19 Ngako ema-Israyeli solomane yesuka ngalelo langa alwisana nendlu yakaDavide kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sibone kutsi inkhosi ayisilaleli sicelo saso, sakhuluma enkhosini satsi: “Sinabudlelwane buni naDavide? Sinasabelo sini nemsa waJese? Emathendeni enu, ma-Israyeli! Tibone kucedza, wena muti waDavide!” Ngako ema-Israyeli esuka onkhe atibuyelela emathendeni awo.
Letimboko tatitindze kangangekutsi tihloko tato tatize tilungute ngephandle tibonakale kulendzawo lengcwele lesembikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele ngekhatsi, kodvwa hhayi ngephandle kwendzawo lengcwele. Nalamuhla loku tisekhona khona lapho.
Kusukela etikhatsini tabokhokho kuze kube ngumanje, bubi betfu bebuvele bubukhulu. Ngenca yetono tetfu, tsine nemakhosi etfu nebaphristi betfu besibantfu bekubulawa ngenkemba nekutfunjwa, nekuphangwa kanye nekwentelwa phansi etandleni temakhosi etive, njengobe kusenjalo lamuhla.
“Nangabe bantfwabakhe bawulahla umtsetfo wami, bangahambi ngendlela yetincumo tami,
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa umzaca ubhale kuwo, utsi: ‘LongewakaJuda nema-Israyeli latihlanganise naye.’ Bese utsatsa lomunye futsi umzaca ubhale kuwo, utsi: ‘Longewaka-Efrayimu, nalongewakaJosefa nabo bonkhe bendlu yaka-Israyeli labatihlanganise naye.’
Lamadvodza efika eGileyadi, esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nasencenyeni yesive sakaManase, akhuluma atsi:
Joshuwa wemisa lamatje lali-12 labesekhatsi neJordane, lapho bekume khona baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane; asekhona lapho nalamuhla loku.