21 Manduna yadati kwayiwo, “Alekeni ali wamoyo. Nakutenepo adaaphatisa basa lakutema nkhuni nakutungila madzi gunyenye lentse lawanthu. Kuteyeza bzidalewedwa naakulu-akulu wawo.”
Adhoni-zedheki mambo wa Jerusalema, adabva kuti Joshuwa adapamba guta la Ayi achiliphwanya, achipha mambo wam'mwemo, bzaadachita ku Jeriko namambo walene. Adabva pomwe kuti wanthu waku Gibheyoni adayanjana naa Izraeli achitokhala pakati pawo.
Joshuwa adayanjana nawo, nkuchita nawo chibvano achiwachita kuti akhale. Manduna yawo yagunyenye lawanthu yadalumbila kwayiwo.
Nathangwe lakulumbila kwatidachita, tin'zachita kuti iwo akhale wamoyo, pakuti ukali wa Mulungu ungatifikile.”
Tsapano imwe mwatembelelewa, wanthu anango pakati panu an'zakhala alanda, wakutema nkhuni nakutunga madzi panyumba ya Mulungu wangu.”
Koma kuyambila ntsiku imweyo, Joshuwa adaachita alanda wakutema nkhuni nakutungila madzi gunyenye lawanthu, pankochezana wanthu paatali yantsembe kwa Chawuta. Wanthu amwewa nalelo akuphata basa limwelo, pambuto zaaninga asankhula.