1 Joshua ga haga dagabuli nia madawaawa Israel gi di gowaa e dahi i Shechem. Mee gu gahigahi mai digau mmaadua, nia dagi, digau hai gabunga mo digau aamua o Israel, gei digaula gu lloomoi gi mua nnadumada o God. 2 Joshua ga helekai gi digau huogodoo, “Deenei di mee a Dimaadua go di God o Israel e helekai ai, ‘I mua loo, godou maadua mmaadua nogo noho i di baahi i golo di monowai go Euphrates, nogo daumaha gi nia balu ieidu. Tangada e dahi i digaula go Terah, tamana o Abraham mo Nahor.[a] 3 Gei Au guu lahi a Abraham, go di godou damana madua, gaa lahi a mee laa lodo di Monowai Euphrates, gaa dagi a mee laa lodo tenua hagatau o Canaan. Au guu wanga gi mee dono hagadili gi dogologowaahee. Au guu wanga gi mee a Isaac,[b] 4 gei Au guu wanga gi Isaac a Jacob mo Esau. Au guu wanga gi Esau tenua gonduu go Seir belee hai mee ginai, gei di godou damana madua go Jacob mo ana dama ne hula gi Egypt.[c] 5 Ga nomuli, gei Au ga hagau a Moses mo Aaron, gei Au gaa wanga di hagaduadua gi digau Egypt. Gei Au gaa dagi goodou gi daha mo tenua deelaa.[d] 6 Au ne laha mai godou maadua mmaadua gi daha mo Egypt, gei digau Egypt ga waluwalu digaula gi nadau waga dauwa hongo henua mo nadau gau dauwa e lellele i nia hoodo, gei di madagoaa godou maadua mmaadua ne dau i di Tai Mmee, 7 digaula ga tangi mai gi di Au gi hagamaamaa ina ginaadou, gei Au ga haga bouli mehanga digaula mo digau Egypt. Au guu hai di tai gi hanimoi gi gahu ina digau Egypt, gi mmaalemu digaula. Goodou gu iloo dagu hai dela ne hai gi digau Egypt.

“ ‘Nomuli, gei goodou nogo noho i lodo di anggowaa di madagoaa looloo.[e] 8 Gei Au ga laha mai goodou gi tenua o digau Amor ala nogo noho i bahi i dua Jordan. Digaula gu heebagi adu gi goodou, gei Au ga gowadu gi goodou di maaloo. Goodou guu kae nadau gowaa, ga daaligi digaula i di godou lloo adu gi tenua deelaa.[f] 9 Ga nomuli, gei di king o Moab, go Balak tama Zippor, ga heebagi adu gi goodou, gaa hai dana hegau gi Balaam di tama daane a Beor, ga helekai gi mee gi haga halauwa ina goodou. 10 Gei Au digi hagalongo gi Balaam, malaa, gei mee gu hagahumalia goodou, gei Au guu daa goodou gi daha mo Balak.[g] 11 Goodou guu hula laa lodo Jordan gi Jericho. Digau Jericho gu heebagi adu gi goodou gadoo be digau Amor, mo digau Perizzite, digau Canaan, digau Hittite, digau Girgash, digau Hivite mo digau Jebus, gei Au gu gowadu gi goodou di aali i digaula huogodoo.[h] 12 I di godou lloo adu, gei Au guu hai digaula gi uli nadau gai, gii mee goodou di haga magedaa nia king dogolua o digau Amor. Ma hagalee go godou hulumanu dauwa mo godou maalei ala ne haga magedaa digaula![i] 13 Au gu gowadu gi goodou di gowaa dela digi ngalua ginai goodou, gu gowadu gi goodou nia waahale ala hagalee ne hau go goodou. Dangi nei goodou e noho i golo, e miami e gai nia huwa laagau ‘grape’ mai nia hadagee waini ala hagalee ne dogi go goodou, gei e gai nia huwa olib mai nia laagau olib ala hagalee ne dogi go goodou.’ ”[j]

14 Joshua ga duudagi hua gi muli, ga helekai, “Dolomeenei goodou hagalaamua ina Dimaadua, hai hegau gi Mee hagahumalia mo di manawa dahi. Kilia gi daha nia balu god ala nogo daumaha ginai godou maadua mmaadua i Mesopotamia mo Egypt, hai hegau hua gi Dimaadua. 15 Maa goodou hagalee hiihai e hai hegau gi Mee, hilihilia dangi nei be di ma koai dela ga hai hegau ginai goodou: go nia balu god ala nogo daumaha ginai godou maadua mmaadua i Mesopotamia, be go nia balu god o digau Amor, di nadau guongo dela e noho ai goodou dolomeenei. Gei au mo digau o dogu hale, gimaadou ga hai hegau gi Dimaadua!”

16 Gei digaula ga helekai, “Gimaadou hagalee loo e diiagi Dimaadua, hagalee e hai hegau gi nia balu ieidu! 17 Dimaadua go di madau God ne laha mai gimaadou mo madau maadua mmaadua gi daha mo madau hai hege i Egypt, gei gimaadou gu gidee ana mogobuna haga goboina ala ne hai. Mee gu benebene gimaadou nia madagowaa huogodoo ala e hula gimaadou gi baahi nia henua huogodoo, ala ne hula ginai gimaadou no lodo. 18 Di madau lloo adu gi tenua deenei, Dimaadua gu hagabagi gi daha digau Amor ala nogo noho i ginei. Malaa, gimaadou hogi ga hai hegau gi Dimaadua, idimaa, Mee go di madau God.”

19 Joshua ga helekai gi digaula, “Goodou e deemee di hai hegau gi Dimaadua, idimaa Mee di God dabuaahia, hagalee dumaalia adu gi goodou i godou huaidu. Mee di God dubua. 20 Maa goodou ga diiagi a Mee, ga hai hegau gi nia god o nia guongo ala i golo, gei Mee gaa hai baahi adu gi goodou, ga hagaduadua goodou. Mee ga haga mooho goodou gi hagalee, ma e aha maa Mee nogo humalia adu gi goodou i mua.”

21 Gei digaula ga helekai gi Joshua, “Deeai! Gimaadou ga hai hegau gi Dimaadua!”

22 Joshua ga helekai gi digaula, “Goodou gii bida hagadootonu ina di godou haga modongoohia dela bolo goodou gu hilihili bolo goodou ga hai hegau gi Dimaadua.”

Digaula ga helekai, “Uaa, gimaadou nia hagadootonu.”

23 Gei Joshua ga helekai, “Goodou kilia gi daha godou balu god ala i godou baahi dolomeenei, mo di haga modongoohia aga di godou hagalaamua gi Dimaadua, go di God o Israel.”

24 Digaula ga helekai gi Joshua, “Gimaadou ga hai hegau gi Dimaadua, go di madau God. Gimaadou ga daudali ana helekai.”

25 Malaa, Joshua gaa hai dana hagababa gi digaula i di laangi deelaa i lodo Shechem, gaa wanga ana haganoho mono hangaahai gi digaula gi daudalia. 26 Joshua gaa hihi nnelekai aanei gi lodo di Beebaa o Nnaganoho a God. Gei mee gaa kae dana hadu damana, ga haga duu di maa i lala di laagau ‘oak’ i lodo di gowaa haga madagu o Dimaadua. 27 Mee ga helekai gi digaula huogodoo, “Di hadu deenei la gaa hai di hagadootonu ni gidaadou. Di hadu gu longono ia nia helekai huogodoo a Dimaadua ala ne helekai mai gi gidaadou. Malaa, di hadu deenei gaa hai di hagadootonu ni goodou, ge e abaaba goodou gi de hai baahi ang gi di godou God.”

28 Gei Joshua ga hagau digaula huogodoo gi muli gi nadau gowaa ala ne hai mee ginai.

29 Nomuli mai, tangada hai hegau Dimaadua go Joshua, tama daane a Nun, gaa made, gei mee ono ngadau e lau madangaholu (110). 30 Digaula gaa danu a mee i lodo dana gowaa donu i Timnath-Serah i lodo tenua gonduu i lodo Ephraim i bahi i ngeia di Gonduu Gaash.[k]

31 I di waalooloo o di mouli o Joshua, digau Israel nogo hai hegau gi Dimaadua. I muli di made o maa, gei digaula ga hai hegau gi Dimaadua i di waalooloo o di mouli o nia dagi ala gu gidee ginaadou di hai a Dimaadua nogo hai gi Israel.

32 Tuaidina o Joseph, dela ne gaamai go digau Israel i Egypt guu danu i Shechem, i lodo di gowaa a Jacob ne hui mai nia dama daane a Hamor gi nia baahi silber e lau. Hamor go tamana madua ni digau Shechem. Di gowaa deelaa la ne hai mee ginai di hagadili o Joseph.[l]

33 Eleazar, tama daane Aaron, ne made, gaa danu i Gibeah, di waahale i lodo tenua gonduu i lodo Ephraim, di gowaa dela ne wanga gi dana dama daane go Phinehas.

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