Yosua Frɛ Israel sɛ Wɔnkura Mu Denneennen
Yosua a wabɔ akwakoraa no frɛ mpanyimfo no ano na ɔma ne kɔkɔbɔ yɛ tiawa: monso mu denneennen, na mommfa aman a wɔaka no anaa wɔn anyame nnyɛ awaregye. Ofi n'ankasa suahu mu kasa — yɛn Agya bɔhyɛ biara nni huammɔ — na ɔka sɛ nsɛm a ɛde ɔhaw ba no nso bɛba mu saa ara pɛpɛɛpɛ.
23 1Bere tenten akyi a yɛn Agya maa Israel ahomegye fii wɔn atamfo a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia no nyinaa nsam no, na Yosua anyin, na ne mfe akɔ anim yiye. 2Yosua frɛɛ Israel nyinaa, wɔn mpanyimfo, wɔn atitiriw, wɔn atemmufo ne wɔn mpanimfo, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Manyin, na me mfe akɔ anim yiye. 3Moahu nea mo Agya ayɛ aman yi nyinaa wɔ mo nti no nyinaa; mo Agya ko maa mo. 4Hwɛ, makyɛ aman a aka yi ne aman a matwa wɔn agu no nyinaa ama mo sɛ mo mmusuakuw agyapade, efi Yordan kosi Po Kɛse a ɛwɔ atɔe fam no. 5Mo Agya ankasa na ɔbɛpam wɔn asan wɔn akyi, na wapam wɔn afi mo anim, na mobɛfa wɔn asase, sɛnea mo Agya hyɛɛ mo bɔ no.
6Monyɛ den yiye, na monni nea wɔakyerɛw wɔ Mose mmara nhoma mu no nyinaa so na monyɛ, na mommfi so nnan nkɔ nifa anaa benkum. 7Mommfrafra aman a aka wɔ mo mu yi. Monnka wɔn anyame din, na mommfa wɔn nnka ntam; monnsom wɔn, na monnkotow wɔn. 8Nanso munkura mo Agya mu denneennen, sɛnea moayɛ de abesi nnɛ yi.
9Mo Agya apam aman akɛse a wɔwɔ ahoɔden afi mo anim; obiara nnyinaa ntiaa mo da kosi nnɛ. 10Mo mu baako taa nnipa 1,000, efisɛ mo Agya ankasa na ɔko ma mo, sɛnea ɔhyɛɛ mo bɔ no. 11Enti monhwɛ mo ho yiye, na monnɔ mo Agya. 12Nanso sɛ mosan mo akyi, na mobata aman a aka wɔ mo mu yi ho, na mo ne wɔn di aware, na mofrafra wɔn, na wɔn nso frafra mo a, 13monhu yiye sɛ mo Agya rentoa so mpam aman yi mfi mo anim bio. Wɔbɛyɛ afiri ne mfiri ama mo, abaa a ɛbɔ mo mfɛm, ne nsɔe wɔ mo ani mu, kosi sɛ mobɛyera afi asase pa yi a mo Agya de ama mo no so.
14Afei merekɔ asase nyinaa kwan so. Monim wɔ mo koma nyinaa ne mo kra nyinaa mu sɛ nneɛma pa a mo Agya hyɛɛ mo ho bɔ no mu baako mpo anhwere; ne nyinaa aba mu ama mo; baako mpo anhwere. 15Sɛnea asɛm pa biara a mo Agya ka kyerɛɛ mo no baa mu no, saa ara na ɔde bɔne biara bɛba mo so, kosi sɛ ɔbɛsɛe mo afi asase pa yi a ɔde ama mo no so. 16Sɛ mobu mo Agya apam a ɔhyɛɛ mo no so, na mokɔsom anyame foforo, na mokotow wɔn a, mo Agya abufuw bɛdɛw atia mo, na ntɛm ara wɔbɛsɛe mo afi asase pa a ɔde ama mo no so.”