Atemmufoɔ
2 Afei Yehowa bɔfoɔ+ foro firii Gilgal+ kɔɔ Bokim, na ɔkaa sɛ: “Meyii mo firii* Egypt baa asaase a mekaa mo agyanom ntam sɛ mede bɛma wɔn no+ so. Na mekaa sɛ, ‘Meremmu apam a me ne mo ayɛ no so da.+ 2 Na mo nso, mo ne asaase yi sofoɔ nnyɛ apam biara,+ na wɔn afɔrebukyia nso, mommubu ngu.’+ Nanso moantie m’asɛm.+ Adɛn nti na moyɛ saa? 3 Ɛno nti mesan kaa sɛ, ‘Merempamo wɔn mfiri mo anim,+ na wɔbɛyɛ fidie ama mo,+ na wɔn anyame bɛdaadaa mo.’”+
4 Berɛ a Yehowa bɔfoɔ no kaa asɛm yi nyinaa kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ no, wɔfirii aseɛ suu dendeenden. 5 Enti wɔtoo hɔ din Bokim,* na wɔbɔɔ afɔreɛ wɔ hɔ maa Yehowa.
6 Berɛ a Yosua gyaa Israelfoɔ no kwan no, obiara kɔɔ n’agyapadeɛ so kɔgyee n’asaase.+ 7 Na Israelfoɔ no kɔɔ so som Yehowa, nna a Yosua tenaa ase nyinaa ne mpanimfoɔ a Yosua wuo akyi na wɔda so te ase no nna nyinaa mu, mpanimfoɔ a wɔhuu nnwuma akɛseɛ a Yehowa yɛ maa Israel no nyinaa no.+ 8 Afei, Yehowa akoa Yosua a ɔyɛ Nun ba no wui berɛ a na wadi mfeɛ 110.+ 9 Na wɔsiee no wɔ asaase a ɛyɛ n’agyapadeɛ so wɔ Timnat-Heres.+ Ɛwɔ Efraim mmepɔ mu wɔ Gaase Bepɔ atifi fam.+ 10 Wɔde saa awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ no nyinaa kɔkaa wɔn agyanom ho.* Na awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ foforɔ dii wɔn akyi bae a na wɔnnim Yehowa anaa deɛ wayɛ ama Israelfoɔ no.
11 Enti Israelfoɔ no yɛɛ bɔne wɔ Yehowa ani so, na wɔsom Baal ahoni.+ 12 Wɔgyaa Yehowa hɔ, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn a ɔyii wɔn firii Egypt asaase so baeɛ no.+ Na wɔkɔdii anyame foforɔ akyi, aman a atwa wɔn ho ahyia no anyame.+ Wɔkotoo wɔn, na wɔhyɛɛ Yehowa abufuo.+ 13 Wɔgyaa Yehowa hɔ kɔsom Baal ne Astoret ahoni.+ 14 Enti Yehowa bo fuu Israel dendeenden, na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ nnipabɔnefoɔ a wɔfom nneɛma nsa maa wɔfom wɔn nneɛma.+ Ɔtɔn wɔn maa wɔn atamfo a atwa wɔn ho ahyia+ no, na wɔantumi annyina wɔn atamfo anim bio.+ 15 Baabi a wɔkɔeɛ biara, Yehowa ko tiaa wɔn,* na ɔde amanehunu baa wɔn so+ sɛdeɛ na Yehowa aka sɛ ɔbɛyɛ, ne sɛdeɛ na Yehowa aka wɔn ntam no,+ na wɔhunuu amane papaapa.+ 16 Ɛno nti, Yehowa maa wɔn atemmufoɔ a na wɔgye wɔn firi wɔn a wɔfom wɔn nneɛma no nsam.+
17 Nanso atemmufoɔ no mpo, wɔantie wɔn, na mmom wɔne anyame foforɔ bɔɔ adwaman, na wɔkotoo wɔn. Ɛkwan a wɔn agyanom a wɔdii Yehowa ahyɛdeɛ so faa so no, wɔmane firii so ntɛm koraa.+ Wɔansuasua wɔn agyanom no. 18 Berɛ biara a Yehowa bɛma wɔn ɔtemmufoɔ no,+ na Yehowa di ɔtemmufoɔ no akyi, na na ɔgye wɔn firi wɔn atamfo nsam wɔ ɔtemmufoɔ no nna nyinaa mu. Yehowa yɛɛ saa, ɛfiri sɛ sɛdeɛ nkurɔfoɔ dii wɔn ani na wɔteetee wɔn maa wɔtee nisuo*+ no, ɛyɛɛ no mmɔbɔ.*+
19 Nanso sɛ ɔtemmufoɔ no wu a, na wɔsan yɛ akyiwadeɛ a ɛsene deɛ wɔn agyanom yɛeɛ no, na na wɔkɔdi anyame foforɔ akyi som wɔn koto wɔn.+ Wɔansesa wɔn akwan, na wɔannyae wɔn subammɔne no. 20 Afei Yehowa bo fuu Israel dendeenden,+ na ɔkaa sɛ: “Ɛsiane sɛ ɔman yi abu apam a me ne wɔn agyanom yɛeɛ no so+ na wɔantie me+ nti, 21 me nso, aman a Yosua anni wɔn so nkonim ansa na ɔrewu no, merempamo baako mpo mfiri wɔn anim.+ 22 Wɔbɛsɔ Israel ahwɛ sɛ wɔbɛfa Yehowa kwan so+ sɛdeɛ wɔn agyanom yɛeɛ no anaa.” 23 Enti Yehowa maa aman yi kaa hɔ. Wampamo wɔn ntɛm, na wamfa wɔn anhyɛ Yosua nsa.