1 Den Joshua tell all da Israel ohanas come togedda Shekem side. He call da older leadas, da main men guys, da local leada guys, an da military officer guys fo da Israel peopo, an dey go in front God.

2 ✡24:2: Start 11:27Joshua tell all da peopo wat Da One In Charge tell, da God fo da Israel peopo. He tell: “Long time befo time yoa ancesta guys, Terah an his boys Abraham an Nahor, dey wen live da odda side a da Eufrates Riva, an dey go down in front odda gods. 3 ✡24:3 a: Start 12:1-9; b: Start 21:1-3But I wen take yoa ancesta guy Abraham from da land da odda side a da Eufrates Riva, an lead him all ova da Canaan land. I give him plenny kids an grankids. I give him Isaac, 4 ✡24:4 a: Start 25:24-26; b: Start 36:8; Rules2 2:5; c: Start 46:1-7an to Isaac I give Jacob an Esau. I give da Seir Range to Esau, but Jacob an his boys go down Egypt side.

5 ✡24:5: Outa 3:1–12:42“Laytas, I wen sen Moses an Aaron to da Israel peopo, an I give da Egypt peopo hard time ova dea, an I bring you guys outa Egypt. 6 ✡24:6: Outa 14:1-31Wen I bring yoa ancesta guys outa Egypt, da Egypt guys chase um wit war wagons an horse rida guys all da way to da Red Sea. 7 But dey yell to me, Da One In Charge, fo help dem, an I put one real dark cloud in da middo, wit da Egypt guys one side, an you Israel guys da odda side. Den I make da sea drown da Egypt guys. You guys wen see wat I do to dem. Den you guys live inside da boonies long time.

8 ✡24:8: Census 21:21-35“I bring you guys to da Amor peopo land, dat stay da odda side, da east side a da Jordan Riva. Dey fight you guys, but I give dem to you. I wipe dem out in front you, an you guys take ova dea land. 9 ✡24:9: Census 22:1–24:25Wen Balak, Zippor boy, da king fo da Moab peopo, make ready fo fight you Israel peopo, he sen fo Balaam, Beor boy, fo put kahuna on top you guys. 10 But I no like lissen Balaam. So he tell me fo do good tings fo you guys ova an ova, an I get you guys outa trouble, so Balak no mo powa ova you guys.

11 ✡24:11 a: Josh 3:14-17; b: Josh 6:1-21“Den you guys go da odda side a da Jordan Riva, an go Jericho town. Da peopo inside Jericho fight you guys, an same ting da Amor peopo, da Periz peopo, da Canaan peopo, da Het peopo, da Girgash peopo, da Hiv peopo, an da Jebus peopo fight you. But I make you guys win ova all dem. 12 ✡24:12: Outa 23:28; Rules2 7:20Jalike I wen sen yellowjacket bees in front you guys, dat push dem guys out in front you, an da two kings fo da Amor peopo too. You guys no push da Amor peopo out wit yoa swords an bow an arrow, but was da yellowjacket bees. 13 ✡24:13: Rules2 6:10-11So I give you guys one land wea you guys neva work um, an big towns dat you guys neva build. An you guys live inside um, an eat da grapes an da olives from plants an trees you guys neva plant.”

14 Den Joshua tell, “An now stay sked a Da One In Charge, an work fo him, an stay tight wit him. Throw out da gods yoa ancesta guys wen pray to da odda side a da Eufrates Riva an Egypt side, an work fo Da One In Charge. 15 But if you guys no like work fo Da One In Charge, den today pick wat gods you goin work fo! Goin be da gods yoa ancesta guys wen work fo da odda side a da Eufrates Riva, o da gods fo da Amor peopo wea you live now, o wat?! But me an my ohana, us guys goin work fo Da One In Charge!”

16 Den da peopo tell, “Us guys no goin bag from Da One In Charge an work fo odda gods! 17 Oua God Da One In Charge, he da One wen bring us guys an oua ancesta guys outa Egypt wea us was slaves. He do awesome stuff in front us. He take kea us wea eva us guys go. He take kea us guys wit all da peopos we wen pass thru dea land. 18 Den Da One In Charge wen push out all da peopos in front us, even da Amor peopo dat wen live dis land. We goin work fo Da One In Charge too, cuz he oua God.”

19 Den Joshua tell da peopo, “You guys no can work fo Da One In Charge! He stay good an spesho, an he God. He one jealous God. He no goin hemo yoa shame an let you guys go, cuz you go agains him an do bad kine stuff! 20 If you guys bag from Da One In Charge afta he do all kine good stuff fo you guys, an if you guys go work fo odda gods, den he goin turn aroun an bring all kine bad stuff on top you guys, an wipe you guys out!”

21 But da peopo tell Joshua, “No! Us goin work fo Da One In Charge!”

22 Den Joshua tell, “You guys betta not foget wat you tell me now, dat you guys wen pick Da One In Charge fo work fo him.”

Dey tell, “Yeah, us no goin foget!”

23 Joshua tell: “Kay den. Throw out da idol kine gods from odda peopos dat you guys get! Go all out fo Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo!”

24 Da peopo tell Joshua, “Us goin work fo oua God, Da One In Charge, an lissen him!”

25 Right den an dea, Joshua make one deal wit God fo da peopo. An ova dea Shekem side, he make rules an tell wat dey gotta do. 26 Joshua write all dat inside da Book Fo Da Rules From God. Den he put up one big stone unda one oak tree, nea da place dat stay spesho fo Da One In Charge.

27 He tell da peopo, “Look! Dis stone, fo help us guys no foget. Jalike da stone hear eryting Da One In Charge tell us. Jalike da stone goin grumble bout you guys if you no do wat you tell you goin do fo yoa God.”

28 Den Joshua sen da peopo away, an dey all go dea property.

29 Afta dat Joshua, Nun boy, dat work fo Da One In Charge, mahke. He one hundred ten year ol. 30 ✡24:30: Josh 19:49-50Dey bury him inside his land dat Da One In Charge wen give him, Timnat-Serah side, up country Efraim, on da north side a Mount Gaash.

31 Da Israel peopo wen work fo Da One In Charge all da time Joshua stay alive, an all da time da older leadas live, dat live mo long time den Joshua. Dey see eryting Da One In Charge do fo da Israel peopo.

32 ✡24:32: Start 33:19; 50:24-25; Outa 13:19; John 4:5; JGuys 7:16Joseph bones, dat da Israel peopo wen bring outa Egypt, dey bury dem Shekem side, inside da land dat Jacob wen buy fo one hundred silva piece from Hamor boys. Hamor was Shekem faddah. Az was one part a da property fo da Joseph ohana.

33 Eleazar, Aaron boy, mahke, an dey bury him Gibeah side, inside da land dey give to Finehas, his boy, up country Efraim side.