3 UYoshuwa waxhabashela ukuya eAyi kunye nomkhosi wakhe. Wakhetha amawaka amashumi mathathu awona angamakhalipha kumadoda omkhosi, wawakhupha ngobusuku
4 nalo myalelo: “Phulaphulani! Zimelani ngapha kwesixeko, ningabi kude, nihlale nichophe phezu kwezikrweqe.
5 Mna kunye namadoda ahamba nam sosivelela ngaphambili isixeko. Xa amadoda aseAyi asihlangabezayo thina siya kujika sibaleke njengokwesihlandlo sokuqala.
6 Wona ke osisukela de athi qelele esixekweni, eba siyabaleka njengakuqala. Besasisukela njalo ke
7 nina niya kuphuma kuloo ndawo benizimele kuyo, nihlasele isixeko, nisithimbe. UNdikhoyo uThixo wenu wosinikela ezandleni zenu.
8 Nakuba nisithimbile eso sixeko, ze nisintumeke umlilo ngokomyalelo kaNdikhoyo. Ze nenjenjalo; ndiyaniyalela!”
9 Wawandulula ke loo madoda uYoshuwa, ahamba aya kulinda ezimele ngasentshonalanga yeAyi, phakathi kweAyi neBhetele. Yena uYoshuwa wasala apho babekhulule khona ngobo busuku.