5 Amadoda aseAyi awajika emasangweni edolophu loo madoda, awaleqa ewahlisa induli ukuya kutsho ezixhotyeni, abulala amashumi amathathu anantandathu. AmaSirayeli atyhafa, ankwantya kukoyika.
6 UYoshuwa kunye namadoda amakhulu bazikrazula izambatho zabo, bazikhahlela phantsi ngaphambi kwetyesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, bahlala benjenjalo kwada kwahlwa. Babezigalele nangothuli entloko, bebonakalisa intlungu ababenayo.
7 UYoshuwa wakhala wathi: “Ndikhoyo, Mhlekazi, wawusiwezela ntoni ke kambe eJordan? Wawufuna ukuza kusitshabalalisa ngala ma-Amori? Akwaba sasisuke sahlala ngaphesheya kweJordan kwaba kanye!
8 Ndikhoyo, ndiza kuthini ngoku esuke aswantsuliswa nje amaSirayeli ziintshaba zawo?
9 Akuyiva le nto amaKanana kunye nabemi beli lizwe, baza kuza bonke, basicime igama. Ke wena, uza kuthini ngegama lakho elidume kangaka?”
10 Wathi kuYoshuwa uNdikhoyo: “Yoshuwa, vuka; uqubudele ntoni kuloo ndawo?
11 AmaSirayeli enze isono! Awaphule umnqophiso wam, awugqitha umyalelo ebendiwanike wona, athatha ezinye izinto kwebekufuneka zitshatyalaliswe mpela. Azibile, aza axoka nokuxoka, azifihla phakathi kwezinto zawo.