Joshua and Gibeon People

Other city hear sey Israel people don scatter Jericho. Their king come plan together to fight Israel people. But Gibeon people no join dem, dem get another plan. Dem wear tear tear cloth go meet Joshua and tell am sey: ‘The land wey we come from far well well. We don hear many things about Jehovah and everything wey e do for una for Egypt and Moab. If una promise us sey una no go come fight us, we go be una slave.’

Joshua believe dem and e tell dem sey e no go come fight dem. After three days, e come see sey where dem dey stay no far. Dem come from Canaan. Joshua come ask dem sey: ‘Wetin make una lie for us?’ Dem answer am sey: ‘Na fear catch us. We know sey Jehovah dey fight for una. Abeg make una no kill us.’ True true, Joshua no kill dem as e promise.

E no too tey, five king wey come from Canaan come dey threaten Gibeon people. As Joshua hear am, im and im soldier march round the city the whole night to protect dem. The fight start for early morning. Na so Canaan people start to dey run anyhow. But anywhere dem run go, Jehovah send ice block wey dey fall like rain for their head. Joshua come tell Jehovah sey make the sun no comot. Why Joshua go tell Jehovah sey make sun no comot when that kind thing never happen before? Na because e believe sey Jehovah go fit do am. True true, the sun no comot for the whole day until Israel people finish Canaan and their soldier.