10 UNdikhoyo wawenza adideka ama-Amori ukufika komkhosi wamaSirayeli. AmaSirayeli abaswantsulisa eGibheyon, abasukela ukunyuka inkalo yaseBhete-horon ukubheka eAzeka naseMakeda.
11 Ngeli xesha babaleka amaSirayeli ukuhla ithambeka, uNdikhoyo wabatyhumfuza ngesichotho konke ukwenjenjeya ukuya eAzeka. Abaninzi bafa sisichotho ngaphezu kokubulawa ngamaSirayeli.
12 Ngaloo mhla uNdikhoyo amaSirayeli wawoyisela ngawo ama-Amori uYoshuwa wabhekisa kuNdikhoyo phambi kwawo onke amaSirayeli, wathi:“ ‘Langa, yima phezu kweGibheyon.Wena nyanga, yima phezu kwentili iAyalon.’
13 Lema bhunxe ilanga,nenyanga nayo ayahamba,kwada kwaba aloyisile utshaba amaSirayeli.”Oku kwenzeka njengoko kuxeliwe kwiNcwadi kaYashare. Ilanga lema bhunxe embindini wesibhakabhaka, alakhawuleza ukutshona isithuba esingangemini iphela.
14 Akuzange kubekho umhla onjalo ngaphambili. Nangasemva koko awuzange ubekho konke umhla awathi uNdikhoyo waliphulaphula ilizwi lomntu. Wawalwela ke khona uNdikhoyo amaSirayeli!
15 Emva kwedabi uYoshuwa nomkhosi wakhe babuyela esikhululweni eGiligali.
16 Ookumkani bama-Amori baphuncula bobahlanu, baya kuzimela emqolombeni eMakeda.