23. Benjenjalo ke; babakhupha emqolombeni, beza kuye abo kumkani bobahlanu, ukumkani waseYerusalem, nokumkani waseHebron, nokumkani waseYarmuti, nokumkani waseLakishe, nokumkani wase-Eglon.
24. Kwathi, bakubakhupha, babása kuYoshuwa abo kumkani; wawabiza uYoshuwa onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, wathi kubaphathi bamadoda okulwa ababehambe naye, Sondelani, nibanyathele entanyeni aba kumkani. Basondela ke, babanyathela ezintanyeni zabo.
25. Wathi uYoshuwa kubo, Musani ukoyika, musani ukuqhiphuka umbilini: yomelelani, nikhaliphe, ngokuba uYehova uya kwenjenjalo kwiintshaba zenu zonke enilwa nazo.
26. Wabaxabela ke uYoshuwa, emveni koko wababulala, wabaxhoma emithini emihlanu; baxhonywa emithini apho kwada kwahlwa.
27. Kwathi ngexesha lokutshona kwelanga, uYoshuwa wawisa umthetho, babathula emithini, babaphosa emqolombeni ababezímele kuwo, babeka amatye amakhulu emlonyeni womqolomba, asekhoyo nanamhlanje.
28. UYoshuwa wayithimba neMakeda ngaloo mini, wayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, nokumkani wayo, wabatshabalalisa kwanabantu bonke abakuyo; akasalisa namnye usindileyo. Wenza kukumkani waseMakeda njengoko wenza ngako kukumkani waseYeriko.
29. Wagqitha uYoshuwa enamaSirayeli onke eMakeda, waya eLibhena, walwa neLibhena.
30. Wayinikela kananjalo uYehova esandleni samaSirayeli, nokumkani wayo, wayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwanabantu bonke abakuyo; akasalisa kuyo namnye usindileyo. Wenza kukumkani wayo njengoko wenza ngako kukumkani waseYeriko.
31. Wagqitha uYoshuwa eLibhena, enamaSirayeli onke, waya eLakishe, wayingqinga, walwa nayo.
32. UYehova wayinikela iLakishe esandleni samaSirayeli, ayithimba ngomhla wesibini, ayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwanabantu bonke abakuyo, njengako konke awakwenzayo kwiLibhena.
33. Waza wenyuka uHoram, ukumkani waseGezere, waya kuyinceda iLakishe. UYoshuwa wambulala yena nabantu bakhe, kwada akwasala namnye kuye usindileyo.
34. Wegqitha uYoshuwa eLakishe, enamaSirayeli onke, aya e-Eglon, ayingqinga, alwa nayo.
35. Ayithimba ngaloo mhla, ayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwanabantu bonke abakuyo; wayitshabalalisa ngaloo mhla, njengako konke awakwenzayo kwiLakishe.
36. Wenyuka uYoshuwa esuka e-Eglon, waya eHebron, enamaSirayeli onke, alwa nayo,
37. ayithimba, ayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, nokumkani wayo, nemizi yayo yonke, nabantu bonke abakuyo; akwasala namnye usindileyo, njengako konke awakwenzayo kwiEglon; watshabalalisa kwanabantu bonke abakuyo.