7 Ngalo lonke ixesha esadla ubomi uYoshuwa, amaSirayeli ambusa amnqula *uNdikhoyo. Nasekufeni kwakhe aqhubela phambili amnqula lo gama esaphila amadoda amakhulu awayeyibone ngamehlo imimangaliso awayeyenzele amaSirayeli uNdikhoyo.
8 UYoshuwa, unyana kaNune, isicaka sikaNdikhoyo, wabhubha xa enekhulu elineshumi leminyaka ezelwe.
9 Wangcwatywa kumhlaba olilifa lakhe eTimnata-heres kweleentaba kwaEfrayim, ngasentla kwentaba iGahashe.
10 Sakuba sitshonile sonke eso sizukulwana, kwavela sizukulwana simbi, singamaziyo uNdikhoyo, ngokunjalo naloo misebenzi yakhe wayeyenzela amaSirayeli.
11 Ke amaSirayeli amona *uNdikhoyo ngokunqula ooBhali,
12 asuka amfulathela uNdikhoyo, uThixo wooyise-mkhulu, uThixo owawakhupha kwelaseJiputa. Asuka abusa *thixo bambi kwizithixo zabantu ababewangqingile. UNdikhoyo amcaphukisa ngokusuka akhahlele abuse ezo zithixo.
13 Amfulathela uNdikhoyo, asuka akhonza ooBhali nooAshtarte.