11 UMosi wasencenga uJehova uNkulunkulu+ wakhe wathi: “Awu Jehova, kungani kumele wehlisele ulaka lwakho oluvuthayo ebantwini bakho, wena usubakhiphe elizweni laseGibhithe ngamandla amakhulu langesandla+ esilamandla. 12 Kungani kumele abaseGibhithe bathi, ‘Wayevele ehlose okubi ngesikhathi ebasusa lapha. Wayefuna ukubabulalela ezintabeni abatshabalalise baphele nya emhlabeni.’+ Yehlisa ulaka lwakho njalo ucabangisise* ngohlupho osufuna ukululetha ebantwini bakho.

9 wathi kuwo: “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi uJehova uzalinika ilizwe+ leli lokuthi bonke abantu balapha bayalesaba.+ Abantu bonke elizweni sebephele amandla ngenxa yenu,+ 10 ngoba sezwa ukuthi uJehova womisa amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu ngesikhathi lisuka eGibhithe+ lokuthi lawenzani amakhosi amabili ama-Amori uSihoni+ lo-Ogi,+ lawo elawabulala ngaphetsheya* kukaJodani.

3 AbaseGibhiyoni+ labo bakuzwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenze eJerikho+ le-Ayi.+

9 Amphendula athi: “Siyizinceku zakho futhi sivela elizweni elikhatshana.+ Silapha ngenxa yebizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Siluzwile udumo lwakhe lakho konke akwenza eGibhithe.+

7 AmaFilisti ethuka athi: “UNkulunkulu usebuyile enkambeni!+ Kuphelile ngathi ngoba okunje akukaze kwenzakale! 8 Lakanye saphela! Ngubani ozasikhulula esandleni sikaNkulunkulu lo omkhulu? Phela nguye uNkulunkulu owaqeda abantu beGibhithe enkangala.+