31 Ngako Joshuwa naso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli besuka eLibna befika eLakhishi, wacondzana nayo; wafike wahlela emabutfo akhe, wahlasela iLakhishi.
Bakha luzungu ngaye eJerusalema, wase uyabaleka waya eLakhishi; kodvwa batfumela emadvodza amcosha, afike ambulalela khona eLakhishi.
Lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi yatsi kube ive kutsi inkhosi yase-Asiriya ayisekho eLakhishi, yase iyancandzeka nayo, yakhandza inkhosi ibambene etulu neLibna.
ne-Adorayimu, neLakhishi, ne-Azekha,
Nine lenihlala eLakhishi, bophelani emahhashi enu etincoleni, ngobe ngini lenaholela iSiyoni esonweni, tono ta-Israyeli takhandzakala kini.
Ngako Adoni Sedeki, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, wancenga boHohamu, inkhosi yaseHebroni, naPhiramu, inkhosi yaseJamuthi, naJafiya, inkhosi yaseLakhishi, naDebiri, inkhosi yase-Egloni, watsi:
Simakadze waniketela lelo dolobha kanye nenkhosi yalo etandleni tema-Israyeli. Lidolobha nabo bonkhe labakulo Joshuwa wabagwaza, bafa; kwabate ngisho namunye lowaphunyula. Wenta enkhosini yalo njengaloku enta enkhosini yaseJerikho.
Simakadze waniketela iLakhishi kuma-Israyeli, Joshuwa wayidla ngelilanga lesibili. Lidolobha nabo bonkhe labakulo Joshuwa wabagwaza, bafa, njengobe abentile nakulo lidolobha laseLibna.
Ngako-ke lamakhosi lasihlanu ema-Amori, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi, neyase-Egloni, ahlanganisa emabutfo awo awahlela ase ayashuca enyukela eGibeyoni, ayihlasela.
inkhosi yaseJamuthi yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseLakhishi yaba yinye,
neLakhishi, neBhoskhathi, ne-Egloni,