21 Baholi bachubeka batsi: “Wayekeleni aphile, kodvwa niwente abandze tinkhuni, akhelele nemanti, akhelele sonkhe sive.” Ngako ema-Israyeli abalalela baholi.
IGibhithe iyawuntjweza ihashate njengenyoka lebalekako ngesikhatsi sitsa sisondzela ngemandla; bayawubhekana nayo ngemazembe, njengebantfu bajuba tihlahla.
“Lamuhla nonkhe nime lapha embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu: baholi benu, netikhulu tenu, nalabadzala benu, netindvuna tenu, nawo onkhe emadvodza esive sema-Israyeli,
kanye nebantfwabenu, nebafati benu, nebetive labahlala etinkanjini tenu banitfotele tinkhuni banikhelele nemanti,
Adoni Sedeki, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, yeva kutsi Joshuwa sewulitsetse lase-Ayi, walibhubhisa lonkhe, wenta kuyo i-Ayi nasenkhosini yalo njengobe enta eJerikho nasenkhosini yayo, weva nekutsi bantfu baseGibeyoni sebente sivumelwane sekuthula nesive sema-Israyeli, futsi sesibomakhelwane.
Joshuwa wavuma wase wenta sivumelwane sekuthula nawo sekutsi bawayekele aphile, nebaholi besive basicinisa ngekufunga.
Naku lesitakwenta kuwo: Sitawayekela aphile, kuze lulaka lungasehleli ngekutsi sephule sifungo setfu lesasenta kuwo.”
Manje-ke senicalekisiwe: Anisayikuyekela kuba tisebenti, nibe babandzi betinkhuni nebakheleli bemanti bendlu yaNkulunkulu wami.”
Ngalelo langa wenta emaGibeyoni aba babandzi betinkhuni nebakheleli bemanti besive sonkhe sema-Israyeli nelilati laSimakadze endzaweni lekhetfwe nguSimakadze. Nguloko labangiko kona ngisho nalamuhla loku.