2 UYoshuwa wasusa amadoda eYeriko ukuba aye eAyi, engaseBhetaven, ngasempumalanga eBheteli, wathi kuwo, Nyukani nilihlole ilizwe. Anyuka ke amadoda lawo, ayihlola iAyi.
3 Abuyela kuYoshuwa, athi kuye, Mabangenyuki bonke abantu; makunyuke amadoda amayela kumawaka amabini, nokuba ngamadoda amayela kumawaka amathathu, ayichithe iAyi. Musa ukubadinisa bonke abantu ngokubása khona; kuba abaa bantu bambalwa.
4 Kwenyuka ke kwaya khona kubantu amadoda amayela kumawaka amathathu; esuka asaba phambi kwamadoda aseAyi.
5 Amadoda aseAyi abulala kuwo amadoda amayela kumashumi amathathu anamathandathu, awasukela phambi kwesango, kwesa eShebharim, awabulala ethambekeni. Yanyibilika intliziyo yabantu, yaba ngamanzi.
6 Wazikrazula ke uYoshuwa iingubo zakhe, wawa ngobuso emhlabeni phambi kwetyeya kaYehova kwada kwahlwa, yena namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, bagalela uthuli phezu kweentloko.
7 Wathi uYoshuwa, Awu, Nkosi, Yehova, yini na ukuba aba bantu ubaweze iYordan, usinikele esandleni sama-Amori ukuba asibhubhise? Akwaba kanye bekukholekile kuthi ukuhlala phesheya kweYordan!
8 Camagu, Nkosi yam, ndiya kuthini na emveni kokuba amaSirayeli ezinikele ikhosi iintshaba zawo!