Oidha kufaabiikananga era ogezimulenga, memale ofunenga eky'okulya, okutuusa lw'oliirayo mu itaka mwe wakolebwa. Mu itaka mwe wava, era mu itaka mw'oliira.”
Yakobo yairamu ati: “Emyaka gye naakamala ku nsi, nga ntambulatambula ng'omusenze, giri kikumi n'asatu. Emyaka egyo gibaire mizibu era nga mitono, tigyaze na myaka emingi badhaadha bange gye baamala ku nsi nga batambulatambula ng'abasenze.”
muti lata wange yandayiza ati, ‘Ndi kumpi kufa. Onziikanga mu magombe ge neesimira mu nsi Kanaani.’ Kale mpegaano nkweghembye, nganha nje nziike lata wange memale ndhire.”
Yoabu n'abasaadha be baatwala omulambo gwa Asaheli, baaguziika mu magombe ga ise agaali e Bethelehemu. Yoabu n'abasaadha be baatambula obwire obwo bwonabwona bwabakyeraku nga batuuse e Heburoni.
Enaku dho bwe dhiriwaaku n'ofa, n'oja okweyimba ku badhaadha bo abaafa, ndikusikiza omulala ku baana bo beene be weezaalira, naamutaagho okuba kyabazinga era naaleetera obwakyabazinga bwe okukakata.
Musengwa Katonda yaakoba Musa ati: “Mpegaano osigaizaayo enaku ntono ofe. Mbeeni yeta Yoshua, mweyandhule mu Weema ey'Okwagaananirangamu ni Musengwa Katonda, nsobole okumutaagho ng'omukulembeze wa Isiraeli.” Agho Musa ni Yoshua baaja beeyandhula mu Weema ey'Okwagaananirangamu ni Musengwa Katonda.
Abakeesi baamukoba bati: “Musengwa Katonda atwalanga obulamu bwaife bwemufanga. Bw'otalikoberaku bandi ku bye tuli kukola, twidha kuba beesigwa y'oli era tukubise bukalamu, nga Musengwa Katonda atughaire ensi eno.”
“Buti ndi mu lugendo, ndi kuja e magombe nga badhaadha boonaboona bwe baaja. Mwenamwena mwidhi bukalamu mu myoyo gyaimwe ng'ebirungi byonabyona Musengwa Katonda waimwe bye yabasuubiza, ghazira ky'ataatuukiriza. Byonabyona yabikola era ghazira kyamulema.