8 Nje-ke ngesikhatheso samuka amakhosi amabili wama-Amori ebegade angepumalanga yeJordani inarha, ukusuka emrhobeni we-Arinoni ukuya entabeni iRherimoni.
UGebere umsa ka-Uri aphethe eGiliyadi (inarha yeSirhoni, ikosi yama-Amori nenarha ye-Ogi, ikosi yeBhatjhani). Gade kunguye kwaphela umbusi wesifunda.
Isiquntu sekoro yakwaManase besisinengi khulu. Besihlala enarheni yeBhatjhani ukuya ngemikhawulweni yangetlhagwini yeBhali-Rherimoni, neentabeni zeSeniri neRherimoni.
Umphefumulwami udaneleni, uyaluzelani ngaphakathi kwami na? Angiqalelele kuZimu ngombana ngizamdumisa godu, yena omsindisami
noZimami. Umphefumulwami udanile! Ngalokho ngiyakukhumbula ngisemisukeni yeJordani, eentabeni zeRherimoni, esiqongolweni seMitsari.
Amazulu angawakho nephasi ngelakho; wanzinzisa umhlaba nakho koke okukiwo.
Bathumba inarhakhe kanye neyaka-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani okumakhosi amabili wama-Amori agade ahlala ngepumalanga ngaphetjheya kweJordani.
Godu bathumba nenarha ukusuka e-Aroweri emagegana nomlanjana i-Arinoni ukuyela entabeni iSiwoni okutjho iRherimoni
Lawa-ke makhosi weendawo ezahlulwa ma-Israyeli. Athumba iindawo zawezo ezingaphetjheya ngepumalanga yeJordani, ukusuka emlanjaneni i-Arinoni ukuya entabeni iRherimoni, ukufaka phakathi umrhoba woke ongepumalanga yeJordani:
UMosi inceku kaSomnini wabela isiquntu sekoro yakwaManase, ikoro yakwaRubeni neyakwaGadi isabelo sazo ngaphetjheya kweJordani ngepumalanga. Iinkorwezo zathatha ilifa lazwelo, kwaba njengombana zabelwa nguMosi.