UJoshuwa 1:1-6

Emveni kokufa kukaMose, inceku kaSimakade, uSimakade wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni inceku kaMose, wathi: “Inceku yami uMose ifile, ngakho-ke suka uwele iJordani, wena nabo bonke laba bantu, ningene ezweni engizakubabela lona abantu bakwa-Israyeli. Yonke indawo lapho nibeke khona unyawo lwenu, leyo ndawo ngiyakuninika yona njengalokhu ngishilo kuMose. Kusukela eLebhanoni kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHithi kuze kuyofinyelela olwandle entshonalanga, kuyakuba yizwe lenu. Akuyukuba bikho muntu oyoma phambi kwakho, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho; njengoba nganginaye uMose, ngiyakuba nawe kanjalo, angiyukukuyeka, futhi angiyukukushiya. Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba nguwena oyokwenza laba bantu badle izwe engafunga koyisemkhulu ukubanika lona.