1. Akuba engasekho uYoshuwa, amaSirayeli abuzisa *kuNdikhoyo, athi: “Ngubani onokusikhokela ukuya kuhlasela amaKanana?”
2. Ke yena waphendula wathi: “Mayibe nguJuda; ndiwunikele esandleni sakhe loo mhlaba.”
3. Ke indlu kaJuda yathi kumawabo amaSimon: “Sincediseni xa silwa namaKanana ukuzuza isabelo sethu somhlaba, khon' ukuze nathi sinincedise xa nilwela esenu isabelo.” Ngoko ke ahamba nendlu kaJuda amaSimon.
4. Bahlasela ke abendlu kaJuda, uNdikhoyo wawanikela ezandleni zabo amaKanana namaPerezi, baza babulala ishumi lamawaka eBhezeki.
5. Apho ke bafumana uAdoni-bhezeki, balwa naye, bawaswantsulisa amaKanana namaPerezi.
6. Ke yena uAdoni-bhezeki wabaleka, baza bona bamsukela, bambamba, bamnqumla oobhontsi bezandla nabeenyawo.
7. UAdoni-bhezeki wathi: “Amashumi asixhenxe ookumkani ababhontsi babo bezandla neenyawo bashunqulweyo babefudula bechola-chola iimvuthuluka apho ndityela khona. Kodwa ke ngoku uThixo undiphindezele ngaloo nto ndandibenza yona.” Wathathwa ke, wasiwa eJerusalem, apho wafela khona.
8. Abendlu kaJuda ke bayihlasela bayithimba iJerusalem. Abemi bayo babatshabalalisa, sona isixeko basifak' umlilo.
18-19. *UNdikhoyo wayinceda indlu kaJuda, yawuthatha umhlaba okweleentaba. Phofu abakwaJuda zange babe nako ukubagxotha abantu ababemi kwintili egudle ulwandle, kuba babeneenqwelo ezenziwe ngentsimbi. Izixeko zabo ibiyiGaza, iAshkelon, ne-Ekron, zinemimandla yazo.
22-23. Abendlu kaJosefu bahlasela iBhetele, ekwakusithiwa yiLuzi ngaloo maxesha. *UNdikhoyo wabanceda. Bathumela iintlola apho esixekweni,