20 Ngako Joshuwa nema-Israyeli ababulala abacedza, kwacishe kwangete kwasala muntfu, kodvwa labo labambalwa labasala babalekela emadolobheni abo latinqaba.
Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi, watsi: “Manje Sheba, umsa waBikri, sewutasenta intfo lemnyama kakhulu kunaloku lesakwentiwa ngu-Absalomu. Tsatsa tindvuna tami umcoshe, angakaze watfola emadolobha labiyelwe ngetibondza, aphunyule.”
Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yasondzela yabhubhisa lamahhashi kanye netincola, yawashaya yawabhuca emaSiriya.
Abiya kanye nemasotja akhe behlula ema-Israyeli kakhulu, kangangekutsi kwaze kwafa ema-Israyeli, emadvodza elikhetselo, lati-500 000.
“Memetelani kaJuda nibatjele nebaseJerusalema, nitsi: “ ‘Shayani licilongo kulo lonkhe live!’ Memetani kakhulu nitsi: ‘Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe.’
“Sihlaleleni kantsi lapha? Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe, siyewufela khona! Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu sewusimisele kutsi sibhubhe, wasinika emanti lanashevu kutsi siwanatse, ngobe sonile kuye.
“Noko kulamadolobha aletive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha wona kutsi abe lifa lenu, akubete nome kunye lenikushiya kuphila.
Simakadze wabatsela ngeluvalo, besaba ema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli awehlula ema-Amori, awancoba ngelusiko lwenkemba emphini yaseGibeyoni, abacosha abenyusa ngendlela yaseBhethi Horoni, abaphetse abagwaza kwaze kwabase-Azekha, naseMakheda.
Kodvwa nine ningemi, chubekani niticoshe letitsa tenu kusukela kuleto letingasemuva, ningativumeli kubuyela emadolobheni ato, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu sewutinikele etandleni tenu.”
Yonkhe imphi yabuyela iphephile enkambu kuJoshuwa eMakheda; kwabate namunye lokhuluma lutfo loluphambene nema-Israyeli.
Joshuwa wawadla onkhe lamadolobha alawo makhosi, nemakhosi awo wawacedza ngelusiko lwenkemba. Wawabhubhisa onkhe, njengobe Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, abemyalile.
Simakadze wabaniketela esandleni sema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli abehlula abacosha, aze abashonisa eSidoni Lenkhulu, naseMisrefothi Mayimu, naseSihosheni saseMispa ngasemphumalanga, kwaze kwabate nome munye lowaphunyula.
Baka-Israyeli batsi kube bacedze kubulala onkhe lamadvodza ase-Ayi labesesigangeni ehlane, lapho babewacoshe bawabeka khona, batsi kube bawagwaze bawacedze onkhe, ema-Israyeli ancandzeka abuyela e-Ayi, afike abulala labo lababesele kuyo.