Yoshuwa 21

1 To, a lokacin, sai shugabannin iyalan Lawiyawa suka je wurin Eleyazar firist, Yoshuwa ɗan Nun da kuma shugabannin sauran iyalan kabilu na Isra’ila a

Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel;

2 Shilo cikin Kan’ana, suka ce musu, “Ubangiji ya yi umarni ta wurin Musa cewa a ba mu garuruwan da za mu zauna a ciki, da wurin kiwo mai kyau don dabbobinmu.”

And said to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, The Lord gave orders by Moses that we were to have towns for living in, with their grass-lands for our cattle.

3 Saboda haka kamar yadda Ubangiji ya umarta, sai Isra’ilawa suka ba wa Lawiyawa waɗannan garuruwa da wuraren kiwo daga cikin gādonsu.

And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.

4 Ƙuri’a ta farko ta fāɗa a kan Kohatawa bisa ga iyalansu. Sai aka ba wa Lawiyawa waɗanda suke’yan zuriyar Haruna, firist, garuruwa goma sha uku daga kabilan Yahuda, Simeyon da Benyamin.

And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

5 Sauran Kohatawan kuma aka ba su garuruwa goma daga iyalan kabilar Efraim, Dan da kuma rabi kabilar Manasse.

The rest of the children of Kohath by their families were given ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

6 Aka kuma ba wa zuriyar Gershon garuruwa goma sha uku daga iyalan kabilan Issakar, Asher, Naftali, da kuma rabin kabilar Manasse a Bashan.

The children of Gershon by their families were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh which was in Bashan.

7 Aka ba wa zuriyar Merari bisa ga iyalansu, garuruwa goma sha biyu daga kabilan Ruben, Gad da Zebulun.

The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.

8 Haka Isra’ilawa suka ba wa Lawiyawa waɗannan garuruwa da wuraren kiwo masu kyau, yadda Ubangiji ya umarta ta wurin Musa.

All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.

9 Daga kabilan Yahuda da Simeyon ne aka ba su waɗannan garuruwan da aka ambata,

From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:

10 (ga garuruwan da aka ba wa zuriyar Haruna waɗanda suke daga iyalan Kohatawa na Lawiyawa, domin ƙuri’a ta farko ta fāɗa a kansu),

These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.

11 an ba su, Kiriyat Arba (wato, Hebron), da wurin kiwon da yake kewaye da ƙasar kan tudu ta Yahuda. (Arba shi ne kakan Anak.)

They gave them Kiriath-arba, the town of Arba, the father of Anak, (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with its grass-lands.

12 Amma sai aka ba Kaleb ɗan Yefunne filayen da kuma ƙauyukan da suke kewaye da birnin, su zama nasa.

But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.

13 Sai aka ba zuriyar Haruna firist, ƙasar Hebron (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), da Libna,

And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;

14 da Yattir, da Eshtemowa,

And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;

15 da Holon, da Debir,

And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;

16 da Ayin, da Yutta, da kuma Bet-Shemesh, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa tara ke nan daga kabilun nan biyu, Yahuda da Simeyon.

And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes.

17 Daga kabilar Benyamin kuwa aka ba su, Gibeyon, Geba,

And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;

18 Anatot da Almon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.

Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.

19 Duka-duka garuruwan firistoci, zuriyar Haruna, su goma sha uku ne tare da wuraren kiwonsu.

Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.

20 Aka kuma ba wa sauran Kohatawa, iyalan Lawiyawa, garuruwa daga kabilar Efraim.

The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

21 A ƙasar kan tudu ta Efraim, aka ba su, Shekem (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa) da Gezer,

And they gave them Shechem with its grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands;

22 Kibzayim da Bet-Horon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.

And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.

23 Haka kuma daga kabilar Dan, aka ba su, Elteke, Gibbeton,

And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;

24 Aiyalon da Gat-Rimmon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.

Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.

25 Daga rabin kabilar Manasse kuwa aka ba su, Ta’anak da Gat-Rimmon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa biyu ke nan.

And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.

26 Dukan garuruwan nan goma tare da wuraren kiwonsu ne aka ba sauran iyalan Kohatawa.

All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.

27 Aka ba wa zuriyar Gershon, waɗanda suke Lawiyawa, rabo. Daga rabin kabilar Manasse, Golan a cikin Bashan (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), da Be’eshtera, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa biyu ke nan;

And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Ashtaroth with its grass-lands, two towns.

28 daga kabilar Issakar kuma aka ba su Kishiyon, Daberat,

And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;

29 Yarmut da En Gannim, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;

Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns.

30 daga kabilar Asher kuwa aka ba su, Mishal, Abdon,

And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands:

31 Helkat da Rehob, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;

Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns.

32 daga kabilar Naftali kuma aka ba su, Kedesh a cikin Galili (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), Hammon-Dor da kuma Kartan, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa uku ke nan.

And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their grass-lands, three towns.

33 Duka-duka, garuruwan iyalan Gershonawa goma sha uku ne, tare da wuraren kiwonsu.

All the towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands.

34 Aka ba wa iyalan Merari (sauran Lawiyawa) garuruwa, daga kabilar Zebulun, wato, Yokneyam, Karta,

And to the rest of the Levites, that is, the families of the children of Merari, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah with their grass-lands;

35 Dimna da kuma Nahalal, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;

Dimnah and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns.

36 daga kabilar Ruben kuma aka ba su, Bezer, Yahza,

And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;

37 Kedemot da kuma Mefa’at, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;

Kedemoth and Mephaath with their grass-lands, four towns.

38 daga kabilar Gad kuwa aka ba su, Ramot Gileyad (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), Mahanayim,

And from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;

39 Heshbon da kuma Yazer, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.

Heshbon and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns.

40 Duka-duka garuruwan da aka ba iyalan mutanen Merari, waɗanda su ne sauran Lawiyawa, garuruwa goma sha biyu ne.

All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns.

41 Jimillar birane da wurarensu na kiwon da aka ba Lawiyawa daga cikin mallakar jama’ar Isra’ila guda arba’in da takwas ne.

All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.

42 Dukan garuruwan nan kowannensu yana kewaye da wurin kiwo.

Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.

43 Ubangiji kuwa ya ba Isra’ilawa dukan ƙasar da ya yi wa kakanninsu alkawari, suka kuwa mallake ta, suka zauna a cikinta.

So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.

44 Ubangiji ya ba su hutawa a kowane gefe kamar yadda ya yi wa kakanninsu alkawari, ba ko ɗaya daga cikin abokan gābansu da ya iya cinsu da yaƙi.

And the Lord gave them peace on every side, as he had said to their fathers: all those who were against them gave way before them, for the Lord gave them all up into their hands.

45 Ubangiji kuwa ya cika kowane alkawarin alherin da ya yi wa mutanen Isra’ila.

The Lord kept faith with the house of Israel about all the good which he said he would do for them, and all his words came true.