< Atiirĩrĩri 2 >
1 Na rĩrĩ, mũraika wa Jehova nĩambatire agĩkinya Bokimu oimĩte Giligali, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nĩ niĩ ndaamwambatirie ngĩmũruta bũrũri wa Misiri na ngĩmũtongoria nginya bũrũri-inĩ ũrĩa ndeerĩire maithe manyu na mwĩhĩtwa atĩ nĩngamahe. Ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndirĩ hĩndĩ ngaathũkia kĩrĩkanĩro giitũ na inyuĩ,
And the angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said: '...I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I swore unto your fathers; and I said: I will never break My covenant with you;
2 na inyuĩ mũtikanagĩe na kĩrĩkanĩro na andũ a bũrũri ũyũ, no nĩmũkoinanga igongona ciao.’ No inyuĩ mũtiinjathĩkĩire. Mwĩkĩte ũguo nĩkĩ?
and ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars; but ye have not hearkened unto My voice; what is this ye have done?
3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ndamwĩra atĩrĩ, ndikũmaingata mamweherere; no megũtuĩka ta mĩigua ĩmũtheecage mĩena, nacio ngai ciao ituĩke mũtego harĩ inyuĩ.”
Wherefore I also said: I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be unto you as snares, and their gods shall be a trap unto you.'
4 Rĩrĩa mũraika wa Jehova aarĩkirie kwarĩria andũ a Isiraeli maũndũ macio mothe, andũ makĩrĩra manĩrĩire,
And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spoke these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
5 nao magĩĩta handũ hau Bokimu. Nao makĩrutĩra Jehova magongona hau.
And they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.
6 Thuutha wa Joshua kũrekereria andũ a Isiraeli-rĩ, andũ acio magĩthiĩ kwĩgwatĩra bũrũri, o mũndũ igai rĩake.
Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
7 Nao andũ acio magĩtungatĩra Jehova matukũ-inĩ mothe ma Joshua na ma athuuri arĩa maatigirwo marĩ muoyo Joshua akua, arĩa meyoneire maũndũ mothe manene marĩa Jehova eekĩire Isiraeli.
And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the LORD, that He had wrought for Israel.
8 Nake Joshua mũrũ wa Nuni, ndungata ya Jehova, aakuire arĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka igana na ikũmi.
And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being a hundred and ten years old.
9 Nao makĩmũthika kũu gĩthaka-inĩ gĩake o kũu Timinathu-Heresi bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu, mwena wa gathigathini wa Kĩrĩma kĩa Gaashu.
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
10 Thuutha wa rũciaro rũu ruothe gũkua, gũkĩgĩa na rũciaro rũngĩ rũtooĩ Jehova kana rũkamenya maũndũ marĩa eekĩire Isiraeli.
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, that knew not the LORD, nor yet the work which He had wrought for Israel.
11 Ningĩ andũ a Isiraeli magĩĩka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova na magĩtungatĩra ngai cia Baali.
And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baalim.
12 Nao magĩtirika Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao ũrĩa wamarutĩte bũrũri wa Misiri. Nao makĩrũmĩrĩra na makĩhooya ngai cia mĩthemba mĩingĩ cia andũ arĩa maamarigiicĩirie, magĩtũma Jehova arakare
And they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and worshipped them; and they provoked the LORD.
13 tondũ nĩmatirikĩte Jehova, magatungatagĩra Baali na Maashitarothu.
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
14 Nake Jehova akĩrakarĩra andũ a Isiraeli, akĩmaneana kũrĩ atharĩkanĩri arĩa maatahire indo ciao. Akĩmarekereria thũ ciao iria ciamathiũrũrũkĩirie, na matiacookire gũciĩtiiria.
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and He gave them over into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
15 Rĩrĩa rĩothe andũ a Isiraeli maathiiaga kũrũa, guoko kwa Jehova kwamookagĩrĩra magatoorio, o ta ũrĩa eehĩtĩte na mwĩhĩtwa kũrĩ o. Nao makĩnyamarĩka mũno.
Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had spoken, and as the LORD had sworn unto them; and they were sore distressed.
16 Ningĩ Jehova akĩmaarahũrĩra atiirĩrĩri bũrũri arĩa maamahonokirie moko-inĩ ma andũ acio maamatharĩkagĩra.
And the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
17 No rĩrĩ, o na kũrĩ ũguo, matiigana kũigua atiirĩrĩri bũrũri acio ao, no nĩmahũũrire ũmaraya na ũndũ wa kũhooya ngai ingĩ. Matiigana gwĩka ta maithe mao, no nĩmagarũrũkire narua, magĩtiga gũthiĩ na mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa maithe mao maathiiaga nayo, nĩyo mĩthiĩre ya gwathĩkĩra maathani ma Jehova.
And yet they hearkened not unto their judges, for they went astray after other gods, and worshipped them; they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not so.
18 Rĩrĩa rĩothe Jehova aamaarahũragĩra mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri-rĩ, Jehova aakoragwo hamwe na mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri ũcio, akamahonokagia moko-inĩ ma thũ ciao hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri ũcio aarĩ muoyo; nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩamaiguagĩra tha nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa macaayaga nĩ kũhinyĩrĩrio nĩ arĩa mamanyariiraga.
And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repented the LORD because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and crushed them.
19 No mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri akua, andũ magacookerera maũndũ mooru makĩria kũrĩ marĩa ma maithe mao, makarũmagĩrĩra ngai ingĩ, magacihooyaga na magacitungatĩra. Makĩrega gũtiga mĩtugo ĩyo yao mĩũru na mĩthiĩre yao ya ũremi.
But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to worship them; they left nothing undone of their practices, nor of their stubborn way.
20 Tondũ ũcio, Jehova agĩkĩrakario mũno nĩ andũ a Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Tondũ rũrĩrĩ rũrũ nĩrũthũkĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ndaarĩkanĩire na maithe mao ma tene, na nĩ rwagĩte kũnjigua-rĩ,
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and He said: 'Because this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto My voice;
21 ndigũcooka kũrutũrũra rũrĩrĩ o na rũmwe rwa iria Joshua aatigire kuo agĩkua.
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
22 Nĩcio ngũhũthĩra kũgeria andũ a Isiraeli, nĩguo menye kana nĩmekũrũmia mĩthiĩre ya Jehova, na mathiiage nayo o ta ũrĩa maithe mao meekaga.”
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.'
23 Jehova nĩetĩkĩririe ndũrĩrĩ icio itigare kuo, na ndaigana gũcirutũrũra o rĩmwe na ũndũ wa gũcineana moko-inĩ ma Joshua.
So the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered He them into the hand of Joshua.