Judges 2
1 The angel of Jehovah came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, "I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you:
Na rĩrĩ, mũraika wa Jehova nĩambatire agĩkinya Bokimu oimĩte Giligali, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nĩ niĩ ndaamwambatirie ngĩmũruta bũrũri wa Misiri na ngĩmũtongoria nginya bũrũri-inĩ ũrĩa ndeerĩire maithe manyu na mwĩhĩtwa atĩ nĩngamahe. Ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndirĩ hĩndĩ ngaathũkia kĩrĩkanĩro giitũ na inyuĩ,
2 and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.' But you have not listened to my voice: why have you done this?
na inyuĩ mũtikanagĩe na kĩrĩkanĩro na andũ a bũrũri ũyũ, no nĩmũkoinanga igongona ciao.’ No inyuĩ mũtiinjathĩkĩire. Mwĩkĩte ũguo nĩkĩ?
3 Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you, but they will become your adversaries, and their gods shall be a snare to you."
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ndamwĩra atĩrĩ, ndikũmaingata mamweherere; no megũtuĩka ta mĩigua ĩmũtheecage mĩena, nacio ngai ciao ituĩke mũtego harĩ inyuĩ.”
4 It happened, when the angel of Jehovah spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
Rĩrĩa mũraika wa Jehova aarĩkirie kwarĩria andũ a Isiraeli maũndũ macio mothe, andũ makĩrĩra manĩrĩire,
5 They called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there to Jehovah.
nao magĩĩta handũ hau Bokimu. Nao makĩrutĩra Jehova magongona hau.
6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.
Thuutha wa Joshua kũrekereria andũ a Isiraeli-rĩ, andũ acio magĩthiĩ kwĩgwatĩra bũrũri, o mũndũ igai rĩake.
7 The people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Jehovah that he had worked for Israel.
Nao andũ acio magĩtungatĩra Jehova matukũ-inĩ mothe ma Joshua na ma athuuri arĩa maatigirwo marĩ muoyo Joshua akua, arĩa meyoneire maũndũ mothe manene marĩa Jehova eekĩire Isiraeli.
8 Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being one hundred ten years old.
Nake Joshua mũrũ wa Nuni, ndungata ya Jehova, aakuire arĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka igana na ikũmi.
9 They buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
Nao makĩmũthika kũu gĩthaka-inĩ gĩake o kũu Timinathu-Heresi bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu, mwena wa gathigathini wa Kĩrĩma kĩa Gaashu.
10 And all that generation were also gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know Jehovah, nor the works which he had done for Israel.
Thuutha wa rũciaro rũu ruothe gũkua, gũkĩgĩa na rũciaro rũngĩ rũtooĩ Jehova kana rũkamenya maũndũ marĩa eekĩire Isiraeli.
11 The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baals;
Ningĩ andũ a Isiraeli magĩĩka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova na magĩtungatĩra ngai cia Baali.
12 and they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them: and they provoked Jehovah to anger.
Nao magĩtirika Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao ũrĩa wamarutĩte bũrũri wa Misiri. Nao makĩrũmĩrĩra na makĩhooya ngai cia mĩthemba mĩingĩ cia andũ arĩa maamarigiicĩirie, magĩtũma Jehova arakare
13 They forsook Jehovah, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
tondũ nĩmatirikĩte Jehova, magatungatagĩra Baali na Maashitarothu.
14 The anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of marauders who plundered them; and he sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
Nake Jehova akĩrakarĩra andũ a Isiraeli, akĩmaneana kũrĩ atharĩkanĩri arĩa maatahire indo ciao. Akĩmarekereria thũ ciao iria ciamathiũrũrũkĩirie, na matiacookire gũciĩtiiria.
15 Wherever they went out, the hand of Jehovah was against them for harm, as Jehovah had spoken, and as Jehovah had sworn to them: and they were in great distress.
Rĩrĩa rĩothe andũ a Isiraeli maathiiaga kũrũa, guoko kwa Jehova kwamookagĩrĩra magatoorio, o ta ũrĩa eehĩtĩte na mwĩhĩtwa kũrĩ o. Nao makĩnyamarĩka mũno.
16 Jehovah raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
Ningĩ Jehova akĩmaarahũrĩra atiirĩrĩri bũrũri arĩa maamahonokirie moko-inĩ ma andũ acio maamatharĩkagĩra.
17 Yet they did not listen to their judges; for they played the prostitute after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; but they did not do so.
No rĩrĩ, o na kũrĩ ũguo, matiigana kũigua atiirĩrĩri bũrũri acio ao, no nĩmahũũrire ũmaraya na ũndũ wa kũhooya ngai ingĩ. Matiigana gwĩka ta maithe mao, no nĩmagarũrũkire narua, magĩtiga gũthiĩ na mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa maithe mao maathiiaga nayo, nĩyo mĩthiĩre ya gwathĩkĩra maathani ma Jehova.
18 When Jehovah raised up judges for them, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it grieved Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
Rĩrĩa rĩothe Jehova aamaarahũragĩra mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri-rĩ, Jehova aakoragwo hamwe na mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri ũcio, akamahonokagia moko-inĩ ma thũ ciao hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri ũcio aarĩ muoyo; nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩamaiguagĩra tha nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa macaayaga nĩ kũhinyĩrĩrio nĩ arĩa mamanyariiraga.
19 But it happened, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them; they did not cease from their practices, and they did not turn aside from their stubborn ways.
No mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri akua, andũ magacookerera maũndũ mooru makĩria kũrĩ marĩa ma maithe mao, makarũmagĩrĩra ngai ingĩ, magacihooyaga na magacitungatĩra. Makĩrega gũtiga mĩtugo ĩyo yao mĩũru na mĩthiĩre yao ya ũremi.
20 The anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel; and he said, "Because this nation has transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not obeyed my voice;
Tondũ ũcio, Jehova agĩkĩrakario mũno nĩ andũ a Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Tondũ rũrĩrĩ rũrũ nĩrũthũkĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ndaarĩkanĩire na maithe mao ma tene, na nĩ rwagĩte kũnjigua-rĩ,
21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
ndigũcooka kũrutũrũra rũrĩrĩ o na rũmwe rwa iria Joshua aatigire kuo agĩkua.
22 that by them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not."
Nĩcio ngũhũthĩra kũgeria andũ a Isiraeli, nĩguo menye kana nĩmekũrũmia mĩthiĩre ya Jehova, na mathiiage nayo o ta ũrĩa maithe mao meekaga.”
23 So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
Jehova nĩetĩkĩririe ndũrĩrĩ icio itigare kuo, na ndaigana gũcirutũrũra o rĩmwe na ũndũ wa gũcineana moko-inĩ ma Joshua.
