29 Ema-Amaleki ahlala eningizimu nelive; emaHethi, nemaJebhusi, nema-Amori wona ahlala eveni letintsaba, emaKhenani ahlala ngaselwandle, nangasemfuleni iJordane.”
Base bayancandzeka, beta e-Eni Mishpati leliyiKhadeshi, balicitsa lonkhe live lema-Amaleki, nelema-Amori labehlala eHasesoni Thamari.
Wakhandza kutsi inhlitiyo yakhe yetsembekile kuwe, wase wenta sivumelwane naye kutsi lelo live uyawuliniketa titukulwane takhe, live lemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaJebhusi kanye nemaGirigashi. Usigcinile setsembiso sakho, ngobe wena ulungile.
nebakaGebali, nebaka-Amoni, nebaka-Amaleki, nemaFilisti, kanye netakhamiti taseThire.
Sengincumile kutsi ngitanikhipha ekuhluphekeni kwenu kwaseGibhithe nginimikise eveni lemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, live leligcwele lubisi, neluju lwetinyosi.” ’
Ngako-ke sengehlile kutebakhulula esandleni semaGibhithe nekubakhipha eveni laseGibhithe, ngibayise eveni lelibanti nalelivundzile, lelinelubisi neluju lwetinyosi. Lelive liyindzawo yemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi.
Mosi nabatfuma kutsi baye kuyawuhlola lelo live laseKhenani, wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Khuphukani, ningene ngaseningizimu nelive laseKhenani nize niyewufika etintsabeni.
Khalebi wababindzisa bonkhe bantfu embikwaMosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Asikhuphuke siyewulidla lelive, ngobe vele singakhona kulincoba.”
Njengobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani ahlala kulesigodzi, ncandzeka kusasa ucondze ngasehlane ngemgwaco lobheke ngaseLwandle Lolubovu.”
ngobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani atawuhlangana nani lapho. Njengobe nisukile kuSimakadze, naye angeke abe nani, ngako nitakuwa ngelusiko lwenkemba.”
Ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani labehlala kulelo live letintsaba ehla atewubahlasela, abehlula abacosha, adzimate ababeka eHoma.
Bhalamu wabona Amaleki, wase ubeka umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Amaleki waba wekucala etiveni tonkhe, kodvwa, noko ekugcineni uyawubhubha.”
Nibotibhubhisa tiphele tonkhe leto tive: emaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aniyala.
“Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utaningenisa eveni lenitawuhlala kulo libe lenu. Utawucosha embikwenu letive letinyenti letikulo: emaHethi, nemaGirigashi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, tive letisikhombisa letinkhulu naletinemandla kunani.
Ngako-ke lamakhosi lasihlanu ema-Amori, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi, neyase-Egloni, ahlanganisa emabutfo awo awahlela ase ayashuca enyukela eGibeyoni, ayihlasela.
EmaGibeyoni atfumela livi kuJoshuwa enkambu leyayiseGilgali, atsi: “Ungatilahli tinceku takho. Phutfuma ute kitsi masinyane utesisindzisa, sisite, ngobe onkhe emakhosi ema-Amori asahlangene ngatsi; onkhe emakhosi elive letintsaba asihlasele.”
Joshuwa wachubeka watsi: “Nitakwati kanjena-ke kutsi Nkulunkulu lophilako usemkhatsini wenu nekutsi nakanjani utawucosha tive letinyenti embikwenu: emaKhenani, nemaHethi, nemaHivi, nemaPheresi, nemaGirigashi, nema-Amori kanye nemaJebhusi.
Atsi kube onkhe emakhosi ema-Amori ngasenshonalanga neJordane kanye nawo onkhe emakhosi emaKhenani elugwini lwelwandle eve kutsi Simakadze wayomisa kanjani iJordane embikwema-Israyeli saze sewela sonkhe, angenwa ngemanti emadvolweni, akaphindzanga aba nesibindzi sekubhekana nema-Israyeli.
Kwatsi kube onkhe emakhosi langasenshonalanga kwemfula iJordane eve ngaletintfo, labo labaseveni letintsaba nangasematsafeni langasenshonalanga, kugudla lusentse lweLwandle Lolukhulu kuze kuyewufika eLebanoni, emakhosi emaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi,
Ema-Israyeli abehlala emkhatsini wemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi.
Kwakutsi njalo ema-Israyeli nakahlanyele tilimo tawo, achamuke emaMidiyani, nema-Amaleki, naletinye tive tangasemphumalanga tilihlasele live.
Walwa ngesibindzi, wancoba ema-Amaleki, wakhulula ema-Israyeli etandleni talabo besebawaphangile.
Davide nemadvodza akakhe benyuka bayawuhlasela emaGeshuri, nemaGizi kanye nema-Amaleki. Kusukela etikhatsini takadzeni letive tatihlala kulelo live, kuze kuyekufika eShuri naseGibhithe.
Davide nelibutfo lakhe befika eSikilagi ngelilanga lesitsatfu. Ema-Amaleki abetselekele iNegevu neSikilagi, ayiphanga. Abefike ahlasela iSikilagi aphindze ayishisa ngemlilo,
Emadolobha labetfunjwe ngemaFilisti kuma-Israyeli, kusukela e-Ekroni kuya eGathi, aphindze abuyela kuma-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli alitsatsa esandleni semaFilisti lonkhe lelo live lawo. Kwaba nekuthula emkhatsini wema-Israyeli nema-Amori.