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 comes to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the Great Sea, toward Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear—
2 magĩcookanĩrĩra hamwe nĩguo mahũũrane na Joshua na Isiraeli.
that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel—[with] one mouth.
3 No rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa andũ a Gibeoni maaiguire ũrĩa Joshua ekĩte itũũra rĩa Jeriko o na rĩa Ai,
And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua has done to 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.
and they work, even they, with subtlety, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their donkeys, and wine-bottles, old, and split, 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 sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments on them, and all the bread of their provision is dry—it was crumbs.
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 go to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and say to him, and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far-off land, and now, make a covenant 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 say to the Hivite, “It may be [that] you are dwelling in our midst, so how do we make a covenant with you?”
8 Nao magĩcookeria Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũrĩ ndungata ciaku.” Ningĩ Joshua akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũrĩ a, na muumĩte kũ?”
And they say to Joshua, “We [are] your servants.” And Joshua says to them, “Who [are] you? And where do you come from?”
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 say to him, “Your servants have come from a very far-off land, for the Name of your God YHWH, for we have heard His fame, and all that He has done 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 has done to the two kings of the Amorite who [are] beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who [is] in 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.”’
And our elderly, and all the inhabitants of our land speak to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the way, and go to meet them, and you have said to them: We [are] your servants, and now, make a covenant 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 bread of ours—we provided ourselves with it hot out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go to you, and now, behold, it is dry, and has been crumbs;
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 [are] the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and behold, they have split; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.”
14 Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩrora irio imwe cia andũ acio, no matiigana kũhooya kĩrĩra kuuma harĩ Jehova.
And the men take of their provision, and have not asked the mouth of YHWH;
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 makes peace with them, and makes a covenant with them, to keep them alive; and the princes of the congregation swear to 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 comes to pass, that at the end of three days after they have made a covenant with them, that they hear that they [are] their neighbors—that they are dwelling in their midst.
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 sons of Israel journey and come to their cities on the third day—and their cities [are] 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 sons of Israel have not struck them, for the princes of the congregation have sworn to them by YHWH, God of Israel, and all the congregation murmur against the princes.
19 no atongoria acio othe makĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩtwĩhĩtĩte na mwĩhĩtwa tũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli, na tondũ ũcio tũtingĩmahutia.
And all the princes say to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by YHWH, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;
20 Ũrĩa tũngĩmeeka nĩ atĩrĩ: Nĩ tũkũreka matũũre muoyo, nĩgeetha tũtikanacookererwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa kuuna mwĩhĩtwa ũrĩa twehĩtire nĩ ũndũ wao.”
we do this to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not on us, because of the oath which we have sworn to 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 say to them, “They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes spoke to 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 calls for them, and speaks to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, yet you [are] dwelling in our midst?
23 Tondũ ũcio nĩmwagwatwo nĩ kĩrumi, na inyuĩ mũtigatiga gũtuĩka ndungata cia kuuna ngũ na gũtahagĩra nyũmba ya Ngai wakwa maaĩ.”
And now you are cursed, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even 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 answer Joshua and say, “Because it was certainly declared to your servants that your God YHWH commanded His servant Moses to give all the land to you, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do 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 your hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in your eyes to do to us—do.”
26 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joshua akĩmahonokia kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Isiraeli, na matiamoragire.
And he does to them so, and delivers them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;
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 on that day Joshua makes them hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of YHWH, to this day, at the place which He chooses.
