Joshua 1
1 Na rĩrĩ, thuutha wa gĩkuũ kĩa Musa ndungata ya Ngai, Jehova akĩĩra Joshua mũrũ wa Nuni, ũrĩa watungatagĩra Musa, atĩrĩ:
And it comes to pass after the death of Moses, servant of YHWH, that YHWH speaks to Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, saying,
2 “Musa ndungata yakwa nĩakuĩte. Na rĩrĩ, wee na andũ aya othe, mwĩhaarĩriei kũringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mũtoonye bũrũri ũrĩa ngũmũhe, o ũcio ngũhe andũ a Isiraeli.
“My servant Moses is dead, and now, rise, pass over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.
3 Na rĩrĩ, handũ o hothe harĩa mũgaakinya na makinya manyu nĩngamũhe, o ta ũrĩa ndeerire Musa.
Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, as I have spoken to Moses.
4 Bũrũri wanyu ũgaatambũrũka kuuma werũ-inĩ o nginya Lebanoni, na kuuma rũũĩ rũrĩa rũnene rwa Farati, nĩguo bũrũri wothe wa Ahiti, o nginya Iria-inĩ rĩrĩa Inene rĩa mwena wa ithũĩro.
From this wilderness and Lebanon, and to the great river, the Euphrates River, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea—the going in of the sun—is your border.
5 Gũtikagĩa mũndũ ũkaahota gũgwĩtiiria matukũ mothe ma muoyo waku. O ta ũrĩa ndaarĩ na Musa, ũguo noguo ngũkorwo hamwe nawe; ndigagũtiganĩria kana ngũtirike.
No man stations himself before you all [the] days of your life; as I have been with Moses, I am with you, I do not fail you, nor forsake you;
6 “Gĩa na hinya na ũũmĩrĩrie, nĩgũkorwo nĩwe ũgũtongoria andũ aya mathiĩ makagae bũrũri ũrĩa ndehĩtire na mwĩhĩtwa kũrĩ maithe mao atĩ nĩngamahe.
be strong and courageous, for you cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them.
7 Gĩa na hinya na ũũmĩrĩrie mũno. Menyagĩrĩra gwathĩkagĩra watho wothe ũrĩa ndungata yakwa Musa aagwathire wĩkage; ndũkanagarũrũke na mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho ũũtige, nĩgeetha ũgĩĩage na ũhootani kũrĩa guothe ũrĩthiiaga.
Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; you do not turn aside from it right or left, so that you act wisely in every [place] to where you go;
8 Ciugo cia Ibuku rĩĩrĩ rĩa Watho itikanatige kwario nĩ kanua gaku; no wĩcũũranagie ũhoro warĩo mũthenya na ũtukũ, nĩgeetha ũmenyagĩrĩre gwĩka maũndũ marĩa mothe maandĩkĩtwo thĩinĩ warĩo. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩ ũkaagaacĩra, na ũgĩe na ũhootani.
the scroll of this Law does not depart out of your mouth, and you have meditated in it by day and by night, so that you observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then you cause your way to prosper, and then you act wisely.
9 Githĩ ti-niĩ ngwathĩte? Wee gĩa o na hinya na ũũmĩrĩrie. Ndũkanetigĩre o na kana; ũũrwo nĩ hinya, nĩgũkorwo Jehova Ngai waku arĩ hamwe nawe kũrĩa guothe ũrĩthiiaga.”
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous; do not be terrified nor frightened, for your God YHWH [is] with you in every [place] to where you go.”
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joshua agĩatha anene arĩa maaroraga andũ atĩrĩ:
And Joshua commands the authorities of the people, saying,
11 “Tuĩkanĩriai kambĩ-inĩ mũkĩĩraga andũ atĩrĩ, ‘Haarĩriai rĩĩgu mũige, nĩ ũndũ mĩthenya ĩtatũ kuuma ũmũthĩ yathira nĩguo mũkaaringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani nĩgeetha mũthiĩ mũtoonye na mwĩgwatĩre bũrũri ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu ekũmũhe ũtuĩke wanyu.’”
“Pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare provision for yourselves, for within three days you are passing over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which your God YHWH is giving to you to possess it.”
12 Ningĩ Joshua akĩarĩria andũ a mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
And to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua has spoken, saying,
13 “Ririkanai watho ũrĩa mwaheirwo nĩ Musa ndungata ya Jehova, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai wanyu nĩamũheete ũhurũko na nĩamũheete bũrũri ũyũ.’
“Remember the word which Moses, servant of YHWH, commanded you, saying, Your God YHWH is giving rest to you, and He has given this land to you;
14 Atumia anyu, na ciana cianyu, na ũhiũ wanyu no maikare bũrũri ũrĩa mwaheirwo nĩ Musa mwena wa irathĩro rĩa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, no arũme othe anyu othe arĩa njamba cia ita meeohete indo cia mbaara, no nginya maringe mũrĩmo ũũrĩa ũngĩ matongoretie ariũ a ithe wanyu. No nginya mũgateithie ariũ a ithe wanyu.
your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses has given to you beyond the Jordan, and you pass over by fifties, before your brothers, all the mighty men of valor, and have helped them,
15 nginya rĩrĩa Jehova akaamahe ũhurũko o ta ũrĩa amũheete inyuĩ, na nginya rĩrĩa o nao makegwatĩra bũrũri ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu ekũmahe. Thuutha ũcio, no mũcooke mũgaikare bũrũri wanyu inyuĩ ene, ũrĩa mwaheirwo nĩ Musa ndungata ya Jehova mwena wa irathĩro wa Jorodani, ũcio ũrorete mwena ũrĩa riũa rĩrathagĩra.”
until YHWH gives rest to your brothers as to yourselves, and they have possessed, even they, the land which your God YHWH is giving to them; then you have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of YHWH, has given to you beyond the Jordan, [at] the sun-rising.”
16 Hĩndĩ ĩyo magĩcookeria Joshua, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũgwĩka ũrĩa wothe ũgũtwatha na nĩ tũgũthiĩ kũrĩa guothe ũgũtũtũma.
And they answer Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we do; and to every [place] to where you send us, we go;
17 O ta ũrĩa twaathĩkĩire Musa maũndũ-inĩ mothe-rĩ, ũguo noguo tũrĩgwathĩkagĩra. No rĩrĩ, Jehova Ngai waku arokorwo hamwe nawe o ta ũrĩa aarĩ hamwe na Musa.
according to all that we listened to [from] Moses, so we listen to you; surely your God YHWH is with you as He has been with Moses.
18 Mũndũ wothe ũkaaremera uuge waku na arege gwathĩkĩra maũndũ mothe marĩa ũkaamatha, no nginya mũndũ ũcio akooragwo. No rĩrĩ, gĩa na hinya na ũũmĩrĩrie!”
Any man who provokes your mouth, and does not hear your words, in all that you command him, is put to death; only, be strong and courageous.”
