San ˈˈkɛnwun ˈˈkɛmuën ˈba ˈwɛn -a -ɲɛn -gbɛ

Izraɛlësɔ ˈˈba, -ba -tshe -ɲɛn Sinayi -kuii nɛn ˈlö, ˈakö -ba -kɔ Paranën -nɛɛnya -tsɛ -bo ˈkö -a ˈˈkpɛ Kadɛshë. ˈE -bɔ Joova -o -she Moyizë bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘-Tsɛ -wo 12 ˈla nɔn san 12 ze ˈˈpö -hën Kanaan ˈˈmaan. ˈˈMan ˈˈyɛ maan ˈmɛn -bë nɔn ˈze Izraɛlësɔ ˈˈba.’ Moyizë -o -ɲɛn san 12 -nɔn, ˈakö -o -she mmiɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘ˈMun -nɛn ze Kanaan, nanmɛ ˈmun -hɛɛn ˈˈyɛ -e -le ˈˈman ˈyi -kashi -e hɔn fɛn. ˈMun -hɛɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈe fɛn tsabiɛ ˈˈba, -ba sɛn -hën -aniin -ba ˈˈman sɛn -hën, nanmɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈdan ˈˈwɛn -ba la -aniin, -kɔɛ maan -ba lele hɔn ˈla.’ San 12 ˈba ˈˈwɔ, -ba -ze Kanaan ˈˈmaan fɛn. Jozue ˈle, Kalɛbë -man -ba hɔn ˈba -ye ˈe nɛn.

ˈE lë 40 -nɔn -kɔ, san ˈba ˈˈwɔ -ba -bë ˈnɔn. -Ba nɔnnɔn figë ˈle, grenadinën ˈle, rɛzɛn ˈama -bë. -Ba dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈˈMan ˈˈyɛ -e -lë dzhën ˈkpo oo. ˈE maan ˈe fɛn tsabiɛ ˈˈba, -ba sɛn gbɛkpo -hën, nanmɛ ˈe ˈkpan ˈˈkɛ -e zeze ˈfɔn -sɛsɛ.’ ˈE maan Kalɛbë -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈA sɛ ˈˈkɔa ˈba! ˈMun -le ˈze -a ze fafa.’ -Mun -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze Kalɛbë -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyɛ? ˈEkun ˈo ˈwɛn ˈle, Jozue -man, -ba ye Joova wo. ˈE maan ˈba ˈfan ˈˈba -yeɛ, -ba dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈˈƝaan? Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -ze ˈfɔn baa ˈˈyɛ ˈnun! ˈBa hian, -a -ba kɔ nɔnkuɛn ˈnun.’

ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e -fuö Izraɛlësɔ ˈˈba dzhɛn lɔ -sɛsɛ. -Ba -mɔn bɛn kë fɛn, ˈakö ˈbaayo: ‘ˈMun -le ˈze -a ko ˈpayi fë ˈɲɔn, -a ze Ejitë ˈlö ˈnɔn. Yɛyɛ ˈnun ˈakö ˈhan nɔn hankö ˈze ˈba -kun.’ Jozue ˈle, Kalɛbë -man -ba dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈMun -le ˈze -a -le ˈe ˈyi Joova -o dzhu. Pɔɛ ˈˈman ˈmun dzhi ko, ˈo ˈˈɲan sasa tsa.’ ˈE maan Izraɛlësɔ ˈˈba, ˈbaayo e ˈˈpɔɛn! -Ba köe ˈkun ˈba -kun Jozue ˈle, Kalɛbë -man ˈbɔbɔ.

ˈˈƝan kɛ maan Joova -o -le? -O -she Moyizë bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘-Kɛsɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -mɛn -le -ze Izraɛlësɔ ˈˈba ˈkpakpa, -ba ˈˈman bɛn ˈyi -mɛn ˈˈdzhuɔ tɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈmɛn -le ˈze ˈba -kpë -nɛɛnya -bɛ ˈˈyi ˈvɛtsuun ˈgbömën 40, ˈe -bɛ maan ˈba ˈwu ˈˈfɔ. ˈBa ˈˈve ˈˈba ˈle, Jozue ˈle, Kalɛbë -man mikö maan ˈba -bë ze -kpë ˈˈman gbɛgbɛ ˈˈyɛ fɛn.’