Our Papa Make Im People New for Gilgal
Before any fight, dem pause. Dem circumcise one new generation and leave dem for camp make dem heal, dem keep Passover, and the manna stop the day wey dem chop the land own food. Then one man wey hold sword for hand tell Joshua say na im be commander of our Papa army.
5 1Wen all di Amorite kings wey dey for di west side of Jordan, an all di Canaanite kings wey dey for di sea side hear sey our Papa don dry di water of Jordan for Israel front sotay dem cross am, dia heart melt an no spirit remain inside dem again becos of Israel.
2For dat time our Papa tell Joshua sey, “Make flint knife for yasef an circumcise di Israelites again, di second time.”
3So Joshua make flint knife an circumcise di sons of Israel for Gibeath-haaraloth, di Hill of Foreskins. 4Na dis be why Joshua circumcise dem: all di people wey comot from Egypt—di men, all di men of war—don die for di wilderness for di road afta dem comot from Egypt. 5Everybody wey comot don circumcise before, but dem no circumcise dose wey dem born for di wilderness for di road wey dem comot from Egypt. 6Di people of Israel waka forty years for di wilderness sotay di whole nation—di men of war wey comot from Egypt—finish die, becos dem no obey di voice of our Papa. To dem, our Papa swear sey e no go let dem see di land wey e swear to dia ancestors sey e go give us, land wey milk an honey dey flow for inside. 7E raise dia pikin dem for dia place, an Joshua circumcise dem, becos dem never circumcise, sotay dem no circumcise dem for di road. 8Wen dem don finish di circumcision of di whole nation, dem stay for camp sotay dem heal.
9Den our Papa tell Joshua sey, “Today I don roll di disgrace of Egypt comot from una.” So dem dey call dat place Gilgal reach today.
10Israel wey camp for Gilgal keep di Passover for di fourteenth day of di month, for evening, for di plains of Jericho. 11Di day afta Passover, for dat same day, dem chop di food of di land: bread wey no get yeast an grain wey dem roast. 12Di manna stop di day afta dem chop di food of di land. Di Israelites no get manna again; dat year dem chop di harvest of Canaan.
Di Commander of our Papa Army
13Near Jericho, Joshua look up an see one man wey stand for im front, sword don comot for im hand. Joshua come near am an ask am sey, “You dey for us abi for our enemies?”
14“No,” e answer. “I don come now as commander of our Papa army.” Joshua fall face down for ground, dey worship, an e sey, “Wetin my oga wan tell im servant?”
15Di commander of our Papa army tell Joshua sey, “Comot di sandals for your feet, becos di place wey you stand dey holy.” An Joshua do so.
