19 Wathi kuye uYoshuwa: “Mfo wam, mzukise uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, uzityande igila kuye, uyivume into oyenzileyo, ungandifihleli.”
20 Wathi uAkana: “Kuyinene ukuba ndimonile uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. Yiyo ke le into endayenzayo:
21 phakathi kwamaxhoba ndabona umnweba omhle owenziwe eBhabheli, nesiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezimbini, kunye necwecwe legolide elibunzima bungaphezu kwesiqingatha sekhilogram. Ndazinqwenela, ndazithatha ke. Naziya zombelwe phaya endlwini yam, isiliva yona ingaphantsi.”
22 UYoshuwa wathi makuye amadoda apho. Akhawuleza ke, aza azifumana zombelwe apho ngenene ezo zinto, isiliva ingaphantsi yona.
23 Bazithatha bazisa kuYoshuwa nakumaSirayeli ephela, baza bazandlala phambi koNdikhoyo.
24 UYoshuwa, ekunye namaSirayeli, bamthatha uAkana, kunye naloo siliva, naloo golide, naloo mnweba, nditsho nkqu noonyana neentombi zakhe, imfuyo yakhe, nentente yakhe, konke okwakhe, babasa kwintili yeAkore.
25 Wathi uYoshuwa: “Kutheni usifake enkathazweni nje? Nawe ke ngoku uNdikhoyo uza kukuhlisela inkathazo.” Umntu wonke wamxuluba ngamatye uAkana. Nosapho lwakhe nalo baluxuluba ngamatye, balutshisa kunye nako konke okwakhe.