8 Anduluka ke loo madoda, aya kucanda umhlaba, emva kokuba uYoshuwa wayethe: “Ze niwujikeleze niwucande loo mhlaba, nizibhale iinkcukacha zawo, nibuye nize kum. Mna ndoqonda kuNdikhoyo ngokwenza *amaqashiso apha eShilo.”
9 Awujikeleza ke loo mhlaba loo madoda, abhala echaza ukuba awahlule njani waziziqwenga ezisixhenxe, enza noludwe lwezixeko. Babuyela kuYoshuwa esikhululweni eShilo.
10 UYoshuwa wenza amaqashiso phambi koNdikhoyo, waza ke wazabela izizwe zakwaSirayeli ebezingekabi namhlaba iziqwenga zomhlaba, ewaba ngokwezindlu zazo.
11 Kwaqala kwaphuma iqashiso lommandla wezindlu zesizwe sakwaBhenjamin. Umhlaba wabo wawumi phakathi kwesizwe sakwaJuda nesakwaJosefu.
12 Ngasentla umda wabo wawuqala eJordan, unyuke loo mathambeka angasentla kweJeriko, wenjenjeya ukusinga ngasentshona, utyhutyha eleentaba, uye kuma ngentlango iBhete-aven.
13 Wawunyuka ithambeka kwicala elingasezantsi eLuzi (yiBhetele ke leyo) uhle ubheke eAtaroti-adare entabeni engezantsi kweBhete-horon emzantsi.
14 Lo mda wawujika ujonge emazantsi usuka kwicala elingasentshonalanga yeleentaba, wenjenjeya ukusinga eKiriyati-bhali (iKiriyati-yarim) yesizwe sakwaJuda. Ngumda wangasentshona lo.