1 Mbaŋa kiŋɨŋgiko wolaghɨye inanji Jorɨdan e yalasiniyeko, thɨ loŋwa Isirel lenji vurɨgheghe utuniye weinjiyaŋgiya Ai na Jeriko — thiye thɨ yakuŋa bobokuluko vwatavwatanji, thiye inanji e bobokuluko rɨgherɨghenji, na thiye thiya roŋgalai Njighɨ Meditareiniyan ghadidiye na tembe ŋgoreiyeva kiŋɨŋgi inanji e ghaiwabuko vewo Lebenon — kiŋɨŋgike thiyake gharɨgharɨ wabwike thiyake lenji kiŋɨŋgi — Hiti, Amori, Kenani, Perisi, Hivi na Jebusi. 2 Kiŋɨŋgike thiyake thɨ wabwi vathavathaŋgi lenji ragagaithɨ na regha na lenji rɨghe regha — nuwanjiya thɨ kivwalaŋgiya Josuwa na Isirel gharɨgharɨniye.

3 Ko iyemaeŋge, mbaŋa Gibiyon gharɨgharɨniye, thiye Hivi, thɨ loŋwe budakai Josuwa va i vakatha weŋgiya Jeriko na Ai, 4 iwaeŋge nuwanjiya thɨ valogha nuwae. Kaero thɨ vakatha ŋgoreiyake: thɨ mbana ghanɨŋga e begibegi teteuye thɨ bigi vala doŋɨki e vwatavwatanji weiye waen varivariye tembe teteuyeva na thɨ ŋgiya valevaleweŋgi. 5 Gharɨgharɨko tembe thɨ njimboŋgiva kwamakwama teteuye na gheghenji ghae teteuye thɨ ŋgiya valevaleweŋgi. Na bred va thɨ mban kaero i vurɨgheghe na i wado. 6 Amba ravarivariyeko thiya wareri thɨ raka weŋgiya Josuwa na Isirel ghɨmoghɨmoruniye inanji e lenji kiyamu Gilgal e tɨne, na vethɨ dage weŋgi thɨŋa, “Wo raka mena e vanautuma bwagabwaga moli. Nuwameiya hu vakatha dagerawe regha weime.”

7 Isirel ghɨmoghɨmoruniye thɨ dage weŋgi thɨŋa, “Buda kaiwae na ne wo vakatha dagerawe e ghemi? Mbwata mbema hu yaku evasiwameke.”

8 Thɨ dage weya Josuwa thɨŋa, “Ghime len rakakaiwo.”

Ko iyemaeŋge Josuwa i vaitoŋgi iŋa, “Thavala ghemi na aŋga hu raka mena?”

9 Thɨ gonjoghawe e riuriuke iyake, “Wo raka mena e vanautuma bwagabwaga moli amalana, kaiwae kaero wo loŋwa Giya lemi Loi le vakathana utuniye. Kaerova wo loŋwa bigibigike wolaghɨye va i vakathaŋgi Ijipt e tɨne 10 na budakai va i vakatha weŋgiya Amori lenji kiŋ theghewo Jorɨdan valɨvaŋga i vorovoro — Kiŋ Saihon, Hesbon gha kiŋ na Kiŋ Og, Basan gha kiŋ va i yaku Astarot. 11 Iya kaiwae lama randevivaŋgi na gharɨgharɨko wolaghɨye thiya yaku e vanautumako iyako tɨne thɨ dage weime thɨŋa, ‘Hu mbana ghanɨŋga lemi loŋgaloŋgana kaiwae. Vohu vutha weŋgi na hu utu weimiyaŋgi huŋa, “Ghime lemi rakakaiwo. Hu vakatha dagerawe weime.” ’ 12 Wo hu thuwa ghama bredɨke. Mbaŋa mendava wo iteta ghemba na wo mena wo thuweŋga, vamba i dade vara. Ko wo hu thuwe! Kaero i vurɨgheghe na i wado. 13 Mbaŋa va wo guduŋgiya waenɨke varivariye, vambe totogha vara. Ko wo hu thuwe! Kaero thɨ mamaviya. Ghama kwamakwamake na ghegheme ghae kaero thɨ teteuye kaiwae ghɨnaghake molao moli.”

14 Isirel ghɨmoghɨmoruniye vavana thɨ mbana ghanɨŋgama vavana na thɨ ghan, ko iyemaeŋge mava thɨ vaito gha rumwaru weya Giya Loi. 15 Josuwa i vakatha vɨghathɨ gha dagerawe weiyaŋgiya Gibiyon gharɨgharɨniyeko, amba i variye yathuŋgi. Wabwi Isirel ghanjigiyagiya thɨ tholo na thɨ vikiki ghathɨgha dageraweko iyako.

16 Mbaŋa thegheto e ghereiye Isirel thɨ loŋwe vaidi Gibiyon gharɨgharɨniye va thɨ yaroŋgi, ko mbema thɨ yaku vara evasiwanji. 17 Amba Isirel thɨ raka iteta Gilgal na thiya wareri. Mbaŋa thegheto e ghereiye kaero vethɨ raka vutha e ghembaghembako iya gharɨgharɨko va thiya yakuwe. E ghembaghembake thiyake: Gibiyon, Kepira, Biyarot, na Kiriyat Jeyarim. 18 Ko iyemaeŋge Isirel mava thɨ gaboŋgiya gharɨgharɨko thiyako, kaiwae lenji rambarombaroko kaero mendava thɨ tholo Giya Loi Isirel lenji Loi e idae.

Isirel wabwiko laghɨye thɨ liya rambarombaroko ghanjiutu lenji vakathako iyako kaiwae. 19 Ko iyemaeŋge thɨ dage weŋgi thɨŋa, “Kaero mendava wo tholo Giya Loi, Isirel lenji Loi e idae. Mbaŋake ma valɨkaiwae ra vakatha vɨrɨ weŋgi. 20 Ra viyathuŋgi kaiwae kaero mendava wo dagarawe weŋgi, kaiwae thoŋgo ra gaboŋgi, Giya Loi le ghatemuru ne i nja weinda.” 21 Thɨ gotubwe thɨŋa, “Hu viyathuŋgi mbe thiya yaku, ko ne thɨ tabo eŋge ndɨghe gha ragethɨŋgi na mbwa gha raguduŋgi, Isirel taulaghɨke kaiwanda.” Iya kaiwae rambarombaroko lenji dagerawe i mboromboro.

22 Josuwa iŋa na thɨ vaŋgu menaŋgiya Gibiyon gharɨgharɨniye weya amalaghɨniye na i vaitoŋgi, iŋa, “Buda kaiwae va hu mena hu kwanɨyaroime, huŋa, hu raka mena e vanautuma bwagabwaga moli, thela i wo mbema hu yaku vara evasiwame. 23 Mbaŋake kaero Loi i guraŋga. Mbaŋake wolaghɨye ne hu gethɨgetha ndɨghe na hu guduguda mbwa Isirel lenji Loi le ŋgolo kaiwae.”

24 Thɨ gonjogha weya Josuwa thɨŋa, “Amalana, mendava wo vakatha iyana, kaiwae kaerova wo loŋwe emunjoru moli, Giya len Loi kaerova i dagera weya le rakakaiwo Mosese, ne i gabovaoŋgiya gharɨgharɨko wolaghɨye na i wogiya thelauke laghɨye e ghemi. Va wo rerenuwaŋa laghɨye moli yawalɨme kaiwae, wo mararu iya kaiwae va wo vakatha iyana. 25 Kaero iname e nɨman ghare mbaŋake. U vakatha weime the bigi u renuwaŋa i rumwaru e ghen.”

26 Iya kaiwae Josuwa i dage tenɨŋgiya Isirel gharɨgharɨniye na thava thɨ gaboŋgi. 27 E mbaŋako vara iyako Josuwa i vakatha Gibiyon gharɨgharɨniye thɨ tabo rakakaiwobwaga. Thɨ gethɨgetha ndɨghe na thɨ guduguda mbwa wabwi Isirel kaiwanji na Giya Loi le ŋgolo, ghamba vowoko kaiwae ŋgoreiye Giya Loi i tuthi ne vethɨ kururuwe. Mbe thɨ vakavakatha vara iyake ghaghad noroke.