Base bedla bephuza , yona nabantu eyayinabo , balala; sebevuke ekuseni , yathi: Ngithumeni enkosini yami.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wathuma ngasese eseShithimi amadoda amabili abe yizinhloli, wathi: Hambani nibone izwe neJeriko. Basuka, bafika endlini yesifebe esigama laso linguRahabi, balala khona.

UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu , basuka eShithimi, bafika eJordani , yena nabo bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, balala khona ebusuku bengakaweli.

Wayesenza ukuba umphongolo kaJehova uzunge ze umuzi , wawuhaqa kanye; base befika ekamu, balala ubusuku ekamu.

Yilokhu eniyakukwenza : Niyakuchitha nokuchitha bonke abesilisa nabo bonke abesifazane abake balala nendoda.

Kuzo zonke izifunda lapho kwafika khona izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo , kwaba khona ukulila okukhulu phakathi kwabaJuda , nokuzila ukudla nokukhala ngezinyembezi , nokulila; abaningi balala phansi bembethe izindwangu zamasaka nomlotha. U-Esteri uyabikelwa indaba. Impendulo yakhe

Balala phansi othulini kanyekanye; izimpethu ziyabasibekela.

Ebusuku balala nqunu bengenangubo , bengenanto yokuzisibekela emakhazeni.

Bonke abalindi bayizimpumputhe , abanakwazi; bonke bayizinja eziyizimungulu, abakwazi ukukhonkotha , balala bephupha , bathanda ukozela.

Balala nabesifazane eSiyoni, izintombi zasemizini yakwaJuda.

Kepha akashiyanga ubufebe bakhe baseGibithe , ngokuba balala naye ebusheni bakhe, bacindezela izingono zobuntombi bakhe , bathulula ubufebe babo phezu kwakhe.

Ngokuba abalalayo balala ebusuku, nabadakwayo badakwa ebusuku;

bethi: Siphi isithembiso sokufika kwakhe na ? Ngokuba kuselokhu obaba balala, konke kumi kunjalo njengakwasekuqaleni kokudalwa.