Joshua 21

1 Na rĩrĩ, atongoria a nyũmba cia Alawii magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eleazaru ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na kũrĩ Joshua mũrũ wa Nuni, o na kũrĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia mĩhĩrĩga ĩrĩa ĩngĩ ya Isiraeli

Then the heads of ancestral houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

2 kũu Shilo bũrũri wa Kaanani makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩathanire na kanua ka Musa atĩ tũkaaheo matũũra ma gũtũũra, marĩ na kũndũ gwa kũrĩithagĩria mahiũ maitũ.”

They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "Jehovah commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."

3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, andũ a Isiraeli makĩhe Alawii matũũra o hamwe na kũndũ gwa kũrĩithio kuuma magai-inĩ mao o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathanĩte:

The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

4 Na rĩrĩ, mĩtĩ yacuukwo-rĩ, mũtĩ wa mbere wagwĩrĩire mbarĩ ya Akohathu, kũringana na ũrĩa mbarĩ ciao ciatariĩ. Alawii arĩa maarĩ a rũciaro rwa Harũni ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai maaheirwo matũũra ikũmi na matatũ kuuma mũhĩrĩga ya Juda, na wa Simeoni, na wa Benjamini.

The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

5 Acio angĩ a rũciaro rwa Kohathu maaheirwo matũũra ikũmi kuuma mbarĩ ya mũhĩrĩga wa Efiraimu, na wa Dani, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase.

The rest of the descendants of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

6 Njiaro cia Gerishoni ciaheirwo matũũra ikũmi na matatũ kuuma mbarĩ cia mũhĩrĩga wa Isakaru, na wa Asheri, na wa Nafitali, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase kũu Bashani.

The descendants of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7 Njiaro cia Merari, kũringana na ũrĩa mbarĩ ciao ciatariĩ, ciaheirwo matũũra ikũmi na meerĩ kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na wa Zebuluni.

The descendants of Merari according to their families had twelve cities by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

8 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli magĩkĩhe Alawii matũũra macio na kũndũ kũrĩa kwamathiũrũrũkĩirie kũrĩ ũrĩithio wao o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathanĩte na kanua ka Musa.

The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

9 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Juda na wa Simeoni andũ a Isiraeli makĩheana matũũra maya magwetetwo na marĩĩtwa

They gave out of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, and out of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

10 (matũũra maya maaheirwo njiaro cia Harũni arĩa maarĩ a mbarĩ cia Akohathu cia mũhĩrĩga wa Alawii, nĩ ũndũ nĩo magwĩrĩirwo nĩ mũtĩ wa mbere):

and they were for the descendants of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the descendants of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

11 Magĩkĩmahe Kiriathu-Ariba (na no kuo Hebironi), hamwe na kũndũ kũrĩa gwathiũrũrũkĩirie gwa kũrĩithĩrio mahiũ kũu bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Juda. (Ariba nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Anaki).

They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.

12 No rĩrĩ, mĩgũnda na tũtũũra tũrĩa twathiũrũrũkĩirie itũũra rĩu inene nĩmaheete Kalebu mũrũ wa Jefune gũtuĩke igai rĩake.

But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio njiaro cia Harũni ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai magĩcihe Hebironi (itũũra inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũraganĩte), na ikĩheo Libina,

To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

14 na Jatiri, na Eshitemoa,

Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

15 na Holoni, na Debiri,

Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

16 na Aini, na Juta, na Bethi-Shemeshu, o hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; matũũra mothe maarĩ kenda kuuma kũrĩ mĩhĩrĩga ĩyo ĩĩrĩ.

Ashan with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 Na kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini makĩheo Gibeoni, na Geba,

Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

18 na Anathothu, na Alimoni o hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana.

Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

19 Matũũra mothe ma athĩnjĩri-Ngai, arĩa maarĩ njiaro cia Harũni, maarĩ ikũmi na matatũ o hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio.

All the cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20 Nacio mbarĩ icio ingĩ ciatigarĩte cia Kohathu cia mũhĩrĩga wa Alawii ciaheirwo matũũra kuuma kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Efiraimu ta ũũ:

The families of the descendants of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the descendants of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21 Kũu bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu maaheirwo Shekemu (itũũra inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũraganĩte), na Gezeri,

They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

22 na Kibizaimu, na Bethi-Horoni hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana.

Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.

23 Ningĩ kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Dani makĩheo Eliteke, na Gibethoni,

Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

24 na Aijaloni, na Gathi-Rimoni hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana.

Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

25 Kuuma nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase makĩheo Taanaka, na Gathi-Rimoni hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra meerĩ.

Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Beth Shean with its suburbs; two cities.

26 Matũũra macio mothe ikũmi hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio nĩmo maheirwo mbarĩ icio ingĩ cia Kohathu.

All the cities of the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

27 Na rĩrĩ, mbarĩ cia Agerishoni cia mũhĩrĩga wa Alawii ciaheirwo ta ũũ: kuuma nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, nĩ itũũra rĩa Golani kũu Bashani (itũũra inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũraganĩte), na Be-Eshitara, hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra meerĩ;

They gave to the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

28 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Isakaru, ikĩheo Kishioni, na Deberathu,

Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

29 na Jaramuthu, na Eni-Ganimu, hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana;

Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

30 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Asheri, ikĩheo Mishali, na Abidoni

Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

31 na Helikathu, na Rehobu hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana;

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

32 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Nafitali, ikĩheo Kedeshi kũu Galili (itũũra inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũraganĩte), na Hamothu-Dori na Karitani, hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra matatũ.

Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

33 Matũũra mothe ma mbarĩ cia Agerishoni maarĩ ikũmi na matatũ hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio.

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34 Nacio mbarĩ cia Amerari (nao nĩo Alawii arĩa angĩ maatigaire) makĩheo: kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Zebuluni, nĩ itũũra rĩa Jokineamu, na Karita,

To the families of the descendants of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,

35 na Dimuna, na Nahalali, hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana;

Rimmon with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

36 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, ikĩheo Bezeri, na Jahazu,

And across the Jordan opposite Jericho, from the tribe of Reuben: a city of refuge for the manslayer, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,

37 na Kedemothu, na Mefaathu, hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana;

Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

38 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Gadi, ikĩheo Ramothu kũu Gileadi (itũũra inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũraganĩte), na Mahanaimu,

Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

39 na Heshiboni, na Jazeri, hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio; mothe maarĩ matũũra mana.

Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

40 Matũũra mothe marĩa maaheirwo mbarĩ cia Amerari, nao nĩo Alawii arĩa maatigaire, maarĩ ikũmi na meerĩ.

All these were the cities of the descendants of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

41 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio matũũra ma Alawii thĩinĩ wa bũrũri ũrĩa wegwatĩirwo nĩ andũ a Isiraeli maarĩ mĩrongo ĩna na manana marĩ mothe, hamwe na ithaka ciamo cia ũrĩithio.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

42 O itũũra rĩarĩ na ũrĩithio ũrĩa warĩthiũrũrũkĩirie; ũguo nĩguo matũũra macio mothe maatariĩ.

Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.

43 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩhe Isiraeli ũhurũko mĩena yothe, o ta ũrĩa eerĩte maithe mao na mwĩhĩtwa. Maarĩkia kwĩgwatĩra bũrũri ũcio ũgĩtuĩka wao, magĩtũũra kuo.

So Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

44 Nake Jehova akĩmahe ũhurũko na mĩena yothe o ta ũrĩa eerĩte maithe mao na mwĩhĩtwa. Gũtirĩ thũ o na ĩmwe yao yahotire kũmeetiiria, nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩaciheanĩte moko-inĩ mao.

Jehovah gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 Gũtirĩ kĩrĩkanĩro o na kĩmwe kĩa maũndũ marĩa mega Jehova aameerĩire gĩtaahingirio; ciĩranĩro icio ciothe nĩciahingirio.

Nothing failed of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.