1 Ke kaloku wandibonisa umbingeleli omkhulu uYoshuwa emi phambi kwesithunywa *sikaNdikhoyo; yena uSathana emi ngasekunene kwakhe eza kummangalela.
2 UNdikhoyo ke uthe kuSathana: “NdinguNdikhoyo nje ndiyakukhalimela, Sathana! Ewe, ndinguNdikhoyo onyule iJerusalem nje ndiyakukhalimela! Kaloku lo mfo ufana nesikhuni esixhwilwe emlilweni.”
3 Ngoko ami phambi kwesithunywa uYoshuwa wayenxibe iimpahla ezingcolileyo.
4 Isithunywa ke sathetha nâbo babemi phambi kwaso sathi: “Mkhululeni ezo mphala zingcolileyo.”Sabhekisa kuYoshuwa ke sathi: “Uyabona ke, ndibususile ubugwenxa bakho; ndaye ke ndiza kukunxiba iimpahla zexabiso.”
5 Mna ke ndathi: “Mabamthwalise entloko iqhiya ecocekileyo.” Baza ke bamthwalisa iqhiya ecocekileyo, baza bamnxibisa iimpahla, isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo sisemi njalo.
6 Ke kaloku isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo samthembisa sathi: