17 Lokha uMosi nakawathumako bona ayokuhlola inarha yeKanana, wathi kiwo: “Nqombani ngesewula yenarha, nenyukele entatjaneni yakhona,
Emva kwalokho waragela phambili ukuyela ngesewula yeKanana.
Nje-ke u-Abramu wanyuka asuka eGibhide yena nomkakhe kanye nakho koke egade kungekwakhe wanqomba ngesewula yeKanana. ULothi naye wakhamba naye.
Yeke sikima, udabule inarha ubude nobubanzi bayo ngombana ngiyinikela wena.”
Ukusuka ngesewula wakhamba iindawo ngeendawo ukuyela ngeBhethe-Eli, lapha itende lakhe belikhona phambilini phakathi kweBhethe-Eli ne-Ayi.
Umrhoba weSidimu bewuzele amadonga lapha kwenjiwa khona isikontiri. Nje-ke kwathi lokha amakhosi weSodoma neGomora nakabalekako, amanye wamajonawo awela ngakiwo, amanye abalekela eentatjaneni.
niqale bona inarha injani, abantu abakhe kiyo baqinile namkha mitheretherana, banengi namkha lidlanzana,
Ama-Amalekhi ahlala ngesewula yenarha. AmaRhithi, amaJebusi nama-Amori wona ahlala ngeentatjaneni zenarha leyo. Kuthi amaKanana ahlala eduze nelwandle namagegana neJordani.”
Bavuka ekuseni kobana banyukele esiqongolweni seentaba bathi: “Sonile, kodwana qalani sesilungele ukuya enarheni uSomnini akhuluma ngayo.”
Kwasuka ama-Amori ahlala eentabenezo anikhandela anikhweza ummango njengeenyosi nazithutha abesana abe anidulela ngeSeyiri ukuyokufika eRhorema.
Ngaleyondlela uJotjhuwa wathumba soke isifunda sesewula: iintaba, isewula yenarha, iTjhefela kanye namathomo wakhona. Wabhubhisa woke amakhosi wesifundeso. Azange atjhiye nakunye kuphunyurhile, iye, wabhubhisa nya koke okuphilako njengombana uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ayalile.
urhubalale njalo uye ngesewula yomkghotha we-Akhirabhimu udlulele eTsini bese ukhuphukela ngesewula yeKhadetjhi-Bharineya, udlule eRhetsironi ukhuphukele e-Adari bese ujikela eKharakha,
UJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni wathumela amadoda amabili ngasese aseTjhithimu kobana abe ziinhloli wathi: “Khambani niyokuhlola inarha, khulukhulu iJerikho.” Akhamba-ke, afika ekumbeni yengwadla ekuthiwa nguRarhabu kobana alale lapho.
Yena waphendula wathi: “Ngibawa isipho. Ubaba ungibeke ngesewula yenarha eyomileko, yeke akangiphe indawo enamanzi.” Nje-ke uKalebi wamnikela indawo enamanzi emibundwini nangemirhobeni.
USomnini waba nebakwaJuda bebathumba inarha yangeentabeni, kodwana azange bakghone ukuqotjha abahlali bekangala ngombana gade baneenkarana zepi zesimbi.
Ngemva kwalokho abantu bakwaJuda balwa namaKanana ebegade ahlala eentabeni, ngesewula yenarha nangeTjhefela.