16 Lamakhosi lasihlanu ema-Amori abesabalekile, ayakutifihla emgedzeni lowawuseMakheda.
“Emakhosi etimphi ayabaleka nekubaleka.” Labasikati emakhaya bebasehlukaniselana imphango,
ngesikhatsi emadvodza asaphumula etibayeni. Imphango bekulituba lelinetimphiko tesiliva, tinsiba tiyigolide lecwebetelako.
Nome bangemba bashone phansi ekujuleni kwelithuna, nakhona lapho sandla sami siyawubakhipha. Nome bangekhwela benyukele etulu emazulwini, nakhona lapho ngiyawubehlisela phansi.
Tiyawuhuma phansi elutfulini njengetinyoka; tiyawuphuma etinqabeni tato titfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba. Ngekwesaba tiyawugucukela kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
Emvakwaloko Joshuwa wancandzeka nayo yonkhe imphi yema-Israyeli, babuyela enkambu eGilgali.
Kwatsi kube abikelwe Joshuwa kutsi lamakhosi lasihlanu abesatfolakele abhace emgedzeni waseMakheda,
Ngako-ke lamakhosi lasihlanu ema-Amori, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi, neyase-Egloni, ahlanganisa emabutfo awo awahlela ase ayashuca enyukela eGibeyoni, ayihlasela.
Onkhe emakhosi emhlaba, netikhulu, netindvuna, nalabacebile, nalabanemandla, nabo bonkhe labatigcili, nalabakhululekile, babhaca emigedzeni nasemihumeni emkhatsini wemadvwala etintsaba.
Sandla semaMidiyani saba matima esiveni sema-Israyeli, ngako ema-Israyeli ase atentela imihume emigedzeni yetintsaba, nemigodzi yekubalekela kanye netinqaba.
Atsi kube emadvodza aka-Israyeli abone kutsi simo sawo sasisibi kakhulu, kantsi futsi abesabandzetelekile, abese abhaca emigedzeni, nasetincumatsini, nasemifantfwini yemadvwala, nasemigodzini, nasemitfonjeni.
Wahamba wefika etibayeni tetimvu endleleni, wakhandza kunemhume lapho, Sawula wangena wayawutikhulula kuwo. BoDavide nemabutfo akhe bebasekhatsi kulowo mhume babhacile.
Davide naye wase uyaphuma kulomhume; wamemeta Sawula watsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi yami.” Watsi uyagucuka Sawula, Davide wakhotsama wabhekisa buso bakhe phansi.