1 Kwathi, kwakuba yimihla emininzi, emveni kokuba uYehova ewaphumzile amaSirayeli ezintshabeni zawo zonke ngeenxa zonke, uYoshuwa eseleyindoda enkulu,
2 ekhulile, wawabiza uYoshuwa onke amaSirayeli, amadoda awo amakhulu, neentloko zawo, nabagwebi bawo, nababhali bawo, wathi kubo, Mna ndisendimdala, ndikhulile.
3 Nina nikubonile konke abekwenzile uYehova uThixo wenu kwezo ntlanga zonke ngenxa yenu; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye onilweleyo.
4 Khangelani, ndinábele ngamaqashiso nezi ntlanga zisaseleyo, ukuba zibe lilifa lezizwe zenu, zithabathela eYordan, kunye neentlanga zonke endizinqumleyo, zesa kulwandle olukhulu ngasekutshoneni kwelanga.
5 NguYehova uThixo wenu oya kuzigxotha ebusweni benu, azigqogqe phambi kwenu, nilihluthe ilizwe lazo, njengoko wathethayo kuni uYehova uThixo wenu.
6 Yomelelani kunene, ukuze nigcine nenze konke okubhaliweyo encwadini yomyalelo kaMoses, ukuze ningasuki kuwo, nityekele ekunene nasekhohlo;
7 ukuze ningadibani nezi ntlanga ziseleyo, ezi ke zinani, ningalikhankanyi igama loothixo bazo, ningabafungi, ningabakhonzi, ningabanquli.