Yosua
1:1 Afei AWURADE akoa Mose wuo akyi no, ɛbaa sɛ;
sɛ AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Nun ba Yosua, Mose somfo sɛ:
1:2 Mose m’akoa awu; afei sɔre na fa Yordan yi, .
wo, ne nkurɔfoɔ yi nyina ara, de kɔ asaase a mede ma wɔn no so, mpo
de kɔmaa Israelfoɔ.
1:3 Baabiara a wo nan ase bɛtiatia so no, me na mewɔ
wɔde ama mo, sɛnea meka kyerɛɛ Mose no.
1:4 Efi sare so ne Lebanon yi so kosi asubɔnten kɛse no so, na
asubɔnten Eufrate, Hetifo asase nyinaa so ne Po kɛse no
rekɔ owiatɔeɛ no, mo mpoano bɛyɛ.
1:5 Obiara ntumi nnyina w’anim wo nna nyinaa
nkwa: sɛnea na me ne Mose te no, saa ara na mɛka wo ho: merenni wo huammɔ, .
saa ara nso na nnyae wo.
1:6 Yɛ den na nya akokoduru, na ɔman yi na wobɛkyekyɛ mu
asase a mekaa ntam kyerɛɛ wɔn agyanom sɛ mede bɛma no sɛ agyapadeɛ
wɔn.
1:7 Na wo ho yɛ den na nya akokoɔduro paa, na woahwɛ so ayɛ
sɛdeɛ mmara a m’akoa Mose hyɛɛ wo no nyinaa teɛ: dane
ɛnsɛ sɛ efi mu nkɔ nifa anaa benkum, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubedi yiye
baabiara a wobɛkɔ.
1:8 Mmara nwoma yi mfi w’ano; nanso wo na wobɛyɛ
dwinnwen ho awia ne anadwo, na woahwɛ sɛnea wobɛyɛ no
de kɔma nea wɔatwerɛ wɔ mu nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ ɛno na wobɛfa wo kwan
di yiye, na afei wobɛnya nkonimdie pa.
1:9 Menhyɛɛ wo anaa? Yɛ den na nya akokoduru pa; nyɛ saa
suro, na mma wo ho nnyɛ wo yaw, na AWURADE wo Nyankopɔn ka wo ho
baabiara a wobɛkɔ.
1:10 Ɛnna Yosua hyɛɛ ɔman no mu mpanimfoɔ sɛ:
1:11 Fa asafo no mu, na hyɛ ɔman no sɛ: Monsiesie mo
nnuan a wɔde di dwuma; ɛfiri sɛ nnansa ntam no, mobɛtwa Yordan yi akɔ mu
sɛ momfa asase a AWURADE mo Nyankopɔn de ama mo sɛ momfa mo no.
1:12 Na Rubenfoɔ ne Gadfoɔ ne abusuakuo fã
Manase, Yosua kaa sɛ, .
1:13 Monkae asɛm a AWURADE akoa Mose hyɛɛ mo no.
na wɔka sɛ: AWURADE mo Nyankopɔn ama mo ahomegyeɛ, na wama mo yei
asase.
1:14 Mo yerenom, mo mma nkumaa ne mo anantwi bɛtena asase no so
deɛ Mose de maa mo wɔ Yordan agya; na mmom mobɛtwam wɔ mo anim
anuanom a wokurakura akodeɛ, akokoɔdurofoɔ nyina ara, na mommoa wɔn;
1:15 Enkosi sɛ AWURADE bɛma mo nuanom ahomegyeɛ sɛdeɛ ɔde ama mo no, na
wɔn nso adi asase a AWURADE mo Nyankopɔn de ama wɔn no.
afei mobɛsan akɔ mo agyapadeɛ asase no so, na mobɛnya mu anigyeɛ, .
a AWURADE akoa Mose de maa mo wɔ Yordan agya ha
owia apuei.
1:16 Na wɔbuaa Yosua sɛ: Nea wobɛhyɛ yɛn nyinaa yɛpɛ
yɛ, na baabiara a wobɛsoma yɛn no, yɛbɛkɔ.
1:17 Sɛdeɛ yɛtiee Mose wɔ biribiara mu no, saa ara na yɛbɛtie
ma wo: AWURADE wo Nyankopɔn nko ara ne wo, sɛdeɛ ɔne Mose yɛeɛ no.
1:18 Obiara a ɔtew w’ahyɛde so atua na ɔmpɛ
tie wo nsɛm wɔ deɛ wohyɛ no nyinaa mu, wɔde no bɛto hɔ
kosi owu mu: yɛ den na nya akokoduru pa nkutoo.