16 Njalo nje ngemnyaka abehamba ajikelete kusukela eBetheli kuye eGilgali naseMispa, ahamba ehlulela ema-Israyeli kuto tonkhe leto tindzawo.
Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yiBetheli, kodvwa ekucaleni lelidolobha lalibitwa ngekutsi yiLuzi.
Jakobe nabo bonkhe bantfu labehamba nabo wefika eLuzi, leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBetheli eveni laseKhenani.
Wena ukhuluma utsi: “Nakufika sikhatsi lesimisiwe sekwehlulelwa, mine ngiyakwehlulela ngebucotfo.
“Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
Ningangifuni eBetheli, ningayi naseGilgali, ningayi ngisho naseBherisheba. Ngobe iGilgali ngempela itawudzingiswa, kutsi iBetheli incishiswe ize ibe lite.”
neMispa, neKhefira, neMosa,
Entsambama ngelilanga leli-14 enyangeni, atsi ema-Israyeli asemise eGilgali, ematsafeni aseJerikho, agubha umkhosi weliPhasika.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Lamuhla ngiligocotile ngalisusa lonkhe lihlazo laseGibhithe kini.” Ngako-ke lendzawo yabitwa ngekutsi yiGilgali kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Abenemadvodzana langema-30 labegibela timbongolo letingema-30. Lamadvodzana abephetse emadolobha langema-30 akaGileyadi. Lamadolobha nalamuhla loku asabitwa ngekutsi yiHavothi Jayire.
Abdoni abenemadvodzana langema-40 nebatukulu labangema-30, babegibela timbongolo letingema-70. Yena-ke wahola sive sema-Israyeli iminyaka lesiphohlongo.
“Nine lenigibela timbongolo letimhlophe, nihleti etihlalweni tetingubo, nani lenihamba ngendlela, khulumani ngako loku.
Samuweli wabita sive sema-Israyeli kutsi site kuSimakadze eMispa.
Samuweli wase ukhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Wotani sihambe siye eGilgali siyewucinisa khona bukhosi.”
Samuweli wase ukhuluma utsi: “Hlanganisani onkhe ema-Israyeli eMispa, mine ngitawube sengiyanincusela kuSimakadze.”