23 Ngako bawakhipha emgedzeni lamakhosi lasihlanu: inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi kanye neyase-Egloni.
Emakhosi ato utawanikela esandleni senu, nine niwabhubhise, emabito awo aphele emhlabeni. Kute loyakuba nemandla ekumelana nani; niyakuwabhubhisa.
Adoni Sedeki, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, yeva kutsi Joshuwa sewulitsetse lase-Ayi, walibhubhisa lonkhe, wenta kuyo i-Ayi nasenkhosini yalo njengobe enta eJerikho nasenkhosini yayo, weva nekutsi bantfu baseGibeyoni sebente sivumelwane sekuthula nesive sema-Israyeli, futsi sesibomakhelwane.
Joshuwa watsi: “Vulani umnyango wemgedze, nikhiphe lawo makhosi lasihlanu niwaletse lapha kimi.”
Ngako Adoni Sedeki, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, wancenga boHohamu, inkhosi yaseHebroni, naPhiramu, inkhosi yaseJamuthi, naJafiya, inkhosi yaseLakhishi, naDebiri, inkhosi yase-Egloni, watsi:
Ngako-ke lamakhosi lasihlanu ema-Amori, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi, neyase-Egloni, ahlanganisa emabutfo awo awahlela ase ayashuca enyukela eGibeyoni, ayihlasela.
inkhosi yaseJerusalema yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseHebroni yaba yinye,
inkhosi yase-Egloni yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseGezeri yaba yinye,