uHadadi wabaleka , yena nabakwa -Edomi abathile bezinceku zikayise benaye, ukuya eGibithe, uHadadi esengumntwana omncane.

USawule waziguqula , wembatha ezinye izingubo , wahamba yena nabantu ababili benaye , bafika kowesifazane ebusuku , wathi: Ake ungibhulele ngedlozi, ungenyusele engiyakumusho kuwe.

Kepha kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa wafika u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ka -Elishama wozalo lwenkosi , abantu abayishumi benaye , wamshaya uGedaliya waze wafa , kanye nabaJuda namaKaledi ayenaye eMispa.

Emva kwalokho uSaneheribi inkosi yase -Asiriya wathuma izinceku za khe eJerusalema wayephambi kweLakishi nab o bonke ababusi benaye kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda nakuye wonke uJuda waseJerusalema, wathi:

Bheka, base befika bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli enkosini, bathi enkosini: Abafowethu amadoda akwaJuda bakwebeleni, bawelisa inkosi nabendlu yayo iJordani kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaDavide benaye, na?

Kwathi emva kwalokho wayehamba imizi nemizana eshumayela ememezela ivangeli lombuso, benaye abayishumi nambili

UJoshuwa wabuyela ekamu laseGiligali, bonke abakwa-Israyeli benaye.

UJoshuwa wasuka eMakheda nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli benaye , waya eLibina, walwa neLibina;

UJoshuwa wasuka eLi bina nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli benaye , waya eLakishi, wamisa malungana nalo, walwa nalo;

UJoshuwa wasuka eLakishi, bonke abakwa-Israyeli benaye, waya e-Egiloni; bamisa malungana nalo, balwa nalo.

UJoshuwa wakhuphuka e -Egiloni, bonke abakwa -Israyeli benaye , waya eHebroni, balwa nalo.

UJoshuwa wabuyela ekamu laseGiligali, bonke abakwa-Israyeli benaye.

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

UJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli benaye bamthatha u -Akani indodana kaZera, nesiliva, nengubo, nesigaxa segolide , namadodana akhe , namadodakazi akhe, nezinkabi zakhe, nezimbongolo zakhe, nezimvu zakhe, netende lakhe, nakho konke anakho, bakukhuphulela esigodini sase-Akori.

Waphuma endaweni lapho wayekhona , omalokazana bakhe benaye ; bahamba ngendlela yokubuyela ezweni lakwaJuda.