38 Bahamba nenhlanganisela lenkhulu yebantfu betive ngetive, nemihlambi lemikhulu yetimbuti neyetimvu, kanye neyetinkhomo.
Sive satsi kube siwuve lowo mtsetfo, sabakhetsa kuma-Israyeli bonkhe labo lababeyintalelwane yebetive.
Mosi wamphendvula watsi: “Sitawuhamba sonkhe: kutawuhamba labasha betfu nalabadzala betfu. Sitawuhamba nemadvodzana etfu, nemadvodzakati etfu, netimvu tetfu, netimbuti tetfu, netinkhomo tetfu; ngobe kufanele sibe nemkhosi wekudvumisa Simakadze.”
Kodvwa bantfu bomela emanti, bakhonona kuMosi batsi: “Yeyi wena! Wawusikhiphelani lena eGibhithe? Kantsi tsine nebantfwabetfu netifuyo tetfu wawusikhiphela kutsi utesibulala ngekoma la?”
Indvodzana yemfati longum-Israyeli labendze endvodzeni lengumGibhithe yesuka yangena emkhatsini wesive saka-Israyeli yacabana nem-Israyeli enkambu.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Ngalawo malanga emadvodza lalishumi lasuka kuto tonkhe tilwimi netive ayawunkonkoshela umJuda munye ngemphetfo wesembatfo sakhe, atsi: ‘Asihambisane nani, ngobe sivile kutsi Nkulunkulu unani.’ ”
Kukhona bantfu betive lababesemkhatsini wema-Israyeli, lababekhala ngekukhanuka inyama. Nawo ema-Israyeli akhala, atsi: “Ngubani lotasipha inyama sitekudla?
Ema-Israyeli aphendvula, atsi: “Sitawuhamba ngemgwaco lomkhulu, nangabe tifuyo tetfu natsi sinatse emitfonjeni yenu, sitanikhokhela. Tsine sifuna kumane sendlule nje ngetinyawo, hhayi lokunye.”
EmaRubeni nemaGadi labenemihlambi lemikhulu yetinkhomo, netimvu, netimbuti abona ematsafa aseJazeri naseGileyadi kutsi abelungele kuba ngemadlelo.
Kodvwa bafati benu, nebantfwabenu, netifuyo tenu – njengobe ngiyati kutsi ninetifuyo letinyenti – kutawusala kulamadolobha lenginiphe wona,
Kwabate ngisho nalinye livi laloko Mosi labeyale ngako Joshuwa lalishiya wangete wasifundzela sive saka-Israyeli sonkhe sihlangene, bafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive lababehlala emkhatsini wabo.