Joshuwa 9 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Gibiɔnebi ka fule Joshuwa Be asheŋ

¹ Bewura nɛ b wɔ Jɔɔdan be lɔr na be epeŋitɔrkpa be efuli nɛ k wɔ abee be kaba so nseŋ kra Mɛditerenia be teku na be kepla n ya fo Lebanɔn na daŋ nu Israɛlebi be kekɔmpɔɔso na be asheŋ nna. B daa la Hitebi nɛ Amɔriebi nɛ Keenanebi nɛ Pɛrizebi, nɛ Hivebi nɛ Jebusiebi be bewura nna.

² B daŋ ba abar so kɔnɔkoŋwuleso nna nɛ b ba kɔ Joshuwa nɛ Israɛlebi na kikɛ kena.

³ Ama Gibiɔnebi na ka nu kusɔ nɛ Joshuwa wora Jɛriko nɛ Ai na,

⁴ nɛ b kre fanɛ baaŋ fule mo. Ndoŋ nna nɛ b ya fin ajibi n wɔtɔ ebɔtɛ kpɛatoso to ŋ kre n deŋi ekurma so nseŋ ta nsaturbi nɛ a bure nɛ b baa amo n ti so.

⁵ B daŋ ta asɔbuuso kpɛatoso nna m buu nseŋ ta asɛbta wuso nɛ b tɛ amo n wɔtɔ. Bumo be bodobodo gba daŋ wɔlso nna nseŋ puu.

⁶ Kumo be kaman nɛ b yɔ Israɛlebi na be keeyi to ashi Gilgaal n ya kaŋɛ Joshuwa le: “Kade wɔfɔ nɛ an shi, amoso anyee sha fanɛ anyi nɛ menyi e wora kɔnɔkoŋwule be ŋkre nna.”

⁷ Ama le nɛ Israɛlebi na daŋ kaŋɛ: “Manɛ so nɛ anyi nɛ menyi bee wora kɔnɔkoŋwule be ŋkre? Ashere anyi nɛ menyi maŋ chena n feŋ abar ga gba.”

⁸ Ndoŋ nna nɛ b kaŋɛ Joshuwa le: “An la fo nyɛrbi nna.” Nɛ Joshuwa malɛ bishi bumo: “Basa mo e la menyi? Nnɛ nɛ men shi?”

⁹ Nɛ b kaŋɛ le: “An shi efuli wɔfɔ nna nseŋ nu Enyɛnpe, menyi be Ebɔrɛ na be asheŋ. An nu kusɔ kama nɛ e wora n sa menyi ashi Ijipt be kasawule so,

¹⁰ nɛ kusɔ nɛ e wora Amɔriebi be bewura anyɔ na ashi Jɔɔdan be lɔr na be epeŋilarkpa be kaba so na be asheŋ. Bewura na e la ewura Sihɔn nɛ e chena Hishbɔn n ji kuwura na nɛ ewura Ɔg nɛ e la Bashan be ewura nseŋ chena Ashterɔf na.

¹¹ Anyi be bejuŋkparpoana nɛ basa nɛ b wɔ anyi be kasawule so na kikɛ kaŋɛ anyi fanɛ an fin anyi be enite to be ajibi m ba menyi kutɔ m ba ta anyi be amu ŋ ki men be nyɛrbi. B yɛ: ‘Men shin nɛ anyi nɛ menyi e wora kɔnɔkoŋwule.’

¹² Men keni anyi be bodobodo. An ka lar epe a ba menyi kutɔ na nɛ a kra walɛ nna ama naniere amo e wɔlso nseŋ puu na.

¹³ Nsaturbi ere daa la apopɔr nna, ama naniere men keni kananɛ a ki adra. Anyi be asɔbuuso nɛ asɛbta gba kpɛa to nna ŋkpal an ka nite ekpa tenteŋ so.”

¹⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Israɛlebi na sɔ bumo be ajibi na be ako n ji ŋ keni, ama b daŋ maŋ bishi Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kusɔ nɛ k daga fanɛ b wora pɔɛŋ.

¹⁵ Nɛ Joshuwa nɛ Gibiɔn be basa na wora kagbenewushi be kɔnɔkoŋwule be ŋkre nseŋ nase nnɔ n sa abar fanɛ Israɛlebi maaŋ mɔ bumo. Nɛ Israɛlebi be bejuŋkparpoana na shuli so fanɛ baaŋ bɛ kɔnɔ naseso na so.

¹⁶ B ka wora kɔnɔkoŋwule na be nchɛ asa nɛ Israɛlebi na pin fanɛ Gibiɔnebi na chena n taga bumo to nna.

¹⁷ Kumo be kaman nɛ Israɛlebi na lar n ta nchɛ asa n ya fo basa na be nde to. Bumo be nde na e la: Gibiɔn nɛ Chefira nɛ Bɛɛrɔf nɛ Kiriaf Jearim.

¹⁸ Ama Israɛlebi na daa maŋ kɔ bumo, ŋkpal manɛ so, bumo be bejuŋkparpoana na daŋ nase kɔnɔ kpakpaso nna n sa bumo ashi Enyɛnpe nɛ Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na be anishito. Ndoŋ nna nɛ Israɛlebi na kikɛ fubel n sa bumo be bejuŋkparpoana na.

¹⁹ Ama le nɛ bejuŋkparpoana kikɛ daŋ kaŋɛ: “An tiŋ n nase kɔnɔ kpakpaso n sa bumo ashi Enyɛnpe Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na be ketre to, amoso anyi maaŋ tiŋ n wora bumo kulubi naniere.

²⁰ Kusɔ nɛ anyeeŋ wora e la fanɛ, anyeeŋ shin nɛ b ji efute ŋkpal kɔnɔ nɛ an nase ere so, saŋɛ na so Ebɔrɛ be agbo maaŋ ba anyi so.”

²¹ Kede be kaman nɛ bejuŋkparpoana na naŋ kaŋɛ le: “An sa maŋ mɔ bumo, ama an shin nɛ b baa ku ndibi nsaa saŋ nchu a sa anyi.”

²² Kumo be kaman nɛ Joshuwa shin nɛ b bar Gibiɔn be benimu na mo kutɔ, nɛ e bishi bumo le: “Manɛ nna nɛ men fule anyi fanɛ men shi kufɔ nna, nɛ menyi alɛ chena m mata anyi?

²³ Ŋkpal men ka wora le so, Ebɔrɛ be kɔnɔsho pɛ menyi. Menyi be basa beeŋ ki anya a kuya ndibi nsaa saŋ nchu a yɔ an be Ebɔrɛ be lambu to saŋkama.”

²⁴ Nɛ Gibiɔnebi na malɛ kaŋɛ Joshuwa le: “Fo nyɛrbi nu kananɛ Enyɛnpe, menyi be Ebɔrɛ na kaŋɛ mbe kayɛrbi Mosis fanɛ e ta kasawule na kikɛ n sa menyi nɛ men mɔ basa kama nɛ b tase kumo so na kikɛ. Kumo be kufu e daŋ pɛ anyi so nɛ an fule menyi na.

²⁵ Naniere bre an wɔ menyi be enɔ to nna na, amoso menyeeŋ tiŋ n wora anyi kusɔ kama nɛ menyee fɛ fanɛ k walɛ n sa menyi.”

²⁶ Amoso Joshuwa daŋ mɔlga bumo nna nsaa maŋ shin nɛ Israɛlebi na mɔ bumo.

²⁷ Ama e daŋ ta Gibiɔnebi na ŋ ki anya nna nɛ baa kuya ndibi nsaa saŋ nchu a sa Israɛlebi na nɛ Enyɛnpe be bɔrɛsure na ekpa be beshumpo. Loŋ be kushuŋ nɛ b kraa wɔtɔ a shuŋ hale kabre ashi kaplɛkama nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ŋini fanɛ b baa shuŋ mo na.