1 UMosis waphendula wathi: “Ndiya kuthini ke ukuba abakholwa yile nto ndiyithethayo? Xa besithi: ‘Hayi, *uNdikhoyo khange abonakale kuwe.’ ”
2 UNdikhoyo wabuza wathi: “Yintoni na le isesandleni sakho?”UMosis waphendula wathi: “Yintonga.”
3 Waza ke uNdikhoyo wathi: “Yiphose phantsi.”Eyiphosile ke uMosis, yajika yaba yinyoka. UMosis wee jaju phaya,
4 uNdikhoyo wathi: “Yibambe ngomsila.” Ngenene ke wayibamba, yaza yajika yayintonga kwakhona.
5 Ke uNdikhoyo wathi: “Uya kwenjenjalo ke ukuze amaSirayeli aqonde ukuba ubonene noNdikhoyo uThixo wookhokho bawo: uThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaIsake, uThixo kaYakobi.”
6 Waphinda wathetha naye uNdikhoyo wathi: “Qhusheka isandla sakho ngaphantsi kwesambatho sakho.” Wasifaka ke, wabuya wasikhupha, suka saphuma simhlophe qhwa liqhenqa.
7 Waza wathi uNdikhoyo kuye: “Phinda usiqhusheke.” Akuba ephindile, wabuya wasikhupha, sabuya siphilile sifana nenxalenye yomzimba wakhe.