Joshua 22
1 Emesịa, Joshua kpọkọtara ndị agha si nʼebo Ruben, na Gad, na ọkara Manase, gwa ha okwu sị:
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 “Unu emeela ihe niile Mosis onyeozi Onyenwe anyị nyere unu nʼiwu. Unu egeela ntị nʼolu m, mee ihe niile m nyere unu nʼiwu.
and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened to my voice in all that I commanded you.
3 E, unu arụzuola ọrụ ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu nyere unu. Unu ahapụghị ụmụnna unu nʼọgbọ agha ogologo ụbọchị ndị a niile.
Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and ye have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.
4 Ugbu a, Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu enyela ụmụnna unu mmeri. O meekwala ka ha zuru ike dịka o kwere nkwa na ọ ga-eme. Ugbu a, laghachinụ nʼụlọ unu, laghachikwanụ nʼala unu, ala ahụ Mosis onyeozi Onyenwe anyị nyere unu nʼofe ọzọ nke osimiri Jọdan.
And now Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren, as he said unto them; and now return, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.
5 Ma lezienụ anya nke ọma idebe iwu na ụkpụrụ niile nke Mosis onyeozi Onyenwe anyị nyere unu: nke bụ ịhụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu nʼanya, ịga ije nʼirube isi nye ya, irube isi nʼiwu ya niile, ịdabere na ya, na iji obi unu niile na mkpụrụobi unu niile fee ya ofufe.”
Only, take great heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
6 Ya mere, Joshua gọziri ha, zipụ ha, ha lakwara nʼụlọ nke aka ha.
And Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to their tents.
7 Ọkara ebo Manase ka Mosis nyere ihe nketa nke ha nʼime ala Bashan, ma ọkara ebo Manase nke ọzọ nwetara ihe nketa nke ha nʼakụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ osimiri Jọdan. Mgbe Joshua na-ezilaga ha nʼụlọ ha, ọ gọziri ha, gwa ha okwu sị,
And to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [inheritance] in Bashan, and to the other half thereof had Joshua given among their brethren on this side the Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them also,
8 “Werenụ ọtụtụ akụ unu lụtara nʼagha laa. Mgbe unu ruru, kenyenụ ndị ikwu unu ụfọdụ ihe site nʼime akụ ndị iro unu a.” Nʼihi na ihe ha kwatara nʼagha dị ukwuu: igwe anụ ụlọ, na ọlaọcha, na ọlaedo, na bronz, na igwe, na uwe dị iche iche.
and spoke to them, saying, Return unto your tents with much wealth and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with copper, and with iron, and with clothing, in very great quantity; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
9 Ya mere, ndị agha Ruben na Gad, na ọkara ebo Manase, hapụrụ ndị agha Izrel na Shaịlo, nʼime ala Kenan, nʼofe osimiri Jọdan, laghachi nʼala nke ha dị na Gilead, nke ha nwetara dịka iwu Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis si dị.
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the country of Gilead, into the land of their possession, of which they had become possessed, according to the word of Jehovah through Moses.
10 Mgbe ha rutere Gelilọt dị nʼakụkụ Jọdan, nʼala ndị Kenan, ụmụ Ruben, ndị Gad na ọkara ebo Manase wuru ebe ịchụ aja dị ukwu nʼebe ahụ nʼakụkụ Jọdan.
And they came to the districts of the Jordan that are in the land of Canaan; and the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of grand appearance.
11 Mgbe ndị Izrel nụrụ na ha e wuola ebe ịchụ aja nʼoke ala Kenan, na Gelilọt, nʼebe dị nso Jọdan, nʼofe ala ndị Izrel,
And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the districts of the Jordan, separately from the children of Israel.
12 ọgbakọ Izrel niile zukọtara na Shaịlo, jikere ịga ibuso ụmụnna ha ahụ agha.
And when the children of Israel heard [of it], the whole assembly of the children of Israel gathered together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.
13 Ya mere, ụmụ Izrel zigara Finehaz, nwa Elieza, bụ onye nchụaja ka ọ ga nʼala Gilead, ya bụ ijekwuru ụmụ Ruben, na ụmụ Gad, na ọkara ebo Manase.
And the children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
14 Ndị so Finehaz nʼozi a bụ ndị ndu iri. Otu onyendu sitere nʼotu ebo, nʼime ebo iri nke ụmụ Izrel.
and with him ten princes, of each father's house a prince, out of all the tribes of Israel; and each of them was head of a father's house, of the thousands of Israel.
15 Mgbe ndị a rutere nʼala Gilead, ha kpọkọtara ụmụ Ruben, na ụmụ Gad, na ọkara ebo Manase gwa ha okwu sị,
And they came to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,
16 “Otu a ka ọgbakọ niile nke Onyenwe anyị sịrị, ‘Olee ụdị njehie dị nke a, nke unu mere megide Chineke? Olee otu unu si wezuga onwe unu site nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ, gaa wuore onwe unu ebe ịchụ aja, si otu a nupu isi megide ya?
Thus saith the whole assembly of Jehovah: What wickedness is this which ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have built yourselves an altar, rebelling this day against Jehovah?
17 Ọ pụtara na mmehie Peoa ezubereghị anyị? Ruo taa anyị asachapụbeghị onwe anyị site na mmehie ahụ, ọ bụ ezie nʼọrịa na-efe efe dakwasịrị nzukọ nke Onyenwe anyị.
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us? from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the assembly of Jehovah.
18 Ugbu a, unu na-achọkwa isite nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ chigharịa. “‘Ọ bụrụ na unu enupu isi megide Onyenwe anyị taa, matakwanụ na echi ya, ọ ga-eweso nzukọ Izrel niile iwe.
And ye turn away this day from following Jehovah; and it will be, that since ye rebel this day against Jehovah, to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole assembly of Israel.
19 Ọ bụrụ na unu wuru ebe ịchụ aja ahụ nʼihi na ala unu rụrụ arụ, bịakwutenụ anyị nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ, nke osimiri a, ebe Onyenwe anyị bi nʼetiti anyị, nʼime ụlọ nzute obibi ya. Anyị ga-ekenyekwa unu ala anyị. Ma unu enupula isi megide Onyenwe anyị site nʼiwu ebe ịchụ aja ọzọ, ebe ọ bụ na e nwere otu ebe bụ ezi ebe ịchụ aja nye Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị.
Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession is unclean, come over into the land of the possession of Jehovah, where Jehovah's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession amongst us; but rebel not against Jehovah, and rebel not against us, in building for yourselves an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.
20 Mgbe Ekan, nwa Zera, zipụtara onwe ya dịka onye na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nʼihe metụtara ihe e doro nsọ, ọ bụ na nzukọ Izrel niile esoghị keta oke nʼahụhụ dakwasịrị ya? Ọ bụghị naanị ya nwụrụ nʼihi mmehie ahụ.’”
Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing? and wrath fell on all the assembly of Israel, and he perished not alone in his iniquity.
21 Nke a bụ nzaghachi ụmụ Ruben, na ụmụ Gad na ọkara ebo ụmụ Manase, nyere ndị ndu ụmụ Izrel niile;
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the thousands of Israel,
22 “Chineke onye kachasị chi niile, bụ Onyenwe anyị! Chineke onye kachasị chi niile, bụ Onyenwe anyị! Ya onwe ya maara, ka Izrel niile matakwa. A sị na nke a bụ nnupu isi, a sịkwarị na ọ bụ enweghị ntụkwasị obi nye Onyenwe anyị, unu ahapụla anyị ka anyị dịrị ndụ.
The God of gods, Jehovah, the God of gods, Jehovah, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know [it]; if it is in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah, — save us not this day!
23 Ọ bụrụ na anyị sitere na nnupu isi wuo ebe ịchụ aja a maka ịchụ aja udo maọbụ aja mkpụrụ ọka, ka Onyenwe anyị nʼonwe ya taa anyị ahụhụ.
— that we have built for ourselves an altar to turn from following Jehovah, and if it is to offer up burnt-offering and oblation on it, and if to offer peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it [from us];
24 “Ma nke ahụ abụghị ihe anyị bu nʼobi! Anyị wuru ya nʼihi na anyị tụrụ ụjọ na nʼoge dị nʼihu, ụmụ unu ga-agwa ụmụ anyị okwu sị, ‘Gịnị ka unu na Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel nwekọrọ?
and if we have not done it from fear of this thing, saying, In future your children will speak to our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah the God of Israel?
25 Onyenwe anyị e jirila osimiri Jọdan kpaa oke nʼetiti anyị na unu, unu ụmụ Ruben na Gad. Unu enweghị oke nʼime Onyenwe anyị!’ Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ụmụ unu nwere ike ime ụmụ anyị ka ha kwụsị ịtụ egwu Onyenwe anyị.
Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad, ye have no portion in Jehovah! And so shall your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.
26 “Ọ bụ nke a mere anyị ji kpebie sị, ‘Ka anyị jikere wuo ebe ịchụ aja, ma ọ bụghị ebe ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ maọbụ aja ndị ọzọ,’
And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,
27 Kama, ọ bụ ebe ịchụ aja ịhụba ama nʼetiti unu na anyị, nakwa ọgbọ ndị nke ga-esote anyị, na anyị ga-efe Onyenwe anyị ofufe nʼụlọnsọ ya, site na ịchụrụ ya aja nsure ọkụ, na aja udo. Mgbe ahụ, nʼoge dị nʼihu, ụmụ ụmụ unu agaghị asị ụmụ ụmụ anyị, ‘Unu enweghị oke nʼime Onyenwe anyị Chineke.’
but to be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we might do service to Jehovah before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in future, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.
28 “Echiche obi anyị bụ na ọ bụrụ na ụmụ ụmụ unu ekwuo ihe dị otu a, ụmụ anyị ga-azaghachi ha sị, ‘Lee ebe ịchụ aja nna anyị ha wuru, nke yiri ebe ịchụ aja Onyenwe anyị. E wughị ya maka ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ, kama e wuru ya dịka ihe ama na-egosi nnwekọ dị nʼetiti anyị na unu.’
And we said, If it shall be that in future they so say to us and to our generations, we will say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice, but as a witness between us and you.
29 “Anyị agaghị enupu isi nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ; anyị agaghị esitekwa nʼiso Onyenwe anyị Chineke wezuga onwe anyị, site nʼiwuru onwe anyị ebe ịchụ aja nke aja nsure ọkụ, na aja mkpụrụ ọka maọbụ ụdị aja ọzọ dị iche iche. Ebe ịchụ aja anyị maara bụ ebe ịchụ aja Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị, nke guzo nʼihu ụlọ nzute ya.”
Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn this day from following Jehovah, in building an altar for burnt-offering, for oblation, and for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle.
30 Mgbe Finehaz onye nchụaja, na ndị ndu nzukọ ahụ, bụ ndịisi ezinaụlọ ndị Izrel nụrụ ihe ụmụ Ruben, na ụmụ Gad, na ụmụ Manase kwuru, ọ masịrị ha.
And when Phinehas the priest and the princes of the assembly and the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it was good in their sight.
31 Ya mere, Finehaz nwa Elieza, bụ onye nchụaja, sịrị Ruben, na Gad, na Manase, “Taa ka anyị maara na Onyenwe anyị nọ nʼetiti anyị, nʼihi na unu emehieghị megide Onyenwe anyị dịka anyị chere. Ya mere, unu azọpụtala ndị Izrel site na mbibi gaara abịakwasị ha site nʼaka Onyenwe anyị.”
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that Jehovah is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Jehovah: now have ye delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.
32 Mgbe ahụ Finehaz, nwa Elieza, onye nchụaja, na ndị ndu ahụ laghachitere Kenan site na nzukọ ha na ụmụ Ruben na Gad na ọkara Manase mere nʼala Gilead kọọrọ Izrel ihe ha gatara.
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
33 Okwu a tọrọ ụmụ Izrel ụtọ. Ha ṅụrịrị ọṅụ, too Chineke otuto. Ha ekwukwaghị okwu ibu agha megide ụmụ Ruben, ụmụ Gad na ụmụ Manase, banyere ibibi ala ha bi nʼime ya.
And the thing was good in the sight of the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God, and no more said that they would go up in warfare against them, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt.
34 Ya mere, ụmụ Ruben na ụmụ Gad kpọrọ ebe ịchụ aja ha wuru, “Ebe ịchụ aja akaebe,” nʼihi na ha sịrị, “Ọ bụ ihe akaebe igosi mmadụ niile na Onyenwe anyị bụkwa Chineke anyị.”
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad gave a name to the altar; for it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.
