1 Mada ẹkhọma ch'Israẹl biphyir ẹkk'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan ejekha, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi on-oben Joshua bi, 2 “Tzekha ajinọng jobh obhiri afa k'ottem kw'anọng mba, wani k'ẹkhọma kpenamkpen, 3 aben bẹ bi, bẹ adungi atza jobh obhiri afa k'odimbọhk kw'afọhnẹja abe, m'ottem kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, bọng atzima bẹ ajekha atza ahok k'ibe sa bọng awobha m'erungiwu cha mayina.”

4 Mando kwa Joshua oyeri ajinọng mba jobh obhiri afa p'okk'otzekha k'ottem kw'anọng p'Israẹl, wani k'efonamma kpenamkpen, 5 oben bẹ bi, “Bọng nọng k'ottem kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, k'itzitzikha Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng. Tte ọnọng-ọnọng otzini ọtza wani-wani ọnana k'ẹbabaang, atzor k'odem kwa mfonamma s'Israẹl nde, 6 ifha ode mach'ẹkhọhkha k'ottem kwabọng. Ikhina va pa va pabọng abọbhi bọng bi, ‘Atza mba ayini yan anang mbọng o?’ 7 Bọng gbaak bẹ bi, wa ọraanga kwa Jọrdan ọkpaar k'itzitzikha s'Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. K'ogbe kw'Ẹkkọhbhi nda ejek ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, asi p'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan akpaara. Atza mba áde ojima anang anọng p'Israẹl maa, ikhina ogbe ode.

8 Mando kw'anọng p'Israẹl asi macha Joshua ọtzọhni bẹ. Bẹ atzini atza jobh obhiri afa m'ottem kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, atzor k'obhik kwa mfonamma s'Israẹl, mach'iwa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'Joshua ọgbaakha; wa anọng p'Israẹl atzima atza mba ajekha atza ahok k'ibhingabe sabẹ. 9 Joshua oben anọng mba atzọkha atza mba jobh obhiri afa, k'ottem kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, attima k'ibe s'ira afọhnẹja p'am-atzini Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi abe. Atza mba an-abe mẹ maa, apyiri k'ewu cha mayina.

10 Iwa afọhnẹja p'atzini Ekkọhbhi ch'Echekhi abe m'ẹraanga-ttem cha Jọrdan maa, anọng p'Israẹl, asi odik kpenamkpen kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'orenga ka Joshua ọtzọhn bẹ, atzor k'odem kw'iwa Mosẹs ọkk'Joshua ọtzọhna. Wa anọng mba adukha ajekha. 11 Mada bẹ biphyir akk'ajekha, Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ọmaana afọhnẹja an-arenga atza abe anọng mba k'ororo, anọng mba am-abe akkeri bẹ. 12 Wa ajinọng p'efonamma cha Reuben, ọmaana cha Gad ttara ibhaakha rani s'anọng p'efonamma cha Manasẹ ajekha k'okhubha ado for s'egbong, k'itzitzikha s'anọng p'Israẹl, macha Mosẹs okk'bẹ ọtzọhna. 13 Wa arim-egbong p'apyiri nnọhna arọbh azen bọ ajek k'okhubha k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, achina ka mgbegbeho sa Jeriko bi, atza arima egbong.

14 M'ewu nduma Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọnang Joshua abarada k'itzitzikha s'anọng p'Israẹl biphyir. Tzọni m'ewu nduma anọng p'Israẹl an-anang Joshua ikpokopbha k'akpen pẹ biphyir, mach'iwa bẹ akk'Mosẹs ananga.

15 Mẹ wọ ofon, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben Joshua bi, 16 “Nang afọhnẹja p'am-atzini Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Aphaangi ẹfa bi, bẹ avura k'ogbin kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan.”

17 Joshua ọnang afọhnẹja mba ẹfa oben bi, “Bọng vura k'ogbin kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan.”

18 Mando kwa afọhnẹja mba atzini Ẹkkọhbhi ch'echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi avura k'ogbin kw'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan. Bẹ abari mmo k'ogbin bi kpaar, asi p'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan abira abhuna, bẹ abhobh mach'iwa bẹ am-akkekkeni abhobh.

19 K'iwu jobh s'ocheden-phe, anọng p'Israẹl abina ka Jọrdan atza abhing ka Gilgal, k'okhubha kw'ewuchen em-eyin k'enem cha Jeriko. 20 Ma Gilgal wọ kwa Joshua ọtzọk atza mba jobh obhiri afa otttima, pa bẹ akk'atzọkha k'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan. 21 Oben anọng p'Israẹl bi, “Ikhina va pa va pabọng abọbhi ab'atte bi, ‘Atza mba ayini yan o?’ 22 Bọng gbaak bẹ bi, ‘Wa anọng p'Israẹl areng k'ogbin ajekha ọraanga kwa Jọrdan.’ 23 Da Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng wa osi ogbin oyin k'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan k'itzitzikha sabọng maa, bọng ajekha k'okhubha. Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng osi odik nwa k'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan, mach'iwa ọkk'ọsa k'Ẹraanga-khora, k'ogbe kw'iwa ọsẹ-ẹ ọphaangi m'itzitzikha saman maa, mojekha k'okhubha. 24 Wa osi idik nna ifha idibhon s'ọyabgin biphyir ironga ẹfa ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ttara bi, bọng abira akhaama ojora f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng.”