21 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yasondzela yabhubhisa lamahhashi kanye netincola, yawashaya yawabhuca emaSiriya.
ngulowo nalowo wabulala leyo ndvodza labelwa nayo. Atsi nakubona loko emaSiriya abaleka, ema-Israyeli awalandzela ngemuva awacosha. Kodvwa Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wagibela lihhashi wabaleka nalamanye emadvodza akakhe nawo labegibele akawo.
Emvakwaloko, umphrofethi waphindze wabuyela enkhosini yaka-Israyeli, wafike watsi: “Cinisa emabutfo akho, ubone kutsi kufanele wenteni, ngobe kulentfwasahlobo letako inkhosi yaseSiriya itawuphindze ibuye itekuhlasela futsi.”
Loku yintfo lemalula kabi emehlweni aSimakadze, kantsi futsi naMowabi utamnikela etandleni tenu.
Kodvwa atsi emaMowabi nakefika enkambu yaka-Israyeli, ema-Israyeli avumbuka, alwa nawo, aze emaMowabi abaleka. Ema-Israyeli alihlasela lelo live, agwaza emaMowabi.
Ngako Joshuwa nema-Israyeli ababulala abacedza, kwacishe kwangete kwasala muntfu, kodvwa labo labambalwa labasala babalekela emadolobheni abo latinqaba.
Wabhubhisa emadolobha langema-20, kusukela e-Aroyeri kuze kuyewufika emacentselweni aseMinithi nase-Abela Kheramimu; acotfula imbokodvo nesisekelo. Ayincoba kanjalo-ke ema-Israyeli i-Amoni.
Wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Landzelani mine, ngobe Simakadze unikele Mowabi, sitsa senu, etandleni tenu.” Ngako amlandzela ehla naye, atfumba onkhe ematubuko emfula iJordane lewelela kaMowabi, avimbela bonkhe labewelako.
Emadvodza aka-Israyeli newakaJuda asondzela nawo amemeta, asacosha emaFilisti, aze ayawuwangenisa eGathi nasemasangweni ase-Ekroni. Tinkhubela temaFilisti tatisakateke nawo wonkhe umgwaco waseSharayimu loya eGathi nase-Ekroni.
Kwaphindze kwesuka imphi, naDavide waphuma wayakulwa nemaFilisti. Wawagadla kamatima, aze abaleka embikwakhe.