1 Joshuwa wase uhlanganisa tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli eShekhemu. Wabita tonkhe tibondza, nebaholi, nebehluleli kanye netiphatsimandla taka-Israyeli, batetfula bona matfupha embikwaNkulunkulu.
Abrama wahamba wadzabula live, waze wefika eShekhemu, ngasema-okhini aseMore. EmaKhenani abehlala kulelo live ngaleso sikhatsi.
Ngako-ke base batinika Jakobe tithico tebetive lababenato kanye nemacici lababewafake etindlebeni tabo. Jakobe wakumbela ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi edvute neShekemu.
Rehobowamu waya eShekhemu, lapho onkhe ema-Israyeli abebutsene khona ayekumbeka inkhosi.
Josaya, inkhosi, wase ubita bonkhe baholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema.
Nganonopha ngatfumela kuwe, wavele wavuma ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe kuta njengobe sewulapha nje. Nanyalo sesihlangene sonkhe embikwaNkulunkulu, simele kuva loko iNkhosi lekutfume kona.”
Yilandzeleni ngekucophelela yonkhe lemininingwane yalesivumelwane, khona nitewuchuma ninotse kuko konkhe lenikwentako.
Ngako base bakhetsa iKhedeshi yaseGalile eveni letintsaba kulakaNaftali, neShekhemu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, neKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, eveni letintsaba kulakaJuda.
wabita onkhe ema-Israyeli: tibondza tawo, nebaholi bawo, netikhulu, kanye netindvuna, wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Sengimdzala kantsi futsi sengikhulile nangeminyaka.
Ngako ema-Israyeli, sonkhe sive, akhuphukela eBetheli, afika lapho ahlala, akhala embikwaSimakadze. Ngalelo langa azila lilanga lonkhe laze layawushona, etfula iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane kuSimakadze.
Kodvwa nyalo senimlahlile Nkulunkulu wenu lowanisindzisa kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tenu netinhlungu tenu, nase nitsi: ‘Hhayi, sibekele inkhosi.’ Ngako-ke tetfuleni nine cobo lwenu embikwaSimakadze ngetive tenu, nangemindeni yenu.”