Joshua 21
1 And they approached [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua [the] son of Nun and to [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the tribes of [the] people 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 Yahweh he commanded by [the] hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in and pasture lands their for livestock our.
huko Shilo katika Kanaani na kuwaambia, “Bwana aliamuru kupitia Mose kuwa mtupe miji ya kuishi yenye sehemu za malisho kwa mifugo yetu.”
3 And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites some of inheritance their to [the] mouth of Yahweh the cities these and pasture lands their.
Hivyo kama vile Bwana alivyoamuru, Waisraeli wakawapa Walawi miji ifuatayo pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho kutoka urithi wao wenyewe.
4 And it came out the lot of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] and it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron the priest of the Levites from [the] tribe of Judah and from [the] tribe of the Simeonite[s] and from [the] tribe of Benjamin by the lot cities thir-teen.
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 [belonged] to [the] descendants of Kohath which remained from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Ephraim and from [the] tribe of Dan and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh by the lot cities ten.
Wazao wengine waliobaki wa Wakohathi walipewa miji kumi kutoka koo za makabila ya Efraimu, Dani na nusu ya Manase.
6 And [belonged] to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Issachar and from [the] tribe of Asher and from [the] tribe of Naphtali and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh in Bashan by the lot cities thir-teen.
Wazao wa Gershoni walipewa miji kumi na mitatu kutoka koo za makabila ya Isakari, Asheri, Naftali na nusu ya Manase huko Bashani.
7 [and belonged] to [the] descendants of Merari to clans their from [the] tribe of Reuben and from [the] tribe of Gad and from [the] tribe of Zebulun cities two [plus] ten.
Wazao wa Merari, ukoo kwa ukoo, walipewa miji kumi na miwili kutoka makabila ya Reubeni, Gadi na Zabuloni.
8 And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites the cities these and pasture lands their just as he had commanded Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses by the lot.
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 from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah and from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Simeon the cities these which he called them by name.
Kutoka makabila ya Yuda na Simeoni waligawa miji ifuatayo kwa majina
10 And it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron one of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] from [the] descendants of Levi for to them it belonged the lot first.
(miji hii walipewa wazao wa Aroni ambao walitokana na koo za Wakohathi wa Walawi, kwa sababu kura ya kwanza iliwaangukia):
11 And they gave to them Kiriath Arba [the] father of Anak that [is] Hebron in [the] hill country of Judah and pasture lands its around 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 And [the] field[s] of the city and villages its they gave to Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh possession his.
Lakini mashamba na vijiji vilivyozunguka mji mkubwa walikuwa wamempa Kalebu mwana wa Yefune kuwa milki yake.
13 And to [the] descendants of - Aaron the priest they gave [the] city of refuge of the killer Hebron and pasture lands its and Libnah and pasture lands its.
Kwa hiyo wazao wa kuhani Aroni wakapewa Hebroni (mji mkuu wa makimbilio kwa ajili ya yeyote aliyeshtakiwa kwa mauaji), Libna,
14 And Jattir and pasture lands its and Eshtemoa and pasture lands its.
Yatiri, Eshtemoa,
15 And Holon and pasture lands its and Debir and pasture lands its.
Holoni, Debiri,
16 And Ain and pasture lands its and Juttah and pasture lands its Beth Shemesh and pasture lands its cities nine from with [the] two the tribes these.
Aini, Yuta na Beth-Shemeshi, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji tisa kutoka kwa makabila haya mawili.
17 And from [the] tribe of Benjamin Gibeon and pasture lands its Geba and pasture lands its.
Kutoka kabila la Benyamini wakawapa Gibeoni, Geba,
18 Anathoth and pasture lands its and Almon and pasture lands its cities four.
Anathothi na Almoni, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
19 All [the] cities of [the] descendants of Aaron the priests [were] thir-teen cities and pasture lands their.
Miji yote waliyopewa makuhani, wazao wa Aroni, ilikuwa kumi na mitatu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho.
20 And to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath the Levites who remained of [the] descendants of Kohath and it was [the] cities of lot their from [the] tribe of Ephraim.
Koo nyingine za Wakohathi, ambao pia ni Walawi, walipewa miji kutoka kabila la Efraimu:
21 And they gave to them [the] city of refuge of the killer Shechem and pasture lands its in [the] hill country of Ephraim and Gezer and pasture lands its.
Katika nchi ya vilima ya Efraimu walipewa Shekemu (mji mkubwa wa makimbilio kwa yeyote anayeshtakiwa kwa mauaji) na Gezeri,
22 And Kibzaim and pasture lands its and Beth Horon and pasture lands its cities four.
Kibsaimu na Beth-Horoni, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
23 And from [the] tribe of Dan Eltekeh and pasture lands its Gibbethon and pasture lands its.
Pia kutoka kabila la Dani wakapokea Elteke, Gibethoni,
24 Aijalon and pasture lands its Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities four.
Aiyaloni na Gath-Rimoni pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne
25 And from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh Taanach and pasture lands its and Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities two.
Kutoka nusu ya kabila la Manase, wakapokea Taanaki na Gath-Rimoni pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji miwili.
26 All [the] cities ten and pasture lands their [belonged] to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath which remained.
Miji yote hii kumi pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho ilipewa koo za Wakohathi zilizobaki.
27 And to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of the Levites from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh [the] city of refuge of the killer (Golan *Q(K)*) in Bashan and pasture lands its and Beeshtarah and pasture lands its cities two.
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 from [the] tribe of Issachar Kishion and pasture lands its Daberath and pasture lands its.
kutoka kabila la Isakari walipewa, Kishioni, Daberathi,
29 Jarmuth and pasture lands its En Gannim and pasture lands its cities four.
Yarmuthi na En-Ganimu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne
30 And from [the] tribe of Asher Mishal and pasture lands its Abdon and pasture lands its.
kutoka kabila la Asheri walipewa, Mishali, Abdoni,
31 Helkath and pasture lands its and Rehob and pasture lands its cities four.
Helkathi na Rehobu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
32 And from [the] tribe of Naphtali [the] city of - refuge of the killer Kedesh in Galilee and pasture lands its and Hammoth Dor and pasture lands its and Kartan and pasture lands its cities three.
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 Gershonite[s] to clans their [were] thir-teen citi[es] and pasture lands their.
Miji yote ya koo za Wagershoni ilikuwa kumi na mitatu, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho.
34 And to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Merari the Levites which remained from with [the] tribe of Zebulun Jokneam and pasture lands its Kartah and pasture lands its.
Koo za Wamerari (Walawi waliobaki) walipewa: kutoka kabila la Zabuloni, Yokneamu, Karta,
35 Dimnah and pasture lands its Nahalal and pasture lands its cities four.
Dimna na Nahalali, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne;
36 (And from [the] tribe of Reuben Bezer and pasture lands its and Jahaz and pasture lands its. *R*)
kutoka kabila la Reubeni walipewa Bezeri, Yahasa,
37 (Kedemoth and pasture lands its and Mephaath and pasture lands its cities four. *R*)
Kedemothi na Mefaathi, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne;
38 And from [the] tribe of Gad [the] city of refuge of the killer Ramoth in Gilead and pasture lands its and Mahanaim and pasture lands its.
kutoka kabila la Gadi walipewa, Ramothi katika Gileadi (mji wa makimbilio kwa ajili ya yeyote anayeshtakiwa kwa ajili ya mauaji), Mahanaimu,
39 Heshbon and pasture lands its Jazer and pasture lands its all [the] cities [were] four.
Heshboni na Yazeri, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho, ilikuwa miji minne.
40 All the cities of [the] descendants of Merari to clans their which remained of [the] clans of the Levites and it was lot their cities two [plus] ten.
Miji yote waliyopewa koo za Wamerari, waliokuwa mabaki ya Walawi, ilikuwa ni kumi na miwili.
41 All [the] cities of the Levites in [the] midst of [the] possession of [the] people of Israel [were] cities forty and eight and pasture lands their.
Miji yote ya Walawi katika eneo lililoshikwa na Waisraeli lilikuwa arobaini na minane, pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho.
42 They were the cities these a city a city and pasture lands its around it thus for all the cities these.
Kila mmoja wa miji hii ulikuwa na sehemu ya malisho kuuzunguka; ndivyo ilivyokuwa kwa miji hii yote.
43 And he gave Yahweh to Israel all the land which he had sworn to give to ancestors their and they took possession of it and they dwelt in it.
Kwa hiyo Bwana akawapa Israeli nchi yote aliyokuwa ameapa kuwapa baba zao, nao wakaimiliki na kukaa humo.
44 And he gave rest Yahweh to them from round about according to all that he had sworn to ancestors their and not he stood anyone in faces their from all enemies their all enemies their he gave Yahweh in hand their.
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 Not it fell a word from every word good which he had spoken Yahweh to [the] house of Israel everything it came.
Hakuna hata mojawapo ya ahadi nzuri ya Bwana kwa nyumba ya Israeli ambayo haikutimia; kila moja ilitimia.
