38 Lamadvodza aka-Israyeli abelungise nalawa labebhacile kutsi kufanele esuse lenkhulu imbutfuma yelifu lelimnyama lentfutfu kulelidolobha,
Kepha ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami na-Isaka, latakutalela yena Sara ngaso lesikhatsi ngemnyaka lotako.”
Elisha wakhuluma kulomfati, watsi: “Cishe ngalesikhatsi ngemnyaka lotako, utawube ugone indvodzana.” Lomfati wekhuta imihlolo, watsi: “Cha, nkhosi yami, incekukati yakho ungayiyengi, muntfu waNkulunkulu!”
Bemisa emabutfo etindzaweni tawo onkhe, lawo labesenkambu ngasenyakatfo nelidolobha, kwatsi lawo labebhacisiwe aba ngasenshonalanga kwalo. Ngalobo busuku Joshuwa wehlela esihosheni.
Lamadvodza ase-Ayi atsi abuka emuva kwawo, abona kubhunya lenkhulu intfutfu lefika esibhakabhakeni, sekusha lidolobha lawo; nawo akazange abe nelitfuba lekuphunyula abalekele nome ngukuphi, ngobe lamabutfo aJoshuwa abebaleka acondze ngasehlane, abese ayawagucukela abhekana nawo awahlasela.