KWƐMƆ! Israelbii lɛ miifo Yordan Faa lɛ! Shi nɛgbɛ nu lɛ yɔɔ? Akɛni nugbɔ nɛɔ babaoo yɛ nakai be lɛ mli yɛ afi lɛ mli hewɔ lɛ, minitii fioo ko ni eho nɛ lɛ, no mli lɛ faa lɛ eyi waa. Shi amrɔ nɛɛ, nu lɛ fɛɛ etã! Israelbii lɛ miifo mli kɛmiiya yɛ shikpɔŋ gbiŋ nɔ tamɔ amɛfee yɛ Ŋshɔ Tsuru lɛ mli lɛ! Nɛgbɛ nu lɛ fɛɛ etee? Nyɛhaa wɔkwɛa.

Beni be bashɛ kɛha Israelbii lɛ akɛ amɛfo Yordan Faa lɛ, nɔ ni Yehowa hã Yoshua kɛɛ gbɔmɛi lɛ nɛ: ‘Osɔfoi lɛ awo kpaŋmɔ adeka lɛ ni amɛnyiɛ wɔ hiɛgbɛ. Kɛ amɛkɛ amɛnaji mamɔ Yordan Faa lɛ mli nu lɛ mli lɛ, nu lɛ baakpa hoo.’

No hewɔ lɛ osɔfoi lɛ wo kpaŋmɔ adeka lɛ, ni amɛtere kɛnyiɛ gbɔmɛi lɛ ahiɛ. Beni amɛshɛ Yordan naa lɛ, osɔfoi lɛ kɛ amɛnaji mamɔ nu lɛ mli. Eeho waa ni emli kwɔ waa hu. Shi beni amɛnaji sa nu lɛ mli pɛ kɛkɛ ni nu lɛ kpa hoo! Naakpɛɛ nii nɛ! Yehowa ha nu lɛ wa damɔ shi yɛ yiteŋgbɛ. No hewɔ lɛ, etsɛɛɛ kɛkɛ ni nu lɛ fɛɛ tã yɛ faa lɛ mli!

Osɔfoi ni tere kpaŋmɔ adeka lɛ yadamɔ faa ni egbi nɛɛ teŋ tuuŋtu. Ani oona amɛ yɛ mfoniri lɛ mli? Yɛ be mli ni amɛdamɔ jɛmɛ lɛ, Israelbii lɛ fɛɛ nyiɛ kɛfo Yordan Faa lɛ yɛ shikpɔŋ gbiŋ nɔ!

Beni mɔ fɛɛ mɔ efo kɛtee esɛɛ lɛ, Yehowa ha Yoshua kɛɛ hii 12 ni he wa akɛ: ‘Nyɛyaa faa lɛ mli yɛ he ni osɔfoi ni tere kpaŋmɔ adeka lɛ damɔ lɛ. Nyɛhalaa tɛi 12, ni nyɛbua naa nyɛshwiea shi yɛ he ni nyɛbaato nyɔɔŋ nɛɛŋ lɛ. Kɛkɛ lɛ, wɔsɛɛ ko kɛ nyɛbii lɛ bi nɔ ni tɛi nɛɛ damɔ shi kɛha lɛ, nyɛkɛa amɛ akɛ nui lɛ wa ni ekpa hoo beni Yehowa kpaŋmɔ adeka lɛ foɔ Yordan lɛ. Nɛkɛ tɛi nɛɛ baakai nyɛ yɛ naakpɛɛ nii nɛɛ he!’ Ni Yoshua hole tɛi 12 emamɔ he ni osɔfoi lɛ damɔ yɛ faa lɛ mli lɛ.

Yɛ naagbee lɛ Yoshua kɛɛ osɔfoi ni tere kpaŋmɔ adeka lɛ akɛ: ‘Nyɛjea Yordan mli.’ Ní amɛfee nakai nɔŋŋ pɛ kɛkɛ ni faa lɛ bɔi hoo ekoŋŋ.