1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Basi Yeriko ulikuwa umefungwa kabisa kwa sababu ya wana wa Israeli; hapana mtu aliyetoka wala hapana mtu aliyeingia.
2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
Bwana akamwambia Yoshua, Tazama, nimeutia Yeriko katika mkono wako, na mfalme wake, na mashujaa wake.
3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
Nanyi mtauzunguka mji huu, watu wote wa vita, mkiuzunguka mji mara moja. Fanya hivi siku sita.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
Na makuhani saba watachukua tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo waume, mbele ya hilo sanduku; na siku ya saba mtauzunguka mji mara saba, nao makuhani watapiga tarumbeta zao.
5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
Kisha itakuwa watakapopiga hizo pembe za kondoo waume kwa nguvu, nanyi mtakaposikia sauti ya tarumbeta, watu wote watapiga kelele kwa sauti kuu; na ukuta wa mji utaanguka chini pale pale, na hao watu watapanda, kila mtu akiendelea mbele kukabili.
6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.
Bali Yoshua, mwana wa Nuni, akawaita makuhani, akawaambia, Lichukueni sanduku la agano, tena makuhani saba na wachukue tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo waume mbele ya sanduku la Bwana.
7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
Naye akawaambia watu, Piteni mbele, mkauzunguke mji, na hao watu wenye silaha na watangulie mbele ya sanduku la Bwana.
8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
Basi ikawa Yoshua alipokwisha kusema na watu, wale makuhani saba, wenye kuzichukua tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo waume mbele za Bwana, wakatangulia, wakazipiga hizo tarumbeta; nalo sanduku la agano la Bwana likawafuata.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
Wale watu wenye silaha walikwenda mbele ya hao makuhani waliozipiga tarumbeta, na wale waliokuwa nyuma wakalifuata hilo sanduku; makuhani wakizipiga tarumbeta walipokuwa wakienda.
10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
Yoshua akawaamuru watu, akasema Msipige kelele, wala sauti zenu zisisikiwe, wala neno lo lote lisitoke kinywani mwenu, hata siku ile nitakapowaamuru kupiga kelele, ndipo mtakapopiga kelele.
11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Basi akalipeleka sanduku la Bwana liuzunguke huo mji, likauzunguka mara moja, kisha wakaenda kambini wakakaa kambini.
12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
Yoshua akaondoka asubuhi na mapema, nao makuhani wakalichukua sanduku la Bwana.
13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
Na wale makuhani saba wakazichukua tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo waume mbele ya sanduku la Bwana, wakaendelea wakazipiga tarumbeta; nao watu wenye silaha wakawatangulia, na hao waliokuwa nyuma wakalifuata sanduku la Bwana; makuhani wakizipiga tarumbeta walipokuwa wakienda.
14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
Siku ya pili wakauzunguka mji mara moja, wakarejea kambini; ndivyo walivyofanya siku sita.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
Ikawa siku ya saba wakaondoka asubuhi na mapema wakati wa mapambazuko, wakauzunguka mji vivyo hivyo mara saba; ila siku hiyo waliuzunguka huo mji mara saba.
16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.
Hata mara ya saba makuhani walipozipiga tarumbeta, Yoshua akawaambia watu, Pigeni kelele; kwa maana Bwana amewapeni mji huu.
17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
Na mji huu utakuwa wakfu kwa Bwana, mji wenyewe na vitu vyote vilivyomo; isipokuwa Rahabu, yule kahaba, ataishi, yeye na watu wote walio pamoja naye nyumbani, kwa sababu aliwaficha hao wapelelezi tuliowatuma.
18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
Na ninyi, msikose kujiepusha na kitu kilichowekwa wakfu; msije mkakitwaa kitu kilichowekwa wakfu, baada ya kukiweka wakfu; nanyi hivyo mtayafanya matuo ya Israeli kuwa yamelaaniwa na kuyafadhaisha.
19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
Lakini fedha yote, na dhahabu, na vyombo vya shaba, na chuma, ni vitakatifu kwa Bwana; vitaletwa katika hazina ya Bwana.
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Basi watu wakapiga kelele, na makuhani wakazipiga tarumbeta; hata ikawa, hapo watu waliposikia sauti ya tarumbeta hao watu wakapiga kelele kwa sauti kuu sana, na ule ukuta wa mji ukaanguka nchi kabisa, hata watu wakapanda juu, wakaingia katika mji, kila mtu akiendelea kukabili mbele; wakautwaa huo mji.
21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
Basi wakaangamiza kabisa vitu vyote vilivyokuwa ndani ya mji, wanaume na wanawake, watoto na wazee, na ng'ombe, na kondoo, na punda, kwa makali ya upanga.
22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
Naye Yoshua akawaambia wale wanaume wawili walioipeleleza nchi, Ingieni katika nyumba ya yule kahaba, mkamtoe huyo mwanamke mwenyewe na vitu vyote alivyo navyo, kama mlivyomwapia.
23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
Basi wale vijana wapelelezi wakaingia, wakamtoa Rahabu, na baba yake, na mama yake, na ndugu zake, na vitu vyote walivyokuwa navyo, wakawatoa na jamaa zake wote pia; wakawaweka nje ya matuo ya Israeli.
24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
Kisha wakauteketeza mji kwa moto, na vitu vyote vilivyokuwa ndani yake; bali fedha, na dhahabu, na vyombo vya shaba, na vya chuma, wakavitia katika hazina ya nyumba ya Bwana.
25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
Lakini Yoshua akamhifadhi Rahabu, yule kahaba, na watu wa nyumba ya baba yake, na vitu vyote alivyokuwa navyo; naye akakaa kati ya Israeli hata leo; kwa sababu aliwaficha wale wajumbe aliowatuma Yoshua ili kuupeleleza mji wa Yeriko.
26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
Naye Yoshua akawaapisha kiapo wakati ule, akasema, Na alaaniwe mbele za Bwana mtu yule atakayeinuka na kuujenga tena mji huu wa Yeriko; ataweka msingi wake kwa kufiliwa na mzaliwa wa kwanza wake, tena atayasimamisha malango yake kwa kufiliwa na mtoto wake mwanamume aliye mdogo.
27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
Basi Bwana alikuwa pamoja na Yoshua; sifa zake zikaenea katika nchi ile yote.
