1 USimakade wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:
1 UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:
Kepha uma kube yingozi engakusophile, kunguNkulunkulu omnikele esandleni sakhe, ngiyakummisela indawo lapho eyobalekela khona.
“Tshela abantu bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Uma niwela iJordani, ningena eKhanani,
USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
“Kuyothi lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho esezishabalalisile izizwe ezizwe lazo uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, wena uzixoshe, bese uhlala emizini yazo nasezindlini zazo.
Yilawo-ke amafa abiwa ngonkatho ngu-Eleyazare, umphristi, uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni nezinhloko zoyise bezizwana zabantu bakwa-Israyeli eShilo, phambi kukaSimakade, emnyango wethende lokuhlangana. Ngakho-ke baqeda ukwehlukanisa izwe.
“Yisho kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Misani imizi yokuphephela engakhuluma ngayo kini ngoMose
Yaphendula yathi: “Angisiye omunye walokho kokubili, kodwa ngingumkhuzi wempi kaSimakade, sengifikile ngizonisiza.” UJoshuwa wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini, eyihlonipha, kodwa wathi kuyo: “Nkosi, uyiyala inceku yakho ukuba yenzeni na?”
USimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Bheka, ngilinikele kuwe iJerikho, lona kanye nenkosi yalo namaqhawe alo anamandla.
USimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Sukuma! Uweleni ngobuso emhlabathini, na?