Ndị Ikpe 2
1 Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị sitere na Gilgal bịa Bokim gwa ndị Izrel okwu sị ha, “Mụ onwe m kpọpụtara unu site nʼIjipt, kpọbata unu nʼala a dịka m kwere nna unu ha na nkwa. Asịrị m, ‘Agaghị m ala azụ imezu ọgbụgba ndụ mụ na unu,
The angel of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the people, “I led you out of the land of Egypt and brought you to this land that I promised to your forefathers, and I said I would never break the agreement I made with you.
2 unu na ndị bi nʼobodo ahụ agbakwala ndụ ọbụla, kama unu ga-etitu ebe ịchụ aja ha.’ Ma unu erubeghị isi nʼokwu a, gịnị mere unu emeghị nke a?
I also told you not to make any agreements with the people living in the land and to tear down their altars. But you refused to obey what I said. Why did you do this?
3 Agwara m unu, na ‘agaghị m esite nʼihu unu chụpụ ha; ha ga-adịrị unu dịka ọnya nʼakụkụ niile, ebe chi niile ha ga-abụkwara unu ihe na-eweta ọnwụnwa.’”
I also warned you, ‘I will not drive them out before you, and they will be snares for you, and their gods will be traps for you.’”
4 Mgbe Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị ahụ kwusiri okwu ndị a, ụmụ Izrel niile kwara akwa nke ukwuu.
After the angel of the Lord had explained this to all the Israelites, the people wept out loud.
5 Nʼihi nke a, ha kpọrọ ebe ahụ Bokim. Ha chụụrụ Onyenwe anyị aja nʼebe ahụ.
That's why they named the place Bokim, and they presented sacrifices there to the Lord.
6 Mgbe Joshua zilagasịrị ndị Izrel niile, onye ọbụla nʼime ha gara nʼihe nketa ya, inweta ya, dịka ebo ọbụla dị nʼIzrel si dị.
After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to their allotted land.
7 Ndị Izrel fereOnyenwe anyị ofufe ụbọchị niile nke ndụ Joshua, na nke ndụ ndị okenye ahụ, bụ ndị gara nʼihu bie ndụ mgbe ọ nwụsịrị, bụkwa ndị hụrụ ọrụ ukwuu niile nke Onyenwe anyị rụụrụ ndị Izrel.
The people continued to worship the Lord throughout Joshua's life, and throughout the lifetimes of the elders who outlived him, those who had seen all the wonderful things that the Lord had done for Israel.
8 Ma Joshua, nwa Nun, onyeozi Onyenwe anyị nwụrụ, mgbe ọ gbara otu narị afọ, na afọ iri.
Joshua, son of Nun, servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
9 E liri ya nʼoke ala nke ihe nketa ya, nʼobodo Timnat Heres, nʼala ugwu ugwu nke ebo Ifrem, nʼụzọ mgbago ugwu Gaash.
They buried him in Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash, the land he had been allocated.
10 Emesịa, ọgbọ ahụ niile nwụrụ dịka ndị nna nna ha, ọgbọ ọzọ tolitere, ndị na-amaghị Onyenwe anyị maọbụ ihe ndị nke o mere nye ụmụ Izrel.
Once that generation had passed away, the generation that followed did not know the Lord, or what he had done for Israel.
11 Mgbe ahụ, ndị Izrel mere ihe ọjọọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị site nʼife Baal ofufe.
The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and they worshiped the Baals.
12 Ha gbakụtara Onyenwe anyị azụ, bụ Chineke ahụ, nna ha fere ofufe, onye kpọpụtara ha site nʼala Ijipt. Ma ha malitere ife na ịsọpụrụ, na ịkpọ isiala nye ọtụtụ chi dị iche iche, bụ chi nke ndị bi ha gburugburu. Ha si otu a kpasuo Onyenwe anyị iwe.
They deserted the Lord, the God of their forefathers, who had led them out of Egypt. They followed other gods, bowing down in worship to the gods of the peoples around them, making the Lord angry.
13 Ha gbakụtara Onyenwe anyị azụ, fee chi Baal na Ashtọret ofufe.
They deserted the Lord and worshiped Baal and Ashtaroth idols.
14 Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị were iwe megide Izrel, rara ha nye nʼaka ndị ji aka ike pụnara ha ihe ha nwere. O weere ha resi ndị iro ha gbara ha gburugburu, bụ ndị ha enwekwaghị ike iguzogide.
Because the Lord was angry with Israel he handed them over to invaders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around—enemies they could no longer resist.
15 Dịka ọ ṅụrụ ya nʼiyi nye ha, mgbe ọbụla ụmụ Izrel pụrụ ibu agha, aka Onyenwe anyị megidere ha ime ka ha bụrụ ndị e meriri emeri. Ọnọdụ ha jọrọ njọ nke ukwuu.
Whenever Israel went into battle, the Lord fought against them and defeated them, just as he had warned them and as he had vowed he would do. They were in a great deal of trouble.
16 Nʼihi ọnọdụ ọjọọ a, Onyenwe anyị mere ka ndị ikpe sị nʼetiti ha pụta, ịnapụta ha site nʼaka ndị a ji ike na-apụnara ha ihe ha nwere.
Then the Lord provided them with judges, who saved them from their invaders.
17 Ma ụmụ Izrel egeghị ndị ikpe ahụ ntị, kama ha nọgidere na-akpọ isiala nye ma na-agbasokwa chi ndị ọzọ. Dịka nna nna ha na-emeghị, ha mere ngwangwa wezuga onwe ha site nʼụzọ Onyenwe anyị, bụrụ ndị na-enupu isi nʼebe iwu Onyenwe anyị dị.
But even so, they refused to listen to their judges, and prostituted themselves by following other gods, bowing down in worship to them. They quickly abandoned the way their forefathers had followed, and they did not obey the Lord's commandments as their forefathers had.
18 Ma mgbe ọbụla Onyenwe anyị nyere ụmụ Izrel onye ikpe, ọ na-anọnyere onye ikpe ahụ ogologo ụbọchị niile nke ndụ ya. Ọ na-esitekwa nʼaka onye ikpe a napụta ụmụ Izrel nʼaka ndị iro ha nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị nwere obi ebere nʼahụ ụmụ Izrel, mgbe ha na-asụ ude, nʼihi mmegbu na mkpagbu niile ndị iro ha na-emegbu ha, ma na-akpagbukwa ha.
When the Lord provided Israel with judges over Israel, he was with each judge and saved the people from their enemies during that judge's lifetime, because the Lord felt sorry for his people, who groaned under their oppressors and persecutors.
19 Ma mgbe ọbụla onye ikpe a nwụrụ, ụmụ Izrel na-alaghachi azụ biwe ndụ ọjọọ karịa nke nna nna ha ochie. Ha na-agbaso chi ndị ọzọ, na-akpọ isiala nye ha, na ife ha ofufe. Ha jụrụ iwezuga agwa ọjọọ ha ndị a ma ọ bụkwa ụzụ isiike ha.
But when the judge died, the people relapsed, and did worse things even than their forefathers, following other gods and worshiping them. They refused to give up what they were doing and held to their stubborn ways.
20 Nʼihi nke a, Onyenwe anyị were iwe dị ọkụ megide Izrel, ma sị, “Nʼihi na mba a emebiela ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ m nyere nna ha nʼiwu, jụkwa ige m ntị,
As a result the Lord became angry with Israel and he told them, “Because this nation has broken the agreement I ordered their forefathers to obey, and has not paid attention to what I said,
21 agaghị m achụpụkwa site nʼihu ha mba ndị ahụ Joshua hapụrụ mgbe ọ nwụrụ.
from now on I won't drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
22 Aga m eji ha nwalee Izrel, ịchọpụta ma ha ga-elezi anya idebe ụzọ Onyenwe anyị, gaakwa ije nʼime ya dịka nna nna ha mere m.”
This is in order to use them to test Israel to see if they will keep the way of the Lord and follow it as their forefathers did.”
23 Onyenwe anyị hapụrụ mba ndị ahụ niile ka ha nọgide. Ọ chụpụghị ha ngwangwa site na inyefe ha nʼaka Joshua.
This is the reason why the Lord allowed those nations to remain, and didn't immediately drive them out by handing them over to Joshua.
