Kepha abantu bempi ababebuyiselwe emu va ngu -Amasiya ukuba bangaphumi impi naye baphundla imizi yakwaJuda kusukela eSamariya kuze kube seBeti Horo ni, babulala kuyo izinkulungwane ezintathu , bathatha impango eningi.

Ayikho inkosi esindiswa ngobuningi bempi yayo ; isiqhwaga asikhululwa ngobukhulu bamandla aso.

Ngokuba babalekela izinkemba , izinkemba ezihoshiweyo , neminsalo ensaliweyo, nobunzima bempi.

UJoshuwa wayesekhuphuka eGiligali, yena nabo bonke abantu bempi kanye naye, nawo onke amaqhawe anamandla.

Wayesefika uJoshuwa nabo bonke abantu bempi benaye , babazuma ngasemanzini aseMerome, babadumela.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Ungesabi, ungabi naluvalo ; suka nabo bonke abantu bempi, ukhuphuke uye e-Ayi; bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho inkosi yase-Ayi, nabantu bayo, nomuzi wayo, nezwe layo;

Bonke abantu bempi ayenabo bakhuphuka , basondela, baya phambi komuzi, bamisa ngasenyakatho kwase -Ayi; kwakukhona isigodi phakathi kwakhe ne-Ayi.

UJoshuwa wasuka kanye nabo bonke abantu bempi ukuba akh uphukele e- Ayi; uJoshuwa wakhetha amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu amaqhawe anamandla, wawathuma ebusuku.