1Kuthe bona soke isizwe siqede ukuyama iJordani, uSomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: 2“Thatha amadoda alitjhumi nambili hlangana nabantu, kube yindoda ngayinye ekorweni ngayinye, 3uwayale bona aye phakathi kweJordani afese athi lapha kunzinze khona iinyawo zabaphristi, athathe lapho amatje alitjhumi nambili, eze nawo akhambisane nani ukuyowabeka lapha nizakulala khona ebusuku banamhlanjesi.”
4Yeke uJotjhuwa wabiza amadoda alitjhumi nambili ebegade awakhethe ebantwini bakwa-Israyeli, kwaba yindoda ngayinye ekorweni ngayinye, 5wathi kiwo: “Buyelani lapha kunomfaji kaSomnini uZimenu phakathi kweJordani, omunye nomunye wenu athathe ilitje alithwale emahlombe ukuya ngesibalo seenkoro zakwa-Israyeli, 6ukuze abe litshwayo phakathi kwenu. Kuzakuthi lokha abantwabenu nabanibuzako esikhathini esizako bathi, ‘Atjho ukuthini kini amatje la?’ 7Nizabatjela-ke bonyana amanzi weJordani ajama lokha umfaji kaSomnini nawuyama iJordani. Yeke amatje la azakuba sikhumbuzo sanini nanini ebantwini bakwa-Israyeli.”
8Ama-Israyeli enza njengombana uJotjhuwa awayalile: Amadoda alitjhumi nambili lawo athatha amatje alitjhumi nambili phakathi kweJordani ukuya ngesibalo seenkoro zakwa-Israyeli njengombana uSomnini atjela uJotjhuwa. Akhamba namatje lawo ayowabeka endaweni lapha afese alala khona.
9UJotjhuwa wajamisa amanye amatje alitjhumi nambili phakathi kweJordani lapha bekujame khona iinyawo zabaphristi ebegade bathwele umfaji. Asese lapho nanamhlanje.
10Abaphristi ebegade bathwele umfaji bajama phakathi kweJordani bekwaphela koke uSomnini ebegade ayale uJotjhuwa bona akutjele abantu, ukuya ngakho koke uMosi agade amyale ngakho.
Abantu bayama barhabile, 11kwathi bona boke baqede ukuyama, abaphristi abathwele umfaji kaSomnini badlulela ngaphambi kwabantu. 12BakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro kaManase badlula bahlomile phambi kwama-Israyeli njengombana uMosi bekabayalile. 13Bebangaba madoda aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane ahlome aphelele alungele ipi akhamba nomfaji kaSomnini kobana ayokulwa emrhuleni weJerikho. 14Mhlokho uSomnini waphakamisa uJotjhuwa phambi kwama-Israyeli woke. Ama-Israyeli esaba uJotjhuwa imihla yoke yokuphila kwakhe njengombana bekesaba uMosi.
15Kwathi lokha nabayamako uSomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: 16“Yala abaphristi abathwele umfaji wobufakazi kobana bakhuphuke baphume ngemlanjeni iJordani.”
17Yeke uJotjhuwa wayala abaphristi wathi: “Yeniphume ngeJordanapho.”
18Kuthe lokha abaphristi abathwele umfaji wobufakazi nabaphuma ngeJordani, bona iinyawo zabo zigadange ehlabathini eyomileko, amanzi weJordani abuyela endawenawo, umlambo wathwala iingodo njengaphambilini.
19Abantu baphuma ngeJordani ngelanga letjhumi lenyanga yokuthoma, bahloma amatendabo eGiligali emkhawulweni wangepumalanga yeJerikho. 20Amatje alitjhumi nambili lawo abawathatha ngeJordani, uJotjhuwa wawajamisa eGiligali, 21wathi kuma-Israyeli: “Lokha iinzukulwana zenu nazinibuzako nina boyise esikhathini esizako bona amatje la atjho ukuthini, 22nizazitjela nithi, ‘Lobu bufakazi bokobana u-Israyeli wayama iJordani equlwanini eyomileko.’ 23USomnini uZimenu womisa amanzi weJordani bonyana nikwazi ukuyama njengombana enza elwandle lomGaba nakomisa amanzi kobana siyame. 24Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze boke abantu bephasi bazi bonyana isandla sakaSomnini sinamandla, nokobana nesabe uSomnini uZimenu nini nanini.”
