1 Iwa Joshua ọmaana anọng p'Israẹl biphyir abina k'ekpekpebha ka Shitim achina ka Jọrdan, kẹ da bẹ abhingi yina bẹ an-ajek k'ọraanga okhubha. 2 Mada iwu ittaan ikk'ikwọbha, adeho p'Israẹl arenga akhọri ibhingabe, 3 am-agbaak anọng bi: “Idikha bọng are da afọhnẹja atzini Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng, bọng bina m'ẹbaa k'obe fabọng atzọn chẹ abẹ. 4 Mẹ wọ kwa bọng aronga eden cha bọng árenga. Da bọng ani k'okhubha nwa atzima am-arenga. Yina, bọng dima ndọkhi nnọhna nzen anang Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ọphaangi; bọng chẹ kàbira abaanga.”

5 Mẹ wọ ofon, Joshua oben anọng mba bi, “Bọng do nttem sabọng ewobha, kkeri ophyini Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ósi ikkokkoni-dik osi kabọng k'ottem.”

6 Joshua oben afọhnẹja mba bi, “Bọng dini Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi atzima achi anọng eden.” Wa bẹ atzini chẹ atzima achi anọng eden.

7 Iwa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben Joshua bi, “Mayina kwa kaam nttẹwọr ndin-ọ k'ẹrọng k'itzitzikha s'anọng p'Israẹl, ifha bẹ afha aronga bi, kaam nwobh ttar-ọ mach'iwa nwobh ttara Mosẹs. 8 Gbaak afọhnẹja p'am-atzini Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi bi: ‘Bọng apyiri m'ọraanga-ọkhaan-ọkhaan kwa Jọrdan, bọng hakha k'asi ẹtzaanga abe mẹ.’ ”

9 Mando kwa Joshua obeni anọng p'Israẹl bi, “Bọng nenga akwu ayonga itzọhng, abhaanga atzim p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng ọgbaakhi. 10 Odem kwa bọng átzima aronga bi, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi owobh m'ottem kwabọng, ọmaana bi, k'odik-ọkka kẹ ókhubh anọng pa Kenaan okhubh, ọmaana anọng pa Het, ọmaana pa Hiv, ọmaana pa Pẹriz, ọmaana pa Girgash, ọmaana p'Amọr ttara pa Jẹbus ka bọng k'itzitzikha. 11 Bọng nne kwẹ bi, afọhnẹja p'atzini Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ọyagbin bi waam, bọ achi bọng eden ahakha k'asi. 12 Bọng dekha ajinọng jobh obhiri afa, ka mfonamma s'Israẹl. Efonamma kpenamkpen ọnọng wani. 13 Mada afọhnẹja p'atzim Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ọyagbin bi waam, ábari mmo k'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan bi kpaar, asi p'am-abhobh ahakha ákpaara-ọkpaara, an-abira abe mach'echumi e.”

14 Mada anọng mba abin orenga atte ibhingabe ọbọhk bi, bẹ ajekha ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, afọhnẹja p'atzim Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi atza achi bẹ eden. 15 Wa ọraanga kwa Jọrdan ọm-ọnwa m'ọphagbe biphyir. Kaambi mẹ wọ, afọhnẹja p'atzim Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi apyiri ma Jọrdan bi kpaar, abari mmo sabẹ m'asi ọkhaan-ọkhaan. 16 Asi akwọbha obhobhobh k'ebira-ebira. Bẹ an-agaangi mach'echumi, ttẹwọr mẹ maa, atza apyiri k'odedenmon kw'okpen Adam, k'ẹkhọma cha Zarẹtan, asi p'irekhirek p'abhobhi atza anwa k'Ọraanga kw'Ideden kw'Araba (kw'ode Ọraanga kw'Ideden kw'Onung) akpaara biphyir-phyir. Ofona mẹ, wa anọng mba ajekha k'okhubha kw'okkeri Jẹriko itzitzikha. 17 Wa afọhnẹja p'atzim Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Ẹchekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi abe k'ogbin, m'ottem kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, anọng biphyir p'Israẹl am-arenga m'ogbin ajekha maa, ẹkhọma nda biphyir ejekha.