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Basi, haya ndiyo majina ya kabila hizo; toka mwisho wa pande za kaskazini, karibu
“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
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Tena mpakani mwake Dani, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
3
Na mpakani mwa Asheri, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
4
Na mpakani mwa Naftali, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5
Na mpakani mwa Manase, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
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Na mpakani mwa Efraimu, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
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Na mpakani mwa Reubeni, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi; Yuda,
Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
8
Na mpakani mwa Yuda, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi,
Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
9
Matoleo hayo, mtakayomtolea Bwana, urefu wake ni mianzi ishirini na tano elfu, na
The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
10
Matoleo hayo matakatifu yatakuwa kwa watu hawa, kwa makuhani; upande wa
This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.
11
Patakuwa kwa makuhani wa wana wa Sadoki, waliotakasika, walioulinda ulinzi
It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
12
Na matoleo hayo ya nchi yatolewayo, yatakuwa kwao kitu kitakatifu sana, karibu
It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
13
Na kuukabili mpaka wa makuhani, Walawi watakuwa na fungu, urefu wake ishirini na
Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.
14
Wala hawatauza sehemu yake, wala kuibadili, wala hawatawapa wengine malimbuko ya
They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
15
Na mianzi elfu tano iliyosalia katika upana, kuikabili hiyo ishirini na tano
The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it
16
Na vipimo vyake ni hivi; upande wa kaskazini elfu nne na mia tano, na upande wa
and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
17
Nao mji utakuwa na malisho; upande wa kaskazini mia mbili na hamsini, na upande
The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.
18
Na mabaki ya urefu wake yaelekeayo matoleo matakatifu, upande wa mashariki
The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.
19
Na hao wafanyao kazi mjini, wa kabila zote za Israeli, watailima nchi hiyo.
The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel.
20
Matoleo yote yatakuwa ishirini na tano elfu, kwa ishirini na tano elfu; mtatoa
The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.
21
Nayo mabaki yake yatakuwa ya huyo mkuu, upande huu na upande huu wa matoleo
The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple.
22
Tena tokea milki ya Walawi, na tokea milki ya mji, kwa kuwa ni katikati ya nchi
So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.
23
Na katika habari za kabila zilizosalia; toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa
As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
24
Tena mpakani mwa Benyamini, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
25
Tena mpakani mwa Simeoni, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
26
Na mpakani mwa Isakari, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.
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Na mpakani mwa Zabuloni, toka upande wa mashariki hata upande wa magharibi;
And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
28
Na mpakani mwa Gadi, upande wa kusini kuelekea kusini, mpaka wake utakuwa toka
The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.
29
Hiyo ndiyo nchi mtakayozigawanyia kabila za Israeli, kuwa urithi wao, na hayo
This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.
30
Na matokeo ya mji ndiyo haya; upande wa kaskazini, mianzi elfu nne na mia tano,
“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,
31
na malango ya mji yatatajwa kwa majina ya kabila za Israeli, malango matatu
the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.
32
Na upande wa mashariki, elfu nne na mia tano, kwa kupima; na malango matatu;
On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
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Na upande wa kusini, elfu nne na mia tano kwa kupima; na malango matatu; lango
On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
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Na upande wa magharibi, elfu nne na mia tano; pamoja na malango yake matatu;
And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
35
Kuuzunguka ni mianzi kumi na nane elfu; na jina la mji huo tangu siku hiyo
The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”