4 ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uhamba nani ukuze anilwele ezitheni zenu anisindise.’ +

11 Njengoba babebalekela ama-Israyeli futhi sebesendaweni eyehlelayo eseBheti-horoni, uJehova wabehlisela isichotho esikhulu sivela esibhakabhakeni kwaze kwaba se-Azeka, bafa. Empeleni, baningi ababulawa yisichotho kunalabo ababulawa ama-Israyeli ngenkemba.

12 Kungaleso sikhathi lapho uJoshuwa akhuluma khona noJehova phambi kuka-Israyeli, ngosuku uJehova anqoba ngalo ama-Amori phambi kwama-Israyeli, wathi:

13 Ngakho ilanga lama langanyakaza nenyanga yama, kwaze kwaba yilapho isizwe sesiziphindiselele ezitheni zaso. Lokhu kulotshiwe encwadini kaJashari. + Ilanga lama phakathi nesibhakabhaka futhi alizange linyakaze cishe isikhathi esingangosuku lonke. 14 Alukaze lube khona usuku olunjengalolo, ngaphambi kwalo noma ngemva kwalo, lapho uJehova alalela khona izwi lomuntu, + ngoba uJehova wayelwela u-Israyeli. +

40 UJoshuwa walinqoba lonke izwe elisezintabeni, iNegebhi, iShefela + nezindawo ezigudle izintaba kanye nawo wonke amakhosi akhona, akusindanga ngisho noyedwa; wababhuqa bonke abantu, *+ njengoba nje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ayeyalile. +

42 UJoshuwa wawanqoba wonke la makhosi nezindawo ayezibusa, wonke ngasikhathi sinye, ngoba nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owayelwela u-Israyeli. +