Lawa angamathumba egolide amaFilisti awabuyisa abe ngumnikelo wecala kuJehova: elinye ngele -Ashidodi, nelinye ngeleGaza , nelinye ngele - Ashikeloni, nelinye ngeleGati, nelinye ngele-Ekroni;

Ningakusho eGati , ningakumemezeli ezitaladini zase -Ashikeloni, funa amadodakazi amaFilisti ajabule, namadodakazi abangasokile athokoze.

UMoya kaJehova wafika kuye ngamandla , wehlela e-Ashikeloni, wabulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu kubo , wathatha isambatho sabo , wabanika abayiqandele imfumbe izingubo zokuphendulela. Intukuthelo yakhe yavutha, wenyukela endlini kayise.

UJuda wathatha iGaza nomkhawulo walo , ne-Ashikeloni nomkhawulo walo, ne-Ekroni nomkhawulo walo.

Ngiyakunquma abakhileyo e -Ashidodi, nophethe intonga e -Ashikeloni, ngiphendulele isandla sami e -Ekroni; nensali yamaFilisti iyakuphela , isho iNkosi uJehova.

nayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu ; onke amakhosi ase -Uzi, nawo onke amakhosi asezweni lamaFilisti e -Ashikeloni, naseGaza, nase-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi;

Ubumpandla bulehlele iGaza ; i-Ashikeloni liphelile , insali yesigodi sabo ; uyakuzisika kuze kube nini na?

Ingathula kanjani, lapho iyalezwe nguJehova , na? Uyinqumele i-Ashikeloni nogu lolwandle.

kusukela eSihori elingaphambi kweGibithe kuze kube semkhawulweni wase- Ekroni ngasenyakatho , elibalelwa kumaKhanani, amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti: amaGaza, nama-Ashidodi, nama-Ashikeloni, namaGiti, nama- Ekroni, nama-Avi,

I-Ashikeloni liyakukubona, lesabe, neGaza futhi, bese lithuthumela kakhulu, kanye ne -Ekroni, ngokuba ukwethemba kwalo kuyakujabha ; inkosi iyakubhubha eGaza, ne-Ashikeloni aliyikuhlalwa.

Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa, i-Ashikeloni libe yincithakalo ; bayakulixosha i-Ashidodi emini, i-Ekroni lisishulwe.

Ugu luyakuba ngolwensali yendlu yakwaJuda , yaluse kulo ; ezindlini zase - Ashikeloni bayakubuthisa kusihlwa , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo uyakubahambela, abuyise ukuthunjwa kwabo.