11 satsi nase sewele sonkhe saphelela, libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nebaphristi bakhuphukela ngesheya bonkhe bantfu babuka.
Kodvwa ningeke nisuke ngekushesha, nome niphume njengalababalekako; ngobe Simakadze uyawuhamba embikwenu, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli uyawuba ngumvikeli wenu wangasemuva.
“ ‘Nabe senewela iJordane, nefika eJerikho, bantfu baseJerikho balwa nani, njengobe enta njalo nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nemaGirigashi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi; kodvwa ngabanikela esandleni senu.
Baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze bema ekhatsi eJordane batsi zica, emhlabatsini lowomile, sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sewela iJordane sihamba emhlabatsini lowomile, saze saphelela sonkhe.
Utawutjela baphristi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane, utsi: ‘Nibotsi nanifika elusentseni lwemanti emfula iJordane, nime, ningene, bese niyema ekhatsi emfuleni iJordane.’ ”
Baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane babemile ekhatsi nemfula iJordane, kwaze kwaphela konkhe loko Simakadze labekutjele Joshuwa kutsi akutjele sive; ngiko loko-ke Mosi labekutjele Joshuwa. Sive saphutfuma sewela ngekushesha,
Emadvodza esive sakaRubeni nesakaGadi nencenye yesive sakaManase akhuphuka nawo ahlomile ahamba embikwesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli, njengobe Mosi abebalayele.
Baphristi bakhuphuka emfuleni betfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze. Batsi nabatsi catsatsa ngesheya, emanti emfula iJordane abuyela ageleta, agola tintsetse njengakucala.