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Basi Yoshua alipokuwa mzee, na kwendelea sana miaka yake, Bwana akamwambia, Wewe umekuwa mzee na kwendelea sana miaka yako, kisha inasalia nchi nyingi sana bado kumilikiwa.
Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
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Nchi iliyosalia ni hii; nchi zote za Wafilisti, na Wageshuri wote;
This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,
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kutoka Shihori, hicho kijito kilichokabili Misri, hata mpaka wa Ekroni upande wa kaskazini, nchi inayohesabiwa kuwa ni ya hao Wakanaani; mashehe matano wa hao Wafilisti; Wagaza, na Waashdodi, na Waashkeloni, na Wagiti, na Waekroni; tena Waavi,
from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
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upande wa kusini; nchi yote ya Wakanaani na Meara iliyo ya Wasidoni, mpaka Afeka, hata mpaka wa Waamori;
to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;
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na nchi ya Wagebali na Lebanoni yote, upande wa kuelekea maawio ya jua, kutoka Baal-gadi ulio chini ya mlima wa Hermoni mpaka kufikilia maingilio ya Hamathi;
the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
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na watu wote wenye kuikaa nchi ya vilima kutoka Lebanoni hata Misrefoth-maimu, maana, hao Wasidoni wote; hao wote nitawafukuza watoke mbele ya wana wa Israeli; lakini wewe uwape Israeli kuwa ni urithi wao, kama nilivyokuamuru.
All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.
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Basi sasa gawanya nchi hii, iwe urithi wa hizi kabila kenda, na nusu ya kabila ya Manase.
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
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Pamoja na yeye, Wareubeni na Wagadi walipata urithi wao, waliopewa na Musa, huko ng'ambo ya Yordani upande wa mashariki, vile vile kama huyo Musa mtumishi wa Bwana alivyowapa;
The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:
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kutoka huko Aroeri, iliyo pale ukingoni mwa bonde la Amoni, na huo mji ulio pale katikati ya bonde, na nchi tambarare yote ya Medeba mpaka Diboni;
The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
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na miji yote ya Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, aliyetawala katika Heshboni, hata mpaka wa wana wa Amoni;
and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;
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na Gileadi na mpaka wa Wageshuri, na Wamaaka, na mlima wa Hermoni wote, na Bashani yote mpaka Saleka;
also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
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ufalme wote wa Ogu uliokuwa katika Bashani, huyo aliyekuwa akitawala katika Ashtarothi na katika Edrei (huyo alisalia katika mabaki ya wale Warefai); kwa kuwa Musa aliwapiga hao na kuwafukuza.
the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,
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Pamoja na hayo wana wa Israeli hawakuwafukuza Wageshuri, wala Wamaaka; lakini Wageshuri na Wamaaka wamekaa kati ya Israeli, hata siku hii ya leo.
but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
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Lakini hakuwapa watu wa kabila ya Lawi urithi uwao wote; maana sadaka za Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, zisongezwazo kwa njia ya moto ndizo urithi wake huyo, kama alivyomwambia.
To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
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Musa akawapa kabila ya wana wa Reubeni kwa kadiri ya jamaa zao.
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:
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Mpaka wao ulikuwa kutoka hapo Aroeri, iliyo pale ukingoni mwa bonde la Arnoni, na huo mji ulio katikati ya bonde, na nchi tambarare yote iliyo karibu na Medeba;
The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,
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na Heshboni na miji yake yote iliyoko katika bonde; na Diboni, na Bamoth-baali, na Beth-baal-meoni;
to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
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na Yahasa, na Kedemothi, na Mefaathi;
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
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na Kiriathaimu, na Sibma, na Sereth-shahari katika kilima cha hilo bonde;
Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,
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na Beth-peori, na nchi za matelemko ya Pisga, na Beth-yeshimothi;
Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—
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na miji yote ya nchi tambarare, na ufalme wote wa Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, aliyekuwa akitawala katika Heshboni, aliyepigwa na Musa pamoja na hao wakubwa wa Midiani, nao ni Evi, na Rekemu, na Suri, na Huri, na Reba, hao mashehe wa Sihoni, waliokuwa katika nchi hiyo.
all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
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Balaamu naye, huyo mwana wa Beori, huyo mchawi, wana wa Israeli walimwua kwa upanga kati ya hao wengine waliowaua.
The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
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Na mpaka wa wana wa Reubeni ulikuwa ni mto wa Yordani, na mpaka wake. Huo ndio urithi wa wana wa Reubeni sawasawa na jamaa zao, miji yake na vijiji vyake.
And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.
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Musa akawapa kabila ya Gadi, hao wana wa Gadi, kwa kadiri ya jamaa zao.
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:
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Mpaka wao ulikuwa ni Yazeri, na miji hiyo ya Gileadi, na nusu ya nchi ya wana wa Amoni, mpaka Aroeri uliokabili Raba;
The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
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tena kutoka Heshboni mpaka Ramath-Mizpe, na Betonimu; tena kutoka Mahanaimu hata mpaka wa Debiri;
the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
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tena katika bonde, Beth-haramu, na Bethnimira, na Sukothi, na Safoni, hiyo iliyosalia ya ufalme wa Sihoni mfalme wa Heshboni, yaani mto wa Yordani na mpaka wake, mpaka mwisho wa bahari ya Kinerethi ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani upande wa mashariki.
and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
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Huo ndio urithi wa wana wa Gadi sawasawa na jamaa zao, miji yake na vijiji vyake.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.
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Kisha Musa akawapa hao wa nusu ya kabila ya Manase urithi wao; ulikuwa ni wa hiyo nusu ya kabila ya wana wa Manase sawasawa na jamaa zao.
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:
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Na mpaka wao ulikuwa kutoka huko Mahanaimu, Bashani yote, na ufalme wote wa Ogu mfalme wa Bashani, na miji yote ya Yairi, iliyo katika Bashani, miji sitini;
The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities;
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na nusu ya Gileadi, na Ashtarothi, na Edrei, hiyo miji ya ufalme wa Ogu katika Bashani, ilikuwa ni ya wana wa Makiri mwana wa Manase maana, kwa hiyo nusu ya wana wa Makiri sawasawa na jamaa zao.
half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.
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Hizi ndizo mirathi ambazo Musa alizigawanya katika nchi tambarare za Moabu, ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani, kukabili Yeriko, upande wa mashariki.
These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.
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Lakini Musa hakuwapa kabila ya Lawi urithi uwao wote; yeye Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, ndiye urithi wao, kama alivyowaambia.
To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.