31 Ngekukholwa Rahabi, ingwadla, akabulawanga kanye nalabo lababengakholwa, ngobe wemukela tinhloli tema-Israyeli ngemoya lomuhle.
Lona ngumlandvo wekutalwa kwaJesu Khristu, labesitukulwane saDavide, naye abesitukulwane sa-Abrahama.
Salmoni watala Bowazi kuRahabi; Bowazi watala Obedi kuRuthe; Obedi watala Jese;
Bahlala sikhatsi lapho. Bazalwane base bayabakhulula kutsi bancandzeke ngekuthula, babaphatsisa nemikhontiso yabo leyayiya kulabo bazalwane labebabatfumile. [
Bobani labo labafungela Nkulunkulu kutsi bangeke basangena ekuphumuleni kwakhe? Empeleni ngulabo lababengamlaleli.
Kanjalo-ke naRahabi, ingwadla, akazange yini emukelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile ngemisebenti yekwemukela titfunywa wabuye watikhipha ngalenye indlela?
Emvakwekufa kwaMosi, inceku yaSimakadze, Simakadze wakhuluma naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, labengumsiti waMosi, watsi:
Kulenye indzawo utsi: “Leli litje leliyawukhuba bantfu, lidvwala lekubawisa.” Nembala bayakhutjwa labo labangalilaleli livi; vele bamiselwe kona loko.
Labo-ke ngulabo lekwatsi endvulo bala kulalela Nkulunkulu ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu abalindzele ngekubeketela ngemalanga ekwakhiwa kwemkhumbi waNowa. Bantfu labambalwa, lababesiphohlongo, bangena kulomkhumbi basindza emantini.