Hesabu 13
1 Kisha BWANA akanena na Musa, akamwambia, “tuma watu waende kuipeleleza nchi ya Kanani, ambayo nimewapa wana wa Israeli.
And the LORD said to Moses,
2 Tuma mwanamume mmoja kutoka kila jamaa ya kabila. Kila mwanamume awe kiongozi katika kabila lake.”
“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
3 Musa akawatuma kutoka jangwa la Parani, ili watii amri ya BWANA. Watu wote hao walikuwa viongozi wa watu wa Israeli.
So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
4 Majina yao yalikuwa haya yafuatayo: kutoka kabila la Reubeni, Shamua mwana wa Zakuri;
and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
5 Kutoka kabila la Simeoni, Shafati mwana wa Hori;
from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
6 Kutoka kabila la Yuda, Kalebu mwana wa Yefune;
from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
7 Kutoka kabila la Isakari, Igali mwana wa Yusufu,
from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
8 Kutoka kabila la Efraimu, Hoshea mwana wa Nuni;
from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
9 Kutoka kabila la Benjamini, Paliti mwana wa Rafu;
from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
10 kutoka kabila ya Zabuloni, Gadieli mwana wa Sodi;
from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
11 kutoka kabila la Yusufu (hiyo inamaanisha kutoka kabila la Manase), Gadi mwana wa Susi;
from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
12 kutoka kabila la Dani, Amieli mwana wa Gemalili;
from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
13 kutoka kabila Asheri, Setu mwana wa Mikaili;
from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
14 kutoka kabila la Naftali, Nabi mwana wa Vofisi;
from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
15 kutoka kabila la Gadi, Geuli mwana wa Machi.
and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
16 Haya ndiyo majina ya wanaume ambao Musa aliwatuma kwenda kuipelelza ile nchi. Musa akamwita Hoshea mwana wa Nuni kwa jina la Joshua.
These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
17 Musa akawatuma kwenda kuipeleleza ile nchi ya Kanani. Naye akawaambia, “Mkaanzie Negebu hadi mahali pa milima.
When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
18 Kaipelelezeni nchi kujua ni nchi ya namna gani. Wachunguzeni watu wake, kama ni watu wenye nguvu au dhaifu, kama ni wachache au ni wengi.
See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.
19 Chunguzeni nchi hiyo wanayoishi ni nchi ya namna gani. Ni nzuri au mbaya? Miji yao ikoje? Je iko kama kambi au ni miji yenye ngome?
Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
20 Chunguzeni ni nchi ya namna gani, kama ni njema kwa mazao au la kama kuna miti au hapana. Mwe hodari mkalete sampuli za mazao ya nchi,” Sasa ni muda wa msimu wa malimbuko ya mizabibu.
Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
21 Kwa hiyo wale wanaume wakaenda kuipeleleza ile nchi kutoka jangwa la Sini mpaka Rehobi, karibu na Lebo Hamati.
So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
22 Walienda kutoka Negebu nao wakafika Hebroni. Ahimani, Sheshai, na Talmai, Uzao wa Anaki nao walikuweko, Sasa Hebroni ilikuwa imejengwa miaka saba iliyokuwa imepita kabla ya Zoani wa Misri.
They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
23 Nao walipofika katika bonde la Eshikoli, walikata matawi ya mizabibu lenye kishada cha zabibu. Na makundi mawili ya wapelelezi wakakibeba kwenye mti. Pia wakaleta makomamanga na mtini.
When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
24 Mahali pale paliitwa Eshikoli, kwa sababu ya kishada cha mizabibu ambacho wana wa Israeli walikata kule.
Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
25 Baada ya siku arobaini, wakarudi kutoka kuipeleleza nchi.
After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,
26 Wakaja kwa Musa, Haruni na kwa watu wote wa Israeli katka jangwa la Parani, kule Kadeshi. Wakaleta taarifa kwao na kwa Waisraeli wote, na kuwaonyesha matunda ya nchi ile.
and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
27 Wakamwambia Musa, “Tulifika katika ile nchi uliyotutuma. Kwa hakika ni nchi ya kutiririka maziwa na asali. Na baadhi ya matunda yake ni haya hapa.
And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
28 Hata hivyo, watu wanaoishi huko ni wenye nguvu. Miji yao ni mikubwa tena ina maboma. Pia tuliwaona wana wa Anaki huko.
Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
29 Waamaleki wanaishi Negebu. Wahiti, Wayebusi, na Waamori nao wanaishi katika milima ya hiyo nchi. Wakanaani wanaishi kando ya bahari na mto Yorodani.”
The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
30 Kisha Kalebu akawatuliza watu waliokuwa mbele ya Musa, akasema, “Twendeni tukaiteke nyara hiyo nchi, kwa kuwa tuna uhakika wa kuikamata.”
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
31 Lakini wale watu waliokuwa wameenda naye walisema, “Hatutaweza kuwashinda hao watu kwa kuwa wao ni hodari kuliko sisi.”
But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
32 Kwa hiyo wakasambaza taarifa za kukatisha tamaa kwa Wana wa Israeli juu ya nchi ile waliyoipeleleza. Walisema, “Ile nchi tuliyoiona ni nchi inayowala watu wake. Watu wote tuliowaona ni watu warefu.
So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
33 Kule tuliiona majitu, wana wa uzao wa Anaki, ambao nii uzao wa majitu. Sisi tulionekana kama panzi machoni mwao tulipojilingsnisha nao, hivyo ndivyo tulivyoonekana machoni mwao pia.”
We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
