2. UJehova wathi: “Kuyakukhuphuka uJuda; bheka, ngilinikele izwe esandleni sakhe.”
3. UJuda wayesethi kuSimeyoni umfowabo: “Khuphuka nami, siye esabelweni sami, silwe namaKhanani, nami ngiye esabelweni sakho.” USimeyoni wayesehamba naye.
4. UJuda wakhuphuka; uJehova wanikela esandleni sabo amaKhanani namaPherizi, babulala kuwo abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi eBezeki.
5. EBezeki bafumana u-Adoni Bezeki, balwa naye, bawabulala amaKhanani namaPherizi.
6. Kepha u-Adoni Bezeki wabaleka; bamxosha, bambamba, bamnquma izithupha nawoqukula.
7. Wayesethi u-Adoni Bezeki: “Amakhosi angamashumi ayisikhombisa enqunyiwe izithupha nawoqukula acosha ukudla kwawo phansi kwetafula lami; njengalokho ngenzile, kanjalo uNkulunkulu uphindisele kimi.” Bamyisa eJerusalema, wafela khona.
8. Abantwana bakwaJuda balwa neJerusalema, balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba, bathungela umuzi ngomlilo.
9. Ngasemuva behla abantwana bakwaJuda ukuba balwe namaKhanani ayakhe ezintabeni, nangaseningizimu, nasenzansi.
10. UJuda wayesehlasela amaKhanani ayakhe eHebroni igama leHebroni laliyiKiriyati Araba kuqala babulala oSheshayi, no-Ahimani, noTalimayi.
11. Wasuka lapho, waya kwabakhe eDebiri; igama leDebiri laliyiKiriyati Seferi kuqala.
12. UKalebi wathi: “Onqoba iKiriyati Seferi, alithathe, yena ngiyakumnika u-Akisa indodakazi yami abe ngumkakhe.”
13. U-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umnawe kaKalebi, walithatha; wayesemnika u-Akisa indodakazi yakhe abe ngumkakhe.
14. Kwathi ekufikeni kwakhe wamnxusa ukuba acele insimu kuyise; wehla embongolweni yakhe; uKalebi wathi kuye: “Ukhala ngani?”
15. Wathi kuye: “Ngiphe isipho; lokhu unginike izwe laseningizimu ngiphe nemithombo yamanzi.” UKalebi wamupha imithombo yasenhla nemithombo yasenzansi.
16. Abantwana bomKheni umukhwe kaMose benyuka emzini wamasundu nabantwana bakwaJuda, baya ehlane lakwaJuda elingaseningizimu kwase-Aradi; baya bakha nabantu bakhona.
17. UJuda wahamba noSimeyoni umfowabo, bachitha amaKhanani ayakhe eSefati, baliqothula. Igama lomuzi laliyiHorma.