1ከዚያም እግዚአብሔር ኢያሱን እንዲህ አለው፤ "አትፍራ፤ አትደንግጥ፤ ሰራዊቱን ሁሉ ይዘህ በመውጣት ጋይን ውጋ፤ የጋይን ንጉሥ፣ ሕዝቡን፣ ከተማውንና ምድሩን አሳልፌ በእጅህ ሰጥቼሃለሁና።
1And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be dismayed: take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: