9 Joshuwa wemisa lamatje lali-12 labesekhatsi neJordane, lapho bekume khona baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane; asekhona lapho nalamuhla loku.
Lesicobho wasetsa watsi yiSheba; ngako-ke libito lalelo dolobha sekwaba yiBherisheba kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Ngako-ke Jakobe wavuka ekuseni kuseluvivi, walitsatsa lelitje abecamele kulo, walimisa laba luphawu lwesikhumbuto, watsela emafutsa etikwalo.
ngobe sive saseBherothi sabaleka saya kuyakwakha eGithayimu; seloku sahlala khona lapho njengebafokatana kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Elija watsatsa ematje lali-12, lilinye limele leso naleso sive lesasivela emadvodzaneni aJakobe, lapho kwefika khona livi laSimakadze kuye, mhlazana atsi: “Libito lakho kuyawuba ngu-Israyeli.”
Letimboko tatitindze kangangekutsi tihloko tato tatize tilungute ngephandle tibonakale kulendzawo lengcwele lesembikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele ngekhatsi, kodvwa hhayi ngephandle kwendzawo lengcwele. Nalamuhla loku tisekhona khona lapho.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Yenyuka ukhuphukele kimi entsabeni uhlale khona; ngitakunika tibhelekeca tematje letinemiyalo lengiyibhalele kutsi ibe ngimiyalo yebantfu.”
Kufanele kube nematje lali-12, ngulelo nalelo litje libe nelibito lendvodzana ya-Israyeli; ngulelo nalelo litje libekwe luphawu ngekusikwa kwelibito lesive setive letili-12 taka-Israyeli.
Ngiko nje lensimi kuze kube ngulamuhla ibitwa ngekutsi: “YiNsimi yeNgati.”
Balindzi bayitsatsa lemali, benta njengobe babetjeliwe. Kuze kube ngulamuhla emaJuda abambelele kulawo mavi.
Wamngcwabela kulakaMowabi esihosheni lesibhekene neBhethi Pheyori, kodvwa kuze kube ngulamuhla kute lowatiko kutsi lidliza laMosi likuphi.
Joshuwa letintfo watibhala encwadzini yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu. Wabe sewutsatsa litje lelikhulu walimisa khona lapho ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi edvute nendzawo lengcwele yaSimakadze.
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,
Lendvodza yesuka lapho yayawukhonta eveni lemaHethi, lapho yefike yakha lidolobha leyaletsa libito layo yatsi yiLuzi; lelo kuselibito lalo nalamuhla.
Davide wenta leso kwaba simiso nelisiko laka-Israyeli kusukela ngalelo langa kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Samuweli wabe sewutsatsa litje, walimisa emkhatsini waseMispa naseSheni. Waletsa libito watsi yi-Ebheni Eza, atsi: “Simakadze usisite kwaze kwaba ngumanje.”