17 Kute nome yinye indvodza leyayisele e-Ayi nome eBetheli, lengaphumanga kuyawucosha baka-Israyeli. Lamadvodza ase-Ayi alishiya lelidolobha livulekile, lingenamuntfu, acoshana nema-Israyeli.
Ubamba labahlakaniphile kuwo onkhe emacebo abo, nemachinga alabangemacili uwaphambanisa onkhe.
“Kodvwa Sihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, akazange asivumele kutsi sendlule sidzabule live lakhe, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wenta umoya wakhe waba lukhuni nenhlitiyo yakhe yaba nenkhani; loko wakwentela kutsi atekumnikela etandleni tenu, njengobe kunjalo lamuhla.
Ngobe kwaba nguSimakadze matfupha lowenta tinhlitiyo talamadolobha taba lukhuni ngekutsi tihlasele ema-Israyeli, entela kutsi atekuwabhubhisa onkhe, aphele ngaphandle kwemusa, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
Ngako bonkhe bantfu e-Ayi babutfwa kwatsiwa ababacoshe; kwatsi basacosha Joshuwa nemabutfo akhe, baphuma bonkhe edolobheni.
Simakadze wase ukhuluma kuJoshuwa utsi: “Yelula sikhali sakho lesisesandleni sakho usibhekise ngase-Ayi, ngobe lelidolobha ngitalinikela esandleni sakho.” Ngako Joshuwa welulela sikhali sakhe lesasisesandleni sakhe ngasedolobheni i-Ayi.
Ngako Joshuwa waphuma kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yakhe, ayewuhlasela i-Ayi. Wakhetsa emadvodza latingwazi aba ti-30 000, wawakhipha ebusuku,
BakaBhenjamini baphuma bayawuhlangabetana nabo, badvonseka baphuma edolobheni. Bacala bagadla, kwafa labanye baka-Israyeli njengakucala, kwafa bantfu labangema-30, bafela enkhundleni yekulwa, nasemigwacweni leya eBetheli, naleya eGibeya.