1Afei a asase no abɛdi Israelfoɔ nsam no, Israelfoɔ nyinaa boaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Silo+ 18.1 Silo a ɛfiri Yerusalem kɔ hɔ no yɛ kilomita 40 no bɛyɛɛ amanyɛsɛm ne gyedisom man wɔ Israel. Na Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no si hɔ ara kɔsii Samuel berɛ so (1 Sam 4.1-11) a wɔde kɔɔ Gibeon (1 Be 21.29).* na wɔsii hyiadan.
2Nanso, na aka mmusuakuo nson a wɔmfaa wɔn kyɛfa no mmaa wɔn.
3Enti, Yosua bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Moretwɛn akɔsi da bɛn ansa na moafa asase no nkaeɛ a Awurade*, mo agyanom Onyankopɔn de ama mo no?
4Monyi nnipa baasa mfiri abusuakuo biara mu na mɛsoma wɔn ama wɔakɔsra baabi a wɔnnii hɔ soɔ no. Wɔsane ba a, wɔbɛtwerɛ deɛ wɔhunuiɛ agu krataa so akyerɛ me sɛdeɛ wɔbɛkyekyɛ agyapadeɛ no.
5Akwansrafoɔ no bɛkyekyɛ asase no mu nson, na wɔremfa Yuda asase a ɛda anafoɔ fam ne Yosef asase a ɛwɔ atifi fam no nka ho.
6Afei, mɛbɔ ntonto a ɛho te wɔ Awurade*, yɛn Onyankopɔn anim, apɛ baabi a wɔde bɛma abusuakuo biara.
7Nanso, Lewifoɔ no rennya asase biara. Wɔn dwumadie sɛ Awurade* asɔfoɔ no bɛyɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ. Na Gad ne Ruben mmusuakuo ne Manase abusuakuo fa no nso renya asase no bi bio, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔanya wɔn agyapadeɛ a Mose a ɔyɛ Awurade* ɔsomfoɔ de maa wɔn wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan apueeɛ fam no dada.”
8Mmarima a wɔrekɔsusu asase no rebɛkɔ no, Yosua hyɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monkɔkyekyɛ asase no, na monsane mfa deɛ mohunuiɛ ho nsɛm a moatwerɛ agu krataa so mmrɛ me, na menam ntontobɔ kronkron a wɔbɛbɔ no Awurade* anim wɔ Silo no so de asase no bɛma mmusuakuo no.”
9Mmarima no yɛɛ sɛdeɛ wɔhyɛɛ wɔn no, kyekyɛɛ asase no nyinaa mu nson, twerɛɛ nkuro a ɛwɔ asase no nkyekyɛmu biara so. Wɔsane kɔɔ Yosua nkyɛn wɔ Silo atenaeɛ hɔ.
10Silo hɔ na Yosua bɔɔ ntonto kronkron wɔ Awurade* anim de pɛɛ asaseta a ɛsɛ sɛ abusuakuo biara fa.
11Asase no nkyekyɛmu a ɛdi ɛkan no kɔɔ mmusua a ɛwɔ Benyamin abusuakuo no nsam. Na ɛda nsase a wɔde maa Yuda ne Yosef mmusuakuo no.
12Atifi fam ɛhyeɛ no firi Asubɔnten Yordan kɔ Yeriko nsianeɛ no atifi, na afei, afa bepɔ mantam ne Bet-Awen ɛserɛ so akɔ atɔeɛ fam.
13Ɛhyeɛ no firi hɔ kɔ Lus (a ɛyɛ Bet-El) wɔ anafoɔ fam, na ɛtoa so kɔ Atarot-Adar ne bepɔ atifi a ɛwɔ Bet-Horon Anafoɔ wɔ anafoɔ fam.
14Afei ɛhyeɛ no fa anafoɔ fam, nam bepɔ a anim hwɛ Bet-Horon wɔ atɔeɛ fam no ntentenesoɔ, kɔsi Kiriat-Baal akuraa (a ɛyɛ Kiriat-Yearim), Yuda abusuakuo no nkuro no mu baako. Yei ne atɔeɛ fam ɛhyeɛ.
15Anafoɔ fam ɛhyeɛ no, firi Kiriat-Yearim mfikyire. Ɛfiri hɔ fa atɔeɛ fam kɔ Neftoa nsuwansuwa asutire ho,
16na ɛsiane akɔ bepɔ a ɛwɔ Hinom bɔnhwa a ɛwɔ Refaim bɔnhwa no atifi fam no ase. Ɛtoa so kɔ Hinom wɔ anafoɔ fam, na atwam wɔ nsianeɛ a na Yebusifoɔ teɛ no anafoɔ fam na akɔduru En-Rogel.
17Ɛhyeɛ no firi En-Rogel a ɛkɔ atifi fam, kɔsi En-Semes na atoa so akɔpem Gelilot a ɛne Adumim di nhwɛanimu na afei ɛsiane akɔ Bohan boɔ ho (Na Bohan yɛ Ruben babarima).
18Ɛtoa so fa nsianeɛ a ɛhwɛ Yordan Bɔnhwa no atifi fam. Afei ɛhyeɛ no kɔ bɔnhwa no mu,
19ɛkɔfa Bet-Hogla nsianeɛ no atifi fam na akɔpem Nkyene Ɛpo no atifi faka ano a ɛyɛ Asubɔnten Yordan anafoɔ fam abɔeɛ.
20Apueeɛ fam ɛhyeɛ no yɛ Asubɔnten Yordan.
21Nkuro a wɔde maa mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Benyamin abusuakuo na ɛdidi soɔ yi:
22Bet-Araba, Semaraim ne Bet-El,
23Awim, Para ne Ofra,
24Kefar-Amonai, Ofni ne Geba, nkuro dumienu ne wɔn nkuraaseɛ.
25Gibeon, Rama ne Beerot,
26Mispa, Kefira ne Mosa,
27Rekem, Yirpeel ne Tarala,