17. Wawathuma ke uMoses, ukuba aye kuhlola ilizwe lakwaKanan, wathi kuwo, Nyukani nina ngasezantsi, ngale ndlela;
18. nyukani niye entabeni, nilikhangele ilizwe ukuba linjani na, nabantu abemi kulo, ukuba bomelele, bangamaphakuphaku, kusini na; bambalwa, baninzi, kusini na;
19. ukuba linjani na ilizwe abemi kulo, lihle, libi, kusini na; ukuba injani na imizi abemi kuyo, baseminqubeni, basezinqabeni, kusini na;
20. ukuba linjani na ilizwe elo, liyachuma, alichumi, kusini na; linemithi, alinayo, kusini na. Yomelelani, nize neziqhamo zelo zwe. Loo mihla yabe iyimihla yentlahlela yeediliya.
21. Enyuka ke, alihlola ilizwe, ethabathela entlango yaseTsin, esa eRehobhi, ekuyeni eHamati.
22. Enyuka ngezantsi, afike eHebron; babekhona ooAhiman, noSheshayi, noTalemayi, abenzalo ka-Anaki. Ke owaseHebron wawusewakhiwe iminyaka esixhenxe, ingekakhiwa iTsohan eYiputa.
23. Afika esihlanjeni sakwaEshekoli, anqumla khona isebe linesihloko seediliya sisinye, asithwala ngesibonda emabini; nakwiirharnate, nakumakhiwane enjenjalo.
24. Loo ndawo kwathiwa sisihlambo sakwaEshekoli,* ngenxa yesihloko eso basinqumla khona oonyana bakaSirayeli.
25. Abuya ekulihloleni ilizwe ekupheleni kweentsuku ezimashumi mané.
26. Eza afika kuMoses, nakuAron, nakwibandla lonke loonyana bakaSirayeli, entlango yaseParan eKadeshe; azisa ilizwi kubo, nakwibandla lonke, ababonisa neziqhamo zelizwe elo.
27. Abaxelela athi, Safika kwelo zwe wasithuma kulo; inene, libaleka amasi nobusi; nazi neziqhamo zalo.
28. Kodwa banamandla abantu, abemi kwelo zwe; imizi inqatyisiwe, imikhulu kunene; kananjalo siboné abenzalo ka-Anaki khona.
29. Kumi ama-Amaleki ezweni lasezantsi; amaHeti namaYebhusi nama-Amori emi ezintabeni; amaKanan emi ngaselwandle nangecala laseYordan.
30. Wabazolisa uKalebhi abantu phambi koMoses, wathi, Masinyuke kwangoku, silihluthe; ngokuba siya kuleyisa kakade.
31. Ke amadoda abenyuke naye athi, Asinako ukunyuka siye kwabo bantu; ngokuba bomelele kunathi.