15 “Kodwa nxa lingayekela ukulalela ilizwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngokuba leqiniso lokuthi liyayilandela yonke imithetho yakhe lemilayo yakhe engilinika yona lamuhla, iziqalekiso zonke lezi zizakwehlela phezu kwenu futhi zizaligijimisa zize zilifice:+

24 UJoshuwa labantu bako-Israyeli basebethatha u-Akhani+ indodana kaZera, lesiliva, lesembatho sezikhulu kanye legolide.+ Bathatha amadodana lamadodakazi akhe, lenkomo zakhe labobabhemi, lembuzi lezimvu kanye letende lakhe, lakho konke okungokwakhe, bahamba lakho esigodini se-Akhori.+ 25 UJoshuwa wasesithi: “Kungani usidalele uhlupho+ olungaka? Lawe uJehova uzakwehlisela uhlupho lamuhla.” Ngakho abako-Israyeli babakhanda ngamatshe+ basebebatshisa ngomlilo.+ Bonke bafa bekhandwa ngamatshe.

24 ngoba uHamani+ indodana kaHamedatha um-Agagi+ owayeyisitha sawo wonke amaJuda wayebumbe icebo lokutshabalalisa amaJuda+ njalo wayephose iPhuri,+ okutsho inkatho, ehlose ukwethusela amaJuda lokuwabhubhisa. 25 Kodwa u-Esta wathi esephambi kwenkosi, inkosi yabeka umlayo obhalwe phansi othi:+ “Konke okubi uHamani abefuna ukukwenza kumaJuda+ akubuyiselwe kuye.” UHamani lamadodana akhe balengiswa esigodweni.+