6 Joshua, mora wa Nune, a bitsa baprista, a re ho bona: “Nkang areka ya selekane, baprista ba supileng ba tsamaye kapele ho areka eo ya Morena, ba nkile manaka a supileng a pheleu.”
7 Yaba o re ho setjhaba: “Tsamayang, le potolohe motse, bahlabani ba tsamaye kapele ho areka ya Morena.”
8 Ha Joshua a se a buile ho setjhaba, baprista ba supileng, ba nkileng manaka a supileng a pheleu, ba fetela kapele ho Morena, ba ntse ba letsa manaka ao, mme areka ya Morena ya ba sala morao.
9 Bahlabani ba etella pele baprista ba neng ba letsa manaka, mme serao sa tsamaya kamora areka, baprista bona ba ntse ba letsa manaka.
10 Joshua a laela setjhaba, a re: “Le se ke la howa, leha e le ho hweshetsa; ho se be lentswe le tswang melomong ya lona, ho fihlela mohla letsatsi leo ka lona ke le laelang hore le howe, ebe lea howa.”
11 A laela hore areka ya Morena e potolohe motse, e o potolohe hanngwe. Yaba ba kgutlela diahelong, ba robala teng.
12 Joshua a tsoha ka madungwadungwana, baprista ba jara areka ya Morena.