25. Ekubuyeni kwawo asiphathela iziqhamo zakhona, enza nengxelo ethi elo lizwe asinika lona uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu lihle liyintombazana.
26. “Kambe ke nina navukelana nawo umyalelo kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, anavuma ukungena kulo elo lizwe.
27. Nahlala phantsi nakhalaza, nisithi: ‘UNdikhoyo usithiyile; ebengekhe asikhuphe kwelaseJiputa, aze azokusibeka esichengeni sokubulawa ngala ma-Amori!
28. Siya kuya phi na ke ngoku? Andithi kaloku nala madoda besiwathumile asityhafisile esithi abantu belo lizwe bomelele, futhi bade kunathi, ngokunjalo bahlala kwiidolophu ezinkulu ezibiyelwe ngeendonga ezirhec' izulu; kananjalo babone neengxilimbela ezingoonyana baka-Anaki!’
29. “Ke mna ndaniyala ndisithi: ‘Musani ukuba nedyudyu nixhalabe ngenxa yabo!
30. UNdikhoyo uThixo wenu nguye onikhokelayo. Yena wonilwela njengoko nambonayo esenjenjalo eJiputa
31. nasentlango. Andithi kaloku yena wanibeleka njengoko uyise enjenjalo kunyana wakhe, yonke loo ndlela kude kube ngoku?’
32. Kodwa ke, nakuba kunjalo, animthembanga uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu,
33. kanti nguye owayesoloko enikhokela ade anifunele nendawo eningamisa kuyo. Ewe, kaloku wayenikhokela ngelangatye lomlilo ebusuku, ukuze niyibone indlela emanihambe ngayo, aze anikhokele ngomqulu welifu emini.”
34. “Ke kaloku *uNdikhoyo akuziva izikrokro zenu wakhathazeka, wada wafunga wathi:
35. ‘Inene, akukho namnye kuni, sizukulwanandini esigwenxa, uya kungena kwelo lizwe lihle kunene ndabathembisa ngalo ngesifungo ooyihlo-mkhulu.
36. Kuphela longenwa nguKalebhi unyana kaJefune. Kaloku yena wahlala enyanisekile kum, ndaye ke elo lizwe walihlolayo ndiza kulinikela kuye nesizukulwana sakhe.’
37. “Kwakukwangenxa yenu ukuze uNdikhoyo akhathazeke, athi kum: ‘Nawe ngokwakho soze uthi cakatha kwelo lizwe.
38. Kambe ke ihlakani lakho, uYoshuwa unyana kaNune, nguye oya kulingena elo lizwe; mkhuthaze, kuba nguye oya kungenisa uSirayeli kwelo lizwe elililifa lakhe.’
39. “Ngaphezu koko ke uNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Ngabantwana benu kuphela abaya kungena kwelo lizwe; nditsho abo bangekakwazi ukwahlula okubi kokuhle, abo kanye nanisithi nina boba ngamaxhoba otshaba. Elo lizwe ndiya kulinikela kubo, limiwe ngabo.