Yoshua

4 Benɛ ma a tsuo po Yordan Pa a ta pɛ ɔ, Yehowa de Yoshua ke: 2 “Hlaa nyumuhi 12 kɛ je ni ɔmɛ a kpɛti, nyumu kake kɛ je wɛtso fɛɛ wɛtso mi, 3 nɛ o fã mɛ ke: ‘Nyɛ wo tɛ 12 kɛ je Yordan Pa a kpɛti ngɛ he nɛ osɔfo ɔmɛ a nane ma si ngɛ ɔ, nɛ́ nyɛ kɛ ho, nɛ nyɛ kɛ ya ma si ngɛ he nɛ nyɛ maa hwɔ nyɔ mi ɔ.’”

4 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, Yoshua tsɛ nyumuhi 12 nɛ́ e hla mɛ kɛ je Israel bi ɔmɛ a kpɛti ɔ, nyumu kake kɛ je wɛtso fɛɛ wɛtso mi, 5 nɛ Yoshua de mɛ ke: “Nyɛɛ sɛ Yehowa nyɛ Mawu ɔ Daka a hlami kɛ ho Yordan Pa a kpɛti ya, nɛ nyɛ ti nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ e wo tɛ kake kɛ fɔ e konɔ, ngɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ a wɛtso ɔmɛ a yibɔ nya, 6 konɛ e pee okadi ngɛ nyɛ kpɛti. Ke pee se nɛ nyɛ bimɛ* ɔmɛ bi nyɛ ke, ‘Mɛni nyɛɛ kɛ tɛ nɛ ɔmɛ ngɛ pee?’ ɔ, 7 nyɛ de mɛ ke: ‘Ejakaa Yordan Pa a mi nyu ɔ da si ngɛ Yehowa somi daka a hɛ mi. Benɛ Daka a po Yordan Pa a, Yordan Pa a mi nyu ɔ da si. Tɛ nɛ ɔmɛ maa pee kaimi nɔ́ kɛ ha Israel ma a kɛ ya neneene.’”

8 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, Israel bi ɔmɛ pee kaa bɔ nɛ Yoshua fã a pɛpɛɛpɛ. A wo tɛ 12 kɛ je Yordan Pa a kpɛti kaa bɔ nɛ Yehowa fã Yoshua a, ngɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ a wɛtso ɔmɛ a yibɔ nya. A ngɔ tɛ ɔmɛ kɛ ho he nɛ a maa hwɔ nyɔ mi ɔ ya, nɛ a kɛ mɛ ma si ngɛ lejɛ ɔ.

9 Jehanɛ hu ɔ, Yoshua ngɔ tɛ 12 kɛ ma si ngɛ Yordan Pa a kpɛti ngɛ he nɛ osɔfo ɔmɛ nɛ a tloo somi daka a ngɔ a nane kɛ ma a, nɛ tɛ ɔmɛ ngɛ lejɛ ɔ kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ligbi nɛ ɔ.

10 Osɔfo ɔmɛ nɛ a tloo Daka a ya nɔ nɛ a da si ngɛ Yordan Pa a kpɛti kɛ ya si be nɛ a gbe nɔ́ fɛɛ nɔ́ nɛ Yehowa fã Yoshua kaa e de ni ɔmɛ ke a pee ɔ nya, ngɛ níhi tsuo nɛ Mose fã Yoshua a nya. Jamɛ a be ɔ mi tsuo ɔ, ni ɔmɛ kɛ oya yemi po pa a. 11 Benɛ ni ɔmɛ tsuo po pa a ta pɛ ɔ, Yehowa Daka a kɛ osɔfo ɔmɛ hu po mi ngɛ ni ɔmɛ a hɛ mi. 12 Nɛ Ruben bi ɔmɛ, Gad bi ɔmɛ, kɛ Manase wɛtso fã a bua a he nya kɛ ha ta, nɛ a po pa a ngɛ Israel bi kpa amɛ a hɛ mi kaa bɔ nɛ Mose fã mɛ ɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ. 13 Ta buli maa pee 40,000 nɛ a dla a he kɛ ha ta a po mi ngɛ Yehowa hɛ mi kɛ ho Yeriko nga kplanaa a nɔ ya.

14 Jamɛ a ligbi ɔ, Yehowa wo Yoshua nɔ ngɛ Israel tsuo hɛ mi, nɛ a je bumi nɛ mi kuɔ kpo kɛ tsɔɔ lɛ* e wami ligbi ɔmɛ tsuo, kaa bɔ nɛ a je bumi nɛ mi kuɔ kpo kɛ tsɔɔ Mose ɔ.

15 Kɛkɛ nɛ Yehowa de Yoshua ke: 16 “Fã osɔfo ɔmɛ nɛ a tloo Odase daka a ke á je Yordan Pa a mi.” 17 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, Yoshua fã osɔfo ɔmɛ ke: “Nyɛɛ je Yordan Pa a mi.” 18 Benɛ osɔfo ɔmɛ nɛ a tloo Yehowa somi daka a je Yordan Pa a kpɛti, nɛ́ osɔfo ɔmɛ a nane ma zugba gbigbli nɔ ɔ, Yordan Pa a mi nyu ɔ bɔni bemi ekohu, nɛ e hyi kɛ be nɔ kaa sa a.

19 Ni ɔmɛ je Yordan Pa a mi ngɛ kekleekle nyɔhiɔ ɔ we ligbi nyɔngmane ɔ nɔ, nɛ a ba to si ngɛ Gilgal ngɛ Yeriko puje he huzu ɔ nɔ.

20 Tɛ 12 ɔmɛ nɛ a ngɔ kɛ je Yordan Pa a mi ɔ lɛɛ, Yoshua ha nɛ a kɛ mɛ ma si ngɛ Gilgal. 21 Kɛkɛ nɛ e de Israel bi ɔmɛ ke: “Hwɔɔ se ɔ, ke nyɛ bimɛ ɔmɛ bi nyɛ ke, ‘Mɛni tɛ nɛ ɔmɛ tsɔɔ?’ ɔ, 22 nyɛɛ tsɔɔ nyɛ bimɛ ɔmɛ nya ke: ‘Israel po Yordan Pa a ngɛ zugba gbigbli nɔ 23 benɛ Yehowa nyɛ Mawu ɔ ha nɛ Yordan Pa a mi nyu ɔ gbli ngɛ wa hɛ mi kɛ ya si be nɛ wa po pa a, kaa bɔ nɛ Yehowa nyɛ Mawu ɔ pee Wo Tsu ɔ benɛ e ha nɛ e gbli ngɛ wa hɛ mi kɛ ya si be nɛ wa po ɔ. 24 E pee enɛ ɔ konɛ zugba a nɔ mahi tsuo nɛ a le bɔ nɛ Yehowa nine si wa ha, konɛ nyɛ hu nyɛɛ ye Yehowa nyɛ Mawu ɔ gbeye be fɛɛ be.’”