13 Joshuwa wancoba; wawashaya wawabhuca ngenkemba ema-Amaleki.
Kodvwa yatsi imikhono yaMosi naseyidzinwa iba nensindze, bo-Aroni naHure bamletsela litje kutsi ahlale etikwalo, bona bamphakamisela imikhono yakhe lomunye ngakulomunye umkhono; ngako imikhono bayiphakamisa kwaze kwashona lilanga.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Kubhale phansi encwadzini loku kube ngumlandvo ngalemphi, kuze kube sikhumbuto. Utjele Joshuwa kutsi ema-Amaleki ngifuna kuwacotfula aphele nya emhlabeni.”
bayawubulawa ngenkemba, batsatfwe bentiwe babe titfunjwa etiveni tonkhe; nebetive bayakuyigcobagcoba iJerusalema, kuze kugcwaliseke sikhatsi sabo.”
Ngalelo langa Joshuwa wahlasela wadla iMakheda. Wahlasela lidolobha layo nenkhosi yakhona; wabagwaza bonkhe, kwabate namunye lowaphunyula. Washiya kute muntfu. Wenta enkhosini yaseMakheda njengobe enta enkhosini yaseJerikho.
Simakadze waniketela iLakhishi kuma-Israyeli, Joshuwa wayidla ngelilanga lesibili. Lidolobha nabo bonkhe labakulo Joshuwa wabagwaza, bafa, njengobe abentile nakulo lidolobha laseLibna.
Bahlasela lelidolobha, balingenela balicedza ngelusiko lwenkemba, lona kanye nenkhosi yalo, nemiti yalo nabo bonkhe lababekulo. Kwabate ngisho namunye umuntfu lowaphunyula kulo njengase-Egloni, balibhubhisa nako konkhe kwalo.
Onkhe lawo makhosi kanye nemave awo Joshuwa wawancoba ngemkhankhaso munye, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli abewalwela ema-Israyeli.
Joshuwa wawadla onkhe lamadolobha alawo makhosi, nemakhosi awo wawacedza ngelusiko lwenkemba. Wawabhubhisa onkhe, njengobe Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, abemyalile.
Joshuwa akazange asehlise sandla sakhe lesasiphakamise sikhali, baze bababulala bonkhe lababese-Ayi.