23 Wabeka tandla takhe etikwakhe, wamnika sikhundla, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
Ngako-ke Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Tsatsa Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, indvodza lenaMoya, umbeke sandla.
Mmise embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, nesive sonkhe, umbeke embikwaso.
Mosi wenta njengobe abeyalwe nguSimakadze. Watsatsa Joshuwa, wammisa embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nesive sonkhe.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
“Ngaso leso sikhatsi ngayala Joshuwa, ngatsi: ‘Nawe utibonele ngewakho emehlo konkhe loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakwentile kulamakhosi lamabili; utakwenta njalo-ke kuyo yonkhe lemibuso lenisetakwewelela kuyo.
Kodvwa yala Joshuwa, umcinise umkhutsate, ngobe nguye lotakuhola lesive asewetele ngesheya kwemfula; nguye futsi lotabenta badle lelive lolibonako.’
Simakadze wanika lowo myalo kuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, watsi: “Cina ube nesibindzi, ngobe nguwe lotawungenisa ema-Israyeli eveni lengabetsembisa lona ngesifungo, mine matfupha ngiyawuba nawe.”
Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, abesagcwaliswe ngaMoya wekuhlakanipha, ngobe Mosi abeke wabeka tandla takhe etikwakhe. Ngako-ke sive sema-Israyeli samlalela senta loko Simakadze labeyale Mosi kutsi sikwente.