Ngalokho u -Adoni Sedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema wathumela kuHohamu inkosi yaseHebroni, nakuPiramu inkosi yaseJarimuthi , nakuJafiya inkosi yaseLakishi, nakuDebiri inkosi yase-Egiloni, wathi:

Ngalokho amakhosi ayisihlanu ama -Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi , nenkosi yaseLakishi , nenkosi yase - Egiloni, ahlangana, akhuphuka, wona nawo onke amabandla awo , amisa malungana neGibeyoni, alwa nalo.

Benze njalo -ke; bawakhiphela kuye lawo makhosi omahlanu emhumeni : inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi, nenkosi yaseLakishi, nenkosi yase-Egiloni.

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.

Balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nenkosi yalo , nayo yonke imizi yalo , nabo bonke ababekulo ; akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo njengakho konke abekwenzile kulo i -Egiloni, waliqothula nabo bonke abakulo.

inkosi yase-Egiloni: inye; inkosi yaseGezeri: inye;

neLakishi, neBosikati, ne-Egiloni,

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wamnika u -Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi amandla phezu kuka - Israyeli, lokhu benze okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamkhonza u -Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili.

Kepha a bantwana bakwa -Israyeli bakhala kuJehova , uJehova wabavusela umsindisi, u-Ehudi indodana kaGera , umBenjamini, umuntu oyinxele ; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathuma isipho ngaye ku -Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi.

U-Ehudi wazenzela inkemba ebukhali izinsiko zombil i, ubude bayo buyingalo, wayibhinca phansi kwengubo yakhe ethangeni lokunene. Ukufa kuka-Egiloni

Wamnika u -Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi isipho , kepha u -Egiloni wayengumuntu okhulupheleyo kakhulu.