Ngaleso sikhathi uMenahemu wachitha iThifisa , nakho konke okwakukulo, nemikhawulo yalo , kusukela eTirisa ; ngokuba bengamvulelanga, ngalokho walichitha; nabo bonke abesifazane abakhulelweyo abakulo wabaqaqa.

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , noThimothewu umzalwane kulo ibandla likaNkulu nkulu eliseKorinte nakubo abangcwele bonke abakulo lonke lase-Akhaya:

Base bemuka labo bantu abayisihlanu , bafika eLayishi , babona abantu abakulo ukuthi basahlala belondekile ngendl ela yamaSidoni , benokuthula, bengenaluvalo, ngokuba kwakungekho ezweni onamandla ukuba abajabhise ngalutho; babekude namaSidoni, bengenandaba nabanye abantu.

UJosefa wamondla uyise , nabafowabo, nendlu yonke kayise ngokudla ngokwemilomo yezingane zabo. Izwe laseGibithe nabantu abakulo babekwa phansi kukaFaro nguJosefa

UJoshuwa wathatha iMakheda ngalolo suku , walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nenkosi yalo , wabaqothula nabo bonke abakulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo ; wenza-ke kuyo inkosi yaseMakheda njengalokho ebenzile kuyo inkosi yaseJeriko.

uJehova walinikela nalo nenkosi yalo esandleni sakwa -Israyeli, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba nabo bonke abakulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasala phakathi kwalo; wenza-ke kuyo inkosi yalo njengalokho ebenzile kuyo inkosi yaseJeriko.

Balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nenkosi yalo , nayo yonke imizi yalo , nabo bonke ababekulo ; akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo njengakho konke abekwenzile kulo i -Egiloni, waliqothula nabo bonke abakulo.