Abo Dumienu a Wɔde Kae Agya no
Yɛn Agya asɛm so, mmarima dumien yi abo dumien fi asubɔnten no mu kosi nkaedum wɔ Gilgal. Ntease a wɔde mae no fa daakye nkutoo ho: da bi mmofra bebisa nea abo no kyerɛ, na wɔn awofo benya biribi a ɛda adi a wɔde wɔn nsa bɛkyerɛ.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 2–3, 16
4 1Bere a ɔman no nyinaa twa Yordan wiee no, yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ Yosua se,
2“Yi mmarima dumienu fi nkurɔfo no mu, ɔbarima baako fi abusuakuw biara mu. 3Hyɛ wɔn se, ‘Momfa abo dumienu mfi ha, Yordan mfinimfini, faako a asɔfo no nan sii pintinn no; momfa nnwaa mo ho, na momfa nsisi atenae a mobɛda hɔ anadwo yi no.’”
4Enti Yosua frɛɛ mmarima dumienu a wɔayi wɔn afi Israel mma mu no, ɔbaako fi abusuakuw biara mu. 5Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Montwa nni mo Agya adaka no anim nkɔ Yordan mfinimfini, na mo mu biara mfa ɔbo baako nsoa ne mmati so, baako ma Israel mma abusuakuw biara, 6sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne wɔ mo mu: sɛ akyiri yi mo mma bisa se, ‘Abo yi kyerɛ dɛn ma mo?’ a, 7monka nkyerɛ wɔn se: Yordan nsu no twaa mu wɔ yɛn Agya apam adaka no anim. Bere a ɛtwaa Yordan no, Yordan nsu no twaa mu. Abo yi bɛyɛ nkaedum ama Israelfo daa.”
8Israelfo no yɛɛ sɛnea Yosua hyɛɛ wɔn no: wɔfaa abo dumienu fii Yordan mfinimfini, baako ma Israel abusuakuw biara, sɛnea yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ Yosua no, na wɔde kɔɔ wɔn atenae, de sisii hɔ. 9Yosua nso sisii abo dumienu wɔ Yordan mfinimfini, faako a asɔfo a wɔsoaa apam adaka no nan sii no; ɛda so wɔ hɔ de bɛsi nnɛ. 10Asɔfo a wɔsoaa adaka no gyinaa Yordan mfinimfini kosii sɛ biribiara a yɛn Agya hyɛɛ Yosua sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ nkurɔfo no wiee, sɛnea Mose hyɛɛ Yosua pɛpɛɛpɛ no. Nkurɔfo no twaa ntɛm so. 11Bere a nkurɔfo no nyinaa twa wiee no, yɛn Agya adaka no ne asɔfo no twaa kɔɔ nkurɔfo no anim. 12Ruben mma, Gad mma ne Manase abusuakuw fã no kurakuraa akode twaa dii Israelfo anim, sɛnea Mose ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no. 13Bɛyɛ mpem aduanan a wɔasiesie wɔn ho ama ɔko no twaa wɔ yɛn Agya anim kɔɔ ɔko, kɔɔ Yeriko asasetaw so. 14Saa da no yɛn Agya maa Yosua so wɔ Israel nyinaa ani so; wɔdii no ni sɛnea wɔdii Mose ni no, ne nkwa nna nyinaa.
15Afei yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ Yosua se,
16“Hyɛ asɔfo a wɔsoa Adansedi Adaka no sɛ wɔmfi Yordan mu mma.”
17Enti Yosua hyɛɛ asɔfo no se, “Mumfi Yordan mu mma.” 18Bere a asɔfo a wɔsoa yɛn Agya apam adaka no fii Yordan mfinimfini baa, na wɔn nan kaa asase kesee no, Yordan nsu no san kɔɔ ne baabi, na ɛbuu so twaa ne mpoano nyinaa sɛnea na ɛte kan no.
19Nkurɔfo no fii Yordan mu baa ɔsram a edi kan no da a ɛtɔ so du, na wɔbɔɔ atenae wɔ Gilgal, Yeriko apuei fam hye so. 20Yosua sisii saa abo dumienu no wɔ Gilgal, nea wɔfaa fii Yordan mu no. 21Ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no se, “Daakye, sɛ mo mma bisa wɔn agyanom se, ‘Abo yi kyerɛ dɛn?’ a, 22monka nkyerɛ mo mma se, ‘Israel twaa Yordan yi wɔ asase kesee so.’ 23Efisɛ mo Agya maa Yordan nsu no wee wɔ mo anim kosii sɛ mutwaa kɔɔ, sɛnea mo Agya maa Po Kɔkɔɔ no wee wɔ yɛn anim kosii sɛ yetwaa kɔɔ no, 24sɛnea asase so aman nyinaa behu sɛ yɛn Agya nsa yɛ den, na moadi mo Agya ni daa.”