4 Mosi wawabhala phansi onkhe emavi aSimakadze. Wavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi wakha lilati phansi kwentsaba, ngematje lali-12, labemele tive tema-Israyeli.
Ngako-ke Mosi wawubhala phansi lomtsetfo, wase uwunika baphristi, emadvodzana aLevi, labetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nabo bonkhe baholi besive saka-Israyeli.
Ngako-ke Jakobe wavuka ekuseni kuseluvivi, walitsatsa lelitje abecamele kulo, walimisa laba luphawu lwesikhumbuto, watsela emafutsa etikwalo.
Lolubondza lwalelikhaya lwalunetisekelo tematje lali-12; etikwawo bekubhalwe emabito lali-12 ebaphostoli beliWundlu.
Batsi kube boJakobe, naPhetro, naJohane, labebatiwa ngekutsi batinsika, babone umusa lengiwuphiwe banika tsine naBhanabasi sandla sekudla sebudlelwane kutsi siye kubetive, bona baye kumaJuda.
Niyawudla ninatse etafuleni embusweni wami, niyawuhlala etihlalweni nehlulele tive tema-Israyeli letili-12.”
Ekuvulweni kwalendlu banikela ngetinkunzi letilikhulu, nangetihhanca letingema-200, nangemazinyane etimvu langema-400. Banikela nangetiphongo letili-12, kutsi tibe ngumnikelo wesono, nguleso naleso simele sinye sive sema-Israyeli.
Ahiya wabamba lesembatfo lesisha labesembetse, wasidzabula ticephu letili-12,
Joshuwa wawemisa eGilgali ematje lali-12 lababewatsetse emfuleni iJordane.
“Khuluma kuma-Israyeli akunike tindvuku letili-12, yinye kuleso nakuleso sive lephuma kumholi waso. Bhala libito laleyo naleyo ndvodza endvukwini yayo.
“Uyawupheka tinkhwa letili-12 tafulaha; sinkhwa sisinye siyakwentiwa ngemalitha langaba mane nencenye.
Kufanele kube nematje lali-12, ngulelo nalelo litje libe nelibito lendvodzana ya-Israyeli; ngulelo nalelo litje libekwe luphawu ngekusikwa kwelibito lesive setive letili-12 taka-Israyeli.
Ngako-ke Jakobe watsatsa litje walimisa kutsi libe sikhumbuto.
Lelitje lengilimise la, kutsi libe sikhumbuto, litawuba yindlu yaNkulunkulu. Kuko konkhe langipha kona ngiyakumnika kwelishumi.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Kubhale phansi encwadzini loku kube ngumlandvo ngalemphi, kuze kube sikhumbuto. Utjele Joshuwa kutsi ema-Amaleki ngifuna kuwacotfula aphele nya emhlabeni.”
Mosi wakha lilati waletsa libito watsi: “Lolu luphawu lwewungincobela kwaSimakadze.”
“Ema-Israyeli wanike nansi imiyalo lelandzelako:
Wase utsatsa incwadzi yesivumelwane, wayifundza, bonkhe bantfu balalela, bakhuluma batsi: “Konkhe lokushiwo nguSimakadze siyawukwenta sikulalele.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wabhale lamavi, ngobe lesivumelwane lesengisente nawe nema-Israyeli sisime kulamavi.”
Ngalelo langa kuyawuba nelilati laSimakadze ekhatsi eveni laseGibhithe, nensika lesikhumbuto saSimakadze eminyeleni yaseGibhithe.
Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho.” Abrama wakhela Simakadze lilati, ngobe abebonakele lapho kuye.
Joshuwa wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Hambani embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningene ekhatsi nemfula iJordane, ngulowo nalowo wenu atsatse litje aletjatse ehlombe, kuye ngelinani letive tonkhe tema-Israyeli,
Elija watsatsa ematje lali-12, lilinye limele leso naleso sive lesasivela emadvodzaneni aJakobe, lapho kwefika khona livi laSimakadze kuye, mhlazana atsi: “Libito lakho kuyawuba ngu-Israyeli.”
Labo labasisayina lesivumelwane bekuboNehemiya, umbusi, indvodzana yaHakaliya, naSedekiya,