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Kisha mkutano mzima wa wana wa Israeli walikutana pamoja hapo Shilo, wakasimamisha hema ya kukutania kuko; nayo nchi ilikuwa imeshindwa mbele zao.
Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
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Zilisalia katika wana wa Israeli kabila saba ambazo hazijagawanyiwa bado urithi wao.
there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
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Yoshua akawauliza wana wa Israeli, akasema, Je! Hata lini mtakuwa walegevu katika kuingia kwenu na kuimiliki hiyo nchi, ambayo yeye Bwana, Mungu wa baba zenu, amewapa?
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
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Haya, jichagulieni watu watatu kwa ajili ya kila kabila; nami nitawatuma, nao watainuka waende kati ya hiyo nchi, na kuiandika kama urithi wao ulivyo; kisha watanijilia mimi.
Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me
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Watu hao wataigawanya nchi iwe mafungu saba; Yuda atakaa katika mpaka wake huko upande wa kusini, na nyumba ya Yusufu watakaa katika mpaka wao upande wa kaskazini.
and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
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Nanyi mtaiandika nchi iwe mafungu saba, kisha hayo maandiko yake mtaniletea mimi hapa; nami nitawapigia kura hapa mbele ya Bwana, Mungu wetu.
When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
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Kwa maana Walawi hawana fungu kati yenu; Kwa kuwa huo ukuhani wa Bwana ndio urithi wao; tena Gadi, na Reubeni, na hiyo nusu ya kabila ya Manase, wamekwisha pata urithi wao ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani upande wa mashariki, ambao walipewa na Musa, mtumishi wa Bwana.
The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
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Basi watu hao wakainuka wakaenda; kisha Yoshua aliwaagiza wale waliokwenda kuiandika nchi, akawaambia, Endeni, mkapite katikati ya nchi, na kuiandika habari zake, kisha mnijie tena hapa, nami nitawapigia kura kwa ajili yenu hapo mbele za Bwana huko Shilo.
As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
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Basi watu hao wakaenda, wakapita katikati ya nchi, wakaandika habari zake katika chuo, na kuigawanya kwa miji yake, hata iwe mafungu saba, kisha wakamrejea Yoshua maragoni huko Shilo.
So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
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Kisha Yoshua akapiga kura kwa ajili yao hapo mbele za Bwana katika Shilo; huko Yoshua akawagawanyia wana wa Israeli hiyo nchi sawasawa na mafungu yao.
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
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Kisha ilizuka kura ya kabila ya wana wa Benyamini kwa kuandama jamaa zao; na mpaka wa hiyo kura yao ukatokea kati ya wana wa Yuda na wana wa Yusufu.
The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
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Mpaka wao upande wa kaskazini ulikuwa kutoka mto wa Yordani; kisha mpaka ukaendelea kufikilia ubavuni mwa mji wa Yeriko upande wa kaskazini, kisha ukaendelea kati ya nchi ya vilima kwa kuelekea upande wa magharibi; na matokeo yake yalikuwa hapo penye nyika ya Bethaveni.
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
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Kisha mpaka ukaendelea kutoka hapo na kufikilia mji wa Luzu, ubavuni mwa Luzu (ndio Betheli), kwa upande wa kusini; kisha mpaka ukatelemkia Ataroth-adari, karibu na mlima ulio upande wa kusini wa Beth-horoni wa chini.
From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
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Kisha mpaka uliendelea na kuzunguka upande wa magharibi wa kuelekea kusini, kutoka huo mlima ulio mkabala wa Beth-horoni upande wa kusini; na matokeo yake yalikuwa hapo Kiriath-baali (ndio Kiriath-yearimu), ni mji wa wana wa Yuda; huo ndio upande wa magharibi.
On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
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Na upande wa kusini ulikuwa ukitoka upande wa mwisho wa Kiriath-yearimu, na mpaka ukatokea upande wa magharibi, ukaendelea hata chemchemi ya maji, pale Neftoa;
On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
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kisha mpaka ulitelemka hata mwisho wa mlima ulio pale mkabala wa bonde la mwana wa Hinomu, lililo pale katika bonde la Warefai, upande wa kaskazini; nao ukatelemkia mpaka bonde la Hinomu, hata ubavuni mwa Myebusi upande wa kusini, kisha ukatelemka hata Enrogeli,
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
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kisha ulipigwa upande wa kaskazini, nao ukatokea hapo Enshemeshi, ukatokea hata kufikilia Gelilothi, ambao ni mkabala wa makweleo ya Adumimu; kisha ulitelemka hata jiwe la Bohani mwana wa Reubeni;
From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
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kisha ukaendelea mbele ubavuni kuikabili Araba, upande wa kuelekea kaskazini, nao ukatelemka hata hiyo Araba;
Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
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kisha mpaka ukaendelea mbele ubavuni mwa Beth-hogla upande wa kaskazini; na matokeo ya mpaka yalikuwa katika ile hori ya kaskazini ya Bahari ya Chumvi, mwisho wa kusini wa mto wa Yordani; huo ndio mpaka wa upande wa kusini.
The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
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Na mto wa Yordani ulikuwa ndio mpaka wake upande wa mashariki. Huo ndio urithi wa wana wa Benyamini, kwa kuandama mipaka yake kwa kuuzunguka kote kote, sawasawa na jamaa zao.
On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Basi miji ya kabila ya wana wa Benyamini kwa kuandama jamaa zao ilikuwa ni Yeriko, na Beth-hogla, na Emek-kesisi,
These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
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na Bethiaraba, na Semaraimu, na Betheli;
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
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na Avimu, na Para, na Ofra;
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
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na Kefar-amoni, na Ofni, na Geba; miji kumi na miwili, pamoja na vijiji vyake;
Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
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na Gibeoni, na Rama, na Beerothi;
Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
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na Mispa, na Kefira, na Moza;
Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
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na Rekemu, na Irpeeli, na Tarala;
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
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na Zela, na Elefu, na huyo Myebusi (ndio Yerusalemu), na Gibeathi, na Kiriathi; miji kumi na minne, pamoja na vijiji vyake. Huo ndio urithi wa wana wa Benyamini kwa kuandama jamaa zao.
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Zilisalia katika wana wa Israeli kabila saba ambazo hazijagawanyiwa bado urithi wao.
there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
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Yoshua akawauliza wana wa Israeli, akasema, Je! Hata lini mtakuwa walegevu katika kuingia kwenu na kuimiliki hiyo nchi, ambayo yeye Bwana, Mungu wa baba zenu, amewapa?
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
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Haya, jichagulieni watu watatu kwa ajili ya kila kabila; nami nitawatuma, nao watainuka waende kati ya hiyo nchi, na kuiandika kama urithi wao ulivyo; kisha watanijilia mimi.
Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me
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Watu hao wataigawanya nchi iwe mafungu saba; Yuda atakaa katika mpaka wake huko upande wa kusini, na nyumba ya Yusufu watakaa katika mpaka wao upande wa kaskazini.
and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
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Nanyi mtaiandika nchi iwe mafungu saba, kisha hayo maandiko yake mtaniletea mimi hapa; nami nitawapigia kura hapa mbele ya Bwana, Mungu wetu.
When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
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Kwa maana Walawi hawana fungu kati yenu; Kwa kuwa huo ukuhani wa Bwana ndio urithi wao; tena Gadi, na Reubeni, na hiyo nusu ya kabila ya Manase, wamekwisha pata urithi wao ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani upande wa mashariki, ambao walipewa na Musa, mtumishi wa Bwana.
The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
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Basi watu hao wakainuka wakaenda; kisha Yoshua aliwaagiza wale waliokwenda kuiandika nchi, akawaambia, Endeni, mkapite katikati ya nchi, na kuiandika habari zake, kisha mnijie tena hapa, nami nitawapigia kura kwa ajili yenu hapo mbele za Bwana huko Shilo.
As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
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Basi watu hao wakaenda, wakapita katikati ya nchi, wakaandika habari zake katika chuo, na kuigawanya kwa miji yake, hata iwe mafungu saba, kisha wakamrejea Yoshua maragoni huko Shilo.
So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
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Kisha Yoshua akapiga kura kwa ajili yao hapo mbele za Bwana katika Shilo; huko Yoshua akawagawanyia wana wa Israeli hiyo nchi sawasawa na mafungu yao.
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
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Kisha ilizuka kura ya kabila ya wana wa Benyamini kwa kuandama jamaa zao; na mpaka wa hiyo kura yao ukatokea kati ya wana wa Yuda na wana wa Yusufu.
The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
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Mpaka wao upande wa kaskazini ulikuwa kutoka mto wa Yordani; kisha mpaka ukaendelea kufikilia ubavuni mwa mji wa Yeriko upande wa kaskazini, kisha ukaendelea kati ya nchi ya vilima kwa kuelekea upande wa magharibi; na matokeo yake yalikuwa hapo penye nyika ya Bethaveni.
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
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Kisha mpaka ukaendelea kutoka hapo na kufikilia mji wa Luzu, ubavuni mwa Luzu (ndio Betheli), kwa upande wa kusini; kisha mpaka ukatelemkia Ataroth-adari, karibu na mlima ulio upande wa kusini wa Beth-horoni wa chini.
From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
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Kisha mpaka uliendelea na kuzunguka upande wa magharibi wa kuelekea kusini, kutoka huo mlima ulio mkabala wa Beth-horoni upande wa kusini; na matokeo yake yalikuwa hapo Kiriath-baali (ndio Kiriath-yearimu), ni mji wa wana wa Yuda; huo ndio upande wa magharibi.
On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
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Na upande wa kusini ulikuwa ukitoka upande wa mwisho wa Kiriath-yearimu, na mpaka ukatokea upande wa magharibi, ukaendelea hata chemchemi ya maji, pale Neftoa;
On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
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kisha mpaka ulitelemka hata mwisho wa mlima ulio pale mkabala wa bonde la mwana wa Hinomu, lililo pale katika bonde la Warefai, upande wa kaskazini; nao ukatelemkia mpaka bonde la Hinomu, hata ubavuni mwa Myebusi upande wa kusini, kisha ukatelemka hata Enrogeli,
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
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kisha ulipigwa upande wa kaskazini, nao ukatokea hapo Enshemeshi, ukatokea hata kufikilia Gelilothi, ambao ni mkabala wa makweleo ya Adumimu; kisha ulitelemka hata jiwe la Bohani mwana wa Reubeni;
From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
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kisha ukaendelea mbele ubavuni kuikabili Araba, upande wa kuelekea kaskazini, nao ukatelemka hata hiyo Araba;
Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
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kisha mpaka ukaendelea mbele ubavuni mwa Beth-hogla upande wa kaskazini; na matokeo ya mpaka yalikuwa katika ile hori ya kaskazini ya Bahari ya Chumvi, mwisho wa kusini wa mto wa Yordani; huo ndio mpaka wa upande wa kusini.
The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
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Na mto wa Yordani ulikuwa ndio mpaka wake upande wa mashariki. Huo ndio urithi wa wana wa Benyamini, kwa kuandama mipaka yake kwa kuuzunguka kote kote, sawasawa na jamaa zao.
On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Basi miji ya kabila ya wana wa Benyamini kwa kuandama jamaa zao ilikuwa ni Yeriko, na Beth-hogla, na Emek-kesisi,
These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
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na Bethiaraba, na Semaraimu, na Betheli;
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
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na Avimu, na Para, na Ofra;
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
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na Kefar-amoni, na Ofni, na Geba; miji kumi na miwili, pamoja na vijiji vyake;
Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
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na Gibeoni, na Rama, na Beerothi;
Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
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na Mispa, na Kefira, na Moza;
Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
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na Rekemu, na Irpeeli, na Tarala;
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
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na Zela, na Elefu, na huyo Myebusi (ndio Yerusalemu), na Gibeathi, na Kiriathi; miji kumi na minne, pamoja na vijiji vyake. Huo ndio urithi wa wana wa Benyamini kwa kuandama jamaa zao. </p>
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.