Joshua 9
1 Na rĩrĩa athamaki othe arĩa maarĩ mwena wa ithũĩro wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani maiguire maũndũ macio, na arĩa maarĩ bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma, na arĩa maarĩ ituamba-ini ciikũrũko cia irĩma cia mwena wa ithũĩro, na kũu hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Iria rĩrĩa Inene guothe o nginya Lebanoni (nĩo athamaki a andũ a Ahiti, na Aamori, na Akaanani, na Aperizi, na Ahivi, na Ajebusi),
AND it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
2 magĩcookanĩrĩra hamwe nĩguo mahũũrane na Joshua na Isiraeli.
That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
3 No rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa andũ a Gibeoni maaiguire ũrĩa Joshua ekĩte itũũra rĩa Jeriko o na rĩa Ai,
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
4 magĩĩka ũndũ wa wara. Magĩthiĩ marĩ ta andũ matũmĩtwo marĩ na ndigiri ciao ikuuithĩtio makũnia matarũkangu, na mondo ngũrũ mũno cia ndibei irĩ nduĩkangu na igatumwo.
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
5 Nao arũme acio meekĩrĩte iraatũ ciarĩ ndarũku, ciarĩ na iraka, na makehumba nguo ngũrũ. Irio ciao ciothe iria meekuuĩire rĩĩgu ciarĩ nyũmũ na ikagĩa mbuu.
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
6 Nao magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Joshua kambĩ-inĩ o kũu Giligali, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ we mwene hamwe na andũ a Isiraeli, “Tũũkĩte kuuma bũrũri wa kũraya mũno na gũkũ; tondũ ũcio gĩai kĩrĩkanĩro na ithuĩ.”
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
7 Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩĩra Ahivi acio atĩrĩ, “Hihi no gũkorwo mũtũũraga o gũkũ gũkuhĩ na ithuĩ, tũngĩhota atĩa kũgĩa kĩrĩkanĩro na inyuĩ?”
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
8 Nao magĩcookeria Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũrĩ ndungata ciaku.” Ningĩ Joshua akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũrĩ a, na muumĩte kũ?”
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
9 Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tuumĩte bũrũri wa kũraya mũno na gũkũ, tũũkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa ngumo ya Jehova Ngai wanyu. Nĩgũkorwo nĩtũiguĩte ũhoro wake: o na maũndũ mothe marĩa eekire bũrũri wa Misiri,
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
10 na ũrĩa wothe eekire athamaki arĩa eerĩ a Aamori kũu irathĩro rĩa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, nao nĩ Sihoni mũthamaki wa Heshiboni, na Ogu mũthamaki wa Bashani, ũrĩa wathamakaga Ashitarothu.
And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.
11 Nao athuuri atongoria aitũ na andũ arĩa othe matũũraga bũrũri witũ nĩmatwĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Kuuai irio nĩ ũndũ wa rũgendo rwanyu, mũthiĩ mũcemanie na andũ acio, na mũmeere atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũrĩ ndungata cianyu; gĩai kĩrĩkanĩro na ithuĩ.”’
Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
12 Irio ici ciitũ cia rĩĩgu ciarĩ hiũ mũthenya ũrĩa tuoimire gwitũ tũke kũrĩ inyuĩ. No rĩu ta kĩonei ũrĩa ciũmĩte na ikagĩa mbuu.
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
13 Nacio mondo ici ciarĩ njerũ tũgĩciyũria ndibei, no rĩu ta kĩonei ũrĩa ituĩkangĩte. Nacio nguo ciitũ na iraatũ nĩikũrĩte nĩ ũndũ wa rũgendo kũraiha mũno.”
And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
14 Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩrora irio imwe cia andũ acio, no matiigana kũhooya kĩrĩra kuuma harĩ Jehova.
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.
15 Nake Joshua akĩgĩa kĩrĩkanĩro gĩa thayũ nao atĩ areke matũũre muoyo, nao atongoria a kĩũngano kĩu kĩa andũ a Isiraeli magĩĩkĩra ũhoro ũcio hinya na mwĩhĩtwa.
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
16 Mĩthenya ĩtatũ thuutha wa kũgĩa na kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu na andũ acio a Gibeoni, andũ a Isiraeli makĩigua atĩ andũ acio maahakanĩte nao, na maatũũraga o hakuhĩ nao.
And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli makiumagara, na mũthenya wa gatatũ magĩkinya matũũra-inĩ mao manene, na nĩmo: Gibeoni, na Kefira, na Beerothu, na Kiriathu-Jearimu.
And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.
18 No andũ a Isiraeli matiigana kũmahũũra, nĩ ũndũ atongoria a kĩũngano kĩao nĩmehĩtĩte na mwĩhĩtwa makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli. Nakĩo kĩũngano kĩu gĩothe gĩkĩnuguna nĩ ũndũ wa atongoria acio,
And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
19 no atongoria acio othe makĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩtwĩhĩtĩte na mwĩhĩtwa tũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli, na tondũ ũcio tũtingĩmahutia.
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
20 Ũrĩa tũngĩmeeka nĩ atĩrĩ: Nĩ tũkũreka matũũre muoyo, nĩgeetha tũtikanacookererwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa kuuna mwĩhĩtwa ũrĩa twehĩtire nĩ ũndũ wao.”
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
21 O na ningĩ makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rekei matũũre muoyo, no matuĩke a kuunaga ngũ na a gũtahagĩra kĩrĩndĩ gĩkĩ gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli maaĩ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio atongoria makĩiga kĩrĩko kĩao kũrĩ andũ acio a Gibeoni.
And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
22 Ningĩ Joshua agĩĩta andũ acio a Gibeoni akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire mũtũheenie rĩrĩa mwoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Tũtũũraga kũndũ kũraya mũno na inyuĩ,’ o rĩrĩa mũtũũraga o gũkũ gũkuhĩ na ithuĩ?
And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
23 Tondũ ũcio nĩmwagwatwo nĩ kĩrumi, na inyuĩ mũtigatiga gũtuĩka ndungata cia kuuna ngũ na gũtahagĩra nyũmba ya Ngai wakwa maaĩ.”
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
24 Nao magĩcookeria Joshua makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku nĩtwerirwo o wega ũrĩa Jehova Ngai waku aathire ndungata yake Musa akamũhe bũrũri ũyũ wothe, na atĩ aniine andũ othe arĩa matũũraga kuo mehere mbere yanyu. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũgĩĩtigĩra mũno, tweciria ũrĩa mũngĩtũũraga, na nĩkĩo twekire ũndũ ũcio.
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25 Na rĩrĩ, rĩu tũrĩ moko-inĩ maku. Twĩke ũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũkuona ũrĩ mwega na wa kĩhooto.”
And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
26 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joshua akĩmahonokia kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Isiraeli, na matiamoragire.
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
27 Mũthenya o ro ũcio Joshua agĩtua andũ acio a Gibeoni oini a ngũ na atahĩri mũingĩ wa Isiraeli maaĩ, o na atahĩri kĩgongona kĩa Jehova maaĩ o harĩa hothe Jehova angĩathuurire. Ũguo nĩguo matũire nginya ũmũthĩ.
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
