The Promised Land
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
Ikawa baada ya kufa kwake Musa, mtumishi wa Bwana, Bwana akamwambia Yoshua, mwana wa Nuni, mtumishi wa Musa, akasema,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Musa mtumishi wangu amekufa; haya basi, ondoka, vuka mto huu wa Yordani; wewe na watu hawa wote, mkaende hata nchi niwapayo wana wa Israeli.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
Kila mahali zitakapopakanyaga nyayo za miguu yenu, nimewapa ninyi, kama nilivyomwapia Musa.
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
Tangu jangwa hili na mlima huu, Lebanoni, mpaka mto ule mkubwa, mto wa Frati, nchi yote ya Wahiti, tena mpaka bahari ile kubwa upande wa machweo ya jua, hapo ndipo patakapokuwa mpaka wenu.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Hapatakuwa mtu ye yote atakayeweza kusimama mbele yako siku zote za maisha yako; kama nilivyokuwa pamoja na Musa, ndivyo nitakavyokuwa pamoja na wewe; sitakupungukia wala sitakuacha.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
Uwe hodari na moyo wa ushujaa, maana ni wewe utakayewarithisha watu hawa nchi hii niliyowaapia baba zao ya kwamba nitawapa.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Uwe hodari tu na ushujaa mwingi, uangalie kutenda sawasawa na sheria yote aliyokuamuru Musa mtumishi wangu; usiiache, kwenda mkono wa kuume, au wa kushoto, upate kufanikiwa sana kila uendako.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Kitabu hiki cha torati kisiondoke kinywani mwako, bali yatafakari maneno yake mchana na usiku, upate kuangalia kutenda sawasawa na maneno yote yaliyoandikwa humo; maana ndipo utakapoifanikisha njia yako, kisha ndipo utakapositawi sana.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Je! Si mimi niliyekuamuru? Uwe hodari na moyo wa ushujaa; usiogope wala usifadhaike; kwa kuwa Bwana, Mungu wako, yu pamoja nawe kila uendako.
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
Ndipo Yoshua akawaamuru maakida wa watu, akisema,
11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
Piteni katikati ya matuo, mkawaamuru hao watu, mkisema, Fanyeni tayari vyakula; kwa maana baada ya siku tatu mtavuka mto huu wa Yordani, ili kuingia na kuimiliki nchi awapayo Bwana, Mungu wenu, mpate kuimiliki.
12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Tena Yoshua akawaambia Wareubeni, na Wagadi, na hao wa nusu ya kabila ya Manase, akasema,
13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
Likumbukeni neno lile alilowaamuru Musa mtumishi wa Bwana, akisema, Bwana, Mungu wenu, anawapa ninyi raha, naye atawapa nchi hii.
14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
Wake zenu, na watoto wenu, na makundi yenu, watakaa katika nchi aliyowapa Musa ng'ambo ya Yordani; bali ninyi mtavuka mbele ya ndugu zenu, hali mmevikwa silaha zenu, watu wote wenye nguvu, na ushujaa, ili mpate kuwasaidia;
15 until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
hata Bwana atakapowapa ndugu zenu raha, kama alivyowapa ninyi, na wao pia wamepata kuimiliki nchi awapayo Bwana, Mungu wenu; ndipo mtakapoirudia nchi ya milki yenu na kuimiliki, ambayo Musa mtumishi wa Bwana aliwapeni ng'ambo ya Yordani upande wa maawio ya jua.
16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
Wakamjibu Yoshua, wakasema, Hayo yote uliyotuamuru tutayafanya, na kila mahali utakakotutuma tutakwenda.
17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
Kama vile tulivyomsikiliza Musa katika mambo yote, ndivyo tutakavyokusikiliza wewe; Bwana, Mungu wako, na awe pamoja nawe tu, kama alivyokuwa pamoja na Musa.
18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Kila mtu atakayeiasi amri yako, asiyasikilize maneno yako katika mambo yote utakayomwamuru, atauawa. Uwe hodari na moyo wa ushujaa, hilo tu.
