1 Joshua in Israel nam teng theampo Shechem ah khawmtua hi. -Ama in upate, lampuite, thukhente, Israel uliante sam a, Pathian ompuina munah hong pai tek uh hi.
Abram sia tua ngam kaantan in Shechem khua ah om mun thiangtho ahi Moreh ii thingkung thiangtho a thet dong paisuak hi. (Tua hun in Canaan te tua ngam ah teang lai hi.)
Tua ahiciang amate in a ngamdang pathian milim a nei theampo le a baa lai bilbaate zongh Jacob tungah pia uh hi. Jacob in Shechem khuahui oak thingkung sia nuai ah tua teng phum hi.
Tua ahikom thakhatin kong samsak a, na dikna hangin nong pai hi. Tu in Pathian mai ah ko teng na om ung, Topa ii nang son a hong sawl po ngai tu in hong ngak khu hi,” ci hi.
Tuasia ciang Israel mite theampo Bethel ah pai in tau uh hi. Amate Topa ii ompuina tua munah to in, nitak dong an a ne bua uh hi. Amate in pawlkhop sangaw biakpiakna le meihal sangaw biakpiakna pawlkhat a bupin hal uh hi — tua theampo Topa mai ah vawt uh hi.
Keima sia na Pathian ka hi a, noma ngimna theampo le haksatna theampo panin hong suatak pa khi hi, ahihang tuni in hong nial in, kumpipa khat piak tu in nong ngen uh hi. Pha mama hi, tua ahile, Topa mai ah a nam le a bee a phung zui in hong kikhawm tavun,’ ” ci in son hi.