55 Wacosha tive embikwabo, lelive walenta laba lifa labo, lapho imindeni yaka-Israyeli yayingamisa khona emathende ayo.
Nguwe lowacitsa tive ngesandla sakho, wahlanyela bokhokho eveni lato; tive watidvungulula, wahlumisa bobabe betfu.
Ngobe live abalichwaganga ngenkemba yabo ngisho nekuncoba abancobanga ngetikhwepha tabo; kodvwa bancoba ngesandla sakho sekudla, nangengalo yakho, nangekukhanya kwebuso bakho, ngobe wena wawubatsandza.
Ukunika tabelo tako ngenkatho, sandla sakhe siyakwabela live njengekwesilinganiso, seliyawuba lako kokuphela, kuhlale khona situkulwane ngesitukulwane.
Lelive nibolabelana ngenkatho kulolo nakulolo lusendvo. Sive lesinebantfu labanyenti nibabele lifa lelikhulu, kanjalo nakulabo labasive lesincane nibabele lelincane. Nome ngabe yini labayitfole ngenkatho kuyawuba kwabo. Lelive nibolabelana ngekwetive tenu.
Ubolaba kube lifa, ulabele letive letiyimfica nencenye yesive sakaManase.”
Lawa-ke ngemave, Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nebaholi betive taka-Israyeli, labawaba ngenkatho eShilo embikwaSimakadze, ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana. Kwaba kucedza kwabo-ke kwabelana live.
Ngako Simakadze ema-Israyeli wawapha lonkhe lelo live labefunge ngalo kubokhokho bawo kutsi utawanika, alidla ase ahlala kulo.
Khumbulani kutsi ngitabele kanjani letive tenu ngalo lonkhe lelive lelisele, laletive lengitincobile, emkhatsini weJordane neLwandle Lolukhulu ngasenshonalanga.