1 M’ogbe nwa wa bẹ agbakhi mbaakhamma sa Jeriko k’eden-ọkka okhuri anọng p’Israẹl. Wa ọnọng kw’ofon k’iyaan odim k’obhon ẹtzaanga, kode. Ọnọng kw’obiro ofona k’obhon ẹtzaanga oyin k’iyaan, kode.
2 Mando kw’Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obeni Joshua bi, "Kker e, kaam nkk’Jeriko ndọkha ngọ-ọ ka mbọhk, ọmaana ọvaarnọng kwabẹ ttara arim-egbong pabẹ bi, akhema. 3 Kọ tzima arim-egbong pọ biphyir arenga akhọri odedenmon nwa ogbe wani k’ewu. Si mando k’iwu izadani. 4 Kọ rọbha afọhnẹja azenamfa p’atzim abukpọhng p’arukhimaanha abe k’itzitzikha s’Ẹkkọhbhi ch’Echekhi. K’ewu ch’ettong iwu izenamfa, tzima arim-egbong pọ, ọmaana afọhnẹja p’am-agyi abukpọhng, bọng arenga akhọri odedenmon nwa igbe izenamfa. 5 Ogbe kwa bọng abhaang da bẹ agyi abukpọhng mba, ben arim-egbong pọ biphyir bẹ awuri ẹmọng k’ẹrọng; k’odem kw’echumi ch’ọbaakha kw’odedenmon nwa etto, ifha arim-egbong biphyir adim k’odedenmon ẹtzaanga."
6 Mando kwa Joshua kw’ode nnwa kwa Nun oyeri afọhnẹja, oben bẹ bi, "Bọng dọkha Ẹkkọhbhi ch’Echekhi ch’Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ọmaana afọhnẹja azenamfa p’atzim abukpọhng p’abe Ẹkkọhbhi nda k’itzitzikha. 7 Mando kw’ọnangi arim-egbong mba ẹfa bi, "Bọng china ororo! Bọng nenga akhọri odedenmon nwa, tte abaabhi p’ade arim-egbong achi Ẹkkọhbhi ch’Echekhi ch’Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi eden."