Lapho bekhala kuSimakade, waletha ubumnyama phakathi kwenu nabaseGibhithe. Wenza ulwandle ukuba lubuyele phezu kwabo lubagubuzele; nakubona engakwenza kwabaseGibhithe; emveni kwalokho nahlala ehlane izinsuku eziningi.
“ ‘Nganingenisa ezweni lama-Amori ahlala phesheya kweJordani, alwa nani; ngawanikela esandleni senu, nalidla izwe lawo; ngawabhubhisa phambi kwenu. Inkosi uBhalaki, indodana kaZiphori wakwaMowabi, waphuma ukuyolwa no-Israyeli. Wathumela ukuyobiza uBhileyamu indodana kaBheyori ukuba aniqalekise, kodwa angimlalelanga uBhileyamu; ngakho-ke wanibusisa, nganikhulula esandleni sakhe.
“ ‘Lapho niwela iJordani, nafika eJerikho; izakhamuzi zalo zalwa nani, kanjalo nama-Amori, amaPherizi, amaKhanani, amaHithi, amaGirigashi, amaHivi, namaJebusi, ngabanikela esandleni senu. Ngathumela iminyovu phambi kwenu, eyaxosha phambi kwenu amakhosi amabili ama-Amori, kwakungengankemba yakho noma ngomnsalo wakho. Nganinika izwe eningalikhandlekelanga nemizi eningayakhanga, nihlala kuyo; nidla izithelo zemivini nezeminqumo eningakutshalanga.’
“Manje mesabeni uSimakade, nimkhonze ngobuqotho nangeqiniso, nibasuse onkulunkulu ababekhonzwa ngokhokho besengaphesheya komfula naseGibhithe, nikhonze uSimakade. Uma kukubi emehlweni enu ukukhonza uSimakade, khethani namuhla ukuthi ngubani eniyakumkhonza, noma ngonkulunkulu ababekhonzwa ngokhokho benu besengaphesheya komfula, noma ngonkulunkulu bama-Amori enihlala ezweni lawo, kepha mina nendlu yami siyakumkhonza uSimakade.”
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