Joshua 6

6 ¹Now Jericho lock tight-tight because of di Israel pipo; nobody dey comot and nobody dey enter.

²Den our Papa tell Joshua say, "See, I don give Jericho, im king, and im strong soldiers for your hand.

³"Waka round di city, una all fighting men, go round am one time. Do dis tin for six days. ⁴Make seven priests carry seven ram horns for front di ark. For di seventh day, waka round di city seven times while di priests dey blow di horns. ⁵Wen di ram horn blow one long blast and una hear am, make all di pipo shout big shout. Di city wall go fall flat, and every person go rush go straight-straight."

⁶Joshua di pikin of Nun call di priests and tell dem say, "Carry di ark of di Covenant, and make seven priests carry seven ram horns for front di ark of our Papa."

⁷E tell di pipo say, "Move! Waka round di city, and make di soldiers wey carry weapon go for front our Papa im ark."

⁸Wen Joshua finish to talk, di seven priests wey carry di seven ram horns for front our Papa move go front, dey blow di horns, and di ark of our Papa im Covenant dey follow dem. ⁹Di soldiers wey carry weapon dey waka for front di priests wey dey blow di horns, di soldiers wey dey guard for back dey follow di ark, and di horns dey sound continuously.

¹⁰But Joshua command di pipo say, "No shout or make dem hear una voice; make not even one word comot from una mouth until I talk say, 'Shout!' Den una go shout." ¹¹So e make di ark of our Papa go round di city one time. Den dem come di camp and sleep for di camp for night. ¹²Joshua wake up early di next morning, and di priests carry di ark of our Papa. ¹³Di seven priests wey carry di seven ram horns for front di ark of our Papa dey waka go front, dey blow dem steady. Di soldiers wey carry weapon lead; di soldiers wey dey guard for back dey follow di ark of our Papa as di horns dey sound. ¹⁴So for di second day dem waka round di city one time and return go camp. Dem do dis tin for six days.

¹⁵For di seventh day dem wake up wen day dey break and go round di city like before, but dis day na seven times. ¹⁶Di seventh time round, as di priests dey blow di horns, Joshua tell di pipo say, "Shout! Because our Papa don give una di city. ¹⁷Di city and everytin wey dey inside am dem don set apart give our Papa for destruction. Na only Rahab di prostitute and everybody wey dey with am for im house go live, because she hide di messengers wey we send. ^a a v17 Set apart give our Papa for destruction mean say everytin dem completely give over to God by destroy am — nobody fit take any plunder for imsef. ¹⁸But keep una hand far from di tin wey dem set apart for destruction, so dat una no go bring destruction come una own head by take any of am, put di whole camp of Israel for danger of destruction and bring trouble on am. ¹⁹But all di silver, gold, and tins of bronze and iron na holy tin give our Papa; dem must enter im treasury."

²⁰So di pipo shout as di priests dey blow di horns. Wen dem hear di trumpet, dem shout big shout, and di wall fall flat. Di pipo rush enter di city, every person go straight-straight, and dem capture am. ²¹Dem devote everytin wey dey di city to destruction—men and women, young and old, cow, sheep, donkey—with di edge of di sword. ^b b v21 Di devoting of Jericho to destruction na one of di hardest scene for Scripture: our Papa im judgment wey e hold back for long time on a society wey give demsef to wickedness and dey sacrifice pikin. Even here im mercy still reach out, dey rescue Rahab and im whole household—di outsider wey turn to am for faith. ²²Joshua tell di two men wey bin spy di land say, "Go di prostitute im house and bring comot di woman and all wey belong to am, as una swear give am." ²³So di young spies enter and bring comot Rahab, im papa, mama, brothers, and all wey belong to am. Dem bring comot im whole family and settle dem for outside Israel im camp. ²⁴Dem burn di city and everytin wey dey inside am, but dem put di silver, gold, and di bronze and iron tins inside di storeroom of our Papa im house. ²⁵Joshua spare Rahab di prostitute, im papa im household, and all wey belong to am. She don live among Israel till today, because she hide di messengers wey Joshua send go spy Jericho.

²⁶Den Joshua make dem swear dis oath: "Curse dey before our Papa for di man wey go rise to rebuild dis city, Jericho. E go lay im foundation with di price of im firstborn and set up im gates with di price of im last pikin." ²⁷So our Papa dey with Joshua, and Joshua im fame spread reach everywhere for di land.