24 Ngemuva kwaloko, Joshuwa kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli batsatsa Akhani+ indvodzana yaZera, batsatsa nalelisiliva, nalengubo lekhetsekile, naleligolide+ kanye nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe, tinkhabi takhe, timbongolo takhe, umhlambi wakhe wetimvu newetimbuti, lithende lakhe kanye nako konkhe labenako, bakhuphuka nako baya eSihosheni* sase-Akhori.+

26 Ema-Israyeli abeka indvundvuma lenkhulu yematje etikwakhe futsi isekhona nalamuhla. Ngenca yaloko intfukutselo yaJehova yancipha.+ Kungako lendzawo ibitwa ngekutsi Sihosha sase-Akhori* kuze kube ngulamuhla.

29 Walengisa inkhosi yase-Ayi elugodvweni* kwaze kwaba nguntsambama, futsi latsi naselitawushona, Joshuwa watsi sidvumbu sayo asisuswe kulolugodvo.+ Base basijika ekungeneni kweligede lalelidolobha, babeka indvundvuma lenkhulu yematje etikwaso, futsi isekhona nalamuhla.

23 Bawaletsa kuJoshuwa lamakhosi lasihlanu labekasemhumeni, lokuyinkhosi yaseJerusalema, inkhosi yaseHebroni, inkhosi yaseJamuthi, inkhosi yaseLakhishi kanye nenkhosi yase-Egloni.+

27 Ekushoneni kwelilanga, Joshuwa watsi awehliswe kuletingodvo,+ ajikijelwe kulomhume lebekabhace kuwo. Ngemuva kwaloko, kwagicitelwa ematje lamakhulu emnyango walomhume, futsi solo alapho kuze kube ngulamuhla.