1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Ikawa, hapo hilo taifa zima lilipokuwa limekwisha vuka Yordani, ndipo Bwana akanena na Yoshua, akamwambia,
2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Haya, twaeni watu waume kumi na wawili katika hao watu, kila kabila mtu mmoja,
3 and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
kisha uwaamrishe, kusema, Twaeni mawe kumi na mawili, hapo katikati ya Yordani, mahali hapo miguu ya hao makuhani iliposimama imara, mwende nayo mawe hayo, mkayaweke nchi kambini, hapo mtakapolala usiku huu.
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
Basi Yoshua akawaita hao watu kumi na wawili, aliokuwa amewaweka tayari tangu hapo, katika wana wa Israeli, kila kabila mtu mmoja;
5 and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
naye Yoshua akawaambia, Haya, piteni ninyi mtangulie mbele ya sanduku la Bwana, Mungu wenu, mwende pale katikati ya Yordani, mkatwae kila mtu wenu jiwe moja begani mwake, kwa kadiri ya hesabu ya kabila za wana wa Israeli;
6 that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
ili kwamba jambo hili liwe ishara kati yenu, hapo watoto wenu watakapowauliza ninyi katika siku zijazo, wakisema, Ni nini maana yake mawe haya?
7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
Ndipo mtakapowaambia, Ni kwa sababu maji ya Yordani yalitindika mbele ya sanduku la agano la Bwana; hapo lilipovuka Yordani, hayo maji ya Yordani yalitindika; na mawe haya yatakuwa ni ukumbusho kwa wana wa Israeli milele.
8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
Basi wana wa Israeli walifanya vile vile kama Yoshua alivyowaamuru, nao wakatwaa mawe kumi na mawili pale katikati ya Yordani, kama Bwana alivyomwambia Yoshua, sawasawa na hesabu ya kabila za wana wa Israeli; wakayachukua wakavuka nayo hata mahali pale walipolala, nao wakayaweka nchi kuko huko.
9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
Kisha Yoshua akapanga mawe kumi na mawili katikati ya Yordani, mahali pale miguu ya hao makuhani waliolichukua hilo sanduku la agano iliposimama; nayo yapo pale pale hata hivi leo.
10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
Kwa kuwa makuhani waliolichukua hilo sanduku walisimama katikati ya Yordani, hata mambo yote Bwana aliyomwamuru Yoshua awambie hao watu yakaisha, sawasawa na hayo yote Musa aliyokuwa amemwamuru Yoshua; kisha hao watu wakafanya haraka wakavuka.
11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
Ikawa watu wote walipokuwa wamekwisha vuka kabisa, hilo sanduku la Bwana likavuka, na hao makuhani, mbele ya macho ya hao watu.
12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
Na wana wa Reubeni, na wana wa Gadi na hiyo nusu ya kabila ya Manase, wakavuka, hali ya kuvaa silaha mbele ya wana wa Israeli, kama Musa alivyowaambia;
13 about forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
walipata kama watu arobaini elfu hesabu yao, wenye kuvaa silaha tayari kwa vita, waliovuka mbele ya Bwana, waende vitani, hata nchi tambarare za Yeriko.
14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
Siku ile Bwana alimtukuza Yoshua mbele ya macho ya Israeli wote; nao wakamcha, kama walivyokuwa wakimcha Musa, siku zote za maisha yake.
15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Kisha Bwana akanena na Yoshua, akamwambia,
16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
Haya, uwaamuru makuhani, hao waliolichukua sanduku la ushuhuda, kwamba wakwee juu kutoka mle katika Yordani.
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
Basi Yoshua akawaamuru hao makuhani, akawaambia, Haya, kweeni mtoke Yordani.
18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
Ilikuwa, hapo hao makuhani waliolichukua sanduku la agano la Bwana walipokwea juu kutoka mle kati ya Yordani, na nyayo za miguu yao hao makuhani zilipoinuliwa na kutiwa katika nchi kavu, ndipo maji ya Yordani yaliporudi mahali pake, na kujaa na kuipita mipaka yake, kama yalivyokuwa hapo kwanza.
19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
Na hao watu wakakwea kutoka Yordani siku ya kumi ya mwezi wa kwanza, wakapiga kambi Gilgali, katika mpaka wa mashariki wa Yeriko.
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
Na yale mawe kumi na mawili waliyoyatwaa katikati ya Yordani Yoshua akayasimamisha Gilgali.
21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
Akawaambia wana wa Israeli, akasema, Watoto wenu watakapowauliza baba zao katika siku zijazo, wakisema, Mawe haya maana yake ni nini?
22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
Ndipo mtakapowaarifu watoto wenu mkisema, Israeli walivuka mto huu wa Yordani, kwa njia ya nchi kavu.
23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
Kwa sababu Bwana, Mungu wenu aliyakausha maji ya Yordani, mbele yenu, hata mlipokwisha kuvuka kama Bwana, Mungu wenu, alivyoitenda Bahari ya Shamu, aliyoikausha mbele yetu hata tulipokwisha kuvuka;
24 that all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
watu wote wa duniani wapate kujua mkono wa Bwana, ya kuwa ni mkono wenye uweza, ili wamche Bwana, Mungu wenu, milele.
