Yoshua 21
1 Kisha wakuu wa koo za Walawi walimwendea Eliazari kuhani, na kwa Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, na kwa viongozi wa familia za mababu zao miongoni mwa watu wa Israeli.
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 Waliwaambia, “Yahweh aliwaagizeni ninyi kwa mkono wa Musa kwamba mtupatieni miji ya kuishi yenye maeneo kwa ajili ya kuchungia ya mifugo.” waliyasema haya huko Shilo katika nchi ya Kanaani.
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 Hivyo, kwa agizo la Yahweh, watu wa Israeli waliwapa Walawi kutoka katika urithi wa wao miji ifuatayo pamoja na maeneo yao ya kuchungia.
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 Upigaji wa kura kwa ajili ya koo za Wakohathi ulileta matokeo haya: makuhani ambao ni wazawa wa Haruni ambao walitokana na Walawi, walipokea miji kumi na mitatu waliopewa kutoka kwa kabila la Yuda, kutoka kabila la Simoni, na kutoka kabila la Benyamini.
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 Koo zilizobaki za Wakohathi walipokea kwa kupiga kura kwa miji kumi kutoka katika kabila za Efraimu, Dani, na kutoka kwa nusu ya kabila la Manase.
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 Na watu wazawa wa Gershoni walipewa miji kumi na mitatu kwa kupigiwa kura kutoka kwa koo za kabila la Isakari, Asheri, Nafutali, na nusu ya kabila la Manase katika Bashani.
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 Watu waliokuwa wazawa wa Merari walipokea miji kumi na miwili kutoka katika makabila ya Rubeni, Gadi na Zabuloni.
The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
8 Basi, watu wa Israeli waliwapa Walawi miji hii pamoja na maeneo yao ya kuchungia, kwa kupiga kura, kama vile Yahweh alivyokuwa ameagiza kwa mkono wa 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 Kutoka kwa makabila la Yuda na Simoni, waliwapa nchi katika miji ifuatayo iliyoorodheshwa kwa majina.
From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:
10 Miji hii walipewa wazawa wa Haruni, ambao walikuwa miongoni mwa koo za Wakohathi, ambao walitoka katika kabila la Lawi. Kwa kuwa upigaji wa kura ya kwanza uliwaangukiwa wao.
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 Waisraeli waliwapatia Kiriathi Arba ( Arba alikuwa ni baba wa Anaki), eneo hilo liliitwa pia Hebroni, katika nchi ya milima ya Yuda, pamoja na maeneo ya kulishia mifugo yaliyouzunguka mji.
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 Lakini mashamba ya mji na vijiji vyake vilikuwa tayari ameshapewa Kalebu mwana Yefune, kama mali yake.
But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.
13 Na kwa wana wa Haruni kuhani, waliwapa Hebroni pamoja na eneo lake la kulishia mifugo ambao ulikuwa ni mji wa makimbilio kwa mtu aliyeua mtu bila kukusudia na Libna pamoja na maeneo ya kulishia mifugo.
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 Na Yatiri pamoaja na maeno yake ya kuchungia, na Eshitemoa pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho.
And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;
15 Lakini pia waliwapa Holoni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, Debiri pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho,
And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;
16 Aini pampoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Bethi Shemeshi pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho. Ilikuwa ni miji kumi na tisa ambayo walipewa kutoka katika makabila haya mawilil.
And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes.
17 Kutoka katika kabilala Benyamini walipewa Gibea pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Geba pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho,
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;
18 na Anathothi pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na amoni pamoja na vitongoji vyake vinne.
Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.
19 Miji waliyopewa makuhani, wana wa Haruni, ilikuwa ni miji kumi na mitatu kwa ujumla, kujumlisha na maeneo yake ya malisho.
Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
20 Na kwa ajili ya sehemu ya familia ya Kohathi iliyosalia, wale Walawi walio wa familia ya Kohathi, walipewa miji kutoka katika kabila la Efraimu kwa kupiga kura.
The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 Walipewa Shekemu pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho katika nchi ya milima ya Efraimu - mji wa makimbilio kwa mtu aliyeua mtu bila kukusudia, na Gezeri pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho,
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 na Kibzaimu pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Bethi Horoni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, ilikuwa miji minne kwa ujumla wake.
And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.
23 Kutoka katika kabila la Dani, ukoo wa Kohathi ulipewa Elteke pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Gibethoni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na
And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;
24 Aijaloni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Gathrimoni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, ilikuwa ni miji minne kwa ujumla wake.
Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.
25 Kutoka katika nusu ya kabila la Manase, ukoo wa Kohathi walipewa miji miwili - Taanaki pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho na Gathirimoni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho.
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.
26 Kulikuwa na miji kumi kwa ujumla wake kwa ajili ya koo zilizosalia za Wakohathi, pamoja na maeneo yao ya malisho.
All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.
27 Kutoka katika nusu ya kabila la Manase, jamaa za Gershoni, ambazo hizi zilikuwa ni koo zingine za Walawi, zilipewa Golani katika Bashani pamoja na maeneo yao ya malisho, ni mji wa makimbilio kwa ajili ya mtu yeyote aliyeua mtu bila kukusudia, sambamba na Beeshitera pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho - ilikuwa miji miwili kwa ujumla.
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 Koo za Gershoni zilipewa pia miji minne kutoka kwa kabila la Isakari - Kishoni sambamba na maeneo yake ya malisho, Daberathi pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho,
And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;
29 Yarmuthi pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Engnimu pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho.
Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns.
30 Kutoka katika kabila la Asheri, walipewa miji minne kwa ujumla - Mishali pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, Abdoni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho,
And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands:
31 Helikathi pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Rehobu pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho.
Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns.
32 Kutoka kwa kabila la Nafutali, nasaba za Gershoni walipewa miji mitatu kwa ujumla - Kedeshi katika Galilaya pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, ulikuwa ni mji wa makimbilio kwa mtu yeyote aliyeua mtu bila kukusudia; na Hamothidori pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Kartani pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho.
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 Kulikuwa na miji kumi na mitatu kwa ujumla, kujumuisha na maeneo yake ya malisho, kwa ajili ya koo za Gershoni.
All the towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands.
34 Na kwa Walawi waliosalia, koo za Merari waliokuwa wamepewa kutoka katika kabila la Zabuloni: Yokneamu pamoa na maeneo yake ya marisho, Karta pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho,
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 pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Nahalali pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho- ilikuwa ni miji minne kwa ujumla.
Dimnah and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns.
36 Kwa mbari za Merari walipewa miji minne kutoka katika kabila la Rubeni: Bezeri pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, Yahazi pamoja na maene yake ya malisho,
And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;
37 na Kedemothi pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Mefaathi pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho.
Kedemoth and Mephaath with their grass-lands, four towns.
38 Kutoka katika kabila la Gadi walipewa miji ya Ramothi katika Gileadi pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho - huu ulikuwa ni mji wa makimbilio kwa mtu aliyeua mtu mwenzake bila kukusudia - na Mahanaimu pamoja na sehemu zake za malisho.
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 Koo za Merari zilipewa pia Heshiboni pamoja na maeneo yake ya malisho, na Yazeri pamoja na malisho yake.
Heshbon and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns.
40 Hii ilikuwa ni miji minne kwa ujumla wake. Hii yote ilikuwa ni miji ya koo kadhaa za Merari, ambao walitoka katika kabila la Lawi, miji kumi na miwili walipewa wao kwa kupiga kura.
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 Miji waliyopewa Walawi kutoka katikati ya nchi iliyomilikiwa na watu wa Israeli ilikuwa miji arobaini na nane, kujumuisha na sehemu za malisho yao.
All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.
42 Miji hii kila mmoja ulikuwa na maeneo yake ya malisho kwa kuuzunguka mji. Miji hii yote ilikuwa hivyo.
Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.
43 Basi Yahweh aliwapa Israeli nchi yote ambayo aliwaapia baba zao kuwa atawapa. Waisraeli waliimiliki nchi na wakakaa humo.
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 Kisha Yahweh akawapa pumziko kwa kila upande, kama tu alivyowaahidia baba zao. Hakuna hata adui mmoja atakayeweza kuwashinda. Yawhew aliwatia maadui wao wote mikononi mwao.
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 Hakuna hata kitu kimoja miongoni kwa ahadi nzuri ambazo Yahweh alizisema kwa nyumba ya Israeli ambazo hazikutimia. Ahadi zote zilitimia.
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.
