20 UMosi wabaphendula wathi: “Nxa lizathwala izikhali phambi kukaJehova lihlomele impi,+ 21 njalo nxa ngamunye wenu ezathwala izikhali achaphe umfula uJodani phambi kukaJehova, ngesikhathi esedudula izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe+ 22 ilizwe lonke lize linqotshwe phambi kukaJehova,+ ngemva kwalokho selingabuyela+ njalo alisoze libe lecala kuJehova lasebantwini bako-Israyeli. Lapho-ke ilizwe leli lizakuba lilifa lenu phambi kukaJehova.+

25 Amadodana kaGadi lamadodana kaRubheni asesithi kuMosi: “Izinceku zakho zizakwenza khona kanye inkosi yami ekutshoyo. 26 Sizatshiya abantwabethu lamakhosikazi ethu lemihlambi yethu lazo zonke izifuyo zethu emadolobheni eGiliyadi,+ 27 kodwa izinceku zakho zizachapha ziye phetsheya, wonke nje amadoda ahlomele ukuyakulwa impi phambi kukaJehova,+ njengokutsho kwakho nkosi yami.”

28 Ngakho uMosi wakhipha umlayo mayelana labo wawutshela u-Eliyazari umphristi loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni lalabo ababengabakhokheli bezindlu zaboyise ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli. 29 UMosi wathi kubo: “Nxa amadodana kaGadi lamadodana kaRubheni angachapha lani aye ngaphetsheya komfula uJodani, wonke nje amadoda ahlomele impi phambi kukaJehova njalo nxa ilizwe linganqotshwa phambi kwenu, kuzamele liwanike ilizwe leGiliyadi libe lilifa lawo.+