12. Zenjenjeya ukusinga ngaseBhete-shemeshe ezo mazi, zithe ngqo endleleni, zihamba zinxakama njalo, zingatyekeli ngasekhohlo nasekunene. Zona iinkosi zamaFilistiya zazilandela zada zaya kuma ngomda waseBhete-shemeshe.
13. Ukuthi gqi kwayo ityesi yomnqophiso abantu baseBhete-shemeshe babesentlanjeni, bevuna ingqolowa. Yeka ke imincili yabo bakuyibona ityesi yomnqophiso!
14. Loo nqwelo yaya kuma malunga nelitye elikhulu entsimini yomfo ekwakusithiwa nguYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe. Bayinqunqa yaziinkuni loo nqwelo, baxhela nezo mazi, benzela ngazo uNdikhoyo idini elitshiswayo.
15. AbaLevi bayithula ityesi yomnqophiso kunye naloo bhokisi yayinemifuziselo eyenziwe ngegolide, bazibeka phezu kwelo litye likhulu. Abemi baseBhete-shemeshe benzela uNdikhoyo iminikelo kunye namadini atshiswayo.
16. Emva kokuba zibukele iinkosi zamaFilistiya zabuyela e-Ekron kwangaloo mini.
17. AmaFilistiya ayethumele imifuziselo yamathumba emihlanu enziwe ngegolide, engxengxeza ngayo kuNdikhoyo. Umfuziselo ngamnye wawumele isixeko. Ezo zixeko yayiyiAshdode, iGaza, iAshkelon, iGati, kunye ne-Ekron.
18. Bathumela kwanemifuziselo yeempuku ezenziwe ngegolide. Impuku nganye yayimele isixeko ngasinye sezo nkosi zintlanu zamaFilistiya, nditsho izixeko ezibiyelweyo kunye neziphaluka zazo. Elo litye lalisentsimini kaYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe lisemi apho unanamhla oku, libubungqina bento eyehla apho.
19. UNdikhoyo wababetha abemi baseBhete-shemeshe, kwafa abangamashumi asixhenxe, kuba kaloku basuka bayijonga ityesi yomnqophiso. Kwazilwa ngabemi balapho, kuba uNdikhoyo ebhubhise abantu abaninzi kangaka.