They returned and reported to Joshua, “Don’t send the whole army. About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.”
 Àŋena ndu kasi gvì ɨ bè sɨ̂ Joshwà na, “Ghelɨ iwòŋ ghɨ̀jɨ̀m nɨn kelɨ wi sɨ ndù a ntèʼ Ây. Yi n-jofɨ̀ na wà tsɨynsɨ kɨ̀ ghelɨ afu nkam sɨ̀ bò kèsa nkam sɨ̀ tal. Ka wa n-vìsi ghelɨ ghɨ̀jɨ̀m yeyn ngeʼ ɨ̀ ndù a ntèʼ nâ ghè sɨ a lû bòmta ghelɨ nɨn dvɨ̂ wì afu.”