1When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight.”
4So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, 6to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 7tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”
8So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the Lord had told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to their camp, where they put them down. 9Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been4:9 Or Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.
10Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua was done by the people, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried over, 11and as soon as all of them had crossed, the ark of the Lord and the priests came to the other side while the people watched. 12The men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, ready for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them. 13About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.
14That day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him all the days of his life, just as they had stood in awe of Moses.
15Then the Lord said to Joshua, 16“Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant law to come up out of the Jordan.”
17So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
18And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before.
19On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. 20And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. 21He said to the Israelites, “In the future when your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ 23For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The Lord your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea4:23 Or the Sea of Reeds when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. 24He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.”
14:1 Gũcook 27:2Rĩrĩa andũ othe a rũrĩrĩ rũu maarĩkirie kũringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, Jehova akĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, 24:2 Josh 3:12“Thuura andũ ikũmi na eerĩ kuuma gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ aya o mũhĩrĩga mũndũ ũmwe, 34:3 Josh 3:17na ũmeere moe mahiga ikũmi na meerĩ kuuma gatagatĩ ka Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani handũ harĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai maarũgamĩte, mamakuue maringe namo mũrĩmo mũkamaige harĩa mũrĩraara ũtukũ ũyũ.”
4Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joshua agĩĩta andũ acio ikũmi na eerĩ arĩa aathuurĩte kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Isiraeli, o mũhĩrĩga mũndũ ũmwe, 5akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩu rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu, mũthiĩ o gatagatĩ ka Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani. Mũndũ o mũndũ kũringana na mũigana wa mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli, oe ihiga rĩmwe arĩigĩrĩre kĩande, 64:6 Thaam 12:26rũtuĩke rũũri gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu. Mahinda marĩa magooka, rĩrĩa ciana cianyu ikaamũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Gĩtũmi kĩa mahiga maya nĩ kĩĩ?’ 74:7 Josh 3:13; Thaam 28:12Mũgaaciĩra atĩ gũtherera kwa maaĩ ma Jorodani nĩ gwatinithirio mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ithandũkũ rĩu rĩaringaga Jorodani-rĩ, maaĩ ma Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani nĩmatinithirio. Mahiga maya megũtuĩka kĩririkania gĩa kũririkanagia andũ a Isiraeli ũhoro ũcio nginya tene.”
84:8 Josh 4:20Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa maathĩtwo nĩ Joshua. Makĩoya mahiga ikũmi na meerĩ kuuma gatagatĩ ka Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, kũringana na mũigana wa mĩhĩrĩga ya andũ a Isiraeli, o ta ũrĩa Jehova eerĩte Joshua; nao magĩkuua mahiga macio nginya kambĩ yao, makĩmaiga kuo. 9Nake Joshua akĩhaanda mahiga macio ikũmi na meerĩ, akĩmaiganĩrĩra hau gatagatĩ ka Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani harĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa maakuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro maarũgamĩte. Namo marĩ ho nginya ũmũthĩ.
10Nĩgũkorwo athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa maakuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro maikarire marũngiĩ hau gatagatĩ ka Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ meekire maũndũ marĩa mothe Jehova aathĩte Joshua, na magĩĩkwo o ta ũrĩa Musa aathĩte Joshua mekwo. Nao andũ magĩkĩhiũha, makĩringa mũrĩmo, 11na andũ othe maarĩkia kũringa o ũguo, ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova o narĩo na athĩnjĩri-Ngai makĩringa makĩonagwo nĩ andũ othe. 12Andũ a mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na nuthu ya Manase makĩringa mũrĩmo, meeohete indo cia mbaara, marĩ mbere ya andũ a Isiraeli, o ta ũrĩa Musa aamaathĩte. 13Andũ ta 40,000 methagathagĩte na meeohete indo cia mbaara makĩringa mũrĩmo ũcio, marĩ mbere ya Jehova, magĩkinya werũ-inĩ wa Jeriko.
144:14 Josh 3:7Mũthenya ũcio, Jehova agĩtũũgĩria Joshua maitho-inĩ ma andũ a Isiraeli othe; nao makĩmwĩtigĩra matukũ mothe marĩa aatũũrire muoyo, o ta ũrĩa meetigĩrĩte Musa.
15Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, 164:16 Thaam 25:22“Atha athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa makuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira mambate moimĩre Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani.”
17Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joshua agĩatha athĩnjĩri-Ngai acio, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ambatai mumĩre Jorodani.”
184:18 Thaam 14:27Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai makĩambata, makiuma rũũĩ makuuĩte ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova. Maarĩkia gũkinyithia magũrũ mao thĩ nyũmũ o ũguo-rĩ, maaĩ ma Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani magĩcookana handũ hamo, ningĩ makĩiyũra hũgũrũrũ ciaruo o ta mbere.
19Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya wa ikũmi wa mweri wa mbere, andũ acio makĩambata, makiuma Jorodani na makĩamba kambĩ mwena wa irathĩro wa Jeriko, o kũu Giligali. 204:20 Josh 4:3, 8Nake Joshua akĩiga mahiga marĩa ikũmi na meerĩ maarutĩtwo Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani kũu Giligali. 214:21 Josh 4:6Akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli atĩrĩ, “Mahinda marĩa magooka, rĩrĩa njiaro cianyu ikooria maithe ma cio atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩ gĩtũmi kĩa mahiga maya nĩ kĩĩ?’ 224:22 Thaam 14:22Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenyithia ciana cianyu ũhoro, mũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Andũ a Isiraeli maaringire Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani rũhũĩte rũgatuĩka thĩ nyũmũ.’ 23Nĩgũkorwo Jehova Ngai wanyu nĩahũithirie maaĩ ma Jorodani mbere yanyu nginya rĩrĩa mwarikire kũringa. Jehova Ngai wanyu eekire Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani o ta ũrĩa eekire Iria Itune rĩrĩa aarĩhũithirie mbere iitũ nginya rĩrĩa twarĩkirie kũringa. 244:24 Thab 106:8; Thaam 14:31Eekire ũguo nĩgeetha andũ othe a thĩ mamenye atĩ guoko kwa Jehova kũrĩ hinya mũno, na nĩgeetha mũtũũre mwĩtigĩrĩte Jehova Ngai wanyu nginya tene.”
