¹And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and along all the coast of the great sea as far as opposite to Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard [of it],

¹Huan, hichi ahia, Jordan gala kumpipate tengteng tang ate, phai ate, tuipi zatak dung tenga Lebanon phaa om tengteng Hitte, Amorte, Kanante, Perizte, Hivite, Jebusten a najak un,

²that they assembled together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

²Josua leh Israelte pheikhai khata sual tumin a kikhawm duamduam ua.

³And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

³Himahleh Gibeon khuaa omten Josuain Jeriko khua leh Ai khuaa a bawl dan a najak un, lepchiah pilin a gamtang thukta ua,

⁴then they also acted with craft, and they went prepared as on a journey, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-flasks, old and rent and tied up;

⁴Ip lui pipi a sabengtung uh a posak ua, uain thawl lui pi, a se kuansate toh;

⁵and old and patched sandals upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry [and] mouldy.

⁵Khedap lui pipi thuap nennon a bun ua, puan lui pi a silh ua; a nek ding ua a tanghou puak uh go gemgom, ap khetkhut ahi.

⁶And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, From a far country are we come; and now make a covenant with us.

⁶Josua kiangah Gilgala a giahmun uah a vahoh ua, a kiang leh Israelte kiangah, Gamlapi akipana hong ka hi ua: huchiin ka kiang uah thu khung un, a chi ua.

⁷And the men of Israel said to the Hivite, Perhaps thou dwellest in the midst of us, and how should I make a covenant with thee?

⁷Huan, Israelten hivite kiangah, Ka lak ua teng tei hi kha ni uchia; bangchiin na kiang uah thu ka khung thei ding ua? a chi ua.

⁸And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

⁸Huan, amau Josua kiangah, Na sikhate ka hi uh, a chi ua. Huan, Josuain a kiang uah, Kuate na hi ua leng? Koilama kipana hong na hi ua a chi a.

⁹And they said to him, From a very far country are thy servants come, because of the name of Jehovah thy God; for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

⁹Huan, amau a kiangah, TOUPA na Pathian min jiakin na sikhate gamlapi akipana hongpai ka hi uh: a minthandante, Aigupta gama a thilhih tengteng te,

¹⁰and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og the king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

¹⁰Jordan lui gala Amorte kumpipa nihte-Hesbon gam kumpipa Sihon te, Basan gam kumpipa Astaroth khuaa om Og te tunga a thilhih tengteng ka naza ngal ua.

¹¹And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take victuals in your hand for the way, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants, and now make a covenant with us.

¹¹Huan, ka upate uh leh ka gam ua teng tengtengten ka kiang uah, Lampia nek ding tawi unla, amau vahoupih un, huan, a kiang uah, Na sikha ka hi uh: ka kiang uah thu khung un, na chi ding uh, chiin, a gen ua.

¹²This our bread we took warm for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; and now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy.

¹²Hiai ka nekding ua ka tanghoute uh na kianga hong dinga kong pawt ni ua ka in ua kipana a saa kon puak uh hia: himahleh tuinjaw en him dih ua, a go gemgommaia, a ap khetkhut hi:

¹³And these flasks of wine which we filled new, behold, they are rent; and these our garments and our sandals are become old by reason of the very long journey.

¹³Huan, hiai uain thawl ka thunnate uh leng a thak ahi a; en him dih ua, a vang khinvek hi: huan, hiai ka puante uh leh ka khedapte uh leng ka hongpaina uh a gamla mahmaha, a lui gawpta hi, a chi ua.

¹⁴And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.

¹⁴Huan, miten a nek ding tawi uh a la ua, TOUPA kama thuhilhna a ngen kei uh:

¹⁵And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

¹⁵Huchiin Josuain amuau toh kilepna a bawla, amaute hawi dingin a kiang uah thu a khungta hi; huan, paikhawmhon mi liante leng a kiang uah a kichiam uhi.

¹⁶And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt in their midst.

¹⁶Huan hichi ahia, a kiang ua thu a khun ua kipan ni thum nungin, a khopite uh, amau laka na om tei nilouh ahi uh chih a theikheta uhi.

¹⁷And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day; and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.

¹⁷Huan, Israel suante a pai jel ua, a ni thum niin a khopite uh a vatung ua. A khopite uh Gibeon te, Kephira te, Beeroth te, Kiriathjearimte ahi.

¹⁸And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the assembly had sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel. Then all the assembly murmured against the princes.

¹⁸Pai khawmhon mi lianten TOUPA, Israelte Pathian loua a kiang ua a na kichiamtak jiak un, Israel suanten a khoih kei uh. Huchiin paikhawmhonte tengteng mi liante tungah a phun uhi.

¹⁹And all the princes said to all the assembly, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.

¹⁹Himahleh mi liante tengtengin paikhawmhonte tengteng kiangah, TOUPA, Israelte Pathian louin a kiang uah i nakichiamta ngala: huaijiakin amaute i khoih sianglou ahi.

²⁰This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.

²⁰Hichibangin a tunguah hih lehang, i hawi mai ding uh; huchilouin jaw a kiang uah i nakichiamkhinta ngala i tunguah hehna a hongtung mai ding, a chi ua.

²¹And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them.

²¹Huan, mi liante mahin a kiang uah, Hawiin om uheh, a chi ua. Huchiin paikhawmte tengteng singpomite leh tuitawimite dingin a hongomta ua; mi lianten a hilh bang un.

²²And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you; whereas ye dwell in our midst?

²²Huchiin Josuain amaute a samsaka, a kiang uah, Bangdia, Gamlapi akipana hongpai ka hi uh, chia honkhem na hi ua? Ka lak ua teng tei lah na nahi ngal ua.

²³And now ye are cursed, and ye shall never cease to be bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the house of my God.

²³Huaijiakin hamsethuak na honghita uhi, chiklai peuhin leng na lak ua mi khenkhatte sikha ahi gige ding ua, ka Pathian in adia singpomite leh tuitawimite ahi gige ding uh, chiin a gena.

²⁴And they answered Joshua and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.

²⁴Huan, amau Josua a dawng ua, TOUPA na Pathian un a sikha Mosi gam pumpi nou honpe ding a, a gam luahmite tengteng na ma ua kipana hihmang jel ding ahi chih thu a napiak na sikhate a honnahilhchian mahmah ua; huaijiakin noute jiaka ka hinna uh tan ka lau mahmah ua, hichibangin ka gamtata mai uhi.

²⁵And now behold, we are in thy hand: as it is good and right in thine eyes to do to us, do.

²⁵Tuin ngaiin, na khuta om ka hi ua: na ngaihtuahna hoih leh dika na theih bangbangin ka tunguah gamta jel maiin, a chi ua.

²⁶And he did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.

²⁶Huchiin ahia, Israel suante lak akipan a honkhiaa, amaute a thatta kei uhiHuan, Josuain huai niin a sehna peuhah paikhawmte leh TOUPA maitam adingin singpomite leh tuitawimite dingin a sepa. tutanin.

²⁷And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the assembly, and for the altar of Jehovah, to this day, in the place which he should choose.

²⁷Huan, Josuain huai niin a sehna peuhah paikhawmte leh TOUPA maitam adingin singpomite leh tuitawimite dingin a sepa. tutanin.