Joshua 24
1 [Many years later], Joshua summoned representatives of all the tribes of Israel. He gathered together the elders, the leaders, the judges, and the other officials at Shechem [city]. He told them to listen to what God wanted to tell them.
Ningĩ Joshua agĩcookanĩrĩria mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya Isiraeli kũu Shekemu. Agĩĩta athuuri, na atongoria, na atuithania a maciira, na anene a Isiraeli, nao magĩthiĩ makĩrũgama mbere ya Ngai.
2 Joshua said to all of them, “This is what Yahweh, the God we Israeli people worship, is saying: ‘Long ago, your ancestors, including Abraham’s father Terah and Abraham’s younger brother Nahor, lived on the east side of the Euphrates River.
Nake Joshua akĩĩra andũ othe atĩrĩ, “Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ: ‘Tene mũno maithe manyu, nĩo Tera ithe wa Iburahĩmu na Nahoru, maatũũraga mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati na makahooyaga ngai ingĩ.
3 But I took your ancestor Abraham from that land east of the Euphrates River, and I led him as he lived in various places in this land of Canaan, and I enabled him to have many descendants. First, I enabled him to have a son, Isaac.
No nĩndarutire ithe wanyu Iburahĩmu, oime bũrũri ũcio ũrĩ mũrĩmo wa rũũĩ rũu rwa Farati, ngĩmũtongoria kũu Kaanani guothe, na ngĩmũhe njiaro nyingĩ. Nĩndamũheire Isaaka,
4 When Isaac grew up, I enabled him to have twin sons, Jacob and Esau. I enabled Esau to live in the hilly area in Seir region, but many years later Jacob and his sons and their families went down to live in Egypt.
nake Isaaka ngĩmũhe Jakubu na Esaũ. Nĩndagaĩire Esaũ bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Seiru, no Jakubu na ariũ ake magĩikũrũka magĩthiĩ Misiri.
5 “[Many years later], I sent Moses and his older brother Aaron to help your people, and I caused [the people of] Egypt to suffer very much because of what I did there. Then I enabled your ancestors to leave Egypt.
“‘Ningĩ ngĩcooka ngĩtũma Musa na Harũni, na ngĩhũũra andũ a Misiri na maũndũ marĩa mothe ndeekire kũu, ngĩcooka ngĩmaruta kuo.
6 When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, they came to the Red Sea. The Egyptian army pursued them, some riding in chariots and others on horses, and they also arrived at the Red Sea.
Rĩrĩa ndaarutire maithe manyu kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, nĩmwakinyire iria-inĩ, nao andũ a Misiri makĩmarũmĩrĩra na ngaari cia ita, na andũ mahaicĩte mbarathi o nginya Iria Itune.
7 Then [your ancestors] pleaded with me to help them. So he caused (darkness/a very dark cloud) to come between your ancestors and the Egyptian army, so that the Egyptian army could not see your ancestors. I separated the water in the Red Sea so that your ancestors could cross it, but when the Egyptian army tried to cross in the same way to pursue them, I caused the water to come back and cover them, and the Egyptian soldiers all drowned, as your ancestors watched and were amazed [IDM]. But after that, you lived in the desert for many years.
Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩkaĩra Jehova amateithie, nake agĩĩkĩra nduma gatagatĩ kanyu na andũ a Misiri; ningĩ agĩtũma iria rĩmakorere, akĩmathika narĩo. Nĩmweyoneire na maitho manyu ũrĩa ndeekire andũ a Misiri. Ningĩ mũgĩcooka mũgĩtũũra werũ-inĩ matukũ maingĩ.
8 “Then I brought your [ancestors] to the area where the groups who were descendants of Amor lived, east of the Jordan River. They fought against you, but I enabled you to defeat them [IDM]. I [enabled you to] destroy them so that you could live in their land [IDM].
“‘Ningĩ ngĩmũtwara bũrũri wa Aamori arĩa maatũũraga mwena wa irathĩro wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani. Nao makĩrũa na inyuĩ na niĩ ngĩmaneana moko-inĩ manyu. Nĩndamaanangire mamweherere, na inyuĩ mũkĩĩgwatĩra bũrũri wao ũgĩtuĩka wanyu.
9 Then, Zippor’s son Balak, the King of Moab, (decided that his army would fight against/opposed) the Israelis. He summoned Beor’s son Balaam and asked him to curse you.
Na rĩrĩa Balaki mũrũ wa Ziporu mũthamaki wa Moabi eeharagĩria kũrũa na Isiraeli-rĩ, nĩatũmanĩire Balamu mũrũ wa Beori nĩguo oke amũrume.
10 But I would not do what Balaam asked, so he (blessed/said that I would do great things for) you four times, and I did not enable the army of Moab to defeat you [IDM].
No niĩ ndingĩathikĩrĩirie Balamu; nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũmũrathima maita maingĩ, na niĩ ngĩmũhonokia kuuma moko-inĩ make.
11 “Then you all crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho prepared to fight against you, [and the armies of] the descendants of Amor, Periz, Canaan, Heth, Girgash, Hiv, and Jebus [all prepared to do the same thing] but I enabled you to defeat [IDM] them all.
“‘Ningĩ mũkĩringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani na mũgĩkinya Jeriko. Nao andũ a Jeriko makĩrũa na inyuĩ, o ta ũrĩa Aamori, na Aperizi, na Akaanani, na Ahiti, na Agirigashi, na Ahivi, na Ajebusi o nao nĩmarũire na inyuĩ, no niĩ ngĩmaneana moko-inĩ manyu.
12 I am the one who caused them to panic as you advanced and enabled you to defeat them, as I had enabled you to do earlier to the two kings of the groups who were descendants of Amor. You did not defeat them by using your own bows and arrows and swords; [it was I who defeated them].
Ngĩcooka ngĩrekia magi marĩ mboora mathiĩ mbere yanyu, marĩa maamaingatire mamweherere, o hamwe na athamaki arĩa eerĩ a Aamori. Ti inyuĩ mwamaingatire na rũhiũ rwanyu rwa njora kana na ũta wanyu.
13 So I gave you a land that you had not tilled/planted, and I gave you cities that you did not build. [Now] you live in those [cities] and you eat the grapes from the grapevines that you did not plant, and you eat olives from trees that you did not plant.’”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩmũhe bũrũri mũtaanogeire na matũũra mũtaakĩte; na nĩkuo mũtũũraga, mũkĩrĩĩaga maciaro ma mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ na mĩtamaiyũ ĩrĩa mũtaahaandire.’
14 [Then Joshua said to the people], “[Because of all that] Yahweh [has done for you], revere him, and serve/worship him very faithfully. Throw away the idols that your ancestors worshiped on the east/other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve only Yahweh.
“Na rĩrĩ, mwĩtigĩrei Jehova na mũmũtungatagĩre mũtarĩ na ũhinga, na mũrĩ ehokeku kũna. Eheriai ngai iria maithe manyu ma tene maahooyaga kũu mũrĩmo wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati, o na kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, na mũtungatagĩre o Jehova.
15 But if you do not want to serve/worship Yahweh, you should decide today what [gods] you will serve/worship. You should decide whether you will serve/worship the gods that your ancestors who lived on the other/east side of the Euphrates River served, or whether you will serve/worship the gods that the descendants of Amor, who previously lived in the land where you are now living, [serve/worship]. But as for me and my family [MTY], we will serve/worship Yahweh!”
No rĩrĩ, mũngĩona ũhoro ũcio wa gũtungatagĩra Jehova ta ũtamwagĩrĩire-rĩ, thuurai ũmũthĩ ũrĩa mũrĩtungatagĩra, mũmenye kana nĩ ngai iria maithe manyu maatungatagĩra kũu mũrĩmo wa rũũĩ, kana nĩ ngai cia Aamori arĩa ene bũrũri ũyũ mũtũũraga. No ha ũhoro wakwa mwene na nyũmba yakwa-rĩ, tũrĩtungatagĩra Jehova.”
16 The Israeli people answered, “We will never quit [serving/worshiping] Yahweh! We would never [think of] [IDM] serving/worshiping other gods!
Nao andũ acio magĩcookia makiuga atĩrĩ, “Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo, atĩ tũtiganĩrie Jehova atĩ nĩguo tũtungatĩre ngai ingĩ!
17 It was our God, Yahweh, who brought our parents and grandparents up out of Egypt. [He rescued them] from that land where they were slaves. As he rescued them, they saw him perform great miracles. He protected them all the time when they were traveling. He protected them from all the people-groups through whose territory they traveled.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩ Jehova Ngai witũ we mwene watũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri hamwe na maithe maitũ, tũkiuma bũrũri ũcio wa ũkombo, na akĩringa ciama icio nene ũguo na tũgĩciona na maitho maitũ. Nĩaatũgitĩrire rũgendo-inĩ rwitũ ruothe kũrĩa twagereire, o na tũrĩ gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ ciothe kũrĩa twatuĩkanĩirie.
18 As our forefathers advanced, Yahweh expelled the descendants of Amor and the other people-groups who lived in this land. Yahweh is our God, so [we are saying that] we also will serve/worship him.”
Nake Jehova nĩaingatire ndũrĩrĩ icio ciothe ciehere mbere iitũ, o hamwe na Aamori arĩa maatũũraga bũrũri-inĩ ũcio. Tondũ ũcio o na ithuĩ tũrĩtungatagĩra Jehova, nĩ ũndũ nĩwe Ngai witũ.”
19 Joshua replied to the people, “[I think that] you are not able to serve/worship Yahweh, because he is a holy God. He will not forgive your sinning and rebelling [against him]. He demands that you serve/worship only him [IDM].
Nake Joshua akĩĩra andũ acio atĩrĩ, “Mũtingĩhota gũtungatĩra Jehova. Jehova nĩ Ngai Mũtheru; we nĩ Ngai ũrĩ ũiru. Ndakamũrekera ũremi wanyu o na kana mehia manyu.
20 He has been good to you [in the past], but if you turn away from him and serve/worship foreign/other gods, he will turn [against you] and he will cause you to experience disasters. He will punish [IDM] you severely!”
Mũngĩgaatiganĩria Jehova na mũtungatĩre ngai cia kũngĩ, nĩakamũgarũrũka na amũrehere mwanangĩko amũniine, o na amwĩkĩte maũndũ mega.”
21 But the people replied to Joshua, “No, [we will not turn away from worshiping/serving Yahweh] We will serve/worship Yahweh!”
No andũ acio makĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, “Aca! Ithuĩ tũrĩtungatagĩra Jehova.”
22 Then Joshua said, “You yourselves are saying that you have decided to serve/worship Yahweh.” They replied, “Yes, we are saying that.”
Nake Joshua akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ ene mũrĩ aira a ũguo mwoiga, atĩ nĩmwathuura gũtungatagĩra Jehova.” Nao makĩmũcookeria, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, ithuĩ tũrĩ aira.”
23 Then Joshua said, “Since [you have decided] that, you must throw away all the other gods/idols that you have among you. You must also promise that you will wholeheartedly give yourselves to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [serve/worship].”
Joshua akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rĩu-rĩ, kĩeheriei ngai cia kũngĩ iria irĩ thĩinĩ wanyu, na mũheane ngoro cianyu biũ harĩ Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli.”
24 The people replied, “We will serve/worship Yahweh, our God, and obey him.”
Nao andũ acio makĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũrĩtungatagĩra Jehova Ngai witũ na tũmwathĩkagĩre.”
25 That day, Joshua established an agreement between the people and Yahweh. He wrote for them all the laws that they were required to obey.
Mũthenya o ro ũcio Joshua agĩthondekera andũ kĩrĩkanĩro, na akĩmandĩkĩra kĩrĩra kĩa watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo na mawatho, marĩ o kũu Shekemu.
26 He wrote all those laws on a scroll. He called it ‘The laws of God’. Then he [told some men to] set up a large stone there at Shechem, under the [large] oak tree near the place where [they worshiped] Yahweh.
Nake Joshua akĩandĩka maũndũ macio Ibuku-inĩ rĩa Watho wa Ngai. Agĩcooka akĩoya ihiga inene, akĩrĩrũgamia hau gĩtina-inĩ kĩa mũtĩ wa mũgandi hakuhĩ na handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Jehova.
27 He said to all the people, “Look! [It is as though] this stone has heard everything that Yahweh said to you [and that you promised Yahweh]. It will serve as a witness against you if you rebel against your God!”
Akĩĩra andũ acio othe atĩrĩ, “Atĩrĩrĩ! Ihiga rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo rĩgũtuĩka mũira witũ wa ũrĩa tuoiga. Nĩrĩiguĩte ciugo ciothe iria Jehova atwĩrĩte. Nĩrĩo rĩgũtuĩka mũira wanyu mũngĩkaaga kwĩhokeka harĩ Ngai wanyu.”
28 Then Joshua sent the people away, and all of them returned to their own areas/homes.
Nake Joshua agĩcooka akĩĩra andũ acio mathiĩ, o mũndũ acooke kũrĩa igai rĩake rĩarĩ.
29 Some time after that, Nun’s son Joshua, the faithful servant of Yahweh, died. He was 110 years old when he died.
Thuutha wa maũndũ macio Joshua mũrũ wa Nuni, ndungata ya Jehova, agĩkua arĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka igana na ikũmi.
30 The Israeli people buried his body on his own property in Timnath-Serah [town] town. It is north of Gaash Mountain in the hilly area of the tribe who were descendants of Ephraim.
Nao makĩmũthika kũu gĩthaka kĩa igai rĩake, o kũu Timinathu-Sera bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu gathigathini wa kĩrĩma kĩa Gaashu.
31 The Israeli people served/worshiped Yahweh as long as Joshua was alive. After Joshua died, they continued serving/worshiping Yahweh while the elders who had experienced everything that Yahweh had done for the Israeli people were still alive.
Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩtungatĩra Jehova matukũ-inĩ mothe ma Joshua na ma athuuri arĩa maatigirwo muoyo Joshua akua, o arĩa maamenyete maũndũ mothe marĩa Jehova ekĩte Nĩ ũndũ wa Isiraeli.
32 Joseph’s bones, which the Israeli people had brought with them from Egypt, were also buried at Shechem. The people buried them in the piece of land that Jacob had bought long ago for 100 pieces of silver from Hamor, the father of Shechem. That piece of land was in the area that was given to the people who were descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s sons.
Namo mahĩndĩ ma Jusufu, marĩa andũ a Isiraeli maarehete kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, magĩthikwo kũu Shekemu gacigo-inĩ ga gĩthaka kĩrĩa Jakubu aagũrĩte kuuma kũrĩ ariũ a Hamoru, ithe wa Shekemu. Rĩu nĩrĩo rĩatuĩkire igai rĩa njiaro cia Jusufu.
33 Eleazar, the Supreme Priest, the son of Aaron, also died. They buried his body at Gibeah, in the area that had been given to Eleazar’s son Phinehas, in the hilly area that belonged to the people who were descendants of Ephraim.
Nake Eleazaru mũrũ wa Harũni agĩkua na agĩthikwo kũu Gibea, kũrĩa kwagaĩirwo mũriũ Finehasi, o kũu bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu.
