Joshuwa wehlula Jabini nebangani bakhe
1Watsi kube Jabini, inkhosi yaseHasori, akuve loku, watfumela livi kuJobabi, inkhosi yaseMadoni, nasenkhosini yaseShimironi neyase-Akshafu, 2kanye nasemakhosini angasenyakatho labakhe etintsabeni, nase-Arabha, eningizimu neKhinerethi, nangasematsafeni eNafothi Dori ngasenshonalanga. 3Watfumela nakumaKhenani emphumalanga nasenshonalanga, kuma-Amori, nakumaHethi, nakumaPheresi, nakumaJebhusi eveni letintsaba, nakumaHivi ngaphansi kweHemoni esifundzeni saseMispa. 4Bonkhe baphuma nemabutfo abo kanye nemahhashi netincola, baba yimphi lenkhulukati leyayiyinyenti ingangesihlabatsi saselwandle. 5Onkhe lamakhosi ahlangana ndzawonye emisa ngaseMantini aseMeromu kutekulwa nema-Israyeli.
6Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Ungabesabi, ngobe ngalesikhatsi kusasa bonkhe ngitawubaniketela kuma-Israyeli kutsi ababulale. Kufanele lamahhashi niwajube imisipha yemilente, bese nishisa letincola tabo.”
7Ngako Joshuwa nemphi yakhe yonkhe wabahlasela masinyane ngaseMantini aseMeromu, 8Simakadze wabaniketela esandleni sema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli abehlula abacosha, aze abashonisa eSidoni Lenkhulu, naseMisrefothi Mayimu, naseSihosheni saseMispa ngasemphumalanga, kwaze kwabate nome munye lowaphunyula. 9Joshuwa wenta kubo kona loko labetjelwe nguSimakadze kutsi akwente: Wajuba imisipha yemilente yemahhashi abo, washisa netincola tabo.
10Ngaleso sikhatsi Joshuwa wagucuka watfumba iHasori, wagwaza inkhosi yakhona ngenkemba. IHasori bekuyinhlokodolobha yayo yonkhe lemibuso. 11Bonkhe bantfu lababelapho badliwa lusiko lwenkemba. Joshuwa wababhubhisa bonkhe, wangete washiya ngisho nakunye lokuphefumulako, wase ushisa iHasori ngemlilo.
12Joshuwa wawadla onkhe lamadolobha alawo makhosi, nemakhosi awo wawacedza ngelusiko lwenkemba. Wawabhubhisa onkhe, njengobe Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, abemyalile. 13Noko ema-Israyeli akazange awashise lamadolobha labesetintsabeni, ngaphandle kweHasori leyashiswa nguJoshuwa. 14Ema-Israyeli atitsatsela yonkhe imphango kanye netifuyo talamadolobha; kodvwa bonkhe bantfu babacedza ngelusiko lwenkemba, baze baphela bonkhe, kwabate ngisho namunye lowasala aphila. 15Njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi, inceku yakhe, kanjalo naMosi wayala Joshuwa, naJoshuwa wakwenta loko. Kute lakushiya angakakwenti kuko konkhe loko Simakadze abeyale Mosi kutsi akwente.
Live lidliwa nguJoshuwa
16Ngako Joshuwa walidla lonkhe lelo live: Live letintsaba, yonkhe iNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive, sonkhe sifundza saseGosheni, nematsafa langasenshonalanga, i-Arabha, nelive laka-Israyeli letintsaba kanye nematsafa alo, 17kusuka eNtsabeni iHalaki, levele ngaseSeyiri, kuya eBhali Gadi eSihosheni saseLebanoni, ngaphansi kweNtsaba iHemoni. Watfumba onkhe emakhosi, wawahlasela, wawabulala. 18Joshuwa wawahlasela onkhe lawo makhosi sikhatsi lesidze. 19Ngaphandle kwemaHivi labehlala eGibeyoni, kute nome linye lidolobha lelenta sivumelwane sekuthula nema-Israyeli; onkhe ehlulwa ngema-Israyeli awadla. 20Ngobe kwaba nguSimakadze matfupha lowenta tinhlitiyo talamadolobha taba lukhuni ngekutsi tihlasele ema-Israyeli, entela kutsi atekuwabhubhisa onkhe, aphele ngaphandle kwemusa, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
21Ngaleso sikhatsi Joshuwa wahamba wayawubhubhisa ema-Anaki eveni letintsaba: kusukela eHebroni, naseDebiri, nase-Anabu, nakulo lonkhe live letintsaba lakaJuda, nakulo lonkhe live letintsaba ka-Israyeli. Joshuwa wawabhubhisa onkhe kanye nemadolobha awo. 22Kute ema-Anaki lasala akhona eveni laka-Israyeli; insali yawo yabaseGaza, naseGathi, nase-Ashdodi.
23Ngako Joshuwa walidla lonkhe live, konkhe kwaya njengobe Simakadze abelayele Mosi; wase uyalaba, kwaba nguleso sive wasinika sabelo saso.
Live latfola kuphumula kuleto timphi.
