15. Ke yona iGiliyadi ndayinika imizi kaMakire wendlu kaManase.
16. AmaRubhen namaGadi ndawabela ummandla waseGiliyadi ukuya kumlambo iAnoni. Umbindi waloo ntili yangumda ongezantsi; umda ongasentla wona yangumlambo iJabhoko onxalenye yawo yayingumda wama-Amon.
17. Ngasentshonalanga umda wabo wawuye kuthi xhaxhe ngomlambo iJordan; ngasentla usuka kuLwandle lwaseGalili uye kuthi gaa ngoLwandle oluFileyo ngezantsi, uze uye kuthi rhece kumalengalenga entaba iPisga empumalanga.
18. “Kananjalo ngelo thuba ndaniyalela, ndathi: ‘UNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uninikile loo mhlaba usempumalanga yomlambo iJordan ukuba nime kuwo. Ke wona umkhosi wenu wuxhobiseni, niwuthumele uwele iJordan, wandulele amawawo.
19. Abafazi nabantwana, ngokunjalo nomhlambikazi weenkomo zenu, mabasale apha kwezi dolophu ndinabele zona.
20. Wancedeni amawenu nawo ade azinze kuloo mhlaba awuphiwe nguNdikhoyo kwintshonalanga yomlambo iJordan, njengoko selenzile nakuni. Emva koko ke noba nako ukubuyela apha kulo mhlaba usisabelo senu.’
21. “Ndaza ke ndathetha noYoshuwa, ndathi: ‘Sowuyibonile ke into eyênziwa nguNdikhoyo uThixo wethu kookumkani ababini, uSihon no-Ogi. Úsaza kwenza kwaloo nto ke nakubo bonke ookumkani obahlaselayo kwelo lizwe ùya kulo.
22. Ningaboyiki, kuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu nguye oza kunilwela.’ ”
23. “Kwangelo thuba ndambongoza *uNdikhoyo, ndathi:
24. ‘Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo, nakalokunje wena sowundikrobisile kumsebenzi wakho omkhulu omangalisayo oseluwuqalile. Akukho *thixo wumbi ezulwini nasemhlabeni onako ukwenza imisebenzi enjengale uyenzileyo ukuba mikhulu!
25. Ndiyakubongoza kaloku, Ndikhoyo, ndivumele ndiyiwele iJordan, ndiwubone loo mhlaba mhle kunene, ngaphesheya phaya, ezaa nduli zibukekayo ngokunjalo naloo ntaba yeLebhanon.’
26. “Kambe ke ngenxa yenu, bantundini, uNdikhoyo wacaphuka, akandiphulaphula, suka wathi: ‘Kwanele; sukuba sathetha nokuthetha! Andisafuni kuva nto ngalo mcimbi.
27. Nto nje hamba uqabele kwincochoyi yentaba iPisga, ulibuke ujonge ngasentla, ezantsi, empuma, nasentshonalanga. Uya kulibona kuphela ngamehlo, kuba awusoze uwuwele umlambo iJordan.
28. UYoshuwa myale, umkhuthaze, umomeleze, kuba nguye oza kukhokela amaSirayeli awele aye kuma kwelo lizwe ulibonayo.’