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Kisha kura ya pili ilitokea kwa ajili ya Simeoni, maana, kwa ajili ya hiyo kabila ya wana wa Simeoni, kwa kuandama jamaa zao; na urithi wao ulikuwa katikati ya urithi wa wana wa Yuda.
The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah
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Miji waliyokuwa nayo katika urithi wao ni Beer-sheba, na Sheba, na Molada;
and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
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na Hasarshuali, na Bala, na Esemu;
Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
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na Eltoladi, na Bethuli, na Horma;
Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
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na Siklagi, na Bethmarkabothi, na Hasarsusa;
Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,
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na Bethlebaothi, na Sharuheni; miji kumi na mitatu, pamoja na vijiji vyake;
Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.
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na Aini, na Rimoni, na Etheri, na Ashani; miji minne, pamoja na vijiji vyake;
Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
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tena vijiji vyote vilivyozunguka miji hiyo kote kote mpaka Baalath-beeri, Rama wa Kusini. Huo ndio urithi wa kabila ya wana wa Simeoni kwa kuandama jamaa zao.
and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
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Huo urithi wa hao wana wa Simeoni ulitoka katika fungu la wana wa Yuda; kwa maana hilo fungu la wana wa Yuda lilikuwa ni kubwa mno kwao; kwa hiyo wana wa Simeoni walikuwa na urithi katikati ya urithi wao.
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
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Kisha kura ya tatu ilitokea kwa ajili ya wana wa Zabuloni kwa kuandama jamaa zao; na mpaka wa urithi wao ulifikilia hata Saridi;
The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.
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kisha mpaka wao ukakwea kwendelea upande wa magharibi, hata kufikilia Marala, nao ukafikilia hata Dabeshethi; nao ukafikilia kijito cha maji kilicho mkabala wa Yokneamu;
It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
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kisha ukazunguka kutoka Saridi kwendelea upande wa mashariki kwa kuelekea maawio ya jua hata kufikilia mpaka wa Kisiloth-ubori; kisha ukatokea hata Daberathi, kisha ukakwea kwendelea Yafia;
From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
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kutoka hapo ukaendelea kuelekea mashariki mpaka Gath-heferi, hata kufikilia Ethkasini; kisha ukatokea huko Rimoni ufikiliao hata Nea;
From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
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kisha mpaka uliizunguka nchi hiyo kwa upande wa kaskazini hata Hanathoni; kisha matokeo yake yalikuwa katika bonde la Iftaeli;
Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.
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na Katathi, na Nahalali, na Shimroni, na Idala, na Bethlehemu; miji kumi na miwili, pamoja na vijiji vyake.
It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
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Huu ndio urithi wa wana wa Zabuloni kwa kuandama jamaa zao; miji hii pamoja na vijiji vyake.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.
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Kisha kura ya nne ilitokea kwa ajili ya Isakari, maana, ni kwa ajili ya wana wa Isakari kwa kuandama jamaa zao.
The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
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Na mpaka wao ulifikilia Yezreeli, na Kesulothi, na Shunemu;
Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
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na Hafaraimu, na Shioni, na Anaharathi;
Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
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na Rabithu, na Kishioni, na Ebesi;
Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
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na Remethi, na Enganimu, na Enhada, na Bethpasesi;
Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.
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na mpaka ukafikilia hata Tabori, na Shahasuma na Bethshemeshi; na matokeo ya mpaka wao yalikuwa katika mto wa Yordani; miji kumi na sita, pamoja na vijiji vyake.
The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
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Huu ndio urithi wa kabila ya wana wa Isakari kwa kuandama jamaa zao; miji hiyo pamoja na vijiji vyake.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.
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Kisha kura ya tano ilitokea kwa ajili ya kabila ya wana wa Asheri kwa kuandama jamaa zao.
The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
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Na mpaka wao ulikuwa ni Helkathi, na Hali, na Beteni, na Akishafu;
Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
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na Alameleki, na Amadi, na Mishali; nao ukafikilia hata Karmeli upande wa magharibi, tena ulifikilia hata Shihor-libnathi;
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
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kisha ukazunguka kuelekea maawio ya jua mpaka Beth-dagoni, nao ukafikilia hata Zabuloni, tena mpaka bonde la Iftaeli upande wa kaskazini hata Bethemeki na Neyeli; kisha ukatokea hata Kabuli upande wa kushoto;
then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
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na Ebroni, na Rehobu, na Hamoni, na Kana, hata kufikilia Sidoni mkuu;
It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
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kisha mpaka ulizunguka kuelekea Rama, na mji wa Tiro ulio na boma; kisha mpaka ulizunguka kuelekea Hosa; na matokeo yake yalikuwa baharini katika nchi ya Akzibu;
The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
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na Uma pia, na Afeka, na Rehobu; miji ishirini na miwili, pamoja na vijiji vyake.
Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
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Huu ndio urithi wa kabila ya wana wa Asheri kwa kuandama jamaa zao; miji hii pamoja na vijiji vyake.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.
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Kisha kura ya sita ikatokea kwa ajili ya wana wa Naftali, maana, ni kwa ajili ya wana wa Naftali kwa kuandama jamaa zao.
The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:
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Na mpaka wao ulikuwa kutoka Helefu, tokea ule mwaloni ulio katika Saananimu, na Adami-nekebu, na Yabineeli, hata kufikilia Lakumu; na matokeo yake yalikuwa katika mto wa Yordani;
Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
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tena mpaka ulizunguka kwendelea upande wa magharibi hata Aznoth-tabori, tena kutoka hapo ukaendelea mpaka Hukoki; kisha ukafikilia hata Zabuloni upande wa kusini, tena ulifikilia hata Asheri upande wa magharibi, tena ulifikilia hata Yuda hapo katika mto wa Yordani kwa upande wa kuelekea maawio ya jua.
Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
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Na miji yenye boma ilikuwa ni hii, Sidimu, na Seri, na Hamathi, na Rakathi, na Kinerethi;
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
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na Adama, na Rama, na Hazori;
Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
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na Kedeshi, na Edrei, na Enhasori;
Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
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na Ironi, na Migdal-eli, na Horemu, na Bethanathi, na Bethshemeshi; miji kumi na kenda, pamoja na vijiji vyake.
Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
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Huu ndio urithi wa kabila ya wana wa Naftali kwa kuandama jamaa zao; miji hiyo pamoja na vijiji vyake.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.
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Kisha kura ya saba ilitokea kwa ajili ya kabila ya wana wa Dani kwa kuandama jamaa zao.
The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:
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Na mpaka wa urithi wao ulikuwa ni Sora, na Eshtaoli, na Irishemeshi;
The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
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na Shaalabini, na Aiyaloni, na Ithla;
Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
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na Eloni, na Timna, na Ekroni;
Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
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na Elteka, na Gibethoni, na Baalathi;
Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
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na Yehudi, na Bene-beraki, na Gathrimoni;
Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
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na Meyarkoni, na Rakoni, pamoja na huo mpaka uliokuwa mkabala wa Yafa.
Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
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Kisha mpaka wa wana wa Dani ulitokea kuwapita wao; kwa kuwa hao wana wa Dani wakakwea na kupigana na Leshemu, na kuutwaa, na kuupiga kwa makali ya upanga, na kuumiliki, nao wakakaa humo, wakauita Dani, kwa kuliandama jina la huyo Dani mzee wao.
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
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Huu ndio urithi wa kabila ya wana wa Dani kwa kuandama jamaa zao; miji hii pamoja na vijiji vyake.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.
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Basi wakamaliza hiyo kazi yao ya kuigawanya nchi iwe urithi kwa kuandama mipaka yake; kisha wana wa Israeli wakampa Yoshua, mwana wa Nuni, urithi katikati yao;
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
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sawasawa na ile amri ya Bwana wakampa mji alioutaka, maana, ni Timnath-sera katika nchi ya vilima ya Efraimu; naye akaujenga huo mji na kukaa mumo.
as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.
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Hizi ndizo nchi, ambazo Eleazari kuhani, na Yoshua huyo mwana wa Nuni, pamoja na hao vichwa vya nyumba za mababa ya kabila za wana wa Israeli, walizigawanya kwa njia ya kupiga kura, ziwe urithi, huko Shilo mbele ya Bwana, hapo mlangoni mwa hema ya kukutania. Basi hivyo wakamaliza kazi ya kuigawanya hiyo nchi.
These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.