1 Obe nwu baasɛɛ Yeriko n-yoko kpinkpĩ ta Israel batii oso. Kuonwii ditadie aafe kayi, kuonwii kafɔɔ ditabuo kaamɛ.

2 Ninfɛ di SAATE nwu latɔkɔ Yosua alɛ, "Nyu, ntɔɔyɔ Yeriko, baka nɔɔ ku basuɔtɔ bakpɛtɛ nɔɔ lekpee di nnɛɛ lɛfɔ. 3 Bikyɛ bikyi okpoo nwu ninwii ku basuɔtɔ bakpɛtɛ bamuu. Bibla nkpo ayi akuɔ. 4 Ta olebatatɛ bakuɛnsĩ baklee akunumuu akya akyukyoo, di kanya ninii lɛlakaa nwu sitũ. Di dii kuɛnsinle suoto, bikyi okpoo nwu sikuɛnsĩ, di olebatatɛ nwu batɔɔfɛ akyukyoo nwu. 5 Nse bienu ma bɛɛfɛ dikyukyoo diɛklɛ yi, faata batii nwu bamuu bafaa osie kanya; nse okpoo nwu oyoyiɛ ntoobiɛ, di Israel batii bakata babuo, osuɔtɔ biala abuo nwu kamɛ."

6 Nioso Nun obisuɔtɔbi Yosua lalɛɛ olebatatɛ nwu aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, "Bikɛnkɛ SAATE nwu kanya ninii lɛlakaa nwu di olebatatɛ bakuɛnsĩ baklee akyukyoo nwu di lɛlakaa nwu sitũ." 7 Ni aatɔkɔ batii nwu alɛ, "Bikyɛ sitũ! Bikyɛ bikyi okpoo nwu, di akpɛsaa bakleetɛ bale SAATE nwu lɛlakaa katũ."