16 Ekuseni ngakusasa Joshuwa waletsa ema-Israyeli ngembili, sive ngesive; kwatsatfwa sive sakaJuda.
Ngakusasa ekuseni ngeluvivi, Abrahama wavuka, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, watsatsa tisebenti takhe taba timbili kanye nendvodzana yakhe Isaka. Wakabha tinkhuni temhlatjelo labetawufike awushise, besuka bahamba baya kuleyo ndzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona.
Angicitsi sikhatsi, ngivele ngiphutfume, ngigcine imiyalo yakho.
Wonkhe umsebenti losetandleni takho wente ngemandla akho onkhe, ngobe ethuneni lapho uya khona, kute kusebenta, nekucabanga, nelwati kanye nekuhlakanipha.
Ngakusasa ekuseni Joshuwa nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bavuka kuseluvivi, besuka eShithimu bacondza eJordane, lapho bafike bakamba khona bangakeweleli ngesheya.
Loyo loyawutfolakala analetintfo lekufanele tibhujiswe uyawubulawa ngemlilo kanye nako konkhe lokungekwakhe. Ngobe wephule sivumelwane saSimakadze, wenta intfo lelihlazo esiveni saka-Israyeli.’ ”
Lusendvo ngelusendvo lwesive sakaJuda lweta ngembili, kwatsatfwa umndeni wakaZera. Lusendvo lwakaZera waluletsa ngembili, umndeni ngemndeni; kwatsatfwa Zabdi longuZimri.
Ngakusasa ekuseni, baka-Israyeli bavuka bayawumisa babhekana neGibeya.