27 Kodwana iinceku zakho zona zizakuyama, indoda enye nenye ihlomele ipi phambi kwakaSomnini; kube njengombana ubabethu asiyala.”
UJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni noyinceku kaMosi ukusukela ebutjheni bakhe, gade angomunye wamadoda akhethiweko, wathi kuMosi: “Kosami, Mosi, bathulise!”
Nje-ke wabikela uMosi wathi: “Maye, babethu! Bengithi akhe ngikhulume. Ngiyakubawa hle, ungasihlunguphazi ngobudlhayela esone ngabo.
Abantwabethu bazokuhlala emadorobheni anemithangala ukuze baphephe ebantwini abakhe enarheni le. Thina-ke sizokuhloma bese sikhamba ngaphambi kwama-Israyeli besiyowafikisa endawenawo.
Nje-ke uMosi wanikela imiyalo ngawo ku-Elazara umphristi, kuJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni kanye neenhlokweni zemindeni yeenkoro zakwa-Israyeli
zafese zathi: “Ngesikhathi uSomnini uZimu ayala ikosethu bona inarha le yabelwe ama-Israyeli ngefumbe, ikosethu yayalwa nguSomnini uZimu bonyana ilifa lomfowethu uTselofirhadi linikelwe amadodakazakhe.
BakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro kaManase badlula bahlomile phambi kwama-Israyeli njengombana uMosi bekabayalile.