2. noNafetali wonke, nezwe lakwa-Efrayimi, nelakwaManase, nezwe lonke lakwaJuda kwaze kwaba selwandle lwasentshonalanga,
3. neNingizimu, nethafa lesigodi saseJeriko umuzi wamasundu kwaze kwabaseSowari.
4. UJehova wathi kuye: “Nanti izwe engalifungela o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ngathi: ‘Ngiyakunika lona inzalo yakho.’ Ngikubonise lona ngamehlo akho, kepha awuyikuwela khona.”
5. Wayesefela khona ezweni lakwaMowabi uMose inceku kaJehova njengezwi likaJehova.
6. Wammbela esigodini sasezweni lakwaMowabi malungana neBeti Peyori, kepha akukho muntu olaziyo ithuna lakhe kuze kube namuhla.
7. UMose wayeneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili ekufeni kwakhe; iso lakhe lalingafiphele, amandla akhe ayengakanciphi.
8. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamkhalela uMose emathafeni akwaMowabi izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu; zaphela-ke izinsuku zokukhala ekumlileleni uMose.
9. UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wayegcwele umoya nokuhlakanipha, ngokuba uMose wayebekile izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamlalela-ke, benza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.