< Joshua 7 >

1 No rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli nĩmagire kwĩhokeka ũhoro-inĩ ũkoniĩ indo iria ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo; nake Akani mũrũ wa Karimi, mũrũ wa Zimuri, mũrũ wa Zera, wa mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, nĩoire imwe ciacio. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa Isiraeli.
But the children of Israel committed unfaithfulness in that which had been brought under the curse: Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.
2 Ningĩ Joshua agĩtũma andũ kuuma Jeriko mathiĩ Ai, itũũra rĩakuhanĩrĩirie na Bethi-Aveni mwena wa irathĩro wa Betheli, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ambatai mũthiĩ mũgathigaane bũrũri ũcio.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ acio magĩthiĩ na magĩthigaana Ai.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and spy out the country. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
3 Nao magĩcooka kũrĩ Joshua na makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Hatirĩ bata wa andũ othe mambate makahũũre itũũra rĩa Ai. Rekia andũ 2,000 kana ithatũ makarĩtunyane; tiga kũnogia andũ othe, nĩgũkorwo no andũ anini marĩ kuo.”
And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up; let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither, for they are few.
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio no andũ ta 3,000 maambatire, no magĩtoorio nĩ andũ a Ai,
And there went up thither of the people about three thousand men, but they fled before the men of Ai.
5 nao andũ acio a Ai makĩũraga ta andũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ na atandatũ a Isiraeli. Nĩmaingatire andũ a Isiraeli kuuma kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩu makĩmakinyia o kũrĩa kwenjagwo mahiga, na makĩmahũũrĩra kũu igaragaro-inĩ. Ihũũra rĩu rĩgĩtũma ngoro cia andũ a Isiraeli iringĩke, na makĩiyũrwo nĩ maaĩ nda.
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; and they pursued them from before the gate to Shebarim, and smote them on the descent. Then the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 Nake Joshua agĩtembũranga nguo ciake, akĩĩgũithia thĩ, agĩturumithia ũthiũ wake thĩ mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova, agĩikara hau nginya hwaĩ-inĩ. Nao athuuri a Isiraeli magĩĩka o ta ũguo na makĩĩhurĩria rũkũngũ mĩtwe.
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and threw dust upon their heads.
7 Nake Joshua akiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, Mwathani Jehova, nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire ũrehe andũ aya mũrĩmo ũyũ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani nĩguo ũtũneane moko-inĩ ma Aamori, matũniine? Naarĩ korwo nĩtwaiganĩire tũtũũre mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani!
And Joshua said, Alas, Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh that we had been content and had remained beyond the Jordan!
8 Wee Mwathani, ingĩkiuga atĩa, kuona atĩ Isiraeli nĩmatooretio nĩ thũ ciao?
Ah Lord! what shall I say after Israel have turned their backs before their enemies?
9 Andũ a Kaanani na andũ arĩa angĩ a bũrũri ũyũ nĩmarĩigua ũhoro ũcio, nao matũthiũrũrũkĩrie, matũniine biũ, meherie rĩĩtwa riitũ gũkũ thĩ. Nawe ũgaagĩĩka atĩa nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩu rĩaku inene?”
When the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it], they will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
10 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra! Ũkwĩgũithia ũturumithĩtie ũthiũ waku thĩ nĩkĩ?
And Jehovah said to Joshua, Rise up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
11 Isiraeli nĩmehĩtie; nĩmathũkĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa kĩrĩa ndamaathire marũmagĩrĩre. Nĩmoete indo imwe iria ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo; nĩmaiyĩte, na makaheenania, o na magaciiganĩria hamwe na indo ciao o ene.
Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them, and they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it among their stuff.
12 Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmi kĩrĩa kĩgirĩtie andũ a Isiraeli meetirie thũ ciao; na nĩkĩo marorĩra thũ ciao tondũ nĩmatuĩkĩte a kũniinwo. Na niĩ ndigũcooka gũkorwo hamwe na inyuĩ o tiga mũniinire kĩndũ kĩu kĩamũrĩtwo gĩa kũniinwo kĩehere thĩinĩ wanyu.
And the children of Israel shall not be able to stand before their enemies: they shall turn their backs before their enemies, for they have made themselves accursed. I will no more be with you, except ye destroy the accursed thing from your midst.
13 “Ũkĩra, ũthiĩ ũtherie andũ acio. Thiĩ ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Mwĩtheriei mwĩhaarĩrie nĩ ũndũ wa rũciũ; nĩgũkorwo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ: Nĩ harĩ kĩndũ kĩamũre gĩa kũniinwo kĩrĩ thĩinĩ wanyu, inyuĩ Isiraeli. Mũtingĩhota gwĩtiiria thũ cianyu o nginya rĩrĩa mũgaakĩeheria kiume thĩinĩ wanyu.
Rise up, hallow the people, and say, Hallow yourselves for to-morrow; for thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, Israel: thou shalt not be able to stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from your midst.
14 “‘Tondũ ũcio rũciũ kĩroko mũkeyumĩria inyuĩ ene o mũhĩrĩga, o mũhĩrĩga. Na rĩrĩ, mũhĩrĩga ũrĩa Jehova agaathuura nĩũkeyumĩria o mbarĩ, o mbarĩ; nayo mbarĩ ĩrĩa Jehova agaathuura nĩĩkeyumĩria o nyũmba, o nyũmba; nayo nyũmba ĩrĩa Jehova agaathuura nĩĩkeyumĩria o mũndũ, o mũndũ.
And ye shall be brought near in the morning according to your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come forward by families, and the family which Jehovah taketh shall come forward by households; and the household which Jehovah taketh shall come forward man by man.
15 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũnyiitwo na indo icio ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo nĩagacinwo na mwaki hamwe na indo ciake ciothe. Nĩgũkorwo nĩathũkĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova, na nĩekĩte ũndũ wa thoni thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli!’”
And it shall be, that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath wrought wickedness in Israel.
16 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Joshua akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli moimĩre o ta ũrĩa mĩhĩrĩga yao yatariĩ, naguo mũhĩrĩga wa Juda ũgĩthuurwo.
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and caused Israel to come forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.
17 Mbarĩ cia Juda ikiumĩra, nake agĩthuura mbarĩ ya Azera. Agĩcooka akiumĩria mbarĩ cia Azera mbere kũringana na nyũmba ciao, nake Zabedi agĩthuurwo.
And he caused the families of Judah to come forward, and he took the family of the Zarhites. And he caused the family of the Zarhites to come forward man by man, and Zabdi was taken.
18 Nake Joshua akiumĩria nyũmba yake mũndũ o mũndũ, nake Akani mũrũ wa Karimi, mũrũ wa Zimuri, mũrũ wa Zera, wa mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, agĩthuurwo.
And he caused his household to come forward man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
19 Nake Joshua akĩĩra Akani atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, gooca Jehova, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli, na ũmũkumie. Njĩĩra ũrĩa wĩkĩte na ndũkaahithe.”
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to Jehovah the God of Israel, and make confession to him: tell me now what thou hast done, keep it not back from me.
20 Nake Akani agĩcookia akĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ nĩnjĩhĩirie Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli. Na ũũ nĩguo njĩkĩte:
And Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
21 Rĩrĩa ndonire kabuti gathaka koimĩte Babuloni, na cekeri magana meerĩ cia betha, na gĩkama gĩa thahabu kĩa ũritũ wa cekeri mĩrongo ĩtano thĩinĩ wa indo iria twatahĩte, nĩndaciĩrirĩirie na ngĩcioya, na ithikĩtwo thĩ kũu hema-inĩ yakwa, nayo betha ĩrĩ rungu wacio.”
I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joshua agĩtũma andũ, nao makĩhanyũka magĩthiĩ nginya hema-inĩ yake, na magĩkora indo icio ihithĩtwo thĩinĩ wa hema ĩyo, nayo betha ĩyo yaigĩtwo rungu rwacio.
And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23 Nao andũ acio makĩruta indo icio kuuma hema-inĩ ĩyo, magĩcitwarĩra Joshua o hamwe na andũ a Isiraeli othe, nao magĩciaragania thĩ mbere ya Jehova.
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before Jehovah.
24 Nake Joshua, hamwe na Isiraeli othe, makĩnyiita Akani mũrũ wa Zera, na makĩoya betha ĩyo, na kabuti, na gĩkama gĩa thahabu, na ariũ ake na airĩtu ake, na ngʼombe ciake, na ndigiri na ngʼondu ciake, na makĩoya hema yake o na indo ciothe iria arĩ nacio, magĩcitwara Gĩtuamba kĩa Akori.
Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the bar of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up into the valley of Achor.
25 Nake Joshua akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtũrehere thĩĩna ũyũ? Wee nawe ũmũthĩ nĩũkuonio thĩĩna nĩ Jehova.” Nao andũ a Isiraeli othe makĩmũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto, na maarĩkia kũhũũra acio angĩ na mahiga, makĩmacina.
And Joshua said, How hast thou troubled us! Jehovah will trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
26 Magĩcooka makĩhũmbĩra Akani na hĩba nene mũno ya mahiga, namo mahiga macio marĩ o ho nginya ũmũthĩ. Nake Jehova agĩthirwo nĩ marakara marĩa maamũcinĩte. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio handũ hau hagĩcooka gwĩtwo Gĩtuamba kĩa Akori o nginya ũmũthĩ.
And they raised over him a great heap of stones, [which is there] to this day. And Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called, The Valley of Achor, to this day.

< Joshua 7 >