9 Base bethi omunye komunye: “Asenzi kahle. Lolu suku lwanamuhla lungusuku lwentokozo; uma sithula nje silinda kuze kube sekuntweleni kokusa, siyakuficwa yicala; ngalokho masihambe, sitshele indlu yenkosi.”
10 Base behamba, babiza abalindisango bomuzi, babatshela ukuthi: “Sike safika ekamu* lama-Aramu; bheka, kwakungekho muntu lapho, nazwi lomuntu, kuphela ngamahhashi aboshiweyo, nezimbongolo eziboshiweyo, namatende enjengalokhu enjalo.”
11 Abalindisango bamemeza, babikela indlu yenkosi ngaphakathi.
12 Inkosi yavuka phakathi kobusuku, yathi ezincekwini zayo: “Ake nginitshele lokhu ama-Aramu asenzela khona. Ayazi ukuthi silambile; ngalokho aphumile ekamu* ukuba acashe, ethi: ‘Lapho bephuma emzini, siyakubabamba besezwa, singene emzini.’ ”
13 Enye yezinceku zayo yaphendula yathi: “Makuthathwe amahhashi ayisihlanu aseleyo, asele lapha bheka, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esisele lapha, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esesiphelile sithumele, sibone.”
14 Bathatha izinqola ezimbili namahhashi; inkosi yathumela emva kwempi yama-Aramu ngokuthi: “Hambani nibone.”
15 Bawalandela baze bafika eJordani; bheka, yonke indlela yayigcwele izingubo nezimpahla ama-Aramu ayezilahlile ekubalekeni kwawo. Izithunywa zabuya, zayitshela inkosi.