1 Jeriko iye ghemba laghɨye na va thɨ gana vaghɨliya. Gha thɨnɨmbaŋgiko wolaghɨye va thɨ ki vaoŋgi na mbe e ghanji ragatɨgatɨ na thava Isirel thɨ raka ru. Na tembe thɨ dage tenɨva thava tembe lolo regha i ruva o i raŋgi e ghembako tɨne.

2 Amba Giya Loi i dage weya Josuwa iŋa, “Wo u thuwe, kaero ya worawa Jeriko e nɨmanɨna ghare, weiye gha kiŋɨko na ragagaithɨ vurɨvurɨghegheniyeko wolaghɨye. 3 Mbaŋa regha na regha, ghen na len ragagaithɨna wolaghɨye ne hu loŋga vaghɨliya Jeriko, mbaŋara iya mbaŋa theghewona e tɨnenji. 4 Mbaŋa ghepirɨniye e tɨne, ravowovowo theghepirɨ ne thɨ mbana ghanji mema vwarapirɨ, iya sipɨna ghanji sokisoki, na thɨ ndeviva Dagerawena e gha Bogis ghamwae. Ghemi na ravowovowona ne hu loŋga vaghɨliya ghemba mbaŋapirɨ na thiye thɨ uwiuwiya memaŋgina. 5 Mbaŋa ne hu loŋwe thɨ uwiya memako molao, taulaghɨna ghemi hu yaro na ghalɨŋami laghɨye. Ne mbaŋara ganana i mavɨrɨ na ragagaithɨna wolaghɨye thɨ raka ru ŋgora regha na regha inanjiwe.”

6 Kaero Josuwa, Nan nariye i kula vathaŋgiya ravowovowoko na i dage weŋgi, iŋa, “Hu thɨna Giya Loi le Dagerako gha Bogis, na hu thɨnɨra e ŋgɨleŋgɨlemi na ghamunena theghepirɨ thɨ bigiya mema, thɨ viva Bogisɨna e ghamwae na thɨ viva e ghemi.”

7 Josuwa i dage weŋgiya gharɨgharɨko iŋa, “Ra raka na vara ndevaghɨliya Jeriko. Ragagaithɨna vavana thɨ raka viva Bogisɨko e ghamwae.”

8 Mbaŋa Josuwa i utuvao weŋgiya gharɨgharɨko kaero ravowovowoko theghepirɨ thɨ viva Giya Loi le Dagerako gha Bogis ghamwae na thɨ uwiuwiya lenji memako. 9 Ragagaithɨ vavana thɨ raka viva memako gha rauwiuwi e ghamwanji na vavana thɨ raka reghamba Bogisɨko e ghereiye. E mbaŋako iyako mema lenji randa eŋge. 10 Ko iyemaeŋge Josuwa i dage weŋgiya gharɨgharɨko, iŋa, “Ne hu ndeyaro, tha ghalɨŋami laghɨye, na ne hu ndegugwa utu regha, ghaghad ne the mbaŋa ya dage e ghemi yaŋa, hu yaro, ko amba hu yaro na ghalɨŋami laghɨye.” 11 E mbaŋako iyako rakewakewama kaero thɨ kewa vaghɨliya ghembako, Giya Loi le Dagerawe gha Bogis e mbaŋako iyako ŋgoreiya Josuwa me le utuutu weŋgi, amba thɨ raka njogha e lenji kiyamuko na vethɨ ghenawe gougouko iyako.

12 Ighɨviya, mbe mbaŋambaŋa Josuwa i thuweiru, kaero ravowovowoko thɨ kewava Giya Loi le Dageraweko gha Bogis. 13 Ravowovowoko theghepirɨ iya thɨ uwiuwiya memako thɨ viva Bogisɨko e ghamwae na ragagaithɨ vavana thɨ loŋga viva rauwiuwi memako e ghamwanji na vavana Bogisɨko e ghereiye. E mbaŋako iyako mema mbe lenji randa eŋge. 14 Mbaŋa theghewoniyeko e tɨne tembe thɨ vaghɨliyava ghembako mbaŋara na mbowo thɨ njoghava e kiyamuko. Mbaŋa theghewona e tɨnenji va thɨ vakavakatha ŋgora iyako.

15 Mbaŋa mbaŋapirɨniye e tɨne, ighɨviya rakaraka, Isirel thɨ raka thuweiru na vethɨ raka vaghɨliya Jeriko mbaŋapirɨ. Lenji vaghɨliyako iyako ŋgoreiya va thɨ vakavakatha mbaŋawonama e tɨne, ko va e mbaŋako iyako tɨne mbaŋapirɨ vara va thɨ vaghɨliya ghembako. 16 Vaghɨliya mbaŋapirɨninji e tɨne, ravowovowo thɨ uwiya lenji memako — thɨ uwi na molao, amba Josuwa i dage weŋgiya gharɨgharɨko iŋa, “Hu yaro, kaiwae Giya Loi kaero i wogiya ghembake iyake e ghemi. 17 Ghembake na bigibigike wolaghɨye e tɨneke, gharɨgharɨniye, lenji thetheghan na lenji bigibigiko wolaghɨye ra mukuwoŋgi, kaiwae Loi le renuwaŋa ŋgoreiye. Ko iyemaeŋge Reihab — wevo rayathiyathima na le ŋgolona gha rayakuyaku wolaghɨye ne hu ndevakowanaŋgi, kaiwae va i vaŋgu thuweleŋgiya la rakelakelama. 18 Budakai Loi va iŋa ne ra mukuwo, tene hu ndewova regha, ne iwaeŋge tembe ghamimberegha hu vakatha ghami vuyowo, ko amba vuyowoko iyako i lawa ela kiyamuko na i mukuwoinda. 19 Bigibigiko wolaghɨye thɨ vakatha e silva, gol, kopa na aiyan ra bigi vakatha na ra vabobomaŋa Giya Loi kaiwae na ra bigira bigibigi e ghambanji Loi ele ŋgoloko tɨne.”

20 Mbaŋa ravowovowoko thɨ uwighathɨgha memaŋgiko na gharɨgharɨko thɨ loŋwe amba thɨ yaro na ghalɨŋanji laghɨye. E mbaŋako vara iyako Jeriko gha gana i mavɨrɨ. Ragagaithɨko wolaghɨye thɨ raka ru ŋgora vara va inanjikowe na thɨ wo ghembako. 21 Va mbema thɨ mukuwo vara ghembako. E lenji gaithɨko gha ghalithɨ thɨ gaboŋgiya ghɨmoghɨmoru, wanakau, gamagai, amalaghɨsarɨ, yalaghɨsarɨ, lenji burumwaka, sip na doŋɨki, thɨ mukuwoŋgi moli.

22 Amba Josuwa i dage weŋgiya rakelakelama theghewoma iŋa, “Hu wa Reihab ele ŋgolokona tɨne na vohu vaŋguraŋgiyaŋgi gha mbandɨmbandɨ na gharɨgharɨna wolaghɨye ele ŋgolona tɨne ŋgora va lemi dageranawe.” 23 Amba thetheghama iyava vethɨ kelaŋa Jerikoma thɨ wa na vethɨ vaŋguŋgiya Reihab weiyaŋgiya ramae na tɨnae, olouye na gha uuko gharɨgharɨniye wolaghɨye na vethɨ vaŋguraweŋgi Isirel e lenji kiyamuko ghadidiye eto.

24 Amba thɨ woŋambu ghembako laghɨye weiye bigibiginiyeko wolaghɨye. Ko iyemaeŋge bigibigi va thɨ vakathaŋgi e gol, silva, kopa, brons na aiyan, thɨ bigi na vethɨ bigiraweŋgi e ghambanji Giya Loi ele ŋgolo tɨne. 25 Ko iyemaeŋge Josuwa i vamora Reihab na le bodabodako wolaghɨye, kaiwae va i vaŋgu thuweleŋgiya ghɨmoghɨmoruma iyava vethɨ kelama Jeriko. Reihab orumburumbuye mbe inanji wabwi Isirel e tɨnenji noroke.

26 E mbaŋako iyako Josuwa i tholo na iŋa, “Thela nevole i mando na i vatadɨ vaira Jeriko, Giya Loi nevole i gura.