19 Watsi nje kube asiphakamise, lamabutfo labebhacile avumbuka masinyane alisukela lidolobha, angena kulo ngekushesha alitsatsa, ase alilumeka ngemlilo.
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.
Uyakwenta kuyo i-Ayi nenkhosi yayo njengobe wenta kuyo iJerikho nenkhosi yayo, ngaphandle kwekutsi khona ningatitsatsela imphango netifuyo. Linyonyobeleni lelidolobha, nilihlasele, nilichamukela ngemuva.”
Lamadvodza ase-Ayi atsi abuka emuva kwawo, abona kubhunya lenkhulu intfutfu lefika esibhakabhakeni, sekusha lidolobha lawo; nawo akazange abe nelitfuba lekuphunyula abalekele nome ngukuphi, ngobe lamabutfo aJoshuwa abebaleka acondze ngasehlane, abese ayawagucukela abhekana nawo awahlasela.
Onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli aphuma etindzaweni tawo, ayakuma ngetindzawo tawo eBhali Thamari nalaba bebabhacile baka-Israyeli baphuma endzaweni yabo ngasenshonalanga neGeba.
Lamadvodza labebhacile aphutfuma aya eGibeya, ahlakaka, ayihlamahlama iGibeya, abulala lonkhe lidolobha ngelusiko lwenkemba.