14. Amadoda akwaSirayeli angcamla kumphako waloo madoda, kodwa akakhange abhekise kuNdikhoyo.
15. NoYoshuwa ke wasivuma isicelo sawo soxolo, wanqophisana nawo ngelithi akayi kubulawa. Zafunga iinkokheli zebandla lamaSirayeli, zathi loo mnqophiso aziyi kuwutyeshela.
16. Kwathi kungekadluli neentsuku ezintathu senziwa isivumelwano, eva amaSirayeli ukuba abo bantu yayingabamelwane bawo, behlala kufuphi nawo.
17. Anduluka ke amaSirayeli, athi emva kweentsuku ezintathu agaleleka apho kwakuhlala khona loo madoda. Izixeko zawo yayiyiGibheyon, iKefira, iBheroti, kunye neKiriyati-yarim.
18. Kambe ke amaSirayeli akazange ababulale aba bantu, kuba kaloku iinkokheli zebandla lawo zazibenzele isifungo ngegama likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. Lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli lazikhalazela iinkokheli,
19. zaza iinkokheli zathi: “Kaloku safunga ngegama likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli kwaba bantu. Ke ngoko asinakubenza nto konke.
20. Naku emasikwenze: masingabachukumisi, hleze sihlelwe yingqumbo ngokutyeshela isifungo.
21. Masibayeke baphile ngokwesifungo sethu, kodwa ngabo abaza kusikhelela amanzi, basicandele iinkuni.”
22. UYoshuwa wathi mabeziswe kuye abantu baseGibheyon, wabhekisa kubo wathi: “Nisikhohlisele ntoni nisithi nivela kude nje, kanti nihlala kufuphi?
23. Niqalekisiwe ngenxa yento eniyenzileyo. Niya kuhlala ningamakhoboka, nithuthe amanzi, nicande neenkuni zomzi woThixo wam.”
24. Bathi ukuphendula bona: “Mhlekazi, sibangwe kukuva ukuba kuyinyani ukuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu wayalela uMosis ukuba wonke lo mhlaba makawunike nina, batshabalalise bonke abemi bawo, ke ngoko sasoyikela nobomi bethu.
25. Ngoku ke siphantsi kwegunya lakho; yenza loo nto wena ucinga ukuba ilungile.”