A tua Ai nɛ a kpata ma a hɛ mi
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2 Ó pee Ai kɛ e matsɛ ɔ kaa bɔ nɛ o pee Yeriko kɛ e matsɛ ɔ; se ta yibu ní ɔmɛ, kɛ we mi lohwe ɔmɛ lɛɛ nyɛɛ ha ha nyɛ he. Nyɛ ya wo ma a he ka, nɛ nyɛ tua lɛ kɛ je e se je.”
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4 E fa mɛ ke, “Nyɛ ya wo ma a he ka ngɛ e se je; nyɛɛ kɛ ma a he kó kɛ kulaa; nyɛ tsuo nyɛɛ pee klaalo.
5 Imi lɛɛ i kɛ ye we bi ɔmɛ maa su ma a he haa. Ke Ai bi ɔmɛ je kpo kɛ ba na wɔ ɔ, wa maa tu fo kaa bɔ nɛ wa pee kekle ɔ.
6 A ma susu kaa wa ngɛ a nya fo tue kaa kekle ɔ, nɛ a maa nyɛɛ wa se saii kɛ je ma a he.
7 Kɛkɛ ɔ, nyɛ ka woli ɔmɛ nyɛ maa je se je ɔ kɛ ba tua ma a; ejakaa Yawɛ, nyɛ Mawu ɔ maa ngɔ ma a ngɔ wo nyɛ dɛ.
8 Ke nyɛ ngɔ ma a, nyɛɛ mɛ he la kaa bɔ nɛ Yawɛ fa nyɛ ɔ. Nyɛɛ hyɛ nɛ nyɛɛ pee ja pɛpɛɛpɛ.”
9 Kɛkɛ nɛ Yoshua wo mɛ blɔ; nɛ a ya wo Ai ma a he ka. A laa a he ngɛ Betel kɛ Ai a kpɛti, ngɛ Ai bonyoku je, nɛ Yoshua kɛ Israel ma nɛ piɛ ɔ hwɔ ma sito he ɔ jamɛ a nyɔ ɔ mi.
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11 Tabo ɔ tsuo nɛ piɛ e he ɔ hu kuɔ kɛ ho ma a nya ya ya gba ta ngɛ Ai omleyi je; nɛ kɔ̃ ngɛ ta buli ɔmɛ kɛ Ai a kpɛti.
12 Yoshua ngɔ nihi maa pee akpe enuɔ kɛ ya wo ka ngɛ Betel kɛ Ai a kpɛti, ngɛ Ai bonyoku je.
13 A gba ta a: ta ngua a ya je Ai omleyi je, nɛ se ta a ya je bonyoku je. Yoshua hwɔ kɔ̃ ɔ mi jamɛ a nyɔ ɔ mi.
14 Benɛ Ai matsɛ ɔ na Yoshua ta a, e kɛ e ta buli ɔmɛ tsuo te si mɔtu kpla nɛ a ya tua Israel bi ɔmɛ ngɛ Yordan kɔ̃ ɔ mi, he nɛ a kɛ mɛ kpe ngɛ kekle ɔ. Se matsɛ ɔ li tete kaa a wo lɛ ka ngɛ ma a se je.
15 Kɛkɛ nɛ Yoshua kɛ Israel ta a tsuo kulaa pee kaa nɔ́ nɛ a ngɛ mɛ fiee, nɛ a tu fo kɛ pule nga a nɔ blɔ.
16 A tsɛ ma a mi bi ɔmɛ tsuo, nɛ a nyɛɛ Yoshua kɛ e we bi ɔmɛ a se kɛ fo kɛ je ma a mi kɛ ya se saii.
17 Nyumu ko nyumu ko píɛ ngɛ Ai nɛ ji kpo kɛ nyɛɛ we Israel se kɛ ta; a si ma a ngɔ fɔ si gu.
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19 Benɛ ka woli ɔmɛ na okadi nɛ ɔ, a te si esɔesɔ kɛ je a laami he ɔ, nɛ a kɛ fo sɛ ma a mi. A ngɔ ma a, nɛ a mɛ he la nɔuu.
20 Benɛ Ai bi ɔmɛ hyɛ a se ɔ, ne la su ku nɛ ngɛ jee ngɛ ma a mi kɛ yaa hiɔwe. A nɛ he nɛ a maa ma fo kɛ gu. Ejakaa Israel bi ɔmɛ nɛ ngɛ fo tue kɛ gu nga a nɔ blɔ ɔ plɛ a hɛ mi kɛ kpee mɛ jehanɛ.
21 Benɛ Yoshua kɛ ma a kulaa na kaa ka woli ɔmɛ a nine su ma a nɔ, nɛ ma a mle kɛ la a, a kpale a se, nɛ a ba gbe Ai bi ɔmɛ.
22 Israel bi kpa amɛ nɛ sɛ Ai ma a mi ɔ hu ba piɛ a nyɛmimɛ ɔmɛ a he kɛ sá Ai bi ɔmɛ a yi. A gbe Ai bi ɔmɛ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ. A ti nɔ kake po na we blɔ nɛ e tu fo kɛ je; nɔ ko nɔ ko yi na we wami.
23 Se Ai matsɛ ɔ lɛɛ, a nu lɛ kɛ ba ha Yoshua.
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27 Lohwehi kɛ ta yibu níhi pɛ nɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ ha ha a he.
28 Yoshua sã Ai ma a, nɛ e ha e plɛ pee ma doku kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ɔ.
29 Se Ai matsɛ ɔ lɛɛ Yoshua sɛu lɛ ngɛ tso nɔ, nɛ e si e gbogboe ɔ ngɛ lejɛ ɔ kɛ ya si gbɔkuɛ nya si. Benɛ pu nɔ si ɔ, Yoshua fa nɛ a ya je gbogboe ɔ kɛ je tso ɔ nɔ. A sake lɛ ngɔ fɔ ma agbo ɔ nya, nɛ a to tɛhi glekuu ngɔ pue e nɔ; nɛ tɛ ɔmɛ ngɛ lejɛ ɔ kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ɔ.
A kane mlaa a ngɛ Ebal yo ɔ nɔ
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32 Lɔ ɔ se ɔ, Yoshua hyɛ Mose mlaa a nɔ, nɛ e ngma mlaa amɛ ja pɛpɛɛpɛ kɛ fɔ tɛ ɔmɛ a nɔ ngɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ a hɛ mi.
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34 Lɔ ɔ se ɔ, Yoshua kane mlaa a mi munyu ɔmɛ tsuo, gbaami kɛ gbiɛmi, kaa bɔ nɛ a ngma ngɛ Mose mlaa womi ɔ mi ɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
35 Yoshua kane Mose mlaa amɛ tsuo fitsofitso nɛ e si we ekoeko ha Israel ma kpekpemi ɔ; yihi, jokuɛwi kɛ nibwɔhi nɛ ngɛ a kpɛti tsuo piɛ he.