7 Ngako-ke letitfunywa tagijima, talandzela letinhloli, tehla ngemgwaco locondza ngasematubukweni eJordane. Tatsi kube tiphume, emasango avalwa.
“Nasifika lapha ejele sikhandze likhiyiwe nabogadzi bagadze eminyango; kodvwa nasivula asikakhandzi muntfu ngekhatsi!”
Kutsite kusihlwa nakuhwalala, nasekutawuvalwa emasango, lamadvodza aphuma ahamba. Angiwati kutsi aphume ashonaphi. Phutfumani niwacoshe. Ningahle niwabambe.”
Empeleni Rahabi abewatsetse lamadvodza wawafihla etulu eluphahleni emabibini etinhlanga teflekisi labetibeke eluphahleni ngabolonina.
Tatsi tinhloli tisengakalali, Rahabi wenyuka waya kuto eluphahleni,
BakaGileyadi bavimba onkhe ematubuko emfula iJordane lewelela ka-Efrayimu. Kwakutsi njalo nakukhona lophunyulile waka-Efrayimu, afike atsi: “Ngicela kwewela,” emadvodza akaGileyadi ambute atsi: “Ngekwakho uwaka-Efrayimu yini?” Nakaphendvule watsi: “Cha,”
Wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Landzelani mine, ngobe Simakadze unikele Mowabi, sitsa senu, etandleni tenu.” Ngako amlandzela ehla naye, atfumba onkhe ematubuko emfula iJordane lewelela kaMowabi, avimbela bonkhe labewelako.