Kepha izinceku zakhe zathi ku ye: Bheka, sizwile ukuthi amakhosi endlu yakwa-Israyeli angamakhosi anomusa ; ake sembathe izindwangu zamasaka ezinkalweni zethu nezintambo emakhanda ethu , siphume, siye enkosini yakwa-Israyeli; mhlawumbe iyakusindisa ukuphila kwakho.

Zase zibhinca izindw angu zamasaka ezinkalweni zazo , nezintambo emakhanda azo, zaya enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, zathi: Ithi inceku yakho uBeni Hadadi: Ake ungiyeke , ngiphile. Yayisithi: Usekhona na ? Ungumfowethu yena.

UNkulunkulu wabuyisela bonke ububi babantu baseShekemi emakhanda abo, behlelwa yisiqalekiso sikaJothamu indodana kaJerubali.

Base bethela uthuli emakhanda abo , badazuluka bekhala , belila bethi : Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu, abacebile kuwe bonke abanemikhumbi elwandle ngenxa yengcebo enqabileyo yakho , ngokuba ngehora linye nje uchithekile!

Nesihlalo sobukhosi sasihaqiwe yizihlalo zobukhosi ezingamashumi amabili nane, naphezu kwezihlalo zobukhosi kwakuhlezi amalunga angamashumi amabili nane , embethe izingubo ezimhlophe , enemiqhele yegoli de emakhanda awo.

Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule; athele uthuli emakhanda awo , abhince indwangu yamasaka . Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo.

Izikhulu, nababusi, nezinduna, nabomkhandlu wenkosi babuthana, babona lawo madoda ukuthi umlilo awubanga namandla emizimbeni yaw o, kungahamukanga lunwele olulodwa emakhanda awo , engaguqukanga amayembe awo, lingasondelanga kuwo nephunga lomlilo.

ebhince amabhande okhalweni lwawo , enemishuqulo ebanzi emakhanda , onke ebonakala njengezikhulu ngokwesimo sabaseBabele aba bezelwe ezweni laseKalideya.

Umsindo wesixuku esihlezi kahle wawulapho ; kwangeniswa kanye nabantukazana izidakwa zasehlane ; bafaka amasongo ezandleni zabo nemiqhele emihle emakhanda abo.

bezwakalise izwi labo phezu kwakho , bakhale ngomunyu , bathele uthuli emakhanda abo, bahuquzele emlotheni,

Bayakuba nezigqoko zelineni emakhanda abo , babe namabhulukwe elineni okhalweni lwabo, bangabhinci okujulukisayo.

UJoshuwa waziklebhula izingubo zakhe , wawa n gobuso emhlabathini phambi komphongolo kaJehova kwaze kwahlwa , yena namalunga akwa - Israyeli; bathela uthuli emakhanda abo.