8 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Ungabesabi, ngibanikele esandleni sakho. Kute namunye wabo loyawukhona kumelana nawe.”
Ngasona leso sikhatsi kwefika umphrofethi enkhosini Ahabi, watsi: “Simakadze utsi: ‘Uyayibona yini lemphi lenkhulu kangaka? Ngitayinikela esandleni sakho, kuze wati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Siyawutsini-ke ngaloku? Nangabe Nkulunkulu angakitsi ngubani longamelana natsi?
Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Ungamesabi, ngobe yena kanye nemabutfo akhe onkhe, nelive lakhe, sengimnikele etandleni takho. Yenta kuye kona loko lowakwenta kuSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, labebusa eHeshboni.’
Emakhosi ato utawanikela esandleni senu, nine niwabhubhise, emabito awo aphele emhlabeni. Kute loyakuba nemandla ekumelana nani; niyakuwabhubhisa.
Joshuwa wakhuluma kuto, watsi: “Ningesabi, ningapheli emandla. Cinani, nibe nesibindzi. Ngiko kona loku Simakadze latakwenta kuto tonkhe titsa tenu leniyakulwa nato.”
Emvakwekushuca busuku bonkhe kusuka eGilgali, Joshuwa wabetfusa.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Ungabesabi, ngobe ngalesikhatsi kusasa bonkhe ngitawubaniketela kuma-Israyeli kutsi ababulale. Kufanele lamahhashi niwajube imisipha yemilente, bese nishisa letincola tabo.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Ungesabi; ungaphelelwa nangemandla. Tsatsa onkhe emabutfo akho uhambe nawo, wenyuke uyewuhlasela i-Ayi. Ngobe inkhosi yase-Ayi, nesive sayo, nelidolobha layo, nelive layo ngikunikele esandleni sakho.
Simakadze waphendvula, watsi: “Ngitakuba nawe, wena-ke utawugadla emaMidiyani uwabulale kube sengatsi ugalela umuntfu munye.”
Kubo lobo busuku Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Vuka, wehlele enkambu, ngobe ngitayinikela esandleni sakho.
nekutsi bonkhe labantfu lababutsene lapha bati kutsi Simakadze akasindzisi ngenkemba nangesikhali. Ngobe imphi ngeyaSimakadze, nguye lotaninikela nonkhe etandleni tetfu.”