¹And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.

¹ Waato kaŋ cine Rabbi na Israyla izey no fulanzamay ngey ibarey kulu gaa kaŋ yaŋ go i windanta, a ciya jirbi boobo bisa. Yasuwa mo go, a zeen, a jiirey gooru.

²And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

² Kala Israyla kulu da arkusey, da jine borey, da alkaaley, da wongu nyaŋey Yasuwa n'i ce i ma margu. A ne i se: «Ay wo, sohõ ay zeen. Ay jiirey mo gooru.

³And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you.

³ Araŋ di hayey kulu kaŋ yaŋ Rabbi Irikoy te dumi cindey wo kulu se araŋ sabbay se. Zama Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo, nga no ka wongu araŋ se.

⁴Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

⁴ A go, ay na dumi cindey kaŋ yaŋ cindi fay-fay araŋ se. I ma ciya araŋ kundey se tubu, za Urdun isa gaa da dumey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ay tuusu, kal a ma koy hala Teeku Beero gaa, kaŋ go wayna kaŋay haray.

⁵And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.

⁵ Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo, nga no g'i tuti ka kond'ey araŋ jine. A g'i gaaray kal i ma daray araŋ jine. Araŋ g'i laabo may sanda mate kaŋ Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo ci araŋ se din.

⁶Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

⁶ Woodin sabbay se binde, kal araŋ ma te bine-gaabi gumo. Araŋ ma sanney kulu kaŋ i hantum Musa asariya tira ra gana k'i te. Araŋ ma si kamba ka fay d'ey ka koy kambe ŋwaari wala kambe wow gaa haray.

⁷That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

⁷ Zama araŋ ma si margu ka diibi nda dumey wo, danga ngey kaŋ yaŋ cindi araŋ game ra nooya. Araŋ ma si i toorey maa ce, araŋ ma si ze d'ey mo. Araŋ ma si may i se, araŋ ma si sududu i se mo.

⁸But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

⁸ Amma araŋ ma naagu Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo gaa, sanda mate kaŋ cine araŋ te za doŋ ka kaa hunkuna.

⁹For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.

⁹ Zama Rabbi na dumi gaabikooni beeri yaŋ gaaray ka kaa araŋ jine, amma araŋ wo, boro kulu si no kaŋ ga hin ka kay araŋ jine hala hunkuna.

¹⁰One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

¹⁰ Araŋ ra boro folloŋ g'i zambar fo gaaray, zama Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo no goono ga wongu araŋ se, mate kaŋ cine a ci araŋ se din.

¹¹Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.

¹¹ Wa haggoy d'araŋ boŋ gumo! Araŋ ma ba Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo mo.

¹²Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

¹² Da manti yaadin no, hala day araŋ bare, baa kayna fo, ka koy naagu dumi woone kaŋ cindi wo gaa, danga borey kaŋ yaŋ cindi araŋ game ra nooya, hal araŋ ma hiiji care gaa, araŋ ma furo i ra, ngey mo ma furo araŋ ra --

¹³Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

¹³ yaadin gaa araŋ ma bay kaŋ daahir Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo si ye ka dumey din gaaray ka kaa araŋ jine koyne. Amma i ga ciya araŋ se hirrimi nda kumsay yaŋ. I ga ciya barzu mo araŋ carawey gaa haray, da karjiyaŋ araŋ moy ra. A ga to hal araŋ ma halaci laabu hanno wo ra kaŋ Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo na araŋ no nd'a.

¹⁴And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

¹⁴ A go mo, hunkuna ay go ga ndunnya kulu fonda gana. Araŋ mo, araŋ ga bay d'araŋ biney kulu, d'araŋ fundey kulu mo, kaŋ hari folloŋ si no kaŋ gaze gomney kaŋ Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo n'i sanni te araŋ boŋ din ra. I kulu no ka timme araŋ se. Hay folloŋ si no kaŋ gaze i ra.

¹⁵Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

¹⁵ A ga ciya mo, sanda mate kaŋ cine gomney kulu kaŋ yaŋ Rabbi ci araŋ se timme araŋ se, yaadin cine mo no Rabbi ga masiiba laaley kulu mo candi ka kand'ey araŋ boŋ. Araŋ ga halaci mo laabu hanno wo boŋ kaŋ Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo n'araŋ no.

¹⁶When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

¹⁶ D'araŋ murte Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo sappa kaŋ a n'araŋ lordi nd'a din gaa, hal araŋ ma koy ka may de-koy* waani yaŋ se ka sududu i se mo, to, yaadin gaa kay, Rabbi futa ga koroŋ gumo araŋ boŋ. Araŋ ga halaci nda waasi mo laabo wo kaŋ Irikoy n'araŋ no din ra.»