12 Abneri, umsa waNeri, kanye nemadvodza labelandzela Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, besuka eMahanayimu baya eGibeyoni.
Jakobe watsi kube atibone letingilosi watsi: “Lesi sikanekiso saNkulunkulu!” Wetsa leyo ndzawo libito watsi yiMahanayimu.
Absalomu kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli batsi: “Leseluleko saHushayi, um-Akhi, sincono kunalesa sa-Ahithofeli.” Loku kwentiwa kutsi Simakadze abecondze kuswabisa leseluleko sa-Ahithofeli, kuze ehlisele bubi ku-Absalomu.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abneri, umsa waNeri, labeyindvuna yemphi yaSawula abesatsetse Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamletsa eMahanayimu.
Ngelilanga Simakadze lanikela ngalo ema-Amori kubaka-Israyeli, Joshuwa wakhuluma kuSimakadze embikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, watsi: “Wena langa mani, mani etikweGibeyoni, ungahambi; nawe nyanga, mani etikwesihosha sase-Ayaloni unganyakati.”
Adoni Sedeki nebantfu bakhe betfuka kakhulu ngaloko, ngobe iGibeyoni bekungulona dolobha lelibalulekile njengalelinye lemadolobha ebukhosi, lona lalilikhulu kunelase-Ayi, nemadvodza alo bekutingwazi letatiwako.
“Yenyukani ningisite, sihlasele iGibeyoni, ngobe seyente sivumelwane sekuthula naJoshuwa nesive saka-Israyeli.”
BekuyiGibeyoni, neRama, neBherothi,
Kodvwa satsi sive saseGibeyoni kube sive kutsi Joshuwa kanye nema-Israyeli wentani eJerikho nase-Ayi,
Nakatakulwa nami angehlule, tsine sitawuba tigcili tenu; kodvwa mine nangimehlula ngimbulale, nine nitawuba tigcili tetfu nisisebentele.”