7 Amma Isra'ilawa suka ce wa Hiwiyawa, “Watakila kuna zaune a tsakiyarmu ne, to, ƙaƙa za mu yi muku alkawari?”
8 Su kuwa suka ce wa Joshuwa, “Mu bayinka ne.”Joshuwa kuwa ya ce musu, “Su wane ne ku? Daga ina kuka zo kuma?”
9 Suka amsa masa suka ce, “Daga ƙasa mai nisa ƙwarai, bayinka suka zo saboda sunan Ubangiji Allahnka, gama mun ji labarinsa da dukan abin da ya yi a Masar,
10 da dukan abin da ya yi wa sarakunan nan biyu na Amoriyawa waɗanda suke a hayin Urdun, wato Sihon, Sarkin Heshbon, da Og, Sarkin Bashan, wanda yake a Ashtarot.
11 Dattawanmu da dukan mazaunan ƙasarmu suka ce mana mu ɗauki guzuri a hannunmu don tafiya, mu tafi taryarku, mu ce muku, ‘Mu bayinku ne, yanzu dai sai ku yi mana alkawari.’
12 Wannan abinci, da ɗuminsa muka ɗauko shi daga gidajenmu a ranar da muka fito zuwa gare ku, amma ga shi, yanzu ya bushe ya yi fumfuna.
13 Waɗannan salkunan ruwan inabi kuma da muka cika sababbi ne, amma ga shi, sun kyakkece, waɗannan tufafinmu kuma da takalmanmu sun tsufa saboda tsawon hanya!”