23When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz), 24the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, 'Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.' 25So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.
Batsi nabatfumela tinhloli eBetheli leyayikadze yatiwa ngekutsi yiLuzi, 24letinhloli tabona indvodza iphuma kulelidolobha, tase tikhuluma kuyo titsi: "Silayele kutsi singangena kanjani kulelidolobha, tsine siyawukunakekela sikuphatse kahle." 25Ngako lendvodza yabakhombisa lelo dolobha; balibhubhisa ngelusiko lwenkemba, kodvwa lendvodza bayiyekela kanye nemndeni wayo wonkhe.