12. ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune, umKhenizi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngokuba bamlandele uJehova ngokupheleleyo.’
13. Intukuthelo kaJehova yabavuthela abakwa-Israyeli, wabazulisa ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, saze saphela sonke leso sizukulwane esasenzile okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
14. “Bhekani, senivukile nina esikhundleni sawoyihlo, inzalo yabantu abonayo, ukwandisa futhi intukuthelo kaJehova evuthela u-Israyeli.
15. Ngokuba uma nibuyela emuva ekumlandeleni, uyakubuye abashiye ehlane, nize nibhubhise laba bantu.”
16. Basondela kuye, bathi: “Siyakwakhela lapha izinkomo zethu izibaya nabancane bethu imizi;
17. kepha thina uqobo lwethu siyakushesha sihlome, sihambe phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, size sibafinyelelise endaweni yabo, abancane bethu bahlale emizini ebiyelweyo ngenxa yabakhileyo ezweni.
18. Asiyikubuyela ezindlini zethu, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bengakalidli ifa labo, kube yilowo nalowo wabo.
19. Ngokuba asiyikulidla ifa nabo ngaphesheya kweJordani nangaphambili, lokhu silidlile elethu nganeno kweJordani ngasempumalanga.”
20. UMose wayesethi kubo: “Uma nenza lokhu, uma nihloma ukuba nihambe phambi kukaJehova, niphume impi,