ, “Ũkai haha mũigue ciugo cia Jehova Ngai wanyu.
10 And Joshua said: 'Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
Ũhoro ũyũ nĩguo ũrĩmũmenyithia atĩ Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo arĩ hamwe na inyuĩ, na atĩ hatirĩ nganja nĩakamũingatĩra Akaanani, na Ahiti, na Ahivi, na Aperizi, na Agirigashi, na Aamori, na Ajebusi.
11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth on before you over the Jordan.
Atĩrĩrĩ, ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro rĩa Mwathani wa thĩ yothe nĩrĩkũringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mbere yanyu.
12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Na rĩrĩ, thuurai andũ ikũmi na eerĩ kuuma mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ ya Isiraeli, o mũhĩrĩga mũndũ ũmwe.
13 And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.'
Na rĩrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa makuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova, o we Mwathani wa thĩ yothe, marĩtoboka thĩinĩ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani-rĩ, maaĩ maruo marĩa maratherera maikũrũkĩte nĩmarĩtinĩka na meyũmbe hĩba.”
14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bore the ark of the covenant being before the people;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa andũ moimagarire makiuma kambĩ nĩguo maringe Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa maakuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro magĩthiĩ mbere yao.
15 and when they that bore the ark were come unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark were dipped in the brink of the water — for the Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest —
Na rĩrĩ, nĩgũkorwo Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani nĩrũiyũraga mũno rũgakĩra hũgũrũrũ ciaguo hĩndĩ ya magetha. No rĩrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa maakuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩu maakinyire Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, namo magũrũ mao magĩtoboka hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia rũũĩ,
16 that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off; and the people passed over right against Jericho.
maaĩ marĩa moimaga mwena wa na igũrũ wa rũũĩ magĩtiga gũtherera maikũrũkĩte; makĩĩyũmba hĩba kũndũ kũraya mũno nginya itũũra-inĩ rĩetagwo Adamu rĩrĩa rĩ gũkuhĩ na Zarethani, namo maaĩ marĩa maathereraga marorete Iria-inĩ rĩa Araba (nĩrĩo Iria rĩa Cumbĩ) magĩtinĩka biũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ makĩringa mangʼetheire Jeriko.
17 And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, while all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan.
Athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa maakuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova makĩrũgama mehaandĩte wega kũndũ kũmũ gatagatĩ ka Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, nao andũ a Isiraeli othe makĩhĩtũka makĩringagĩra thĩ nyũmũ o nginya rĩrĩa rũrĩrĩ rũu ruothe rwarĩkirie kũringa rũũĩ rũu rwa Jorodani.
