3-4. “Lo mhlaba amaSirayeli awuphiwe *nguNdikhoyo – sitsho ezi dolophu: iAtaroti, iDibhon, iJazere, iNimra, iHeshbhon, iElale, iSebham, iNebho, neBheyoni – ungumhlaba olungele iinkomo, ibe ke nathi sineenkomo ezininzi.
20. UMosis waphendula wathi: “Xa kunjalo ke, zilungiseleleni apha phambi kukaNdikhoyo, nizimisele ukuya edabini.
21. Onke amajoni enu kufuneka awele iJordan ekhokelwe nguNdikhoyo, azihlasele iintshaba zakhe ade azoyise, uNdikhoyo
22. awohluthe umhlaba wazo. Emva koko ke noba nako ukubuya; kaloku noba nimanelisile uNdikhoyo ndawonye namawenu. Ke wona lo mhlaba woba sisabelo senu enisinikwe nguNdikhoyo.
23. Kambe ke ukuba anisifezekisanga esi sithembiso, ze nazi ukuba nimonile uNdikhoyo, ibe ke sona isono senu siya kuba yinto kuni.
24. Ngoko ke yakhelani iintsapho zenu iidolophu, nakhele nemfuyo yenu iintlanti, kambe nisifezekise isithembiso senu.”
25. Ke kaloku amaGadi namaRubhen aphendula athi: “Izicaka zakho ziya kwenza ngokwelizwi lakho, mhlekazi.
26. Iintsapho zethu neenkomo neegusha zona ziya kusala apha kwezi dolophu zaseGiliyadi.
27. Ke thina sonke sesilungele ukungena phantsi koNdikhoyo. Soxhoba siyiwele iJordan; siya kulwa emfazweni ngokomyalelo wakho.”
28. UMosis wayalela uElazare, uYoshuwa, nezinye iinkulu zezindlu zamaSirayeli,
29. wathi: “Ukuba amaGadi namaRubhen ayiwelile iJordan, aza alwa kumkhosi kaNdikhoyo, naza ke noyisa nalithimba elo lizwe, ke wona ze niwanike umhlaba waseGiliyadi, ibe sisabelo sawo.
30. Kambe ke ukuba akayiwelanga iJordan aya kulwa kunye nani, isabelo sawo osifumana kwelaseKanana kunye nani.”
31. Ke wona amaGadi namaRubhen aphendula athi: “Ewe, siya kwenza njengoko athethileyo uNdikhoyo.
32. Siya kuwela siye kwilizwe laseKanana, silwe siphantsi kwakhe, ukuze singaphulukani nesabelo sethu apha kwimpuma yeJordan.”
33. Ngoko ke uMosis wabela amaGadi, amaRubhen, nenxalenye yabakwaManase, wonke ummandla kakumkani uSihon wama-Amori, ndawonye nokakumkani uOgi waseBhashan, ngokunjalo needolophu namaphandle awujikelezileyo.