1. UYoshuwa unyana kaNun wesusa amadoda amabini aziintlola, esithi ngasese, Hambani niye kulikhangela ilizwe neYeriko.Ahamba ke, aya endlwini yenkazana elihenyukazi, egama linguRahabhi, alala khona.
2. Kwathiwa kukumkani waseYeriko, Yabona, kufike apha ebusukunje amadoda avela koonyana bakaSirayeli, eze kuhlola eli lizwe.
3. Wathumela ukumkani waseYeriko kuRahabhi, esithi, Wakhuphe amadoda afikileyo kuwe, angenileyo endlwini yakho; kuba aze kulihlola lonke ilizwe.
4. Yawathabatha loo nkazana loo madoda omabini, yawafihla; yathi, Okunene afikile kum amadoda lawo, andazi ukuba avela ngaphi na;
5. kwathi, ukuvalwa kwesango, kwakuba mnyama, amadoda lawo aphuma; andazi ukuba ayé ngaphi na amadoda lawo; wasukeleni kamsinya, ngokuba nowafumana.
6. Ke yona yayiwanyusele phezu kwendlu, yawaqhusheka ezindizeni zeflakisi,* eyabe izicwangcise phezu kwendlu.
7. Amadoda awasukela ngendlela yaseYordan eya emazibukweni; lavalwa isango emveni kokuba bephumile abo basukelayo.
8. Engekalali amadoda, yenyuka yona yaya kuwo phezu kwendlu; yathi kuloo madoda,
9. Ndiyazi ukuba uYehova uninikile eli lizwe; nokuba sìwelwe luqhiphuko-mbilini ngani; nokuba bathé amandla bonke abemi beli lizwe ebusweni benu.
10. Kuba sivile ukuba uYehova wawomisa amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu* phambi kwenu ekuphumeni kwenu eYiputa; noko nakwenzayo kookumkani bobabini bama-Amori, ababephesheya kweYordan, ooSihon no-Ogi, enabasingela phantsi.
11. Sivile ke, zanyibilika iintliziyo zethu, akwaba sabakho kuqina kwamxhelo mntwini ngenxa yenu; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye uThixo emazulwini phezulu, nasehlabathini phantsi apha.