1 Tedae Israel ca rhoek te yaehtaboeih dongah boekoeknah la boe a koek uh. Judah koca khuikah Zerah kah a ca Zabdi ko Karmee capa Akhan loh yaehtaboeih la aka om tea loh. Te dongah BOEIPA kah a thintoek loh Israel ca rhoek taengah sai.

2 Te vaengah Jerikho lamkah hlang rhoek te Bethel khothoeng Bethaven kaepkah aka om Ai la Joshua loh tueih tih, “Cet uh lamtah khohmuen ke hip uh lah,” a ti nah.

Te dongah hlang rhoek te cet uh tih Ai tea hip uh. 3 Joshua taenglaa mael uh vaengah tah, “Pilnam pum he cet boel mai saeh. Hlang he tongpa thawng hnih thawng thum tluk cet uh saeh lamtah Ai tea tloek toem bitni. Amih hlangsii ham te pilnam pum taengah kohnue mai boeh,” a ti uh.

4 Te dongah pilnam khui lamkah hlang thawng thum tluk tah cet uh van dae Ai hlang rhoek mikhmuh ah rhaelrham uh. 5 Amih khui lamkah hlang sawmthum parhuk tluk te Ai hlang rhoek loh a ngawn. Amih te vongka hmai lamloh Shebarim duelaa hloem uh tih singling aha tloek vaengah pilnam tah a thinko paci tih tui bangla om uh.

6 Te dongah Joshua loh a himbai te a phen tih a BOEIPA kah thingkawng hmai ah kholaeh duea maelhmai neh diklai la bakop. Amah neh Israela hamca rhoek long khaw a lu dongah laipia poep uh. 7 Te vaengah Joshua loh , “Aw ka Boeipa Yahovah, balae tih pilnam he Jordan na kat na kat sak phoeiah kaimih aka milh sak hama Amori kut ah kaimih he nan voeih. Ka ueh uh mai vetih Jordan rhalvangan ah duem ka om uh mai mako? 8 Aw Boeipa Israel loh a thunkha rhoek kah mikhmuh aha rhawna maelh te balae ka ti eh. 9 Kanaan neh khohmuen kah khosa boeih loh ya koinih kaimih he m'vael uh vetih kaimih ming he diklai lamkaha hnawt uh ni ta. Te vaengah na boeilen ming te metlam na saii eh?,” a ti nah.

10 Te dongah Joshua te BOEIPA loh , “Namah mah thoo lah. Balae tih na hmai la na bakop? 11 Israel he tholh tih ka paipi khawa poe. Amih te ka uen lalah yaehtaboeih tea loh uh bal tiha huen uh bal. Te lalah khaw basa uh tih amamih kah hnopai khuiaha khueh uh bal. 12 Israel ca rhoek he a thunkha rhoek mikhmuh ah pai thai mahpawh. Yaehtaboeih la a om uh dongah a thunkha kah mikhmuh ah khaw a rhawn ni hikhik a hooi uh eh. Na khui lamkah yaehtaboeih te na khoe uh pawt atah nangmih taengah om hamla ka coeng thai voel moenih.

13 Thoo lamtah pilnam ke ciim laeh. Te vaengah, “Israel Pathen BOEIPA loh , 'Israel nang khui ah yaehtaboeih om tih na khui lamkah yaehtaboeih te na khoe uh hlanhil na thunkha rhoek kah mikhmuh ah pai ham tah na coeng uh moenih,’ a ti coeng dongah thangvuen kho ham namamih te ciim uh laeh,” ti nah.

14 Te dongah mincang ah namamih koca rhoek loh ha capit uh laeh. BOEIPA loh a buem koca long tah amah huiko neh ha pawk uh saeh. BOEIPA loh a buem huiko long tah a imkhuikho neh ha pawk uh saeh. BOEIPA loh a buem imkhuikho long khawa hlang rhoek neh ha pawk saeh. 15 Yaehtaboeih aka buem tah ana om saeh, BOEIPA kah paipia poe tih Israel khui ah boethae halang ni a saii. Te dongah amah neh amah taengkah boeih te hmai neh hoeh saeh,” a ti nah.

16 Mincanga thoh vaengah Joshua taengla Israel koca rhoek loh ha capit uh tih Judah koca te a tuuk. 17 Judah kah a hui a ko ha pawk vaengah Zarkhii kah a huiko tea tuuk. Zarkhii huiko khuikah hlang la a pawk dongah Zabdi te a tuuk.

18 Anih imkhui kah hlang laa pawk dongah Judah koca Zerah ko Zabdi kah a ca Karmee capa Akhan te a tuuk. 19 Te dongah Akhan te Joshua loh , “Ka ca, Israel Pathen BOEIPA taengah thangpomnah pae laeh lamtah uemonah khaw amah taengah pae laeh. Na saii te kai taengah phoe lamtah phah voel boeh,” a ti nah.

20 Te vaengah Akhan loh Joshua tea doo tih, “Ue kai he Israel Pathen BOEIPA taengah ka tholh coeng tih he tlam he khaw ka saii coeng. 21 Kutbuem te ka sawt tih ka hmuh vaengah Shinar himbai then yungat, caka khiing shekel yahnih, sui a khiing shekel sawmnga pakhat te ka nai tih ka loh. Tedae ka dap khui kah diklai khui ah ka up tih a cak te laedil ah om ke,” a ti nah.

22 Te dongah Joshua loh puencawn rhoek te a tueih tih dap laa yong uh vaengah tah dap khuiaha thuh tih a laedil ah cak ana om tangloeng. 23 Te dongah amih te dap khui lamkaha loh uh tih Joshua neh Israel ca rhoek taengla boeiha khuen uh. Te phoeiah BOEIPA hmai aha rha uh.

24 Te phoeiah Zerah capa Akhan neh cak khaw, himbai khaw sui tling khaw, a capa neh a canu khaw, a vaito khaw, a laak khaw, a boiva khaw, a dap neh anih taengkah aka om boeih te Joshua loh a loh pah tih anih te Israel pum loh Akor kol la a khuen uh. 25 Te phoeiah Joshua loh , “Balae tih kaimih nan lawn, tihnin ah BOEIPA loh nang n'lawn saeh,” a ti nah.

Anih te Israel pum loh lungto neh a dae uh tih hmai neha hoeh uh. Te phoeiah ah khaw lungto neha dae thil uh bal. 26 Te dongah anih sokaha kuk lungkuk te tihnin duela muep om pueng. Tedae BOEIPA thintoek thinsaa sah coeng dongah tekaha hmuen ming khaw tihnin due Akor kol la a khue.