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,
Yahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant 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?
You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done 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.’”
Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”
4 Mgbe Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị ahụ kwusiri okwu ndị a, ụmụ Izrel niile kwara akwa nke ukwuu.
When Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
5 Nʼihi nke a, ha kpọrọ ebe ahụ Bokim. Ha chụụrụ Onyenwe anyị aja nʼebe ahụ.
They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.
6 Mgbe Joshua zilagasịrị ndị Izrel niile, onye ọbụla nʼime ha gara nʼihe nketa ya, inweta ya, dịka ebo ọbụla dị nʼIzrel si dị.
Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the 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 served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.
8 Ma Joshua, nwa Nun, onyeozi Onyenwe anyị nwụrụ, mgbe ọ gbara otu narị afọ, na afọ iri.
Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
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 the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
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.
After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
11 Mgbe ahụ, ndị Izrel mere ihe ọjọọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị site nʼife Baal ofufe.
The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served 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 abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.
13 Ha gbakụtara Onyenwe anyị azụ, fee chi Baal na Ashtọret ofufe.
They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
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.
Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
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.
Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.
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.
Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
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.
Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
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 Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
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 was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up 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,
Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
21 agaghị m achụpụkwa site nʼihu ha mba ndị ahụ Joshua hapụrụ mgbe ọ nwụrụ.
I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;
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.”
that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
23 Onyenwe anyị hapụrụ mba ndị ahụ niile ka ha nọgide. Ọ chụpụghị ha ngwangwa site na inyefe ha nʼaka Joshua.
So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.
