1. Ipapo akandiratidza Joshua muprista mukuru amire pamberi pomutumwa waJehovha, uye Satani amire kurudyi rwake kuti amupomere.
2. Jehovha akati kuna Satani, “Jehovha ngaakutuke iwe, Satani! Jehovha, iye akasarudza Jerusarema, ngaakutuke! Ko, murume uyu haazi rukuni runobvira rwabvutwa mumoto here?”
3. Zvino Joshua akanga akapfeka nguo dzine tsvina amire pamberi pomutumwa.
4. Mutumwa akati kuna avo vakanga vamire pamberi pake, “Mubvisei nguo dzake dzine tsvina.” Ipapo akati kuna Joshua, “Tarira ndabvisa chivi chako, uye ndichakupfekedza nguo dzinokosha.”
5. Ipapo ndakati, “Isai ngowani yakachena pamusoro wake.” Nokudaro vakamupfekedza ngowani yakachena pamusoro wake uye vakamupfekedza nguo, mutumwa waJehovha amirepo.
6. Mutumwa waJehovha akarayira Joshua achiti,
7. “Zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, ‘Kana ukafamba nenzira dzangu uye ukachengeta mirayiro yangu, ipapo uchatonga imba yangu uye uchachengetawo mavazhe angu, uye ndichakupa nzvimbo pakati paava vakamira pano.