8 Yawɛ Tabohiatsɛ ɔ ke, “Jɛmi nɛ Moab bi ɔmɛ kɛ Amon bi ɔmɛ ngɛ ye ma a jɛe, ahlua nɛ a ngɛ mɛ bɔe, kɛ a he nɔ nɛ a ngɛ woe nɛ a ngɛ dee ke a ma kpɔ a zugba a, i nu.
Yawɛ ke, “Israel huza nɔ bi nɛ a kpata zugba nɛ i ngɔ kɛ ha ye ma Israel ɔ hɛ mi ɔ, i ngɛ nɔ́ ko nɛ ma de ngɛ a he. Ma je jamɛ a yiwutsotsɛmɛ ɔmɛ kɛ je a zugba amɛ a nɔ kaa bɔ nɛ a hiaa tso kɛ e sipoku ɔ, nɛ ma kpɔ̃ Yuda kɛ je a dɛ mi.
Bɔ nɛ Yawɛ Tabohiatsɛ, Israel Mawu ɔ de ngɛ Moab he ji nɛ ɔ nɛ: “Musu tloo Nebo bi ɔmɛ, ejakaa a kpata a ma a hɛ mi! A pue Kiriataim hɛ mi si, nɛ a ngɔ ma a. A ku mɔ ngua a ngɔ pue si, nɛ a bɔ lɛ ahlua.
Bɔ nɛ Yawɛ de ngɛ Amon he ji nɛ ɔ nɛ: “Jije Israel nyumu ɔmɛ ngɛ? Anɛ nɔ ko be nɛ ma fa a zugba a he lo? Mɛni he je mɔ nɛ a ngmɛɛ Gad bi ɔmɛ a zugba a he ngɔ ha Milkom jali ɔmɛ nɛ a ba ngɔ zugba a kɛ pee a nɔ́ ɔ?
“Nɔmlɔ adesa, gbaa, nɛ o fiɛ ke Amon bi ɔmɛ nɛ ngɛ Israel hɛ mi si puee ɔ, imi Nyɔmtsɛ Yawɛ, i ngɛ mɛ dee ke, ‘A hia klaate ko nɛ a kɛ ma kpata nihi a hɛ mi. A sa klaate ɔ he, nɛ e ngɛ kpɛe nylamnylam kaa oslabai, konɛ a kɛ gbe nihi.
O ma na maa le jehanɛ kaa imi Yawɛ, i nu o musu bɔmi munyu ɔmɛ nɛ o tu kɛ si Israel yo ɔmɛ ke, ‘Yo ɔmɛ a nɔ pee pasaa; a ngɔ kɛ ha wɔ nɛ waa pee mɛ bɔ nɛ wa suɔ’ ɔ.
Yawɛ ke, “Amon ma mi bi ɔmɛ pee yayamihi nɔtonɔto babauu. Benɛ a ngɛ ta hwue ngɛ Gilead nɛ a kɛ kpɔ nihi a zugba a, a pee yi wu tso níhi fuu; a kɛ klaate tsɔtslɔɔ yihɔyihi po a mi mi. Enɛ ɔ he je ɔ, ja i gbla a tue kokooko.
Yawɛ ke, “Moab ma mi bi ɔmɛ pee yayamihi nɔtonɔto babauu. A pue Edom matsɛ ɔ hɛ mi si; a sã e wuhi, nɛ a wɛɛ mɛ mɔnyɔmɔnyɔ kɛ pee kalo. Enɛ ɔ he je ɔ, ja i gbla a tue kokooko.
Lɔ ɔ se ɔ, Yawɛ de Yoshua ke, “Mwɔnɛ ɔ, i jé Egipt nyɔguɛ peemi zo ɔ kɛ je nyɛ nɔ.” Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, a wo lejɛ ɔ biɛ ke Gilgal, nɛ jã nɛ a tsɛɛ lejɛ ɔ kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ɔ.