12 Sia ḽa devhula masakha avho o thoma Jorodani, a gonyela devhula ha Jerikho, a livha vhukovhela a tshi buḓekanya shango ḽa mivhundu u vhuya u swika phangani ya Bethavene.
“Inwi Vhaisraele, ni tshi ita vhupombwe, Juda a songo ḓiovhela-vho mulandu. Vha songo yo luvha Giligala, vha songo gonya Bethavene. Vha songo ana henefho vha ri, ‘Yahavee ndi ṱhanzi!’
Masakha a tshipembe a shango ḽe ḽa kovhelwa vhaḓuhulu vha Josefa o thoma Jorodani tsini ha Jerikho, vhubvaḓuvha ha zwisima zwa Jerikho, a ya phangani. A ṱuwa Jerikho a gonya mabama a swika Bethele.
Shango ḽa tsinde ḽa Benyamini ndi ḽone ḽe ḽa thoma u kovhiwa zwi tshi tevhedza miṱa yavho. Shango ḽavho ḽo vha vhukati ha ḽa matsinde a Juda na Josefa.
Ndi hone Joshua a tshi ruma ṱholi mbili dzi tshi bva Shitimu (Maungani), a vha laya uri vha yo tandula shango ḽa Kanana, zwihulwane muḓi wa Jerikho. Musi vha tshi swika muḓini uyo, vha yo eḓela nḓuni ya musadzi wa phombwe ane a pfi Rahaba.
maḓi a si tsha ela, a raha a swika muḓini wa Adamu u re tsini ha Tsarethani. Maḓi a no ela a tshi tsela Lwanzheni lwa Muṋo o vha o tumuwa tshoṱhe, vhathu vha konou wela mulambo tsini ha Jerikho.
Joshua o ruma vhaṅwe vhanna vha tshi bva Jerikho vha ya Ai, muḓi u re vhubvaḓuvha ha Bethele tsini ha Bethavene, a vha vhudza uri vha yo tandula iḽo shango. Musi vho no ralo,
Vhalifista vha kuvhangana uri vha lwe na Vhaisraele, vhe na gariki dza nndwa dza 3 000 na vhanameli vhadzo vha 6 000 na vhahali vhe vha vha vho anda unga muṱavha wa lwanzhe. Vha gonya vha ṱoka mishasha Mikhimashi, vhubvaḓuvha ha Bethe Avene.