9 “Zwana we Israyeli, lamuhla usuchapha uJodani+ ukuze ungene uyethathela izizwe ezinkulu njalo ezilamandla kulawe ilifa lazo.+ Izizwe ezilamadolobho amakhulu alemiduli etshaya khonale emazulwini,*+ 2 ezilenkalakatha zabantu abade, amadodana ama-Anakhi,+ abantu obaziyo njalo owezwa kukhulunywa ngabo kuthiwa, ‘Kambe ngubani ongamisana lamadodana ka-Anakhi?’ 3 Ngakho-ke kumele ukwazi lamuhla ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uzachapha phambi kwakho.+ Yena ungumlilo otshabalalisayo+ njalo uzabatshaya ababhuqe. Uzabanqoba phambi kwamehlo akho ukuze ubadudule* masinyane njalo ubatshabalalise njengoba nje uJehova ekuthembisile.+

8 UJehova wasesithi kuJoshuwa: “Ungabesabi+ ngoba bonke sengibanikele esandleni sakho.+ Akula loyedwa wabo ozamelana lawe.”+