STORY 31
Joshua An Da Gibeon Peopo
Da peopo in Canaan wen hea wat had happen in Jericho. So da Canaan kings had hui up togedda fo fight da Israel peopo. But da Gibeon peopo wen come up wit one diffren kine plan. Dey wen put on dea mos boro boro clothes an go see Joshua an tell: ‘Us guys come from one far place. We wen hea bout Jehovah an all he wen do fo you in Egypt an Moab. Make one deal fo let us live, an we promise fo be yoa worka guys.’
Joshua wen believe dem an tell he not goin attack dem. Three days layta, he wen find out dat dey live right dea in Canaan, ony close by. Joshua ask da Gibeon peopo: ‘Why you bulai us?’ Dey ansa: ‘We wuz sked! We kno dat yoa god Jehovah stay fight fo you. Please no kill us.’ Joshua had stick to da deal an let dem live.
Right afta dat, five kings from Canaan wen go afta da Gibeon peopo. Joshua an his army guys wen march all night fo save dem. Da fighting wen start early da nex morning. Da Canaan guys wen dig out an run all ova da place. No matta wea dey run, Jehovah wen throw bombucha hailstones on dem. Den Joshua ask Jehovah fo make da sun no move. Dat neva eva wen happen befoa. So how come he ask Jehovah fo do dat? Cuz Joshua had full on trus Jehovah. Da sun neva go down one whole day until da Israel guys wen come out da winnahs ova da Canaan kings an dea army guys.
“If you tell you going do someting, do um. If you tell you not going do someting, den no do um. If you say tings you no mean, you jalike da Devil.”—Matthew 5:37, NWT