13 UNdikhoyo ke wakhathazeka, waza amaSirayeli wawabhadulisa entlango isithuba seminyaka engamashumi amane, sada safa saphela eso sizukulwana sasimonile.
14 Nina ke eningene ezihlangwini zooyihlo, nisisizukulwana esitsha esigwenxa esizimisele ukuhlisela umsindo kaNdikhoyo phezu kwamaSirayeli kwakhona.
15 Nani ke, maRubhen namaGadi, ukuba niyala ukunamathela kuye ngoku, uya kuphinda awalahle entlango amaSirayeli, ize ke intshabalalo yawo ibe yimhemhe yenu.”
16 Ke wona asuka aya kuMosis, ambongoza athi: “Sivumele sakhele iigusha zethu iintlanti, futhi sakhele iintsapho zethu iidolophu.
17 Sizimisele ukuxhoba siwakhokele amawethu emadabini, siwancedise ade awume loo mhlaba uza kuba ngowawo. Ke zona iintsapho zethu siya kuzishiya zihleli kwiidolophu ezinqatyisiweyo, zingabi nakuchukunyiswa ngabantu beli lizwe.
18 Thina ke soze sibuye ngaphandle kokuba ade onke amaSirayeli asifumane isabelo sawo kwelo lizwe.
19 Ngokunjalo ke thina soze sifumane sabelo samhlaba phaya phesheya kweJordan, kuba kaloku esethu nasi ngeneno empuma yeJordan.”