1 Joshua, Nun boy, was Moses helpa, an Moses wen work fo Da One In Charge. Afta Moses mahke, Da One In Charge tell Joshua dis: 2 “My helpa Moses mahke. So now, you an all da Israel peopo get ready fo cross da Jordan Riva, an go inside da land dat I stay ready fo give you guys. 3 ✡1:3: Rules2 11:24-25I give you guys all da place you goin walk, jalike I wen make one promise to Moses. 4 You guys land goin go all da way from da boonies south side to Lebanon north side, to da big Eufrates Riva east side, an da land wea da Het peopo stay, to da Mediterranean Sea west side. 5 ✡1:5: Rules2 31:6, 8; Heb 13:5Nobody goin stan up agains you, all da time you stay alive. Jalike I wen stay wit Moses, az how I goin stay wit you. I goin help you erytime, an I not goin bag from you.

6 ✡1:6: Rules2 31:6-7, 23“Come strong an no lose fight! Cuz you goin give dis peopo dea property—da land dat I wen promise dea ancesta guys dat I goin give um. 7 But you betta stay real strong an no lose fight fo shua! Make shua you do eryting my helpa Moses wen tell you fo do. No do um diffren, not even litto bit. Den eryting goin go good fo you guys, wea eva you go. 8 Read dis Book fo erybody hear um, cuz dat teach you guys my Rules. Tink bout um day time an nite time fo make shua you do eryting dat stay inside da Book. Den eryting you do goin come out real good. 9 I neva tell you awready? You gotta come real strong an no lose fight fo shua! No sked notting, an no come bum out! Cuz me, yoa God, Da One In Charge, I goin stay wit you wea eva you go.”

10 Dass why Joshua tell dis to da officer guys fo da peopo: 11 “Go by all da tents an tell da peopo fo do dis: ‘Get yoa food an stuffs ready! Da day afta tomorra, you guys goin go da odda side a da Jordan Riva. You guys goin go ova dea, an take ova da land dat oua God, dass Da One In Charge a us, stay give you guys fo make um yoa property.’ ”

12 ✡1:12: Census 32:28-32; Rules2 3:18-20; Josh 22:1-6Den Joshua tell da Reuben ohana, da Gad ohana, an half da Manasseh ohana, 13 “No foget wat Moses, da guy dat work fo Da One In Charge, wen tell you guys. He tell, ‘Yoa God Da One In Charge goin let you guys res afta you come back. He give you guys da land dis side.’ 14 Yoa wifes, yoa kids, an yoa animals goin stay inside da land Moses wen give you guys on dis side a da Jordan Riva. But all you guys dat can fight, you goin go across da riva wit all yoa stuffs fo fight. Dey goin go across firs, befo yoa braddah guys fo you guys help dem. 15 An you guys goin help yoa braddah guys till Da One In Charge let dem res, jalike he do awready fo you guys. Yoa braddahs goin take ova da land dat yoa God, Da One In Charge, wen give dem. Den you guys goin go back da land dis east side a da Jordan Riva. Dass wea Moses, da guy dat work fo Da One In Charge, tell you guys goin take um ova.”

16 Da peopo tell Joshua, “We goin do eryting you tell us fo do, an we goin go wea eva you sen us. 17 Jalike us guys wen lissen Moses, we goin lissen you. We like oua God, dass Da One In Charge a us, stay wit you, jalike he wen stay wit Moses! 18 Whoeva go agains wat you tell, an no do eryting you tell um fo do, dey goin mahke. Ony stay strong an do eryting you gotta do.”